Here are my headline of tennis history
1872
The first lawn tennis club in the world
Leamington, Warwickshire
1875
First rules of tennis
First rules for tennis published by Marylebone Cricket Club.
1880
Overhead smash used for the first time
Renshaw brothers
1900
David Cup created
US wins
1937
Wimbledon Televised
First tennis tournament to be televised.
1955
New balls during matched
after 7 games
1968
Open era unites Pros and Amature
Open era begins; British Hard Courts at Bournemouth.
1970
1st Tie Break
Tiebreak introduced to Grand Slam tennis at US Open.
1975
First seats for players
Players allowed to sit down between ends.
1985
Boris Becker
Youngest and first unseeded Wimbledon Men’s Singles champion.
2005
Hawk Eye
Hawk-Eye and Player Challenges change line-calling.
Full Timeline of Tennis
| YEAR | EVENT |
|---|---|
| 1872 | First lawn tennis club formed in Leamington, Warwickshire. |
| 1873 | Major Wingfield introduced modern tennis. |
| 1874 | Wingfield patented his game. |
| 1875 | Standardized tennis rules made by Marylebone Cricket Club. |
| 1877 | First men’s singles championship at Wimbledon, held at Worple Road. |
| 1880 | The Overhead Smash introduced by the Renshaw brothers. |
| 1881 | US National Lawn Tennis Association founded; first US Championships played. |
| 1884 | Women’s championship introduced at Wimbledon. |
| 1890 | Canadian national championships inaugurated. |
| 1891 | French Open played for the first time, open only to French residents. |
| 1896 | Tennis included in the modern Olympics for the first time. |
| 1899 | All England Croquet Club renamed to All England Tennis & Croquet Club. |
| 1900 | Davis Cup first held; USA wins. |
| 1905 | Laurie and Reggie Doherty win record Wimbledon Men’s Doubles title. |
| 1907 | Norman Brookes becomes first international Wimbledon Men’s Singles Champion. |
| 1908 | Charlotte Sterry becomes oldest Wimbledon Ladies Singles champion at 37 years, 282 days. |
| 1909 | Arthur Gore becomes oldest Wimbledon Men’s Singles champion at 41 years, 182 days. |
| 1913 | International Lawn Tennis Federation founded in Paris with 12 nations. |
| 1920 | Suzanne Lenglen wins triple crown; new Wimbledon works start. |
| 1922 | New Wimbledon Championships on Church Street open; capacity 14,000. |
| 1925 | French Championships become international. |
| 1927 | Seeding players introduced at Wimbledon for the first time. |
| 1934 | Last British double: Dorothy Round and Fred Perry win Wimbledon singles titles. |
| 1936 | Fred Perry wins third successive Wimbledon Men’s Singles title. |
| 1937 | Wimbledon first tennis tournament to be televised. |
| 1940 | WWII halts Wimbledon; bomb damages Centre Court, losing 1200 seats. |
| 1946 | Wimbledon Championships reopen post-WWII. |
| 1949 | Gussy Moran’s lace-trimmed knickers make global headlines. |
| 1955 | Rule change: new balls changed after first seven games, then each subsequent nine. |
| 1962 | Rod Laver wins Wimbledon Men’s Singles, securing first Grand Slam title. |
| 1967 | Wimbledon Championships shown on colour TV for the first time. |
| 1968 | Open era begins; British Hard Courts at Bournemouth. |
| 1969 | Rod Laver wins pure “open” Grand Slam, achieving two Grand Slams. |
| 1970 | Tiebreak introduced to Grand Slam tennis at US Open. |
| 1971 | Tie-break introduced at Wimbledon if games reach 8-8 in any set. |
| 1972 | ATP Association formed; Jack Kramer first Executive Director. |
| 1973 | ATP boycotts Wimbledon following Nikki Pilic’s suspension. |
| 1975 | Players allowed chairs on court during change of ends for first time. |
| 1976 | Björn Borg wins his first Wimbledon singles title. |
| 1977 | Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum opens; Virginia Wade wins Ladies Singles title. |
| 1979 | Tie-break rule changed to 6-6 in games, except final sets. |
| 1980 | First Sunday match at Wimbledon; Borg wins fifth consecutive title. |
| 1984 | Tennis returns to Olympics as test event; won by Edberg and Graf. |
| 1985 | Boris Becker becomes youngest and first unseeded Wimbledon Men’s Singles champion. |
| 1988 | Australian Open moves to new tennis centre with retractable roof. |
| 1989 | ATP transforms into tour body; introduces ‘Super Nine’. |
| 1990 | Monica Seles wins first Grand Slam. |
| 1990 | Martina Navratilova wins record 9th Wimbledon Ladies Singles title. |
| 1992 | Andre Agassi wins Wimbledon. |
| 1994 | Tim Henman disqualified for hitting ball girl accidentally. |
| 1996 | Martina Hingis becomes youngest Wimbledon champion at 15 years, 282 days. |
| 1998 | A record 131 entries for the Davis Cup. |
| 1999 | Serena Williams wins first U.S. Open. |
| 2000 | ATP Champions Race launched; Tennis Masters Series established. |
| 2001 | Goran Ivanisevic becomes first Wimbledon wildcard to win Men’s Singles title. |
| 2002 | Venus and Serena Williams ranked #1 and #2 in WTA world rankings. |
| 2003 | Pete Sampras retires with 14 Grand Slam titles. |
| 2003 | Roger Federer wins first Wimbledon. |
| 2004 | Roger Federer wins three Grand Slam events in a calendar year. |
| 2005 | Hawk-Eye and Player Challenges change line-calling. |
| 2006 | Andre Agassi retires; electronic line call challenges introduced. |
| 2007 | Rafael Nadal sets record with 81 straight wins on clay. |
| 2008 | Rafael Nadal wins first Wimbledon. |
| 2009 | Roger Federer wins French Open, considered greatest tennis player. |