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II  \u003Cbr>Series:Sports heroes library.  \u003Cbr>81-6033  \u003Cbr>796.342'092'2[B][920]  \u003Cbr>GV994.A1A174  \u003Cbr>AACR2  \u003Cbr>ISBN 0-8225-1067-7   |\n| --- |\n\nCopyright ◎1981 by Lerner Publications Company  \nAll rights reserved.International copyright secured.No part of this book may be reproduced in any form whatsoeverwithout permission in writing from the publisher except forthe inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review.  \nManufactured in the United States of AmericaInternational Standard Book Number:0-8225-1067-7Library of Congress Catalog Card Number:81-6033  \nContents  \n5  \nIntroduction1 Helen Wills2 Althea Gibson153 Margaret Smith Court254 Billie Jean King335 Chris Evert Lloyd436 Evonne Goolagong Cawley557 Martina Navratilova658 Tracy Austin72  \n9  \nChris Evert Lloyd,four-time winner of the U.S.Open,congratulatesher opponent,Tracy Austin,on Austin winning her first Open titlein 1979.  \n# Introduction\n\n“Sphairistike,anyone?”If Major Walter CloptonWingfield had been granted his wish,the populargame of tennis would have been called “sphairistike.”  \nIn the 1870s,Major Wingfield observed thatpeople were growing more interested in outdoorrecreation.He also noticed that there were almostno accepted sports for women.Other than swimmingand badminton,there was not much that a womancould do for exercise.  \nIn 1874 the major took advantage of the situation.He borrowed some ideas from the racquet gamesthat had been played in England since the 1400sand invented a new game.Wingfield patented hisball and racquet game under the name sphairistike,the Greek word for“playing ball.”Sphairistike wasto be played outdoors by both men and women.With its high net and narrow court,the gameresembled badminton in many ways.  \nSphairistike caught on quickly,or at least the ideadid.But poor Major Wingfield soon had trouble rec-ognizing the game he had started.In a period ofonly five years,people had changed Wingfield'srules and were playing the sport by the rules thatexist today.The awkward name “sphairistike”never caught on either,and the game became knownas tennis.  \nThe new game of tennis soon spread to otherparts of the world.In 1874,the same year it wasinvented,it was introduced in the United States.Mary Ewing Outerbridge,an American sports-woman,purchased some tennis equipment fromBritish army officers in Bermuda.After bringing thisequipment back to the United States,Outerbridgeset up the first United States tennis courts on thegrounds of the Staten Island Cricket and BaseballClub in New York City.  \nMeanwhile in England,tennis received its firstmajor boost from the Wimbledon Croquet Clubwhen one of their carefully groomed grass croquetlawns was changed into a tennis court.In 1877Wimbledon became the setting for the first majortennis tournament.And today,more than oneh","cbCailFRlfRdBtTy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailFRlfRdBtTy","pdf",3217916,88,"English","# Introduction\n## Tennis’s early origins\n## Spread of tennis beyond England","[{\"question\":\"What does the book summarize about women in international tennis?\",\"answer\":\"It provides brief biographies of eight famous women on the international tennis scene, focusing on their roles and achievements.\"},{\"question\":\"Which players are featured in Winning Women of Tennis?\",\"answer\":\"The book highlights Helen Wills, Althea Gibson, Margaret Smith Court, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert Lloyd, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Martina Navratilova, and Tracy Austin.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the introduction explain tennis’s early development?\",\"answer\":\"It describes Major Walter Clopton Wingfield’s wish to name the game “sphairistike,” the creation of a new racquet-and-ball game, and how rules changed over a short period before the sport became known as tennis.\"}]","WINNING WOMEN of Tennis - SUMMARY - brief biographies of eight famous women on the international tennis scene | PDF",1791862082,136]