Glossary of tennis terms

This page is a glossary of tennis terminology.

Contents 

A

B

A two-handed backhand shot
A ball boy in action

C

A tennis court with its dimensions and components.

D

An example of a dead net cord.

E

F

Example of a follow through action after the ball is hit.

G

H

I

J

K

L

Line judges at Wimbledon.

M

N

O

P

Q

R

A modern tennis racket.

S

Victoria Azarenka prepares to serve to start a point.
Player preparing to hit a backhand slice shot

T

A standard optic yellow tennis ball

U

V

Tsvetana Pironkova approaches a forehand volley.

W

Z

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References

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  3. 1 2 Grasso (2011), p. 22
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  48. Robertson (1974), p. 243
  49. 1 2 3 Hedges (1978), p. 255
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  79. 1 2 Shine (2003), p. 86
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  82. 1 2 Hedges (1978), p. 257
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  99. Grasso (2011), pp. 260–261
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  101. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hedges (1978), p. 260
  102. 1 2 3 Grasso (2011), p. 261
  103. Robertson (1974), p. 316
  104. 1 2 Grasso (2011), p. 263
  105. Shine (2003), p. 119
  106. Shine (2003), pp. 122–123
  107. Shine (2003), pp. 123–124
  108. 1 2 Shannon (1981), p. 547
  109. Shine (2003), p. 124
  110. Shine (2003), pp. 124–125
  111. Shine (2003), p. 125
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  114. Shine (2003), p. 127
  115. Shine (2003), p. 128
  116. Shine (2003), p. 132
  117. Shine (2003), pp. 130–131
  118. Robertson (1974), p. 202
  119. Robertson (1974), p. 329
  120. Grasso (2011), p. 144–145
  121. Shine (2003), pp. 135–136
  122. Hedges (1978), pp. 260–261
  123. Robertson (1974), p. 330
  124. 1 2 3 Hedges (1978), p. 261
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  126. Shine (2003), p. 7
  127. 1 2 3 4 Shannon (1981), p. 548
  128. Shine (2003), pp. 142–143
  129. Shine (2003), p. 142
  130. Shine (2003), p. 143
  131. Shine (2003), pp. 143–144
  132. Robertson (1974), p. 340
  133. Shine (2003), pp. 145
  134. Shine (2003), pp. 146
  135. Shine (2003), pp. 147–148
  136. Shine (2003), p. 149
  137. Shine (2003), p. 150
  138. Grasso (2011), p. 310
  139. Shine (2003), p. 153
  140. Grasso (2011), pp. 310–311
  141. Shine (2003), pp. 157–158
Sources
  • Grasso, John (2011). Historical Dictionary of Tennis. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810872370. 
  • Hedges, Martin (1978). The Concise Dictionary of Tennis. New York: Mayflower Books. pp. 251–261. ISBN 978-0861240128. 
  • Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 9780047960420. 
  • Shannon, Bill, ed. (1981). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (3rd, Revised and updated ed.). New York [u.a.]: Harper & Row. pp. 272–277. ISBN 9780060148966. 
  • Shine, Ossian (2003). The Language of Tennis. Manchester: Carcanet. ISBN 978-1857546330. 

External links

For a list of words relating to Tennis, see the Tennis category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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