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

Contents :

References

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  2. 1 2 Shine (2003), p. 3
  3. 1 2 Grasso (2011), p. 22
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Hedges (1978), p. 251
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  13. 1 2 3 Shine (2003), p. 10
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  20. 1 2 3 4 Hedges (1978), p. 252
  21. 1 2 Shine (2003), p. 14
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  32. 1 2 Shine (2003), p. 23
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  34. ↑ Shine (2003), pp. 25–26
  35. 1 2 "Court Rules". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation (ITF).
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  37. 1 2 3 4 Hedges (1978), p. 254
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  43. 1 2 Shine (2003), p. 36
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  45. 1 2 3 4 5 Shannon (1981), p. 542
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  47. ↑ Robertson (1974), pp. 241–243
  48. ↑ Robertson (1974), p. 243
  49. 1 2 3 Hedges (1978), p. 255
  50. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Shannon (1981), p. 543
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  53. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hedges (1978), p. 256
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  58. ↑ Robertson (1974), p. 265
  59. ↑ "Junior Exempt". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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  68. ↑ Shine (2003), p. 72
  69. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Shannon (1981), p. 544
  70. ↑ Palmatier, Robert. Speaking of animals: a dictionary of animal metaphors, page 245 (1995).
  71. ↑ Horn, Geoffrey. Rafael Nadal, page 13 (2006).
  72. ↑ Shine (2003), pp. 74–75
  73. ↑ Shine (2003), p. 75
  74. ↑ Ben Rothenberg (16 March 2013). "Wozniacki Survives Battle of Moonballs". The New York Times.
  75. ↑ Ron Waite. "A Tennis Stroke That Is "Out Of This World"". The Tennis Server.
  76. ↑ Robertson (1974), p. 287
  77. ↑ "USTA National Tennis Ranking Program (NTRP)". USTA. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
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  79. 1 2 Shine (2003), p. 86
  80. 1 2 Shine (2003), p. 87
  81. 1 2 Shannon (1981), p. 545
  82. 1 2 Hedges (1978), p. 257
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  84. 1 2 3 Shannon (1981), p. 546
  85. 1 2 3 Grasso (2011), p. 229
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  87. ↑ Grasso (2011), p. 231
  88. 1 2 3 Hedges (1978), p. 258
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  99. ↑ Grasso (2011), pp. 260–261
  100. ↑ Shine (2003), p. 113
  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
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  110. ↑ Shine (2003), pp. 124–125
  111. ↑ Shine (2003), p. 125
  112. 1 2 Steve Tignor (18 February 2015). "1970: The Tiebreaker Is Introduced". Tennis.com.
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  114. ↑ Shine (2003), p. 127
  115. ↑ Shine (2003), p. 128
  116. ↑ Shine (2003), p. 132
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  119. ↑ Robertson (1974), p. 329
  120. ↑ Grasso (2011), p. 144–145
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  127. 1 2 3 4 Shannon (1981), p. 548
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  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

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