Black Tennis History
Oldest African-American sports organization
What is The American Tennis Association
The First African American to win a major sports Title Also a founding Member of AKA
Lucy Diggs Slowe
A serve hit with lots of topspin
What is Kick Serve
First Black man to win US Open
Arthur Ashe
How many Grand Slam tournaments and Name them
What is Four: The Australian Open, The French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.
organized the first interstate Black tennis tournament
Rev W.W. Walker (1898)
First African African-American to participate in the U.S. Nationals.
When you have four players on the court and two are playing against two
What is Doubles
First Black Professional Tennis Player
only major tennis tournament still played on grass.
What is Wimbledon
Where are the first ATA Championship held
Where is Druid Hill Park in Baltimore
As of 2020 the youngest player ranked in the top 100 by the Women's Tennis Association
Who is Coco Gauf
The left side of the tennis court.
What is Ad- Court
became the youngest American man to win a title on the ATP Tour since Andy Roddick in 2002.
Who is Francis Tiafoe (23)
How long does the tennis ball stay in plan in a standard match
20 mins
Formed the earliest faculty tennis clubs in 1898
HBCU's like Ex. Tuskegee
First women to hit a 125 mph serve
A shot that is hit diagonally into the opponent?s court
What is Cross Court
He's the last black male player to have won a Grand Slam.
Who is Yannick Noah
What year where Yellow Tennis Balls Used
what is 1986
Name the First African American Tennis Club and the city
Prairie Tennis Club in Chicago
Mary Ann Seames (Mother Seames) &Charles O. Seames
Queen of Courts
Ora Washington
Whenever the ball bounces on your side before you hit it
What is a Ground Stroke.
Last man to reach the Wimbledon finals since Arther Ashe
Malivai Washington (1996)
Used instead of rackets in the 12th Century
Palm of hand called (PAUME)