RT Book, Section A1 Jarosz-Hlis, Jane A1 Shamus, Eric A1 Martin, Lorena A1 Martin Jr., Juan J. A2 Shamus, Eric A2 Shamus, Jennifer SR Print(0) ID 1142279621 T1 Tennis T2 Sports Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation, 2e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259589416 LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1142279621 RD 2024/10/07 AB The earliest history of tennis dates back to the 11th century in France. It was termed jeu de paume, meaning game of the hand after French monks who played against their monastery walls.1,2 By the late 19th century, tennis became more popular than croquet and was now being played on croquet lawns.1,2 In 1913, the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) was formed and a conference was held among 12 nations.1,2 Tennis became an Olympic sport when it was first held in 1896 in Athens. It was then dropped from the Olympic games in 1924, but was reestablished as an Olympic sport in 1988 where both men and women could compete in singles and doubles competition as candidates for medals.1,2