Portal:Tennis/Did you know/04 2008
The following are interesting facts about Tennis. These have not necessarily appeared on the Did you know section of the main page, however are interesting enough for usage here. These are updated every month.
- ...that the Women's Tennis Association, formed in 1973, is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis?
- ...that Billie Jean King (pictured) won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles?
- ...that the Arthur Ashe Stadium, located in Flushing Meadows Park, is the main tennis stadium of the U.S. Open?
- ...that a singles player or doubles team that wins all four Grand Slam titles in the same year is said to have achieved the Grand Slam?