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Tennis Scotland is the official governing body of tennis in Scotland. [7] It was founded as the Scottish Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA) in 1895. [ 8 ] In 1977 the Scottish Lawn Tennis Association dropped the word 'Lawn' and became the Scottish Tennis Association (STA) .
Throughout its history, many changes in the Grand Slam tennis tournaments have affected the number of titles won by various players. These have included the opening of the French national championships to international players in 1925, the elimination of the challenge round in 1922, and the admission of professional players in 1968 (the start of the Open Era).
In men's tennis, the Grand Slam tournaments, the Masters tournaments, and the year-end championships are considered the top-tier events of the annual ATP Tour calendar, in addition to the quadrennial Olympics. They are collectively known as the 'Big Titles'. [a] [1] The ATP defined the mandatory events (Slams, Masters and YEC) as follows
The conclusion to Tennis Scotland's season will be shown live by BBC Scotland from Scotstoun Community Indoor Tennis Centre.
The Scottish Championships its original name until 1994 also known as the Scottish Lawn Tennis Championships, [2] and the Scottish Grass Court Championships, [3] was an outdoor tennis event held from 1878 through 1994. It was played at various locations throughout its duration including Bridge of Allan, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Moffat, Peebles, and ...
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The Falkland Palace Royal Tennis Club in 2005. Tennis in its earlier forms was introduced into Scotland from France in the Middle Ages. It was traditionally known as "caitch" or "cache" in Scotland, and is an ancestor of the better known form of tennis.
The opinion of the Board of Directors is taken to be equivalent to the majority opinions of the members of the Board. It also states: [1] Official Tennis Championships [i.e. the Grand Slam events] shall be the decisive factor in the determination of the ITF World Champions for each year.