Home›Racket Sports›All Racket SportsBrowse ByAll Racket SportsReference and ClassificationVerifiedAthletes who competed in badminton, squash, table tennis or tennis, the net sports played with a handheld racket or paddle. Belongs here: players of any of these four sports. Does not belong here: court sports played with the hand or body alone, grouped under Court and Net Team Sports.FactsAll Racket SportsFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested1860 1Defining CharacteristicWell-attestedRacket sports (or racquet sports) are games in which players use a racket or paddle to hit a ball or a shuttlecock. 2All Racket SportsFilter Results71 entriesSportAllBadminton (5)Squash (3)Table Tennis (6)Tennis (57)NationalityAllArgentina (1)Australia (1)Australia (3)Belarus (1)Brazil (1)China (4)Czechia (8)Finland (2)France (4)Georgia (1)Germany (4)Hungary (1)India (1)Indonesia (2)Japan (1)Malaysia (2)Netherlands (1)Pakistan (2)Romania (1)Russia (3)Serbia (2)South Africa (1)Spain (3)Sweden (1)Switzerland (2)United Kingdom (3)United States (20)Active EraAll1878 (1)1899 (1)1904 (1)1905 (2)1908 (1)1909 (1)1913 (1)1914 (1)1915 (1)1923 (1)1924 (1)1927 (1)1934 (1)1938 (1)1939 (1)1943 (1)1949 (2)1951 (1)1952 (1)1954 (1)1956 (1)1959 (1)1962 (2)1963 (1)1965 (2)1967 (3)1968 (1)1969 (2)1970 (1)1971 (2)1973 (3)1974 (1)1976 (1)1980 (3)1981 (5)1982 (1)1983 (2)1985 (3)1986 (3)1987 (1)1988 (2)1989 (2)1990 (1)1991 (2)1994 (1)1995 (1)1997 (1)Competition CategoryAllIndividual (47)Mixed or Doubles (21)Para or Adaptive (1)Team (3)CompetitionAll1912 Summer Olympics (1)1924 Summer Olympics (1)1992 Summer Olympics (4)1996 Summer Olympics (1)2000 Summer Olympics (2)2012 Summer Olympics (6)2016 Summer Olympics (2)2020 Summer Olympics (1)Asian Games (3)Australian Open (24)French Open (23)Olympic Games (6)Paralympic Games (1)US Open (Tennis) (31)Wimbledon (39)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50Alice MarbleRacket SportsAlthea GibsonRacket SportsAndre AgassiRacket SportsAndrea Sestini HlaváčkováRacket SportsAngelique KerberRacket SportsAnna KournikovaRacket SportsBarbora StrýcováRacket SportsBillie Jean KingRacket SportsBoris BeckerRacket SportsChris EvertRacket SportsDeng YapingRacket SportsDon BudgeRacket SportsEdith HannamRacket SportsEkaterine GorgodzeRacket SportsEsther VergeerRacket SportsEvonne GoolagongRacket SportsFred PerryRacket SportsGuillermo VilasRacket SportsGussie MoranRacket SportsHana MandlíkováRacket SportsHarri HeliövaaraRacket SportsHelen JacobsRacket SportsHelen WillsRacket SportsHenri KontinenRacket SportsIvan AndreadisRacket SportsJahangir KhanRacket SportsJan-Ove WaldnerRacket SportsJansher KhanRacket SportsJelena JankovićRacket SportsJennifer CapriatiRacket SportsJohn McEnroeRacket SportsJo-Wilfried TsongaRacket SportsKarel NováčekRacket SportsLaura RobsonRacket SportsLee Chong WeiRacket SportsLilí ÁlvarezRacket SportsLin DanRacket SportsLisa RaymondRacket SportsLleyton HewittRacket SportsLucie HradeckáRacket SportsMa LongRacket SportsManuel OrantesRacket SportsMarat SafinRacket SportsMarcel BernardRacket SportsMaria BuenoRacket SportsMartina HingisRacket SportsMartina NavratilovaRacket SportsMaureen ConnollyRacket SportsMichael StichRacket SportsMonica SelesRacket Sports12Next →FAQsWhich athletes belong under Racket Sports rather than Court and Net Team Sports?Players of badminton, squash, table tennis or tennis, who use a handheld racket or paddle.This subcategory groups athletes who competed in badminton, squash, table tennis or tennis, the net sports played with a handheld racket or paddle. Court sports played with the hand or body alone, such as basketball, handball and volleyball, are grouped instead under Court and Net Team Sports.Sources1. Wikipedia: Tennistier 2WikipediaTennis, Origins of the modern game sectionQuote, Tennis, Origins of the modern game sectionBetween 1859 and 1865, Harry Gem, a solicitor, and his friend Augurio Perera developed a game that combined elements of racquets and the Basque ball game pelota.View the Source2. Wikipedia: Racket sporttier 2WikipediaRacket sport, lead sectionQuote, Racket sport, lead sectionRacket sports (or racquet sports) are games in which players use a racket or paddle to hit a ball or a shuttlecock.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.