Home›Racket Sports›Gender›FemaleBrowse ByFemaleFactsFemaleFAQsSourcesComments (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. 2FemaleFilter Results39 entriesSportAllBadminton (2)Squash (1)Table Tennis (1)Tennis (35)NationalityAllAustralia (2)Belarus (1)Brazil (1)China (1)Czechia (6)France (1)Georgia (1)Germany (2)Hungary (1)India (1)Indonesia (1)Japan (1)Malaysia (1)Netherlands (1)Romania (1)Russia (1)Serbia (1)Spain (1)Switzerland (1)United Kingdom (2)United States (16)Active EraAll1878 (1)1899 (1)1905 (2)1908 (1)1913 (1)1923 (1)1927 (1)1934 (1)1939 (1)1943 (1)1951 (1)1954 (1)1956 (1)1962 (2)1969 (1)1971 (1)1973 (3)1976 (1)1980 (2)1981 (3)1983 (1)1985 (2)1986 (2)1988 (1)1989 (1)1991 (2)1994 (1)1995 (1)1997 (1)Competition CategoryAllIndividual (24)Mixed or Doubles (17)Para or Adaptive (1)Team (1)CompetitionAll1912 Summer Olympics (1)1992 Summer Olympics (1)2012 Summer Olympics (5)2016 Summer Olympics (2)Asian Games (2)Australian Open (13)French Open (14)Olympic Games (4)Paralympic Games (1)US Open (Tennis) (16)Wimbledon (26)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 39Alice MarbleFemaleAlthea GibsonFemaleAndrea Sestini HlaváčkováFemaleAngelique KerberFemaleAnna KournikovaFemaleBarbora StrýcováFemaleBillie Jean KingFemaleChris EvertFemaleDeng YapingFemaleEdith HannamFemaleEkaterine GorgodzeFemaleEsther VergeerFemaleEvonne GoolagongFemaleGussie MoranFemaleHana MandlíkováFemaleHelen JacobsFemaleHelen WillsFemaleJelena JankovićFemaleJennifer CapriatiFemaleLaura RobsonFemaleLilí ÁlvarezFemaleLisa RaymondFemaleLucie HradeckáFemaleMaria BuenoFemaleMartina HingisFemaleMartina NavratilovaFemaleMaureen ConnollyFemaleMonica SelesFemaleNaomi OsakaFemaleNicol DavidFemaleP. V. SindhuFemaleSerena WilliamsFemaleSimona HalepFemaleSteffi GrafFemaleSusi SusantiFemaleSuzanne LenglenFemaleTracy AustinFemaleVenus WilliamsFemaleVictoria AzarenkaFemaleFAQsWhich 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.