Home›Racket Sports›NationalityBrowse ByNationalityNationality groups athletes by the country each one represented. Wikipedia describes Pele as "a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward," a nationality he represented on the pitch to win three World Cups. This dimension shows which countries produced the athletes behind a given sport's history.FactsNationalityFAQsSourcesComments (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. 2NationalityFilter Results27 entriesSportAllBadminton (4)Squash (2)Table Tennis (4)Tennis (21)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 (2)1959 (1)1962 (3)1963 (1)1965 (2)1967 (2)1968 (1)1969 (2)1970 (1)1971 (2)1973 (3)1974 (1)1976 (1)1980 (4)1981 (6)1982 (1)1983 (2)1985 (3)1986 (2)1987 (1)1988 (2)1989 (2)1990 (1)1991 (2)1994 (1)1995 (1)1997 (2)Competition CategoryAllIndividual (23)Mixed or Doubles (9)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 (5)2016 Summer Olympics (1)2020 Summer Olympics (1)Asian Games (3)Australian Open (18)French Open (15)Olympic Games (5)Paralympic Games (1)US Open (Tennis) (16)Wimbledon (16)Area (sq km)All41,291 (1)41,865 (1)69,700 (1)78,871 (1)88,499 (1)93,030 (1)207,600 (1)238,397 (1)242,500 (1)330,803 (1)338,455 (1)357,022 (1)377,975 (1)450,295 (1)505,983 (1)632,702.3 (1)881,913 (1)1,220,813 (1)1,904,569 (1)2,780,085 (1)3,287,263 (1)7,688,287 (2)8,510,346 (1)9,572,900 (1)9,866,632 (1)17,075,400 (1)Country CountAll1 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (7)One-Party (1)Republic (16)Highest Elevation (m)All2228 (1)Income GroupAllHigh (15)Lower-Middle (2)Upper-Middle (9)Independence or Founding YearAll843 (1)1000 (1)1492 (1)1523 (1)1776 (1)1795 (1)1801 (1)1816 (1)1822 (1)1848 (1)1877 (1)1901 (1)1910 (1)1917 (1)1945 (1)1947 (3)1949 (2)1957 (1)1991 (3)1993 (1)2006 (1)LandlockedAllNo (21)Yes (5)PopulationAll3,657,000 (1)5,652,881 (1)6,532,019 (1)9,109,280 (1)9,154,242 (1)9,489,000 (1)10,610,485 (1)10,915,839 (1)18,130,208 (1)19,043,151 (1)27,801,023 (2)34,374,300 (1)46,735,004 (1)49,752,000 (1)63,419,000 (1)69,081,996 (1)69,414,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)122,587,000 (1)142,557,000 (1)213,421,037 (1)241,499,431 (1)288,315,089 (1)340,587,000 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 27ArgentinaNationality1 entryAustraliaNationality1 entryAustraliaNationality3 entriesBelarusNationality1 entryBrazilNationality1 entryChinaNationality4 entriesCzechiaNationality8 entriesFinlandNationality2 entriesFranceNationality4 entriesGeorgiaNationality1 entryGermanyNationality4 entriesHungaryNationality1 entryIndiaNationality1 entryIndonesiaNationality2 entriesJapanNationality1 entryMalaysiaNationality2 entriesNetherlandsNationality1 entryPakistanNationality2 entriesRomaniaNationality1 entryRussiaNationality3 entriesSerbiaNationality2 entriesSouth AfricaNationality1 entrySpainNationality3 entriesSwedenNationality1 entrySwitzerlandNationality2 entriesUnited KingdomNationality3 entriesUnited StatesNationality20 entriesFAQsWhich 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.