Tamil Nadu Tennis Association

About Tamil Nadu Tennis Association

Talk about Indian tennis anywhere in the world and connoisseurs immediately think of Chennai. Tamil Nadu has produced many World Class tennis players - Krishnans and Amritrajs - and hosts the only ATP tennis tournament held in South Asia.
(1) History of Tennis in Tamilnadu
(2) Tamilnadu Tennis Association
(3) TNTA Coaching Schools
(4) ADVANCED PLAYER DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
(5) DISTRICT COACHING SCHEME
(6) Coaching scheme for underprivileged children
(7) Office Bearers and Councillors
(1) HISTORY OF TENNIS IN TAMILNADU

After the very first Wimbledon Championships in 1877, tennis caught the fancy of many people across the world. The British colonies, especially, were fascinated with the sport and the first tennis courts appeared in Chennai barely six years after the first Championships. As early as 1883, four tennis courts were laid in Madras Cricket Club (MCC). In January of 1887, a significant incident occurred in the history of tennis in South India - MCC took the initiative and organized the first Lawn Tennis tournament in South India. Two interesting features occurred at this tournament. It had an event for the ladies (only three years earlier in 1884, the first Ladies' Singles event had taken place at the Wimbledon) and the prizes awarded to players were all in cash