The first tennis championship was held on the courts of l'Ile de Puteaux in Paris in 1891
World Championship Tennis was created in 1968.
World Championship Tennis ended in 1990.
Padel Tennis World Championship was created in 1992.
Mubadala World Tennis Championship was created in 2009.
Tennis fans know how important every single major championship. Fans in and around London can enjoy the championship held at Wimbledon.
Several sporting events are known as the World Cup.The oldest event currently known as a world cup was the Real Tennis World Championship, first held in 1740. The next oldest event is the men's World Figure Skating Championship, first held in 1896.The first FIFA World was held in Uruguay in 1930.The world cup was first held at Uruguay.
Real Tennis predates organised Lawn Tennis by nearly 100 years. The Real Tennis championship is not a tournament as such.in that it is held on a challenge basis.A player can challenge the reigning champion,who can decline or accept any challenge.So in 1840,there was in fact only 1 match which was won by a Frenchman,known as Clerge the Elder,who thus became World Champion. The current world champion is Robert Fahey,an Australian,who won his 10th straight championship in Melbourne in April 2010
The rugby world championship is held every four years and varies in where it is held each time. The latest championship for rugby union was held in France though.
In 1877 the first Lawn Tennis Championship was held by the 'The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club' at Wimbledon
The first FIFA world cup was played in Uruguay from 13 July, 1930 to 30 July, 1930 1930. Several sporting events are known as the World Cup. The oldest event currently known as a world cup was the Real Tennis World Championship, first held in 1740. The next oldest event is the men's World Figure Skating Championship, first held in 1896.