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What is an "open" in tennis?
Like right now there is the Australian open for tennis (of course in Australia lol).
But wasn't there recently a US open? Is the opens for tennis like olympics or something or is it just different tournaments for the best players all around the world? If someone could explain thankssss
7 Answers
- ChuckLv 75 years ago
The word "Open" goes back to 1968, when the first Grand Slam tournaments were *open* to both amateurs and professionals alike. Before 1968, only amateurs could participate in the Australian, French, Wimbledon, and United States championships.
Before 1968, if you were a really big-shot player who had won some Grand Slam titles, after turning pro, you would no longer be eligible to play the Grand Slam events. So back then, turning pro was an unusual, special, big deal. Today, players turn pro after getting fairly high in the ATP or WTA rankings, and it doesn't make news at all.
To put pre-1968 tennis into today's game, the only pro's in men's tennis would be guys like Djokovic, Federer, Nadal, special players like that. Everybody else would be an amateur.
- Anonymous4 years ago
Open, meaning open to the public to participate versus a closed tournament.
- 5 years ago
it is a tournament. not just grand slams. It refers to that the tournament is open to all players based on ranking
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- ?Lv 55 years ago
He needs a new voice in his coaching box. He has gotten stale. Everyone has caught up to his style.
Source(s): The word "Open" goes back to 1968, when the first Grand Slam tournaments were *open* to both amateurs and professionals alike. Before 1968, only amateurs could participate in the Australian, French, Wimbledon, and United States championships. Before 1968, if you were a really big-shot player who had won some Grand Slam titles, after turning pro, you would no longer be eligible to play the Grand Slam events. So back then, turning pro was an unusual, special, big deal. Today, players turn pro aft
