CALL FOR PAPERS!

If you would like to present work this September at Prested Hall, contact Freddy frederikaadam@hotmail.com

 

The Fourth International Conference on the History of Tennis will take place on

Tuesday September 13th, 2022

11:00am – 4:00pm

The Studio

on the occasion of the men’s

World Championship, Prested Tennis Club, Essex, UK

Tuesday Day 2 of play for the World Championship 2022.  

RSVP, Paper proposals and Questions: Freddy Adam:  frederikaadam@hotmail.com

The Conference day will run from 11am to 4:30pm and consist of 8 presentations and include coffee, lunch and tea. 

The full conference fee is 25.00 and we offer a discount for full-time students (15.00).

 Tickets for Tennis Day 2 are only available by waiting list. If you would like to apply for a ticket contact Freddy or Prested Hall Rackets Centre directly.  The match will be up to 4 sets: Sets 5-8 (Best of 13).

A Reception after the Conference and before the Start of Play is included in the ticket for tennis.  If you would like to have Dinner that evening sign up with Freddy. RSVP for the conference and tennis are essential. 

Tickets for the tennis and social events can be reserved through Prested Hall, www.irtpa.com or contact Freddy to help arrange. 

 

 

REAL TENNIS

“Tennis” originated in Europe during the medieval period and continues to thrive as “Real Tennis”, “Court Tennis” (USA), “Jeu de Paume” (France) and “Pallacorda” (Italy) in the 21st century played by 10,000+ people on 47 active courts worldwide.  

There are traces of courts all over Europe [Court Register] which are being rediscovered and hopefully one day revived as awareness of the sport grows.  Providing historical context [Bibliography] and scholarly information [Events] about the sport is essential to develop, promote and save (i.e. Troon, Middlesex University, Pau, Chinon, and Dublin courts ) renovation projects especially in new locations where awareness of the sport is much needed.