# Canonical recap data for Tennis Open Era Begins (1968)
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slug: tennis-open-era
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1968/tennis-open-era"
title: Tennis Open Era Begins
subtitle: The Australian Open's transition to an open tournament allowing professional players transformed tennis from an amateur sport into a global professional enterprise.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1968-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1968
decade: 1960
country:
name: Australia
slug: australia
summaryShort: The racket sport traditionally named lawn tennis was invented in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, and is now commonly known simply as tennis. It is the direct descendant of what is now known as real tennis or royal tennis, which continues to be played today as a separate sport with more complex rules.
summaryLong: The racket sport traditionally named lawn tennis was invented in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, and is now commonly known simply as tennis. It is the direct descendant of what is now known as real tennis or royal tennis, which continues to be played today as a separate sport with more complex rules.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Centre_Court.jpg/1280px-Centre_Court.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "History of tennis"
importance: 75
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tennis"
  title: Tennis Open Era
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
metaDescription: The racket sport traditionally named lawn tennis was invented in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, and is now commonly known simply as tennis. It is the direct de
wikidataQid: Q2295996
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260528182410/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tennis"
  capturedAt: 2026-05-28
  label: Tennis Open Era
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tennis"
