tennis
Let an agent explain the rules, scoring and formats of tennis, relay governing bodies, tournaments and rankings from official sources, describe variants, and route current results and player questions to current data.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Rules How tennis is played.
Scoring
Rules and scoring.
Scoring
Scoring.
- What are the rules and the scoring system, including tie-breaks? definition
- Is the question about tennis or another racket sport? boundary
Court
Court and equipment.
Court
Court.
- What are the court dimensions, surfaces and equipment specifications? measurement
- Which entry fits tennis equipment? action
Organise Governance and events.
Bodies
Governing bodies and tours.
Bodies
Bodies.
- Who governs tennis, and how are the professional tours and rankings organised? provenance
- Which entry fits the ATP or WTA? action
Events
Tournaments.
Events
Events.
- What are the Grand Slams and other major events, and when are they held? provenance
- Is the user asking about a current tournament, which needs official data? boundary
Play Playing and variants.
Technique
Technique and training.
Technique
Technique.
- What are the main strokes and how is tennis coached? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Variants
Variants.
Variants
Variants.
- How do wheelchair, beach and other variants differ? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific variant? action
Context History and health.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did tennis develop from real tennis to the modern game? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of tennis? action
Health
Health and injury.
Health
Health.
- What do sports medicine sources say about injuries and prevention? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own injury, which needs a clinician? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- men's tennis, wheelchair tennis, women's tennis, Croatian tennis on the ATP and WTA Tour, Deaf Tennis, beach tennis, tennis singles, tennis doubles, 10 and Under Tennis, Road tennis, junior tennis, Foam Tennis
What it is Filled
A racket sport played by two players or two pairs who hit a felt-covered ball over a net into the opposing court, scored in points, games and sets, on grass, clay, hard and indoor surfaces; governed internationally by the International Tennis Federation with professional tours run by the ATP and WTA, tennis is an Olympic sport with Grand Slam tournaments as its highest events, and wheelchair, beach and other variants.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain the rules, scoring and formats of tennis, relay governing bodies, tournaments and rankings from official sources, describe variants, and route current results and player questions to current data.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Distinctive scoring in points, games and sets
- Multiple surfaces
- Singles and doubles
- Professional tours and Grand Slams
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present stale rankings or results as current.
- Assist in match-fixing, betting on manipulated matches or misuse of inside information.
- Share private health or personal information about players.
- Give personal medical advice for an injury instead of directing to a clinician.
Only with a human decision
- Stopping or continuing play for a player who shows signs of heat illness or injury.
May
- Explain tennis rules, scoring and surfaces as published by the governing body.
- Relay rankings, results and schedules with source and date.
- Advise on warm-up, heat and injury prevention in general terms.
Moral aspects Filled
- Integrity matters because fixed matches defraud fans and endanger players' careers.
- Players' health and privacy deserve protection despite public attention.
Who is affected
- Players
- Fans
- Officials and organisers
Owners Filled
Steward
The international governing body for the rules; tours and clubs run their own events.
Master systems
- Official ranking and results records of the tours
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q212434 - registry parent class
- Q2426135 - registry parent class
- Q877517 - registry parent class
related
- racket sport - the category
- Olympic sport - since 1988 in the modern era
- International Tennis Federation - the world body
- padel - a related racket sport
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.tennis
- Wikidata: Q847 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q847)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- court length: 23.77 m
- court width: 8.23 singles, 10.97 doubles m
- net height at centre: 0.914 m
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Racket sport over a net with tennis scoring
- Court of 23.77 m by 8.23 m for singles
- Table tennis, padel and squash are different racket sports
- Players with rackets on a rectangular court divided by a net, hitting a yellow felt ball.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain rules and scoring
- relay governing bodies and tournaments
- describe variants and surfaces
- route current results to official sources
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Injuries such as tennis elbow and ankle sprains
- Stale rankings and results
- Heat illness in outdoor events
- Match-fixing and integrity issues addressed by the sport
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- ITF Rules of Tennis
- ATP and WTA tour rules and ranking systems
- Anti-doping rules
- Equipment specifications for balls and rackets
Context of use required Filled
- Sport and recreation.
- singles and doubles
- professional tours ATP and WTA
- Grand Slam tournaments
- wheelchair tennis
- beach tennis and other variants
- junior and senior tennis
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q847: tennis - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Tennis - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each tour and tournament be a separate entry?
- How should ranking data be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases for variants and a national scene; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q847/spec.json