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.
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Purpose and description
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.
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.
What it is for: Sport and recreation.
It can be explain rules and scoring; relay governing bodies and tournaments; describe variants and surfaces; route current results to official sources.
Distinguishing features
Distinctive scoring in points, games and sets
Multiple surfaces
Singles and doubles
Professional tours and Grand Slams
What it looks like
Players with rackets on a rectangular court divided by a net, hitting a yellow felt ball.
Physical character
court length: 23.77 m
court width: 8.23 singles, 10.97 doubles m
net height at centre: 0.914 m
How it is recognised
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
Related models
is a kind of - the category
is a kind of - since 1988 in the modern era
is governed by - the world body
is related to - a related racket sport
In practice
Families and kinds
singles and doubles
professional tours ATP and WTA
Grand Slam tournaments
wheelchair tennis
beach tennis and other variants
junior and senior tennis
Standards and regulation
ITF Rules of Tennis
ATP and WTA tour rules and ranking systems
Anti-doping rules
Equipment specifications for balls and rackets
Failure modes and hazards
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
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Rules How tennis is played.
Rules.
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.
Structure.
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.
Practice.
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.
Context.
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
What the second pass must settle
- 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?