Team tennis
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Team tennis refers to tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 tournaments which consist of matches between different groups of players each competing to win the tournament for their team. It is played at the collegiate or national level in the United States. The USTA promotes Jr Team Tennis and USTA League Tennis. In the United Kingdom, Team Tennis is played through Schools, Clubs and Counties from local to national levels. The LTA have an 'AEGON Team Tennis Series' which includes AEGON Team Tennis, AEGON Team Tennis Schools and AEGON County Cup where several thousands of teams compete.

See also

  • Davis Cup
    Davis Cup
    The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...

     - men's international team tennis event
  • Fed Cup
    Fed Cup
    Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...

     - women's international team tennis event
  • Hopman Cup
    Hopman Cup
    The Hopman Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament held in Perth, Western Australia in early January each year, which plays mixed teams on a country by country basis...

     - mixed international team tennis event
  • County Cup
    County cup
    County Cups in association football are knockout cup competitions held at a sub-regional level, intended to encourage competitive football at all levels. In English football, County Football Associations host a range of County Cups open to all affiliated members of the County FA...

     - competition for LTA
    Lawn Tennis Association
    The Lawn Tennis Association is the national governing body of tennis in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.As the governing body, the LTA is responsible for the coaching and development of junior players, offering courses and qualifications on coaching, as well as the...

     counties in England, Scotland, Wales and the Channel Islands
  • AEGON Team Tennis - competition for LTA
    Lawn Tennis Association
    The Lawn Tennis Association is the national governing body of tennis in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.As the governing body, the LTA is responsible for the coaching and development of junior players, offering courses and qualifications on coaching, as well as the...

     clubs (places to play) in the UK (formerly National Club League)
  • World Team Cup
    World Team Cup
    The World Team Cup is the international team championship of the Association of Tennis Professionals . The tournament has been contested annually since 1978 and is generally considered to be second most prestigious men's team competition in tennis after the Davis Cup.Every year, the eight nations...

     - international team tennis event (for men)
  • World TeamTennis
    World TeamTennis
    World TeamTennis is a coed professional tennis league played with a unique team format in the United States. Each match consists of five sets. Each set features a different configuration . Coaches, before the match, decide the order in which the sets will be played...

    - professional team tennis league
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