Tennis · Level 1
Beginner
5 sub-levels · 20 tests · 200 facts · updated 12 October 2026
Level 1 takes a newcomer from knowing nothing to understanding what tennis is: its formats, surfaces and equipment, the names of the strokes and the manners of the game.
Sub-levels
Sub-level 1.1The Game and Its FormatsSingles, doubles and mixed doubles, how events are organised, the vocabulary of a point, wheelchair and blind tennis, and the racket sports tennis is related to.4 tests · 40 factsSub-level 1.2Surfaces in PracticeClay, grass, hard court and indoor surfaces, how each plays and is looked after, and how the ITF classifies surface speed.4 tests · 40 factsSub-level 1.3Choosing EquipmentHow a racket is built and chosen, strings and tension, tennis balls, shoes, clothing and the bag.4 tests · 40 factsSub-level 1.4Meet the StrokesWhat each stroke is called and what it is for: groundstrokes, volleys, finesse and defensive shots, the serve and the smash.4 tests · 40 factsSub-level 1.5Club Culture and EtiquetteCourtesy on court, warm-ups and spectators, fair play and sportsmanship, and manners at a club: customs the rulebook does not regulate.4 tests · 40 facts
Written from
ITF Play and Stay and coach-education materials, ITF Coaching & Sport Science Review, federation curricula, general tennis references; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered ITF rules belong to the Rules category.
- ITF coach-education materials, general coaching reference (stroke names)
- General tennis reference (court surfaces)
- General tennis reference (club etiquette)
- General tennis reference (equipment guides)
- USTA, The Code and Friend at Court (club etiquette)
- General tennis reference (vocabulary of a point)
- General tennis reference (strings and stringing)
- Wilson, How to choose a tennis racket