Tennis · Level 2: Elementary · Sub-level 2.5
Tennis Around You
4 tests · 40 facts · updated 12 October 2026 · markdown
Clubs and coaches, amateur ratings, leagues and recreational events, and how players move from social to competitive tennis.
Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.
Test 1Clubs and coachesTake a test
A club coach runs lessons and sessions for players.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
In a group lesson one coach teaches several players.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
Groups share the cost and add a social side.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
One-to-one coaching focuses on a single player's needs.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
Members use the courts and join events and leagues.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
Beginner programmes grow the club and the game.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
A head coach organises and oversees coaching.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
A private lesson has one learner, a small group a few, a large group the most.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
A newcomer visits, asks, joins and then plays with others.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · applied
A single coach with several learners is a group lesson.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · applied
Test 2Player ratingsTake a test
NTRP is the USTA's rating system for player ability.
Source: USTA, National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) general characteristics · recall
A 1.0 player is at the very beginning.
Source: USTA, National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) general characteristics · recall
A 7.0 rating is for world-class players.
Source: USTA, National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) general characteristics · recall
The scale moves in half-point steps.
Source: USTA, National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) general characteristics · recall
The Universal Tennis Rating is calculated from games won and the level of the opponents.
Source: Universal Tennis, Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) · recall
UTR runs from 1 (raw beginner) to 16.5.
Source: Universal Tennis, Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) · recall
UTR is based on results against rated opponents.
Source: Universal Tennis, Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) · recall
The scale runs from 1.0 for a beginner up to 7.0 for a world-class player.
Source: USTA, National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) general characteristics · recall
Players typically move from beginner to club to tournament level.
Source: USTA, National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) general characteristics · recall
The top of the scale is touring professionals.
Source: USTA, National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) general characteristics · applied
Test 3Leagues and eventsTake a test
A round robin gives each player several matches.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
A box league is a small round robin group, with players moving up or down between boxes.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
In a ladder, a win against a higher player swaps places.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
A knockout eliminates the loser.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
Team leagues put clubs against each other.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
A promoted team or player moves to a stronger division.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
In a four-player round robin everyone plays three matches, a consolation draw gives a first-round loser a second match, and a straight knockout can end after one.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
A knockout starts with the draw and ends with the final.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · applied
A grid where everyone meets everyone is a round robin.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · applied
Test 4From social to competitiveTake a test
Most players start with coaching and social play.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
Regular play builds experience.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
Competitive matches teach pressure management.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
Tournaments give a chance to measure progress.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
Junior pathways match events to age and ability.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
Seniors events let older players compete with their peers.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
Most players move from lessons to club play to leagues and tournaments.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
Competitive pressure rises from a social hit to a tournament final.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · recall
A player starts with first lessons and works upwards.
Source: General tennis reference (clubs and leagues) · applied
Sources
ITF Play and Stay and coach-education materials, federation curricula, general coaching references; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered ITF rules belong to the Rules category.
- General tennis reference (clubs and leagues)30
- USTA, National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) general characteristics7
- Universal Tennis, Universal Tennis Rating (UTR)3