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The tennis tournament Wimbledon was first held on July 9 in what year?

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1. The tennis tournament Wimbledon was first held on July 9 in what year?
2. In what country was tennis created?
3. The method of scoring in tennis is based on what?
4. At the second Wimbledon the prior champion lost due to what new and groundbreaking stroke?
5. When was a women's tournament started at Wimbledon?
6. Wimbledon is the only major tennis tournament played on what surface?
7. On September 20, 1973, Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in what highly publicized game?
8. Who was the first African-American player to win Wimbledon, as well as the U.S. and Australian Opens?
9. What year did Althea Gibson become the first African-American to compete in a U.S. national tournament?
10. What French event had its origins on the tennis court?



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