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Grass court
Grass court, also called lawn tennis court, a natural-turf tennis surface; the fastest, lowest-bouncing of the three court types, original surface of tennis (Wimbledon since 1877), now rare on tour and typically 100% perennial ryegrass.
Greg Rusedski
Greg Rusedski, born 1973 in Montreal, is a British-Canadian former tennis player, 1997 US Open runner-up to Patrick Rafter, former world No. 4, 15-time ATP titlist, and 149 mph serve record holder.
Grigor Dimitrov (Григор Димитров Димитров)
Grigor Dimitrov (Григор Димитров Димитров), Bulgarian tennis player from Haskovo, born 1991; 2008 Wimbledon and US Open boys' champion, winner of the 2017 ATP Finals and Cincinnati Masters, career-high No. 3.
Grip (tennis)
A tennis grip is the way a player holds the racquet handle, named by which of the handle's eight bevels rests under the index-finger knuckle and heel pad.
Grunting in tennis
Grunting in tennis: loud exhalations on shots, popularized from 1959 and by Monica Seles. Studies show grunts slow opponents' shot perception (21–33 ms) and raise the grunter's stroke velocity; ITF rule 26 treats excessive grunting as hindrance.
Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Vilas, Argentine tennis player (born 1952), four-time Grand Slam champion (French and US Opens 1977, Australian 1978-79) with 62 titles, who peaked at ATP No. 2 but is widely argued to have been an unrecognized No. 1 in 1975-76 and 1977.
Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten (Guga) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player who won the French Open three times and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012.
Guto Miguel
Guto Miguel (Luis Guto Miguel, Luiz Augusto Queiroz Miguel, born 2009) is a Brazilian tennis player from Goiânia who won the 2026 Roland Garros boys' singles title, the first Brazilian to do so, and reached ITF junior No. 1.
Hailey Baptiste
Hailey Baptiste, American tennis player from Washington, D.C. (born 2001), WTA pro, career-high No. 25; beat world No. 1 Sabalenka saving six match points at 2026 Madrid, first WTA 1000 semifinal, then ACL surgery.
Hangzhou Open (杭州公开赛)
Hangzhou Open (杭州公开赛), ATP 250 men's hard-court tennis tournament in Hangzhou, China, first held September 2024, replacing the Zhuhai Championships; champions Marin Čilić (2024), Alexander Bublik (2025), Daniil Medvedev (2026); venue the 'Little Lotus' tennis center.
Hannah Klugman
Hannah Klugman (born 2009) is a British right-handed tennis player, ITF junior world No. 1 in January 2026, 2023 Orange Bowl 18U champion, 2025 junior Roland Garros runner-up, and WTA career-high No. 337.
Hardcourt
Hardcourt: rigid tennis court surface of concrete or asphalt with acrylic coatings, the most common court type; hosts the Australian Open and US Open, classified by ITF Court Pace Rating from slow to fast.
Harriet Dart
Harriet Dart (born 1996, Hampstead, London) is a British WTA tennis player, career-high singles No. 70 and doubles No. 59, two-time 2026 WTA doubles champion with Maia Lumsden, Wimbledon mixed doubles finalist 2021, and Great Britain Billie Jean King Cup regular.
Harry Wendelken
Harry Wendelken (born 2001, Cambridge) is a British right-handed tennis player, career-high ATP No. 175 in 2026, Challenger champion at Hersonissos 2025, 2026 Wimbledon wildcard and US Open qualifier, and Davis Cup debutant for Great Britain.
Hazel Wightman
Hazel Wightman (Hazel Virginia Hotchkiss Wightman, 1886-1974), American tennis champion, won 1924 Olympic gold in women's and mixed doubles, took 16 U.S. Nationals titles, and founded the Wightman Cup.
Heather Watson
Heather Watson (born 1992, Guernsey) is a British tennis player, four-time WTA singles champion, 2016 Wimbledon mixed doubles winner, and the first female tennis player to represent Team GB at four Olympic Games.
Helen Wills
Helen Wills (Helen Wills Moody, Helen Newington Wills Roark, 1905-1998), American tennis champion; won 31 majors including 8 Wimbledon singles titles; lost her only 1926 match to Suzanne Lenglen at Cannes.
Henry Bernet
Henry Bernet (born 2007, Basel) is a Swiss tennis player, 2025 Australian Open boys' singles champion and former ITF junior world No. 1, with an ATP career-high singles ranking of No. 371 (October 2026).
History of tennis
History of tennis, from medieval French jeu de paume and real tennis to Wingfield's 1873 lawn tennis, Wimbledon 1877, the four Grand Slams, the 1968 open era, and the Original 9.
Holger Rune
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune, Danish tennis player born 2003; career-high ATP No. 4 (2023); 2022 Paris Masters champion over Djokovic; 2025 Barcelona winner; ruptured Achilles in October 2025.
Hopman Cup
Hopman Cup, ITF's official mixed-nation tennis team event (one man, one woman per country; singles and mixed doubles). Founded 1989 in Perth, played there 1989-2019, revived 2023 in Nice, Canada champions 2025 in Bari.
Hsieh Su-wei (谢淑薇)
Hsieh Su-wei (謝淑薇), born 1986, Taiwanese tennis player; former doubles world No. 1 with seven women's doubles and two mixed Grand Slam titles, three WTA singles titles, career-high singles No. 23.
Hubert Hurkacz
Hubert Hurkacz, Polish tennis player, career-high ATP No. 6 (Aug 2024), 2021 Wimbledon semifinalist who beat Federer, led tour in aces 2023, knee surgery ended 2025 season.
Iga Świątek
Iga Świątek (Iga Swiatek), Polish tennis player born 2001 in Warsaw; six Grand Slam titles including four Roland Garros, US Open 2022, Wimbledon 2025; WTA No. 1 from April 2022; 37-match win streak in 2022.
Ilana Kloss
Ilana Kloss, South African-born former tennis player, world No. 1 doubles player 1976, 1976 US Open women's doubles and French Open mixed doubles champion; later World TeamTennis CEO/Commissioner 2001-2018 and Billie Jean King's wife.
Ilie Năstase
Ilie Năstase, Romanian tennis player, first ATP world No. 1 (23 August 1973, 40 weeks), two Grand Slam singles titles (US Open 1972, French Open 1973), 64 singles titles, Hall of Fame 1991.
Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells Open (BNP Paribas Open), "Tennis Paradise" and the "Fifth Slam": combined ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 hard-court event in Indian Wells, California, founded 1974; 2026 champions Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, record 527,626 attendance.
International Lawn Tennis Challenge (1900–1971)
The International Lawn Tennis Challenge was an annual men's team tennis competition between nations, first contested in 1900 and known since 1945 as the Davis Cup.
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the global governing body of tennis, founded in Paris in 1913 and responsible for the Rules of Tennis, the Davis Cup, and Olympic tennis.
International Tennis Hall of Fame
International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF), Newport, Rhode Island museum and hall of fame founded 1954 by Jimmy Van Alen in the Newport Casino; 272 inductees from 28 countries, 75% vote threshold, Class of 2026 Roger Federer and Mary Carillo.