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Tennis court in Petäjävesi, Finland. Tennis is played on a variety of surfaces and each surface has its own characteristics which affect the playing style of the game. There are four main types of courts depending on the materials used for the court surface: clay courts, hard courts, grass courts and carpet courts.
Pages in category "Tennis court surfaces" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Tennis hardcourt, Curtiss Park, Saline, Michigan A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts.It is typically made of rigid materials such as asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic resins to seal the surface and mark the playing lines, while providing some cushioning.
A clay-court specialist is a tennis player who excels on clay courts, more than on any other surface. [ citation needed ] Due in part to advances in racquet technology, current clay-court specialists are known for employing long, winding groundstrokes that generate heavy topspin; such strokes are less effective on faster surfaces on which the ...
SportMaster Sport Surfaces is a tennis hardcourt surface made from multiple layers of acrylic, silica sand, and other constituents. The system is applied on an asphalt or concrete substrate, and can be used indoor or outdoors in any climate. SportMaster Sport Surfaces are manufactured by ThorWorks Industries, Inc.
A carpet court is a type of tennis court. The International Tennis Federation describes the surface as a "textile or polymeric material supplied in rolls or sheets of finished product". [1] It is one of the fastest court types, second only to grass courts. [2] [verification needed] The use of carpet courts in ATP Tour competitions ended in 2009 ...
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GreenSet surfaces are homologated by the ITF Court Pace Rating categories, classified in the Medium-Slow, Medium and Medium-Fast. [1] [2] GreenSet has been in use since 1970, when it was first introduced in Europe. Since then, over 60,000 tennis courts around the world have been coated with GreenSet.