Tennis in the United States

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Tennis in the United States
Arthur Ashe Stadium in 2010
Country	United States
Governing body	United States Tennis Association[1]
National team(s)	United States Olympics team
National competitions
US Open
International competitions
Davis Cup Summer Olympics Wimbledon French Open Australian Open

Tennis was first played in the United States in 1874. In 1881, the National Lawn Tennis Association was founded in order to organize all tennis activities in the country. The first major tennis tournament was called the US Open Championship and was also first played in 1881.