![On This Day - Feb 23 1874: Major Walter Clopton Wingfield patented his game of 'Sphairistike', which later became known as lawn tennis. - The Irish News On This Day - Feb 23 1874: Major Walter Clopton Wingfield patented his game of 'Sphairistike', which later became known as lawn tennis. - The Irish News](https://www.irishnews.com/picturesarchive/irishnews/irishnews/2018/02/22/182751693-fea94257-6613-4911-81fb-75092919a113.jpg)
On This Day - Feb 23 1874: Major Walter Clopton Wingfield patented his game of 'Sphairistike', which later became known as lawn tennis. - The Irish News
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The Racquet of Major Walter Clopton Wingfield - Tennis History Part 4 | The Berlin Tennis Gallery - YouTube
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The Racquet of Major Walter Clopton Wingfield - Tennis History Part 4 | The Berlin Tennis Gallery - YouTube
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![Major Walter Clopton Wingfield on the title page of his book, took out a patent for his game of lawn tennis in February 1874 Stock Photo - Alamy Major Walter Clopton Wingfield on the title page of his book, took out a patent for his game of lawn tennis in February 1874 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/9/a77b3ff350b548fa850feaa74935152b/wh9138.jpg)
Major Walter Clopton Wingfield on the title page of his book, took out a patent for his game of lawn tennis in February 1874 Stock Photo - Alamy
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![Image of TENNIS: SPHAIRISTIKE. - Diagram Of People Playing Sphairistike, A Game Invented By Major Walter Clopton Wingfield In 1874, From Which The Rules Of Lawn Tennis Were Developed. Engraving, English, 1932. Image of TENNIS: SPHAIRISTIKE. - Diagram Of People Playing Sphairistike, A Game Invented By Major Walter Clopton Wingfield In 1874, From Which The Rules Of Lawn Tennis Were Developed. Engraving, English, 1932.](https://www.granger.com/wmpix/spo/ten/0266691-TENNIS-SPHAIRISTIKE-Diagram-of-people-playing-sphairistike-a-game-invented-by-Major-Walter-Clopton-Wingfield-in-1874-from-which-the-rules-of-lawn-tennis-were-developed-Engraving-English-1932.jpg)