In August 1881, the world’s best tennis players gathered on the elite grass courts in Newport for the very first U.S. National Lawn Tennis Championship. In celebration of the 130th anniversary of the event that inspired a nation’s passion for tennis, the International Tennis Hall of Fame will host an 1881 Celebration, complete with a re-enactment of that first national championship played by tennis players in old-fashioned sportswear, hands-on activities for visitors including wooden-racquet tennis and lawn bowling, period music, entertainment and refreshments.
Admission: $11 for adults, $9 for seniors/military, Free for Hall of Fame Members and Kids ages 16& under
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