GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The tournament was first held in August 1881 on grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island, which is now home to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. That year, only clubs that were members of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association (USNLTA) were permitted to enter.

Detailed explanation-2: -From 1881 to 1974, the official rules of the tournament required play on grass. For the following three years, from 1975 to 1977, players took to clay courts, then finally in 1978 the hard-court surface known as DecoTurf became the standard.

Detailed explanation-3: -Richard Dudley Sears, (born Oct. 26, 1861, Boston, Mass., U.S.-died April 8, 1943), the first American men’s singles champion in lawn tennis (1881) and winner of that title for each of the six following years.