ATP (Tennis)

Japanese: ATP(テニス) - えーてぃーぴー
ATP (Tennis)

…The winners were M. Mecirz (Czechoslovakia) in the men's singles and S. Graf (West Germany) in the women's singles. However, due to the current situation, many players decline to participate due to prize money issues and the tight schedules of the ATP Tour and WTA Tour, the value of Olympic medals is not high.
[The acceptance and development of tennis in Japan]
So-called tennis-type games were introduced to Japan at an early stage through the foreign settlements of Yokohama and Kobe.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "ATP (Tennis)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…優勝を飾ったのは,男子シングルスではM.メチージュ(チェコスロバキア),女子シングルスではS.グラフ(西ドイツ)であった。しかし,現状は賞金の問題や過密なATPツアーおよびWTAツアーのスケジュール調整の問題から,出場を辞退する選手が多く,オリンピックのメダルの価値は高いものではなかった。
[日本におけるテニスの受容と展開]
 いわゆるテニス型のゲームは,横浜や神戸の外国人居留地を窓口にして早くから日本にも紹介されていた。…

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