with origins dating back to the middle ages, the first tennis matches  were rumored to be played with the palms of the hands - it was not until louis x of france structed the game, that it became similar to modern tennis played today. the history of beach tennis is a recent addition into the sporting world - most accounts desrcibe the founding forms of beach tennis played in ravenna, italy in 1997.

the man behind the initiative was dolt belletinni who eventually become the president of the international federation of beach tennis. the equipment for beach tennis is specific to the sport - the rackets are made of carbon, graphite and kevlar and do not have strings - the balls are softer and depressurized.