我國網球運動發展之探討（清末至1945年）

我國網球運動自清朝至1945年之發展過程尚無完整記錄，史料亦相當缺乏，為求完整探究我國網球運動發展之歷史軌跡，讓喜愛網球運動人士了解我國網球運動起源及發展歷程。本文由中華民國網球協會、中國網球協會相關史料、文獻及網路資料，以文獻分析、整理、敘述等方法，勾勒出自清末至1945年間網球運動發展之歷程。網球運動起源於十三世紀法國，而我國網球起源經研究後發現始於1885年間，由侵華英軍將網球運動帶入中國，但因戰亂不斷，民不聊生，網球運動僅流行於貴族間，發展有限。臺灣地區網球之發展則因受日治五十年間(1895~1945)，日本教育之影響，學習由日本發明的軟式網球運動，且成績優異，而網球運動則因場地、器材、設施均仰賴進口，十分昂貴，又因日治後期日本積極備戰，物資缺乏，經濟蕭條，導致網球運動發展停滯。至臺灣光復後，留日學生、國民軍及政府遷台，經濟起飛，種種外在因素的配合，使得網球運動快速發展提升，漸漸在國際網壇上展露頭角。期待政府投入更多培訓播種工作，設置健全培訓及獎勵制度，讓網球運動為臺灣發光發熱。

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There is no complete record of the tennis's development in our country from the end of Manchu Dynasty to 1945. Due to the lack of historical data in tennis, there is a need to inquire into the history of tennis's development so that tennis lovers will have chances to understand the origin of the sport and the track of its development. This paper uses documentary analysis as a research method and takes information mainly from the ”Chinese Taipei Tennis Association” which describes the tennis developing course from the end of Manchu Dynasty to 1945. Tennis as a sport originated from France since the 13th century, however, tennis has not brought into our country till 1885 from the British army. At the time, tennis was only played by the nobles since the war made most people's lives very uneasy. As a result, tennis's development was very much limited. The development of tennis in Taiwan was influenced by Japanese government during1895-1945. At the time, people had good performance of soft tennis invented by the Japanese. However, tennis sport did not last very long, since Japan urged on preparedness for war and the economics recession influenced during World WarⅡ. It was not until restoration of Taiwan in 1945, tennis as a sport started to expand quickly in Taiwan, and players were as well known internationally. Lastly, our government needs to make efforts in tennis’s training, establish a better system and reward regulation for Taiwan tennis player to be even more recognizable internationally.