草地球场是历史最悠久的场地类型。草地的特点是球落地后与地面的摩擦小,球的弹跳低,反弹速度快,因此被称为发球上网型选手的天堂。草地球场对草的特质、气候要求极高,维护费用昂贵,之后逐渐被硬地所取代。在大满贯创办初期,四大满贯都属于草地球场,法网在1928年改为红土,美网和澳网之后都改为硬地,目前,知名的草地比赛几乎全部集中在英国。土场的特点是球落地 Grassland is the oldest type of venue. The grass is characterized by a small friction with the ground after the ball landed, the ball bouncing low, rebound speed, so called the serve-net player’s paradise. Grassland on grass characteristics, high weather requirements, maintenance costs are high, and then gradually replaced by hard. In the early days of the Grand Slam, the four major slamdoms belonged to the grass court. The French Open was changed to red clay in 1928, the US Open and the Australian Open were replaced by hard courts. At present, almost all the well-known grass competitions are concentrated in the United Kingdom. Soil is characterized by the ball landing