why do tennis players have to wear white?

Answer 1

Only at Wimbledon, where that age-old tradition has been upheld all these years.

Answer 2

The All England Club of the Wimbeldon Tournament requires players to wear clothing that is almost entirely white. It is believed that this dates back to the 1860s (when women began playing in the tournament) because white shows less perspiration than colored clothing does. Eventually the white preference by the players became a tradition and The All England Club now enforces white as a proper dress requirement as a sign of respect and tradition for the Wimbeldon Tournament. The All England Club always has final say in what is deemed appropriate for the tournament, and they have previously banned clothing that has technically met the dress code requirements. In 1985, Anne White wore an all-white catsuit on an outside court, and it was quickly banned for wear in other matches. There are a lot of other unique traditions for Wimbeldon as well.

Answer 3

Tennis players wear white at Wimmbledon mainly through tradition, in any other tournament they play in they can wear what colour they like

Answer 4

That's because the color white reflects back the light from the sun since the pigments on the shirt reflect back all the colors which make up white. On the other hand, blue shirts only reflects blue and all the other colors in white gets absorbed.

The more that is absorbed into your clothing and skin, the hotter you'll be. If we were a truly productive society today trying to protect ourselves from global warming, we'd all be wearing reflective shirts.

Answer 5

IMHO The answer is to do with Washing Powder technology. Traditionally, clothes worn to do any sporting activity had to be white cotton, as white cottons can be boil washed in order to get them clean again, washing powder technology wasn't really up to the job of getting rid of blood,sweat, tears or grass stains. (Any of which could be the bi-product of a good sporting conflict) .
Wimbledon are simply maintaining that tradition - and long may they continue to do so. Remember, it's only recently you've been able to "switch to 30", it wasn't always so.

Answer 6

It may be to do with when tennis was first televised in black and white, so that players stood out.

Answer 7

They don't have to, but at Wimbolden its a tradition. Also, white keeps them cooler playing out in the sun because white reflects sunlight.

*hope that helped and good luck!!

Answer 8

They wear white so that during the match if one player's pants turn yellow the referee can quickly declare the other player a winner.

Answer 9

its a strict code of dress at wimbledon. But white deflects the heat where colours absorb heat

Answer 10

It's tradition, but it is only required at Wimbledon.