테니스의 문화접변 －연식정구에서 경식정구(테니스)로(1945∼1970년대)－

Abstract

This article analyzes the acculturation of tennis in Korea after liberation. The acculturation of tennis changed from soft tennis to lawn tennis and the specific process was as follows. The old equilibrium was soft tennis that was settled in colonial Korea under Japanese Imperialism, and soft tennis was a domestic sport mainly played in Japan and colonial Korea by some Japanese resided in Korea and Koreans. Shortly after liberation in 1945 the partial decline began due to the need to participation in international conventions and liquidation of remnants of Japanese imperialism. In order to stop the partial decline, the lawn tennis was spread and presented as an element of foreign culture from the United States and it was accepted in the mid-1950s. The accepted lawn tennis faced full- fledged resistance with criticism of weak international competitiveness, opposition to conversion, etc. To overcome the resistance, active international stage advancement, good performance there, development and dissemination of domestic balls were achieved, which is a reinterpretation of the meaning of the cultural element of tennis. By the mid-1970s, tennis was restructured and became the new equilibrium into an international sport that secured a large number of athletes and general hobbyists nationwide and participated in international competitions as well as domestic competitions.