光復初期台灣網球運動發展之研究（1945-1949）

The development of tennis in Taiwan in the beginning of retrocession (1945-1949)

近年來，透過傳播媒體的報導，網球運動在台灣相當盛行。而台灣網球運動發展，尤其光復之初網球運動發展過程，究竟如何？目前尚無詳實的論述，故引發筆者的研究動機。目的：在了解台灣光復初期網球運動發展背景，並探討網球運動在台灣發展情形，探究的內容包含時代背景、推展組織、及比賽等。研究範圍則從1945年台灣光復至1949年國民政府遷台為止。方法：以文獻分析法，蒐集彙整相關資料加以分析，因部分文獻資料難以找尋所以無法得窺全貌，是本文之限制。結果：1946年第一屆省運會網球比賽中，只有硬式網球比賽，所以從此之後，台灣便正式有了「軟式網球」、「硬式網球」的分別。1948年台灣省體育會網球協會成立，是光復初期臺灣專責推動網球運動的組織，成立之時同時併含了「硬式網球」、及「軟式網球」兩種球類，當時的軟式網球會員比硬式網球的會員多，硬式網球推展工作是非常艱辛的。結論：由於光復初期經濟凋蔽、通貨膨脹，硬式網球運動球具必須仰賴進口，價格也顯得昂貴，場地也非常缺乏發展較緩。因為軟式網球運動在日據時代留下基礎，所以當時一般民眾仍比較喜歡花費較少的軟式網球。

This study is conducted in view of the prevalence of tennis in Taiwan. There are by far few discussions on its development since the beginning of Taiwan's Retrocession. Purpose: To examine the background of development of tennis in the beginning of Taiwan's Retrocession and investigate its status of development. The scope of this study covers the period from 1945 to 1949. Methods: Literature analysis was made upon collection of information about historical background, tennis promoting organizations and tennis matches. A complete analysis could not be made as there were few documents found. Conclusion: Amid recession and inflation of the economy in the beginning of Taiwan's Retrocession, the development of hard tennis was difficult in the lack of courts and expensive imports, like rackets and balls. Compared with hard tennis, soft tennis match was more popular during the Japanese colonization. In the tennis match of The First Taiwan Provincial Athletic Meet, only hard tennis matches were held; afterwards, hard tennis and soft tennis formally appeared as individual sports in Taiwan. The Tennis Association of the Physical Education Department in Taiwan was established in 1948. The number of soft tennis members exceeded that of hard tennis members during this period. In sum, it was difficult to promote hard tennis in those days.