Frontenis

Several famous tennis players (Buttlin, Sharp, Crowle, Pérez Verdia, Maldonado, Clifford, etc.)

In the 1960s, Olympic ball was introduced in Mexico, and many Mexican players travelled to Spain to teach the technique.

Frontenis (recognized by the IFBP) started being played in international competitions in 1952, with the First World Championship held in Donostia-San Sebastian (Spain).

Its walls must have signs to establish the distances of service, and to help the player to situate itself in the court.

On its upper rim is located a 10 centimeter wide metallic sheet that signals a ball striking outside of the playable area.

It has 10 centimeter metallic sheets on its rims to give an audible indication of a ball striking outside of the playable area.

These were very heavy and did not provide comfortable play, but they were used for more than thirty years until the great player Jose, the “Poison” Becerra revolutionized the sport.

In the 1990s a Mexican company, “Master Pro”, was created exclusively to manufacture frontenis products.

Later, balls made of oilcloth were imported from England and the United States with the goal of further speeding the game.

During the Second World War, ball imports ceased, and Francisco Beltran was forced to look for substitutes.