It derives from sphairistikè (Ancient Greek meaning "the art of playing ball"), the term originally given to lawn tennis by Walter Clopton Wingfield.
Play takes place using all the basics of lawn tennis and the same scoring system, with the addition of side and back walls.
As in real tennis, there is a penthouse, used throughout the game as a playing surface and on which the service has to land to start each point.
On July 13, 2024 Adrian Chivers and Hugh Richman retained their title as World Doubles Champions at the Hartham Park stické court.
A book The Rise and Fall of Sticke Tennis 1874-1939 by Nigel Courtenay à Brassard, was published by Ronaldson Publications in 2017, and republished in 2024.