What is the difference between the Open Era and the Golden Era?

Question

i have always heard it used in tennis but i never knew what it meant

Answer 1

the open era started in 1968, and it's still here so tennis right now describes the open era.-

the golden era was before that, and the organization was different: yo had pros and amateurs, and opposite as sounds amateurs played the tournaments of the tour and pros played only exhibitions.-

but here's a link that explains it better than me, hehe, i'm not very good with words :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_...

Answer 2

In 1968, commercial pressures led to the abandonment of the distinction between professionals and amateurs, inaugurating the Open era, in which all players could compete in all tournaments, and top players were able to make their living from tennis. Thus, the open era in tennis began in 1968, when the Grand Slam tournaments, such as Wimbledon, abandoned the longstanding rules of amateurism and allowed professionals to compete. The first Grand Slam tournament to go "open" was the French Open (Roland Garros).

A "golden era" just means a period of good times and results.

The rewards of a golden age in America. The women's final was featured in prime time instead of the men's final. This new Golden Era of Women's sports goes a lot deeper than just tennis. However in the past four years US women have won a world championship or gold medal of some sort in all of those sports. There's never been a time when women's sports were this good.  ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚™Â¥