Women Tennis Stars: Biographies and Records of Champions, 1800s to Today - Softcover

Phillips, Dennis J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786469293 ISBN 13: 9780786469291

Publisher: McFarland, 2012

Synopsis

From forehands to fashions, this book covers the careers of 35 champions who made significant contributions to the sport both on and off the court. Suzanne Lenglen, Helen Wills Moody, Maureen Connolly, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Venus and Serena Williams, and others are listed chronologically. Photographs, statistics and records of each player are included, as well as results of all the Grand Slams and the Fed Cup, Olympic Games, Wightman Cup, and Hopman Cup competitions.

The author is donating all royalties to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the grassroots network dedicated to the fight against breast cancer.

About this title

About the Author:

Dennis J. Phillips is a member of the library faculty at Pennsylvania State University and the library director at Penn State Lehigh Valley. He is the author of other books about tennis and golf.

Review:

"In 2007, when the All England Tennis Club presented Venus Williams with her prize for winning her fourth singles Wimbledon championship, the most prestigious of tennis tournaments became the last of the Grand Slam venues to award a woman player the same prize money as its men's champion. After more than a century of competition, women's tennis was finally approaching an equal footing with its male equivalents. The achievement of such gender parity had much to do with the 35 careers chronicled in this new biographical dictionary of women's tennis. From Lottie Dod to Justine Henin, these champions have commanded respect on and off the court. Tennis coach and librarian Dennis Phillips profiles a selection top-ranked players and Grand Slam champions. His sketches detail each player's training, playing style, career records and notable matches. Contributions off the court are also noted. Other highlights include career rankings, major tournament wins and significant honors. Each entry also provides quotes and a list of books about the player. Coverage ranges from the pioneering Dorothea Douglass and Molla Mallory to current powerhouses Martina Hingis and Serena Williams. Other notable players include Suzanne Lenglen, Althea Gibson, Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf. The individual biographies are supplemented by a substantial number of statistics. The section includes final round results for women's and mixed doubles of the Grand Slam tournaments as well as the Olympic Games and the Fed, Wightman and Hopman Cups. Another section provides annual rankings of top women players from 1913 through 2007. A selection of appendices list hall of fame inductees, earnings records and birthdates. Phillips concludes with a history of women's tennis fashions. This useful volume will find eager readers in high school, public and academic libraries." --John R.M. Lawrence, Reference Reviews

"Highly recommended." --Booklist

"Long overdue...a welcome addition...easily recommended." --American Reference Books Review

About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0786469293
• ISBN 13: 9780786469291
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 270