Tennis is my racket

Riggs, Bobby

Published by London: Stanley Paul, 1949

About this Item

Riggs, Bobby. Tennis is my racket. First edition. London: Stanley Paul, 1949. Hardback, VG in fair, unclipped, dustjacket with shelfwear to all edges, some small tears and scratches and a little colour loss. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Binding strong and tight. Frontispiece b/w photograph. 144pp., 22 b/w photographs. Contents clean and bright. Robert Riggs (February 25, 1918 October 25, 1995) was an American tennis champion who was the World No. 1 amateur in 1939 and World No. 1 professional in 1946 and 1947. He played his first professional tennis match on December 26, 1941. As a 21-year-old amateur in 1939, Riggs won the singles title at Wimbledon, the U.S. National Championships (now U.S. Open), and was runner-up at the French Championships. He was U.S. champion again in 1941, after a runner-up finish the year before. At the 1939 Wimbledon Championships he also won the Men's Doubles and the Mixed Doubles. After retirement from his pro career, Riggs became well known as a hustler and gambler. He organized numerous exhibition challenges, inviting active and retired tennis pros to participate. In September 1973, at age 55, he held one such event against the then current women's champion Billie Jean King, which he lost. Their prime time "Battle of the Sexes" match remains one of the most famous tennis events of all time, with a $100,000 ($583,000 today) winner-take-all prize. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tennis is my racket
• Publisher: London: Stanley Paul
• Publication Date: 1949
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair