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

by Dennis J. Phillips

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786469291
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	05/04/2012
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	270
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Foreword Bud Collins 1

Preface 3

I Profiles of Champions

Charlotte Dod 7

Dorothea Katherine Douglass Lambert Chambers 9

Anna Margarethe Bjurstedt Mallory 12

May Godfray Sutton Bundy 15

Hazel Virginia Hotchkiss Wightman 18

Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen 21

Helen Newington Wills Moody Roark 24

Helen Hull Jacobs 28

Alice Marble 32

Margaret Evelyn Osborne duPont 36

Pauline May Betz Addie 40

Althea Louise Brough Clapp 43

Doris Jane Hart 46

Shirley June Fry Irvin 50

Althea Gibson 53

Maureen Catherine Connolly Brinker 57

Darlene Ruth Hard 60

Maria Ester Andion Bueno 64

Margaret Smith Court 68

Billie Jean Moffitt King 73

Sarah Virginia Wade 78

Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley 81

Christine Marie Evert 85

Martina Navratilova 90

Hana Mandlikova 96

Tracy Austin 100

Jana Novotna 104

Steffi Graf 107

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 111

Monica Seles 116

Lindsay Davenport 120

Venus Williams 125

Martina Hingis 130

Serena Williams 134

Justine Henin 140

II Records

The Grand Slams

The Australian Championships 147

The French Championships 156

The Wimbledon Championships 164

The United States Championships 175

The Fed Cup 190

The Olympic Games 197

The Wightman Cup 201

The Hopman Cup 211

III Rankings

USTA Top 10 Women's Singles Rankings 217

WTA Season-Ending Top 10 Singles Rankings 230

World Rankings 235

Appendices

A Career Earnings of Women Tennis Stars 247

B Open Era Player Records of Women Tennis Stars 248

C Chronology of Women Tennis Stars by Year of Birth 249

D ITF World Champions 250

E Women Tennis Stars Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame by Year 251

F A Brief History of Women's Tennis Fashion 252

Index 259

What People are Saying About This

John R.M. Lawrence

this useful volume will find eager readers in high school, public and academic libraries
— Reference Reviews

Editorial Reviews

highly recommended”—Booklist; “long overdue...a welcome addition...easily recommended”—ARBA; “this useful volume will find eager readers in high school, public and academic libraries”—John R.M. Lawrence, Reference Reviews.

From the Publisher

highly recommended

Booklist/RBB

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, wome'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 andbirthdates. Phillips concludes with a history of women's tennis fashions. This useful volume will find eager readers in high school, public and academic libraries.
حJohn R.M. Lawrence

Reference Reviews

"this useful volume will find eager readers in high school, public and academic libraries"

Reference Reviews - John R.M. Lawrence

long overdue...a welcome addition...easily recommended

ARBA

highly recommended

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