Women Tennis Stars: Biographies and Records of Champions, 1800s to Today
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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. The book features photographs, statistics and records of each player, 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. Reference Reviews 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
Acknowledgments viiForeword Bud Collins 1Preface 3I Profiles of ChampionsCharlotte Dod 7Dorothea Katherine Douglass Lambert Chambers 9Anna Margarethe Bjurstedt Mallory 12May Godfray Sutton Bundy 15Hazel Virginia Hotchkiss Wightman 18Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen 21Helen Newington Wills Moody Roark 24Helen Hull Jacobs 28Alice Marble 32Margaret Evelyn Osborne duPont 36Pauline May Betz Addie 40Althea Louise Brough Clapp 43Doris Jane Hart 46Shirley June Fry Irvin 50Althea Gibson 53Maureen Catherine Connolly Brinker 57Darlene Ruth Hard 60Maria Ester Andion Bueno 64Margaret Smith Court 68Billie Jean Moffitt King 73Sarah Virginia Wade 78Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley 81Christine Marie Evert 85Martina Navratilova 90Hana Mandlikova 96Tracy Austin 100Jana Novotna 104Steffi Graf 107Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 111Monica Seles 116Lindsay Davenport 120Venus Williams 125Martina Hingis 130Serena Williams 134Justine Henin 140II RecordsThe Grand Slams 147The Australian Championships 147The French Championships 156The Wimbledon Championships 164The United States Championships 175The Fed Cup 190The Olympic Games 197The Wightman Cup 201The Hopman Cup 211III RankingsUSTA Top 10 Women's Singles Rankings 217WTA Season-Ending Top 10 Singles Rankings 230World Rankings 235Appendices:A Career Earnings of Women Tennis Stars 247B Open Era Player Records of Women Tennis Stars 248C Chronology of Women Tennis Stars by Year of Birth 249D ITF World Champions 250E Women Tennis Stars Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame by Year 251F A BriefHistory of Women's Tennis Fashion 252Index 259
