Historical Dictionary of Tennis

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Scarecrow Press, 2011 M09 16 - 419 páginas
The sport of tennis has been played in one form or another for more than 800 years. It can trace its roots to games played by monks in the 12th century. Through the years the game has evolved from one in which the ball was struck with the hands to the modern game in which rackets are used to propel the ball in excess of 150 miles per hour. From the sport of the elite to the sport played by elite athletes, tennis has grown immensely in the past 135 years and it remains one of the few sporting pastimes thatis played extensively by people of all ages and all nationalities. The Historical Dictionary of Tennis presents a comprehensive history of the game through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, photos, and over 500 cross-referenceddictionary entries on places, teams, terminology, and people, including Arthur Ashe, Björn Borg, Don Budge, Chris Evert, Roger Federer, Billie Jean King, Rod Laver, Suzanne Lenglen, John McEnroe, Rafael Nadal, Martina Navratilova, and Bill Tilden. Appendixes of the members of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, the Major Championships of Tennis, and the Olympic games are included. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about tennis.
 

Contenido

Introduction
1
A
19
B
35
C
57
D
77
E
93
F
99
G
111
T
277
U
291
V
297
W
301
Y
315
Z
317
International Tennis Hall of Fame Inductees
319
Wimbledon Champions
325

H
127
I
143
J
149
K
155
L
167
M
181
N
199
O
209
Q
229
R
231
S
249
United States NationalOpen Champions
337
French NationalOpen Champions
351
Australian ChampionshipsOpen Champions
361
Davis Cup Champions
371
Wightman Cup Champions
375
Federation Cup Champions
377
Olympic Games Champions
379
Bibliography
391
About the Author
419
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John Grasso is an Olympic historian and Treasurer of the International Society of Olympic Historians.

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