Tennis: A History from American Amateurs to Global Professionals

by Gregory Ruth

Book Overview

Analyzing how tennis turned pro

The arrival of the Open era in 1968 was a watershed in the history of tennis--the year that marked its advent as a professionalized sport. Merging wide-angle history with individual stories of players and off-the-court figures, Greg Ruth charts tennis's evolution into the game we watch today. His vivid account moves from the cloistered world of nineteenth-century lawn tennis through the longtime amateur-professional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252085884
• ISBN13: 9780252085888
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"