tennis players

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tennis players

Martina Navratilova

1985
A biography of the tennis player, originally from Czechoslovakia, who was ranked as the top woman tennis player in the world in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 1983, and has become the highest-paid woman athlete in history.

Bud Collins' modern encyclopedia of tennis

1994
Traces the history of tennis, lists the annual results of major tournaments, and discusses the Hall of Fame, official rules, equipment, and tennis officials. Black and white photographs show some of the players in action.

Jennifer Capriati, teenage tennis star

1993
Traces the tennis career of the young American player who made her professional debut at age thirteen.

Tracy Austin, teen tennis champion

1980
A biography of the tennis player who won the 98th annual U.S. Open Tennis Championship in 1979.

Martina Navratilova, tennis power

1986
A biography emphasizing the childhood and youth of the women's tennis champion who defected from Czechoslovakia in 1975.

Andre Agassi

reaching the top--again
1997
A biography of the talented and colorful tennis player who won the Wimbledon championship in 1992 and earned the number one ranking in 1995.

Monica Seles

the comeback kid
1997
Follows the life of the tennis star who became the youngest winner of a Grand Slam title in over 100 years, from her childhood in Yugoslavia through the traumatic attack during at a match in Germany in 1993 to her comeback in 1995.

Martina Navratilova

1995
A biography of tennis great Martina Navratilova, who won a record nine Wimbledon championships and who became an outspoken advocate for the gay rights movement.

Tennis

victory for Venus Williams
2006
Chronicles the life and career of tennis player Venus Williams, in simple text with illustrations, providing information on her early life, her introduction to tennis, her championships, and more.

Pete Sampras

strokes of genius
2000
A biography of the professional tennis player, discussing his childhood, Grand Slam championships, personal tragedies, goals, and behavior on the court.

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