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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827289803321

Autore

Grasso John

Titolo

Historical dictionary of tennis / / John Grasso

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-22458-5

9786613224583

0-8108-7490-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (445 p.)

Collana

Historical dictionaries of sports

Disciplina

796.342

Soggetti

Tennis - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Appendix A: International Tennis Hall of Fame Inductees; Appendix B: Wimbledon Champions; Appendix C: United States National/Open Champions; Appendix D: French National/Open Champions; Appendix E: Australian Championships/Open Champions; Appendix F: Davis Cup Champions; Appendix G: Wightman Cup Champions; Appendix H: Federation Cup Champions; Appendix I: Olympic Games Champions; Bibliography; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

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-referenced dictionary 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 Fa