Trailblazers: The Unmatched Story of Ladies’s Tennis
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Legendary tennis participant Billie Jean King particulars the exceptional historical past of ladies’s tennis on this gorgeous version of Trailblazers: The Unmatched Story of Ladies’s Tennis.
In celebration of the Ladies’s Tennis Affiliation’s fiftieth anniversary, this up to date and expanded version—based mostly on the 1988 authentic We Have Come a Lengthy Approach: The Story of Ladies’s Tennis—contains greater than 250 pictures and 33 years’ value of tales about inspiring ladies and their achievements. The e-book arrives 53 years after King and eight different ladies gamers broke with the male tennis institution and launched their very own skilled tour.
With this beautiful, photographically ahead, and deeply shifting ode to ladies’s tennis, King and coauathor Cynthia Star will proceed the exceptional story during which King has performed such an integral position, shedding new mild on boundaries that have been overcome and milestones that have been achieved. Ladies’s tennis as we speak has by no means been extra fashionable throughout the globe and, as this e-book demonstrates, has by no means been extra numerous and inclusive.
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The story of the lengthy, troublesome highway ladies in tennis traveled to attain racial, gender, and monetary fairness of their sport.
Flip by way of the eras of tennis historical past and browse how every technology overcame challenges and cast new paths.
From 1874 to 2022, ladies’s tennis has come a great distance.
Trailblazers: The Unmatched Story of Ladies’s Tennis tells the historical past of the sport and highlights the person tales of decided gamers who effected nice change. In profiles, like those seen above for Althea Gibson and Naomi Osaka, these people are honored for his or her contributions and achievements.
All through the e-book, greater than 250 high-quality pictures are displayed with informative captions.
1. Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, winner of seven Wimbledon singles titles between 1903 and 1914, is proven right here throughout an exhibition match that benefited troopers wounded in World Struggle I.
2. Billie Jean King holding the gorgeous Daphne Akhurst trophy after profitable the Australian ladies’s singles title in 1968.
3. Each paycheck earned on the ladies’s skilled tour developed from this second, when 9 gamers signed 1 greenback contracts with Gladys Heldman in September 1970. Standing, from left, are Valerie Ziegenfuss, myself [Billie Jean King], Nancy Richey, and Peaches Bartkowicz. Seated, from left, are Judy Dalton, Kerry Melville, Rosie Casals, Gladys Heldman, and Kristy Pigeon. Not pictured is Gladys’s daughter, Julie, who additionally signed.
4. On the unveiling of the statue of Althea Gibson on the USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Middle, from left, Renee Blount, Chanda Rubin, Zina Garrison, Sloane Stephens, Billie Jean King, Angela Buxton, Leslie Allen, Katrina Adams, sculptor Eric Goulder, Fran Grey (in wheelchair), Kim Sands, and Patrick Gailbraith.
5. Serena Williams acknowledges the hundreds of followers who cheered mightily for her at Arthur Ashe Stadium throughout her closing look on the 2022 U.S. Open. Serena, who mentioned she would evolve away from her tennis profession someday after the Open, misplaced within the third spherical to a resilient Ajla Tomljanovic of Austrailia, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1.
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Writer : Andrews McMeel Publishing (Might 2, 2023)
Language : English
Hardcover : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 1524878022
ISBN-13 : 978-1524878023
Merchandise Weight : 4.55 kilos
Dimensions : 10.3 x 1.1 x 12.1 inches
Phil Christensen –
Great!
Great telling of an important story
Kris –
History of women’s tennis.
It was very popular for my tennis teams gift exchange.
Linda –
great for tennis fans
What a great tribute to women’s tennis.I enjoyed reading about each decade and the changes it brought to tennis, especially in regards to women.The photos were my favorite part. It brought back so many memories of watching tennis with my dad so many years ago.A good read for any tennis fan. The combination of history and photos would make it a great gift for the woman tennis fan in your life.
MicheleReader –
A must for fans of tennis!
Back in 1988, Billie Jean King and co-author Cynthia Star wrote We Have Come a Long Way: The Story of Women’s Tennis. This terrific telling of the history of women’s tennis was in need of an update. Fans of the game will surely enjoy: Trailblazers: The Unmatched Story of Women’s Tennis.As someone who plays tennis, loves watching tennis and is also a collector of tennis antiques and memorabilia, this book was a real treat. It goes back to the sport’s earliest days and the incredible women who made their mark on tennis. The book begins in 1884. The manner in which the game was played, combined with the clothing and equipment, might surprise readers but the accomplishments of the women in the earliest days of tennis deserve much credit for paving the way for the modern game.All the major women tennis players throughout history are mentioned. Profiles of the leading players detail their interesting backgrounds in addition to their accomplishments. Some, like Billie Jean King, were the true trailblazers, fighting for and achieving equality in many areas of the sport and beyond. The book is fully up to date featuring the current stars of tennis.This is one well-researched, entertaining book. You’re sure to learn things you never knew before. And the many photos are great.
Melanie Batista –
Great overview of women in tennis
Writer Cynthia Starr teams up with tennis great Billie Jean King to create this amazing history of women in tennis. Trailblazers in the sport, this talks about women playing tennis in corsets and petticoats when they were first involved in the sport to current greats such as Venus and Serena Williams. The different eras of women’s tennis are shown as the sport evolved throughout the decades. There is even a spotlight on Billie Jean King herself. It’s an amazing compilation of stories and history and should be an inspiration to all.