Tennis (magazine)

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Tennis magazine cover.jpg
Cover of Jan/Feb 2015 issue featuring Eugenie Bouchard
Editor-in-chiefJames Martin
Staff writers
Staff
Managing Editor: Abigail Lorge
Executive Editors: Michael Bevans, Charlie Leerhsen
General Manager: Andy Nelson
Executive Online Producer: Tino Persico
Marketing Director: Lisa Buco
Senior Editors:
Contributing Editors: Steve Tignor, Sarah Unke, Peter Bodo, Tom Perrotta, Bill Gray, Sarah Thurmond
Categories Sports magazine
FrequencyMonthly (8 per year)
Publisher Chris Evert
Group: Jeff Williams
Total circulation
(June 2012)
601,090 [1]
First issueMay 1965 [2]
Company Sinclair Broadcast Group
CountryUSA
Based inNew York, NY
LanguageEnglish
Website www.tennis.com

Tennis is a U.S. print sports magazine devoted to the sport of tennis. It is published eight months per year, and operates a website, Tennis.com.

Contents

History

The magazine was established in May 1965, published out of Chicago with a regional focus. [2] Asher Birnbaum of Skokie, IL was the founder, editor and publisher. The tennis boom of the 1970s resulted in a rapid expansion of the magazine, both in scope and circulation. In addition to top tennis stars, celebrities like Johnny Carson and Farrah Fawcett appeared on the cover. [2] It was owned by Golf Digest / Tennis Magazine and sold to the New York Times Company.

Miller Publishing bought the magazine in 1997 from The New York Times Company. [3] It brought on two retired champions as part owners and contributors: first Chris Evert in 2000 then Pete Sampras in 2003. [4] In the early 2010s the circulation was 600,000 subscriptions, the majority of which were purchased by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) for its members. [1] [5]

In 2014, publisher and USTA board member Jeff Willams purchased controlling interest in Tennis Media Company, owner of the magazine and its offshoot website. [5] In 2017, Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of Tennis Channel, acquired Tennis Media Company for $8 million, seeking to build synergies between the properties. [6]

Content

Aside from articles about the most recent events and most active players, the magazine also includes the recent ranking for both ATP and WTA, as well as brief summaries of the future tournaments, their participants and the past winners.

Chris Evert has her own personal section in the magazine—usually the first page—which is called "Chrissie's Page". Aside from Evert, other famous players and coaches also contribute to the magazine, Pete Sampras, Paul Annacone, former coach of Sampras, is the Senior Instruction Editor and Brad Gilbert, former coach of Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick, is Touring Instruction Editor.

"The 40 Greatest Players of the Tennis Era" (2005)

In celebration of its 40th anniversary (1965–2005), Tennis published a series rating the 40 best players of those four decades. [7] [8]

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
  3. Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert
  5. Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg
  6. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors
  8. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver
  9. Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King
  10. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of the United States.svg Ivan Lendl
  11. Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
  12. Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi
  13. Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles
  14. Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg
  15. Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander
  16. Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe
  17. Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
  18. Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker
  19. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
  20. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Rosewall
  21. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson
  22. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
  23. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong
  24. Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Vilas
  25. Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
  26. Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier
  27. Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  28. Flag of Romania.svg Ilie Năstase
  29. Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
  30. Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe
  31. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin
  32. Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin
  33. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hana Mandlíková
  34. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt
  35. Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith
  36. Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Capriati
  37. Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten
  38. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade
  39. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter
  40. Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini

"The 50 Greatest Players of the Open Era" (2018)

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Open Era in tennis (1968–2018), the magazine published a series rating the 50 best players of those five decades (25 men and 25 women). [9]

See also

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