Trailblazers : the unmatched story of women's tennis / Billie Jean King with Cynthia Starr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

King, Billie Jean, author.

Starr, Cynthia (Journalist), author.

Contributor:

King, Billie Jean.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tennis--History.

Tennis.

Women tennis players.

Sports for women.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

319 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : ANDREWS MCMEEL, 2023.

Kansas City, Missouri : Andrews McMeel Publishing, [2023]

Summary:

"In celebration of the Women's Tennis Association's 50th anniversary, this updated and expanded edition--based on the 1988 original We Have Come a Long Way: The Story of Women's Tennis--includes more than 250 photographs and 33 years' worth of stories about inspiring women and their achievements. The book arrives 53 years after King and eight other women players broke with the male tennis establishment and launched their own professional tour. With this gorgeous, photographically forward, and deeply moving ode to women's tennis, King and coauathor Cynthia Star will continue the remarkable story in which King has played such an integral role, shedding new light on barriers that were overcome and milestones that were achieved. Women's tennis today has never been more popular across the globe and, as this book demonstrates, has never been more diverse and inclusive."--Amazon.com.

Contents:

Origins 1874-1914

The incomparable years 1915-1940

The war years 1940-1950

The achievers 1950-1958

Tennis says yes! to the pros 1959-1969

Birth of a pro tour 1970-1973

Growing pleasures, growing pains 1974-1981

New money begets new athletes 1982-2000

Venus, Serena, and the world 2001-2022

2022 and beyond.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Related Work:

King, Billie Jean. We have come a long way.

ISBN:

9781524878023

1524878022

OCLC:

1372440578

Publisher Number:

99994215947