What good tennis books have you read, and would recommend?

Question

I've read "Winning Ugly" by Brad Gilbert, and "The Inner Game of Tennis" by Tim Gallwey, and think that they are both great tennis books. Can anyone suggest other good tennis books to read?

Answer 1

Here are a few suggestions;

Bud Collins Modern Encyclopedia of Tennis.-Great basic history of the sport.

Venus Envy by L.Jon Wertheim-about the Williams sisters,and the rest of the women's tour a few years ago.

Topspin,Ups and downs in big-time tennis by Eliot Berry

The Rivals-Johnette Howard-about the great Navratilova-Evert rivalry.This is a very well written book.

Hard Courts by John Feinstein-about the tennis scene in the late eighties.Excellent.

My Life with the Pros by Bud Collins-this is by one of the great tennis writers,and commentators.

Covering the Court by Al Laney-A great recounting of the "Golden Age" of tennis.

The Handbook of Tennis by Paul Douglas-This is out of print,but if you can find a copy,it is a very good instruction book.

These two books are rare,and hard to get,but great.

The Ultimate Tennis Book:500 Years of the Sport by Gianni Clerici-This book is huge,with tons of pictures.

Tennis : A Cultural History by Heiner Gillmeister-This is the single greatest work on the origins of the sport.A real history book.

There are also many player bios of varying quality.

But I think this is a good start for tennis reading.

Best Wishes.

Answer 2

if you likes winning ugly you'll love i've got your back by brad glbert its the second book after winning ugly... its great!

hope i helped!

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