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SECTION I Tennis Year-by-year 1
1 Roots of the Game 3
2 Golden Age 17
1919 Bonjour Suzanne! 18
1920 Big Bill Tilden Makes His Mark 20
1921 Leglen's Default to Mallory Causes Stir 22
1922 A New Site for Wimbledon, Lenglen Avenges 24
1923 Wightman Cup Christens New Stadium at Forest Hills 26
1924 Tennis Gains a French Accent 28
1925 Lenglen, Lacoste A Dynamic Duo 30
1926 Lenglen Beats Wills in Historic Cannes Showdown 32
1927 Viva la France! France Wins Davis Cup 35
1928 Goland Garros Debut, Wills Takes Three 37
1929 Tilden Wins "Geezer's Gala" For Seventh U.S. Title 39
1930 Curtain Call for the Tilden Era 41
1931 The Wimbledon Final That Was Never Played 43
1932 Vines Wins Wimbledon, U.S. Titles 45
1933 A Tainted Win for Jacobs, A Near Slam for Crawford 48
1934 Perry Nets Three Majors 51
1935 Jacobs Loses Wimbledon Heartbreaker 53
1936 Perry Exits With Third Wimbledon Title 55
1937 A Davis Cup Classic: Budge vs. von Cramm 58
1938 Budge Births the Grand Slam 61
1939 A Hustler Collects Big 64
1940 Marble Rolls to Perfect 83-0 Mark 67
1941 Riggs Back On Top, Jacobs Bows Out 69
1942 Despite War, The Show Goes On 71
1943 First---and Last---Title For Joe Hunt 73
1944 Parker, Betz Reign Supreme 75
1945 A Mom and Champ, Cooke Follows Hazel 77
3 Game Divided 79
1946 Advantage U.S. As Game Revives 80
1947 A Banner Year For Jack Kramer 83
1948 Young Pancho Wins Forest Hills 86
1949 Gorgeous Gussy Shocks Wimbledon 89
1950 Gibson Breaks Color Barrier 92
1951 Sedgman and McGregor Net Doubles Grand Slam 95
1952 Sedgman Plays Major Finals Across The Board 98
1953 Invincible Connolly Wins Grand Slam 100
1954 Triumph, Tragedy for Little Mo 103
1955 An Epic Year For Trabert 105
1956 A Near Slam For Hoad, Gibson Wins French Title 107
1957 Gibson Reigns Supreme 109
1958 Cooper Corrals Three Majors 112
1959 A Latin Beat Wafts Through Majors 115
1960 Maggie and "The Rocket" Win First Majors 117
1961 Mortimer Carriers Flag For British Women 120
1962 Laver Nets Slam, Maggie Falls Short 123
1963 Emmo Revs it Up, Fed Cup Born 126
1964 Emmo Beats Stolle in Three Major Finals 129
1965 Santana Wins Forest Hills But Aussies Rule Elsewhere 132
1966 Unseeded Stolle Wins U.S. Title As Parity Prevails 135
1967 Newcombe, King Closing Monarchs of Amateur Era 138
4 Open Era 143
1968 Laver, Ashe Excel As Open Era Dawns 144
1969 Laver Nets Second Slam 149
1970 Maggie Finally Claims Her Slam 153
1971 King The Catalyst For Women's Tour 158
1972 Smith Edges Nastase At Wimbledon, Davis Cup 163
1973 Billie Beats Bobbyln Battle of the Sexes 167
1974 Connors Rides Tennis Boom 172
1975 Wimbledon Magic For Ashe 176
1976 Connors Back On Top, Renee Comes Out 181
1977 Jimbo, Vilas, Borg Battle for No. 1 186
1978 U.S. Open Gets A New Home 191
1979 Austin, 16, Becomes Youngest U.S. Champ 196
1980 Borg vs. McEnroe---A Match for the Ages 200
1981 Last Major for Borg, Mac Reaches No. 1 204
1982 Jimbo, Chrissie Go Dancing Again 209
1983 Martina Almost Perfect, Noah Creates French Frenzy 214
1984 A Vintage Year for McEnroe 219
1985 Wunderkind Boris Wows Wimbledon 224
1986 A Prague Summer All Over the World 229
1987 Lendle and Navratilova Continue Title Collections 234
1988 Steffi Scales Peak with Golden Slam 239
1989 Evert Bids Adieu 244
1990 Martina Wins Ninth Wimbledon 249
1991 Seles Slams Three Majors 254
1992 Courler Delivers 259
1993 Attack on Seles Mars Year 264
1994 A French-U.S. Double for Arantxa 268
1995 Simply The Best Sampras vs. Agassi 272
1996 A Wimbledon Surprise, Agassi Wins Olympic Gold 277
1997 16-Year-Old Hingis Takes Three Majors 282
1998 Sampras Earns Year-End No. 1 For Sixth Time 285
1999 Agassi, Graf Headliners On and Off The Court 289
2000 Sampras Wins Record 13th Major, Venus Is Golden 294
2001 Caprlati is comeback Kid 298
2002 Sampras Goes Out in Style 302
2003 Roddick Takes The Torch, A Serena Slam Is Conceived 307
2004 King Roger Ascends The Throne 311
2005 Vamos Rafa 316
2006 Allez Amelie 321
2007 U.S. Ends Davis Cup Drought 325
2008 Whither Goest Roger? 330
2009 Federer Makes History 333
SECTION II The Major Championships 337
5 The Majors and The Grand Slam 339
The Grand Slams 341
Triplers 344
All-Time Major Champions - Men 346
All-Time Major Champions - Women 347
All-Time Major Champions - Records 348
6 Australian Championships 355
Australian Championships-Tournament Results 357
Australian Championships-Records 378
7 French Championships 384
French Championships-Tournament Results 386
French Championships-Records 405
8 Wimbledon 412
Wimbledon-Tournament Results 414
Wimbledon-Records 442
9 U.S. Championships 452
U.S. Championships-Tournament Results 454
U.S. Championships-Records 484
SECTION III International Play 493
10 Davis Cup 495
Davis Cup Champions 497
Davis Cup Records 507
11 Federation/Fed Cup 511
Fed Cup Champions 512
Fed Cup Records 516
12 Olympic Games 518
Olympic Results 520
Olympic Records 525
13 Wightman Cup 528
Wightman Cup Champions 529
SECTION IV Biographies 535
14 International Tennis Hall Of Fame 537
Hall of Fame 540
En Route to Hall Of Fame 666
15 Current Elite 672
16 They Also Served 682
SECTION V Tours, Rankings and Other Championships 713
17 Ranking Histories 715
World Top 10 Rankings 716
No. 1 ATP Ranking History 727
No. 1 WTA Ranking History 728
18 General Records 729
19 Other Big Events 737
The Coast to Coast Double: Indian Wells and Key Biscayne 738
Itallan Championships 740
Hopman Cup 742
Wold Team Tennis 744
20 Year-End Championships 745
Grand Prix Masters/ATP World Championship/Tennis Masters Cup 746
WTA Championships 747
Year-End Doubles Championships 748
World Championship Tennis (WCT) Finals 750
The Grand Slam Cup 750
21 Pro Tennis in the Pre-Open Era 751
US Pro Championships 752
London Pro and French Pro Championships 754
One-Night Stands of the Bygone Pros 755
Index 757
Major Championship Singles Final Scrolls 787
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