women tennis players

A biography of Serena Williams.

Looks at the lives and careers of African American tennis players Serena and Venus Williams, focusing on how their playing in the 2001 U.S. Open tennis match against each other was able to help with the African American equal rights cause.

Learn about Billie Jean King, the famous tennis player who was instrumental in moving tennis into the modern era for women.

Describes the lives of tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams from birth to becoming champions.

A brief look at the tennis career of the young woman who won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments in 1997.

Thirteen-year-old tennis champion Rosie Ferguson, her mother Elizabeth, and her stepfather James, all struggle with their own heartbreaks along the road to becoming a united family.

Relates the story of the Yugoslavian-born tennis player who made a comeback after being stabbed in 1993.

The Grand Slam and Olympic champion traces her rise from a disadvantaged childhood to one of the world's top women tennis players, discussing her battles with racism, the injuries that threatened her career, and her current roles as a philanthropist and media personality.