women tennis players

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women tennis players

Monica Seles

returning champion
1997
A biography of the Yugoslavian tennis star, who won a Grand Slam title in 1989, and whose career was interrupted by a traumatic attack in which she was stabbed at a match in Germany in 1993.

Billie Jean King

1993
A biography of the former tennis champion who worked hard to achieve respect and equality for women in professional tennis. Includes trivia quizz.

Monica Seles

the comeback kid
1997
Follows the life of the tennis star who became the youngest winner of a Grand Slam title in over 100 years, from her childhood in Yugoslavia through the traumatic attack during at a match in Germany in 1993 to her comeback in 1995.

Steffi Graf

1990
A biography of the West German tennis player who won her first Grand Slam tournament at age seventeen and received the number one ranking in 1987.

Serena Williams

2011
Chronicles the life of tennis star Serena Williams, discussing her childhood, schooling, family life, career successes, difficult times, and other related topics.

Superstars of women's tennis

1997
Profiles some of the stars in the world of women's tennis, including Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, and Monica Seles.

Top 10 women tennis players

1995
Includes profiles of ten of the greatest women tennis players from Althea Gibson to Steffi Graf.

Passing shots

Pam Shriver on tour
1987
A journal covering a year in the life of woman tennis player, Pam Shriver on and off the courts.

We have come a long way

the story of women's tennis
1988
A history of the modern era of women's tennis that began with the original Virginia Slims Tour in the early 1970s.

Monica Seles

1998
A biography of the tennis star known for her two-handed grip who beat the odds after being stabbed in the back at the 1993 Citizen Cup tournament in Hamburg, Germany.

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