Managing Editor: Abigail Lorge Executive Editors: Michael Bevans, Charlie Leerhsen General Manager: Andy Nelson Executive Online Producer: Tino Persico Marketing Director: Lisa Buco Senior Editors: Contributing Editors: Steve Tignor, Sarah Unke, Peter Bodo, Tom Perrotta, Bill Gray, Sarah Thurmond
The magazine was established in May 1965, published out of Chicago with a regional focus.[2] Asher Birnbaum of Skokie, IL was the founder, editor and publisher. The tennis boom of the 1970s resulted in a rapid expansion of the magazine, both in scope and circulation. In addition to top tennis stars, celebrities like Johnny Carson and Farrah Fawcett appeared on the cover.[2] It was owned by Golf Digest / Tennis Magazine and sold to the New York Times Company.
In 2014, publisher and USTA board member Jeff Willams purchased controlling interest in Tennis Media Company, owner of the magazine and its offshoot website.[5] In 2017, Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of Tennis Channel, acquired Tennis Media Company for $8 million, seeking to build synergies between the properties.[6]
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Aside from articles about the most recent events and most active players, the magazine also includes the recent ranking for both ATP and WTA, as well as brief summaries of the future tournaments, their participants and the past winners.
Chris Evert has her own personal section in the magazine—usually the first page—which is called "Chrissie's Page". Aside from Evert, other famous players and coaches also contribute to the magazine, Pete Sampras, Paul Annacone, former coach of Sampras, is the Senior Instruction Editor and Brad Gilbert, former coach of Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick, is Touring Instruction Editor.
"The 40 Greatest Players of the Tennis Era" (2005)edit
In celebration of its 40th anniversary (1965–2005), Tennis published a series rating the 40 best players of those four decades.[7][8]
"The 50 Greatest Players of the Open Era" (2018)edit
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Open Era in tennis (1968–2018), the magazine published a series rating the 50 best players of those five decades (25 men and 25 women).[9]
^ abcTignor, Steve (January 8, 2015). "1965: The TENNIS Era Begins". tennis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
^lazarus, George (December 9, 1998). "Tennis Magazine Hopes Seles Sells New Cover Look". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
^Thomaselli, Rich (October 6, 2003). "Pete Sampras Becomes Part Owner of "Tennis" Magazine". Advertising Age. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
^ abKaplan, Daniel (August 18, 2014). "Tennis' publisher buys firm's controlling stake". Sports Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
^. tennis.com. Archived from the original on 2006-11-12. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
^"The 50 greatest players of the Open Era". Tennis,com.
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Tennis is a U S print sports magazine devoted to the sport of tennis It is published eight months per year and operates a website Tennis com TennisCover of Jan Feb 2015 issue featuring Eugenie BouchardEditor in chiefJames MartinStaff writersStaffManaging Editor Abigail LorgeExecutive Editors Michael Bevans Charlie LeerhsenGeneral Manager Andy NelsonExecutive Online Producer Tino PersicoMarketing Director Lisa BucoSenior Editors Contributing Editors Steve Tignor Sarah Unke Peter Bodo Tom Perrotta Bill Gray Sarah ThurmondCategoriesSports magazineFrequencyMonthly 8 per year PublisherChris EvertGroup Jeff WilliamsTotal circulation June 2012 601 090 1 First issueMay 1965 2 CompanySinclair Broadcast GroupCountryUSABased inNew York NYLanguageEnglishWebsitewww wbr tennis wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Content 3 The 40 Greatest Players of the Tennis Era 2005 4 The 50 Greatest Players of the Open Era 2018 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe magazine was established in May 1965 published out of Chicago with a regional focus 2 Asher Birnbaum of Skokie IL was the founder editor and publisher The tennis boom of the 1970s resulted in a rapid expansion of the magazine both in scope and circulation In addition to top tennis stars celebrities like Johnny Carson and Farrah Fawcett appeared on the cover 2 It was owned by Golf Digest Tennis Magazine and sold to the New York Times Company Miller Publishing bought the magazine in 1997 from The New York Times Company 3 It brought on two retired champions as part owners and contributors first Chris Evert in 2000 then Pete Sampras in 2003 4 In the early 2010s the circulation was 600 000 subscriptions the majority of which were purchased by the United States Tennis Association USTA for its members 1 5 In 2014 publisher and USTA board member Jeff Willams purchased controlling interest in Tennis Media Company owner of the magazine and its offshoot website 5 In 2017 Sinclair Broadcast Group owner of Tennis Channel acquired Tennis Media Company for 8 million seeking to build synergies between the properties 6 Content editAside from articles about the most recent events and most active players the magazine also includes the recent ranking for both ATP and WTA as well as brief summaries of the future tournaments their participants and the past winners Chris Evert has her own personal section in the magazine usually the first page which is called Chrissie s Page Aside from Evert other famous players and coaches also contribute to the magazine Pete Sampras Paul Annacone former coach of Sampras is the Senior Instruction Editor and Brad Gilbert former coach of Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick is Touring Instruction Editor The 40 Greatest Players of the Tennis Era 2005 editIn celebration of its 40th anniversary 1965 2005 Tennis published a series rating the 40 best players of those four decades 7 8 nbsp Pete Sampras nbsp nbsp Martina Navratilova nbsp Steffi Graf nbsp Chris Evert nbsp Bjorn Borg nbsp Margaret Court nbsp Jimmy Connors nbsp Rod Laver nbsp Billie Jean King nbsp nbsp Ivan Lendl nbsp John McEnroe nbsp Andre Agassi nbsp nbsp nbsp Monica Seles nbsp Stefan Edberg nbsp Mats Wilander nbsp John Newcombe nbsp Serena Williams nbsp Boris Becker nbsp Roger Federer nbsp Ken Rosewall nbsp Roy Emerson nbsp Martina Hingis nbsp Evonne Goolagong nbsp Guillermo Vilas nbsp Venus Williams nbsp Jim Courier nbsp Arantxa Sanchez Vicario nbsp Ilie Năstase nbsp Lindsay Davenport nbsp Arthur Ashe nbsp Justine Henin nbsp Tracy Austin nbsp nbsp Hana Mandlikova nbsp Lleyton Hewitt nbsp Stan Smith nbsp Jennifer Capriati nbsp Gustavo Kuerten nbsp Virginia Wade nbsp Patrick Rafter nbsp Gabriela Sabatini The 50 Greatest Players of the Open Era 2018 editIn celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Open Era in tennis 1968 2018 the magazine published a series rating the 50 best players of those five decades 25 men and 25 women 9 Active players are marked in boldface Men 1 nbsp Roger Federer 2 nbsp Rod Laver 3 nbsp Rafael Nadal 4 nbsp Pete Sampras 5 nbsp Novak Djokovic 6 nbsp Bjorn Borg 7 nbsp Ken Rosewall 8 nbsp nbsp Ivan Lendl 9 nbsp John McEnroe 10 nbsp Jimmy Connors 11 nbsp Andre Agassi 12 nbsp Mats Wilander 13 nbsp Boris Becker 14 nbsp Stefan Edberg 15 nbsp John Newcombe 16 nbsp Guillermo Vilas 17 nbsp Jim Courier 18 nbsp Andy Murray 19 nbsp Ilie Năstase 20 nbsp Arthur Ashe 21 nbsp Gustavo Kuerten 22 nbsp Lleyton Hewitt 23 nbsp Stan Smith 24 nbsp Stan Wawrinka 25 nbsp Andy Roddick Women 1 nbsp Serena Williams 2 nbsp Steffi Graf 3 nbsp nbsp Martina Navratilova 4 nbsp Margaret Court 5 nbsp Chris Evert 6 nbsp Billie Jean King 7 nbsp nbsp nbsp Monica Seles 8 nbsp Venus Williams 9 nbsp Justine Henin 10 nbsp Evonne Goolagong 11 nbsp Martina Hingis 12 nbsp Maria Sharapova 13 nbsp Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 14 nbsp Kim Clijsters 15 nbsp Lindsay Davenport 16 nbsp Virginia Wade 17 nbsp Jennifer Capriati 18 nbsp Tracy Austin 19 nbsp nbsp Hana Mandlikova 20 nbsp Gabriela Sabatini 21 nbsp Amelie Mauresmo 22 nbsp Victoria Azarenka 23 nbsp Angelique Kerber 24 nbsp Caroline Wozniacki 25 nbsp Na LiSee also edit nbsp Tennis portalInside Tennis Tennis WeekReferences edit a b eCirc for Consumer Magazines Alliance for Audited Media June 30 2012 Retrieved December 2 2012 a b c Tignor Steve January 8 2015 1965 The TENNIS Era Begins tennis com Retrieved July 23 2017 lazarus George December 9 1998 Tennis Magazine Hopes Seles Sells New Cover Look Chicago Tribune Tribune Publishing Retrieved March 1 2017 Thomaselli Rich October 6 2003 Pete Sampras Becomes Part Owner of Tennis Magazine Advertising Age Retrieved 19 September 2011 a b Kaplan Daniel August 18 2014 Tennis publisher buys firm s controlling stake Sports Business Journal American City Business Journals Retrieved March 1 2017 Marszalek Diana March 1 2017 Sinclair Buys Tennis Magazine Broadcasting amp Cable NewBay Media Retrieved March 8 2017 culminating in the November December 2005 issue 40 Greatest Players of the Tennis Era tennis com Archived from the original on 2006 11 12 Retrieved 2017 06 10 The 50 greatest players of the Open Era Tennis com External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tennis magazine amp oldid 1182689321, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
