Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction: Tennis Amateurs and Tennis Professionals
1. Amateur Associations along the American Atlantic Coast
2. The West Coast Game
3. The Cause Célèbre of the Pioneering Professional
4. Depression-Era Developments in Amateur and Professional Tennis
Photo Section 1
5. Wartime Southern California Professionals
6. The Cultural Contexts of Mid-Century Women’s Tennis
7. The “Kramer Karavan”
8. The World Champion from “The Wrong Side of the Tracks"
9. Tennis Opens
Photo Section 2
10. The Rise and Demise of World Championship Tennis
11. The Impact of Sports Agents and Agencies on Professional Tennis
12. Women’s Professional Tennis in the Early Open Era
Conclusion: Professional Tennis as Global Entertainment
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index