Tennis (magazine)


Tennis is a U.S. sports magazine devoted to the sport of tennis. The print magazine is published eight months per-year, while the magazine also operates a website, Tennis.com.

History

The magazine was established in May 1965, published out of Chicago with a regional focus. 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. 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. It brought on two retired champions as part owners and contributors: first Chris Evert in 2000 then Pete Sampras in 2003. In the early 2010s the circulation was 600,000 subscriptions, the majority of which were purchased by the United States Tennis Association for its members.
In 2014, publisher and USTA board member Jeff Willams purchased controlling interest in Tennis Media Company, owner of the magazine and its offshoot website. In 2017, Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of Tennis Channel, acquired Tennis Media Company for $8 million, seeking to build synergies between the properties.

Content

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)

In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Tennis published a series rating the 40 best players of those four decades.
  1. Pete Sampras
  2. Martina Navratilova
  3. Steffi Graf
  4. Chris Evert
  5. Björn Borg
  6. Margaret Court
  7. Jimmy Connors
  8. Rod Laver
  9. Billie Jean King
  10. Ivan Lendl
  11. John McEnroe
  12. Andre Agassi
  13. Monica Seles
  14. Stefan Edberg
  15. Mats Wilander
  16. John Newcombe
  17. Serena Williams
  18. Boris Becker
  19. Roger Federer
  20. Ken Rosewall
  21. Roy Emerson
  22. Martina Hingis
  23. Evonne Goolagong
  24. Guillermo Vilas
  25. Venus Williams
  26. Jim Courier
  27. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  28. Ilie Năstase
  29. Lindsay Davenport
  30. Arthur Ashe
  31. Justine Henin
  32. Tracy Austin
  33. Hana Mandlíková
  34. Lleyton Hewitt
  35. Stan Smith
  36. Jennifer Capriati
  37. Gustavo Kuerten
  38. Virginia Wade
  39. Patrick Rafter
  40. Gabriela Sabatini

    "The 50 Greatest Players of the Open Era" (2018)

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Open Era in tennis, the magazine is publishing a series rating the 50 best players of those five decades.
Men
Women