Tennis (magazine)

Tennis

Cover of Jan/Feb 2015 issue featuring Eugenie Bouchard
Editor-in-chief	James Martin
Staff writers	Staff  Publisher: Chris Evert Managing Editor: Abigail Lorge Executive Editors: Michael Bevans, Charlie Leerhsen President and CEO: Robert L. Miller General Manager: Andy Nelson Executive Online Producer: Tino Persico Group Publisher: Jeff Williams Marketing Director: Lisa Buco Senior Editors: Contributing Editors: Steve Tignor, Sarah Unke, Peter Bodo, Tom Perrotta, Bill Gray, Sarah Thurmond
Categories	Sports magazine
Frequency	Monthly (8 per year)
Total circulation (June 2012)	603,069[1]
First issue	August 16, 1954
Company	Miller Publishing Group[2]
Country	USA
Based in	New York, NY
Language	English
Website	Tennis.com

Tennis (styled as TENNIS)^[3][4] is an American sports magazine owned by the Miller Publishing Group. It is a monthly magazine – but publishes only 8 issues per year – which covers news from the world of tennis.

History

Tennis was first published on August 16, 1954.^[5] It has been published for over forty years and it has been available online for over ten years. It was purchased by The New York Times Company in 1967. Miller Publishing bought the magazine in 1997.

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.

Content

Tennis legend Chris Evert became the publisher as of the March 2001 issue.^[6] She has her own personal section in the magazine—usually the first page—which is called "Chrissie's Page".

Aside from Chris Evert, other famous players and coaches also contribute to the magazine. Paul Annacone, former coach of Pete Sampras, is the Senior Instruction Editor and Brad Gilbert, former coach of Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick, is Touring Instruction Editor. Pete Sampras is a part owner and special consultant to the magazine.

Personnel

• Publisher: Jeff Williams 4/2000-3/2001, Chris Evert 3/2001-
• Editor-in-Chief:
• Executive Editor: Steve Tignor
• Senior Editors: Peter Bodo, Jon Levey, Tom Perrotta
• Online editor: Ed McGrogan

"The 40 Greatest Players of the TENNIS Era" (2005)

In celebration of its 40th anniversary (1965–2005), TENNIS magazine published its opinion of the 40 best players of the last four decades. It should be noted that Pete Sampras became a part owner of TENNIS in 2003.^[7]

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 Cawley
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

References

1. "eCirc for Consumer Magazines". Alliance for Audited Media. June 30, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
2. "Miller Publishing Group to Acquire Tennis, Sailing, and Ski Magazines from The New York Times Company". Business Wire. October 3, 1997. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
3. "Miller Publishing Group, LLC". Hoover's. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
4. "Miller Publishing Group, LLC". YahooBiz. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
5. "List of Top 10 Best Sports Magazines of All time". Sporty Ghost. March 3, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
6. "TENNIS Magazine Taps Tennis Legend Chris Evert for Publisher". Business Wire. December 7, 2000. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
7. Thomaselli, Rich (6 October 2003). "PETE SAMPRAS BECOMES PART OWNER OF 'TENNIS' MAGAZINE". Advertising Age. Retrieved 19 September 2011.

External links

• Official website