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Venus & Serena Venus & Serena Hilary Beard,Venus Williams,Serena Williams,Venus Williams Contains ten rules on how to succeed and achieve in life from the personal experiences of tennis greats, Venus and Serena Williams, and provides advice on dating and relationships, school, money, and… OL13743376W
You cannot be serious You cannot be serious John McEnroe,John Kaplan,John McEnroe The author describes his rise to success in the world of professional tennis, his controversial on-court behavior, his marriages to actress Tatum O'Neal and pop star Patty Smyth, and his current role… OL15858629W
Unstoppable Unstoppable Maria Sharapova 292 pages : 24 cm OL19712892W
Serve to win Serve to win Novak Djokovic In 2011, the author had what has been called the greatest single season ever by a professional tennis player. He won ten titles, three Grand Slams and 43 consecutive matches. This book recounts how h… OL19967533W
Epic Athletes Epic Athletes Dan Wetzel,Marcelo Baez it is very good OL20755666W
Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova Jeff Savage Maria Sharapova won the Wimbledon tennis championship when she was just 17 years old. When she won the French Open eight years later, Maria became the tenth woman in history to complete a career Gran… OL20900550W
Tennis champion, Billie Jean King Tennis champion, Billie Jean King Ann Morse A biography of the tennis champion who has been a leader in making an equal place for women in athletics. OL2101834W
Roger Federer Roger Federer René Stauffer Regarded by many as the greatest tennis player in the history of the sport, this authoritative biography charts the success of Roger Federer, drawing from exclusive interviews with Federer and his fa… OL21183790W
Andy Murray Andy Murray Mari C. Schuh "Presents the life of professional tennis athlete Andy Murray in an introductory biography with a timeline and photos"-- OL22317714W
Serena and Venus Williams tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams tennis stars Gregory N. Peters "Describes the lives of tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams from birth to becoming champions"-- OL23310849W
Getting a Grip Getting a Grip Monica Seles For those of you tuned into this past seasons Dancing with the Stars, its hard to believe that spectacularly fit former tennis champion Monica Seles struggled with binge-eating and depression.Getting… OL2455899W
Jennifer Capriati Jennifer Capriati Margaret J. Goldstein Traces the life of the young woman who entered professional tennis at age thirteen and won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics. OL3299103W
Fiery tennis star Fiery tennis star Jay H. Smith A brief biography of the controversial tennis star. OL3489251W
Jennifer Capriati Jennifer Capriati Mikki Morrissette Describes the fifteen-year-old tennis player, who has rocketed up the world tennis rankings in only two years of professional playing. OL3639307W
A terrible splendor A terrible splendor Marshall Fisher Before Federer versus Nadal, before Borg versus McEnroe, the greatest tennis match ever played pitted the dominant Don Budge against the seductively handsome Baron Gottfried von Cramm. This deciding … OL4087470W
Jimmy Connors, king of the courts Jimmy Connors, king of the courts Francene Sabin Highlights the life of champion Jimmy Connors on and off the tennis courts. OL4089370W
The Match The Match Bruce Schoenfeld With the help of friends who recognized her extraordinary talent, Althea Gibson rose from a childhood of playing stickball on Harlem streets to claim victory at Wimbledon. It is widely recognized tha… OL4117006W
Chris Evert, the young champion Chris Evert, the young champion Lynn Haney A biography of Chris Evert, a young American tennis player who has won numerous national and international titles. OL5355467W
Venus Envy Venus Envy L. Jon Wertheim Venus. Serena. Anna. Martina. Lindsay. Jennifer.Here are the stories behind their stories: the tragic Garbo-like star who is afraid to go outdoors; the teenager who tries to cope with the pressure of… OL6043158W
Stan Smith Stan Smith Sam Hasegawa,Harold Henriksen A biography of tennis star Stan Smith, who ranked number one in 1972. OL6916642W
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