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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Love-fifteen Love-fifteen Antonio Skármeta "Translation of Chilean author's Match ball, a Lolita-esque story of a middle-aged man's obsession with a teenage tennis star. Told in first person, novel's black humor is set among the European uppe… OL1143450W
Martina Hingis Martina Hingis Christin Ditchfield Examines the life and career of the only tennis player in history to win the singles and doubles titles in the same Grand Slam event for three consecutive years. OL15831944W
Billie Jean King Billie Jean King Marty Gitlin Biography of legendary tennis player and activist Billie Jean King. OL16211966W
Unstoppable Unstoppable Maria Sharapova 292 pages : 24 cm OL19712892W
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
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
Steffi Graf Steffi Graf James R. Rothaus A brief career biography of the young German woman whose powerful forehand and amazing foot speed make her one of the best women tennis players ever. OL2977339W
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
Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Laura Hilgers A biography of the West German tennis player who won her first Grand Slam tournament at age seventeen and received the number one ranking in 1987. OL4086129W
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
Not So Snow White Not So Snow White Donna Kauffman Can a down-on-her-luck princess really have it all?A whisper away from thirty, gorgeous Tess Hamilton has been the tennis world's top titleholder and celebrity since she won her first championship at… OL5695084W
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