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Arthur Ashe (USA) - July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993 won three Grand Slam titles. Ashe, an African American, broke racial barriers and is also remembered for his efforts to further social causes. |
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Rudi Berger (Germany) - 1952 - August 15, 2007 Rudi Berger was a member of the world's first group of professional Chair Umpires He became the Tournament Director of the ATP event of Munich, Germany. |
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Philippe Chatrier (France) - 2 February 1926 - 22 June, 2000 was president of the French Tennis Federation for 20 years, from 1973 to 1993, and president of the International Tennis Federation. |
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Vitas Gerulaitis (USA) - July 26, 1954 – September 17, 1994 won the Australian Open in 1977. A New York native, he attended Columbia University before dropping out to pursue tennis full time. |
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Althea Gibson (USA) - August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003 is the first African American to win at Roland Garros, Forest Hills and Wimbledon. she won fifty-six major singles championships. |
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Horst Skoff (AUT) - August 22, 1968 – June 7 2008, 2003 was born in Klagenfurt, Austria and played on Austria's Davis Cup team for nine years, compiling a 22-17 record. |
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Michael Westphal (Germany) - February 19, 1965 – June 20, 1991 participated for his country in the 1984 Summer Olympics, making to the quarterfinals. He died of complications from AIDS. |
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 John McEnroe: Women's Tour Too Tough
NEW YORK - John McEnroe says women aren't cut out to play as many tournaments as they're asked to by their tour."There should be less events for women," McEnroe said in a conference call this week to preview CBS' coverage of the US Open, which starts tonight. "You need an actual meltdown on court or someone to quit the game altogether before they realise you need to change the schedule.
"The same day that McEnroe was voicing his opinion, the Women's Tennis Association released an update on initiatives it's taking to make the season less of a grind.By shortening and streamlining the season, the WTA said withdrawals were down 35 per cent and participation by top players was up 57 per cent in the tour's top nine events over the first eight months of 2010 compared with 2008.Another CBS analyst and former pro, Mary Carillo, was on the call with McEnroe, and while she agreed that the quality of women's tennis could use an upgrade, she doesn't think women are incapable of grinding through as long a season as the men.
"I hate the idea that we have to judge women on a curve and say, 'It's too much for them'," Carillo said. "I've seen too many great women champions for too long."The US Open was the first Grand Slam tournament to offer equal prize money to men and women - a policy that has been criticised by some because the women play best-of-three-set matches, while the men play best-of-five.There's also a debate about whether men and women should play at the same sites more often, and whether the schedule unfairly forces players to enter too many events to secure their rankings.
"I think that's a little bit of a misconception that's out there," said Kim Clijsters, who left the tour for about two years to start a family, then won the 2009 US Open in her return to Grand Slam tennis."We can choose our schedule. We choose how many tournaments we want to play in, and I think it's a player's discipline and professionalism to know when to play."McEnroe said women have it better in tennis than any other sport."But you shouldn't push them to playing more than they're capable of playing," he said. "Unless you want to make it best-of-five. Make it best-of-five for majors for the women. |
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