Trailblazers
The Unmatched Story of Women's Tennis
$88.00
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
18 July 2023
Summary
Legendary tennis player Billie Jean King details the remarkable history of women’s tennis in this stunning edition of Trailblazers: The Unmatched Story of Women’s Tennis.
In celebration of the Women’s Tennis Association’s 50th anniversary, this updated and expanded edition—based on the 1988 original We Have Come a Long Way: The Story of Women’s Tennis—includes more than 250 photographs and 33 years’ worth of stories about inspiring women and their achievement…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781524878023 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1524878022 |
| Author: | Billie Jean King, Cynthia Starr |
| Publisher: | Andrews McMeel Publishing |
| Imprint: | Andrews McMeel Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 18 July 2023 |
| Weight: | 2.10kg |
| Dimensions: | 307mm x 262mm x 28mm |
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About The Author
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King, a former No. 1 player in the world, won 39 Grand Slam titles during her playing career—12 in singles, 16 in women’s doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. She founded the Women’s Tennis Association in 1973 and has been a champion for racial and gender equity throughout her life. She is the first woman athlete to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Cynthia Starr has written about sports, health, environmental issues, and the arts. She was the WTA’s Tennis Writer of the Year in 1984 for articles she wrote for USA Today. She majored in English at Carleton College and earned a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University.
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