The International Tennis Hall of Fame, which originated in 1955 and began inducting players the same year, has recognized 79 women who played and five in the contributor category, including members of the “Original 9”.
May Sutton (Bundy) was the … continue reading
Historically August 9th is a significant date because… in 1173, the foundations of the Tower of Pisa were laid… in 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to the island of Saint Helena. Not to be overlooked, in 1900, the inaugural … continue reading
Australian tennis has lost another great with the passing of Grand Slam champion Mal Anderson on 11 May at the age of 91.
Anderson’s greatest moment came in 1957 when he won the US National Championships at Forest Hills in … continue reading
Words and the resulting paragraphs do not provide a complete portrait of Art Seitz… The composition and richness of his story need more but the palette’s colors are not completely up to the task…
His life timetable calendared from October … continue reading
A selection of Art Seitz photographs across four decades
John Yandell was “Camera Man”… that was my take when I first met him ever so long ago… It may have been the annual men’s professional event held at UCLA, or Charlie Pasarell and Raymond Moore’s desert spectacular then it … continue reading
Learning that Fred Stolle passed away on March 5th at the age of 86 caused me to dust off memories…
Tony Trabert, with whom I had an exceptional relationship, brought about my friendship with Stolle.
Nicknamed “Fiery”… The word … continue reading
Australian tennis lost another great with the recent passing of Fred Stolle.
Aged 86, Stolle’s death at his Florida home on 5 March came only a few months after his contemporary and Davis Cup teammate Neale Fraser passed away in … continue reading
After learning that Bob Larson had passed away on Monday, February 17th at the age of 93, I began thinking about when and where we met…
Having written about the game for over 50 years, it is difficult to … continue reading
The Australian flags flew at half mast throughout the State of Victoria today to acknowledge the funeral of Neale Fraser.
Neale Andrew Fraser AO (Officer of the Order of Australia) “in recognition of service to the sport of tennis”, and … continue reading