| Tennis | |
| Editor: | James Martin |
| Editor Title: | Editor-in-chief |
| Frequency: | Monthly (8 per year) |
| Total Circulation: | 601,090[1] |
| Circulation Year: | June 2012 |
| Category: | Sports magazine |
| Company: | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Publisher: | Chris Evert Group: Jeff Williams |
| Firstdate: | May 1965[2] |
| Country: | USA |
| Based: | New York, NY |
| Language: | English |
Tennis is a U.S. print sports magazine devoted to the sport of tennis. It is published eight months per year, and operates a website, Tennis.com.
The magazine was established in May 1965, published out of Chicago with a regional focus.[2] Asher Birnbaum of Skokie, IL was the founder, editor and publisher. The tennis boom of the 1970s resulted in a rapid expansion of the magazine, both in scope and circulation. In addition to top tennis stars, celebrities like Johnny Carson and Farrah Fawcett appeared on the cover.[2] It was owned by Golf Digest / Tennis Magazine and sold to the New York Times Company.
Miller Publishing bought the magazine in 1997 from The New York Times Company.[3] It brought on two retired champions as part owners and contributors: first Chris Evert in 2000 then Pete Sampras in 2003.[4] In the early 2010s the circulation was 600,000 subscriptions, the majority of which were purchased by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) for its members.[1]
In 2014, publisher and USTA board member Jeff Willams purchased controlling interest in Tennis Media Company, owner of the magazine and its offshoot website.[5] In 2017, Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of Tennis Channel, acquired Tennis Media Company for $8 million, seeking to build synergies between the properties.[6]
Aside from articles about the most recent events and most active players, the magazine also includes the recent ranking for both ATP and WTA, as well as brief summaries of the future tournaments, their participants and the past winners.
Chris Evert has her own personal section in the magazine—usually the first page—which is called "Chrissie's Page". Aside from Evert, other famous players and coaches also contribute to the magazine, Pete Sampras, Paul Annacone, former coach of Sampras, is the Senior Instruction Editor and Brad Gilbert, former coach of Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick, is Touring Instruction Editor.
In celebration of its 40th anniversary (1965–2005), Tennis published a series rating the 40 best players of those four decades.[7] [8]
Pete Sampras Martina Navratilova Chris Evert
Björn Borg
Margaret Court Jimmy Connors Rod Laver Billie Jean King Ivan Lendl John McEnroe Andre Agassi Monica Seles Stefan Edberg Mats Wilander John Newcombe Serena Williams Ken Rosewall Roy Emerson Evonne Goolagong
Guillermo Vilas Venus Williams Jim Courier
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Lindsay Davenport Arthur Ashe
Justine Henin Tracy Austin Hana Mandlíková Lleyton Hewitt Stan Smith Jennifer Capriati
Gustavo Kuerten
Virginia Wade Patrick Rafter Gabriela SabatiniIn celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Open Era in tennis (1968–2018), the magazine published a series rating the 50 best players of those five decades (25 men and 25 women).[9]
Men
2. Rod Laver
3. Rafael Nadal
4. Pete Sampras
6. Björn Borg
7. Ken Rosewall
8. Ivan Lendl
9. John McEnroe
10. Jimmy Connors
11. Andre Agassi
12. Mats Wilander
13. Boris Becker
14. Stefan Edberg
15. John Newcombe
16. Guillermo Vilas
17. Jim Courier
18. Andy Murray
19. Ilie Năstase
20. Arthur Ashe
21. Gustavo Kuerten
22. Lleyton Hewitt
23. Stan Smith
24. Stan Wawrinka
25. Andy RoddickWomen
1. Serena Williams
2. Steffi Graf
3. Martina Navratilova
4. Margaret Court
5. Chris Evert
6. Billie Jean King
7. Monica Seles
10. Evonne Goolagong
11. Martina Hingis
12. 
Maria Sharapova
14. Kim Clijsters
16. Virginia Wade
18. Tracy Austin
19. Hana Mandlíková
21. 
Amélie Mauresmo
23. Angelique Kerber
25. 
Na Li
