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A Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages

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This captivating collection showcases the rich history of tennis, featuring iconic moments and legendary players from various eras. Each image tells a story, from early matches on grass courts to thrilling championship moments that defined the sport. The Bettmann Archives, renowned for their extensive photographic history, provide a unique glimpse into the evolution of tennis attire, equipment, and fan culture.

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A Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: John McEnroe

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Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Martina Navratilova in 1990 U.S. Open

Martina Navratilova in 1990 U.S. Open
(Original Caption) New York: Martina Navratilova returns a shot from her opponent Halle Cioffi during U.S. Open play

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Smiling Billie Jean King After Winning Battle of Sexes Match

Smiling Billie Jean King After Winning Battle of Sexes Match
(Original Caption) Billie Jean King holds up her trophy and a check for $100, 000 after winning the "Battle of the Sexes" against aging tennis hustler Bobby Riggs at the Astrodome

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Hun Prep School Tennis Team

Hun Prep School Tennis Team
(Original Caption) Photo shows members of the tennis team at the Hun Prep School in Princeton, New Jersey, which won interscholastic tournament conducted by Princeton University

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Althea Gibson on Golf Course

Althea Gibson on Golf Course
(Original Caption) Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Althea Gibson, former tennis star gives her approach shot on the ninth hole of the North Shore C. C

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Illustrations Depicting Early Tennis Players with Their Racquets

Illustrations Depicting Early Tennis Players with Their Racquets
(Original Caption) Harpers Weekly. Leading Lawn Tennis Players. Richard Dudley Sears. - Dil James Dwight. - R. Livingston Beeckman. - Howard A. Taylor

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Tennis Match in Countryside

Tennis Match in Countryside
(Original Caption) Tennis match in the English countryside

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Couples Standing on Tennis Court

Couples Standing on Tennis Court
Three couples holding tennis rackets gather on a tennis court in a pretty Suburban town

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Tennis Team Posing in Front of Homes

Tennis Team Posing in Front of Homes
(Original Caption) New Jersey: Tennis teams of the 1880's. On background, suburban Victorian houses. New Jersey

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Navajo Boys Learning to Play Tennis

Navajo Boys Learning to Play Tennis
Navajo boys receive instruction on how to play tennis at the Intermountain Indian School, a special school for Navajo children run by the Bureau of Indian Affair. Brigham City, Utah

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman

Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman
Newlyweds Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman lean on a white picket fence, after playing ping pong during their honeymoon at El Mirador Hotel

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Advertisement with People Watching Tennis

Advertisement with People Watching Tennis
ca. 1890's advertisement for "the renowned Broadhead Dress Goods Original Designs, Latest Novelties, Newest Shades and Colorings, " depicting a group of people watching a lawn tennis match

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Women Players of Wimbledom

Women Players of Wimbledom
(Original Caption) Women's Lawn Tennis Championship at Wimbledon

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Robert Riggs Poses W/Tennis Racquet

Robert Riggs Poses W/Tennis Racquet
(Original Caption) American tennis player Robert L. "Bobby" Riggs strikes a pose at Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York. He is shown off court, holding his racquet. Photograph, 1941

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: S. Lenglen And M.K. Browne In France

S. Lenglen And M.K. Browne In France
(Original Caption) 6/23/1926-Wimbledon, England- At Wimbledon, England, June 22, Vincent Richards of America was eliminated in the lawn tournament by Henri Cochet of France

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Tennis Pro Helen Newington Wills

Tennis Pro Helen Newington Wills
(Original Caption) Picture shows, HElen Newington Wills (1906), American tennis player

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Important Socialites Relaxing at Bath and Tennis Club

Important Socialites Relaxing at Bath and Tennis Club
(Original Caption) Mayor Walker's vacation in Havana and Florida was proving a wonderful success, for New York's popular Mayor had been received into the exclusive Palm Beach Bath and Tennis Club

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Portrait of Jennifer Capriati

Portrait of Jennifer Capriati
Fourteen year old tennis great Jennifer Capriati at the U.S. Open

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Helen Wills Holding Tennis Racket

Helen Wills Holding Tennis Racket
(Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Lady All-American Tennis Players

Lady All-American Tennis Players
(Original Caption) Group picture of Lady All-American Tennis Players. Photo by Gilbert and Bacon. Undated

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Chairman Mao Playing Table Tennis

Chairman Mao Playing Table Tennis
(Original Caption) Portrait of Mao Tse-tung 1893-1976, founder of the People's Republic of China, playing table tennis

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Tennis Players Pose On Lawn

Tennis Players Pose On Lawn
(Original Caption) Tennis players pose on a lawn. Photograph ca. 1880's

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Bill Tilden Playing Ping Pong With Coogan

Bill Tilden Playing Ping Pong With Coogan
(Original Caption) Bill Tilden is shown playing table tennis or ping-pong with a young Jackie Coogan

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Joan Crawford and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Shaking Hands

Joan Crawford and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Shaking Hands
Actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr. shakes hands with his wife actress Joan Crawford, out here on the tennis court

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Men's Tennis Players

Men's Tennis Players
(Original Caption) Jones, left, and Tilden who played singles

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Molla Mallory in Tennis Match

Molla Mallory in Tennis Match
(Original Caption) Molla Mallory

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Elanor Goss in Tennis Tournament

Elanor Goss in Tennis Tournament
(Original Caption) Rhode Island Tennis Tournament at Agawam Hunt Club. Providence, Rhode Island, Eleanor Goss, New York, in finals singles

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Tennis Match

Tennis Match
(Original Caption) Davis Cup matches between U.S. and Japanese Teams. Washington D.C. Action during the tennis match between John Hennessey of U.S. and Tamio Abe of Japan, which was won by Hennessey

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Bill Tilden Holding Tennis Racket on Court

Bill Tilden Holding Tennis Racket on Court
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Tennis Match

Tennis Match
(Original Caption) Photo shows John Hennessey in action, during match against Tamio Abe, of the Japanese team, during the Davis Cup matches held in Washington D.C

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Indoor Lawn Tennis; Woodcut; Armory;

Indoor Lawn Tennis; Woodcut; Armory;
(Original Caption) Indoor lawn tennis at the seventh regiment armory, New York, 1881. Woodcut, drawn by W ST John Harper and C. D. Weldon. Undated. BPA2# 4724

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Ginger Rogers on Tennis Court

Ginger Rogers on Tennis Court
(Original Caption) America's No. 1 dancing girl is something of an athlete as well

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Helen Jacobs and Helen Mills Moody

Helen Jacobs and Helen Mills Moody
(Original Caption) The two Helens from California, Helen Jacobs at left, and Mrs

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Jean Harlow Posing with Tennis Racket

Jean Harlow Posing with Tennis Racket
(Original Caption) Jean Harlow, MGM star, is one of the most ardent tennis fans in the motion picture colony

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Woman Athlete Ida Schnall Playing Tennis

Woman Athlete Ida Schnall Playing Tennis
(Original Caption) Photo shows Ida Schnall champion woman Athlete in action on tennis courts wearing the newest in sports costumes

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Mary K. Browne on Ship Deck

Mary K. Browne on Ship Deck
(Original Caption) Mary K. Browne, tennis star, is shown arriving on the S.S. Majestic in this full-length photograph. (Photo by © Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Knute Rockne with Tennis Group

Knute Rockne with Tennis Group
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Tennis Match In The Davis Cup

Tennis Match In The Davis Cup
(Original Caption) Tennis match: Wilding-Brookes VS Bundy-McLoughtin in the Davis matches, 1914

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Tennis Players Conversing Together

Tennis Players Conversing Together
(Original Caption) Boston, Massachusetts: Capt. U. C. Parke, and A. H. Lowe, with T. M. Mavrogordato and Lt. A. R. F. Kingscote

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: William Clothier at Tennis Tournament

William Clothier at Tennis Tournament
(Original Caption) Night of July 13, 1914...Following negatives made at tennis tournament, Sea Bright, New Jersey. W.J. Clothier

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Maurice McLaughlin Playing Tennis

Maurice McLaughlin Playing Tennis
(Original Caption) Following negatives were especially posed for International News Service by Maurice McLaughlin, national tennis champion and star of the American Davis Cup Team, at Sea Bright

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Maurice McLaughlin Playing Tennis

Maurice McLaughlin Playing Tennis
(Original Caption) Following negatives were especially posed for International News Service by Maurice McLaughlin, national tennis champion and star of the American Davis Cup Team, at Sea Bright

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Eleanor Sears Playing Tennis

Eleanor Sears Playing Tennis
(Original Caption) Tennis at Montserrat Club, Beverly, Massachusetts, July 16, 1914. Mixed doubles, Eleanor Sears

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Maurice McLaughlin Playing Tennis

Maurice McLaughlin Playing Tennis
(Original Caption) Following negatives were especially posed for International News Service by Maurice McLaughlin, national tennis champion and star of the American Davis Cup Team, at Sea Bright

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Maurice McLaughlin Playing Tennis

Maurice McLaughlin Playing Tennis
(Original Caption) Following negatives were especially posed for International News Service by Maurice McLaughlin, national tennis champion and star of the American Davis Cup Team, at Sea Bright

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Maurice McLaughlin Playing Tennis

Maurice McLaughlin Playing Tennis
(Original Caption) Following negatives were especially posed for International News Service by Maurice McLaughlin, national tennis champion and star of the American Davis Cup Team, at Sea Bright

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Tennis Players Posing on Court

Tennis Players Posing on Court
Left to right: Thomas Bundy, Maurice McLaughlin, G. Touchard and Watson Washburn

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Portrait of Tennis Player Maurice McLaughlin

Portrait of Tennis Player Maurice McLaughlin
(Original Caption) Maurice McLaughlin, bust picture

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Maurice McLaughlin Playing Tennis

Maurice McLaughlin Playing Tennis
(Original Caption) Following negatives were especially posed for International News Service by Maurice McLaughlin, national tennis champion and star of the American Davis Cup Team, at Sea Bright

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Hand Gripping Tennis Racket

Hand Gripping Tennis Racket
(Original Caption) Following negatives were especially posed for International News Service by Maurice McLaughlin, national tennis champion and star of the American Davis Cup Team, at Sea Bright

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: S. Doust in Tennis Action

S. Doust in Tennis Action
(Original Caption) Lake Forest, Illinois: S. Doust

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Tennis Professionals Posing for Camera

Tennis Professionals Posing for Camera
(Original Caption) Lake Forest, Illinois: Tennis Practice Between The Australian And Canadian Teams For The Davis Cup At Chicago At Lake Forest. L to R: Anthony F. Wilding, A. W. Dunlap, Norman E

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Norman E. Brooks with Tennis Racket

Norman E. Brooks with Tennis Racket
(Original Caption) Norman E. Brooks, Captain of the Australian team

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: A. D. Dunlap During Tennis Game

A. D. Dunlap During Tennis Game
(Original Caption) American Tennis contenders for places on the Davis Cup team, in elimination at Longwood Courts, Boston, Massachusetts. A. D. Dunlap of Australia in action

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: T. C. Bundy in Tennis Play Position

T. C. Bundy in Tennis Play Position
(Original Caption) T. C. Bundy in action

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: C. Mayes During Tennis Game

C. Mayes During Tennis Game
(Original Caption) American Tennis contenders for places on the Davis Cup team, in elimination at Longwood Courts, Boston, Massachusetts. C. Mayes in action

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: T. C. Bundy with Tennis Racket

T. C. Bundy with Tennis Racket
(Original Caption) T. C. Bundy in action

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Members of American Tennis Team

Members of American Tennis Team
(Original Caption) Left to right: Maurice McLaughlin, Richard Williams, Karl Behr and Thomas Bundy, members of the American Tennis Team that will defend the Davis Cup

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: R. L. Murray with Tennis Racket

R. L. Murray with Tennis Racket
(Original Caption) R. Lindley Murray, sensational young tennis player from California

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Athletes Posing for Camera

Athletes Posing for Camera
(Original Caption) Left to right: McLaughlin, Williams Behr and Bundy, members of the American Tennis Team that will defend the Davis Cup

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: R. Lindley Murray During Tennis Game

R. Lindley Murray During Tennis Game
(Original Caption) R. Lindley Murray, the sensational young tennis player from California

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Maurice McLaughlin in Tennis Action

Maurice McLaughlin in Tennis Action
(Original Caption) Maurice McLaughlin of the American team

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Tennis Game in Action

Tennis Game in Action
(Original Caption) Forest Hills, New York: Left to right: Bundy, (volleying), and McLaughlin, of the American team; with Wilding and Brooks of the Australian team

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Socialite Women Strolling

Socialite Women Strolling
(Original Caption) Newport, Rhode Island: Society At The Opening Rounds Of the All-Comers Tournament For The National Lawn Tennis Championships. Mrs. Fred Pierson, Mrs. Chas

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Woman Standing out in Crowd

Woman Standing out in Crowd
(Original Caption) Newport, Rhode Island: Society At The Opening Rounds Of the All-Comers Tournament For The National Lawn Tennis Championships. Miss Rose Dolan

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Women Socialites Together

Women Socialites Together
(Original Caption) Newport, R. I.: Society At The Finals For Tennis Doubles Championship Of The U. S. Lola Robinson and Mme. Bakmeteff, wife of Russian Ambassador to U. S

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Socialite Conversing with Another

Socialite Conversing with Another
(Original Caption) Newport, R. I.: Society At The Finals For Tennis Doubles Championship Of The U. S. Mrs. Arthur Iselin

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Women Socialites Together

Women Socialites Together
(Original Caption) Newport, R. I.: Society At The Finals For Tennis Doubles Championship Of The U. S. Mrs. French Vanderbilt, and Miss Constance Perkins

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Socialite Mother and Daughter in Crowd

Socialite Mother and Daughter in Crowd
(Original Caption) Newport, R. I.: Society At The Finals For Tennis Doubles Championship Of The U. S. Mrs. Regie Vanderbilt and daughter Cathleen

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Socialites Conversing with Each Other

Socialites Conversing with Each Other
(Original Caption) Society at the annual National Lawn Tennis Championship. Newport, Rhode Island: Mrs. Lorrilland Spencer

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Socialite Attending a Tennis Tournament

Socialite Attending a Tennis Tournament
(Original Caption) Society at the sixth round of the All-Comers Tennis Tournament. Newport, Rhode Island: Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Socialite Strolling with a Parasol

Socialite Strolling with a Parasol
(Original Caption) Society at the fifth round of the All-Comers Tennis Tournament. Newport, Rhode Island: Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Society Ladies Strolling Down a Path

Society Ladies Strolling Down a Path
(Original Caption) Society at the sixth round of the All-Comers Tennis Tournament. Newport, Rhode Island: Mrs. Arthur Iselin

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Women's Tennis Match

Women's Tennis Match
(Original Caption) Women's Tennis Match, Hot Springs, Virginia

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Women's Tennis Tournament Contestants in Hot Springs, Virginia

Women's Tennis Tournament Contestants in Hot Springs, Virginia
(Original Caption) Contestants in women's tennis tournament, left to right: Alice Cartwright, Ethel Carhart, Mrs. Raius Wood, Miss Whitney, Constance Robertson, Anna Williams and Mary Snyder

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Mrs. Earl Dodge Playing Tennis in Hot Springs, Virginia

Mrs. Earl Dodge Playing Tennis in Hot Springs, Virginia
(Original Caption) Mrs. Earl Dodge on the courts

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Socialite Resting from Tennis

Socialite Resting from Tennis
(Original Caption) Society at Hot Springs, Virginia, October 27, 1914. Mrs. Louis Ehret, resting after a game of tennis

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Molla Bjurstedt and Ann Sheafe

Molla Bjurstedt and Ann Sheafe
(Original Caption) Photo made at the Women's Tennis Tournament for the Metropolitan Championship at the courts of the West Side Tennis Club. Photo shows Miss Molla Bjurstedt and Miss Ann Sheafe

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Molla Bjurstadt Playing Tennis

Molla Bjurstadt Playing Tennis
Photo shows Miss Molla Bjurstadt, Norwegian champion, winner of the metropolitan singles playing tennis at the finals of Metropolitan Women's Tennis Championship Tournament

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Molla Bjursdedt Playing Tennis

Molla Bjursdedt Playing Tennis
(Original Caption) Photo made at the Women's Tennis Tournament for the Metropolitan Championship at the courts of the West Side Tennis Club

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Women at 1915 Tennis Tourney

Women at 1915 Tennis Tourney

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Woman Playing Tennis in 1915

Woman Playing Tennis in 1915
Miss E. Fox, of Philadelphia, playing tennis at the National Woman's Lawn Tennis Championship

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Mrs. George Wightman Playing Tennis

Mrs. George Wightman Playing Tennis
(Original Caption) Photo taken at the National Woman's Lawn Tennis Championship. Photo shows Mrs. George Wightman

Background imageA Game of Elegance: Tennis Through the Ages: Martha Guthrie Playing Tennis

Martha Guthrie Playing Tennis
(Original Caption) Photo taken at the National Woman's Lawn Tennis Championship. Miss Martha Guthrie of Pittsburgh



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