Bibliography

Photography courtesy of: Allsport: Gary M. Prior and Mike Powell; Association of Tennis Professionals; James Buddell; Maria Bueno; The Driftway Collection; Richard Evans; Federation Francaise de Tennis; International Tennis Hall of Fame; Longwood Cricket Club archives; Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum, Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation official Davis Cup website: www.daviscup.com

The following books are sources I have used from my own personal collection:

John Barrett (ed.), World of Tennis (Updated yearly) 1995-2001, Collin Willow, London, 1995-2001

Never Pete Sampras´ favourite surface as he searches for the elusive French Open title in the twilight of his career. When he retires, will he be considered the greatest of all time, despite winning a record 14 Grand Slams?

Bud Collins & Zander Hollander (eds.), Bud Collins Modern Encyclopedia of Tennis, Gale Research Inc., Michigan (1994)

Bud Collins´ Tennis Encyclopedia (Updated yearly)

Richard Evans, McEnroe: Taming the Talent, Bloomsbury, London, 1990

Richard Evans, Davis Cup, International Tennis Federation, London, 1997

Gordon Forbes, A Handful of Summers, HarperCollins Publishers, London, 1998. First edition published in 1978.

Nancy Kriplen, Dwight Davis: the Man and the Cup, Ebury Press, London, 1999

Fred Perry, An Autobiography, Stanley Paul, London, 1984

Caryl Phillips (ed.), The Faber Book of Tennis, The Right Set, Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1999

Alan Tengrove, The Story of the Davis Cup, Stanley Paul, London, 1985

Players Guide, ATP Tour, 1996-2002 (Updated yearly)

Players Guide, WTA Tour, 2001-02 (Updated yearly)

Bill Tilden, who contributed to popularising the game in the 1920s along with Suzanne Lenglen: a pioneer

2001 Media Guide, Davis Cup by NEC, The International Tennis Federation, London, 2001

Davis Cup by NEC, Great Britain versus Ecuador, official programme, The International Tennis Federation, Wimbledon 14-16th July 2000

The following books are courtesy of visits to the All England Lawn Tennis Club Library, and the Tennis Bookshop, run by Alan Charmers, Wimbledon, England

A. Wallis Myers, The Story of the Davis Cup, Methuen, London, 1913

Ted Tinling, Tinling, Sixty Years in Tennis, Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1983

Australian Lawn Tennis, magazine, various 1899-1905

Lawn Tennis and Badminton, magazine, various 1908-1912