Chip Brooks, one of Nick Bollettieri’s original coaches at IMG Academy, passed away on Thursday aged 67. With a distinctive southern twang, he worked with 10 ATP and WTA No. 1-ranked players in Bradenton, including Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Boris Becker, Monica Seles, Maria Sharapova and Jelena Jankovic. Brooks began working
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Manuel Santana, Spanish Tennis Great, Dies Ages 83
Manuel Santana, one of Spain’s greatest sporting heroes, passed away aged 83 on Saturday in Marbella. The four-time major singles champion had been Tournament Director of the Mutua Madrid Open until 2019, when he became the ATP Masters 1000 tournament’s Honorary President. Upon hearing the news, Felipe VI, the King of
Tennis World Mourns Loss Of Craig Miller
Former Australian Open doubles semi-finalist Laurie Warder has paid tribute to Craig A. Miller after his compatriot lost a battle with throat cancer last weekend. A former World No.64 in doubles in 1984, Miller was 58. A junior boys’ singles champion at the 1980 Australian Open, where he defeated Wally
Piet van Eijsden, Long-Time Tournament Director, Dies Aged 85
Bob Ryland, First African-American Pro, Dies Aged 100
Robert 'Bob' Ryland, the first African-American pro tennis player and a coach to future trailblazing generations of global stars including Arthur Ashe, Venus and Serena Williams, passed away on Monday aged 100. His parents, Irishman Robert Sr., and mother, Gussie, who died of tuberculosis when Ryland was aged two, were forced