The Best Tennis Books 2025

1. The Art of Doubles : Winning Tennis Strategies and Drills (Edition 2) (Paperback)

Readers will find this an intelligent and lively tennis guide. It will give readers the same great advice from the first edition (learning proper position, shot selection, mental toughness, etc.) and new information about the most important strokes they should learn, new defensive strategies, advanced drills, choosing a league, winning and losing as a team, and more. Updated diagrams and illustrations of the court, positions, and shots will demonstrate what is being explained in the text for readers. Readers will find new information in every chapter, plus four new chapters with new illustrations and cartoons. The author, Pat Blaskower, was ranked #1 in Womens Open Doubles, Womens 35 Doubles and Womens 40 Doubles. From 1985 to 1999 she coached league teams in Marin County and was the head tennis professional at the Mill Valley Tennis Club. In 1999 she moved to Connecticut where, for the past eight years, every league team she has coached has reached districts, sectionals or nationals. Take Your Doubles Game to the Next Level! Whether you're trying to improve your doubles game or are just getting started playing tennis with a partner, The Art of Doubles is the book for you. Author Pat Blaskower is your personal coach, guiding and encouraging you and your partner to play winning tennis by showing you how to: - choose a compatible partner - determine your jobs on the court - learn poaching skills - communicate with each other and opposing teams - maintain mental toughness - use various formations and strategies - pick your shots intelligently - decide where to play: tournaments or leagues - and much, much more! The book also includes detailed court diagrams that show you how to execute offense, defense, and tactical plays; checklists that summarize the most important points of each chapter; and on-court drills to help you improve and refine your skills. The Art of Doubles is loaded with practical, proven tennis strategies that you can put to work immediately to see improvements in your own doubles game!

• Author: Pat Blaskower • ISBN:9781558708235 • Format:Paperback • Publication Date:2007-07-05

2. Game, Set, Match : A Tennis Book for the Mind

Game, Set, Match

Game, Set, Match will give tennis players everywhere the inside track on how the stars prepare for their games. Many of the biggest names in tennis have contributed their personal advice for this book. Learn from tennis champions Monica Seles and Michael Change, legends Jack Kramer and Rod Laver, coaches Nick Bolletierri and Vic Braden, game analysts Bud Collins and Pam Shriver, and celebrities such as Dick Van Patton and Regis Philbin, who love to play the game. More than 50 contributors in all offer their unique pointers and philosophies about using the power of the mind to become the best tennis player you can. Everyone who is serious about tennis will want a copy of this insightful and inspiring book about the mental side of the game.

3. The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

Pre-Owned - Master your game from the inside out With more than 800,000 copies sold since it was first published thirty years ago, this phenomenally successful guide has become a touchstone for hundreds of thousands of people. Not just for tennis players, or even just for athletes in general, this handbook works for anybody who wants to improve his or her performance in any activity, from playing music to getting ahead at work. W. Timothy Gallwey, a leading innovator in sports psychology, reveals how to - focus your mind to overcome nervousness, self-doubt, and distractions - find the state of relaxed concentration that allows you to play at your best - build skills by smart practice, then put it all together in match play Whether you're a beginner or a pro, Gallwey's engaging voice, clear examples, and illuminating anecdotes will give you the tools you need to succeed. Introduced to The Inner Game of Tennis as a graduate student years ago, I recognized the obvious benefits of W. Timothy] Gallwey's teachings. . . . Whether we are preparing for an inter-squad scrimmage or the National Championship Game, these principles lie at the foundation of our program.--from the Foreword by Pete Carroll

The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

4. Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare in Tennis--Lessons from a Master, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

Pre-Owned - The tennis classic from Olympic gold medalist and ESPN analyst Brad Gilbert, now featuring a new introduction with tips drawn from the strategies of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Andy Murray, and more, to help you outthink and outplay your toughest opponents. A former Olympic medalist and now one of ESPN's most respected analysts, Brad Gilbert shares his timeless tricks and tips, including some real gems (Tennis magazine) to help both recreational and professional players improve their game. In the new introduction to this third edition, Gilbert uses his inside access to analyze current stars such as Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal, showing readers how to beat better players without playing better tennis. Written with clarity and wit, this classic combat manual for the tennis court has become the bible of tennis instruction books for countless players worldwide.

Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare in Tennis--Lessons from a Master, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

5. Winning tennis doubles [Hardcover - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Winning tennis doubles by Cynthia Doerner; Dan Ozier; Peter Doerner

Winning tennis doubles, Used [Hardcover]

6. Break Point : The Secret Diary of a Pro Tennis Player, Used [Hardcover]

Groomed since the age of eight by his obsessive father Vince Spadea, by most accounts--except Andre Agassi's, who called Vince "a journeyman" at age 25--has been a success. At the start of the 2005 season, 19th seed Spadea was the only over-30-year-old player besides Agassi to be ranked in the top-20 on the world professional tennis circuit. Now in his 13th professional season, Spadea gives a riveting account of the ultra-competitive and often hilarious world of a pro tennis player. He battles injuries, coaching and agent changes, and a slight from American Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe as he continues his improbable climb back up the rankings. Along the way, he considers taking two months off to appear on The Bachelor, practices with a still combative John McEnroe in a New York City tennis club, and prowls LA parties with his buddy, comedian Jon Lovitz, trying to pick up actresses like Natalie Portman and jump start his fledgling acting career. Agassi, Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Martina Navratilova, Maria Sharapova, Jennifer Capriati, Tim Henman, and Marat Safin are all analyzed in more colourful and personal terms than the tennis media has ever provided. In these pages, Spadea breaks the taboo of the "whatever you see, hear and do here, stays here" locker room mentality.

Break Point : The Secret Diary of a Pro Tennis Player, Used [Hardcover]

7. Play better tennis,, Used [Paperback]

Play better tennis, by Tony Mottram

Play better tennis,, Used [Paperback]

8. The Art of Doubles: Winning Tennis Strategies [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Offers proven techniques and strategies, on-court drills and checklists to help experienced doubles players improve their team game.

Art of Doubles : Winning Tennis Strategies, Used [Paperback]

9. Martina, Used [Mass Market Paperback]

There's never been an athlete like her. Born and raised in Czechoslovakia, Martina Navratilova knew by the age of ten that she wanted to be a Wimbledon champion -- and a U.S. citizen. She would attain her goals and so much more -- but not before her incredible life unfolded in ways not even she could have dared imagine. MARTINA is more than the thrilling story of an unparalleled career in the tough, sexy world of women's tennis. It is a startling tale of love (with famed novelist Rita Mae Brown), tragedy (her father "disappeared" when Martina was eight, and only later did she learn the true cause of his death), and personal as well as professional triumph. It includes fascinating, intimate portraits of the greats of women's tennis -- King, Evert, Casals, Austin -- plus revealing glimpses of her working relationship with basketball star Nancy Lieberman. Emotion. Grit. Intensity. Integrity. Martina's shown them all from Flushing Meadows to Wimbledon, from Dallas to Paris to Sydney to Prague. Here they are again, in an autobiography only a champion could write. "Fascinating and unexpectedly candid." --The San Francisco Chronicle

Martina, Used [Mass Market Paperback]

10. We Have Come a Long Way: The Story of Women's Tennis [Hardcover - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. There is no one more qualified to write a complete book on the evolution of women's tennis than Billie Jean King, one of the most famous and celebrated players in tennis history. From her unique vantage point, King tells how women's tennis has developed into the major international sport it is today. Photos.

We Have Come a Long Way: The Story of Women's Tennis, Used [Hardcover]