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Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships (Hardcover)

by John Barrett (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 480 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollinsWillow (4 Jun 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007117078
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007117079
  • Product Dimensions: 27.9 x 22.9 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 339,450 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The Wimbledon Championships began life in 1877 as little more than a Victorian summer pastime. Nowadays, for two weeks in June, the whole of the tennis world converges on SW19 for one of the defining moments of the British summer. In this book, endorsed by the All England Club, John Barrett chronicles the story of the development of the tournament, decade by decade, set against the backdrop of world events. He describes the great players who have appeared at the championships, discusses some of the controversies that have raged, such as the dramatic exit of Suzanne Lenglen in 1926 and the scandalous reaction to the lace panties of "Gorgeous" Gussie Moran in 1949, and some of the truly great moments, the duals between McEnroe and Borg and, more recently, Pete Sampras's seventh singles title. Within each decade are photographs and biographies of every men's and ladies' singles champion, complete with singles result from the 114-year history of the championships, contained in a statistics section. Containing more than 400 photographs, this book is a portrait of an occasion that has become as much an institution as an international sporting event.

About the Author
John Barrett has a lifetime's experience in tennis. A former top junior player and later Davis Cup captain, he moved into journalism after his playing career came to an end. He has written on the sport for the Financial Times since 1964 and in recent years he has been the BBC's Voice of Tennis. He is the Editor of World of Tennis, the acclaimed No 1 tennis reference book, now in its 33rd edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Definitive Guide to the Best Sporting Event in the World, 7 Aug 2001
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From it's humble beginnings to the multi-million pound business it is today, the All England Lawn Tennis Championships (simply known to us all as Wimbledon) has become a national institutuion. John Barrett's exellent book charts the development of this phenomenon through it's 114 year history.

The book is divided into reader-friendly chapters focussing on 10-15 years at a time' using the socio-political events of each era as a starting point. Barrett then comprehensively details the dramas of the event during each period. All the great names and their achievements are featured, from Arthur Gore to Pete Sampras. This book brathes life into the stars of previous generations and it is a fascinating read. I found it a joy to learn of names from the past (Renshaw, Lenglen, Connelly, Laver and Borg) and to have their stories placed in each context.

We also learn that most of what we associate with the game today is in fact a long-standing tradition. For anyone who believes the Kournikova obsession to be a modern media-encouraged phenomenon, we learn that in 1949 Gussie Moran had the same legions of admirers and newspaper space as she played in frilly knickers, and the many photographs show the familiar scenes of the court coverers in action back in 1928, and the overnight queues in 1957.

The book also contains a volume of statistics to please even the most dedicated of tennis anoraks. In fact, every singles draw from 1877 to 2000 is listed in full. There are potted biographies of all singles champions, and the weight of all this detail is broken through the hundreds of photographs.

The comfortable yet authoratitive voice of John Barrett, which we all know through our annual watching of the event on tv, is unmistakeable throughout. This is a weighty tome and yet it was a delight to read, study and learn from. My only complaint was that it was published ahead of the remarkable events of the 2001 championships. I look forward to the next edition!

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5.0 out of 5 stars superb story of the hallowed venue, 4 Jul 2002
This book gives a superb and unique insight into the history of Wimbledon and gives great facts on past champs and charcters of the famous site. (including my grat grandmothers sister lottie Dod!!) A must for all grass tennis fans. the only crtisism is peraps the over induglence into news around the time around the world. Is this really necessary for a tennis book.
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