Tennis Books

Recommended Books

• Serious: The Autobiography by John McEnroe

  An entertaining story of the life of the former champion superbrat of tennis to the respected commentator today.

• Winning Ugly by Brad Gilbert and Steve Jamison

  The former coach of Agassi explains how to win. Especially good coverage of the psychological side of tennis.

• World-class Tennis Technique by Paul Roetert (editor) and Jack L. Groppel

  Terrific well-illustrated technical coaching manual. Covering every aspect of the game with each chapter written by a technical expert together with a top international coach.

• Bollettieri's Tennis Handbook by Nick Bollettieri

  Clear instruction from the most famous tennis coach, who has coached Agassi, Courier and Seles to name but a few.

• The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Galleway

  Coaching focusing on the mental side of tennis.

• Know the Game: Tennis by Lawn Tennis Association

  Part of the Know the Game series, which provides the basic technicques and rules of the game.

• Complete Conditioning for Tennis by United States Tennis Association and Tom Gullikson

  A guide to exercises and stretches both on and off court which will improve performance during a match.