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                FAQ for rec.sport.tennis -- File 5 of 6

                      Table of Contents - File 5

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     5      5.1    Tennis Information - World Wide Web . . . . . .
            5.2    Other Online Tennis Information . . . . . . . . 
            5.3    ATP and WTA Media Guides  . . . . . . . . . . .   
            5.4    Addresses of TV and Tennis Organizations  . . .    
            5.5    Ticket Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   
            5.6    Tennis Book Bibliography
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 5.1             Online Tennis Information - World Wide Web

[If you would like to contribute information about a WWW site to this FAQ
 listing, please forward the information to cs30@oit.gatech.edu.]


STARTING POINTS

The following World Wide Web sites are good starting points for exploring
online tennis information.


1. The World Wide Web Tennis Server (provided by the Tenagra Corporation)

   The WWW Tennis Server is the primary tennis server on the Internet.
   The server provides access to an online tennis store as well as a
   substantial amount of tennis-related information, including: The WTA
   Tour Newsletter; archives and files on tournaments covered on the
   Tennis Server; Monthly tennis columns including player tips from
   Windemere Racquet & Swim Club Head Pro John Mills; Graphics of players;
   sponsorship by a "Web order" tennis store; Hyperlinked versions of the
   Rules and Code of Tennis; The Tennis FAQ; Happenings at the Windemere
   Racquet & Swim Club in Clear Lake Texas; and links to other tennis
   info on the Web and Internet.

      http://www.tennisserver.com


2. ATP Tour

   The official ATP Tour web site provides up-to-date information about
   the men's professional tour, including the latest tournament results
   and tour news, rankings, player biographies, tournament and broadcast
   schedules, and official merchandise.

      http://atptour.com


3. COREL WTA TOUR

    The Official Corel WTA TOUR web site provides the latest
    information on the professional women's tennis tour.  The site
    contains up-to-date statistics, biographies, news items, cool
    photos and graphics, as well as ticket and travel information.
 
      http://www.corelwtatour.com


4. International Tennis Hall of Fame 

   The www.tennisfame.org web site provides a brief overview of the
   history of the game and players that awaits visitors to the
   International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum in Newport, R.I. At this
   site, you will find a description of the newly-renovated Museum
   galleries and see the names of the 168 Hall of Fame Enshrinees (as of
   1997). A complete Calendar of Events highlights "Newport Tennis Week"
   and a full slate of activities at the Hall of Fame and the historic
   grass courts of the Newport Casino. You can learn how to become a
   member of the Hall of Fame and even browse through some of the
   merchandise available from the Museum Gift Shop.

      http://www.tennisfame.org


5. University of Toronto - Tennis

   Information maintained at this site includes ATP/WTA tournament
   information, weekly ATP/WTA singles and doubles rankings, and
   player FAQs containing detailed information about several
   professional tour players.

      http://www.cs.utoronto.ca/~cwong/tennis/tennis.html


6. The Men's Rankings and Statistics Web

   The Men's Rankings and Statistics Web, maintained by Jacqueline
   Dupree, contains extensive ATP Tour tournament results and Top 1000
   rankings for 1993-1996.

      http://www.jdland.com/tennis.html


7. Tennis Worldwide Magazine
 
   Tennis Worldwide is the first magazine to be compiled and published
   exclusively for and by "netters" around the world.  Edited by Bill
   Hethcoat, the magazine contains a wide variety a features about
   professional and amateur tennis, newsletters from the ATP Tour, WTA
   Tour, and other sources, news and tennis tips from various contributors,
   and much more.  Updated several times per month.
     
      http://www.tennisw.com
      
 
8. Australian Open Information
 
   Information about the Ford Australian Open, inclusing comprehensive
   1995 results and draws and 1996 ticket information, is maintained by
   Jason Simmons.
 
      http://www.squirrel.com.au/tennisnet/austopen


9. WTA Tour 1996

   This series of web pages details singles tournament results for all
   players on the 1996 WTA Tour, comprising of qualifying and main draw
   results.  Comprehensive cross-referencing links are provided between
   player and tournament results pages.  This site is not affiliated
   with the Corel WTA TOUR.

      http://www.ibmpcug.co.uk/~michaeld/wta.htm



ADDITIONAL TENNIS WEB SITES

Here are some additional Web sites which host tennis-related information
or products.  This list is not exhaustive, and new tennis sites are
appearing on an almost daily basis.  A more comprehensive version of this
list may be found at http://blue.oit.gatech.edu/~cs30/TennisWeb.html.
 

Professional Tennis Tournaments
 
  + Australian Open        http://www.ausopen.org
  + French Open            http://www.frenchopen.org
  + Wimbledon              http://www.wimbledon.org/
  + U.S. Open              http://www.usopen.org/
  + 1996 Olympic Games
              http://www.atlanta.olympic.org/acog/sports/tennis/d-TE-descr.html
  + Links to many other Professional Tournaments
              http://www.mindspring.com/~csmith/TennisWeb.html#Tour

Tennis News

  + ESPN SportsZone        http://espnet.sportszone.com/ten
  + Nando Sports Server
      http://www2.nando.net/newsroom/sports/oth/1995/oth/ten/feat/ten.html
  + Sports Ticker          
      http://ps2.sportsline.com/u/sportsticker/html/tennis/LGNS/index.htm
  + USA Today              http://www.usatoday.com/sports/other/sotn.htm
  + Yahoo Sports           http://sports.yahoo.com/international/tennis
 

Tennis Information Servers

  + Cross Court Tennis     http://www.bscene.com.au/tennis
  + Men's Rankings and Results    
              http://www.ecn.bgu.edu/users/usgocha/tennis/tennis.sht
  + The Mining Company     http://protennis.miningco.com
  + SRI Tennis Rankings    http://www.aaii.oz.au/staff/darren/SRI
  + Tennis Information     http://www.mindspring.com/~csmith/TennisNews.html
  + Tennis Online          http://www.tennisonline.com
  + TennisONE              http://www.tennisone.com
  + The Tennis Server      http://www.tennisserver.com
  + TennisNetwork          http://www.tennisnetwork.com
  + WTA Tour 1997          http://www.ibmpcug.co.uk/~michaeld/wta.htm


Online Periodicals

  + Bob Larson Tennis News http://www.tennisnews.com
  + Corel WTA TOUR Notes & Netcords
                           http://www.corelwtatour.com/new/framepag.htm
  + Exposure               http://www.dreamin.com/misc/exposure.htm
  + International Tennis Weekly (ATP Tour)
                           http://atptour.com/data/press/news.html
  + Junior Tennis world    http://www.xmission.com/~gastown/tennis/jtw.htm
  + On The Line      http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TennisOnTheLine
  + Sun Tennis Magazine    http://www.suntennis.com
  + Tennis Industry Magazine   http://www.tennisindustry.com
  + Tennis Magazine        http://www.tennismagazine.com
  + Tennis Week            http://www.tennisweek.com
  + Tennis Worldwide       http://www.xmission.com/~gastown/tennis
  + Top Tennis             http://toptennis.secure-world.com

Professional Organizations

  + ATP Tour                              http://atptour.com
  + Corel WTA TOUR                        http://www.corelwtatour.com
  + Deutscher Tennis Bund                 http://www.deutschertennisbund.com
  + Federation Francaise de Tennis        http://www.fft.fr
  + Intercollegiate Tennis Association    http://www.princeton.edu/~dab
  + International Management Group - IMG  http://vellocet.insync.net/~img
  + International Tennis Hall of Fame     http://www.tennisfame.com
  + Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennis Bond
                                          http://www.sportnet.nl/bonden/tennis
  + National Foundation of Wheelchair Tennis
                                          http://www.fishnet.net/~nfwt
  + Nuveen Tour                           http://www.nuveentour.com
  + Swedish Tennis Association            http://www.tennis.se
  + Tennis Australia                      http://www.tennis-aus.com.au
  + Tennis Canada                         http://www.tenniscanada.com
  + United States Professional Tennis Association       http://www.uspta.org
  + United States Professional Tennis Registry          http://www.usptr.org
  + United States Tennis Association      http://www.usta.com
  + Women's Sports Legends                http://www.tennis.com/wsl
  + World TeamTennis                      http://www.worldteamtennis.com


Equipment

  + ATS Total Sports       http://www.atssports.com
  + Dunlop Sports          http://www.dunlopsports.com
  + Gamma Racquet Sports   http://www.gammasports.com/index.html
  + Global Caps            http://www.mindspring.com/~schlirtz/glocaps
  + Head USA               http://www.headusa.com
  + Holabird Sports        http://www.holabirdsports.com
  + Mitt USA               http://www.cet.com/~mittusa
  + Mizuno Tennis          http://www.mizuno.co.jp/msw/tennis/tennis.html
  + PlayPro                http://www.playpro.com
  + ProKENNEX              http://www.prokennex.com
  + Ray's Tennis Shop      http://www.tennisrays.com/
  + SuperSmash             http://www.brujula.com/supersmash
  + The Tennis Company     http://tenniscompany.com
  + Tennis Nashbar         http://www.nashbar.com
  + Tennis Warehouse       http://www.callamer.com/tw
  + Wilson Sports    http://www.wilsonsports.com/wilson/Tennis/tennismain.html
  + Your Tennis Advantage  http://www.west.net/~yta/index.html


Court Construction and Maintenance

  + DecoTurf               http://www.decoturf.com
  + Fast-Dry Companies     http://www.fast-dry.com
  + Har-Tru Corporation    http://206.138.166.2/Har-tru/default.html
  + N.J.P. Sports          http://members.aol.com/nperry3089/njp.html
  + No Fault Sports        http://www.nofaultsports.com
  + Nova Sports            http://www.novasports.com
  + S and S Developers     http://www.tenniscourts.com
  + XSPORTS                http://www.xsports.com


Software

  + CAT - Computer Assisted Tournaments
                           http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/92Computing
  + Greencourt Software    http://www.greencourtsoftware.com
  + ProRank / ProMatch     http://www.gate.net/~tennis
  + SCS Sport              http://www.scs.se
  + Tennis Analyst         http://www.forman.com/tennis
  + Tennis Information System    http://www.TennisInformation.com
  + Tennis Software        http://www.isn.net/~jmacleod/sprtsoft/tennis.html
  + TOPDOG Tennis          http://www.directcon.net/topdog
  + Triangle Software      http://www.adsbeus.com/tennis.htm


Academies and Camps

  + Bradenton International Tennis Academy Resort
                                      http://www.iag.net/~vodca/bitar.html
  + John Newcombe Tennis Center       http://www.lnstar.com/newks
  + Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy   http://fx.fxmedia.com/nbta/tennis
  + Nike Junior Tennis Camps          http://us-sportscamps.com/tennis.html
  + Nunez Tennis Training             http://www.internetco.net/~nunezc
  + Palmer Tennis Academy             http://www.allworld.com/palmer
  + Richard Thomson International Tennis School
                                      http://www.rtitennis.com
  + Saddlebrook Academy               http://www.saddlebrookacademy.com
  + Van der Meer Tennis University    http://www.vandermeertennis.com
  + Vic Braden's Tennis College       http://choicemall.com/california/ca251-01


Non-Profit and Amateur Organizations

  + Bobby Riggs Tennis Museum         http://www.bobbyriggs.org
  + Chris Evert Charities           http://www.cvinc.com/Chris_Evert/index.html
  + Gay & Lesbian Tennis Alliance     http://members.aol.com/gaytenis/index.htm
  + Kid's Stuff Foundation            http://www.kidsstuff.org/index.html


Travel

  + ASTI Tours                        http://members.aol.com/delf22/asti
  + Championship Tennis Tours         http://www.tennistours.com
  + Grand Slam Tennis Tours           http://www2.csn.net/~dkenny
  + Steve Furgal's International Tennis Tours
                           http://millennianet.com/sfurgal/welcome.html
  + TravelBase Tennis Vacation Guide  
                           http://www.travelbase.com/activities/tennis/


Miscellaneous

  + Real Tennis            http://www.personal.u-net.com/~mclagan/tennis.htm
  + Tennis Country         http://www.tenniscountry.com
  + Tennis Links           http://www.buckley.com/TennisLinks
  + Tennisnet              http://www.squirrel.com.au/tennisnet


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 5.2             Online Tennis Information - Other Sources


Here are some additional sources of online tennis information.


INTERNET NEWS GROUPS
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1. rec.sport.tennis

   The 'rec.sport.tennis' news group is the most widely used Internet
   news group for the discussion of the game of tennis.  Various
   information and discussions related to professional tennis (ATP
   tour, WTA tour, etc.), as well as occasional discussions about
   amateur tennis topics (techniques, equipment, etc.), may be found
   in this news group.

2. clari.sport.tennis

   The 'clari.sport.tennis' news group provides professional tennis
   news and scores from the Associated Press (AP) newswires.  Check
   with your Internet provider to determine if you have access to
   the 'clari.sport.tennis' newsgroup.

3. alt.tennis

   The 'alt.tennis' newsgroup is a scarcely used newsgroup which was
   the precursor to rec.sport.tennis.

ELECTRONIC MAIL
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1. Tennis Server INTERACTIVE

   Includes notification of updates to the World Wide Web Tennis
   Server, monthly tennis tips, news about new tennis information on
   the Net, as well as other tennis information of general interest.
   Periodically, tennis related polls and surveys may also be e-mailed
   to people on the list.  Parts of the newsletter contain commercial
   information from Tennis Server sponsors. Mailings occur approximately
   once a month and there are currently over 10,000 subscribers. To
   receive this free newsletter, use the online form at

        http://www.tennisserver.com/tennisform.html

    or send email to racquet-notices-request@tennisserver.com


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 5.3                     ATP and WTA Media Guides 

The ATP Tour and COREL WTA TOUR publish media guides at the beginning of
every year.  These guides contain tournament information, player biographies,
historical records and statistics. They can be ordered directly from
the ATP Tour and COREL WTA TOUR, respectively. The price includes postage
within the US.  The following information is correct for the 1997 edition
of the guides.

(1) The ATP Tour Player Guide costs US$20 (discount available). Send a 
    check to ATP's address in this FAQ.

(2) The COREL WTA TOUR Media Guide is also US$20 (discount available). 
    The WTA accepts VISA/MC.  One can order by phone, fax, or send a 
    check to the COREL WTA TOUR.

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 5.4               Addresses of TV and Tennis Organizations

   ABC, 77 West 66th St., New York, N.Y. 10023 (no phone; try NY's KABC)
   CBS, 7800 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 (213)460-3000
   NBC, 3300 West Alameda Blvd., Burbank, CA 91523 (818)840-4444
   ESPN: 935 Middle St., Bristol, CT 06010, (203)-585-2000
   HBO: 1100 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, (212)512-1000

   ATP: 200 ATP Tour Boulevard, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 (904)285-8000
   WTA: 133 First Street NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701  (813) 895-5000
   USTA: 70 West Red Oak Lane, White Planes, NY 10604  USA (914) 696-7000

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 5.5                       Ticket Information

   The following ticket information for major tournaments is provided as
   a service to those who may have no other source of information.  The
   FAQ authors assume no responsibility for sudden changes in some of
   the ticket source information.  Availability of tickets will vary from
   event to event and sometimes depend on how well in advance tickets
   are sought.
   
   In particular, for the Grand Slam events, tickets must usually be
   obtained well in advance (unless you plan to scalp for tickets).
   For Wimbledon and the French Open, it is recommended that applications
   for tickets be submitted in the early Fall preceding the event.
   Australian Open tickets go on sale early in the Northern Hemisphere
   Autumn (October), and US Open tickets usually go on sale
   starting sometime in the month of May.
   
....

WIMBLEDON:                                    

   The All England Lawn Tennis Club, PO Box 98, Wimbledon, SW19 5AE, UK
   (Application for ballots due 31 Dec; ballots due 31 Jan; payment after
   notification - early March - in Pounds Sterling by bank draft.)

FRENCH OPEN:

   Ticket reservation forms (best if requested by October): Stade Roland
   Garros, Service Reservation, 2 Avenue Gordon Bennett, 75016 Paris,
   France.  Enclose a self-addressed envelope with a 95-cent or equivalent
   international coupon.  Payment in Francs (bank draft) should be enclosed
   with reservation forms when they are sent back.

US OPEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (212) 239-6250  or  (888) 673-6849 
  
AUSTRALIAN OPEN:

   Australian Open Ticket Sales, c/o BASS Victoria, GPO Box 762G,
   Melbourne 3001, Australia.   BASS local numbers (valid for 1995
   Australian Open): 11500, 11522, or 008 338 998.
   ---
   Tennis Australia, National Tennis Centre, Batman Avenue,
   Melbourne 3000, Australia

   Note: 1995 Australian Open series tickets are available starting on
   October 12, 1994, and individual session ticket sales begin on October
   19.  World Wide Web users may find more Australian Open information at
   the following location:

      http://netspace.net.au/~jsimmons/ozopen.html

....

VIRGINIA SLIMS CHAMPIONSHIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (212) 465-6500

LIPTON (KEY BISCAYNE)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (305) 361-5252  

ATLANTA OLYMPICS - 1996:

   Information about Olympics tickets will be widely available in the USA
   sometime in early 1995.  There will be a mail-order phase beginning in
   mid 1995 and a phone-in phase beginning in late 1995.  If you would like
   to get on a (non-electronic) mailing list for more information, you may
   call the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) at 404-224-1996.

   The Olympic tennis tournaments will be held at Stone Mountain Park,
   about 20 miles east of downtown Atlanta, Georgia.  Competition begins
   July 22 and ends August 3.  Following are the announced ticket prices
   for the tennis events:

       Quality of Seating:        A       B       C       D
                            --------------------------------
       Early Rounds             $ 45    $ 35    $ 25    $ 20
       Quarterfinals              60      50      40
       Semifinals                 75      60      50
       Finals                    125      95      75
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   Prices are US currency.  A is the "highest quality" of seating and D
   is the lowest quality.
  

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 5.6                 Tennis Book Bibliography

The tennis book bibliography has been removed from the FAQ.  Larry Larson
maintains an extensive tennis book bibliography at the following web site:
 
          http://www.tennisbooks.com


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