It's no exaggeration to say that the 1980s was the golden time of tennis. It was the best of times, when the thrill of tense tiebreaks entered everyman's domicile, highlighted by exotic locales like Paris, Melbourne, London, and New York.
The decade also ushered in exciting yet exasperating players whose on-court conduct thrilled, engaged, and enraged fans across the globe.
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| Pete Sampras, John McEnroe, and Stefan Edberg in the 1980s |
The 1980s energized the popularity base, taking tennis out of country clubs and landed estates into public parks and arenas. It became a sport, in contrast to an amenable pastime.
These amazing color photos taken by Kate that bring you back in the 1980s with great tennis male players as: Jimmy Connors, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Peter Fleming,... at the greatest tennis tournaments including: Wimbledon, US Open, Queen's Club Championships,...
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| John Newcombe at Wimbledon 1987 |
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| Kelly Evernden at Australian Open, January 1987 |
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| Jimmy Connors at Queen's Club, 1983 |
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| John Fitzgerald at Queen's Club in 1987 |
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| John McEnroe at US Open, August 1989 |
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| Kevin Curren at Queen's Club, London, 1987 |
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| Mark Woodforde at Queen's Club, 1987 |
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| Mats Wilander at Queen's 1987 |
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| Michael Chang at US Open, August 1989 |
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| Michael Stich at Queen's Club in 1989 |
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| Mikael Pernfors at Wimbledon 1987 |
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| Pat Cash at Queen's Club in 1987 |
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| Patrick McEnroe at US Open 1989 |
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| Paul Annacone at Wimbledon 1987 |
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| Pete Sampras at Wimbledon 1989 |
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| Peter Fleming at Wimbledon 1982 |
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| Ramesh Krishnan at Wimbledon 1988 |
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| Rick Leach at Beckenham 1987 |
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| Stefan Edberg |
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| Tim Mayotte at Queen's Club, 1987 |
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| Tim Wilkison at Wembley Indoor tournament, November 1985 |
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| Todd Woodbridge at 16, Wimbledon juniors in 1987 |
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| Yannick Noah at Queen's Club, 1987 |
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| Zina Garrison at Wimbledon 1988 |
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| Anders Jarryd at Queen's Club in 1986 |
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| Andre Agassi on the practice courts at the Canadian Open, Montreal in 1989 |
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| Brad Gilbert at Wimbledon 1986 |
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| Goran Ivanišević at 17, Wimbledon 1989 |
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| Henri Leconte as a teenager at Wimbledon 1982 |
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| Ivan Lendl at Wimbledon 1985 |
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| Jeremy Bates playing Davis Cup at Wimbledon, July 1986 |
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| Jim Courier at Wimbledon 1989 |
