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1999 Features

12/30/99 - Sports That Help Your Tennis
Other sports a tennis player should try.

12/23/99 - Playing in Cold Weather
How to make low temperatures work to your advantage in tennis.

12/09/99 - Australia Wins Davis Cup
Australia defeats France in the 1999 final.

12/02/99 - 1999 Rankings Prediction Winners
Which of you made the best predictions of the top five singles rankings for the 1999 WTA and ATP tours.

11/24/99 - Davenport Wins Chase
Davenport wins the season finale, but Hingis holds onto number one and wins the doubles.

11/10/99 - Playing in the Wind
How to use the wind to your advantage in tennis.

10/27/99 - How You Rated the Tennis Commentators
Your ratings of the TV tennis commentators and my lists of the their worst and best habits.

10/13/99 - 1999 Fall Season Update
A busy tournament schedule leads up to the big season finales.

09/28/99 - Be Fun to Have On Court
Some commonly neglected points of tennis etiquette.

09/13/99 - Andre and Serena Prevail
Final results from the 1999 US Open.

09/04/99 - Men Injured, Women Formful
Early rounds results and predictions for the US Open.

08/19/99 - The Major US Tennis Organizations
The USTA, USPTA, USPTR , USRSA, and ITA are great sources of information.

08/05/99 - Racquet Care and Stringing
How to keep your racquet performing at its best.

07/20/99 - Rate the Tennis Commentators
Rate the TV tennis commentators on a variety of specific skills.

07/06/99 - Davenport, Sampras Win Wimbledon
Read more about the Wimbledon finals.

06/21/99 - Wimbledon Underway Online
Follow Wimbledon on the Internet.

06/07/99 - Superb French Open Finals
The 1999 French Open featured three tough, dramatic finals.

06/01/99 - Collegiate Wrap-Up
A summary of the collegiate tennis championships in each division.

05/18/99 - Using the Net to Enjoy Tennis
The Internet provides rich resources to enhance your enjoyment of tennis.

05/08/99 - Kafelnikov's Strange Rise to #1
Kafelnikov's path to number one supports the reasoning behind changing the ranking system.

04/24/99 - Evolution of Pro Forehand Grips
Contemporary forehand grips have changed tennis.

04/10/99 - Buying an Adult Racquet
How to choose the right tennis racquet.

03/27/99 - All-Williams Final at The Lipton
Serena and Venus play the first all-sister Open-Era final.

03/13/99 - Back from Injuries
Rubin and Graf are back, injury free as you could be.

02/27/99 - Tennis Boomerangs
Kafelnikov and Hingis take ironic losses.

02/13/99 - Hingis Back at #1
Hingis overtakes Davenport for the top WTA ranking.

02/02/99 - Personality Down Under
Mind games and controversy at the 1999 Australian Open.

01/26/99 - Finding Your Grip Size
An accurate measurement of the proper grip size for your tennis racquet.

01/19/99 - Buying the Right Length Racquet for a Junior Player
How to choose the right length, based on age, size, strength, and experience.

01/12/99 - Predict the Top Five for 1999
Make your predictions for 1999's top five ATP and WTA players.

01/05/99 - Semi-Classic Tennis: The Worldwide Senior Tennis Circuit
See vintage styles of tennis on the Worldwide Senior Tennis Circuit.

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