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.
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,…
Jimmy Connors at Queen’s Club, 1983
John Fitzgerald at Queen’s Club in 1987
John McEnroe at US Open, August 1989
John Newcombe at Wimbledon 1987
Kelly Evernden at Australian Open, January 1987
Kevin Curren at Queen’s Club, London, 1987
Mark Woodforde at Queen’s Club, 1987
Mats Wilander at Queen’s 1987
Michael Chang at US Open, August 1989
Michael Stich at Queen’s Club in 1989
Mikael Pernfors at Wimbledon 1987
Pat Cash at Queen’s Club in 1987
Patrick McEnroe at US Open 1989
Paul Annacone at Wimbledon 1987
Pete Sampras at Wimbledon 1989
Peter Fleming at Wimbledon 1982
Ramesh Krishnan at Wimbledon 1988
Rick Leach at Beckenham 1987
Stefan Edberg
Tim Mayotte at Queen’s Club, 1987
Tim Wilkison at Wembley Indoor tournament, November 1985
Todd Woodbridge at 16, Wimbledon juniors in 1987
Yannick Noah at Queen’s Club, 1987
Zina Garrison at Wimbledon 1988
Anders Jarryd at Queen’s Club in 1986
Andre Agassi on the practice courts at the Canadian Open, Montreal in 1989
Brad Gilbert at Wimbledon 1986
Goran Ivanišević at 17, Wimbledon 1989
Henri Leconte as a teenager at Wimbledon 1982
Ivan Lendl at Wimbledon 1985
Jeremy Bates playing Davis Cup at Wimbledon, July 1986
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