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Our Favorite Tennis Books

Here are some of our favorite tennis books, which we've found to be particularly interesting and/or helpful. When possible, we have provided direct links to Amazon.com so you can purchase them from the comfort of your own home, delivered to your very door! If you have any suggestions for additions, please contact our webmistress!

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GENERAL TENNIS BOOKS:

	Vic Braden's Mental Tennis : How to Psych Yourself to a Winning Game by Vic Braden, Robert Wool From "the most remarkable and very likely the most important personality in tennis" (Los Angeles Times) comes a revolutionary book offering bold new mental techniques and breakthrough strategies that will help tennis players everywhere improve their games.
	Bollettieri's Tennis Handbook by Nick Bollettieri This is a book that you can carry along to help remind you of areas that you need to work on. It is for the intermediate to advanced player, and teaches strokes, along with the best techniques for training.
	Winning Ugly : Mental Warfare in Tennis-Lessons from a Master by Brad Gilbert, Steve Jamison In Winning Ugly Gilbert teaches recreational players how to win more often without necessarily even changing their strokes. The key to success, he says, is to become a better thinking player -- to recognize, analyze, and capitalize. That means outthinking opponents before, during, and after a match; forcing him or her to play your game.
	Smart Tennis : How to Play and Win the Mental Game (Smart Sport Series) It's no secret that professional tennis players have come to rely on sports psychologists to improve their games, particularly in situations of high-stress, grand slam tournament pressure. But this book shows all the rest of us hackers -- men, women, kids, teens, elders, recreational and competitive alike -- the practical tips and latest scientific studies in the area of sports psychology as applied to playing your best possible game of tennis.
	Think to Win : The Strategic Dimension of Tennis by Allen Fox "Think to Win is an absolutely unique book, revealing the intricate form and function of the art of tennis, explaining the ever-present linkage of strokes and tactics, strategies and psychologies. Allen Fox, a world-class player and tennis thinker, has written a brilliant and witty book which will highly benefit players and coaches from all levels of the game.
	Tennis Tactics : Winning Patterns of Play by United States Tennis Association
	Tennis Skills: The Player's Guide by Tom Sadzeck In Tennis Skills, the author begins by breaking down each stroke into its elements to ensure a player's basic skills are strong and consistent, including warm-up, grips, body position, stroke, footwork and follow-through. Then he offers a series of more than 40 drills that focus on target areas, strategy, coordination, pressure, and footwork.
	Unlimited Doubles!! by Steve C. Tourdo Steve made the game of doubles so simple that in one reading you can have your game improve a half a level. I currently have adopted his system because it's simple and easy to teach.The drills he outlines at the end of each chapter are great and can be altered depending on the level of play you are working with.
	The Art of Doubles : Winning Tennis Strategies by Pat Blaskower The author gives very clear, specific info on court position in every imaginabe situation. She breaks each position down to jobs. You learn what is expected of you as the server, receiver and partner of the server and receiver. It leaves nothing to guesswork. This is a great book for womens' doubles.
	Tennis Strokes That Win : Breakthrough Techniques for Mastering the Game by Frank Early Early proves that the quickest way to improve one's game is to improve the strokes. The only thing that matters is controlling the ball. This book does not merely examine the different types of strokes, it concentrates on the winning strokes and what they have in common. 62 photos.

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	Consistent Tennis Wins 1, Starring: Tom Avery, et al. VIDEO This is a fantastic video. It provides very simple fixes, for seemingly intractible problems. The cues provided by Tom Avery are easy to remember and very effective. This tape helps you understand what you can do to improve your strokes, correct your mistakes and hit consistently. It covers various hand/grip positions, body position, forehand and backhand ground strokes, the service toss and provides helpful, easy to remember ideas for correcting your mistakes.
	Consistent Tennis Wins 2 -Strategy, Starring: Tom Avery, et al. VIDEO The equal of the first tape, but with quite a different emphasis. It gives enough strategy to keep most players thinking and improving for quite some time. A well-done tape. The instructor is engaging.
	Consistent Tennis Wins 3 -The Serve, Starring: Tom Avery, et al. VIDEO This Serve tape is simply awesome. Avery presents the correct serving techniques in slow motion and great details. No written material can really substitute his demonstration of the racquet's movement on every stage of the serve. Troubleshooting, if the ball goes to the net or long, is excellent.
	Consistent Tennis Wins 4-The Backhand, Starring: Tom Avery, et al. VIDEO Tom Avery's style is his straightforward. His teaching methods are easy to follow and remember. He doesn't overcomplicate what he teaches, just breaks it down nicely in easy to understand segments.
	Consistent Tennis Wins V: The Ability to Swing VIDEO
	Tennis Our Way VIDEO This is an excellent,comprehensive(and lengthy -- about 2 1/2 hours)video. Instruction and "tips" are given by tennis legends Arthur Ashe, Stan Smith and Vic Braden so there's plenty of variety in it. It covers tennis from basics to more advanced practices at a quick pace, but there's no problem folowing it ---especially with the "rewind" feature of your VCR once in a while.
	Tennis 2000 - Advanced Backhands VIDEO Watch the pros and copy their form! Learn the backhand from a biomechanical viewpoint and analysis of top players. Master the basic stroke, the slice backhand and approach, topspin backhand and approach, backhand return, mid-court backhand, backhand lob and wide backhand recovery. Extensive visualization of individual stroke mechanics is the secret. Combined with in-depth commentary that compares and contrasts different styles, you'll gain an unparalleled insight into the making of a truly winning tennis stroke.
	Tennis 2000 - The Multi-Segment Forehand VIDEO Watch the pros and copy their form! Learn the forehand from a biomechanical viewpoint and analysis of top players. Master the basic stroke, off forehand and footwork, high forehand, drive volley, wide forehand recovery and return of serve.
	Tony Roche Master Tennis Collection VIDEO The Master Tennis series is sponsored by Tennis Australia and are very very similar to the Tennis 2000 series, also sponsored by Tennis Australia. The Master Tennis series is probably better for the beginner/intermediate, while the Tennis 2000 is probably better for the intermediate/advanced player.
	Agassis Hot Attack VIDEO This video is excellent if you are looking to develop big groundstrokes, great lobs, and kick serves. This provides great basics for adding power to your game and adds very good insight from Nick Bolleteri.
	Top 100 Tennis Games and Drills VIDEO The "Top 100" video series has rapidly become one of the fastest selling tennis videos ever! Both tapes feature the Top 100 of the most creative drills Joe Dinoffer has compiled from around the world. They are the type of training drills you will use for years...fun, creative, and easy to adapt for all levels of play. A must for all coaches and serious players who want more fun and improvement out of their practice sessoins. (length: 35 minutes per volume)
	Tennis Elbow VIDEO

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	Complete Conditioning for Tennis by Paul Roetert (Editor), Todd S. Ellenbecker Anyone who plays tennis will want to follow a fitness program that will not only help you prevent injuries but allow muscle balance and good general fitness. In a tennis specific fashion, this book provides exercises, routines, and programs for developing strength, power, agility, aerobic capacity, and flexibility. 100 photos. 56 illustrations.
	Power Tennis Training by Donald A. Chu, Todd Martin One of the foremost training and fitness experts in the country and a training consultant to the USTA and top tennis pros presents a training program that combines a variety of training methods which are integrated into three training blocks, each lasting four weeks, that feature a mix of different workouts. Illustrations.
	Coaching Youth Tennis by X. Asep, American Sport Education Program Coaching Youth Tennis is an excellent introduction to youth coaching and teaching young tennis players valuable skills. It provides all the information you need to coach effectively and help 6- to 18-year-old athletes learn and enjoy the game.
	1001 Incredible Tennis Games, Drills & Tips : A Super Abundance of Information for Every Teaching Professional & Tennis Enthusiast by Tina Hoskins This is one of the most complete, detailed books of tennis games,drills, and tips for singles and doubles, for juniors ages 8 thru seniors 60 and over. Illustrated with drawings and diagrams with tips on stroke development and how to hit them.

PINE FOREST'S VERY OWN BESTSELLING AUTHOR, NINA BRUHNS:
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Sweet Revenge by Nina Bruhns
Best-selling romantic suspense author, winner of the Readers' Choice Award!
"Police Detective, and sinfully handsome bad boy, Auri 'Creole' Levalois ...is a delicious hero--able to melt your heart one minute and have you blazing with desire the next... one of the sexiest heroes you're likely to come across... The fast-paced action and spine-tingling suspense sweep you into the story, and the dynamic characters will leave you begging for more."