Women's Tennis Association

Rationale 2 2.0: Analysis of Text and Research 3 2.1: Women’s Sport in Australia - A Sociological Perspective 3 2.1.1: 1800’s 3 2.1.2: 1900’s 3 2.1.3: 2000 to Present 4 2.2: Changes within Women’s Sport 4 2.2.1: Uniform 4 2.2.2: Role Models 4 2.2.3: Prize money 4 2.3: Tennis at Brisbane Girls Grammar School 5 2.3.1: History of Tennis at Brisbane Girls Grammar School 5 2.3.2: Changes within Tennis at Brisbane Girls Grammar School 5 2.4: Women’s sport in the media 5 3.0: Evaluation 6 4.0: Recommendations

principal sports include tennis, a racket, non-contact sport that can be played with one or two players on each side of the court. Tennis is played recreationally and competitively across the world. Tennis originated in England during the 19th century, but its role an olympic sport exhibits how it has reached numerous audiences worldwide. Tennis’ popularity suggest it is diverse in terms of racial, gender and socioeconomic backgrounds. However, the experiences of black tennis players and current racial

I am here today to speak to you on behalf of tennis Australia and in essence the rest of the globe in terms of Tennis. My question to you is, why are women denied the chance to perform and exhibit there elite talents their ultimate mettle in 5 sets of tennis like the men’s game. Why fans are denied the pleasure of seeing this is to be questioned? Why aren’t women able to play 5 sets? On January 2015 my CEO partner of the Women's Tennis Association, quoted from Number 1 player Serena Williams that

08 million. After Venus speech at the All England Club, the women’s championship prize money was increased, according to ESPN W, but still did not match the men’s award. A question was asked in the year 2006 of why the pay gap persisted in the face of increasing criticism, the club chairman , Tim Phillips, justified the prize discrepancy saying the physical demands of the men’s best of five matches are much higher than those of the women’s best of three. The club didn’t view the prize as an “equal

King, Val Ackerman, and Richard Nixon, when first looked upon may seem to be three unrelated people lacking connection, however under the light of the fight for women equality and the unexpected rise of female athletes, they carry a much stronger association than one might think. In fact, the signing of Title IX, the enactment of equal prize money at Wimbledon, and even the beginnings of the WNBA stand to be crucial factors to lead to the rise of female athletes. To start off with, the misconception

In 1968 King was the top rank player in the game of tennis. King was at the top of her game, because she was rank number one in the world of tennis. King was the first to establish the Women’s Tennis Association in 1973 also in the same year there was a battle of the sexes and King defeated a man by the name of Bobby Riggs. Kings was a remarkable in the year of 1972 at the U.S. Open, and at the Wimbledon King won three Grand Slam titles in that year. King continue success in the year of 1971 her

Michele has over 26 years of experience playing the game of tennis, 5 of those years coaching all ages and levels in tennis, basketball and soccer. Michele was born in Washington, DC and raised in Burtonsville, MD. At the age of seven, her love for tennis developed after participating in a tennis camp during the summer. Along with her twin sister Renee’, they continued attending camps and receiving lessons in Hilton Head, SC during summer vacation. Upon entering high school, Michele became a Panther

1960’s and early 1970’s demanding equal rights for athletic sports. “Due in large part to title IX, successful female-athletes are no longer looked upon as anomalies, but rather as athletes in their own rights”, stated “title IX and the growth of women’s athletics.” Women were never valued as much, compared to men in athletic sports until now. For instance, in the article,

(placed at #25) a tennis player is getting paid $29.7 million a year and Serena Williams (placed at #47) another tennis player is being paid $24.6 million. The highest paid male athlete Floyd Mayweathers income of $300 million a year is 270.3 million more than the highest paid female athlete, Maria Sharapova’s 29.7 million per year. The number one male tennis player gets 67 million, more than double that of Maria Sharapova. Other examples of gap in prize money is in golf, US women's open winner took

the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) with a Division I level, primarily competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference for all sports since the 1953-54 season. Men’s sports include baseball, basketball, cross country , fencing, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track and field and wrestling. While women’s sports include basketball, cross country, fencing, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball. Duke’s