next door to our original shop and just a few hundred yards
from the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the world-famous Centre Court. Visitors can now see our full range of tennis pictures, books, films, gifts and collectables. Our GALLERY DOWNSTAIRS has original tennis paintings and prints, along with photographs, posters, nostalgic advertisements, greeting cards, notecards, postcards and magazines. There is also a superb range of jewellery from the Silver Tennis Collection, and a comprehensive selection of tennis DVDs. Our BOOKSHOP UPSTAIRS is a paradise for tennis fans and players, with hundreds of new books from around the world, plus antiquarian volumes, programmes, magazines, videos and other tennis collectables. We hope you will come and see us on
your next visit to SW19.
Tennis fans who are 'in the know' would not be without this monster guide to the world of professional tennis in 2008. It is really two books in one, with 672 pages equally divided between the ATP and WTA Tours. Biographies, photographs, tournament schedules and information, plus telephone numbers and email addresses, and much more makes this the essential tennis guide for journalists, broadcasters and fans. Over 350 copies sold, less than 50 left. We advise you to order now to avoid disappointment.
If you were lucky enough to see the Masters tennis at the Royal Albert Hall in December, you will know that Mansour Bahrami is the unrivalled No.1 entertainer in the tennis world. This great two DVD set contains over 3 hours of footage featuring matches, trick-shots and interviews. If you can't get here in person, you can order your copy by phone or email.
WE ARE CURRENTLY working to make our large collection of tennis art, prints, posters and photographs available to all our clients worldwide. In 2007 we moved to our new gallery at 112 Arthur Road, and for the first time we were able to make our entire collection available for visitors to see.
WE HAVE NOW BEGUN the challenging task of cataloguing the works for our website. This involves creating a detailed description of each image, recording its size, medium and - in selected cases - taking a digital photograph. This will be an ongoing task, as new works are constantly being added to our collection.
IN THE MEANTIME we will be happy to talk to you about your requirements, and to answer any questions you may have.
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Reproduction Pirelli advertisement, 1952
At The Tennis Gallery Wimbledon we stock imported books not available from any other UK bookshop.
Ring 020 8715 8866 to order as stocks are limited.
Recent arrivals include:
TRIUMPH AND DISASTERThe Real Story of John Bromwich by John Leckey and Norman Marshall (ASP, Australia, 178 pages, paperback, £24)
John Bromwich played the most unusual game of any Australian champion in 100 years of top-class tennis. By the age of 17 he was representing Australia. At 20, in 1939, he won the vital fifth rubber to bring the Davis Cup to Australia for the first time. He fought his way back from a war injury to finish runner-up to Bob Falkenburg at Wimbledon after holding three championship points. A fascinating biography of one of tennis’s most popular characters.
1947 Wimbledon Singles finalist Tom Brown was invited to turn professional by Jack Kramer, but instead turned to a career in the legal profession. Later he enjoyed a new lease of tennis life as a veteran competitor, and in this interesting book he tells many tales about both phases of his tennis life.
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UNFLAPPABLE The Life and Times of Whitney Reed by C.F. Stewart (Sorento Publishing, USA, 254 pages, paperback, £14.95)
Whitney Reed is little known in the UK, but he was America’s number one at the start of the 1960s and made his mark as one of the true characters of the pre-Open tennis era. This book gathers together entertaining anecdotes from friends of Reed’s during a lifetime spent in tennis.
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TOO GOOD The Scott Draper Story by Scott Draper with Suzi Petkovski and Michael Fox (Random House, Australia, 266 pages, paperback, £24)
Scott Draper’s candid and moving account of his life as first a tennis pro and then a PGA Tour golfer, set against the backdrop of tragedy in his personal life.
This is a fascinating personal account of of the double Grand Slam winner’s life from his early days in Rockhampton, his incredible playing career as an amateur and a professional through to his recovery from a stroke in 1998.
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The Tennis Gallery
Opening hours:
is now open at :
10am-5pm, Tuesday to Saturday
112 Arthur Road
(Closed on Sundays and Mondays)
Wimbledon Park
Extended opening hours during
London SW19 8AA
Wimbledon Championships
Telephone: +44-(0)20 8715 8866
Fax: +44-(0)20 8715 8877
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Find us right next to Wimbledon Park underground station (District Line), 20 minutes from central London and just one mile from The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, home of The Championships and the world famous Centre Court.
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