World Tennis[Grasso, John (2011) Historical Dictionary of Tennis. Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Incorporated. Lanham, Maryland. United States. ISBN 9780810872370. page.132.] is a US online magazine that covers tennis. A highly influential publication,[Bobby Riggs & George McGann (1973) Court hustler. J. B. Lippincott & Co. Philadelphia, United States. ISBN 9780397008933. page.122.] it was founded by Gladys Heldman as a printed magazine, and was first published in May 1953.[Jewish Women's Archive. This Weeks in History: Gladys Heldman launches "World Tennis Magazine"
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/ref> It was originally co produced with Gardnar Mulloy,[Heldman, Gladys and Mulloy, Gardnar (July 1953) World Tennis. Volume 1, Issue 2. Publishers & Editors. New York City, NY, United States. page.5.] and it's offices were based in New York City. The magazine was usually published twelve times a year. In 1975 it was sold to CBS.[Jewish Women's Archive.] It remained in print up to 1991 then stopped. Since 2009 the magazine exists as a website and media company, World Tennis Magazine.com. and is currently owned by Randy Walker of New Chapter Media.
Contributors
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Cliff Richey
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Bob Stockton
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Chris Nicholson
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Bob Greene
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Charlie Bricker
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Justin Cohen
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Tom Swick
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Blair Henley
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Cynthia Lum
Former Contributors
Former Article Writers
Former International Writers
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Thelma Coyne Long (Australia)
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Betty Rosenquest Pratt (British West Indies)
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Eric Williams (Cuba)
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Charles Khouri (Egypt)
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J.A. Downey (Ireland)
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Gloria Butler (Europe)
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Francisco Lona (Mexico)
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William Lufler (Scandinavia)
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Sissy Leach (South Africa)
Former US Writers
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Andrew Stern (Eastern)
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Harry James (Intermountain)
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Hal Burrows (Middle Atlantic)
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Grant Golden (Midwest)
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Midge Buck (New England)
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Bobby Platt (Southern)
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Bobby Wertheimer (Texas)
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Andy Ross Dilley (Tournaments)
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Wilma Smith (West Coast)
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