Tennis on ESPN
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Tennis on ESPN | |
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Created by | ESPN |
Country of origin | ![]() |
No. of episodes | N/A |
Production | |
Running time | 120 minutes+ |
Release | |
Original network | ESPN ESPN2 ESPN3 ESPN on ABC |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV), 1080p (HDTV) |
Original release | 1979 – present |
External links | |
Website |
Tennis coverage on ESPN and ESPN2 began in 1979.
ESPN broadcasts complete coverage of The Championships, Wimbledon, the Australian Open and the US Open. In addition, they air early round coverage of American ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments and American WTA Premier Mandatory events as well as US Open Series coverage. ESPN3 also carries the ATP World Tour Finals and the WTA Tour Championships.[1]
Tournaments
- Australian Open, full coverage (1984–present)
- French Open, cable coverage (1986–1993, 2003–2015)
- The Championships, Wimbledon, full coverage (2012–present, cable coverage since 2003)
- US Open, full coverage (2015–present, cable coverage since 2009)
- Indian Wells Masters (?–2007, 2011–present)[2]
- Miami Open (1985–2007, 2011–present)[3]
- US Open Series (2004–present)
- ATP Masters 1000 (2000–present) (Only for the Caribbean)
- ATP World Tour Finals (2000–present)[4]
- WTA Tour Championships (2002–2005, 2011–present)[5]
- Davis Cup (1979–2008)[6]
- Charleston Open (?–present)[7]
Announcers
- Hosts/Play-by-Play: Chris McKendry, Hannah Storm, Chris Fowler, Mike Tirico, Tom Rinaldi, Sam Gore[9]
- Analysts:
- Cliff Drysdale (1972 U.S. Open Doubles Champion, founder of ATP)
- Darren Cahill (coach of Andre Agassi, Lleyton Hewitt, Daniela Hantuchová and others)
- Chris Evert (18 Grand Slam singles titles, 3 Grand Slam doubles titles, 4-Time WTA Championship Winner, Former WTA President)
- Mary Joe Fernandez (2-time Olympic Gold Medalist, 1991 Australian Open Doubles Champion, 1996 French Open Doubles Champion & 1996 WTA Championship Winner)
- Patrick McEnroe (1989 French Open Doubles Champion, 1989 ATP Tour Finals Winner)
- John McEnroe (7 Total Grand Slam titles, 3-Time ATP Tour Finals Winner)
- Pam Shriver (21 Grand Slam Doubles titles, 1987 French Open Mixed Doubles Champion, 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist)
- Brad Gilbert (1988 Olympic Bronze Medalist, coach of Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Andy Murray and others)
- Jason Goodall
References
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- ↑ http://espnmediazone.com/us/media-kits/tennis/
- ↑ http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2011/03/indian-wells-miami-tennis-return-to-espn/
- ↑ http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2011/03/indian-wells-miami-tennis-return-to-espn/
- ↑ http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2013/09/113682/
- ↑ http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=27633
- ↑ http://www.daviscup.com/en/news/articles/tennis-channel-extends-us-davis-cup-coverage.aspx
- ↑ http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2014/03/espntennis-new-agreement-with-wta-familycirclecup-expands-espn3-coverage/
- ↑ http://espnmediazone.com/us/media-kits/tennis/bios/
- ↑ http://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/sam-gore/
Categories:
- Pages with reference errors
- 1970s American television series
- 1980s American television series
- 1990s American television series
- 2000s American television series
- 2010s American television series
- Sports telecast series
- Tennis on television
- 1979 American television series debuts
- ESPN network shows
- ESPN2 network shows