Tennis on ESPN
| Tennis on ESPN | |
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| Created by | ESPN |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | N/A |
| Production | |
| Running time | 120 minutes+ |
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| Original network | ESPN ESPN2 ESPN3 ESPN on ABC ESPN+ |
| Original release | 1979 – present |
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The sport of tennis has been televised by the properties of ESPN since 1979.
Current tournaments and competitions covered by ESPN include The Championships, Wimbledon and the US Open, which are covered exclusively, and the Australian Open, which is shared with the Tennis Channel. In addition, several higher level events from the ATP World Tour and WTA Tour are featured, including the US Open Series and the ATP Finals.[1]
Tournaments[]
Current[]
- Australian Open (1984–present)[2]
- The Championships, Wimbledon (2012–present, full coverage, 2003–2011, partial coverage)
- US Open (2015–present, full coverage, 2009–2014, partial coverage)
- Indian Wells Masters (?–2007, 2011–present)[3]
- Atlanta Open (2010–present)
- Washington Open (2004–present)
- Silicon Valley Classic (2004–present)
- Canadian Open (2004–present)
- Winston-Salem Open (2004–present)
- ATP Finals (2000–present)[4]
Former[]
- French Open (1986–1993, 2002–2015; partial coverage)
- Miami Open (1985–2007, 2011–2019)[5]
Leagues[]
- World TeamTennis (2014–present)
ESPN Tennis announcers[]
- James Blake (2020–present)[6] (analyst)
- Darren Cahill (2007–present) (analyst)
- Mary Carillo (1988-1997, 2003-2010)[7] (analyst)
- Cliff Drysdale (1979–present)[8] (play-by-play)
- Chris Evert (2011–present) (analyst)
- Mary Joe Fernandez (2000–present) (analyst)
- Mardy Fish (2019) (analyst)
- Chris Fowler (2003–present)[9] (play-by-play)
- Brad Gilbert (2004–present) (analyst)
- Jason Goodall (2015–present)[10] (play-by-play/analyst)
- John McEnroe (2009–present) (analyst)
- Patrick McEnroe (1995–present) (play-by-play)
- Chris McKendry (2016–present)[11] (studio host)
- Tom Rinaldi (2003-2020)[12] (reporter)
- Jeremy Schaap (2021-present) (reporter)
- Alexandra Stevenson (2019–present) (analyst)
- Rennae Stubbs (2017–present)[13] (analyst)
- Pam Shriver (1990–present) (analyst)
References[]
- ^ "ESPN Tennis".
- ^ "ESPN & Australian Open Agree to 10-Year Extension". 10 September 2010.
- ^ "Indian Wells & Miami Tennis Return to ESPN". 14 March 2011.
- ^ "Nadal, Djokovic to Battle for Year-End Top Ranking at Nitto ATP Finals from London - Weeklong Coverage on ESPN TV, ESPN3". 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Indian Wells & Miami Tennis Return to ESPN". 14 March 2011.
- ^ "ESPN Tennis Team Update: Eight Sign New Agreements, James Blake Joins". 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Mary Carillo".
- ^ "Cliff Drysdale".
- ^ "ESPN Serves First Ball to Last Ball Exclusively at the US Open". 19 August 2019.
- ^ "@ESPNTennis Team Takes New York for First Exclusive US Open". 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Chris McKendry jumps the net from SportsCenter to tennis full time". 30 March 2016.
- ^ "ESPN Serves First Ball to Last Ball Exclusively at the US Open". 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Rennae Stubbs".
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Categories:
- 1970s American television series
- 1980s American television series
- 1990s American television series
- 2000s American television series
- 2010s American television series
- 2020s American television series
- Sports telecast series
- Tennis on television
- 1979 American television series debuts
- ESPN original programming
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