What is a great tennis book?

A couple of possibilities:

Oon, Desmond, PhD, with Lafont, Damien, PhD. "Conversation with a Zen Tennis Master." Synergy Books Publishing, 2013. Paperback. ISBN: 978-1-4675-6524-6. Subtitle: "Courting the Mind, Minding the Court."

United States Tennis Association, "Friend At Court." Senior Editors: Steve Gerdes and Rich Kaufman. Produced for the USTA by H.O. ZIMMAN, Inc. 307 pages. Subtitle: "The USTA Handbook of Tennis Rules and Regulations, 2013 Edition." To order your copy, go to: http://www.ustashop.com/ and place your mouse over "Novelties," and click on Books at the bottom of the pop-up menu.

Veneziano, Tom. "The Truth About Winning." 3rd Edition. Tom Veneziano Enterprises, 2006, 2001. ISBN: 0-9716203-9-3

Found out about this book when I was surfing the web and came across Coach Veneziano's web site, www.tenniswarrior.com Bought myself a copy, and he’s come up with a way of thinking that will help you, regardless of your skill level. Later on, I got his audio CD entitled "The Refocus Technique - Controlling Your Emotions in Tennis," which was also very strong.

Here are a few suggestions; Bud Collins Modern Encyclopedia of Tennis.-Great basic history of the sport. Venus Envy by L.Jon Wertheim-about the Williams sisters,and the rest of the women's tour a few years ago. Topspin,Ups and downs in big-time tennis by Eliot Berry The Rivals-Johnette Howard-about the great Navratilova-Evert rivalry.This is a very well written book. Hard Courts by John Feinstein-about the tennis scene in the late eighties.Excellent. My Life with the Pros by Bud Collins-this is by one of the great tennis writers,and commentators. Covering the Court by Al Laney-A great recounting of the "Golden Age" of tennis. The Handbook of Tennis by Paul Douglas-This is out of print,but if you can find a copy,it is a very good instruction book. These two books are rare,and hard to get,but great. The Ultimate Tennis Book:500 Years of the Sport by Gianni Clerici-This book is huge,with tons of pictures. Tennis : A Cultural History by Heiner Gillmeister-This is the single greatest work on the origins of the sport.A real history book. There are also many player bios of varying quality. But I think this is a good start for tennis reading. Best Wishes.

I've read a lot of tennis books. Who is his favorite player? That's an important question. I enjoyed "Open" by Andre Agassi. Most of the good tennis books are autobiographies.

sounds like u already got great options