Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual and Almanack
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The Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual and Almanack[1]was a British annual tennis publication founded in 1908 as Ayres' Lawn Tennis Almanack and Tournament Guide.[2] It continued in print as hardback book until 1938. In 1939 it changed to a softcover book format (paperback with pictorial card covers) to make it more affordable until 1958, when it was discontinued.
EditorsA. Wallis Myers (1908–1939)
G.P. Hughes (1946–1958)
G.P. Hughes (1946–1958)
OriginaltitleAyres' Lawn Tennis Almanack and Tournament Guide
LanguageEnglish
SubjectTennis
| Editors | A. Wallis Myers (1908–1939) G.P. Hughes (1946–1958) |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ayres' Lawn Tennis Almanack and Tournament Guide |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Tennis |
| Genre | Sports annual, Almanack |
| Publisher | F.H. Ayres Ltd. (1908–1938) Dunlop Sports Co. (1939–1958) |
| Publication date | 1908–1958 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | c. 500–700 pages (varies by edition) |
Editors
- Arthur Wallis Myers (1908–1939)[3]
- G.P. Hughes (1946–1958)
Contributors
Ayres'
- Max Decugis
Foreign correspondent continental Europe and features writer of French Notes 1920s) - Francis Russell Burrow (1916-1936) (Wimbledon referee)[4]
- Harry Scrivener (1919-1936)
Principal tournaments, reviews, reports, statistics, regional events.
Dunlop
- Adrian Quist
- Althea Gibson
- Budge Patty
- Dick Savitt
- Doris Hart
- Frank Sedgman
- Harry Hopman
- H.A. Sabelli (Secretary LTA)
- Jaroslav Drobny
- Lew Hoad
- Louise Brough
- Margaret Osborne duPont
- Maureen Connolly
- Philippe Chatrier (Tennis de France)
- S.M. Farmer (British regional events data and results)
- Shirley Fry
- Ted Schroeder
- Tony Mottram
World rankings
- Arthur Wallis Myers (1908-1939)
- Sir F. Gordon Lowe (1939)
- Pierre Gillou (1946)
- John Olliff (1947–1951)
- Lance Tingay (1952–1958).
Reproduced rankings from the relevant contributors newspaper annual rankings.