Tennis on ESPN
The sport of tennis has been televised by the properties of ESPN since 1979.
| 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+ |
| Release | |
| Original network | ESPN ESPN2 ESPN3 ESPN on ABC ESPN+ |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), 1080p (HDTV) |
| Original release | 1979 – present |
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| Website | |
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]
- Miami Open (1985–2007, 2011–present)[4]
- 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)[5]
Former
- French Open (1986–1993, 2003–2015; partial coverage)
Leagues
- World TeamTennis (2014-present)
ESPN Tennis announcers
- James Blake (2020-present)[6]
- Darren Cahill (2007-present)
- Mary Carillo (1988-1997, 2003-2010)[7]
- Cliff Drysdale (1979-present)[8]
- Chris Evert (2011-present)
- Mary Joe Fernandez (2000-present)
- Mardy Fish (2019)
- Chris Fowler (2003-present)[9]
- Brad Gilbert (2004-present)
- Jason Goodall (2015-present)[10]
- John McEnroe (2009-present)
- Patrick McEnroe (1995-present)
- Chris McKendry (2016-present)[11]
- Tom Rinaldi (2003-2020)[12]
- Alexandra Stevenson (2019-present)
- Rennae Stubbs (2017-present)[13]
- Pam Shriver (1990-present)
References
- http://espnmediazone.com/us/media-kits/tennis/
- https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2010/09/espn-australian-open-agree-to-10-year-extension/
- 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/
- https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2019/11/nadal-djokovic-to-battle-for-year-end-top-ranking-at-nitto-atp-finals-from-london-weeklong-coverage-on-espn-tv-espn3/
- https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2020/01/espn-tennis-team-update-eight-sign-new-agreements-james-blake-joins/
- https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/bio/mary-carillo/
- https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/drysdale_cliff/
- https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2019/08/espn-serves-first-ball-to-last-ball-exclusively-at-the-us-open/
- https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2015/08/espntennis-team-takes-new-york-for-first-exclusive-us-open/
- http://www.espnfrontrow.com/2016/03/chris-mckendry-jumps-net-sportscenter-tennis-full-time/
- https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2019/08/espn-serves-first-ball-to-last-ball-exclusively-at-the-us-open/
- https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/bio/rennae-stubbs/
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Owners: The Walt Disney Company (80%); Hearst Corporation (20%) | |||||||||||||||
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