1971: Tennis

Archives consist of articles that originally appeared in Collier's Year Book (for events of 1997 and earlier) or as monthly updates in Encarta Yearbook (for events of 1998 and later). Because they were published shortly after events occurred, they reflect the information available at that time. Cross references refer to Archive articles of the same year.

The revolution in tennis that began with the sanctioning of open competition between amateurs and professionals in 1968 still had its aftermath this year. Far from settling the game's problems, the gold-rush boom that it launchedwith ever-increasing prize money for the players, commercial sponsors... ...