Larry W. King passed away today following an illness.
Larry was one of the unsung heroes in the establishment of women’s professional tennis in the early 1970s.
Larry and I met at Cal State LA, where Larry opened my eyes to feminism. We were married for 22 years and in business together for decades. He was involved behind the scenes when the Original 9 signed our one dollar contracts, and he and I co-owned several tournaments on the Virginia Slims Tour.
He was integral and did much of the important legal work to establish the Women’s Tennis Association and the historic Battle of the Sexes match in 1973; and the Women’s Sports Foundation and womenSports magazine in 1974. He also was a co-founder of World TeamTennis.
Larry’s intelligence, love, commitment and humor helped me navigate my career for more than 20 years.
Ilana, my wife and business partner, and I are deeply saddened by Larry’s passing and we extend our deepest condolences to his wife, Nancy, and their children - our godchildren -Sky (his wife Caroline and daughter Athena) and Katie.
Photo Credit: Cher Traendly Photography
Charles Broom 🇬🇧 becomes British man number 12 in the Roland Garros 🇫🇷 qualifying draw!
1. Jan Choinski 🇬🇧
2. Jack Pinnington Jones 🇬🇧
3. Billy Harris 🇬🇧
4. Arthur Fery 🇬🇧
5. Toby Samuel 🇬🇧
6. Jay Clarke 🇬🇧
7. Oliver Crawford 🇬🇧
8. Dan Evans 🇬🇧
9. Liam Broady 🇬🇧
10. Harry Wendelken 🇬🇧
11. Felix Gill 🇬🇧
12. Charles Broom 🇬🇧
A record number of Brits competing at this years event!
It’s now confirmed that Felix Gill 🇬🇧 will be the 11th British man to enter qualifying at this years Roland Garros 🇫🇷 that’s an excellent number for British tennis! Charles Broom 🇬🇧 is also 4 spots away. 12 would be a great record.
Defying the odds 👊
The Lexus GB @BJKCup team power through to a 3-1 tie victory over Australia to qualify for the 2026 finals in September!
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Making an unforgettable mark for her country 🇬🇧
Mika Stojsavljevic becomes the 334th player to represent Great Britain, and delivered a sensational win in the process 🙌
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Arthur Fery QUALIFIES for the @AustralianOpen 🤩
Three massive wins for Arthur this week who will make his main draw debut in Melbourne!
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YES! Francesca Jones battles on through to the Auckland quarter-finals 🙌
From a set and a break down, she beats Sinja Kraus 1-6, 6-4, 6-1
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Reaching the FINAL of the ATP Finals 💪
Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski win a battle of the Brits against Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool 6-7, 6-3, 10-8 to reach the final
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Five of the eight doubles players competing in Saturday's @atptour Doubles Final in #Torino are #British. @Wimbledon Champions Cash & Glasspool will play compatriots Salisbury & N.Skupski while Patten will partner #Finland's Heliovarra against the Italian duo of Bolelli & Vavasson. So @LouisCayer 's work continues to bear fruit. The Canadian coach was suggested to the @the_LTA by @JudyMurray whose son @jamiemurray was the 1st to benefit from Cayer's expertise when he rose to No 1 in the world.
YEAR-END WORLD NO. 1 PARTNERSHIP 🇬🇧🤩
With their win at the @atptour Finals this evening, @cash_julian & Lloyd Glasspool secured the top year-end ranking
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Interesting to hear that Jack Draper will team up with Jamie Delgado for 2026.
Should be a very good fit. James Trotman has done a superb coaching job but it seems he wants to cut back on his travelling so, hopefully, everyone is happy + it proves an inspired move 💪