Tennis on ESPN
| Tennis on ESPN | |
|---|---|
| Created by | ESPN |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | N/A |
| Production | |
| Running time | 120 minutes+ |
| Original release | |
| Network | ESPN ESPN2 ESPN3 ESPN on ABC ESPN+ |
| Release | 1979 – present |
The sport of tennis has been televised by the properties of ESPN since 1979 and for ABC since 2006.
Current tournaments and competitions covered by ESPN include Australian Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open. After hosting many non-Grand Slam events throughout the years, ESPN has greatly pared back its non-Grand Slam coverage.[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)
- U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships[3]
Former
- French Open (1986–1993, 2002–2015; partial coverage)[4][5][6]
- Miami Open (1985–2007, 2011–2019)[7]
- Canadian Open (2004–2017)
- Silicon Valley Classic (2004–2017)
- Citi Open (2004–2017)
- Winston-Salem Open (2004–2017)
- Atlanta Open (2010–2017)
- ATP Finals (2000–2019)[8]
- Indian Wells Masters(?–2007, 2011–2021)
- U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships (2022–2024)[9]
Leagues
- World TeamTennis (2014–2021)
ESPN Tennis announcers
- James Blake (2020–present)[10] (analyst)
- Darren Cahill (2007–present) (analyst)
- Mary Carillo (1988–1997, 2003–2010)[11] (analyst)
- Cliff Drysdale (1979–present)[12] (play-by-play/analyst)
- Dick Enberg (2004–2011) (play-by-play)
- Chris Evert (2011–present) (analyst)
- Mary Joe Fernandez(2000–present) (analyst)
- Mardy Fish (2019) (analyst)
- Chris Fowler (2003–present)[13] (play-by-play)
- Brad Gilbert (2004–present) (analyst)
- Jason Goodall (2015–present)[14] (play-by-play/analyst)
- Luke Jensen (1994–present) (host/analyst)
- John McEnroe (2009–present) (analyst)
- Patrick McEnroe (1995–present) (play-by-play/host/analyst)
- Chris McKendry (2016–present)[15] (studio host)
- Tom Rinaldi (2003–2020)[16][17] (reporter)
- Jeremy Schaap (2021–present) (reporter)
- Alexandra Stevenson (2019–present) (analyst)
- Rennae Stubbs (2017–present)[18] (analyst)
- Pam Shriver (1990–present) (play-by-play/analyst/reporter)
- Caroline Wozniacki (2020–present) (analyst)
References
- ^ "ESPN eases out of the regular-season tennis business as Tennis Channel takes over ATP". October 13, 2020.
- ^ "ESPN & Australian Open Agree to 10-Year Extension". September 10, 2010.
- ^ "ESPN3 to Exclusively Stream U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship".
- ^ Nagle, Dave (January 2, 2003). "ESPN, Inc.: 2002 in Review". ESPN Press Room. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Nagle, Dave (May 21, 2012). "ESPN at the French Open: New TV Schedule Live Every Day; Evert's ESPN/Paris Debut". ESPN Press Room. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- Sports Business Journal. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ "Indian Wells & Miami Tennis Return to ESPN". March 14, 2011.
- ^ "Nadal, Djokovic to Battle for Year-End Top Ranking at Nitto ATP Finals from London - Weeklong Coverage on ESPN TV, ESPN3". November 7, 2019.
- ^ "ESPN3 To Exclusively Stream U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship". Tennis Now. April 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
- ^ "ESPN Tennis Team Update: Eight Sign New Agreements, James Blake Joins". January 16, 2020.
- ^ "Mary Carillo".
- ^ "Cliff Drysdale".
- ^ "ESPN Serves First Ball to Last Ball Exclusively at the US Open". August 19, 2019.
- ^ "@ESPNTennis Team Takes New York for First Exclusive US Open". August 24, 2015.
- ^ "Chris McKendry jumps the net from SportsCenter to tennis full time". March 30, 2016.
- ^ "ESPN Serves First Ball to Last Ball Exclusively at the US Open". August 19, 2019.
- ^ Gleeson, Scott (December 17, 2020). "ESPN reporter Tom Rinaldi signs with Fox Sports". USA Today. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "Rennae Stubbs".
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