New York: Oxford University Press, (1988) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which is a combination of biography, sports history and social history, this focuses on two women who were the most responsible for the radical changes in women's tennis in the period between the two world wars, from a genteel sport to one more like that played by men. "Better known and more admired in the 1920s and '30s than any politician, movie star, or royal family member, Suzanne Lenglen, lionized by Frenchmen as 'The Goddess,' and Helen Wills, called 'The American Girl,' revolutionized tennis with their power and grace and beauty, and in the process virtually invented the concept of celebrity athlete. This dual biography - the first of either player to appear in English - follows their careers from the time they first set foot on a tennis court through their ascent and descent on the international circuit. . Lenglen became the first non-English-speaking woman to win the Wimbledon singles championship - . . Helen Wills beat Lenglen's Wimbledon record although she lost the only match in which they came face to face. In 1938, Wills set a record of eight Wimbledon wins." Photographs, sources, index. xiv, 464 pp. ISBN: 0-195043634.