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Tennis Server Between The Lines Archive
August 1998 - December 2003
Ray Bowers |
- December 1, 2003 Between the Lines: Forgotten Victories: History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter VI: Vines's Second Year, 1935
- November 2, 2003 Between the Lines: Masters Cup Preview 2003
- October 4, 2003 Between the Lines: Davis Cup 2003
- September 7, 2003 Between the Lines: U.S. Open 2003 Reviewed
- August 20, 2003 Between the Lines: U.S. Open Preview 2003
- August 3, 2003 Between the Lines: Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Washington, D.C., 2003
- July 21, 2003 Between the Lines: Fed Cup, Washington, D.C.
- July 6, 2003 Between the Lines: Wimbledon 2003 Notebook
- June 20, 2003 Between the Lines: Wimbledon 2003 Preview
- June 8, 2003 Between the Lines: Thoughts On Garros 2003
- May 19, 2003 Between the Lines: Garros 2003 Preview
- May 3, 2003 Between the Lines: Clay Season 2003
- April 3, 2003 Between the Lines: The Tennis Nations, 2003
- March 1, 2003 Between the Lines: History of the Pro Tennis Wars: Chapter V: The Early Ascendancy of Vines, 1934
- January 26, 2003 Between the Lines: Australia Notebook 2003
- January 10, 2003 Between the Lines: Australian Preview 2003
- January 1, 2003 Between the Lines: Player of the Year 2002
- December 1, 2002 Between the Lines: The Young and Rising in Pro Tennis
- November 2, 2002 Between the Lines: Previewing November
- October 5, 2002 Between the Lines: History of the Pro Tennis Wars: Chapter IV: Tilden and Nusslein, 1932-1933
- September 9, 2002 Between the Lines: U.S. Open Review and What's Ahead
- August 21, 2002 Between the Lines: U.S. Open Preview 2002--Views from the Legg Mason
- July 31, 2002 Between the Lines: Midsummer Musings
- July 7, 2002 Between the Lines: Wimbledon Notebook 2002
- June 19, 2002 Between the Lines: Wimbledon Outlook 2002
- June 9, 2002 Between the Lines: Garros Review 2002
- May 24, 2002 Between the Lines: Garros Preview 2002
- May 5, 2002 Between the Lines: Spring 2002 Update
- April 1, 2002 Between the Lines: The Clay Court Warriors 2002
- March 3, 2002 Between the Lines: History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter 3: Tilden’s Year of Triumph: 1931
- February 9, 2002 Between the Lines: Australian Retrospect 2002
- January 11, 2002 Between the Lines: Australian Preview 2002
- December 30, 2001 Between the Lines: Player of the Year 2001
- December 1, 2001 Between the Lines: Tomorrow's Superstars of Women's Tennis
- November 3, 2001 Between the Lines: Who's Number One for 2001?
- September 29, 2001 Between the Lines: Davis and Fed Cups 2001
- September 10, 2001 Between the Lines: U.S. Open 2001 Logbook
- August 22, 2001 Between the Lines: Summer Tennis On The Hard Courts: U.S. Open Preview
- August 4, 2001 Between the Lines: The Pro Doubles Wars
- July 9, 2001 Between the Lines: A Wimbledon 2001 Logbook
- June 20, 2001 Between the Lines: Wimbledon Preview 2001
- June 11, 2001 Between the Lines: A French Open 2001 Logbook
- May 25, 2001 Between the Lines: Roland Garros Preview 2001
- May 1, 2001 Between the Lines: Fast Courts vs. Slow in Top Women's Tennis
- April 1, 2001 Between the Lines #2: High Achievers on the Clay
- April 1, 2001 Between the Lines #1: History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter 2, part 2: 1929-1930
- March 1, 2001 Between the Lines: History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter 2, part 1: 1927-1928
- January 30, 2001 Between the Lines: Thoughts on Australia 2001
- January 12, 2001 Between the Lines: Australian Preview 2001
- December 23, 2000 Between the Lines: Player of the Year, Player of the Decade, Player of the Century. SIDEBAR: Q&A With Martina Navratilova
- December 1, 2000 Between the Lines: Fed Cup, Davis Cup Review 2000
- November 1, 2000 Between the Lines: Tennis Nation of the Decade
- October 1, 2000 Between the Lines: The Number Ones for 2000
- August 24, 2000 Between the Lines: U.S. Open 2000: From the Legg Mason
- July 11, 2000 Between the Lines: After Wimbledon: The Elites of Year 2000
- June 21, 2000 Between the Lines: Wimbledon 2000 Preview
- May 27, 2000 Between the Lines: French Open 2000 Preview
- April 30, 2000 Between the Lines: The Pro Doubles Wars, Year 2000
- March 28, 2000 Between the Lines: Make Way for the Clay-Courters 2000
- March 1, 2000 Between the Lines: Davis and Fed Cups 2000
- January 31, 2000 Between the Lines: Lessons from Australia 2000
- January 14, 2000 Between the Lines: Australian Open Preview 2000
- December 18, 1999 Between the Lines: Player of the Year 1999
- December 1, 1999 Between the Lines: Notes From Hartford: The 1999 ATP World Doubles
- October 31, 1999 Between the Lines: Suzanne Lenglen and the First Pro Tour
- October 2, 1999 Between the Lines: Topping the Rankings for 1999
- August 26, 1999 Between the Lines: Previewing the U.S. Open: from the Legg Mason
- July 31, 1999 Between the Lines: The Elites of Pro Doubles
- July 2, 1999 Between the Lines: Davis and Fed Cups at Mid-Year
- June 15, 1999 Between the Lines: Wimbledon Preview 1999
- May 21, 1999 Between the Lines: French Open Preview 1999
- May 3, 1999 Between the Lines: The Lions of Senior Tennis
- April 1, 1999 Between the Lines: Reigning Stars of the Clay Courts
- February 28, 1999 Between the Lines: Get Ready for Davis and Fed Cups
- January 31, 1999 Between the Lines: 1999 Australia Open Review: Hints at What's Ahead
- January 15, 1999 Between the Lines: Australia Preview 1999
- January 1, 1999 Between the Lines: The Tennis Server's 1998 Player of the Year
- December 1, 1998 Between the Lines: With the Doubles Pros at Hartford
- November 1, 1998 Between the Lines: Davis and Fed Cups, 1998
- October 2, 1998 Between the Lines: The Home Stretch for 1998
- August 27, 1998 Between the Lines #1: U.S. Open Preview 1998: The Men's Singles
- August 27, 1998 Between the Lines #2: U.S. Open Preview 1998: The Women's Singles
- August 1, 1998 Between the Lines: The 1998 Legg Mason Classic: A look at America's Rising Stars and How the Pros Play Doubles
Also by Ray Bowers:
- June 1998 Wild Cards: The Legends of Tennis (coverage of Virginia Slims Legends at the Baltimore Arena, May 20-21, 1998)
- April 1998 Wild Cards: Davis Cup Was Everything
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Following interesting military and civilian careers, Ray became a regular
competitor in the senior divisions, reaching official rank of #1 in the 75
singles in the Mid-Atlantic Section for 2002. He was boys' tennis coach for four
years at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Virginia, where
the team three times reached the state Final Four. He was named Washington
Post All-Metropolitan Coach of the Year in 2003. He is now researching a history
of the early pro tennis wars, working mainly at U.S. Library of Congress. A
tentative chapter, which appeared on Tennis Server, won a second-place award
from U.S. Tennis Writers Association.
Questions and comments about these columns can be directed to Ray by using this form.
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