The sport of tennis has been televised by the properties of ESPN since 1979 and for ABC since 2006.
| 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 |
Current tournaments and competitions covered by ESPN include Australian Open, The Championships, Wimbledon 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
editCurrent
edit- 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
edit- French Open (1986–1993, 2002–2015; partial coverage)[4][5][6]
- Miami Open (1985–2007, 2011–2019)[7]
- Indian Wells Masters (?–2007, 2011–2021)
- Atlanta Open (2010–2017)
- Citi Open (2004–2017)
- Silicon Valley Classic (2004–2017)
- Canadian Open (2004–2017)
- Winston-Salem Open (2004–2017)
- ATP Finals (2000–2019)[8]
Leagues
edit- World TeamTennis (2014–2021)
ESPN Tennis announcers
edit- James Blake (2020–present)[9] (analyst)
- Darren Cahill (2007–present) (analyst)
- Mary Carillo (1988–1997, 2003–2010)[10] (analyst)
- Cliff Drysdale (1979–present)[11] (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)[12] (play-by-play)
- Brad Gilbert (2004–present) (analyst)
- Jason Goodall (2015–present)[13] (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)[14] (studio host)
- Tom Rinaldi (2003–2020)[15][16] (reporter)
- Jeremy Schaap (2021–present) (reporter)
- Alexandra Stevenson (2019–present) (analyst)
- Rennae Stubbs (2017–present)[17] (analyst)
- Pam Shriver (1990–present) (play-by-play/analyst/reporter)
- Caroline Wozniacki (2020–present) (analyst)
References
edit- ^ "ESPN eases out of the regular-season tennis business as Tennis Channel takes over ATP". 13 October 2020.
- ^ "ESPN & Australian Open Agree to 10-Year Extension". 10 September 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.
- ^ Ourand, John; Kaplan, Daniel (3 August 2015). "ESPN bids French Open adieu after 13 years". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ "Indian Wells & Miami Tennis Return to ESPN". 14 March 2011.
- ^ "Nadal, Djokovic to Battle for Year-End Top Ranking at Nitto ATP Finals from London - Weeklong Coverage on ESPN TV, ESPN3". 7 November 2019.
- ^ "ESPN Tennis Team Update: Eight Sign New Agreements, James Blake Joins". 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Mary Carillo".
- ^ "Cliff Drysdale".
- ^ "ESPN Serves First Ball to Last Ball Exclusively at the US Open". 19 August 2019.
- ^ "@ESPNTennis Team Takes New York for First Exclusive US Open". 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Chris McKendry jumps the net from SportsCenter to tennis full time". 30 March 2016.
- ^ "ESPN Serves First Ball to Last Ball Exclusively at the US Open". 19 August 2019.
- ^ Gleeson, Scott (December 17, 2020). "ESPN reporter Tom Rinaldi signs with Fox Sports". USA Today. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "Rennae Stubbs".