In September 1970, Billie Jean King and eight other players envisioned a better future for women's tennis by signing $1 contracts to play in a new tournament series, and by 1973, the Women's Tennis Association was launched. Now, more than 40 years later, the WTA has over 2,500 players from 92 countries competing for more than $118 million at 54 events. The WTA has come a long way, baby, and you can relive its history in this fully illustrated 40th anniversary coffee-table book. Enjoy vintage photographs from the 1970s through the 2013 WTA Tournament of Champions, including the thrilling matches between Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, the emergence of Tracy Austin, the 1988 Golden Slam by Steffi Graf, the dominance of Venus and Serena Williams, and images of many other start. No fan of women's tennis should be without this tribute to the WTA.