International Tennis Magazine

	Arthur Ashe (USA) - July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993 was a professional tennis player, born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. During his career, he won three Grand Slam titles, putting him among the best ever from the U.S. Ashe, an African American, broke racial barriers and is also remembered for his efforts to further social causes.

	Rudi Berger (Germany) - 1952 - August 15, 2007 Rudi Berger was a member of the world's first group of professional Chair Umpires working for the Men's Tennis Council from 1987 and then, from 1990, for the ATP. He was one of the best Chair Umpires in the world until his retirement to become theTournament Director of the ATP event in Munich, Germany.

	Philippe Chatrier (France) - 2 February 1926 - 22 June, 2000 was a French tennis player. After his playing career ended, he became a journalist, and was then involved in sports administration. He was president of the French Tennis Federation for 20 years, from 1973 to 1993, and president of the International Tennis Federation for 14 years, from 1977 to 1991.

	Vitas Gerulaitis (USA) - July 26, 1954 – September 17, 1994 was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is known for winning the men's singles title at the Australian Open in 1977. Gerulaitis was born in 1954 in Brooklyn, NY to Lithuanian immigrant parents, and grew up in Howard Beach, Queens. He attended Columbia College of Columbia University for one year before dropping out to pursue tennis full time.

	Althea Gibson (USA) - August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003 Few tennis players have had to overcome more obstacles to become champions than Althea Gibson, the first African American to win at Roland Garros, Forest Hills and Wimbledon. During her twenty-three year career, she won fifty-six major singles and doubles championships. More...>

	Horst Skoff (Austria) - August 22, 1968 – June 7, 2008 Skoff turned professional in 1985. He won his first top-level singles title in 1989 at Athens. Over the course of his career he won four top-level singles titles and two tour doubles titles. His career-high rankings were World Number 18 in singles and World Number 70 in doubles. His career prize-money totalled US$1,651,858. More...>

	Michael Westphal (Germany) - February 19, 1965 – June 20, 1991 was a tennis player from West Germany, who participated for his native country in the 1984 Summer Olympics, making it as far as the quarterfinals. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on March 17, 1986, coming in at number 49 in the world. He died of complications from AIDS on June 20, 1991.