From a sixteenth-century Italian book, the first ever to describe the game of tennis, to Arthur Ashe's 1979 competition racket, and Novak Djokovic's adidas tennis kit worn during his Wimbledon 2007 victory, this volume features over 150 of the museum's extraordinary ephemera, alongside photographs of tennis superstars and seminal moments in tennis history.

The trailblazing champion of adaptive tennis, Gustavo Fernandez, takes readers through his curated selection of one-of-a-kind tennis pieces from the Museo de la Moda, the world-class fashion museum in Santiago, Chile. Featuring original interviews with Novak Djokovic, Guillermo Vilas, Gabriela Sabatini, and Roger Federer, The Tennis Collection is organized by themes such as sportswear, which highlights archival clothing such as Bill Tilden's 1920s tennis sweater, to trendsetting tennis dresses and ensembles worn by Virginia Wade, Chris Evert, Andre Agassi, Marcelo Rios, and Venus Williams; sections on rackets from eighteenth-century wooden rackets to Roger Federer's 2006 "Ncode six-one tour 90" racket; alongside images of rare tennis accessories, trophies, artwork, and vintage tennis magazines. A rich survey of the aesthetics of the sport through its evolving style, fashion, and design, this volume is a must-have for lovers of the world of tennis.