Stan Smith's Winning Doubles

by Stan Smith

Let one of the all-time great tennis doubles players improve your game Stan Smith, a highly respected pro player and the coach of the men's U.S. Olympic team in 2000, teaches every aspect of high-level doubles strategy, from selecting a partner to tailoring shot technique for doubles-specific strokes and adding new drills to make practice sessions more effective. Guided by one of the all-time great doubles players, you will be able to

-find the style of doubles play that fits you and your partner;

-cover the angles, positioning, and court movement that keep your opponents off balance;

-learn communication strategies that will have you and your partner working as one; and

-adjust your tactics to exploit the opposing team's weaknesses and counter different playing styles.You will find tips for using spin and placement to maximize first serve percentage, returning the serve, deciding when to use power and when to use finesse, and using touch volleys to keep opponents off balance. Photos and court diagrams make it easy to see the correct positioning for each shot.

Smith shares anecdotes from his own experience to reinforce instructional points. He profiles top men's, women's, and mixed doubles teams, highlighting the unique traits that make each team's playing style so successful. If you want to win more matches, let Stan Smith be your personal doubles coach. With "Stan Smith's Winning Doubles" you'll play better and enjoy the game more than ever.

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

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Stanley Roger "Stan" Smith is a former American tennis player and two time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world. In 1970, Smith won the first year end championship Masters Grand Prix title. Smith's two major singles titles were the 1971 US Open (over Jan Kodeš in the final), and 1972 Wimbledon (over Ilie Năstase in the final). In 1972, he was the year-ending World No. 1 singles player. In 1973, he won his second and last year end championship title at the Dallas WCT Finals. In addition he won four Grand Prix Championship Series titles. His name is also used in a popular brand of tennis shoes. In his early years he improved his tennis game through lessons from Pancho Segura.

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I play a lot of USTA tennis doubles mostly and I like to read this book now and again for a refresher to fine tune my playing skills.

[Tariq Mahmood · Rating 5 out of 5]

There isn't really another book on tennis doubles out there hence the five star rating. Must read for all competitive doubles players.

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book made me much smarter about doubles. It's really pretty simple.