To Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss. Your love, friendship, and loyalty during tough times meant more to me than you’ll ever know.
To my “twin sister” Brenda Richie, thank you for always being supportive and loving me.
To Dr. Bob Dean and everyone at Santa Ynez Pet Hospital, thank you for all the TLC you gave my pups when they needed it and for looking after them as if they were your own. Your compassion and caring will never be forgotten.
To Chrissy Lombardi, my physical therapist, and all those who took care of me at Elite Performance, thank you for keeping me motivated and mobile and putting up with my attitude during all three hip rehabs. I really can’t thank you enough.
To Dr. Brad Penenberg, my hip doctor, thanks for easing my mind and making me feel as if it were no big deal. Oh, yeah, and for helping me be able to walk again.
To Dr. Rick Scheinberg, who gave me a new wrist and helped make my run at the 1991 US Open possible.
To Lloyd Greig, thank you for your care, understanding, and friendship.
If I’ve left any of my doctors out, that’s just part of being old.
To my golfing buddies in Montecito, Barry, Chris, and the rest of you mutts, thanks for dipping in my pocket, so I guess more shots are in order. “I press.”
To the fans. It didn’t matter who you were rooting for; your passion for the game of tennis helped take our sport to a new level. Thanks for always being there. You made an incredible journey that much more exciting. You made it all worth it.
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Adela (nanny), 227, 235, 256, 262
Agassi, Andre, 311–13, 320
Alan King Classic, 247
of 1982, 250–51
of 1983, 267
of 1989, 312
Alexander, John, 132, 255
Ali, Muhammad, 385
All-England Club tournament (1975), 155–60
Amaya, Victor, 203
Amdur, Neil, 188
Amritraj, Vijay, 203, 230, 245
Andrews, Julie, 54
Anka, Paul, 162, 165
Arias, Jimmy, 287
Arnaz, Desi, Jr., 55, 135, 173
Ashe, Arthur, 60, 73, 79, 80, 81, 96, 103, 107–8, 116, 117, 148, 155, 157–59, 165, 284, 286
ATP circuit, 79, 81, 98, 115, 116, 155
Ohio tournament (1982), 259
Ohio tournament (1983), 274–75
Austin, Jeff, 190
Austin, Tracy, 190
Australian Open, 78, 233
of 1973, 109–11, 112, 114
of 1975, 135–38
of 1977, 360
of 1978, 210
Bacall, Lauren, 227
Bacharach, Burt, 54
Barazzutti, Corrado, 207
Barker, Sue, 373
Barman, Fred, 114
Bassett, Glenn, 72
Bassey, Shirley, 164
Bauer, Mike, 264
Becker, Benjamin, 313, 320
Becker, Boris, 291, 294, 308
Benirschke, Rolf, 307
Benton, Ray, 148, 344, 346–47, 351–52
Bergelin, Lennart, 217
Berger, Jay, 310
Best, George, 173, 182, 187
Betz, Pauline, 17
Birmingham International Indoors, 230
Bloom, Gilad, 307
Booth (Mom’s friend), 14
Borg, Björn, 37, 130, 163, 174, 175, 177–78, 179–80, 202–4, 205, 209, 210, 217–18, 219, 226, 228, 229, 232–33, 234, 242–44, 245–47, 254, 259, 260, 290, 342, 345, 346, 347, 350–51, 355, 358, 360
Borg, Mariana, 254
Borowiak, Jeff, 132
Bridges, Cindy, 75
Bridges, Lloyd, 54, 75
Briner, Bob, 155
Bristol Open, 96
British Hard Court Championships, 96
Bruguera, Sergi, 310
Brussels invitational (1980), 232
Buchholz, Butch, 301
Bunge, Bettina, 244
Byrd, Larry, 385
Caan, Barbara, 211
Caan, James, 211
Caan, Ronnie, 211
Caleca, Ralph “Shorty,” 34–35
Canadian Open (1982), 259
Canè, Paolo, 307, 308
Carillo, Mary, 360
Carson, Johnny, 141
Casal, Sergio, 307, 308–9
Cash, Pat, 304
Caujolle, Jean-Francois, 234, 235, 237
Challenge Match, 153, 158, 189, 193
Laver-Connors, 16, 137, 139–42, 143, 145, 146, 174
Nastase-Connors, 188–89, 190–91, 192
Navratilova-Connors, 337
Newcombe-Connors, 149–52, 162, 169
Orantes-Connors, 174–75, 188, 192
Champions Tour, 343, 344, 346–48, 350–53, 362, 365, 368
of 1993, 358
of 1994, 353, 359
of 1997, 351
Chang, Michael, 307, 322–23, 325
Charles, Father, 269
Charles, Prince of Wales, 240
Charlie (restaurant owner), 34, 35
Chatrier, Philippe, 113, 114
Chesnokov, Andrei, 306
Cierro, Massimo, 310
Citibank Champions tournament (1994), 346
Clay Courts tournaments (Indianapolis), 215
Clerc, José Luis, 219, 327, 342, 346, 347
Collins, Bud, 188
Columbus tournament (1982), 259
Congoleum Tennis Classic (1983), 264
Connolly, Maureen, 253
Connors, Aubree Leigh, 274, 285, 287, 292, 294, 315, 317, 328, 334, 340, 363, 364, 367, 371, 372
Connors, “Big Jim” (father), 14, 17–18, 27, 30–31, 34, 35, 38–39, 42, 87, 88, 182–86, 187, 376, 377
Connors, Brett, 1–3, 27, 221, 223, 224–27, 235–36, 245, 252–53, 256, 260, 262–63, 264, 265–68, 270–71, 274, 277–78, 285, 287–88, 294–96, 315, 324, 327–28, 329, 340, 363, 367, 378–80
Connors, Gloria Thompson, 1, 3, 13–15, 17, 18, 19–20, 21–24, 25–26, 27, 30, 32, 34, 35–37, 39, 40–42, 43, 44, 45–48, 49–50, 51, 52, 53, 57, 58, 70, 71, 74, 75–76, 83, 84, 85, 86–89, 93, 95–96, 106–7, 111, 116, 126, 127, 138, 145, 152, 153, 159, 169–71, 172, 175, 176, 177, 178, 180–81, 183, 184–86, 208, 212–13, 219–22, 224, 231, 251, 255, 262, 265–66, 273, 292–93, 303, 315–17, 328, 333, 336, 339, 344, 363, 365–66, 367–68, 371, 374–77, 378
Connors, Johnny, 13–14, 15, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27–32, 33, 34–36, 37–39, 43–44, 45, 49, 50, 63, 77, 87, 88, 182–83, 184–85, 220, 255–56, 260, 265–66, 315–17, 335–36, 376
Connors, John T., 17, 33, 34
Connors, Mrs. John T., 34
Connors, Patti McGuire, 1–3, 27, 32, 196, 210–13, 214, 215–16, 219–28, 230–31, 233–36, 242, 244–45, 252–54, 255, 256, 258, 260, 262–69, 270–74, 276–78, 279, 280–81, 285–86, 287–88, 293–94, 300, 314–15, 317, 319, 327–28, 329, 334, 337, 339–41, 342, 350, 357, 359, 360, 363–64, 365, 366–68, 370, 371, 372, 374, 376, 377, 380–81
Cooper, Alice, 196
Cooper, John, 98
Coppola, Francis Ford, 56
Corman, John, 208
Cosell, Howard, 164, 165
Courier, Jim, 320, 335
Cox, Mark, 68
Cunningham, Carrie, 336
Cuomo, Mario, 206
Curren, Kevin, 270, 307
Daniels, Mary-Lou, 336
Davis Cup, 97, 158, 159, 166, 169, 170, 171, 360
of 1972, 85–86, 284
of 1984, 283–87
Dean, Bob, 340
DeCarlo, Joe, 210–12, 213
Delatour, Hunter, 287
Dell, Donald, 66, 79, 115, 152, 155, 166, 170, 284
Dent, Phil, 110–11, 125, 201
Denver, John, 164
Dewar’s Cup, 167
Dibbs, Eddie, 40, 73, 163, 167, 186, 206, 214–15, 220, 269,
342, 348
Dietrich, Marlene, 236–37
Djokovic, Novak, 283
Douglas, Kirk, 54
Drysdale, Cliff, 79
Eastwood, Clint, 141
Edberg, Stefan, 278, 282, 310–11, 320
Edmondson, Mark, 202–3
Elizabeth II, Queen of England, 197
Emerson, Roy, 58, 60, 69, 70, 71, 140, 202
Evans, Bob, 55–56
Evans, Judge, 335–36
Evert, Chrissie, 19, 45, 93–94, 96, 103–7, 108, 109, 110, 115, 117–18, 119–20, 125, 126, 128, 129, 132–34, 135, 160–61, 173, 216, 253, 254
Evert, Jimmy, 45, 108
Farrar, Ken, 299–300
Feaver, John, 150
Federer, Roger, 204, 283, 373–74
Ferreira, Ellis, 336
Ferrero, Juan Carlos, 373
Fibak, Wojciech, 168
Fleming, Peter, 101, 286, 346
Flynn, Errol, 17
Forney, Monsignor, 31
Fraser, Neale, 90, 98
French Open, 78, 111, 112, 114–15, 151, 163, 177, 290, 303, 339, 356, 360
of 1972, 89–90
of 1974, 130
of 1976, 176, 373
of 1978, 210
of 1979, 226
of 1980, 233–35
of 1983, 268, 269
of 1984, 283, 286
of 1985, 292
of 1988, 310
of 1991, 322–23, 326
George, Susan, 159–60, 161
George (friend), 56
Gerulaitis, Vitas, 23, 80, 84, 104, 113, 119, 143, 144, 146, 167, 217–18, 232, 234, 259, 290, 310, 337, 342, 346, 353, 355–61
Gilbert, Brad, 347
Gildemeister, Hans, 214, 350, 351
Gitlin, Drew, 255
Goldberg, Gerry, 144, 228, 245, 248, 280, 285, 291–92, 306, 307, 313, 337, 338, 368–69
Goldie, Dan, 310
Gómez, Andrés, 291–92, 304, 310, 347
Gonzales, Pancho, 46, 60–61, 62, 63, 68–69, 71, 139
Goolagong, Evonne, 96, 114, 132, 253
Gorman, Tom, 85, 96
Gottfried, Brian, 23, 39, 40, 56, 149, 151, 259, 342
Gottfried family, 245
Graebner, Clark, 71
Gramps (Patti’s stepfather), 372, 373
Grand Prix circuit, 79, 80, 115, 195, 247, 260, 288
in Vermont, 215
Grand Prix Masters, 208–9, 339, 374
of 1980, 230, 232
of 1981, 243
of 1982, 250
of 1983, 264
of 1984, 280
Grand Slam, 2, 3, 68, 77–78, 79, 80, 96, 98, 101, 110, 111, 113, 115, 126, 130, 131, 137, 139, 158, 164, 168, 171, 176, 177, 180, 189, 197, 210, 218, 226, 229, 233, 234, 237, 241, 242, 246, 247, 252, 258, 260, 279, 281, 288, 289, 308, 325, 335
Graves, Bill, 93
Greenberg, Hank, 54–55
Greig, Lloyd, 223, 225, 287, 366
Gretzky, Janet Jones, 357, 358
Gretzky, Wayne, 24, 357, 358, 385
Griffin, Merv, 304–5, 307
Gullikson, Tim, 215
Hagey, Chico, 216
Happer, Karen Scott, 344, 346
Happer, Marshall, 344
Hart, Gary, 228
Hattie (nurse), 376
Heart of America invitational tournament (1939), 17
Hefner, Hugh, 195–96, 211
Henderson, Doug, 131, 208
Heston, Charlton, 141
Hewitt, Bob, 95, 96
Hewitt, Lleyton, 373
Higueras, José, 215
Holmes, Greg, 282
Hooper, Chip, 250
Howe, Bob, 139
Hunt, Lamar, 78, 193, 194–95
ILTF circuit, 78, 79, 80, 97–98, 114, 115
IMG circuit, 85, 152, 170, 284
Indianapolis:
finals in, 130
tournament in, 225
Industry Hills tournament (1982), 259
International Tennis Competition (1980), 232
IPA circuit, see Riordan (Independent Players) circuit
Italian Open:
of 1975, 309
of 1988, 309
Ivanisevic, Goran, 290
Jacksonville tournament, 76, 85
Jaite, Martín, 308
Jerry (friend), 378
Joe (driver), 34
John, Elton, 227, 272
Johnson, Magic, 385
Jones, Curtis, 376
Jones, Jack, 159
Jones, Tom, 173
Judy (Patti’s friend), 224
Kaiser, Jordan, 114
Kasem, Casey, 162
Ken (driver), 302–3
Kennedy, Colleen, 371
Kerkorian, Kirk, 62
Kerzner, Sol, 272
Kimmage, Paul, 364
King, Billie Jean, 24, 94, 114, 140, 160–61, 193, 253, 322, 337, 360
King, Larry, 114
Kline, Michael, 213
Kloss, Ilana, 322
Koch, Ed, 206
Kodes, Jan, 80, 81, 98, 125, 132, 177
Korda, Petr, 290
Kovacs, Frank, 46
Kramer, Jack, 46, 56–57, 79, 115, 155, 166, 195, 360
Kreiss, Bobby, 60, 68, 133, 149, 151
Krickstein, Aaron, 324, 329–30, 331–33
Kriek, Johan, 250
Kuhle, Lornie, 106, 180–81, 197–99, 210, 216, 256, 260, 269–70, 305, 337, 338
Lacoste, René, 237–38
Laimbeer, Bill, 280
Lanna, Gus, 139
Laurie (Schneider’s girlfriend), 119, 120
Laver, Rod, 16, 60, 78, 80, 137, 138, 140, 141–43, 145, 146, 149–50, 151, 189
Leighton, Art, 249
Lelly, Bill, 291, 295–96, 306, 308, 314, 322, 349, 376–77
Lendl, Ivan, 123, 218, 242–43, 259–60, 264, 278–79, 284, 289, 298–300, 304, 320
Lenglen, Suzanne, 253
Lewis, Jerry, 56
Lewis, Richard, 200, 258
Lipton International Players Championships (1986), 298
Littlefield, David, 330, 331
Lloyd, John, 119, 145, 156, 254, 311, 326, 336, 342, 345
Louis, Joe, 15, 16
Lupica, Mike, 188, 333
Lynch, Kelly, 15
McCormack, Mark, 85, 152
McEnroe, John, 3–5, 6–7, 9–11, 27, 101, 126, 201–2, 206, 215, 218, 229, 230, 232–33, 234, 238–42, 246, 248–50, 251–52, 254, 256–58, 259–60, 275, 278, 281, 283, 284, 286–87, 289, 290, 306, 327, 347–50, 355, 360
McEnroe, Patrick, 327, 328
McKevely, Monsignor, 377
McMillan, Frew, 113
McNamee, Paul, 234, 256
March, Fredric, 54
Martin, Billy, 172
Martin, Dean, 55
Martin, Dino, Jr., 55, 62, 104, 135, 173
Mayer, Gene, 243, 251, 256
Mayer, Sandy, 98, 201, 251, 259, 276
Meiler, Karl, 168
Metreveli, Alex, 98, 132
Mexico tournament (1975), 284
Michelob Light Challenge of Champions (1982), 248
Mike (Johnny’s friend), 45
Milan tournament (1990), 314
Mills, Alan, 299
Montana, Joe, 24, 385
Montreal Challenge Cup, 229
Montreal tournament (1982), 260
Moore, Ray, 71, 103
Moran, Gussie, 253
Morozova, Olga, 115, 125
Murphy, Dennis, 114
Murray, Andy, 373
Musial, Stan, 185
Myburg, Mike, 255
Nadal, Rafael, 283
Nastase, Dominique, 98, 99, 100–101, 285, 327
Nastase, Ilie “Nasty,” 67, 73–75, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 96, 97–102, 104, 113, 119, 128, 132–33, 143, 146, 167–68, 178–79, 188–89, 190–92, 199, 202, 218, 219, 225, 227–28, 231–32, 236, 237, 248, 280, 284–85, 288, 290, 291, 327
national championships:
in Chattanooga (1963), 39
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Navratilova, Martina, 253, 337, 338
Newcombe, John, 80, 97, 102, 111, 136–37, 142, 146, 148–51, 189, 197, 258
Newley, Anthony, 54
Nita (Patti’s aunt), 220, 372
Nixon, Richard, 229
Noah, Yannick, 290
Nolte, Nick, 380
Nordstrom, Onni, 291
Norris, Bill, 129–30, 167, 323–24
North Conway tournament, 223
Novacek, Karel, 329
Nuveen Masters, 347
Okker, Tom, 97, 102
Orange Bowl (1964), 41
Orantes, Manuel, 163–64, 174, 175–76, 189, 215
Overton, Wendy, 93
Pacific Southwest tournament, 69–71, 202
of 1974, 133
of 1982, 250
Paloheimo, Veli, 324
Panatta, Adriano, 96, 144, 216–17, 234
Pan Pacific tournament, 63
Pasarell, Charlie, 60, 95
Pecci, Victor, 226
Pernfors, Mikael, 303, 304
Perry, Fred, 54
Pfister, Hank, 250
Pilic, Niki, 97–98
Pilot Pen Classic (1985), 282
Pohmann, Hans-Jürgen, 178–79
Posar, Pompeo, 196
pro-am tournament (Phoenix), 62
Purcell, Mel, 250, 347
Queens Club tournament, 151
of 1972, 90–91, 93–94
of 1984, 283
of 1986, 301
Stella Artois championships (1982), 251–52, 256
Raines, Marty, 359
Ralston, Dennis, 85, 166
Ramírez, Raúl, 97, 170
Rebeuh, Bruno, 323
Rebozo, Bebe, 229
Reneberg, Richey, 324
Resnick, Ash, 138
Revson, Peter, 173, 182, 187
Richey, Cliff, 103, 205
Richie, Brenda, 287
Richie, Lionel, 287
Richmond tournament (1982), 259
Riessen, Marty, 161, 345
Riggs, Bobby, 60, 65, 140, 181, 193, 337, 338
Riggs, Larry, 65
Riklis Grand Prix event, 307
Riordan, Bill, 66, 73–74, 79, 80–83, 85, 89, 95, 104, 115, 116, 126, 128–29, 137–40, 146–49, 155, 156–59, 161–62, 165–66, 169, 174, 188–89, 192, 193
Riordan (Independent Players) circuit, 66–67, 75, 79–82, 97, 109, 355
in Baltimore (1972), 75
National Indoor Championship tournament (1969), 66–67
Roddick, Andy, 313, 373–74, 375, 376, 378
Roger-Vasselin, Christophe, 269
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