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- DirectorIda LupinoStarsClaire TrevorSally ForrestCarleton G. YoungTennis prodigy Florence Farley is torn between romance and her mother's ambitions.
- DirectorJames FrawleyStarsBeau BridgesMaud AdamsGilbert RolandA tennis champion falls in with the Hollywood crowd. He soon finds himself being corrupted by the life in the fast lane.
- DirectorDaniel HallerStarsMichael LearnedAnne BaxterGlynnis O'ConnorBiography of tennis star Maureen Connolly, the first woman to win all Grand Slam titles in one year.
- DirectorAnthony HarveyStarsAli MacGrawDean Paul MartinMaximilian SchellA rising tennis star falls for an older woman engaged with a wealthy man she doesn't love. Will he become the next John McEnroe? Will she choose love over financial security?
- DirectorAnthony PageStarsVanessa RedgraveMartin BalsamWilliam RussFact-based story about tennis pro Renee Richards, whose player status was challenged in 1976 when it was revealed that she was a transgender woman. Flashback to 1964 and meet Richard Radley, a successful New York doctor with a great lifestyle, a flashy girl friend, and a secret life. Seems like the good doctor likes to dress up in women's clothes and visit Manhattan. Her psychiatrist mother refuses to deal with her and sends her to a colleague who diagnoses with a psychotic gender confusion, which he says can be unlearned. After a failed marriage and fatherhood, she gives in to transition and becomes Renee for good with a new life in California.
- DirectorRobert KaylorStarsChad LoweGail O'GradyPatrick BreenSteve is a college freshman who plays tennis for the school. But he falls desperately in love with Shelly, also a tennis player. It's all downhill from there. Steve can't eat, he can't sleep, his grades drop, and he gets kicked off the tennis team. What can he do? Well, his resourceful friend suggest turning Steve into a woman in order to get him close to Shelly who doesn't know he is alive.
- DirectorLee H. KatzinStarsVincent Van PattenRae Dawn ChongMartin SheenA depressed and destitute Nick Irons, a tennis pro banned from the tour for slugging a player during a TV match, agrees to coach a bookie's "head case" son, Joel, who wants to turn pro. The bookie wants his son to get out of tennis and contracts Nick to discourage him. Nick begins to do that but after an episode with his old flame, Jennifer, and after seeing the kid's determination he decides to teach him all the tricks, both physical and psychological, of the trade. The two battle the kids of a famous coach, unfair refs., injuries, travel all over the southern US, while Nick tries to woo his love back, finally to reach the big championship tennis match where all is resolved in dramatic fashion.
- DirectorJane AndersonStarsHolly HunterRon SilverMatt LetscherThe historic 1973 tennis match between middle-aged champion Bobby Riggs (Ron Silver) and young feminist Billie Jean King (Holly Hunter).
- DirectorRichard LoncraineStarsKirsten DunstPaul BettanyJon FavreauA pro tennis player has lost his ambition and has fallen in rank to 119. Fortunately for him, he meets a young player on the women's circuit who helps him recapture his focus for Wimbledon.
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsScarlett JohanssonJonathan Rhys MeyersEmily MortimerAt a turning point in his life, a former tennis pro falls for an actress who happens to be dating his friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law.
- DirectorYûichi AbeStarsKanata HongôYu ShirotaHiroki AibaTwelve year old tennis prodigy, Ryoma Echizen attends the distinguished school of Seishun Academy Middle School with his eyes set on being on the regulars team of the tennis club, which the school is famous for.
- DirectorTanja BrzakovicStarsJelena JankovicExclusive journey through and into the world of professional tennis, with number 1 woman- player of the world Jelena Jankovic. An intimate story of the fighter.
- DirectorDanny LeinerStarsSeann William ScottRandy QuaidBrando EatonA high school janitor has not recovered from his failed career as a tennis pro. He begins coaching his beloved sport to a group of misfits and leads them to the Nebraska State Championships.
- DirectorAdam LipsiusStarsLindsey ShawChandler MasseyKeith CoulourisWhen the number one junior player in the country is injured, she begins to discover the teenage life she never got to live... and find the love she never thought she'd have.
- DirectorMaiken BairdMichelle MajorStarsRaul ArevaloArthur AsheVictoria AzarenkaEver since Venus and Serena Williams started playing in tennis tournaments, they've provoked strong reactions - from awe and admiration to suspicion and resentment. They've been winning championships for over a decade, pushing the limits of longevity in such a demanding sport. How long can they last? In Venus & Serena, we gain unprecedented access into their lives during the most intimidating year of their career. Over the course of 2011, Venus grappled with an energy-sapping autoimmune disease while Serena battled back from a life-threatening pulmonary embolism. Neither Venus nor Serena let their adversities hold them back. They drew their greatest strength from each other.
- DirectorJaime Eliezer KarasStarsJeremy SistoDavid WaltonAdam DevineTwo estranged brothers reunite to make an improbable run at a grand slam tennis tournament.
- DirectorJake SzymanskiStarsAndy SambergKit HaringtonFred ArmisenA fictional documentary-style expose on the rivalry between two of the greatest tennis players of all-time who battled it out in a 2001 match that lasted seven days.
- DirectorJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsEmma StoneSteve CarellAndrea RiseboroughThe true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.
- DirectorJanus MetzStarsSverrir GudnasonShia LaBeoufStellan SkarsgårdThe story of the 1980 tennis rivalry between the placid Björn Borg and the volatile John McEnroe.
- DirectorJason KohnStarsNick BollettieriAndre AgassiCarling BassettNick Bollettieri coached a generation of tennis champions, but his relentless desire to win cost him the relationship he valued most.
- DirectorRobert CannonStarsRobert CannonBrenda VaccaroJustin LeeWhen his wife dies during childbirth, a man takes up her favorite sport, tennis, in an effort to hold onto her memory. He focuses on winning tournaments and neglects his newborn daughter. A family tug-of-war begins for control of his baby.
- DirectorJulien FarautStarsJohn McEnroeIvan LendlMathieu AmalricA documentary set at the final of the 1984 French Open between John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl at a time when McEnroe was the world's top-ranked player.
- DirectorAndrew DouglasStarsRafael NadalRoger FedererYves AllegroThe film intertwines Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's lives with their famed 2008 Wimbledon championship - an epic match so close and so reflective of their competitive balance that, in the end, the true winner was the sport itself.
- DirectorOlivia CappucciniStarsSarah Muirhead AllwoodShane AnnunMark BenderA documentary film that tracks the tennis star's devastating injury journey between 2017-2019. From the front lines of surgical theatres, to the intimate corners of his home, we live alongside and witness Andy at his most vulnerable. Considered Britain's greatest sportsman ever, we see why Andy puts himself through the unimaginable to get back to the sport he loves.
- DirectorQuentin ReynaudStarsAlex LutzAna GirardotKristin Scott ThomasThomas was once renowned as a young tennis prodigy, but never had the career he hoped for. At 37, despite his declining physical fitness, he decides to compete in the qualifying rounds of the French Open for one last attempt at glory.