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Tennis Facts
Tiffany & Co makes the US Open trophy
Boris Becker was the first unseeded player to win Wimbledon in 1985
The longest Wimbledon Women’s final was in 2005 between Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport, it lasted 2 hours and 45 minutes
Pete Sampras aka "Pistol Pete” pocketed a phenomenal $41,994,440 during his career when he turned professional in 1988 to August 2001, making him the highest earning player in Tennis
A tennis ball weighs between 2 and 2 1/16 ounces
At the side line and the alley the net is 3ft. 6in. tall
A tennis court is 78 ft long from baseline to baseline
Monica Seles is one of the only top rated pros to hit with two hands from both sides