|
|
Amélie Mauresmo
(1979 - )
|
|
|
|
Names Index:
A B
C D
E F
G H
I J
K L
M N
O P
Q R
S T
U V
W X
Y Z
| Authors
Index | Scholars
Index |
|
 Strong
Women, Deep Closets : Lesbians and Homophobia in Sport by
Pat Griffin
Griffin draws on her
experience as a lesbian coach and athlete for this groundbreaking
work intended to "challenge the despised sexual predator
image" that so often stalks when women and sport come
together. She also draws on 15 years of leading various workshops
on homophobia in the world of sport, on previously published
writings, and, perhaps most important, on interviews with lesbian
athletes, coaches, and sports administrators that she conducted
specifically for this book. The resulting 11 chapters consider
such things as stereotypes old and new that keep many women out of
sport; the defenses of institutionalized sport against lesbianism,
including silence, heterosexual-image promotion, and downright
attacks on lesbians; the role of the Christian right in sport; and
identity management for lesbian coaches and athletes. Written in a
brisk, readable style, this generously referenced summary of the
lesbian sporting life will appeal to readers of serious sports
studies as well as lesbian studies. Whitney Scott, from
Booklist
|
|
Official site, includes bio info, news and fan
club. Available both in French and in English.
|
|
By Kai Wright
for The
Washington Blade
When top tennis pro Pete Sampras announced he would not play in
the men’s tournament of this year’s Australian Open, it seemed
there would be no news from down under this year. But along came
France’s 19-year-old up-and-comer Amelie Mauresmo. Mauresmo
stole the show by upsetting two top-ranked players to make it to
her first grand slam final. And, along the way, she opened a
firestorm of controversy by becoming the first pro player to
openly discuss her lesbian identity since Martina Navratilova...
|
|
Tennis,
Everyone?
By Eliza Atwater
From LesbianNation.com
Excerpt:
In mid-November, the Women’s Tennis Association staged its last
major tournament of 2000, the Chase Championships. The tournament
was notable for a couple of things: It was the last Chase
tournament in Madison Square Garden, and it was the first WTA
tournament in which Anna Kournikova’s tennis got (and deserved)
as much attention as her studied sex appeal and her endorsements.
It was notable to me, also, for a question it raised: Where were
all the lesbians?
I don’t mean to ask where the lesbians on the
court were. Amelie Mauresmo, the only out lesbian on the tour, had
pulled out of the tournament due to injury, and I don’t think
any of us are standing on one leg waiting for anybody else to come
out. I mean, why weren’t there more lesbians in the crowd? Why
don’t lesbians love tennis the way we love, say, golf? Why is
the Dinah Shore (now Nabisco) Championship a lesbian lovefest,
while the crowd at tennis’s U.S. Open is dominated by
middle-aged men...?
|
|
from 'Women's Sport and Fitness, August
1999'
A day of golden Parisian light and fragrant
summer breezes... A day of anticipation at Roland Garros stadium
on the first day of the 1999 French Open. The tennis fans pour out
of the Metro at Porte d'Auteuil. Towering above them, 75 feet high
and covering the walls of two buildings, is the muscular figure of
Amelie Mauresmo, la nouvelle coqueluche ("the new
darling") of the French sporting public, serving an ace. The
billboard is there courtesy of her sponsor, Nike, who got out the
paint to replace Ronaldo, the Brazilian soccer idol, with its
newest superstar...
|
|
|
|
Names Index:
A B
C D
E F
G H
I J
K L
M N
O P
Q R
S T
U V
W X
Y Z
| Authors
Index | Scholars
Index |
|
|
