Tennis on CBS

Tennis on CBS
GenreTennis telecasts
Directed by
  • Bob Fishman
  • Jim Cornell
Presented bySee list of commentators
Opening theme"Center Court" by
E.S. Posthumus[1]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons46
Production
Executive producerHarold Bryant[2]
Producers
  • Bob Mansbach
  • David Winner
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time180 minutes or until tournament ends
Production companyCBS Sports
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseAugust 31, 1968 (1968-08-31) –
September 8, 2014 (2014-09-08)
NetworkCBS Sports Network
Release2012 (2012) –
September 8, 2014 (2014-09-08)
ReleaseJuly 14, 2019 (2019-07-14) –
present (present)
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Tennis on CBS is the branding used for broadcasts of professional tennis tournaments that were produced by CBS Sports, the sports division of the CBS television network in the United States. At the time the network's broadcast agreements with the United States Tennis Association (USTA) ended in 2014, CBS held the broadcast rights to the U.S. Open, the U.S. Open Series and the Sony Ericsson Open. From 1980 to 1982, CBS also televised the French Open[3] (sandwiched in-between stints at NBC). CBS also during the 1970s and 1980s, broadcast the Grand Prix tennis circuit[4][5][6][7][8][9] (including the Pepsi Grand Slam[10][11]). CBS returned to show tennis coverage again after five years, with both World TeamTennis (2019–2020) and USA matches at the Davis Cup (2020–present)[12][13]

  1. ^ "Center Court" by E.S. Posthumus on YouTube
  2. ^ CBS US Open Final Montage on YouTube
  3. ^ Ken Fang (May 23, 2013). "NBC Begins Coverage of The 2013 French Open This Sunday". Fang's Bites. Archived from the original on December 8, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  4. ^ Björn Borg vs Ivan Lendl Masters F 1981 on YouTube
  5. ^ Ashe, Arthur (January 9, 1980). "Masters Tennis Opens for Top 8 Men". Washington Post.
  6. ^ Keiger, Dale (August 1982). "Takin' Care of Business at the ATP". Cincinnati Magazine.
  7. ^ Amdur, Neil (January 20, 1978). "Possible Fault Called on Use of 'Grand Slam' Title". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Arthur Ashe vs McEnroe Final - Grand Prix Masters 1978 on YouTube
  9. ^ Masters 1982 Final - Lendl vs McEnroe - 01/10 on YouTube
  10. ^ Bjorn Borg v Jimmy Connors Pepsi Grand Slam 1977 Final on YouTube
  11. ^ Kirkpatrick, Curry (19 February 1979). "ANOTHER GRAND SLAM IS BID AND MADE". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  12. ^ "World TeamTennis and CBS Sports Partner On Television Agreement". World TeamTennis. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  13. ^ "Davis Cup - Where to watch the Davis Cup Qualifiers". Davis Cup. Retrieved 2020-03-06.