http://www.life.com/images/logo.png LIFE - In Praise of the Tennis Skirt http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/29652/in-praise-of-the-tennis-skirt Suzanne Lenglen: Tennis Star, Fashion Maverick http://www.life.com/image/75946627 The first women to play at Wimbledon wore full-length dresses. That changed in 1922 when Suzanne Lenglen (pictured) wore a short skirt--and caused quite the stir. Nothing has been the same since. . .]]> 75946627 Fri, 01 Jan 1926 03:00:00 EST The first women to play at Wimbledon wore full-length dresses. That changed in 1922 when Suzanne Lenglen (pictured) wore a short skirt--and caused quite the stir. Nothing has been the same since. . .]]> Central Press 2009 gettyImages.com 1950: Mid-Length! Lace Bodice! Buttons! http://www.life.com/image/3165625 ]]> 3165625 Sun, 01 Jan 1950 03:00:00 EST ]]> Chaloner Woods 2009 gettyImages.com Billie Jean King: Tasteful Pleats http://www.life.com/image/2668779 ]]> 2668779 Tue, 29 Jun 1965 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Ray Moreton 2009 gettyImages.com Martina Hingis: Youthful Stripes http://www.life.com/image/290878 ]]> 290878 Fri, 01 Jan 1993 03:00:00 EST ]]> Chris Cole 2009 gettyImages.com Elena Dementieva of Russia: Short and Frilly http://www.life.com/image/88757954 ]]> 88757954 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Paul Gilham 2009 gettyImages.com Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark: With Peek-A-Boo Undies http://www.life.com/image/88681353 ]]> 88681353 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Clive Brunskill 2009 gettyImages.com Niega Dias of Argentina: Understated Blue Stripes http://www.life.com/image/1554492 ]]> 1554492 Tue, 01 Sep 1987 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Getty Images 2009 gettyImages.com Gisela Dulko of Argentina: With Handy Ball-Storage Compartment http://www.life.com/image/88658926 See Gisela letting her hair down (literally) in our <A HREF="http://www.life.com/image/ugc1003292/in-gallery/29302/queens-of-the-court-tennis-stars" TARGET="_blank">Queens of the Court gallery</A>.]]> 88658926 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:00:00 EDT See Gisela letting her hair down (literally) in our <A HREF="http://www.life.com/image/ugc1003292/in-gallery/29302/queens-of-the-court-tennis-stars" TARGET="_blank">Queens of the Court gallery</A>.]]> Clive Brunskill 2009 gettyImages.com Serbia's Ana Ivanovic: All in Blue http://www.life.com/image/88082211 ]]> 88082211 Sun, 31 May 2009 03:00:00 EDT ]]> PATRICK KOVARIK 2009 gettyImages.com Maria Sharapova: Shorter With Added Comfort and Flexibility http://www.life.com/image/88657714 ]]> 88657714 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:00:00 EDT ]]> GLYN KIRK 2009 gettyImages.com Anna Kournikova: Sweat-Absorbing Tight Shorts http://www.life.com/image/1039237 ]]> 1039237 Thu, 22 Jun 2000 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Clive Brunskill 2009 gettyImages.com Agnes Szavay of Hungary: The Wind is Not Her Friend http://www.life.com/image/76490656 ]]> 76490656 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 03:00:00 EDT ]]> EMMANUEL DUNAND 2009 gettyImages.com Yannick Noah: No Idea How This Photo Got Here http://www.life.com/image/2852114 ]]> 2852114 Thu, 18 Dec 2003 03:00:00 EST ]]> AFP 2009 gettyImages.com Flavia Pennetta of Italy: Super-short http://www.life.com/image/85407345 ]]> 85407345 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Robert Laberge 2009 gettyImages.com Sorana Cirstea of Romania: Red and White Contrast http://www.life.com/image/88659273 ]]> 88659273 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Julian Finney 2009 gettyImages.com Samantha Stosur of Australia: More Dramatic Color Contrast http://www.life.com/image/88714315 ]]> 88714315 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Hamish Blair 2009 gettyImages.com Mary Joe Fernandez of the USA: Patterned Skirt, Frilly Knickers http://www.life.com/image/1241068 ]]> 1241068 Sat, 01 May 1993 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Gary M. Prior 2009 gettyImages.com Jie Zheng of China: With Shorts and Side-Panel Ventilation http://www.life.com/image/81788926 ]]> 81788926 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Clive Brunskill 2009 gettyImages.com Serena Williams: With Swooshes http://www.life.com/image/88759111 See Serena and her big sister on and off the court in the gallery, <A HREF="http://www.life.com/image/57009722/in-gallery/29612/the-many-faces-of-venus-and-serena" TARGET="_blank">The Many Faces of Venus and Serena</A>.]]> 88759111 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:00:00 EDT See Serena and her big sister on and off the court in the gallery, <A HREF="http://www.life.com/image/57009722/in-gallery/29612/the-many-faces-of-venus-and-serena" TARGET="_blank">The Many Faces of Venus and Serena</A>.]]> Hamish Blair 2009 gettyImages.com Elena Dementieva of Russia: Fancy Scalloped Edgework http://www.life.com/image/88757656 ]]> 88757656 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Paul Gilham 2009 gettyImages.com Elena Dementieva of Russia: Fancy, Scalloped Edgework AND Ball-Storage Capacity http://www.life.com/image/88757337 ]]> 88757337 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:00:00 EDT ]]> CARL DE SOUZA 2009 gettyImages.com Ally Baker: Simple Yet Extremely Short http://www.life.com/image/1458571 ]]> 1458571 Thu, 03 Oct 2002 03:00:00 EDT ]]> William Thomas Cain 2009 gettyImages.com Chris Evert in 1979: Message Received http://www.life.com/image/3262239 ]]> 3262239 Mon, 09 Jul 1979 03:00:00 EDT ]]> Evening Standard 2009 gettyImages.com