French tennis player Suzanne Lenglen competing at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Lenglen refused to wear corsets and instead opted for a loose skirt and short-sleeved top.Getty Images ...

The tour allowed female tennis players, among them African American women, to play professionally and rake in as much money as male players. In 1971, King was the first female athlete to make more ...

Sitting court-side at a women's tennis match in the late 1800s to mid-1900s, one would never dream of seeing as much as an ankle of a female tennis player. Now, fans can expect to see ankles ...

The rule for all tennis players having to wear white is fairly straight forward. Other colors are permitted provided that most of the uniform is white. France's Tatiana Golovin pushed the ...

Women’s elite sporting uniforms have long tried to balance ideas of “femininity” with athleticism – not always with success. But now women are increasingly taking control of their uniforms.

More period-friendly uniforms have also gained traction in women’s soccer, just in time for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand later this month, with several squads moving away from ...

At least tennis has seen some improvement on the men's side. If the women are going to show some skin, then it is only fair for the men to do the same. Thank you Rafael Nadal. We love your ...

Women’s beach volleyball players had no choice but to wear a bikini or one piece uniform until 2012. The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) relaxed those rules after receiving criticism.

The racket sport’s connection to fashion is deeply rooted. Lawn tennis, created in part as a response to women’s enthusiasm for croquet, was in the 1870s a new, more active sport that welcomed ...

Sabalenka (pictured above) said she felt “disrespected by the WTA” following weeks of tense and angry communications between the top female tennis players in the world and the leaders of their ...