Zina Garrison (middle) won a gold and bronze medal at the 1988 Olympics. *Before there were powerhouse tennis players Venus and Serena Williams, there was Zina Garrison. At the 1988 Olympics,’ ...

EXCLUSIVE: The pioneering tennis star is the tournament director for the Chicago Tennis Festival which makes her the first African American woman to lead a tournament at that level Zina Garrison may ...

As the Australian Open gets underway today, host Michel Martin profiles the career of one tennis great from decades past —Zina Garrison. Garrison was ranked number four in the world in 1990, the year ...

When it comes to inspiring role models, Venus and Serena Williams have frequently praised all they learned from their fellow American, Zina Garrison. Over the course of 15 years as a pro, Garrison ...

Editor’s note: With the WTA Finals heading to Fort Worth this year, we take a look back at the career of one of the most successful WTA players to hail from the state of Texas, Zina Garrison. Zina ...

Long before Venus and Serena Williams rose to fame, Zina Garrison garnered international recognition in tennis. While attending Sterling High School, Garrison won the Junior U.S. Open and Junior ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Reaction is still pouring in after tennis star Serena Williams was caught in a heated dispute with an umpire during her U.S. Open championship match over the weekend. Fellow ...

The “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs at the Astrodome in 1973. It was a winner-take-all match with a $100,000 prize. Riggs played up his male chauvinistic ...

Legendary tennis player Zina Garrison has joined forces with local artist Kelly Gale Amen and The Stetzel & Associates Showroom to celebrate the arts, academics and athletics at an open house. Artwork ...

Zina Garrison will replace Billie Jean King as captain of the United States Fed Cup team next season, the Associated Press learned Monday. Garrison, the 1990 Wimbledon runner-up, was appointed for one ...

Legendary tennis player and native Houstonian Zina Garrison will celebrate both the 20th anniversary of the Zina Garrison Tennis Academy and her 50th birthday with this gala, titled "A Story of Love." ...

Zina Garrison may not play tennis anymore, but her legacy is secured. In 1988, she won gold and bronze medals for the U.S. at the Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea, the one dominated by a track athlete ...