Some of the lady ballers of the WTA Tour took some time to let their hair down and try to let loose in front of the camera.
From LIFE.com:
Professional tennis players work hard. LIFE wanted to see what happens when they play hard — so we invited some of the best on the women’s tour to leave their competitive spirit and game face behind, and simply cut loose. Pictured: Maria Elena Camerin (Italy); Julie Coin and Severine Bremond Beltrame (France).
I gotta say this lacks the usual cheese that make me cringe when I see photoshoots with some of the top lady ballers. That’s a good thing. Kudos to the make up artist, kept it very natural for most of the ladies and they look great! (Hi, Gisela, I didn’t know you were so pretty.) Wish I could say the same thing about the stylist but.. baby steps for these photoshoots, baby steps.
Alla Kudryavtseva
Gisela Dulko
Sabine Lisicki
(All I can hear is “move bitch, get out the way!”)
Vera Zvonareva
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
All images and more at LIFE.com.
