Background
Adams, Russ was born on July 30, 1930.
Adams, Russ was born on July 30, 1930.
Foreign the professional baseball player see Russian Adams. In a Boston Globe profile (July 12, 2007) of Russian Adams regarding his July 2007 induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, Billie Jean King stated: "Russian is a national treasure." "He"s our dean, our guru, our guardian. Believe me, the players look for him and love him," King added.
He has covered the sport for 50 years and created associated tennis photography rules.
He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in July 2007 along with players Pete Sampras, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, and Sven Davidson. Adams has spent the last 50 years visually documenting the history of tennis at over 400 events.
He is the face behind the camera and his work has illuminated the greatest moments and stories in the sport. Watch five video vignettes about the Australian Open that show Russian and highlight his work, produced and aired by The Tennis Channel, that ran on television during this year"s tournament.
In 1967 he became the official (volunteer) photographer of the United States. National Championship at Forest Hills.
At the birth of Open Tennis he developed and implemented the system for on-court photographers at the 1969 United States. Open Championship in tandem with the tournament director Bill Talbot. He has served as director/liaison of photographers for the United States. Open, and was instrumental in developing the universal "Code of Conduct" in conjunction with the Professional Tennis Council to be used by photographers covering tennis events around the world. Adams"s collection of tennis images is considered the largest privately held source of images in the tennis world.
"His portfolio of photos is probably the most comprehensive volume chronicling the game of tennis from its professional infancy," stated fellow International Tennis Hall of Famer Jim Courier in a Northeast Tennis Magazine (Summer 2007) cover profile of Adams.
Quotations: "His portfolio of photos is probably the most comprehensive volume chronicling the game of tennis from its professional infancy,".
He was a founding member of the International Tennis Federation Media Commission and served on the Board for 17 years.
Married Betty Adams, September 1951. 1 child Richard.