| CASALS | Winner of nine Grand Slam doubles titles, seven with Billie Jean King, Rosemary ... (6) |
| DAVIDSON | Owen ..., who won 8 mixed doubles Grand Slams with Billie Jean King. (8) |
| SHRIVER | Pam --, American tennis player who won 21 Grand Slam Doubles titles (7) |
| MCNAMEE | Paul ---, Australian tennis player who won four Grand Slam doubles titles (7) |
| SABAN | Nick ___, college football coach with the most national titles (seven, as of 2023) |
| KINGCRAFT | Old art of ruling with Billie Jean's service in court (9) |
| SINS | The "seven" referenced by the film title "Seven" |
| MATTEK | US tennis player with 5 Grand Slam doubles titles, Bethanie ...-Sands (6) |
| RAJEEV | US tennis player with six Grand Slam doubles titles, ... Ram (6) |
| SELES | Winner of nine Grand Slam women's singles titles (5) |
| CONTRA | This band can be run by 7, with 6 2 for and against (6) |
| BRYAN | Surname of twin American tennis players Bob and Mike, winners of multiple Grand Slam doubles titles (5) |
| MAUREENCONNOLLY | Winner of nine Grand Slam tennis tournaments as a teenager (7,8) |
| SERGIOCASAL | Spanish tennis player who won two grand-slam doubles titles with Emilio Sanchez |
| FREDSTOLLE | Late Australian tennis player who won 17 Grand Slam doubles titles (4,6) |
| COBALT | 7 with high tone, singing metal (6) |
| SYSTEM | see 14ac, 20 with sweet cicely, 7 with an Israelite and 17 on the weekend, did you say - all in this? |
| BOBBRYAN | Tennis player who won 16 Grand Slam doubles titles and a 2012 Olympic gold medal with his twin brother Mike: 2 wds. |
| PAMSHRIVER | Tennis star with 21 Grand Slam doubles titles [1962] |
| PAOLA | ___ Suarez, tennis star with eight Grand Slam doubles titles |
