Tom Perrotta

Brooklyn, NY USA
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Professional Experience

A full-time freelancer and frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal (lead tennis writer). I have written about tennis, football, basketball, music, internet technology and the law for local and national newspapers and national magazines, including WSJ Magazine, The Atlantic, Tennis Magazine, Men's Journal, and The Weekly Standard. Two WSJ stories have appeared on A1. I also have reviewed books. Multimedia experience: shooting video and writing scripts for brief video reports. Radio appearances include NPR and Radio France International. Television appearances: Tennis Channel, CBS and HLN.

Expertise

Reporter
17 Years
Writer
17 Years

Specialty

Sports & Recreation
12 Years
Law
6 Years
Music
5 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
10 Years
Newspaper - National
6 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
10 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

17 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

The Wall Street Journal (10+), Tennis Magazine (10+), Grantland (1-2), Men's Journal (1-2), WSJ Magazine (1-2)

Other Work History

Copy editor/associated editor at Internet World Magazine. Staff reporter, The New York Law Journal. Senior editor, Tennis Magazine

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, Mac, PC

Equipment

Laptop, digital camera, digital recorder

Showcase

General

What Went Wrong at the Strangest Tennis Match You Never Knew Occurred?
(9/12/2014)
In 2013, Pakistan was forced to forfeit a match in Davis Cup, the tennis team competition between nations. It was the first time this had happened in the history of Davis Cup.
The Champ
(WSJ Magazine 3/1/2015)
A profile of Novak Djokovic, the world's top-ranked tennis player. Cover story for the March issue of WSJ Magazine.
Wimbledon Strawberries
(The Wall Street Journal 6/28/2014)
Feature on Wimbledon's strawberries that ran on A1.
Spin Doctors
(The Atlantic 7/1/2006)
Racket technology saved tennis. Roger Federer is proof.
From Wimbledon to Winnebago
(The Wall Street Journal 3/3/2011)
Former top-ranked tennis champion Mats Wilander has a new gig: He drives around in his Winnebago and gives tennis lessons. Story includes video.
Ivan Lendl's Second Act
(Men's Journal 7/1/2013)
A profile of Ivan Lendl, former No. 1 tennis player, as he took on the role of coach for British tennis star Andy Murray.
High Strung
(The Atlantic 9/1/2010)
The inexplicable collapse of a tennis phenom.
Band Between Pop and a Weird Place
(The Wall Street Journal 10/6/2012)
The can't-miss 90s band Lotion never quite made it big. The band's members get back together for a reunion show and reflect on their careers.
The Tennis Legacy of Vic Braden
(Grantland 1/15/2015)
I flew to California to spend time with Vic Braden, the legendary tennis instructor. He died the day I arrived. This article was published several months later.
New College Tennis Rule Is a Scream
(The Wall Street Journal 4/16/2015)
In the Big 12 Conference this college tennis season, schools are saying pish-posh to polite crowds and umpires who announce "Quiet, please!" at the slightest provocation. Tennis fans there have permission to scream, scream, scream-even during rallies and as players try to serve.