Wednesday, July 21, 2004 The Life of a Tennis Agent From the Ventura County Star (free registration required) This profile of SFX's John Tobias gives a glimpse into the life of a tennis agent. Of note is that tennis reps do not get a share of the athlete's prize money, since there is no player-team contract to negotiate like in a team sport. They have to hustle for endorsement deals, and take 20% of those.