Allison "Al" Danzig (February 27, 1898 – January 27, 1987) was an American sportswriter who specialized in writing about tennis, but also covered college football, squash, many Olympic Games, and rowing.

His sister, Evelyn Danzig, wrote the music for the hit song "Scarlet Ribbons" in 1949.

[1] Before becoming a sportswriter, Danzig wrote obituaries, and was originally planning for a career as a foreign correspondent.

Danzig wrote several books, including: The Racquet Game (Macmillan 1930), a history of racquet sports; The Fireside Book of Tennis (Simon & Schuster 1972); and Oh, How They Played The Game (Macmillan 1971), about the early days of American football.

[3] He is credited with coining the term "ace" to describe a serve in which the opposing player fails to get their racket on the ball.