Tennis Racket and Cover
- Description
- This broken-stringed Wilson racket once belonged to Chris Evert (b. 1954), one of the top female tennis players in the 1970s and 1980s. Evert's determined attitude, her steady baseline playing style, and her powerful two-hand backhand made her an extremely successful competitor. She won more than 100 titles and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1995.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- ca 1978
- user
- Evert, Chris
- thru institution
- Sports Illustrated
- maker
- Wilson Sporting Goods Company
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- plastic (overall material)
- leather (overall material)
- nylon (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 27 1/4 in x 9 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 69.215 cm x 23.495 cm x 3.81 cm
- ID Number
- 1979.0617.01
- accession number
- 1979.0617
- catalog number
- 1979.0617.01
- Credit Line
- Chris Evert
- subject
- Professional
- Sports
- Tennis
- Women
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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