With the US Open in full swing let’s take a second look at Champions of Style.
In honor of the start of the US Open this week I’m taking a look back at the fashion of tennis beginning early last century. No other sport comes close to tennis in expressing the athlete’s personality and style during competition. A champion must have the physical strength, endurance and nerves of steel necessary to survive a match of several hours with millions of eyes focused upon them. During competition the player’s mental game is as apparent as the physical, intimately attaching viewers to players unlike any other sport. Not exactly for the faint of heart, our champions have all been charismatic, strong willed personalities and not least of all style stars.
![Madame Reyntiens 1918 Champions of Style](http://www.primadarling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Madame-Reyntiens-1918-580x459.png)
![Suzanne Lenglen Champions of Style](http://www.primadarling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Suzanne-Lenglen-1920s-580x436.png)
![Lili de Alvarez 1926 Champions of Style](http://www.primadarling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Lili-de-Alvarez-1926-580x432.png)
![Bill Tilden 1920's - 30's Champions of Style](http://www.primadarling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Bill-Tilden-580x479.png)
![Louise Brough and Pauline Betz 1944](http://www.primadarling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Louise-Brough-and-Pauline-Betz-1944-580x455.png)
![Lorna Cornell 1951 Champions of Style](http://www.primadarling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Lorna-Cornell-1951-580x495.png)
![Lea Pericoli Champions of Style](http://www.primadarling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Lea-Pericoli-1964-65-her-outfits-caused-such-a-snt-580x376.png)
![Arthur Ashe 1966 Champions of Style](http://www.primadarling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Arthur-Ashe-1966-580x827.jpg)
![John McEnroe 1985 Champions of Style](http://www.primadarling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1865-580x725.jpg)
![Jimmy Conners Bjorn Borg Champions of Style](http://www.primadarling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Jimmy-Conners-Bjorn-Borg-1978-580x354.png)
![Chris Evert 1975 Champions of Style](http://www.primadarling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Chris-Evert-1975.jpg)
![Anna Kournikova Champions of Style](http://www.primadarling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Anna-Kournikova-2002-580x823.jpg)
![Serena Williams 2004 Champions of Style](http://www.primadarling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Serena-Williams-2004-580x543.png)
![Maria Sharapova Champions of Style](http://www.primadarling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Maria-Sharapova-2010s-580x486.jpg)
![Andre Agassi 1993 Champions of Style](http://www.primadarling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Andre-Agassi-1993-580x722.png)
![Venus Williams 2011 Champions of Style](http://www.primadarling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Venus-Williams-Wimbledon-Tennis-Championships-2011-580x870.jpg)
![Serena Williams Champions of Style](http://www.primadarling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SerenaWilliamsDayTwelveChampionshipsWimbledonKzAIh7jfFrul_zpsllnjvgjb-580x387.jpg)
![Roger Federer 2016 Champions of Style](http://www.primadarling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Screen-Shot-2016-08-30-at-9.18.18-AM-580x575.png)