WILLIAMS SISTERS DOUBLE DONATION TO MUSEUM
July 2009
Williams sisters donate 2009 kits to Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
The Williams sisters are the latest Wimbledon champions to donate their 2009 Championships winning outfits to Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum. Now visitors to Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum will have the fantastic opportunity to view Serena Williams’ Nike Mirabella Naxair shoes and Nike wristbands and Venus Williams’ ‘11’ brand dress and wristbands that the sisters wore as they faced each other in the 2009 Women’s Final.
In the eighth time that the sisters have gone head to head in a Grand Slam title, Serena emerged victorious as the 2009 Women’s Champion before going on to win the Women’s Doubles with sister Venus. Donating the dress and wristbands from her own ’11’ fashion label, Venus demonstrates her talents on and off the court, while Serena’s shoes have the numbers 02 and 03 in heart shaped frames, celebrating her last two victories at Wimbledon. The items will be displayed in the forthcoming Championships 2009 showcase alongside the kit that Federer wore when he historically won his record-breaking 15th Grand Slam title.
“This has been a fantastic year for donations to the Museum, and we are thrilled visitors will be able view items from the majority of this year’s title winners’’, commented Ashley Jones, Commercial Manager of the Museum.
Reopened in April 2006, WLTM is the culmination of a five year multi-million pound relocation, redesign and refurbishment. WLTM combines state-of-the-art interactive touch screens with its unparalleled collection of traditional and contemporary tennis memorabilia, all exploring the story of the game and the Wimbledon Championships in a vibrant and entertaining way.
An official venue for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum is home to what is amongst the world's greatest collections of tennis memorabilia, with the oldest exhibit dating from 1555. Many items are of immense historical importance and some, not least the Championship Trophies, are unique.
Supporting this, Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum presents the past, present and future of the sport and has clearly set its sights on becoming the ultimate destination for tennis fans around the world.
