In 2024, you couldnt contain tennis style to the courts if you tried.
With all that Grand Slam energy in the air, its no wonder that tennis skirts are suddenly everywhere.
1888
Four Victorian ladies in full-length skirts prepare for a game of lawn tennis.
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1912
American tennis player Elisabeth Bessie Holmes Moore hits a forehand.
1922
French tennis player Suzanne Lenglen in training for Wimbledon.
1925
Suzanne Lenglen modeling a new tennis outfit: a below knee length pleated skirt and coat.
Four Victorian ladies in full-length skirts prepare for a game of lawn tennis. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
1926
Tennis player Lili de Alvarez during a match at the 1926 Wimbledon Championship.
Maybe not themostpractical, but major style points, TBH.
Enter, the skort!
American tennis player Elisabeth Bessie Holmes Moore hits a forehand.
Thank goodness youre here!
1950
A tennis outfit consisting of a knee-length white flannel skirt and an open-neck shirt.
Im pretty sure this entire look was on my 2024 summer mood board.
French tennis player Suzanne Lenglen in training for Wimbledon.
The party, a curtain-raiser to Wimbledon, is in aid of charity.
Our players legs have finally been freedand this photo captures exactly how I feel about it.
Fun fact: Chris Evert, shown above, was also the person who popularized the diamond tennis bracelet.
Suzanne Lenglen modeling a new tennis outfit: a below knee length pleated skirt and coat.
1994
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario hits a forehand return at the French Open.
This red skirt and sneaker combo is checking all of my retro style boxes.
Ive never seen a case for pleats quite like this one.
Tennis player Lili de Alvarez during a match at the 1926 Wimbledon Championship.
Angelique Kerber of Germany in action against Karolina Pliskova Women’s Singles Final Match of the 2016 US Open.
2022
Naomi Osaka gets ready for a serve in the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic.
Coco Gauff reacts to defeating Naomi Osaka during the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose, California.
Spanish tennis player Lili de Alvarez shows off her divided skirt at the North London Tennis Tournament London.
This matchup was iconic enough on its own, but this SKIRT?!
Okay, this ones actually art.
Say it with me: A skirt should NEVER restrict a celebration.
A tennis outfit consisting of a knee-length white flannel skirt and an open-neck shirt.
British tennis player Lorna Cornell talking with her partner at the Guildford Lawn Tennis Tournament in Surrey.
Italian Lea Pericoli and Brazilian Maria Bueno leap a chair at Lady Crosfield’s annual lawn tennis exhibition matches in London. The party, a curtain-raiser to Wimbledon, is in aid of charity.
The United States clinched the 1965 Wightman Cup Tennis Matches when Billie Jean King (then Moffitt) downed England’s Liz Starkie.
American tennis player Pam Austin wearing a tennis dress with a frilled skirt created for her by designer Ted Tinling.
Czechoslovak (later American) tennis player Martina Navratilova plays on the outdoor grass court at Devonshire Park during the Colgate International Women’s Tennis Tournament, in Eastbourne, U.K.
American tennis player Chris Evert prepares to serve during a match at the US Open Tennis Championships in Forest Hills.
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario hits a forehand return at the French Open.
Swiss tennis player Martina Hingis follows through on a backhand shot during the 1997 Open Gaz de France tournament.
Closeup of lace skirt of USA Venus Williams during Women’s 3rd Round match of the French Open.
Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates winning her Ladies Singles Quarter Final match against Coco Vandeweghe of the United States during the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship.
Serena Williams of the United States celebrates during the match against Yaroslava Shvedova on Day Eight of the 2016 US Open.
Angelique Kerber of Germany in action against Karolina Pliskova Women’s Singles Final Match of the 2016 US Open.
Camila Girogi smooths out her skirt in a match against Serena Williams at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
Naomi Osaka gets ready for a serve in the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic.
Coco Gauff reacts to defeating Naomi Osaka during the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose, California.
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Serena Williams of the United States in action during the Women’s Singles third round match on Arthur Ashe Stadium during the US Open Tennis Championship.
Marketa Vondrousova during day nine of The Championships Wimbledon 2023 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
Cristina Bucsa and Sara Sorribes Tormo of Team Spain celebrate match point during the Women’s Doubles Bronze medal match on day nine of the Paris Olympic Games.
