Fashion

Big hitters: the most noteworthy Wimbledon court style – in pictures


The Brazilian player Maria Bueno, whose three Wimbledon singles titles made her South America’s most successful tennis player, was also known for her “controversial” fashion. Her dresses, by Ted Tinling, who created most of the top players’ dresses, were lined with pink, and she wore matching pink knickers. “There was a gasp from one end of the court,”
she recalled later. “And the people the other end didn’t know why, until I changed ends … Later, I wore panties that resembled the club colours, which outraged the club committee and they brought in the all-white clothing rule.”



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