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AI garment reconstruction: Steffi Graf, Roland-Garros 1996. Steffi Graf’s white short-sleeved adidas polo dress with a striped collar, narrow dark piping and a short side-split skirt at Roland-Garros in 1996.

Match kit · AI garment reconstruction.

Steffi Graf · 1996

Fine lines on clay

A white polo dress traced with dark piping.

Tournament
Roland-Garros
Date
30 May 1996
Design
adidas
Tournament finish
WSingles

The story behind the look

Narrow dark lines trace the sides of this white polo dress. A striped collar and three bands on each short sleeve keep the familiar adidas tennis-shirt details, while the uninterrupted body and small skirt vents make it a single playing garment.

Photographed in Paris on 30 May, the dress belongs to Graf’s fifth Roland-Garros title run. She was experimenting with dresses, although she still described separates as more comfortable. The archive records this early-round appearance, rather than assigning the outfit to the final.