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AI garment reconstruction: Anna Kournikova, Australian Open 2002. Anna Kournikova’s turquoise-blue adidas sleeveless collared top and matching shorts, finished with a white belt at the 2002 Australian Open.

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Anna Kournikova · 2002

The blue belt

Turquoise shorts and a white belt in a doubles-winning outfit.

Tournament
Australian Open
Date
25 January 2002
Design
adidas
Documented round
FinalWomen’s doubles · 25 January 2002
Match result
Wonvs Daniela Hantuchová / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

The story behind the look

A deep V opening gives the little standing collar its shape. The matching blue shorts are threaded with a broad white belt and decorative buckle, a more dressed-up detail than the usual elastic tennis waistband.

Blue belted shorts gave Kournikova a distinctively early-2000s silhouette at the Australian Open. She and Martina Hingis won the 2002 women’s doubles title, their second championship together in Melbourne.