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AI garment reconstruction: Martina Navratilova, Wimbledon 1973. Martina Navratilova’s sleeveless white Fred Perry lace dress with a round neckline and flared skirt on her Wimbledon debut in 1973.

Match kit · AI garment reconstruction.

Martina Navratilova · 1973

Lace at the beginning

A lace dress for the first match of a Wimbledon dynasty.

Tournament
Wimbledon
Date
25 June 1973
Design
Fred Perry
Documented round
First roundSingles · 25 June 1973
Match result
Wonvs Christine Truman Janes

The story behind the look

A round neckline and fitted waist give this sleeveless lace dress a simple outline, opening into a short flared skirt. The distant black-and-white photograph establishes its silhouette; the precise lace motif remains approximate in the reconstruction.

Navratilova recalled wearing Fred Perry lace for her first Wimbledon appearance. In the photographed first-round match of 1973, she beat Christine Truman Janes. Her nine Wimbledon singles titles were still ahead.