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AI garment reconstruction: Martina Navratilova, Wimbledon 2004. Martina Navratilova’s white Under Armour V-neck playing shirt and white shorts on her return to Wimbledon singles in 2004.

Match kit · AI garment reconstruction.

Martina Navratilova · 2004

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A plain technical tee for an extraordinary singles return.

Tournament
Wimbledon
Date
21 June 2004
Design
Under Armour
Documented round
First roundSingles · 21 June 2004
Match result
Wonvs Catalina Castaño

The story behind the look

The outfit is pared down to a white V-neck tee and straight-hemmed shorts. A small Under Armour chest mark replaces the prominent collars, knit textures and geometric panels of her earlier Wimbledon looks.

Ten years after her previous Wimbledon singles appearance, Navratilova returned to the draw at 47. She beat Catalina Castaño in the photographed first-round match. This is the playing outfit from that comeback, rather than an entrance or warm-up garment.