New York Times - Women's US Open Gift Details
Captured in this beautiful handmade, personalized tennis book, we feature the top Women’s US Open Tennis Championship finals from summer 1925 to the recent past, reported by the New York Times as they happened at the time.
This US Open Women’s book begins on August 25th 1925 declaring Helen Wills as the US Open Women’s champion for the third time, after a 3 set match against Kathleen McKane, a title which she went on to win 7 times in total as detailed in this gift book.
Helen Wills is the first of many great female tennis players to appear in this newspaper book as the women’s US Open champion, sitting alongside greats such as Molla Mallory, Chris Evert, Billie Jean King, Steffi Graf and the Williams sisters.
Read the actual news reports from classic moments such as the 1979 final in which Tracy Austin became the youngest ever US Open women’s champion aged 16 and ended Chris Evert’s 31 match winning streak at the tournament. Not forgetting the 1957 final in which Althea Gibson beat Louise Brough to become the first black woman to win the US Open singles title.
Relive the stories and see the pictures from US Open finals which will forever be treasured, including the 2009 final in which unseeded wildcard Kim Clijsters returned to the tournament after 2 years in retirement to stage one of the biggest comebacks ever seen, beating Serena Williams in the semi-finals and Dane Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 7-5, 6-3.
This fantastic Women’s US Open book reports on some of the most talked about finals in recent years. Notably it features Venus and Serena Williams; a sibling rivalry which has led the pair to face each other in the Arthur Ashe stadium on two occasions, 2001 and 2002.
The perfect gift for tennis fans, make your New York Times Womens US Open book extra special - have it personalized by adding the recipient’s name (up to 22 characters) and a message (up to 5 rows of 30 characters) which will be printed on a certificate label, and upgrade your gift by gold embossing the recipient’s name on the burgundy front cover. This unique tennis gift measures 12.5 x 15 inches.