| dy"> | | | | such as Climacool in her Adidas range of fashionable |
| Tennis clothes have evolved considerably during the | | | | tennis wear. High performance fabrics include |
| past few years. Tennis stars such as Virginia Wade | | | | polyester, nylon and spandex which retain their colour |
| and Billie Jean King wore regulation white separates, | | | | and are very durable. Tightly fitting tank tops, halter |
| while today's stars such as the Williams sisters and | | | | tops, shorts and dresses have racer back tops which |
| Maria Sharapova can choose to wear stylish and | | | | promote ease of movement and help the wearer stay |
| colourful tennis dresses, shorts or skimpy pleated skirts | | | | cool. Skirts are still worn which are built for action. |
| in a range of high tech fabrics which allow the skin to | | | | Female players have the choice of panties or shorts |
| breathe. | | | | to wear under skirts with kick pleats for ease of |
| Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovik do promotional | | | | movement. |
| work for designer Cole Haan. Sharapova can be seen | | | | Tennis skirts or shorts are a more versatile option than |
| playing major tournaments wearing Haan's signature | | | | a dress. Both skirts and shorts are interchangeable |
| white and orange tennis dresses. She also wears Nike | | | | tennis clothes; the player can opt for a coloured skirt |
| Air sports shoes for maximum performance, and a | | | | with white tank or halter top, changing fashion for each |
| Rolex watch. Venus Williams has launched her own | | | | game played. There are many colour choices available, |
| range of tennis wear, called EleVen. The range | | | | including stripes, embroidery details, etc. As clothing |
| comprises tennis dresses, shorts, skirts and tops, | | | | becomes worn it can easily be replaced at less cost |
| including sports shoes. All are made of technically | | | | than a dress. Separates also give more movement |
| advanced fabrics which wicks away moisture from | | | | than a tennis dress. As a player reaches to play an |
| the skin, leaving the wearer cool and dry. | | | | ace the whole dress moves upwards while skirt or |
| Modern fabrics can definitely increase tennis | | | | shorts won't be affected the same way. |
| performance. Stella McCartney uses high-tech fabrics | | | | |