Apart from the sheer history and possibly the value of silver, there are many collectors who look for tennis trophies. These comprise both tournament wins and participation momentos such as those given to Davis Cup players.

Below is a beautiful 3D silver plate produced in Sydney by Elkington & Co. for the 1892 Strathfield Lawn Tennis Challenge. The winner we presume was Dudley Webb who won the NSW Championships a few times in this era.

This medal is from Wimbeldon 1919. How many of you of heard of these great Australian players? Not many, but the story is as good as any which could be told by Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde. You can read more about Randolph Lycett under hsi own profile. Rodney Heath won the very first Australian Championships in 1905.

The small silver cups are given to players who played in the Challenge round of the Davis Cup. Silver to the runners up and gold to the winners. c late 1940’s three cups, three years of being runners up mainly to the USA.