{"id":763868,"date":"2026-06-27T03:29:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T03:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/763868\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T03:29:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T03:29:22","slug":"tennis-jewelry-takes-center-court-again-with-release-of-evert-navratilova-doc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/763868\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis Jewelry Takes Center Court Again With Release of Evert-Navratilova Doc"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As a new documentary<\/a> about Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova hits Netflix, \u201ctennis bracelet\u201d\u2014a style popularized by Evert during her 1970s playing days\u2014is likely to trend online and at jewelry retailers.<\/p>\n

Chris & Martina: The Final Set<\/a>, a film about the two tennis icons\u2019 friendship and rivalry, arrives on Netflix today. Evert was also in the news this week for revealing<\/a> she has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer for a third time; Navratilova, who has also battled cancer, immediately expressed her support<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Along with the two champs\u2019 tennis accomplishments, Evert is credited with giving the jewelry piece previously known as an \u201ceternity bracelet\u201d a new name. When her diamond-and-gold bracelet broke and fell off of her wrist during the 1978 U.S. Open, Evert paused the match to retrieve the coveted jewelry item. Today, she is jokingly known as the \u201cgodmother of the tennis bracelet.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"MonicaMonica Rich Kosann x Chris Evert fancy-cut tennis bracelet<\/a> ($15,650) with 1.51 cts. t.w. diamonds and 0.16 ct. emerald in 18k yellow gold<\/p>\n

Tom Heyman, president of jewelry brand Oscar Heyman, tells JCK that the bracelet also was known as a line or block bracelet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe more commonly known tennis bracelet has been a popular adornment for well over 100 years,\u201d Heyman says. \u201cTwo of Oscar Heyman\u2019s early patents, issued in 1916 and 1920, were for a hinge that allowed for greater flexibility and durability, as well as a die-stamping machine which could create individual blocks containing the hinge components.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo in addition to being a popular style of bracelet, Oscar Heyman\u2019s tennis bracelets are crafted to become timeless heirlooms,\u201d Heyman says.<\/p>\n

In 2022, Monica Rich Kosann partnered with Evert on a collection<\/a> of 13 styles of the famous bracelet, from 18k gold with diamonds to sterling silver with white sapphires.<\/p>\n

Kosann says the Evert collaboration<\/a> was a career highlight, rooting a jewelry story into an authentic collection using Evert\u2019s memory of that famous moment. She plans to watch the Netflix documentary and enjoy her friend\u2019s storytelling.<\/p>\n

\u201cChris & Martina: The Final Set serves as a reminder of Chrissie\u2019s elegance, strength, and impact on the game of tennis,\u201d Kosann tells JCK. \u201cIt\u2019s these same qualities that made working with her on our Tennis Bracelet\u2013CE collection such a delight.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pieces we designed together are a true embodiment of Chrissie\u2019s memory from that day in 1978 when she lost her original \u2018tennis bracelet\u2019 on center court,\u201d Kosann says. \u201cWe incorporated diamonds for the white lines, an emerald for the green court, and a hanging pear-shaped gemstone for the dripping sweat of competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe unintentionally sparked a category in fine jewelry that has become a wardrobe staple for so many, and it\u2019s been a true honor working alongside her to re-create her vision of such an iconic moment in history,\u201d Kosann says.<\/p>\n

While the new Netflix doc honors Evert\u2019s relationship with Navratilova, we honor her enduring impact on jewelry with this selection of tennis bracelets and necklaces.<\/p>\n

\"OscarOscar Heyman<\/a> platinum bracelet ($68,000) with 8.51 cts. t.w. rubies and 2.7 cts. t.w. round diamonds
\n\"PicchiottiPicchiotti<\/a> Xpandable tennis bracelet in 18k rose gold\u00a0
\n\"AtlasAtlas Carr\u00e9 Nexus tennis necklace<\/a> ($13,180) with vivid pink sapphires set in 14k yellow gold
\n\"SmilingSmiling Rocks<\/a> tennis necklace ($13,449) with 15 cts. t.w. diamonds in 14k white gold
\n\"LarkLark & Berry Knot necklace<\/a> ($105,168) in platinum with 13.5 cts. t.w. lab-grown diamonds<\/p>\n

Top: The fancy-cut staggered diamond tennis bracelet<\/a> ($8,250) from Monica Rich Kosann\u2019s collaboration with tennis legend Chris Evert is in the middle of this wrist stack. (Photo courtesy of Monica Rich Kosann)<\/p>\n

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