A Head 'Master' tennis racquet, featuring: twin shaft, 'I-beam', aluminium alloy frame; blue plastic bridge; Wilson 'Champion' nylon net strings; leather handle grip with X-formation perforations; black plastic shaft casing; and, black plastic butt cap. Head logo and trademark feature across bridge. Model name along outer side of left shaft. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Leather, Paper, Inktennis

A Fila 'Grand Champion' graphite tennis racquet, with: split shaft, reinforced by narrow bridge across centre; leather handle; plastic butt cap; and, Wilson 'Championship' nylon netting. Fila logo and model name feature across lower right of head. Fila 'F' trademark features on base of shaft. 'Racquetech' sticker features on butt cap. Materials: Graphite, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, Ink, Adhesive tape, Paint, Papertennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Davis Cup' model tennis racquet. Striped plastic reinforcements around shoulders and around base of throat. On obverse, model name and logo featuring a trophy, initials 'WD' and words 'FIBRE-SEALED' printed across throat. On reverse, the same logo and the manufacturer's name are printed across throat . Printed on obverse of shaft is name of manufacturer and words: 'CHAMPION QUALITY'. Printed on reverse of shaft is manufacturer's trademark. Handle spiral-wrapped with perforated leather hand grip. Butt cloth with manufacturer's initials printed on it. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, String, Plastic, Painttennis

A Wright and Ditson 'Champion' tennis racquet, with: laminated convex throat; cloth tape reinforcements around shoulders; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal inscription across throat on obverse: CHAMPION. Wright & Ditson Championship logo, with tennis player on ball trademark feature on throat on reverse. Patent details (JAN. 3 '05) featured along left side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Paint, Ink, Leather, Gut, Cloth tapetennis

A Nicolls Champion, laminated wooden bat, with rubber handle grip. Model name features on reverse, Nicholls logo and East Sussex coat-of-arms trademark feature on obverse. Materials: Wood, Ink, Rubber, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Adhesive tapetennis

A Brewer Champions International Model tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, and a leather handle grip with floral perforations. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Gut, Enamel, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Leather, Clothtennis

A Wilson Famous Player Series, Tony Trabert Victory tennis racquet. Base of head on obverse features Wilson logo. Throat featuresmodel name beneath a crowned shield device, with a 'V' in the centre. Shaft features a decal head and shoulders photo image of a young Trabert. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Inscription along right side of shaft: ENDORSED BY/THE NATIONAL CHAMPION. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ribbon, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Cloth, Painttennis

A Wilson Famous Player Series, Tony Trabert Victory tennis racquet. Base of head on obverse features Wilson logo. Throat features model name beneath a crowned shield device, with a 'V' in the centre. Shaft features a decal head and shoulders photo image of a young Trabert. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Inscription along right side of shaft: ENDORSED BY/THE NATIONAL CHAMPION. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ribbon, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Plastictennis

A Wilson Jimmy Connors Champion tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Shaft features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features X-formation perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, String, Plastictennis

A Wilson Chris Evert Champion tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features model name, and 'CE' initials within a shield device. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features X-formation perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Plastic, Ribbontennis

A Wilson Chris Evert Champion tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Shaft features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features X-formation perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Plastic, Ribbon, Adhesive tapetennis

A Wilson Champion tennis racquet. Wilson logo features across base of head. Model name features along length of shaft. 'W' trademark features on lower shaft and butt cap. Leather handle grip features floral perforations. Illegible autograph features along right side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Plastic, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Painttennis

A Wilson Club Champion tennis racquet. Wilson logo features across base of head. Model name features across throat. 'W' trademark features on lower shaft and butt cap. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ribbon, Plastic, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Paint, Leather, Adhesive tapetennis

A wooden racquet, with purple plastic shoulder reinforcements, green and white whipping, and fine-grooved handle. Inscription along throat on obverse: CHAMPION. Inscription across throat on reverse: DAVEGA/SPORTS/DIVISION OF ATLAS STORES CORP. OF AMERICA. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Plastic, Ink, Cloth, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A wooden tennis racquet with cloth shoulder reinforcements, black whipping, and fine grooved handle. Inscription along throat on obverse: CHAMPION. Inscription across throat, on reverse: F.J. BANCROFT/PAWTUCKET/R.I. Manufacturing details also feature along left side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, String, Cloth tapetennis

A Bancroft Champion tennis racquet painted white from shoulders to handle, with hide reinforcements, plastic whipping from shoulders to shaft, and leather handle with patterned perforations. Throat on obverse features decal of Bancroft heraldic shield trademark. Throat on reverse features older, Bancroft Eagle and Globe trademark. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Cloth, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Paint, String, Hidetennis

Book: 'Tennis: How to Become a Champion'. 147 pages. Hardcover with dustjacket and clear plastic protective cover. Edition uncertain (copyrighted 1968). Materials: Paper, Ink, Cardboardtennis

Book: 'Champions Don't Cry'. 202 pages. Edition uncertain. Copyright 1960. Hardcover. Materials: Paper, Ink, Cardboardtennis

Reproduction of painting: Depicting heraldry and male tennis player on lawn tennis court with several spectators around a marquee. Featuring text: 'In Respectful Commemoration of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Challenge/at which/Sir Charles Winterburn/was victorious/The Champion/ 1876'. Materials: Pigment, Paper, Metal, Wood, Glass, Cardboardtennis

Two mounted pages: on left is page 580 from Harper's Weekly magazine, no.1551 from Vol.XXX. Features four lithographic images, each depicting a leading player: Sears, Dwight, Beeckman,& Taylor. On right is cover page from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, No. 1827 from Vol LXXL, and dated week ending Sept. 20 1890. Features full length images (lithos) of champion players Campbell & Slocum. Materials: Ink, Paper, Cardboard, Wood, Metal, Adhesive labeltennis

Page from Harper's Weekly; page 632 of issue no 1809; Volume XXXV. Title caption: 'POSSIBLE LAWN-TENNIS CHAMPIONS'. Materials: Paper, Ink, Cardboard, Metal, Wood, Adhesive label, Felttennis

Slazenger advertisement featuring image, name and record of Fred Perry and depicting fanned out visual arrangment of 13 racquets and their specs. Text in bottom right corner: '1937/TENNIS/RACKETS/BY/SLAZENGER'. Text in top right corner: 'THE CHOICE OF THE CHAMPION!'. paper ad mounted under plastic and backed with sheet metal and patterned paper. Materials: Ink, Paper, Metal, Plastictennis

Limited edition (85/1000) print by Luis Morris entitled: 'CHAMPIONS /1990-1999', depicting Wimbledon trophy and six female players who won Wimbledon in that period. Materials: Ink, Paper, Cardboard, Wood, Metal, Adhesive label, Glasstennis

Limited edition (49/1000) print by Luis Morris entitled: 'CHAMPIONS /1990-1999', depicting Wimbledon trophy and five male players who won Wimbledon in that period. Materials: Ink, Paper, Cardboard, Wood, Metal, Adhesive label, Glasstennis

Limited edition (72/1000) print by Luis Morris entitled: 'CHAMPIONS /1970-1979', depicting six female players who won Wimbledon in that period. Materials: Ink, Paper, Cardboard, Wood, Metal, Adhesive label, Glasstennis

Limited edition (185/1000) print by Luis Morris entitled: 'CHAMPIONS /1980-1989', depicting Wimbledon trophy and four female players who won Wimbledon in that period. Materials: Ink, Paper, Cardboard, Wood, Metal, Adhesive label, Glasstennis

Limited edition (142/1000) print by Luis Morris entitled: 'CHAMPIONS /1980-1989', depicting four male players who won Wimbledon in that period. Materials: Ink, Paper, Cardboard, Wood, Metal, Adhesive label, Glasstennis

Limited edition (59/1000) print by Luis Morris entitled: 'CHAMPIONS /1970-1979', depicting six male players who won Wimbledon in that period. Materials: Ink, Paper, Cardboard, Wood, Metal, Adhesive label, Glasstennis

An article entitled 'How I Play Championship Tennis', by Norwegian tennis champion, Molla Bjurstedt. Materials: Paper, Inktennis

Collage: featuring (1) clipping of photograph reproduced in newspaper, signed 'BEST WISHES, PANCHO GONZALES'; and (2) Page 49 from September 1949 issue of Wide World magazine,also signed 'TO FRANCIS, PANCHO GONZALES' and featuring three images of Gonzales with captions. (3) a brass title plate with text: '1948 & 1949/ U.S. OPEN CHAMPION'. UV glass. Materials: Paper, Ink, Glass, Cardboard, Glue, Wood, Metal, Felttennis