THE TENNIS BRACELET

The history of the tennis bracelet begins in 1978 at the U.S. Open in New York. Tennis champion Chris Evert was playing a match on center court when her diamond line bracelet fell from her wrist. She asked that play be halted until she found the bracelet. %expanded-mobile%

The bracelet with a single row of diamonds then became a part of jewelry folklore. From that moment, the traditional diamond bracelet became known as a tennis bracelet or more specifically, a diamond tennis bracelet. %expanded-desktop%

As more and more jewelers reacted to this popular culture sports moment and created their own versions of this style, the women’s tennis bracelet, or more pointedly the women's diamond tennis bracelet would become an everyday part of many women's jewelry boxes. When featured with diamonds, these gold diamond tennis bracelets took on a variety of design variations. The white gold diamond tennis bracelet became a core design within those collections. For over forty years, Chris Evert was not involved in creating a diamond tennis bracelet collection even though her story was the founding moment for this now iconic style. In 2022, Monica Rich Kosann and Chris Evert joined together to create the Tennis Bracelet – CE, a collection of bracelets inspired by that founding moment. Born 1978, Finally Authentic. Each bracelet in the collection, bears unique design elements that evoke that day in 1978. In her recollections of the day, Chris Evert recalled the green court, the white lines and the sweat of competition. With that in mind each bracelet of the first collection, features a row of diamonds (or white sapphires in silver), a green emerald or tsavorite to represent the green court and a pear shaped diamond or white sapphire to recall the bead of sweat. These signature elements, along with a certificate of authenticity that accompanies each style, establish this as a long overdue diamond tennis bracelet collection that truly is Finally Authentic.