Wimbledon kicks off June 30. Before then, worth understanding why tennis has never picked a standard trophy form — and what that lack of orthodoxy teaches about award design.
Wimbledon kicks off June 30. Before then, worth understanding why tennis has never picked a standard trophy form — and what that lack of orthodoxy teaches about award design.
Wimbledon Venus Rosewater Dish is a flat silver plate. Davis Cup is a 4kg silver punch bowl. French Open Musketeers Cup is sculptural figures. US Open is a tall silver cup. For a club tournament, pick the form that suits where it will actually live after the ceremony — not what other tournaments did.
Every Wimbledon dish has every winner since 1864 engraved on the back. That accumulated history is half the trophy's value. For a club perpetual trophy starting in 2025, leave generous engraving room from year one — at least a 30-year ribbon of empty space around the base.