US Open Opens This Week: The Loving Cup Lineage 🎾

The US Open begins August 24 at Flushing Meadows. Both singles trophies are silver loving cups — the men's at 18.5 inches, the women's at 14 inches — visually distinct from the Australian Open pedestal cups, the French Open's flat plate, and Wimbledon's pineapple-topped urn.

Loving Cup = Two Handles, One Statement

A loving cup is defined by two opposing handles — the form encourages a two-handed lift and a two-person celebration when the champion shares the moment with a coach or family member. The US Open trophies have carried this form since 1968 (the Open Era). For Thai championship cups where the winning moment involves a doubles team, a captain-and-vice-captain pair, or any duo dynamic, the loving-cup silhouette communicates partnership in a way a single-handle cup does not. The hand-spinning cost is identical to a single-handle cup.

Hard-Court Aesthetics: Bright, Clean, High-Contrast

Unlike Wimbledon's grass-court heritage (which leans muted and traditional) or Roland-Garros' clay (rust-toned, earthy), the US Open hard court is bright blue and the surrounding aesthetic is high-contrast modern — Times Square, not Versailles. The trophies match: polished silver with bold engraving, set against the bright blue plinth. For Thai sporting events on hard surfaces (basketball, badminton, indoor courts), match the trophy aesthetic to the venue lighting and surface — bright finishes for bright venues, matte and warm for traditional wood-floor halls.