Wimbledon Opens Today: 3 Trophy Design Details to Watch For 🎾

The Championships start today on Centre Court. By July 13, two players will hold the Gentleman Cup and the Venus Rosewater Dish — both objects with design choices that translate to any sport you organize.

Gold Pineapple Finial

The Gentleman Cup has a small gold pineapple at the top — a Victorian symbol of hospitality. The ornament is utterly unique to this trophy and instantly recognizable. For perpetual cups you commission, consider a single unusual finial element (animal, fruit, building silhouette) that becomes the trophy's signature.

Two Trophies, One Ceremony Standard

Men's and Women's Champions receive different physical objects (cup vs dish) but identical photographic prestige. Coordinated but distinct twin trophies signal that the events are equal in stature. For mixed-gender or paired-discipline tournaments, two distinct-but-coordinated trophies beat one universal cup duplicated.