Earlier this month the jewelry giant Tiffany & Co., signed a two year deal with the top-ranked women's tennis player Maria Sharapova. The 21-year-old tennis pro will wear a pair of Tiffany’s earrings for the next eight Grand Slam events including the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. and Australian Opens. During the first tournament, The French Open from May 25 to June 8 at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sharapova will wear a pair of $1,150 yellow gold Elsa Peretti Wave earrings that cut a striking profile without adding weight.
The jewelry will go on sale immediately after she completes each tournament.
Tiffany has also accessorized Sharapova’s custom French Open tennis dress. The “Paris dress,” by Nike is a 1920s-inspired ultra-light design that is finished with a luminous Tiffany pearl button closure that fastens at the back of the dress. Designed in collaboration with Sharapova, the performance Dri-Fit dress is dark obsidian blue with contrasting chalk white satin ribbons and double layered pleated skirt.
"Maria Sharapova is a longtime friend of Tiffany and a champion on and off the court," said Linda Buckley, vice president of worldwide public relations for Tiffany. "It gives us great pleasure to accent her on-court look with earrings that epitomize both the quality of her championship play and Tiffany's reputation for design excellence."
"I am very excited about Tiffany for Maria Sharapova and to partner with my favorite jeweler," Sharapova said in a statement. "Elsa Peretti's earrings feel as beautiful as they look and I am thrilled to wear them at the French Open."
This deal marks the company’s first official partnership with a tennis player.