Tennis Bracelet Anyone?

Have you ever wondered how the tennis bracelet got its name? I did and I have found that the original name given by jewelers for this much desired diamond jewelry used to be known as the Eternity Bracelet named for its continuous circle of small diamonds.

The story is told that during the U.S. Open in 1987 Chris Evert, who in case you do not know was the number one female tennis player in the world, was wearing a beautiful diamond eternity bracelet and it accidentally broke and flew off her arm during the match.

The U.S. open stopped play so that Chris could recover the diamonds that had scattered all over the tennis court. The broadcasters that were sitting courtside had some fun with the whole incident and started calling the broken bracelet Chrissy's "tennis bracelet".

A new and huge trend had been cast. Women everywhere wanted a tennis bracelet. Today tennis bracelets are still being worn by mega tennis stars such as Serena Williams and by women who don't have a clue how to hit a tennis ball such as myself!