Like with De Álvarez, dress codes in tennis have often changed ... the French Open said it would bar the style in the future. However, the Women’s Tennis Association formally allowed it ...

The new rules state that women can ... requirements for clothing and accessories remain unchanged, including the stipulation that "competitors must be dressed in suitable tennis attire that ...

As well as dominating female tennis in her era, she changed the style of women's dress. Lenglen swapped long skirts for short-sleeved pleated dresses to compete in style, and also wore a bandeau ...