By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Photo credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty for ESPN
While the Australian Open has wrapped up, tennis legend Pam Shriver finds herself celebrating yet another significant victory.
This time, she has the Los Angeles Police Department to thank.
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Pam Shriver, the former world No. 1 doubles champion and current ESPN analyst, shared heartwarming news via social media.
The LAPD detective on the case has successfully retrieved Shriver’s cherished Grand Slam trophies that had been stolen.
“Great news about my trophies and family photos—the LAPD detective overseeing the investigation has them at the station awaiting fingerprinting,” Shriver shared. “It’s a long story for a single post. Fingers crossed we can recover my black Dodge Durango Hellcat in one piece.”
Great news about my trophies (& family photos)—the LAPD detective overseeing the investigation has them at the station awaiting fingerprinting. It’s a lengthy story for a tweet. Still hoping to find my black Dodge Durango Hellcat intact. 🙏
— Pam Shriver (@PHShriver) January 28, 2025
Celebrating alongside her is fellow Hall of Famer Martina Navratilova, Shriver’s long-time friend and former doubles partner, who expressed her excitement on social media.
This is amazing!!!! Hats off to the police!!!
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) January 29, 2025
This positive development comes just over two weeks after Shriver reported that her car, which housed the majority of her Grand Slam trophies, was taken from a hotel parking lot.
“My son and I are at a police station filing a report about our stolen car from the hotel parking lot we evacuated to during the fires,” Pam shared online. “This vehicle contained most of my major trophies, being kept there until it was safe for us to return home.”
My son & I are at the police station reporting our car was stolen from the hotel parking lot where we evacuated because of the fires. This car had most of my significant trophies stored until we could safely return home.😡
— Pam Shriver (@PHShriver) January 16, 2025
The esteemed ESPN analyst and 22-time major doubles champion Shriver informed ESPN.com that her treasured trophies were secured in her Dodge Durango Hellcat, which was parked at the Marina del Rey DoubleTree. Upon discovering her vehicle missing around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, she promptly notified local law enforcement.
In total, Shriver revealed that five US Open trophies, five French Open plates, and one Australian Open trophy were among the stolen items.
Both Shriver and her partner Navratilova are widely recognized as one of the most formidable doubles teams in the history of the Open Era, boasting a remarkable 22 Grand Slam titles between them.