Tennis legend Pam Shriver has finally been reunited with her stolen trophies.
Hall of Fame Tennis Pro confirmed on social media that more pieces of hardware and sentimental items were returned to her by Los Angeles Police Department after they were stolen with her car while staying in a hotel after of Destructive fires.
File – USA PAM Shriver and USA Martina Navratilova Victor in Flushing, New, September 4, 1987. (Jacqueline Duvoisin /Sports Illustrated Via Getty Images)
“Good news about my trophies (& family photos) – LAPD detective, responsible for the investigation, has them at the police station that is fingerprinted,” she said in a post on X this week.
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“It’s a too long story for a post. We still hope to find Black Dodge Durango Hellcat in one piece.”
Shriver, who won the 21 Grand Slam Doubles Championships, Associated Press told her she had loaded her vehicle with some of her personal belongings, including her trophies and some family photos before evacuating the area.
While staying in a hotel, her car – and everything inside – was taken.
July 9, 2024 – Former player and TV commentator, Pam Shriver, who was present as coach of Donna Vekic from Croatia (not shown) during her match against Lulu Sun of New Zealand (not shown) on day nine of the championship at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. (Susan Mullane-USA Today Sports)
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“The trophies were buried on the back of the car. You couldn’t see in the window and see them,” she said. “I don’t think they were good for the people who took the car. So they ended up returning them.”
The trophies were later dropped off at the hotel, where a detective picked them up to be fingerprinted.
“Then the trophies were released to me,” she said. “I regained custody.”
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According to to ESPN, Security camera footage revealed that a person who was driving a car that “fits” the description of Shriver’s stolen Dodge Durango Hellcat was seen dropping from the trophies.
Among the trophies returning to Shriver, five included that she had one to win the US Open Women’s Doubles event and the four French open double trophies she had won with Martina Navratilova. Shriver won 20 of 21 titles with Navratilova.
US Pam Shriver and USA Martina Navratilova before women’s doubles at the National Tennis Center in Flushing, New, September 4, 1987. (Jacqueline Duvoisin /Sports Illustrated Via Getty Images)
Shriver said she returned to find out that her home was fortunately not damaged by the fire, but she wonders where her belongings had raised.
“It was an interesting chapter. I wish the trophies could talk, ”she said. “I would like to know where they have been.”
