Autographs of Virginia Wade
Sarah Virginia Wade (born 10 July 1945) is a British former professional tennis player. She won three major tennis singles championships and four major doubles championships, and is the only British woman in history to have won titles at all four majors. She was ranked as high as No. 2 in the world in singles, and No. 1 in the world in doubles.
Wade was the most recent British tennis player to win a major singles tournament until Andy Murray won the 2012 US Open, and was the most recent British woman to have won a major singles title until Emma Raducanu won the 2021 US Open. After retiring from competitive tennis, she coached for four years, and has also worked as a tennis commentator and game analyst for the BBC and Eurosport, and (in the US) for CBS.
Wade was born in Bournemouth, England, UK, on 10 July 1945. Her father was the archdeacon of Durban.
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Current items with a signature of Virginia Wade
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Traded items with a signature of Virginia Wade
The most expensive item with a signature of Virginia Wade (Virginia Wade #27 signed autograph 2019 Topps Tennis Hall of Fame Card PSA Slab) was sold in July 2025 for £73.92 while the cheapest item (Virginia Wade Signed photo - Professional Tennis Player/WImbledon Champion-J1171) found a new owner for £0.01 in September 2018. The month with the most items sold (11) was June 2025 with an average selling price of £13.81 for an autographed item of Virginia Wade. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2024 with £52.28 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.82 was August 2022. In average, an autographed item from Virginia Wade is worth £11.97.
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Latest News about Virginia Wade
Emma Raducanu's US Open exit will make it easier for her to develop, says legend (03/09/2022): MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: 'Maybe now her ranking goes down she'll progress without so much pressure,' said Wade, Britain's previous Grand Slam women's winner. 
Emma Raducanu becomes British No1 with US Open win and moves to 23rd in the worl (13/09/2021): The qualifier beat Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 become the first British woman to win a singles Grand Slam in 44 years after Virginia Wade's Wimbledon title in 1977. Emma Raducanu set for remarkable rise from No 150 to No 23 in the WTA rankings a (12/09/2021): The teenager beat 19-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 in the singles to become the first British woman to win a grand slam in 44 years after Virginia Wade's Wimbledon title in 1977. British tennis legend Virginia Wade sings the praises of Emma Raducanu (07/09/2021): MIKE DICKSON AT FLUSHING MEADOWS: For Virginia Wade, watching Emma Raducanu at the US Open brought a frisson of excitement, mixed with a slight element of caution.Virginia Wade urges Emma Raducanu not to be discouraged and insists she has not (06/07/2021): EXCLUSIVE: Virginia Wade, the last home woman to win the singles, urged the 18-year-old not to be discouraged by having to leave the tournament so abruptly after a promising start.
Older News Stories about Virginia Wade
Jamie Murray and Bethanie Mattek-Sands reach mixed doubles final at Australian O (01/2020): If the British-American duo win on Saturday, Murray will claim his eighth Slam title, moving him clear of Virginia Wade, with whom he currently holds the national record.
