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Rafael Nadal’s 2017 Roland Garros winning racquet sells for record-breaking $157,000

The 17-day Legends Tennis Auction also featured items from Carlos Alcaraz, Roger Federer and Alexander Zverev.

ByLiya Davidov

Published Jun 10, 2025

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The 2025 Legends Tennis Auction, as presented by Prestige Memorabilia, saw record-breaking bids across its 17 days. While seven items sold for over $1,000, it was Rafael Nadal’s Roland Garros winning racquet that saw the highest bid.

“What makes this racquet even more extraordinary is that it has been photomatched to 27 dates including 24 different matches across Nadal’s dominant 2017 season,” said Prestige Memorabilia.

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This racquet surpassed Stan Wawrinka in a straight-set championship match.

This racquet surpassed Stan Wawrinka in a straight-set championship match. 

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Not only did Nadal use the racquet to win his tenth Roland Garros and fifteenth major title overall, but now it’s also set a Tennis Auction record, selling for $157,333.

This total breaks the previous record held by the Spaniard’s Australian Open winning racquets, not to mention Roger Federer’s Wimbledon-winning racquet, which broke $100,000 earlier this year.

Also in the Legends Tennis Auction, Carlos Alcaraz’s 2022 Umag smashed racquet and Nadal’s 2022 Roland Garros finals-worn jacket sold for $15,168.

Customed signed 2012 Federer Nike shoes sold for $6,216 in this lot, with his 2008 Tennis Masters Cup shirt and Alexander Zverev’s 2022 racquet and Wimbledon shoes selling for $1,090.