Ivan Lendl Signed Tennis Ball – COA JSA

Ivan Lendl is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia who later obtained American citizenship. He was ranked world No. 1 for 270 weeks and won 94 singles titles. He won eight Grand Slam titles and was runner-up a joint record 11 times (tied with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic), making him the first male player to appear in 19 Grand Slam finals.

Presented is an official Wilson 1 tennis ball autographed by Ivan Lendl. He signed it on the ball in black felt tip (“8”).

Authentication: JSA Basic Cert & Sticker

Ivan Lendl Signed Tennis Ball

This tennis ball is from one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of autographed baseballs in the world. Altogether they were easily displayable in custom shelf form and alphabetically displayed nonetheless. The choice of medium was visually easy for the encyclopedic collector who put these together. It took several decades to amass these rare autographs of the most prominent entertainers, historical figures, and sports players.  It proved quite difficult to acquire autographs of non-ballplayers on such an odd object (a baseball) but diligence proved otherwise and that it’s possible. So, now with the collection complete and his shelves empty there’s only one thing left to do….bid on this item and start the challenge to see how far you can take it.