The Evolution of Tennis Fashion: Caroline Wozniacki

Wozniacki wasn't always with Adidas. She won her junior Wimbledon title (defeating Magdalena Rybarikova) in Nike.

Wozniacki signs with Adidas. And then they did this to her.

That's a lot of pink.

Wozniacki won the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2008, finishing the season ranked No. 12.

Adidas quickly realized they had a youngster with star power.

I had a soft spot for Wozniacki's big black ankle braces. They looked like ski boots, which was appropriate because, you know, Danish.

Matching neon safari kits for Wozniacki and her doubles partner Sorana Cirstea. Wozniacki played doubles?

Wozniacki preferred wearing separates over dresses during her early days with Adidas.

Those red accents probably wouldn't pass under Wimbledon's new, stricter All-White dress code, which is a bummer. This was a sharp kit...

...especially when it was involved in one of the more infamous changeover bumps between Wozniacki and Sabine Lisicki, who was decked out in the same kit.

Wozniacki signs on to the Adidas Stella McCartney line. And this is where our fashion look-back gets...interesting.

Wozniacki knows how to activate a sponsorship. Just months after signing the Stella deal, she makes her first Slam final at the U.S. Open.

In the same dress but different colorway, Wozniacki qualifies for her first WTA Championships in Doha.

That happened.

Stella McCartney would rarely dabble in patterns, but this was a surprisingly conventional offering.

It's never easy to make all-white interesting, but this dress' use of an embossed pattern was great.

After a year of neutral colors, Wozniacki gets something bold and modern to wear for the U.S. Open. Wozniacki told me this is her favorite dress.

The uber-short hemline raised a few eyebrows, though.

The high-waisted pleat made for an awkward fit and silhouette when still.

But the dress made for some interesting lines when it was in motion.

Quite possibly the worse neckline in the history of tennis fashion. Oy.

Phew. Crisp, clean separates. Back to normalcy.

Sacre bleu! The ruffles were back for the French Open.

Going all white only made the ruffles worse.

Stella returns to neutral colors with some nice mesh accents. A relief on the eyes.

Same dress as the U.S. Open but in a soft yellow. A little sunshine for Sunshine.

Orange with a subtle pattern, the dress didn't look that special...

Until it was put in motion. Great design.

Another bright number for the Dane. Snooze.

The perfect Wimbledon dress that lasted for just one match. Wozniacki lost to Tamira Pazcek in the first round.

It was the Olympics, but you should still stick to visors, Woz.

Stella McCartney tries to go the LBD route but the fit was just a little off and unflattering.

It's not the aggressive color-blocking that's the problem. It's the black shoes.

There is a lot going on here and most of it is very unfortunate.

Simple enough, but it made for some weird tanlines.

The definition of an over-designed dress. Double-straps, cut-outs, multi-toned colorblocking, it was too much.

Stella McCartney had an incredible ability to make a dress look terrible on the rack...

...but great on the court at the Australian Open.

Minty fresh.

This green number didn't get much play at the French Open, where Wozniacki lost in the first round. But it was there when she kicked off her resurgence in Eastbourne.

It's not easy to keep reinventing all-white dresses, but this flirty number was a winner.

Despite being bogged down by a useless ruffle, Wozniacki finds herself back in a Slam final.