Passion and performance, dynamism and aesthetics: the sensational “Court Supremes” photo project of Porsche Central and Eastern Europe, Porsche AG and the photographer Radka Leitmeritz is an artistic homage to women’s tennis and its players
For Porsche and Radka Leitmeritz, Court Supremes is an ongoing project that began in the tournament break was caused by the pandemic in 2020. An avid Porsche fan, the photographer unites her passion for photography and tennis. The photos range from intensive portraits to unusual still-lifes. World class players like Angelique Kerber, Julia Görges, Aryna Sabalenka, Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sakkari, Martina Navratilova, Barbora Strychova, Marketa Vondrousova, Yulia Putintseva, Karolina Muchova, Iga Swiatek, Elina Svitolina and Petra Kvitova have all stood in front of her camera.
The world class players spotlighted artistically by the Prague photographer unite not only sporting successes and the perpetual striving for perfection – many also have a special relationship with Porsche. Martina Navratilova for instance is the record Porsche Tennis Grand Prix winner with six titles. Angelique Kerber and Julia Görges have, like Petra Kvitova, also inscribed their names in the long-standing Stuttgart tournament’s roll of honour.
“The player’s power and elegance”
“The way in which Radka Leitmeritz presents power women in tennis with her art reflects many of the reasons why Porsche has been a committed partner of women’s tennis ever since 1978,” says Patrick Eble, the marketing director of Porsche Central and Eastern Europe. “The passion for her work and the attention to details correlate to the core of the Porsche brand. We’re looking forward to the way in which the project develops and to showing the world the inspiring photos of power women in tennis.”
Radka Leitmeritz became internationally renowned for her work with world famous fashion magazines like Vogue, Elle and Harper’s Bazaar. In her Court Supremes project, she has made it her job to break through barriers and therefore to change the world’s view of successful women in tennis. She shows players in all their strengths but also in their all too human vulnerability. As an avowed tennis fan, a court is simultaneously a stage, catwalk and launchpad. No wonder that, as she says, she does not keep to rules: “I don’t take any typical match photos. My aim is to share the strengths and elegance of the players with others, as a constant balance between performance and femininity.”
Fans can view the photos in Internet at www.porsche-tennis.com/court-supremes.
