Though Americans Lindsay Davenport, VenusWilliams and SerenaWilliams won the U.S. Open six times in the past 20 years, the only other female to claim victory at home was France's Mary Pierce, clinching Roland Garros in 2000.
Similar items from Venus and SerenaWilliams and Jennifer Capriati, a pair of Monica Seles' sneakers and a 1999 Wimbledon order of play sheet signed by finalists Steffi Graf and Davenport were also being auctioned.