Trophy presented to Nikola Pilic captain of the winning German Davis Cup team in Stuttgart 17th December 1989,in the form of an impressive silver plated & red composition scale replica of the Davis Cup trophy set with presentation inscriptions, in original carrying case, 25.5cm high and in diameter West Germany defeated Sweden 3-2 in the Davis Cup Final held at the Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart 15-17th December 1989. The German team comprised of Becker, Steeb & Jelen. The strong Swedish team inclede Edberg & Wilander in the singles matches.After retiring from playing tennis professionally, the 1970 US Open winner Nikola Pilić began coaching and became the first captain to win the Davis Cup trophy for three nations: Germany in1 988, 1989 and 1993, Croatia in 2005 and Serbia in 2010. He also runs a tennis academy near Munich. Professional champions such as Stich, Djokovic, Gulbis and Sevastova have developed through the Pilic academy. Provenance: Offered with a signed letter of provenance and a Spanish Auction House invoice from 2009.
£5,000 - £7,000
Trophy presented to Nikola Pilic captain of the winning German Davis Cup team in Stuttgart 17th December 1989,in the form of an impressive silver plated & red composition scale replica of the Davis Cup trophy set with presentation inscriptions, in original carrying case, 25.5cm high and in diameter West Germany defeated Sweden 3-2 in the Davis Cup Final held at the Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart 15-17th December 1989. The German team comprised of Becker, Steeb & Jelen. The strong Swedish team inclede Edberg & Wilander in the singles matches.After retiring from playing tennis professionally, the 1970 US Open winner Nikola Pilić began coaching and became the first captain to win the Davis Cup trophy for three nations: Germany in1 988, 1989 and 1993, Croatia in 2005 and Serbia in 2010. He also runs a tennis academy near Munich. Professional champions such as Stich, Djokovic, Gulbis and Sevastova have developed through the Pilic academy. Provenance: Offered with a signed letter of provenance and a Spanish Auction House invoice from 2009.