Pam Shriver Reveals Most Of Her Major Trophies Were Stolen While Fleeing LA Wildfires
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Doubles legend Pam Shriver announced that many of the significant trophies she won during her illustrious career were stolen after she fled the Los Angeles wildfires.
The wildfires in the Californian city began on January 7th. To date, 27 people are confirmed dead, over 200,000 have evacuated, and over 12,000 structures have been destroyed or damaged as a result of them.
While millions in California and other areas have rallied behind those suffering in Los Angeles, some use tragic moments for their own selfish benefit. That has been demonstrated by criminals engaging in looting since the wildfires first broke out.
Unfortunately, Shriver was a victim of such criminals after being forced to evacuate her home because the wildfires endangered it. The American packed many precious belongings into her car, including several major trophies.
Shriver won 22 Grand Slam doubles titles during her career, 21 of them coming in women's doubles. She also reached the 1978 US Open women's singles final and established herself as a tennis legend with those achievements.
That means Shriver has many valuable trophies from her illustrious career. She packed many of those and had them in her car while she stayed at a hotel to stay safe from the devastating wildfires.
The 62-year-old revealed in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that the trophies packed had been stolen from her car and that she went to a police station to report what had happened.
"My son (and) I are at a police station reporting our car was stolen from the hotel parking lot we evacuated to when fires started. This was the car that had most of my major trophies being stored until we could safely move back home."
Sadly, this is not the first incident of a current or former player having their car robbed. Diego Schwartzman had his vehicle ransacked last year while he was practicing. The Argentine posted a picture of the damage caused by the robber(s) afterward.
Shriver's incident is particularly sad because it distracts from the great work, words, and actions of so many others who are deeply concerned for the well-being and safety of those in Los Angeles.
Naomi Osaka, another Los Angeles resident, revealed that the wildfires were as close as three blocks away from her house. The Japanese star hired someone to retrieve her daughter's birth certificate in case it was destroyed.
Taylor Fritz lived in Los Angeles for several years and still resides in Southern California. Last year's US Open runner-up announced that he had donated his first-round prize money to support initiatives for people impacted by the wildfires.
Hopefully, Shriver's valuables will be returned to her without any damage, and the 22-time Grand Slam doubles champion can go back to focusing on being a tennis analyst. She is insightful in that role but sometimes causes controversy.
A notable recent example was Elena Rybakina's criticism of Shriver's comments about her ex-coach, Stefano Vukov. The former WTA star thinks the Croatian mistreated her, but Rybakina did not like Shriver making those comments publicly without talking to her first.
