All Racquet Sports articles – Page 26
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The World Squash Federation has launched a new logo...
The World Squash Federation has launched a new logo
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Head claims higher market share in tennis
According to Head, the global tennis market declined in the first half of 2011, but remained fairly stable in Europe.Quoting market data, Head noted that in the U.S., sales of racquets and balls fell by around 5 and 2 percent, respectively. In Japan, the natural disasters in March drove the ...
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Erima is supporting Tess Sugnaux, a 16-year-old tennis player ranked...
Erima is supporting Tess Sugnaux, a 16-year-old tennis player ranked second among the Under 16 champions in Switzerland
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Amer’s results get a hit in tennis and golf
The sluggishness of the golf and tennis markets badly deflated sales of the Wilson brand in the second quarter. The racquet sports unit of the Amer Sports group, which owns Wilson, saw its sales decline by 17 percent to €58.5 million for the three months, down by 12 percent in ...
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Nick Matthew, the No. 1 squash player in the world,...
Nick Matthew, the No. 1 squash player in the world, has joined the team of Hi-Tec as a global ambassador. In the sponsorship deal, he will endorse Hi-Tec's squash footwear, wearing the S702 to play and helping the company develop his own signature shoe.
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Gustavo Kuerten, the Brazilian tennis champion, has won most of...
Gustavo Kuerten, the Brazilian tennis champion, has won most of his victories with Head racquets.
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Another tennis champion, Mardy Fish, is joining the list of...
Another tennis champion, Mardy Fish, is joining the list of tennis pros sponsored by Maui Jim, the Hawaiian brand of sunglasses. The 29-year-old American sportsman recently claimed the top spot in men's tennis. He has won five ATP tournaments and reached the finals of three Masters series. Maui Jim also ...
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Will Na Li stir up the Chinese tennis market?
Babolat made a big coup at the Roland Garros tennis tournaments ended last Sunday, where it was the official supplier of the balls under a new five-year contract as well as the sponsor of the winners of the men's and women's finals. Elated by the sixth victory obtained at the ...
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Tennis Warehouse Europe has a partnership with the French Tennis...
Tennis Warehouse Europe has a partnership with the French Tennis Federation to be the order processor for the Roland-Garros tennis tournament this year. All French Open products sold at storerolandgarros.com will be fulfilled by Tennis Warehouse Europe, which will offer the complete line of official Roland-Garros products. The tournament's official ...
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The global licensee for Adidas tennis table equipment is Green...
The global licensee for Adidas tennis table equipment is Green Fitness. This company won the X-Plus Award for one of these licensed products.
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Adidas' To.7 table tennis table, developed by Green-Fit, won the...
Adidas' To.7 table tennis table, developed by Green-Fit, won the X Plus Award in all three categories – design, quality and functionality – and were on display at Ispo
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K-Swiss has decided to handle its distribution of tennis products...
K-Swiss has decided to handle its distribution of tennis products in Germany and Austria by itself. It no longer works with its long-time distributor in the region, Van Megen Deutschland, effective Jan. 1. For this purpose, K-Swiss hired the whole sales force headed by Frank Weißmann from Van Megen.
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Isabelle De Bardies has left the management of Dorotennis after...
Isabelle De Bardies has left the management of Dorotennis after 27 years with this French company specializing in women's activewear. The daughter of its founder, Philippe Baur, she was running it lately together with Simon Azzia. The company was taken over at the beginning of 2008 by BCBG Max Azria, ...
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Head has replaced Prince as sponsor of the Russian tennis...
Head has replaced Prince as sponsor of the Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, and she will be working with the company to develop a new racquet line as well as accessories and bags, expected to be out on the market next autumn.
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Maria Sharapova, the Russian tennis champion, and Prince have mutually...
Maria Sharapova, the Russian tennis champion, and Prince have mutually agreed to end their 10-year-old relationship.
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Thomas Römpke has left Völkl Tennis after 10 years in...
Thomas Römpke has left Völkl Tennis after 10 years in office as chief of international product management and, since early this year, head of European sales and marketing. During this time he developed a network of European distributors for Völkl Tennis, a mission that finished with Völkl’s licensing deal last ...
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Joma and Head are sponsoring the Tennis Open of Valencia,...
Joma and Head are sponsoring the Tennis Open of Valencia, scheduled between Oct. 30 and Nov. 7.
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Head has assigned the distribution of its tennis racquets in...
Head has assigned the distribution of its tennis racquets in Sweden to GSL, a company set up by a former tennis champion, Magnus Gustavsson, that also markets the products of Lotto and Fred Perry. The previous distributor was Ramverket, a smaller operation run by Sven Sixtensson.
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Dunlop has signed up two tennismen, Fernando Verdasco who was...
Dunlop has signed up two tennismen, Fernando Verdasco who was previously sponsored by Yonex, and Nikolay Davydenko, previously with Tecnifibre.
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Donnay USA, the licensee of the tennis brand, is relaunching...
Donnay USA, the licensee of the tennis brand, is relaunching its racquets in the U.S. with an X-series line. The six models come in two head sizes and use XeneCore technology with a custom fitting program. Initial distribution will be limited to Donnay Centers, the Donnay website and teaching professionals. ...
