All Racquet Sports articles – Page 29
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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. ...
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The Lawn Tennis Association has a new three-year partnership deal...
The Lawn Tennis Association has a new three-year partnership deal with Babolat, which will provide technical and product support as well as stringing for the whole organization. Babolat’s Team ball will be the official ball of the LTA. The British association did not have a sponsor previously.
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The French tennis player Gael Monfils, who has been endorsing...
The French tennis player Gael Monfils, who has been endorsing Nike for many years, will represent K-Swiss footwear and apparel in a new multi-year deal.
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New Balance is new official supplier of the Italian Tennis...
New Balance is new official supplier of the Italian Tennis Federation, allowing its members to get a 20% discount on its tennis shoes.
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Head Estimates Ski And Tennis Markets
Head has quit informing analysts about the winter and racquet sports markets in regular conference calls, but its annual report, released a few days ago, provides some insights into the categories covered by the company. Head estimated that the alpine ski market shrank to about 3.1 million pairs of ...
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Prince adds Vera Zvonareva, the 25-year-old Russia tennis champion, to...
Prince adds Vera Zvonareva, the 25-year-old Russia tennis champion, to its roster of endorsers.
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A Spanish tennis champion, Fernando Verdasco, has switched sponsors from...
A Spanish tennis champion, Fernando Verdasco, has switched sponsors from Tecnifibre to Yonex.
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Head Sees Drops Except In Tennis
Head NV has released preliminary figures for the 2009 fiscal year, reporting a 2.1 percent drop in sales to €319.0 million. However, the reported operating profit more than quadrupled to €8.4 million, from €1.9 million in 2008. Net income was €22.3 million, a significant turnaround from the €9.7 million loss ...
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Limited Sports has taken on the distribution of Völkl Tennis...
Limited Sports has taken on the distribution of Völkl Tennis in the German-speaking countries. The team of 10 sales representatives is headed by Hermann Olschewski, a former sales director of Reebok Germany. It will start with the sales of equipment and accessories, adding apparel later on.
