Babolat
Babolat /ˈbɑːboʊlɑː/ is a French tennis, badminton, and padel equipment company, headquartered in Lyon, best known for its strings and tennis racquets which are used by professional and recreational players worldwide.
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The company has made strings since 1875, when Pierre Babolat created the first strings made of natural gut. Babolat continued to focus on strings until 1994, when it became a "total tennis" company, producing also racquet frames and selling them in Europe. It then expanded sales to Japan, and later to the United States in 2000. Sales of Babolat racquets increased rapidly in North America and Europe. Babolat is also a pioneer in connected sport technology and launched a connected tennis racket in 2014 and a connected wrist-worn tennis wearable with PIQ in 2015. The Babolat Pop is used worldwide, and one of the leaders in tennis sensors.
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| Industry | Sports equipment |
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| Founded | 1875 |
| Headquarters | Lyons, France |
| Products | Racquets, strings, accessories and shoes. |
| Revenue | €141.2 million (2014) |
Number of employees | 369 |
| Website | babolat.com |
Notable Products
Strings
RPM Blast, one of the most popular polyester strings known for its spin potential.
VS Gut, a leading and original natural gut string
Racquets
Pure Aero (formerly AeroPro Drive) known for its spin potential and usage by Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz.
Pure Drive blue power-oriented racquet used by Andy Roddick.
Sponsorships
Men
Source:
Federico Delbonis
Thanasi Kokkinakis (to 2021)- Jordan Thompson
Dominic Thiem
Thiago Monteiro
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Cristian Garín
Carlos Alcaraz- Rafael Nadal
- Albert Ramos Viñolas
Stéphane Houdet- Benoît Paire
Cameron Norrie
Fabio Fognini
Taro Daniel- Yūichi Sugita
Evgeny Donskoy
Mikael Ymer
Ryan Harrison- Maxime Cressy
- Sam Querrey
- Jack Sock
- Luke Watson
Women
- Samantha Stosur (to 2018)
Kirsten Flipkens- Elise Mertens (to 2018)
- Yanina Wickmayer
- Eugenie Bouchard (to 2018)
- Leylah Fernandez
Wang Xinyu- Zheng Saisai
Ana Konjuh
Karolína Plíšková- Kristýna Plíšková
- Garbiñe Muguruza
Anett Kontaveit- Alizé Cornet
- Heather Watson
- Sara Errani
- Camila Giorgi (to 2021)
Yulia Putintseva
Magda Linette (to 2022)- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (to 2014)
- Amanda Anisimova (to 2022)
- Jennifer Brady
- Danielle Collins
- Sofia Kenin
Retired players
- Mariano Puerta
- Samuel Groth
- Kim Clijsters
- Fernando González
- Li Na
- Peng Shuai
- Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
Caroline Wozniacki- Carlos Moyá
- Pauline Parmentier
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
- Johanna Konta
Julia Görges- Francesca Schiavone
- Agnieszka Radwańska
- Nadia Petrova
- Dinara Safina
- Elena Vesnina
Viktor Troicki
Timea Bacsinszky
Dominika Cibulková- Catherine "CiCi" Bellis
- Andy Roddick
References
External links
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