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In 1976, presumably after a Slazenger connection may have concluded, the FRED PERRY RACQUET range was launched. Not sur...
12/08/2026

In 1976, presumably after a Slazenger connection may have concluded, the FRED PERRY RACQUET range was launched. Not sure where or who made them for the company but I presume there were many connections potentially called upon from USA, AUSTRALIA, UK and Italy.

Very informative Australian 1989 range on offer promoted in AUSTRALIAN TENNIS September 1988. Cool overview from USA, ...
11/08/2026

Very informative Australian 1989 range on offer promoted in AUSTRALIAN TENNIS September 1988. Cool overview from USA, UK and Australian brands......

Prince Magnesium Pro....Pat Cash used the 90 to win Wimbledon in 1987 and said it had more power than the Woodie....l gu...
07/08/2026

Prince Magnesium Pro....Pat Cash used the 90 to win Wimbledon in 1987 and said it had more power than the Woodie....l guess close to graphite was the reason.

1963 Dunlop ad acknowledging Rod Laver's 1962 GS. This was followed by a dedicated racquet edition.
13/07/2026

1963 Dunlop ad acknowledging Rod Laver's 1962 GS. This was followed by a dedicated racquet edition.

Donnay composites range
11/07/2026

Donnay composites range

Browning (the gun company) got into tennis via the Penn balls and then decided to make tennis racquets utilising unique ...
04/04/2026

Browning (the gun company) got into tennis via the Penn balls and then decided to make tennis racquets utilising unique aircraft alloy construction. Mid 80's era

1998 UK TENNIS MAGAZINE racquets listing.BLACKBURNE double strung amongst others
03/02/2026

1998 UK TENNIS MAGAZINE racquets listing.
BLACKBURNE double strung amongst others

French made Gauthier ads from 1981. This company made racquets for many decades. I don't know the span but would guess ...
16/12/2025

French made Gauthier ads from 1981. This company made racquets for many decades. I don't know the span but would guess at least 1940's to 1990's.

USA 1978 range which is a great era for wood to metal to composite to graphite racquet evolution.Slazenger X10 and many ...
21/11/2025

USA 1978 range which is a great era for wood to metal to composite to graphite racquet evolution.

Slazenger X10 and many other great models.
Fansteel....graphite pioneer (first Slazenger model in graphite)
Dura Fiber graphite, launch of Head Vilas, Aldila Gemini to name a few.

Birth of many Ski company racquets at this time given their work in fibreglass and graphite.

New entrants caught the traditional companies by surprise as the market changed.

Excellent product reviews by Steve Fiott

Emrik Australia in the 1980's signed Evonne Goolagong, Wally Masur and Kim Warwick. Evonne and Kim both had named model...
13/11/2025

Emrik Australia in the 1980's signed Evonne Goolagong, Wally Masur and Kim Warwick. Evonne and Kim both had named models. The company began in squash but then realised the big tennis brands weren't moving quickly enough into new materials from wood and started bringing in new wood, metal and composite models.... these were sourced from various factories. Evonne used the STRATUS model in match play and therefore is the most decorated player to do so. Kim Warwick used the CONDOR

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