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2. Tennis technology - Wikipedia

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   Billie Jean King won the first Grand Slam title ever in 1967 using a racket made out of steel. It was the first time in history that a racket other than wood had been used to win a Grand Slam. Steel racket prototypes had been around since 1922 but were first patented in 1957. [1] In 1968, Spalding launched an aluminium racquet, called "The ...

3. Bentley Fortissimo - Wikipedia

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   The Bentley Fortissimo tennis racquet. The Bentley Fortissimo tennis racquet of 1972 was the first oversize tennis racquet to be produced and demonstrated publicly. [1] Prior to its introduction, all tennis racquets were much smaller in terms of the stringbed size, measured in square inches.

4. Snauwaert - Wikipedia

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   The Ergonom is one of the most unusual rackets ever produced, featuring a rotating head that allegedly stayed in line with the path of the ball longer than a conventional racket head. The racket was invented, designed and patented in the 1980s by the Italian entrepreneur and tennis enthusiast Carlo Gibello, who invented the Duralift, the ...

5. Donnay - Wikipedia

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   Donnay manufactured wooden tennis rackets from 1934, and by the 1970s was the largest manufacturer of tennis rackets in the world. However, the company failed to adapt to the new market for graphite rackets, and entered administration in 1988. After a succession of owners, the brand was eventually sold to Sports Direct International, who ...

6. Racket (sports equipment) - Wikipedia

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   Squash racket and ball Racquetball racket and ball. A racket or racquet [1] is an item of sporting equipment used to strike a ball or shuttlecock in a variety of sports. A racket consists of three major components: a widened distal end known as the head, an elongated handle known as the grip, and a reinforced connection between the head and handle known as the throat or heart.

7. History of tennis - Wikipedia

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   Players on Wimbledon's Centre Court in 2008, a year before the installation of a retractable roof. The racket sport traditionally named lawn tennis, invented in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England, now commonly known simply as tennis, is the direct descendant of what is now denoted real tennis or royal tennis, which continues to be played today as a separate sport with more complex rules.