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April 2010 Monthly Archive

Industry Gathering Points

March 1 was a busy day for tennis. The BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup was held in New York’s Madison Square Garden that evening, and earlier in the day, the TIA had a board meeting... (Click here to read more...)

Industry News

Hall of Fame to Induct Doubles Stars, Wheelchair Leader The International Tennis Hall of Fame class of 2010 will include two doubles teams, Todd Woodbridge-Mark Woodforde and Gigi Fernandez-Natasha Zvereva, former player Owen Davidson, wheelchair tennis pioneer Brad Parks, and,... (Click here to read more...)

A Loyal Following

The U.S. Racquet Stringers Association has always had a strong and loyal following. With the start of a new decade, we thought this would be a good time to recognize the USRSA members who have been longtime supporters. We... (Click here to read more...)

What the Top Pros are Using

What are the top 20 men and women pros using on court? We contacted manufacturers and scoured various websites (including manufacturer and player sites) to give you the racquets, shoes and clothes the top players are using. (Rankings are... (Click here to read more...)

Special Report: State of the Industry — Brand Management

For industry manufacturers, the economic storm may be clearing, but they’re not putting away the foul-weather gear yet. (Click here to read more...)

Racquet Selection Map 2010

Our exclusive Racquet Selection Map enables you to help your customers choose the perfect racquet for them quickly and easily, with the features and performance they want. The map below presents the entire performance racquet universe on one grid... (Click here to read more...)

Playtest: Unique Tourna Quasi-Gut

Tourna Quasi-Gut is an advanced multifilament nylon string meant to play and feel like natural gut, while maintaining better durability. Unique tells us that Tourna Quasi-Gut is constructed from thousands of tightly wound microfibers, each permeated with and contained... (Click here to read more...)

Sweat the Small(er) Stuff

For success at the grassroots game, let’s build up the ‘minor leagues’ of tennis. (Click here to read more...)