Babolat
Sign in to saveBabolat () is a French tennis, badminton, pickleball, and padel equipment company, headquartered in Lyon, best known for its strings and tennis racquets which are used by professional and recreational players worldwide. 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, also producing 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 Nor
Key facts
- Company.name
- Babolat
- Company.logo
- Babolat logo.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 250
- Company.founder
- Pierre Babolat
- Company.location
- Lyon, France
- Company.key_people
- Éric Babolat (CEO)
- Company.industry
- Sports equipment
- Company.products
- Racquets, strings, accessories and shoes
- Company.revenue
- €141.2 million (2014)
- Company.num_employees
- 369
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14 sectionsContents
- Notable products
- Strings
- Racquets
- Sponsorships
- Tennis
- Men
- Women
- Retired players
- Badminton
- Men
- Women
- Controversy
- References
- External links
Babolat () is a French tennis, badminton, pickleball, and padel equipment company, headquartered in Lyon, best known for its strings and tennis racquets which are used by professional and recreational players worldwide. 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, also producing 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 one of the leaders in tennis sensors worldwide.
== Notable products ==