Tecnifibre
Company type | Subsidiary |
---|---|
Industry | Sports equipment |
Founded | 1979 |
Headquarters | Feucherolles, Paris , France |
Products | Rackets and strings |
Owner | Lacoste (80%) |
Website | tecnifibre.com |
Tecnifibre is a French manufacturer of sporting equipment, specializing in tennis and squash. It was founded in 1979 by the current CEO Thierry Maissant. Throughout its development, Tecnifibre has built itself a worldwide reputation in the tennis and squash market, releasing rackets, bags, strings, apparel and other accessories. Lacoste announced on 31 August 2017 acquisition of an 80% stake in the capital of Major Sports and became the owner of Tecnifibre on 1 October.[1]
History
[edit]Tecnifibre first became known for its expertise in strings, especially in multifilament, thanks to a unique technology: the "PU400 Inside". In 2004, Tecnifibre decided to launch its own range of rackets for competitors. Tecnifibre is also very active in squash.
Products
[edit]Tennis rackets
[edit]- T-Fight ISO
- T-Fight RS
- TF40
- TF-X1 (previously T-Flash)
- Tempo (previously T-Rebound)
Tennis strings
[edit][COPOLYESTER]:
- Black Code
- Black Code 4S
- Ice Code
- Razor Code
- Pro Red Code
- Pro Red Code Wax
[MULTIFILAMENT]:
- NRG2
- X-One Biphase
- Multifeel
- HDX Tour
[HYBRID]:
- Duramix HD
- Triax
Squash rackets
[edit]- Carboflex (125 / 130 / 135 grams)
- Suprem (125 / 130 / 135 grams)
- Dynergy (125 / 130 / 135 grams)
- Slash (120 / 125 / 130 / 135 grams)
Sponsorships
[edit]Tennis
[edit]Men
[edit]- Daniil Medvedev
- Tallon Griekspoor
- Alexander Bublik
- Christopher Eubanks
- Nicolau Motilla
- Janko Tipsarević
- Devin Britton
- Denis Istomin
- Aljaž Bedene
- Jérémy Chardy
- Filip Peliwo
- John Millman
- Constant Lestienne
- Arthur Rinderknech
- Marc Polmans
- Omar Jasika
- Grégoire Barrère
- Ze Zhang
- Armel Rancezot
- Hiroki Moriya
- Mitchell Krueger
- Nikola Ćirić
- Axel Michon
- Zhe Li
- Dino Marcan
- Maxime Authom
- Daniel Cox
- Robin Olin
- Brian Michael Cernoch
- Henrik Bengtsson
- Jeroen Vanneste
- Sabastian Lavie
Women
[edit]- Iga Świątek
- Elise Mertens
- Danielle Collins
- Mathilde Johansson
- Maryna Zanevska
- Mai Hontama
- Sachia Vickery
- Elsa Jacquemot
Squash
[edit]Men
[edit]- Alister Walker
- Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
- Wael El Hindi
- Osama Khalifa
- Mohamed El Shorbagy
- Marwan El Shorbagy
- Thierry Lincou
- Grégoire Marche
- Auguste Dussourd
- Benjamin Aubert
- Enzo Corigliano
- Ramy Ashour [note 1]
- Nathan Lake
- Richie Fallows
- Ben Coleman
- Alfredo Ávila
- Farhan Zaman
- Christopher Gordon
- Andrew Douglas
Women
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Lacoste acquires majority stake in sports equipment manufacturer Tecnifibre". moodiedavittreport.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.