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Babolat

Industry	Sports equipment
Founded	1875; 150 years ago (1875)
Founder	Pierre Babolat
Headquarters	Lyon, France
Key people	Éric Babolat (CEO)
Products	Racquets,strings, accessories and shoes
Revenue	€141.2 million (2014)
Number of employees	369
Website	babolat.com

Babolat (/ˈbɑːboʊlɑː/) is a Frenchtennis,badminton,pickleball, andpadel equipment company, headquartered inLyon, best known for itsstrings andtennis 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^[1] and a connected wrist-worn tennis wearable with PIQ in 2015.^[2] The Babolat Pop is one of the leaders in tennis sensors worldwide.

Some of the strings produced by Babolat includeRPM Blast, one of the most popular polyester strings known for its spin potential, andVS Gut, a leading and original natural gut string.

Babolat's current tennis racquet line-up includesPure Drive, a power-oriented racquet used by players such asCarlos Moyá,Kim Clijsters,Andy Roddick andLi Na,Pure Aero (formerlyAeroPro Drive), known for its spin potential and usage byRafael Nadal,Caroline Wozniacki andCarlos Alcaraz, andPure Strike, a control-oriented racquet used by players such asDominic Thiem.

Some of Babolat's sponsored players include:^[3]

Despite initial statements indicating a cessation of business with Russia following the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Babolat products remain available in the country. According to research from theYale School of Management, Babolat’s operations in Russia are conducted through an independent distributor, with whom Babolat has reportedly ceased direct transactions. However, this distributor continues to sell Babolat products and identifies as a Babolat-affiliated distributor.^[4][5]

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• Badminton equipment manufacturers
• Sporting goods manufacturers of France
• Companies established in 1875
• Sport in Lyon
• Manufacturing companies based in Lyon
• French companies established in 1875
• French brands
• Sportswear brands

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