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The Merchant of Tennis Inc company history timeline

1914

When Canadian-born Thomas Wilson established a company in 1914, he could not have envisioned it would eventually become the gold standard in the game of tennis for many decades.

1935

In 1935 the release of the original leather tennis handle wrap known as the Mahogany Leather Grip gave athletes unparalleled feel and grip for the time.

1969

Soon after in 1969 Wilson released the Billie Jean King Autograph racquet with Strata-Bow technology.

1979

John McEnroe 1979 (image: wikipedia.org)

1983

The racquet was launched in 1983 and used also by Stefan Edberg and Jim Courier.

1989

In 1989, WSGC merged with Bogey Acquisitions Company, which is affiliated with the Finnish group Amer Sports.

1993

The Sledge Hammer 3.8 released in 1993 took the Hammer system one step further.

1997

Graphite and titanium racquets emerged more in 1997.

1998

In 1998 the Hyper Sledge Hammer 2.0 quickly became the number one selling racquet in the US market with: Hyper Carbon- the lightest, stiffest and strongest material.

2003

Federer 1st Grand Slam 2003 @ Wimbledon (image: wilson.com)

2006

The Australian Open slowly followed in 2006, with the French Open scheduled to join this year.

2015

Roger Federer began using the Pro Staff RF 97 in 2015, a similar racquet model to that of Pete Sampras.

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