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March 1, 2010

Racquet Sales Start to Turn Upward at End of Year

While 2009 racquet shipments showed an overall decline for the year, there is a bright spot, as fourth-quarter sales numbers from pro/specialty moved upward, ahead of the fourth quarter in 2008. Fourth-quarter comparisons show racquet sales at pro/specialty stores...

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BNP Paribas Showdown / Tennis Night In America / $1 Million Serve

Serena Williams will meet Kim Clijsters while Venus Williams plays Svetlana Kuznetsova on March 1 at the BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The winners of those matches...

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2009 Calendar — A look back

January Jon Muir, worldwide general manager of Wilson Racquet Sports, begins two-year term as TIA president. U.S. tennis participation in 2008 is at the highest level since 1992 with nearly 27 million participants in the sport. The first publication of...

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Get Involved With The New CareersInTennis.com Website

The industry’s new online career development tool — CareersInTennis.com — is up and running, offering resources, development tools, networking opportunities and more, all designed to attract and help young talent find employment in all areas of the tennis business....

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Guides Available for Facility Managers, Retailers, Cardio Tennis Kids

Whether you’re a facility manager, tennis retailer or teaching pro, you can find the resources that can help your business at GrowingTennis.com/Resources — all for free. Under the Tools & Resources link, the new Facility Manager’s Manual is a...

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‘PlayTennis’ Widget Coming Soon — Make Sure Your Business Is Listed

The TIA is rolling out a “PlayTennis” widget designed to reach mainstream consumers with information on how to get started in tennis. Any website can use this widget so consumers can find programs, places to play, retailers, demo racquets,...

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Let TennisConnect ‘Pick & Click’ Enhance Your Shop

Now tennis retailers can add the power of manufacturers’ branding to their store’s websites. One of the unique features of the TennisConnect software is the new “Pick & Click” content editor. Available at the TennisConnect Retailer level, Pick &...

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February 1, 2010

News You can Use!

Welcome to the new year — to a new start and targeted focus to improve the health of our industry businesses. As the recession starts to lessen its grip and signs of recovery slowly emerge, we truly have unique...

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Tennis Night in America Also Features $1 Million Serve!

March 1 is Tennis Night in America, and there will be many activities that take place on this important night, including a potential serve for $1 million in Madison Square Garden, the BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean...

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TIA Economic Index to Monitor U.S. Tennis Economy

One of the TIA’s major tasks going into 2010 is to monitor the U.S. tennis economy, which will help us know not only where we’ve been, but also how we can positively affect the future for all industry stakeholders....

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