The history of the Tecnifibre brand

Thierry Maissant, a tennis enthusiast, quickly developed an ambition: to provide tennis players with products adapted to their needs and level. He co-founded Major Sport with former F1 driver Hermano da Silva Ramos in 1979.

In 1985, the brand began producing stringing machines, also "Made in France." This expertise in stringing allowed it to become the official stringer for numerous ATP tournaments.

Tecnifibre strengthens its partnership with the French Tennis Federation by developing and distributing the official Roland Garros ball, which will be played worldwide for more than 10 years.

After proving itself in squash, Tecnifibre is launching into tennis with two ranges of rackets dedicated to competitive players: the T-Fight for players looking for more control and the T-Flash, aimed at players wishing to generate more power.

In 2009, Tecnifibre launched NEXT, an event program for which Serbian player Janko Tipsarevic has been the ambassador since 2009. The goal is to support the team's young players by going beyond simply providing them with good equipment. Thanks to Janko, the brand provides experiences that expose them to the highest level and shows them all the efforts required to become a top player.

The brand has been supplying the official ATP World Tour rackets, strings, bags, and accessories since 2013. Through this partnership, Tecnifibre also becomes the official sponsor and stringer of the ATP World Tour Finals, until 2020.

In 2015, Tecnifibre launched the first edition of the Young Guns Contest with a $50,000 prize up for grabs for the winner. The principle: four young players from Team Tecnifibre are selected and compete on the court (best ranking progression) and on social media (community growth, engagement, etc.). The first edition was won by Denis Kudla. He was followed the following year by a certain… Daniil Medvedev.

On August 31, 2017, Lacoste Holding formalized the acquisition of 80% of the capital of Major Sports, with control effective as of October 1 of the same year. The objective is to develop synergies between the Lacoste and Tecnifibre brands to design a range of technical products for Lacoste and strengthen Tecnifibre's international presence.

To celebrate its anniversary and unveil its new brand identity, Tecnifibre is hosting the TF 40 party in Paris, attended by many athletes and long-time friends of the brand. Among them is Bob Sinclar, a well-known DJ and tennis enthusiast.

A historic event in two ways: 1st Grand Slam singles title for Daniil Medvedev and Tecnifibre!

"We are proud to have traveled this path with you, and to have experienced this first time, our first time, historic and unforgettable. Bravo and thank you Daniil!" says Nicolas Préault, president of Tecnifibre.

Iga Swiatek is only 20 years old, and she is already the 28th tennis player to reach the world number 1 ranking. Her crowning achievement resonates today for Tecnifibre as a magnificent story of talent, intelligence, and confidence.

Joe Salisbury, a 29-year-old English player from Tecnifibre, also reached the number 1 world ranking in doubles.

Daniil Medvedev becomes world number 1, thus ending the eighteen-year monopoly of the "Big Four".

It's official: Benjamin Tison, the French number one in padel, ranked in the Top 100 of the World Padel Tour, has decided to continue his adventure with Tecnifibre to achieve his ambitious sporting goals. He has chosen to play with the Wall Breaker 375, of which he will be the ambassador.

This collaboration is a marker of the reinforced ambitions of Tecnifibre, present on the padel market since 2014.