150 Years Young
Founded in 1875, in Lyon, France, Babolat is the oldest racquet sports company in the world. Babolat products include racquets, strings, shoes, balls, shuttlecocks, bags, apparel, accessories, and are designed and developed to allow every player to express their game. One hundred and fifty years young, Babolat is the preferred tennis, padel, and badminton brand of today’s and tomorrow’s champions.
It all started with strings
Often referred to as the “engine of the racquet”, the string accounts for 50% of its performance and is crucial when it comes to hitting that perfect shot. It is also the cornerstone of Babolat, which invented the first tennis and badminton strings made of natural gut in 1875, at the same time as the emergence of these two sports. From that moment on, Babolat’s history and that of racquet sports have been intertwined, while the brand’s expertise has continued to prove its worth and improve with the technological advances and insight into strings.










