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Dongguan Weizhi Trading Co., Ltd., Prince Prince, founded in 1970 in the United States, is the world's leading racket brand, specializing in the design, production and sales of high-end tennis rackets

1970 - Bob McClure invents the tennis ball machine used in the first home tennis court in his garage, and the Prince tennis manufacturing industry is born.

1971-1975 - Despite a sluggish tennis career, Howard Head was introduced to Prince Tennis Manufacturing, where he soon became chairman of the board of directors with a majority stake.

1976 - Due to the shortcomings of the sweet spot of the previous tennis racket, Howard Head experimented with various types of rackets and invented the first Prince patent oversized racket, a classic of the Prince brand that sparked a revolution in tennis.

1977 - The Prince's Graphite racquet becomes the standard model for all Graphite racquets.

1979 - Prince's Prince Pro becomes the best-selling aluminum racket in the world.

1982 - Prince Manufacturing (Limited) is acquired by Chesebrough-Ponds (Limited).

1985 - Prince Spectrum comp racket combines Graphite fiberglass, fiber B technology, and immediately becomes a selling racket in specialty stores around the world.

1987 - Prince management and Brentwood Associates, a private investment firm based in Los Angeles, work together to acquire the company.

1988 - Ektelon is acquired by the company, a global leader in the short net racket and squash ball industry.

1989 - Oji's Constant Taper System (CTS) technology revolutionizes racket performance.

1990 - Benetton Group SpA acquires Wang Corporation.

1995 - The company developed the Extended Length Technology and the Precision Michael Chang Extended Racket, which became the world's No. 1 selling racket.

1999 - The company develops the Triple Threat racket series, which provides a revolutionary new weight equalization system for the tennis world.

2001 - King Company unveils the Tungsten racket in the Triple Threat 2001 series.

2002 - Wang Company developed the More Performance tennis series with super power.

2003 - Prince management works with Lincolnshire Management (Ltd.), a New York-based private investment firm, to acquire the Prince and Ektelon brands.

2003 - Wangzi Company launched the "Rule the Court" activity. 2005 O3 Revolution Innovation. O3 technology converts traditional line holes into large O-holes, which allow for a larger sweet spot and provide an aerodynamic frame.

2006 - O3's Hybrid series combines O-holes at 6 and 12 o'clock to enhance traditional racket technology. Maria Sharapova and PRINCE signed a lifetime agreement. Maria Sharapova's O3White, the 2006 US Open champion, became the best selling racket of 2006.

2007 - O3 technology continues to evolve with the O3 Speed port – 24% faster, a 59% larger sweet zone than traditional racquets, and aerodynamics that make the user faster, more powerful, spinning and more accurate.


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