Yonex Tennis Rackets – All you need to know

There are three big rackets brand in the tennis world. Wilson, Babolat, and Head. And then there is the fourth brand. Japanese Yonex, who made its name first in badminton, but was and still is quite successful also in tennis. If you are thinking a little bit out of the box, you will definitely like it. Yonex tennis rackets are not so spread worldwide like the brands mentioned above, but still, their presence in tennis can not be overlooked. Read more about the background and specifics features of Yonex Tennis Rackets.

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Company background
Players
Design
Product Range

or check our Wilson versus Babolat tennis racket comparison

Company background

Yonex was established in 1946 by Minoru Yoneyama as Yoneyama Company Ltd for producing wooden components. They put a foot in the sports industry in 1957, when Yonex starts to manufacture badminton rackets. In 1969 Yoneyama Company started to produce tennis rackets.

yonex logo

The famous Yonex logo (showing YY in blue and green color combinations) was introduced in 1973. Year later, in 1974 Yoneyama Company changes the name to Yonex.

In 1981 Yonex starts producing „isometric“ tennis racquets (read more about what Isometric means in design section below). In 1982 Yonex moved also to the golf industry. Badminton, Tennis, and Golf are currently the basic pillars of Yonex. In 2014 Yonex started to produce also sports bikes and wind turbine blades.

Tennis Players endorsed by Yonex

Yonex started with player endorsements in 1980, when they signed Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova. Yonex rackets were used also by Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Lleyton Hewitt, Marcelo Rios and Elena Dementieva.

Most known current tennis players using Yonex

MenNick KyrgiosDenis ShapovalovSteve JohnsonFrances TiafoeHyeon ChungStan Wawrinka
LadiesAngelique KerberNaomi OsakaCoco VandewegheCaroline GarciaBelinda BencicMarketa Vondrousova

The full list of players using Yonex rackets

Yonex is the fourth most used racket brand in professional tennis overall. They usually ranked at the third place between WTA TOP 100 players and at the fourth place between ATP TOP 100 players.

Check latest numbers of players from ATP and WTA TOP 100 using respective racket brands here.

Design

Combination of black with blue, green or red are characteristic of Yonex rackets. However, the main feature you will notice is the isometric head.

Isometric vs. Conventional

Isometric head technology enlarges sweet spot by 7% compared to the conventional round frame. (Sweet Spot is where the vertical and horizontal strings cross). Isometric Head shape and enlarged sweet spot correct off-center hits of players. It improves a game as it balances any hits at top of the frame.

Yonex Tennis Rackets Product Range

EZONE

PERCEPT

VCORE SV

VCORE

ASTREL

Power

Control

Power and Spin

Spin

Recreation

SHOP YONEX EZONE TENNIS RACKETS ON AMAZON
or read
Full Review of YONEX EZONE DR Tennis Racket

SHOP YONEX VCORE PERCEPT TENNIS RACKETS ON AMAZON

SHOP YONEX VCORE SV TENNIS RACKETS ON AMAZON
or read
Full Review of YONEX VCORE Si Tennis Racket

SHOP YONEX VCORE TENNIS RACKETS ON AMAZON
or read
Full review of YONEX VCORE DUEL G Tennis Racket

SHOP YONEX ASTREL TENNIS RACKETS ON AMAZON
or read more
about YONEX ASTREL specifications

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Tennis Pro Guru

Simon is the leading editor of TennisProGuru.com from 2015. He is an avid tennis player from age of 5, however, he never reached the pro level. Still, he likes playing tennis on different courts, with different rackets, and against different opponents. In his free time, you can find him watching all possible tennis matches he can find on the web or tv. Challenger or Grand Slam? It does not matter, just tennis matters.

He currently plays with:
Racket: Wilson Shift 99 V1
Strings: Babolat RPM Blast
Grip: Head Xtreme Soft
Shoes: Asics Gel Dedicate 7 (for hard outdoor and indoor courts) & Asics Gel-Game 5 Clay (for clay courts),
Balls: Dunlop Fort All Courts and Head Championship
Bag: Axiom Backpack

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