Dunlop-200G

Dunlop

Dunlop 200G (1983)

Condition
6
10: New
9: Mint
8: Excellent
7: Good
6: Fair
5: Average
4: Below Average
3: Poor
| Rarity
6
10: Impossibly rare
9: Extremely rare
8: Hard to find
7: Fairly rare
6: Uncommon
5: Common
<4: Big Seller
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About This Racket

After McEnroe’s initial success in 1979 1980 1981 things went a bit wrong in 1982. So Dunlop improved their initial composite 150G (which was released in 1981) with this 200G which became McEnroe’s racket for the season (but only after his brother urged him to switch from wood!). Of course Dunlop were not the first into composites but they did a good job and this racket was a sign of things to come!

A copy of an advert from the time is shown below, the price of the 150g in 1981 was £65, compared with £38 for Maxply Fort with Nylon strings, and £50 for Maxply Graphite. The 150g was only sold until 1984 when close-out price was £30.

Specifications
MeasurementsValuePerformanceScore
Weight360gPower70/100
Head Size & Length84sq in | 26.75inchControl49/100
Balance7pt head light (200)Spin49/100
GripSolid leatherHandling68/100
Strings18 x 20 | syntheticComfort63/100
FlexibilityRA 65Consistency59/100
About Dunlop

Dunlop’s journey in tennis began in 1924 when the company started manufacturing tennis balls . This marked the beginning of a century-long legacy in the sport. In 1925, Dunlop strategically acquired F.A. Davies, a tennis racquet manufacturer, establishing itself as a recognized brand in the tennis world . In 1931 with the introduction of the Maxply Fort it became one of the most popular in tennis history, used by legendary players like Rod Laver . Dunlop continued to innovate, introducing one of the first metal tennis rackets in the 1950s . In 1980, in collaboration with Slazenger (which Dunlop acquired in 1959), they created the Max 200G, one of the first graphite tennis racquets . This racquet was used by tennis legends like Steffi Graf and John McEnroe

Gallery
Dunlop Timeline
YearEvent
1888Dunlop patented his chamber of rubber to contain air under pressure and fastened it to a rim, effectively inventing the modern tire
1923Dunlop enters the tennis ball market.
1932Dunlop launches the Maxply tennis racket.
1936For the first time, there are more Dunlop rackets at Wimbledon than any other brand.
1956Lew Hoad wins Wimbledon and the Australian and French Opens with the Dunlop Maxply racket.
1960Dunlop introduces the new ‘Flying D’ logo.
1962Rod Laver wins all four Grand Slams in a single year using Dunlop Maxply rackets.
1969Rod Laver achieves a second, career-calendar year Grand Slam using Dunlop Maxply racket.
1980Dunlop launches the game-changing 150G racket – the first injection moulded carbon fibre racket.
1981John McEnroe signed for Dunlop and beat Bjorn Borg in the Wimbledon final with the Maxply Fort racket.
1982Dunlop launches the legendary 200G, injection-moulded, carbon fibre racket.
1988Steffi Graf wins all four Grand Slam titles and Olympic Gold in the same calendar year – all using the Dunlop 200G racket.
1988Dunlop sells its one millionth injection-moulded racket.
2018Kevin Anderson reaches the men’s final at Wimbledon
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