Asia Rackets

Yamaha TWG 33 (1973)

Condition
5
10: New
9: Mint
8: Excellent
7: Good
6: Fair
5: Average
4: Below Average
3: Poor
| Rarity
9
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

Yamaha, Yonex, and Mizumo were the big names in racket sports in Japan (and Asia). Yamaha is of course a huge company in transport, hi-fi, music and pianos. This is one of their early models which was later improved. They didn’t have much success in old school tennis, but still made a couple of amazing wooden rackets before becoming a leader in composite materials

Specifications (👋 not yet accurate….check back soon)
MeasurementsValuePerformanceScore
Weight338g Power19/100
Head Size & Length64.9sq in | 26inchControl28/100
Balance6pt head light (35.3cm | 186)Spin25/100
GripPerforated leatherHandling70/100
Strings18 x 20 | gutComfort66/100
FlexibilityRA 36Consistency33/100

Gallery
Yonex by Time
YEAREVENT
1946YONEX Founder Minoru Yoneyama starts manufacturing wooden products in Niigata.
1957Badminton racquets start to be made.
1971Aluminium racquet introduced to the USA market.
1973Logo changes to YY Yoneyama blue and green.
1974Production of wooden tennis racquets starts. Tony Roche signs with YONEX.
1975YONEX GRAFLEX tennis racquet T-9000 goes on sale.
1976Wimbledon doubles winner Ann Kiyomura signs with YONEX.
1977CARBONEX 7 and CARBONEX 8 racquets go on sale.
1980ISOMETRIC frame racquet goes on sale. Top players sign with YONEX.
1981Martina Navratilova wins Roland Garros with R-7 racquet.
1983Navratilova wins singles and doubles titles in every Grand Slam.
1990Navratilova achieves nine Wimbledon victories. Monica Seles signs with YONEX.