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Rarity
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10: Impossibly rare
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6: Uncommon
5: Common
<4: Big Seller
9: Mint
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3: Poor
9: Extremely rare
8: Hard to find
7: Fairly rare
6: Uncommon
5: Common
<4: Big Seller
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About This Racket
In 1982 Martina Navratilove switched from the wooden Carbonex 2 to the new Yonex R-7 (midsize graphite composite). It helped, she won Wimbledon! Martina used this Carbonex then the R-7 then the R22 composite. Yonex only just were known via their first big success came with Tony Roche who was with Chemold (1971-74) or so……….but in 1975 switched to Yonex OPS. He used Yonex at Wimbledon and New York. Also in 1975 Wimbledon doubles winner Ann Kiyomura used a Yonex and finally in 1980 Billie Jean King (USA), Martina Navratilova (USA) and Dianne Fromholtz (Australia) all sign on with yonex.
Yonnex made a lot of rackets in the R series with a signature “squared off” head shape. They were called REXPLAY and REXKING. Most poplar likely the R-7 at around 98 sq” 18.5 mm box beam, 16×19 pattern. Others R-1, R-4, R-5,R-7 , R-18, R-22, R-23, R-32 , R-50, and the R-271. They were consider peculiarly large head sizes in 1981 and prices at £50.
Specifications (👋 not yet accurate….check back soon)
| Measurements | Value | Performance | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 338g | Power | 19/100 |
| Head Size & Length | 64.9sq in | 26inch | Control | 28/100 |
| Balance | 6pt head light (35.3cm | 186) | Spin | 25/100 |
| Grip | Perforated leather | Handling | 70/100 |
| Strings | 18 x 20 | gut | Comfort | 66/100 |
| Flexibility | RA 36 | Consistency | 33/100 |
Gallery
Yonex by Time
| YEAR | EVENT |
|---|---|
| 1946 | YONEX Founder Minoru Yoneyama starts manufacturing wooden products in Niigata. |
| 1957 | Badminton racquets start to be made. |
| 1971 | Aluminium racquet introduced to the USA market. |
| 1973 | Logo changes to YY Yoneyama blue and green. |
| 1974 | Production of wooden tennis racquets starts. Tony Roche signs with YONEX. |
| 1975 | YONEX GRAFLEX tennis racquet T-9000 goes on sale. |
| 1976 | Wimbledon doubles winner Ann Kiyomura signs with YONEX. |
| 1977 | CARBONEX 7 and CARBONEX 8 racquets go on sale. |
| 1980 | ISOMETRIC frame racquet goes on sale. Top players sign with YONEX. |
| 1981 | Martina Navratilova wins Roland Garros with R-7 racquet. |
| 1983 | Navratilova wins singles and doubles titles in every Grand Slam. |
| 1990 | Navratilova achieves nine Wimbledon victories. Monica Seles signs with YONEX. |
