Name

Tennispro

Legal name

Tennispro

Website

https://tennispro.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tennis Equipment Retail

NAICS

Sporting Goods Retailers (459110)

SIC

Sporting & Athletic Goods, Nec (3949)

akta.pro primary industry

Racquet Sports (Tennis/Pickleball/Badminton/Squash) Retail (CRAMABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Racquet Sport Footwear & Apparel Retail (CRAMAFAI), Racquet Bags, Cases & Storage Retail (CRAMAFAG), Racquet Stringing, Grips & Customization Supplies Retail (CRAMAFAF), Racquet Sport Balls & Shuttlecocks Retail (CRAMAFAH)

Keywords

• Tennis equipment retail
• Racket customization service
• Sporting goods ecommerce
• Padel equipment retail
• Tennis stringing service

Headquarters

HQ city

Entzheim

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices32 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retail Sales of Tennis Equipment: Tennispro generates revenue through direct retail sales of tennis equipment including rackets, shoes, clothing, bags, strings, and accessories. The company sells products from multiple branded manufacturers (Nike, adidas, Babolat, Wilson, Head, Tecnifibre, etc.) through its e-commerce platform and physical store network. Additional revenue streams include customization services (racket matching and personalization), gift cards, and club/school partnerships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tennispro is a France-based specialty retailer that sells tennis rackets, footwear, apparel, bags, strings, balls, and accessories from leading brands (Nike, adidas, Babolat, Wilson, Head, Tecnifibre, Asics, Lacoste, Yonex, and others) through its e-commerce platform tennispro.fr and ~33 franchised retail stores across France, Belgium, and Italy. In addition to multi-brand equipment retail, the company offers value-added services including ERSA-certified racket stringing, racket testing, and racket matching/customization, and has expanded into padel and pickleball equipment categories.

Product overview

Tennispro is France's #1 tennis retailer operating a comprehensive e-commerce platform and physical store network across France, Belgium, and Italy. The company's product portfolio centers on tennis equipment retail but has expanded into related racquet sports including padel and pickleball. Core product categories include: tennis rackets (adult and junior) across 12+ brands with racket customization and matching services; tennis apparel for men, women, and juniors from major sportswear brands; tennis shoes designed for clay, hard court, and synthetic surfaces; tennis bags ranging from 3 to 15 racket capacity; tennis strings in multiple types (multifilament, monofilament, natural gut, hybrid); accessories including grips, dampeners, and training equipment; tennis balls in various formats; and club equipment (stringing machines, ball launchers, court materials). The company differentiates through value-added services including professional racket stringing by ERSA-certified technicians, racket testing programs, club partnership programs, custom team uniform procurement, and racket customization/matching. The padel category offers dedicated equipment including paddles, shoes, clothing, and balls. Additional services include gift cards and in-store pickup.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tennispro: Private label clothing line including T-shirts and technical apparel sold under the Tennispro brand.

Products and services

• Tennis Rackets Retail category of tennis rackets for adults and juniors from brands including Babolat, Wilson, Head, Tecnifibre, Lacoste, Yonex, Prince, Pro Kennex, Dunlop, and Solinco, organized by game style (power, control, spin, stability, maneuverability, versatility, tolerance, comfort, touch) and skill level (beginner, intermediate, advanced, recreational, senior). Includes used/second-hand and test rackets.
• Tennis Clothing Retail category of tennis apparel — T-shirts, shorts, polos, dresses, skirts, socks, caps, visors, sweatbands, compression wear, swimwear, and warm-up suits — for men, women, and juniors from Nike, adidas, Asics, Lacoste, Le Coq Sportif, Head, Wilson, Babolat, and licensed collections (Roland Garros, Wimbledon).
• Tennis Shoes Retail category of tennis-specific footwear engineered for clay, hard court, and synthetic surfaces, for men, women, and juniors from Asics, adidas, Wilson, Babolat, and Lacoste.
• Tennis Bags Retail category of tennis bags from 3-racket to 15-racket capacity including backpacks, sports bags, and travel bags from Head, Wilson, Babolat, Tecnifibre, and licensed collections (Paris 2024, Wimbledon, Roland Garros).
• Tennis Strings Retail category of tennis racket strings — multifilament, monofilament, natural gut, hybrid, and sheathed — sold in sets and reels from Gosen, Kirschbaum, Luxilon, MSV, Player's, Polyfibre, Polystar, Robin Soderling, Signum Pro, Toalson, and West Gut.
• Tennis Accessories Retail category of tennis accessories including grips, overgrips, dampeners, protective tapes, tension controllers, replacement grommets, end caps, handle extenders, lead tapes, stencils, hand care products, training equipment, water bottles, court accessories, and nutrition from Gamma, Tourna, Topspinpro, and Waterdrop.
• Tennis Balls Retail category of tennis balls — tubes of 3 or 4 balls, cartons, buckets, and pressureless, intermediate, green, orange, red, and mini-tennis formats — from Dunlop, Slazenger, Babolat, Head, Wilson, Tecnifibre, and licensed tournament balls (Roland Garros, Australian Open, US Open).
• Club Equipment Wholesale/club-grade equipment including stringing machines (manual and electronic), ball machines (Tutor, Wilson, Slinger Bag), court materials (nets, posts, sweepers, lines, scoreboards, chairs, benches), pedagogic materials, trophies/medals, and SlamCourt court renovation services.
• Padel Equipment Complete padel equipment line including rackets in round, teardrop, and diamond shapes from Drop Shot, Siux, Vibor-a, Head, Bullpadel, Babolat, Wilson, adidas, and Asics, plus padel shoes, clothing, balls, and bags. Features professional player collaborations including Juan Lebrón.
• Pickleball Equipment Retail category of pickleball paddles and related equipment serving the growing European pickleball market.
• Gift Cards Tennispro gift cards available in denominations of €25, €50, €75, €100, €150, and €200, redeemable sitewide for any product.
• Racket Customization & Matching Service Expert racket customization including racket matching (ensuring identical weight and balance across multiple rackets at €24.90/racket), simple customization (one characteristic adjusted, e.g., balance or grip size, at €30), and complex customization (two or more characteristics adjusted at €60). Touches swingweight, balance, weight, and grip dimensions.
• Professional Racket Stringing Service Mail-in/drop-off professional racket stringing service performed by stringers certified by the European Racket Stringers Association (ERSA). Customers send their racket and receive it restrung within 5 working days.
• Racket Testing Service Try-before-you-buy racket testing service allowing customers to test up to 2 rackets for 7 days with a €150 fully refundable deposit on return. Available in Europe, with discount codes provided toward subsequent purchase.
• Club Partnership Program (Espace Club) Partnership program for tennis clubs and schools offering bulk team uniforms, equipment procurement, sponsorship, player endorsements, coaching support, preferential pricing, and dotation offers including free kits with ball carton purchases. Operated via the dedicated [email protected] channel.
• Club Team Uniforms Custom team uniform programs for tennis clubs offering coordinated clothing for men, women, and juniors from Babolat, Head, Tecnifibre, Wilson, adidas, Joma, and Lotto with group discounts.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tennis ClubscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTennispro offers partnership programs to tennis clubs providing discount codes, special offers, sponsorship opportunities, and dotation items for tournaments. Clubs receive group discounts on team uniforms and bulk equipment orders.
• Tennis Coaches/MonitorscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCoach partners receive equipment discounts and special offers to provide quality equipment to their students at competitive prices. Partners benefit from exclusive advantages on textiles and rackets.
• Young Talents/Player SponsorshipsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTennispro supports promising young players with equipment partnerships and sponsorship to encourage their development in tennis.
• Padel Equipment Brands (Babolat, Bullpadel, Head, Drop Shot, Siux, Vibor-a)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTennispro distributes padel equipment from major brands including Babolat, Bullpadel, Head, Drop Shot, Siux, and Vibor-a, offering padel rackets, shoes, clothing, bags, and balls.
• ERSA (European Racket Stringers Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTennispro's racket stringing service is performed by stringers certified by ERSA (European Racket Stringers Association), ensuring professional quality stringing services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Intersport: Intersport is a global multi-brand sporting-goods retailer with a strong European franchise/store footprint selling tennis rackets, apparel and footwear. Comparable via overlapping product categories and physical-store distribution model, though Tennispro's depth in tennis-specific SKUs is greater.
• Decathlon: Decathlon is Europe's dominant broad-line sporting-goods retailer with a significant tennis assortment (including own-brand rackets, shoes and apparel) sold across hundreds of stores and online. Comparable because it competes for the same entry-level and intermediate tennis equipment wallet, though it is not a tennis specialist.

Direct peers

• Tennis Warehouse: Tennis Warehouse is the leading US-based tennis specialist retailer with deep inventory and customer review content, now shipping internationally. Comparable because it sells the same branded rackets/shoes/strings to competitive players and competes for European online tennis demand.
• Smash Court: Smash Court is a French tennis-specialist retailer carrying rackets, shoes, strings and accessories from major brands, with both online and Paris-based retail presence. Direct competitor for French tennis equipment consumers, particularly in the Île-de-France region.
• Tennis Point: Tennis Point is Europe's largest online tennis specialist, selling rackets, shoes, apparel and strings from the same major brands as Tennispro (Babolat, Wilson, Head, Nike). Most directly comparable peer in product mix, target customer (competitive and club-level players), and multi-country European DTC model.

Others

• Wilson Sporting Goods: Wilson is another major racket/apparel/ball brand stocked by Tennispro and operates its own DTC channels and select retail experiences. Comparable as both supplier and indirect competitor as Wilson continues to push direct customer relationships.
• Babolat: Babolat is one of Tennispro's key suppliers and also operates its own DTC e-commerce and flagship stores (e.g., in Paris). Comparable because it shapes the supply, pricing, and direct-to-consumer strategy that Tennispro depends on; also a potential competitor as Babolat deepens DTC.
• Allbirds (analogous DTC specialty retailer): Allbirds is a category-specialist DTC retailer with physical stores and a tight private-label assortment. Relevant as an analogous 'specialist-first' omnichannel retail model (own brand + curated third-party brands), even though it is not in the tennis category.

Emerging players

• Runnea: Runnea is a Spanish online multi-sport retailer expanding into tennis and padel with comparable European DTC logistics. Comparable as an emerging online specialist using a content + e-commerce approach similar to Tennispro's blog and store network.
• Padel Nuestro: Padel Nuestro is a leading European padel-specialist retailer with multi-brand inventory and rapid store expansion across Spain, Italy and other markets. Comparable because Tennispro is now actively building a padel category with the same brand set, making Padel Nuestro both a competitor and benchmark for that growth vector.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCIeIF6iMfjpLvZUdqJkZeqg
• Facebookfacebook.com/Tennisprofr
• Instagraminstagram.com/tennispro.fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tennispro-distribution

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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