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  • Miguel Lamperti racquet-testing in Alicante

    November 3rd, 2008, Padel

    Miguel played the Padel Pro Tour tournament in Alicante with a new paddle racquet. What is this orange paddle racquet?

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  • HEAD Penn Launches Racquetball Page on Facebook

    October 31st, 2008, Racquetball

    HEAD Penn announced the launch of its Racquetball Facebook page, giving racquetball fans the opportunity to discuss and learn about HEAD and Penn’s technology and products, post videos and images, and discuss all aspects of the game with other players.

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  • Conference call to discuss the third quarter results for 2008 will be held on Thursday 13th November 2008 at 15:00 London time.

    October 31st, 2008, Corporate

    Amsterdam, Friday 31.10.2008. HEAD Chairman and CEO Johan Eliasch will host a conference call on Thursday 13th November 2008 at 15:00 London time (10:00 New York). They will discuss HEAD’s results for the 3 months and 9 months ended 30.10.2008.

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  • Miguel Lamperti and Matías Díaz at the Tennis Masters Series in Madrid

    October 28th, 2008, Padel

    During the Master Series of Madrid, Miguel Lamperti and Matías Díaz, nº4 at the Padel Pro Tour Ranking, did a really exciting exhibition at the tennis courts.

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  • HEAD Players Finish Strong at Recent Tournaments

    October 27th, 2008, Tennis

    Andy Murray successfully defended his title in St. Petersburg in dominating fashion while HEAD fellow player Robin Soderling won his third career ATP title in Lyon.

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  • First race – First podium for Didier Cuche

    October 27th, 2008, Ski

    HEAD-RACER Didier Cuche starts brilliant at the World Cup Opener by finishing second in the Giant Slalom in Sölden Austria

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  • HEAD World Cup Rebels – Their prey is made from crystal

    October 23rd, 2008, Ski

    They are among the best in Alpine skiing and some of the most fascinating characters in the World Cup circus: the HEAD Racing Team has been strengthened by prominent members and is once again striving for top rankings in 2008/2009.

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  • Andy Murray Captures Second Successive Masters Series Title

    October 20th, 2008, Tennis

    HEAD player Andy Murray captured his second successive Masters Series title against HEAD player Gilles Simon and a stunning upset over World No. 2 Roger Federer at the Mutua Madrilena Masters in Madrid.

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  • HEAD Pros Advance at Recent Tournaments

    October 14th, 2008, Tennis

    HEAD player Marat Safin earned a trip to the finals at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow thanks to his strong play throughout the week. At the IF Stockholm Open, HEAD player Robin Soederling reached the final round.

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  • HEAD MicroGel Prestige Racquets Earn Top Praise in Latest Edition of Deutsche Tenniszeitung

    October 13th, 2008, Tennis

    The HEAD MicroGel Prestige racquet line received rave reviews in the latest issue of Deutsche Tenniszeitung, one of the leading tennis publications in Europe.

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  • HEAD Youngest Stars Shining Brightly in 2008

    October 8th, 2008, Tennis

    HEAD Team Elite players Michelle Larcher de Brito, Grigor Dimitrov and Bernard Tomic have enjoyed continued success in tournament play in 2008 making them some of HEAD’s most promising young stars.

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  • HEAD Pros Serve Up the Competition at Recent Tournaments

    October 7th, 2008, Tennis

    HEAD players enjoyed success last week at various tournaments around the world. Richard Gasquet earned a trip to the semifinals with his strong play at the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships. Victoria Azarenka reached the semifinals in Stuttgart.

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  • HEAD Racquets Earn Top Praise in Latest Edition of German Tennismagazin

    October 7th, 2008, Tennis

    The HEAD MicroGel Extreme Pro and MicroGel Prestige Mid took top honors in the latest edition of the German Tennismagazin. Magazine editors tested racquets that would fit competitive club and tournament players.

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  • U.S. SWEEPS 2008 JUNIOR DAVIS CUP AND JUNIOR FED CUP TITLES

    October 3rd, 2008, Tennis

    UNITED STATES BECOMES FIRST NATION TO WIN ALL FOUR INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM TITLES IN SAME YEAR

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  • HEAD Golden Ball Winners Found

    October 1st, 2008, Tennis

    Christina Custal, of Germany, is the lucky main prize winner of the worldwide Golden Ball promotion from HEAD, which gave tennis fans the chance to “go for the gold” and win a trip to the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai.

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  • HEAD Pros Advance in Beijing and Bangkok

    September 30th, 2008, Tennis

    HEAD players enjoyed success last week at various tournaments around the world. Dudi Sela reached his first ATP final at the China Open. Svetlana Kuznetsova also reached the final round.

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  • HEAD Pros Swing for the Finals

    September 23rd, 2008, Tennis

    HEAD players enjoyed success last week at various tournaments around the world. Kuznetsova and Peng reached the final round at their tournaments.

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  • Simon and Schnyder celebrate victories in Bucharest and Bali

    September 16th, 2008, Tennis

    Gilles Simon successfully defended his BCR Open Romania title in Bucharest while Patty Schnyder won her eleventh career title by defeating fellow HEAD player Tamira Paszek.

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  • Lamperti and Diaz reach third Padel Pro Tour Final in 2008

    September 15th, 2008, Padel

    HEAD players Miguel Lamperti and Matías Diaz reached their third final in the III Internacionales de Mérida, a tournament of the Padel pro Tour.

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  • Dimitrov Claims Second Junior Grand Slam Title

    September 10th, 2008, Tennis

    Head Team Elite's Grigor Dimitrov completed his junior career with a second consecutive boys Grand Slam title, capturing the US Open title and the No. 1 spot in the ITF world rankings.

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  • Team HEAD’s Thoerner and Ruiz win World Doubles Championships

    September 9th, 2008, Racquetball

    Jason Thoerner and Aimee Ruiz separately captured World Racquetball Titles at the 2008 International Racquetball Federation’s (IRF) World Racquetball Championships.

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  • Legendary Cliff Swain Returns to HEAD Penn Racquet Sports

    September 9th, 2008, Racquetball

    HEAD Penn Racquet Sports is proud to announce the return of one of racquetball’s all time great players to its family of playing professionals. Six-time Men’s Professional World Champion Cliff Swain has signed a long term contract.

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  • Junior Racquetball Champion Sharon Jackson Signs Contract with HEAD Penn Racquet Sports

    September 9th, 2008, Racquetball

    HEAD Penn Racquet Sports is proud to announce the signing of Sharon Jackson to a long term contract to exclusively use equipment from HEAD.

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  • Andy Murray rocks at Flushing Meadows

    September 9th, 2008, Tennis

    HEAD player Andy Murray reached his first career Grand Slam final after a stunning match against World No. 1 Rafael Nadal at the US Open. On Monday’s final Murray ultimately lost to the former World No. 1 Roger Federer.

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  • HEAD Player Earns First Career ATP Title

    August 26th, 2008, Tennis

    HEAD players enjoyed success last week at various tournaments around the world. HEAD player Marin Cilic earned his first career ATP Title with a victory over Mardy Fish in the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament in New Haven.

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  • Welcome to our new Paddle Website

    August 25th, 2008, Padel

    HEAD recently launched its new and improved web site.

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  • HEAD and Squash Pro Ashour end contract

    August 19th, 2008, Squash

    HEAD and internationally renowned squash player Ramy Ashour recently announced the decision to cancel their three-year partnership agreement.

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  • HEAD Pro brings home the GOLD from Beijing

    August 19th, 2008, Tennis

    HEAD player Stanislas Wawrinka won an Olympic Gold Medal in the Doubles competition. Fellow HEAD player Simon Aspelin earned the Silver Medal.

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  • Top Freeskier Jon Olsson aims to become the most versatile skier of the world

    August 18th, 2008, Ski

    At the moment Jon is training with Bode Miller and the HEAD Racing team in NZ. He takes his Racing activities very seriously and after he had won a FIS race in New Zealand the skiing world is astonished about how he can be so fast after he was only focusing on Freestyle for the last eight years. In order to keep up with his freeskiing competitor [..]

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  • Successful National Championships for Dutch Team Elite Player

    August 14th, 2008, Tennis

    Dutch Team Elite Player performed very well at their National Championships in Etten-Leur and Roosendaal. At the National Championships three Team Elite Members won the tournaments. Rosalie van der Hoek (girls under 14), Justin Eleveld (boys under 16) and Tim van ter Heijden (boys under 18) won the National Championships in their class of age. [..]

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  • HEAD NV Announces Results for the Three and Six Months ended 30 June 2008

    August 14th, 2008, Corporate

    Amsterdam – 14th August 2008 – Head N.V. (VSX: HEAD; U.S. OTC: HEDYY.PK), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of sports equipment, announced the following results today.

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  • HEAD sponsors successful Tennis Europe tournaments

    August 12th, 2008, Tennis

    HEAD recently sponsored the 2008 Nations Challenge and Junior Championships, organized by Tennis Europe, the largest regional association of the sport's governing body, the International Tennis Federation (ITF).

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  • 2008 Junior Olympic Championship Player Recap

    August 6th, 2008, Racquetball

    Once again Jr. Team HEAD DOMINATED the 2008 Junior Olympic Championship event held June 24-29 in Concord, CA. We are VERY proud of not only those kids who won a medal, but to EVERYONE who played and represented HEAD Penn Racquet Sports.

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  • HEAD Successfully Sponsors European Beach Tennis Championships

    August 6th, 2008, Tennis

    HEAD recently sponsored the 2008 European Beach Tennis Championships which took place July 31 – Aug. 3 in Riccione, Italy. HEAD will be the official ball and paddle partner for the European Beach Tennis Championships through 2010.

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  • Andy Murray Claims First ATP Masters Series Title

    August 5th, 2008, Tennis

    Andy Murray earned his first Masters Series Title in Cincinnati defeating Novak Djokovic. Victoria Azarenka advanced to the semifinals in Montreal while Ivo Karlovic and Tamira Paszek could defeat World No.1 players Roger Federer and Ana Ivanovic.

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  • Conference call to discuss the second quarter results for 2008 will be held on Thursday 14th August 2008 at 15:00 London time

    July 31st, 2008, Corporate

    HEAD NV Conference call to discuss the second quarter results for 2008 will be held on Thursday 14th August 2008 at 15:00 London time. Amsterdam, Thursday 31st July, 2008. HEAD Chairman and CEO Johan Eliasch will host a conference call on Thursday 14th August 2008 at 15:00 London time (10:00 New York). He will be joined by Ralf Bernhart, C [..]

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  • Dutch Team Elite Players Win International Windmill Cup

    July 30th, 2008, Tennis

    The talented HEAD Dutch Team Elite players Moos Sporken and Rosalie van der Hoek have won one of the most recognized youth tournaments in Europe, The Windmill Cup.

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  • HEAD partners with European Beach Tennis Championships

    July 30th, 2008, Tennis

    HEAD International signed a contract with Tennis Europe to become the official ball and paddle partner for the European Beach Tennis Championships. The European Beach Tennis Championships will take place in Riccione from July 31st to August 3rd 2008.

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  • HEAD Pros advance at recent tournaments

    July 29th, 2008, Tennis

    Gilles Simon and Andy Murray reached the semifinals in Toronto. Nenad Zimonjic and his doubles partner Daniel Nestor won their third straight ATP doubles title. Anabel Medina Garrigues enjoyed a successful run at the Banka Koper Slovenia Open.

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  • HEAD Brand enjoys successful Wimbledon Championships

    July 25th, 2008, Tennis

    Wimbledon 2008 was a very successful tournament for HEAD. One hundred and four players used HEAD racquets on the courts this year.

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  • HEAD Pros Enjoy Success at Recent Tournaments

    July 22nd, 2008, Tennis

    Gilles Simon captured his first U.S. title at the Indianapolis Tennis Championships. Victor Hanescu won his first doubles title at the Austrian Open in Kitzbuehel.

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  • HEAD Pros rock on Tour!

    July 15th, 2008, Tennis

    Victor Hanescu from Romania claimed his first victory on the ATP tour in Gstaad. Fabrice Santoro defended his title from Newport and also Alize Cornet could win her first WTA title in Budapest.

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  • Dimitrov Claims Boys Championship at Wimbledon

    July 8th, 2008, Tennis

    Head's Team Elite members had a remarkable week at Wimbledon, with Grigor Dimitrov's boys singles championship leading the way. In the final he won against fellow HEAD Team Elite Player Henri Kontinen.

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  • HEAD Pros Swing for Success at Wimbledon

    July 8th, 2008, Tennis

    HEAD players Marat Safin and Rainer Schuettler reached the semifinal of the All England Championships in Wimbledon. Meanwhile, HEAD player Nenad Zimonjic and partner Daniel Nestor claimed the men's doubles title.

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  • 50% of Players in Wimbledon Men’s Round of 16 Playing with HEAD MicroGel

    July 1st, 2008, Tennis

    HEAD players have shown success this year at Wimbledon through the round of 16. Eight HEAD players remain in the men’s main draw which means 50% of the players are playing with HEAD MicroGel!

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  • Ivo Karlovic wins Slazenger Open in Nottingham

    June 24th, 2008, Tennis

    HEAD players enjoyed success last week at various tournaments around the world. Ivo Karlovic of Croatia successfully defended his title at the Slazenger Open in Nottingham and Marc Gicquel reached the final at the Ordina Open in s’Hertogenbosch.

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  • New Power Loaded Racquet Technology from HEAD

    June 19th, 2008, Tennis

    HEAD has launched its latest revolutionary technology: CrossBow. This Power Loaded technology features the world’s first and only dynamic bridge racquet construction.

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  • HEAD Wheelchair Players Have Solid Showing at World Team Cup in Italy

    June 19th, 2008, Tennis

    The nation's top wheelchair tennis players competed against participants from 34 countries, June 9th - 15th at the Invacare World Team Cup in Cermona, Italy.

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  • HEAD Players Advance at Roland Garros

    June 10th, 2008, Tennis

    HEAD Pros enjoyed success last week at Roland Garros in Paris. Local hero Gael Monfils advanced to his first Grand Slam semifinal with a victory over fifth-seeded David Ferrer. In the women's competition, Svetlana Kuznetsova also reached the semifinal.

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