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.]] Wilson Sporting Goods is a Company that specializes in Sporting Goods and accessories. It is owned by the Finland- based parent company Amer Sports who also owns the brands Atomic Austria GmbH, Suunto Oy and Precor Inc. This brand is more commonly known simply as '''Wilson'''. The key products produced under the Wilson brand are equipment for the sports of Badminton , Baseball , Basketball , Softball , Football , Golf , Racquetball , Soccer , Squash , Tennis , and Volleyball . Tennis Racquet ]] Wilson tennis racquets became famous after Pete Sampras used them to win 14 Grand Slams . Currently(2005) the top tennis players using Wilson racquets are Roger Federer , Justine Henin-Hardenne and Serena Williams . Pete Sampras' racquet was characterised by the small head (85 sq in) and the heavy weight(350+ grams). This type of racquet was also used by Roger Federer, though he now uses a different model. It should also be noted that many professional players use specially-made racquets so that even if the model is the same, they play differently. Wilson tennis balls are used in the US Open, and will be used in the 2006 Australian Open. Beyond tennis racquets, Wilson also produces a variety of other tennis products. The products they produce include shoes, strings, apparel and others. Footballs .]] The Wilson football factory in Ada, Ohio is the only dedicated football factory in the world and the only place where footballs are manufactured in the United States . Wilson has been the exclusive provider of footballs for the National Football League since 1941. The official NFL footballs are sold exclusively to the NFL franchises and are labeled with the model number F1010. The official NFL football sold to the general public, which is labeled with the model number F1000, is essentially the same ball which has passed less stringent quality control checks. The F1000 model is commonly used for the collection of football player Autographs . Wilson the Volleyball "]] One of its products, a Volleyball , co-starred alongside Tom Hanks in the movie '' Cast Away ''. EXTERNAL LINK |
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