Donnay Pro One International

[Ronaldo]

Discovered a green/red/grey Donnay racquet cleaning my cellar and curious if anyone is familiar with it?

 

[NickJ]

Just a paintjob of the previous purple/grey/red one. Don't remember any pro ever using it, maybe Rusedski at a push as he was sponsored by Donnay around that time. Please correct me if I'm wrong, I'm no expert.

 

[esm]

i remembered reading that different colour with different % graphite....
me thinks @vsbabolat can share more details

 

[vsbabolat]

i remembered reading that different colour with different % graphite....
me thinks @vsbabolat can share more details

The one with purple is stiffer and was called the Pro One Limited. They came out around US Open time 1992. This Pro One International is more flexible. Not just different paint jobs.Henri Leconte used this

 

[Ronaldo]

The one with purple is stiffer and was called the Pro One Limited. They came out around US Open time 1992. This Pro One International is more flexible. Not just different paint jobs.Henri Leconte used this

Thanks for the info. After the past two years and playing so little, only a dozen times, decided a fellow player's one year plan may be prescient. If you have not used it in a year, adios. Maybe not the best time to unload racquets though. Especially old racquets like this and a Prince Super Graphite.

 

[big ted]

50/50 graphite&fiberglass if i remember correctly, and over 12oz..
i think pioline used it too for a little while..
nice racquet if you like the classic flexible heavier type.

 

[Ronaldo]

50/50 graphite&fiberglass if i remember correctly, and over 12oz..
i think pioline used it too for a little while..
nice racquet if you like the classic flexible heavier type.

Alas sold my other Pioline racquet, Prince Magnesium mid. Never found or even saw one painted white.
My Pro-One Int. is exactly 12 oz strung. Measures less than 27", 26 3/4 compared to another odd duck, an Avery M3, that weighs 12.4 oz strung both have 95" heads

 

[esm]

Alas sold my other Pioline racquet, Prince Magnesium mid. Never found or even saw one painted white.
My Pro-One Int. is exactly 12 oz strung. Measures less than 27", 26 3/4 compared to another odd duck, an Avery M3, that weighs 12.4 oz strung both have 95" heads

My blue/purple/red Pro One international supermid is indeed shorter than 27”. Very nice on though.

 

[mctennis]

Nice looking racquet. I had one of those years ago. I wouldn't mind finding one again.

 

[I.M. Weasel]

Used by Alex Corretja and Conchita Martinez as is. Henry Leconte used 18x20 version with individual grommets. Greg Rusedski used more modern version but same mold and string pattern 16x18.

 

[Crocodile]

Yes used to play with all these racquets. Great feeling frame. They also had a pro no 2 and the limited which was purple and a bit firmer. I was under the impression that the green one was a 70/30 graphite fibreglass composite whereas the limited was closer to 100 percent graphite.

 

[mctennis]

All great information.