Any Porsche/tennis players out there?

[Platiporsch]

Just wondering how many of you Pelican heads play tennis.
I was a tour player in the early 80's, in my early 20's. And have spent the rest of my life stringing rackets for the greatest players of the modern era,don't laugh guys it's a very specialized field. Its actually an art form that has taken me around the world many times.
I have aquired over the years a collection of racquets , these were all used by and autographed the greatest players of all time,
Sampras, Connors, Borg, Becker, Courior [he lived near me and had a black 89' turbo look cab]
Any Pelicanheads have any ideas how to go about finding a potential buyer? Based on what i have seen them sell for on a individual basis i would put a price tag of 12k to 15k for the whole
collection.

PS. The Womens Tennis Assosiation is sponsored by Porsche

[jbryant]

I would be interested in a Connors (if its not the stupid t2000 that kept him from winning more titles) racquets or Borg.
Did Borg string his racquets so tight they would break on airplane flights?
Cool Job BTW!!

[Platiporsch]

Borg had his sticks strung at 80 lbs thats very very tight! even by todays standards, they had extra wood laminates to allow that tension
Wich also made them the heavyest racquets ive ever used by a pro, 16 oz.

[911nut]

I got to a 5.0 rating for a while in the 80's. I used to string my own racquets too. Injuries, work and family cut into my practice time so I don't play much anymore.
Platiporsche, what was you highest ranking?
I've met a lot of pros. The top guy I met was Conners. What a great guy, real down to earth. I also took some lessons with Pancho Segura. He was a riot!

[Schrup]

Here is my favorite tennis playing 911 driver.

[86930]

I'm a tennis player....although, I'm not even close to being a tour player... just a 4.5. I give up tennis for the winter to play Paddle (Platform tennis). Trying to do both screws up your game.

[Platiporsch]

Thats a great shot of Ana K. I have strung alot of rackets for her,do you know that she has earned around 30 million dollars in endosments and has never won a tournament.
My highest ranking was around 270 ITW.

[real550A]

Tennis anyone?

[Axeman]

I'm a huge tennis fan. How about the Borg racquet? Any pics?

Thanks!

[Platiporsch]

I will post picts. when i can find them.

[jester911]

Yea I play tennis and 2 or 3 of the local pelicans do as well. By the way Platiporsch, whats your real name if you don't mind telling. 270 is nothing to sneeze at. Maybe we have heard of you.

[filou]

Like everything in life, the selling price is hope to the buyer !!
The price of something, i think, is how much someone is willing to pay for something like that.
I guess if you get to the right channel, the right crowds of buyer under the right circonstances, why not !!!!! Any serious offer, yet ????
You have auctions houses, Ebay etc..... on line type and ads in specializated magazines, Does thoses racquettes have particular meanings ? Do any of player won for example A certain match with thoses ??? Find out a little more about it like this when peole ask you questions about it , they know that there not just buying a racquette but something with history behind, do you see what i mean ???
Yourself, do you know anything in aprticular about those tennis players ?? Do you have have interesting stories about them, by any chance ?? it could be a plus when you'll try to sell those racquets!!!
So, what do you have exactly ???
Truly, Phil.

[Platiporsch]

Ever one of them has a story around it,they were all given to me personally and all of them custom built for that particular player, i cant go into detail it would take to long. This is an extensive collection that would be very difficult to duplicate. I spent 26 years aquiring them, Its very very hard to get a player to give up one of their racquets, and then autogragh it to boot, Agassi auctions his of to benifit his charitieand gets
2k to 5k all the time.