Slazenger Ubique 1906
Ubique by name. Unique by design
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Slazenger
The Ubique
Solid wood, fishtail handle
1906
*documented or estimated
Background facts:
Slazenger, founded in London in 1881 by Ralph and Albert Slazenger, quickly established itself as one of the leading names in tennis equipment. Known for its craftsmanship and innovative stringing techniques, the company helped shape the early decades of lawn tennis with a range of high-quality racquets.
"The Ubique" was one of Slazenger’s lesser-known but widely distributed models around 1906. The name Ubique, meaning “everywhere” in Latin, reflects the brand’s ambition to make tennis accessible not just to elite players but also to the growing class of recreational athletes in Edwardian Britain and its colonies.
The racquet features a solid wood frame and the distinctive fishtail handle, a grip shape first patented by Slazenger in 1884 (British Patent No. 226). Designed to provide improved grip stability, this handle type became one of Slazenger’s most recognizable technical trademarks and was used across several of their most successful models.
