John Gugel is one of the true pioneers in the racquet sports industry and has been a great contributor to the IART community since its beginning. His involvement and contributions to all 10 IART training symposiums played a key role in the the success of those events.
John Gugel
Designer in Racquet
John is one of the true pioneers in the racquet sports industry and has been a great contributor to the IART community since its beginning. His involvement and contributions to all 10 IART training symposiums played a key role in the the success of those events. Among his awards are being named RSI Magazines Stringer of the Year in 2012, “Top Design” from Industrial Design Magazine for innovative racquet design, and making the list of the “New Top 100 Products” from Popular Mechanics Magazine for designing a series of six racquets, one of which was named to the top 100 list. John is still on his “quest” to design the perfect racquet and through tried and tested practices and his many years of experience, he makes every effort to design the perfect racquet and set-up for his clients. He currently owns and operates his own tennis shop in Orlando, Florida.