Lacoste - The RL07, circa 1963. René Lacoste, a tennis champion but also an innovative inventor. From the first steel racquet to the first ball machine, Lacoste revolutionized the world of tennis.
![Did you know your favorite Lacoste shirt was designed by this tennis champion and inventor? - Face2Face Africa Did you know your favorite Lacoste shirt was designed by this tennis champion and inventor? - Face2Face Africa](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af94c4_e041b96acebe4bec936e04b21a4af168~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_611,h_885,al_c,q_85/af94c4_e041b96acebe4bec936e04b21a4af168~mv2.webp)
Did you know your favorite Lacoste shirt was designed by this tennis champion and inventor? - Face2Face Africa
![Did you know your favorite Lacoste shirt was designed by this tennis champion and inventor? - Face2Face Africa Did you know your favorite Lacoste shirt was designed by this tennis champion and inventor? - Face2Face Africa](https://cdn.face2faceafrica.com/www/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Jean-Ren%C3%A9-Lacoste-via-alchetron.com_.jpeg)
Did you know your favorite Lacoste shirt was designed by this tennis champion and inventor? - Face2Face Africa
![Did somebody say icon? (3): René Lacoste - Roland-Garros - The 2023 Roland-Garros Tournament official site Did somebody say icon? (3): René Lacoste - Roland-Garros - The 2023 Roland-Garros Tournament official site](https://images.prismic.io/fft-rg-commun-news/91f52717-ac88-40b2-8649-b5b315634697_Ren%C3%A9-Lacoste-Roland-Garros-Lifestyle.jpg?auto=compress,format&w=1000&h=800)
Did somebody say icon? (3): René Lacoste - Roland-Garros - The 2023 Roland-Garros Tournament official site
Lacoste - Equijet, circa 1988. René Lacoste, a tennis champion but also an innovative inventor. From the first steel racquet to the first ball machine, Lacoste revolutionized the world of tennis. Today,
![René Lacoste, French champion tennis player and founder of the clothing brand, 1920's : r/OldSchoolCool René Lacoste, French champion tennis player and founder of the clothing brand, 1920's : r/OldSchoolCool](https://preview.redd.it/rjudil0xufu51.jpg?auto=webp&s=7209d0b08d1a9c1e6da00a652ba3efcedd327f4f)
René Lacoste, French champion tennis player and founder of the clothing brand, 1920's : r/OldSchoolCool
![KineFusion on Twitter: "Tennis inventor Rene Lacoste brought us the first patent for the vibration dampener, with his 1964 invention of the first on-racquet system designed to handle vibration. #tennis #tennisplayer #dampener # KineFusion on Twitter: "Tennis inventor Rene Lacoste brought us the first patent for the vibration dampener, with his 1964 invention of the first on-racquet system designed to handle vibration. #tennis #tennisplayer #dampener #](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXhPVnOXQAMIq7E.jpg)