When you think of Wilson, you involuntarily think of Mr. Wilson, the volleyball from the movie Cast Away with Tom Hanks, but Wilson is also one of the most successful brands in the tennis sector and has been considered number 1 in the global tennis racket market for many years. Founded in 1913 by Thomas E. Wilson, the US-American company now belongs to the Finnish Amer Group, no other tennis racket brand has had so many number 1 players under contract. Wilson has since developed into a complete provider in the racket sector - shoes, clothing, strings, grips, accessories and bags also bear the distinctive 'W' logo on the many tennis, badminton and squash courts of the world.