Brands That Have Invested In Russian Tennis Player Andrey Rublev

Andrey Rublev is a former junior world number 1. After only a few years on the men’s tour, he was ranked in the top 10 in the world. He is among the new group of players from Russia hoping to win a grand slam. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he won the mixed doubles gold medal with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

You would expect a top 10 player to have more sponsors but that’s not the case yet with Rublev. But it is only a matter of time before sponsors come rushing to sign up the Russian star. Rublev is represented by the management agency Kosmos Management.

Rublev has struggled to get past the quarterfinals at grand slams. Rublev currently has three sponsors – K-Swiss, Head, Penhaligon, BVLGARI, and Waterdrop. He has earned more than $15 million in his career. 

Tennis and sports, in general runs in the Rublev family. His mom Marina and sister Arina are both tennis coaches. Dad Andrey was a boxer. He is a big fan of fellow Russian Marat Safin.

Andrey Rublev’s Sponsors

Head

Rublev has a racquet sponsorship deal with Head.  He is currently using the Head Gravity Pro racquet. He was previously using Wilson racquets.

K-Swiss

Rublev has a clothing and shoe sponsorship contract with K-Swiss. Prior to that Rublev wore Rublo apparel – a brand he started to focus on equality and goodness. Before that, he had an apparel and shoe sponsorship deal with Nike. 

BVLGARI

Rublev has been endorsing Bvlgari watches. Bvlgari is an Italian luxury brand that makes jewelry, watches, leather goods, accessories. 

Penhaligon

Rublev endorses the British perfume brand Penhaligon

Waterdrop

Rublev has a sponsorship deal with hydration brand Waterdrop

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Sponsors of Canadian Star Vasek Pospisil

Vasek Pospisil is a popular player on the men’s tennis tour. He is an outspoken advocate for the causes of his fellow players and is well-liked. Though he has struggled with injuries in recent years, he has big name brands such as Asics, Wilson, and Huawei as his sponsors.

Born to Czech immigrants in Vernon, British Columbia, Pospisil speaks Czech, French, and English. From age 15 to 18, he trained in Prostejov, Czech Republic.

Pospisil won the 2014 doubles title at Wimbledon with American Jack Sock. Though he has had better results in doubles than in singles, he reached a career-high singles ranking of 25 in 2014.

He was a member of the ATP player council from 2018 to 2020. He resigned from his role in August 2020 to start a new men’s tour along with Novak Djokovic. The breakaway group called the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) hopes to co-exist with the ATP Player Council.

Original Penguin

In 2022, Pospisil inked a clothing sponsorship contract with Original Penguin. Before that, he had an apparel and shoe sponsorship deal with Asics. 

Wilson

Pospisil has a racquet deal with Wilson. He currently uses the Wilson Blade 98 v7 racquet.

Huawei

Huawei is a Chinese technology company based in Shenzhen, China. The company is a leader in 5G wireless technology.

Hekate

Pospisil is the co-founder of mushroom brand Hekate. Hekate focuses on developing organic mushroom products to improve performance and well being.

Pospisil was introduced to the efficacy of mushrooms when a nutritionist recommended them as he was recovering from surgery.  Mushrooms had a big impact on his physical and mental health.  He decided to start his own venture to develop organic mushroom products.

KITS

KITS is an online eyewear brand that offers eyeglasses, sunglasses, and contract lenses at affordable prices. The company went public in 2021 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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