Pro's racket specs

Jonnyf

Hall of Fame
Somebody told me that the left one's name is Leander Paes and he is a good tennis player. Did you hear the name before? But I think I will change the pic because nobody seems to know him.

Edit: Changed it now. Did you see this girl before?

Leander Paes! Doubles player, one linked with Jamie Murray and was Navratilova's double partner for a bit.
 

Katlion

Semi-Pro
Here is a list of a lot of pro's racket specs, taken at the French Open stringing service:
(It's a bit confusing to read, but I had a lot of work with it, now you have to concentrate, too:) )

Player grip size weight(unstrung) balance(unstrung) Lengthcm String brand String type diameter Tension
Gaudio, Gaston (ARG ) 4 363 30.8 68.7 KIRSCHBAUM SUPER SMASH 1.30 27/27
Nadal, Rafael (ESP ) 2 321 32.2 68.5
BABOLAT TOUR DURALAST 1.35 25/24
Agassi, Andre (USA ) 343 32 68.5
LUXILON BB ALU POWER 1.25 27/27
Moya, Carlos (ESP ) 3 307 36.6 68.5
LUXILON ORIGINAL 1.30 28/28
Canas, Guillermo (ARG ) 3 355 30.9 70.8 KIRSCHBAUM SUPER SMASH 1.30 24/24
Robredo, Tommy (ESP ) 3 339 32 69.8 25/24
Davydenko, Nikolay (RUS ) 3 317 32.1 69.7
POLYSTAR ENERGY 24/23
Stepanek, Radek (CZE ) 3 348 30.1 68.6
PACIFIC PRIME GUT 16 28/26
Johansson, Thomas (SWE ) 3 333 30.9 68.4 LUX / BAB ALU POWER/VS TEAM 1.25/1.30 27/27
Ancic, Mario (CRO ) 2 350 30.3 68.5 BAB / LUX VS/ALU POWER 1.30/1.25 26/25
Gonzalez, Fernando (CHI ) 3 346 30.2 70.3 LUXILON ALU POWER 1.25 27/27
Massu, Nicolas (CHI ) 3 345 31.1 69.9 LUXILON ALU POWER 1.25 23.5/23.5
Ferrer, David (ESP ) 2 332 32.1 70.7 LUXILON ORIGINAL 1.30 22/22
Grosjean, Sebastien (FRA ) 3 348 31.5 70.5 BAB / LUX VS / ALU POWER 1.30/1.25 22/21
Kiefer, Nicolas (GER ) 3 343 32.6 69.1 BABOLAT VS TEAM / Ballistic PM 1.27/1.25 28/27
Volandri, Filippo (ITA ) 3 343 30.8 68.4 LUXILON ORIGINAL 1.30 20/20
Spadea, Vincent (USA ) 3 349 30 68.3 PRINCE / LUX Natural gut/BB alu power 1.35/1.25 34/34
Rochus, Olivier (BEL ) 3 325 31.1 69.9 LUXILON BIG BANG ALU POWER 1.25 23/22
Srichaphan, Paradorn (THA ) 4 336 30.2 68.5 LUX / BAB Alu power / VS TOUCH 1.25/1.30 24.5/23.5
Melzer, Jurgen (AUT ) 4 316 31 70.8 Muster/ISP TVP 1-39/professionnal 1.30/1.20 30/30
Malisse, Xavier (BEL ) 3 315 31.4 71.5 BABOLAT FIBERTOUR 1.30 29/29
Andreev, Igor (RUS ) 3 323 32.3 69.9 BABOLAT 25/24
Soderling, Robin (SWE ) 4 364 31.3 68.9 LUXILON BB ALU POWER ROUGH 1.25 27/27
Mirnyi, Max (BLR ) 4 352 30.4 68.3 WIL / LUX Natural 16/alu power 1.30/1.25 21/21
Beck, Karol (SVK ) 3 336 30.8 68.2 BABOLAT VS TOUCH 1.30 28/27
Rusedski, Greg (GBR ) 4 350 30.8 68.5 BABOLAT VS 1.30 24.5/24.5
Saulnier, Cyril (FRA ) 3 340 31.2 70.2 HEAD NAURAL GUT 26/25
Llodra, Michael (FRA ) 2 326 31 6.7 LUX / WIL Alu Power/Natural Gut 1.25/1.30 21/23
Horna, Luis (PER ) 3 339 30.7 68.6 LUXILON BB ALU POWER ROUGH 1.25 25/25
Carlsen, Kenneth (DEN ) 3 342 31 68.8 BABOLAT VS TEAM 1.30 32/31
Martin, Alberto (ESP ) 3 316 31.8 69.9 LUXILON ORIGINAL 1.30 23.5/21.5
Schuettler, Rainer (GER ) 3 339 30.9 BDE POLYSTAR 1.30? 26/25
Karlovic, Ivo (CRO )
5 350 31 68.4 LUX / BAB ALU POWER/VS TEAM 1.25/1.30 25/25
Acasuso, Jose (ARG ) 4 332 31.1 68.4 HEAD FXP 17 25/26
Ginepri, Robby (USA ) 3 342 31.6 69.8 BABOLAT Ballistic PM / VS TEAM 1.30/1.30 28/28
Ventura, Santiago (ESP ) 3 318 33 69.5 LUXILON BIG BANGER ORIGINAL 1.30 27/27
Monaco, Juan (ARG ) 3 346 31.2 68.5 YONEX TG TOUGH ERID 1.30 25/25
Mathieu, Paul-Henri (FRA ) 4 332 32 68.4 LUXILON ALU POWER 1.25 28/27
Koubek, Stefan (AUT ) 3 330 32.8 69.5 ?SYNT ? 23/23
Wessels, Peter (NED ) 4 339 30.5 68.5 BABOLAT VS TEAM 1.30 26/26
Mantilla, Felix (ESP ) 3 318 33.7 69.9 LUXILON BIG BANGER ORIGINAL 1.30 23/21
Garcia-Lopez Guillermo 4 332 31.5 68.8 HEAD ULTRA TOUR 16L 1.27 24/23
Sanguinetti, Davide (ITA ) 3 327 32.2 71.1 KIRSHBAUM COMPETITION 1.30 20/20
Sargsian, Sargis (ARM ) 4 352 31.1 69.7 LUX / WIL Alu power/natural GUT 1.25/1.30 25/25
Schalken, Sjeng (NED ) 5 360 28.5 68.7 BABOLAT VS TOUCH 1.30 27/27
Kuerten, Gustavo (BRA ) 3 347 32.2 68.5 LUXILON ALU POWER 1.25 21/23
Haehnel, Jerome (FRA ) 4 338 31.1 68.1 TECNIFIBRE SPINFIRE MAXI POWER 1.25 24/23
Arthurs, Wayne (AUS ) 3 308 32 69.9 BAB / LUX VS TEAM/BB TIMO 1.27/1.10 25/25
Tipsarevic, Janko (SCG ) 4 326 31 68.4 TECNIFIBRE X3 TDI 1.33 24/23
Burgsmuller, Lars (GER ) 3 346 30.6 70 LUXILON ORIGINAL 1.30 25/24
Wawrinka, Stanislas (SUI ) 3 348 31.3 68.4 LUXILON ALU POWER 1.25 31/29
Benneteau, Julien (FRA ) 3 338 32.6 69.8 BABOLAT Ballistic PM / VS team 1.25/1.30 28/27
Sluiter, Raemon (NED ) 3 335 32 69.9 PACIFIC POWER 1.35? 24/24
Vliegen, Kristof (BEL ) 3 335 31.5 69.8 TECNIFIBRE Spinfire MP/ X-one biphase 1.25/1.24 25/24
Bjorkman, Jonas (SWE ) 4 349 30.6 70 LUX / BAB ALU POWER/VS TEAM 1.25/1.30 23/23
Behrend, Tomas (GER ) 3 338 29.7 68.4 LUXILON BB ALU POWER 1.25 23/22
Saretta, Flavio (BRA ) 3 329 31.9 70 BABOLAT Ballistic PM / VS TEAM 1.30 29/29
Sanchez, David (ESP ) 3 340 31.5 68.6 LUXILON ORIGINAL 24/23
Mahut, Nicolas (FRA ) 4 339 31 68.5 WILSON/TF Natural16/Spinfire Maxi Power 1.30/1.25 23/23
Nieminen, Jarkko (FIN ) 3 350 30.4 70.7 LUXILON BB ALU POWER 1.25 25/25
Luczak, Peter (AUS ) 4 355 30.6 70.1 BABOLAT POLYMONO/VS 1.30/1.30 20/20
Serra, Florent (FRA ) 3 336 31.5 70.1 LUXILON ALU POWER 1.25 27/26
Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA ) 5 347 30 69.5 LUX / TF ALU POWER / X-ONE 1.25/1.24 24/24
Djokovic, Novak (SCG ) 3 324 31.1 68.2 TECNIFIBRE X ONE 1.24 25/24
Tursunov, Dmitry (RUS ) 4 343 30.5 68.3 LUXILON MonotecSupersense 1.12
Patience, Olivier (FRA ) 3 324 33.3 68.3 LUXILON BIG BANGER ORIGINAL 1.30 26/26
Blake, James (USA) 4 364 30.2 68.5 LUXILON ALU POWER 1.25 31/31
BHUPATHI MAHESH 4 348 31 68.9 WILSON NATURAL 1.30 27/27
ROGER-VASSELIN Edouard 3 322 31.9 69.7 BABOLAT Pro hurricane/ VS PLUS 1.25/1.25 29/29
BLACK WAYNE 3 336 30 68.4 BABOLAT Tour duralast/ XCEL Premium 1.25/1.30 29/29
BRIAN MIKE 4 354 29.7 69.8 TECNIFIBRE NRG 2 1.24 23/24
BRIAN BOB 5 354 29.8 69.8 LUX / TF ALU POWER / NRG 2 1.25/1.24 24/25
DI PASQUALE ARNAUD 4 329 30.6 68.5 LUXILON ALU POWER 1.25 25/24
SQUILLARI FRANCO 4 337 31 68.5 LUXILON ALU POWER 1.25 25/25
DEVILDER NICOLAS 3 340 30.5 68.4 LUXILON BB ALU POWER 1.25 23/23
KNOWLE JULIAN 3 337 32.7 68.8 LUXILON BB ALU POWER 1.25 17/17
WOODBRIDGE TODD 3 353 30.7 69.8 WILSON NATURAL 1.25 24/24
NESTOR DAVID 5 375 29.5 69.3 BAB / LUX VS Team thermogut/alu powerBB 1.25 26/26
ZIMONJIC NENAD 4 338 30.1 69.6 BAB / LUX vs team/BBaluPowerOD2 12 1.27/?
ULLYETT KEVIN 4 357 29.5 69.5 WILSON NATURAL 1.30 21/21
Clément, Arnaud (FRA) 4 312 31.3 69.9 BABOLAT VS TEAM 1.30 24/24
What are all of these numbers supposed to mean? And why don't you have any women, or most importantly, why don't you have Roger Federer?!?!?!?!
 

jura

Professional
What are all of these numbers supposed to mean? And why don't you have any women, or most importantly, why don't you have Roger Federer?!?!?!?!
grip size, weight, balance, length - just as indicated in the top line.
The girls have an extra thread.
Fed normally doesn't use the official stringing service.
 

vandre

Hall of Fame
What are all of these numbers supposed to mean? And why don't you have any women, or most importantly, why don't you have Roger Federer?!?!?!?!

if you read the top line just inside the box it tells you what it means.

all of these names, as it says in the post, come from one stringing service. if there is a name of a player who is not on this list, perhaps it is because they used other stringers.

just so you know, jura is a cool guy who is kind enough to share his unique inside info with the rest of us mere mortals, so if you're getting mad at him, don't. he can't share what he doesn't have.
 

wksoh

Semi-Pro
Somebody told me that the left one's name is Leander Paes and he is a good tennis player. Did you hear the name before? But I think I will change the pic because nobody seems to know him.

Edit: Changed it now. Did you see this girl before?

Somewhere in the back of my mind... Leander Paes won the WImbledon Junior Title?
 

ericsson

Hall of Fame
Always liked he's attitude and his moves at the net, he's so fast, saw him playing a couple years ago at Rosmalen (Ordina open), very entertaining.
 

sharpblade

New User
jura,

do you know if rafa is still using babolat tour duralast 1.35 ? Was the weight and balance of his racket measured with or without overgrip?

Thanks
 

kimbahpnam

Hall of Fame
One consistency about the numbers I've noticed is the tension, all in the high 60s or low 70s.

I've recently demoed a Babolat PDR at 60 or 62lbs and my elbow couldn't handle it. What factors more into TE, racquet or string tension?
 

ChappyOnIce

New User
Is this all in kilograms because it was played in Europe? Or do the pro's typically use kilograms because so many tournaments are in metric countries?
 

wksoh

Semi-Pro
One consistency about the numbers I've noticed is the tension, all in the high 60s or low 70s.

I've recently demoed a Babolat PDR at 60 or 62lbs and my elbow couldn't handle it. What factors more into TE, racquet or string tension?

I notice quite a number around 25 kilos though (55lbs)..
 

jura

Professional
Is this all in kilograms because it was played in Europe? Or do the pro's typically use kilograms because so many tournaments are in metric countries?
I think they just changed all lbs into kilo's. As far as I know especially the US players tell the stringers their tension in lbs. When I strung at the Asian Games at Doha nearly everybody told us the tension in lbs - we switched the machines most of the time.
 

Automatix

Legend
Don't know if this is relevant but since lbs are smaller units than kilos, by using them you can theoretically get a more precise stringjob in terms of tension you like... but it's just my theory on the subject :)
 

ChappyOnIce

New User
At a glance, a full string bed of one string type seemed to be the choice of most players listed. Granted, this liste was from a while back. I wonder what the mix if full to hybrid is now?
 
Average pro’s racquet

From Jura’s data here is the average male pro’s racquet when strung.

Strung Weight: 12.5 ounces or 354 grams
Strung Balance: 8 points head light or 2.54 centimeters head light
Length: 27.3 inches or 69.3 centimeters
Tension: 55.4 pounds or 25.2 kilograms

Looks like the average male pro is using a pretty formidable stick! I was also surprised that 47% of the pro’s used rackets 27.4 inches or longer.

My assumptions used to convert Jura’s unstrung data to strung weight and balance were that the strings weigh 16 grams and that this string weight was centered 6.75 inches from the top of the racquet.
 

DY3K1D

Rookie
are these the wieghts they are strung at or wieghts of the racket?

btw what is james blakes racket strung at?
 

Leelord337

Hall of Fame
Here is a list of a lot of pro's racket specs, taken at the French Open stringing service:
(It's a bit confusing to read, but I had a lot of work with it, now you have to concentrate, too:) )

Player grip size weight(unstrung) balance(unstrung) Lengthcm String brand String type diameter Tension

Acasuso, Jose (ARG ) 4 332 31.1 68.4 HEAD FXP 17 25/26

HELL YEAH, ACASUSO Uses My Strings!!!
 
I actually have one of Jame's latest frames, aerogel 200 version. Strung, with overgrip it weighs in at 378.5g, so that's about 13.3oz. That's quite a bit heavier than the one I have of his that is painted like a 300g which is about 327g unstrung.
 

saram

Legend
I actually have one of Jame's latest frames, aerogel 200 version. Strung, with overgrip it weighs in at 378.5g, so that's about 13.3oz. That's quite a bit heavier than the one I have of his that is painted like a 300g which is about 327g unstrung.

Do you mean one of James' sticks that is PJ'd as an Aerogel or do you mean an Aerogel? If you have some of his PJ's, I'm sure that more than just myself would love to see the actual stick and images of it here!
 
it's one of James' racquets. It's a log.

I have posted pics in the past of his 300g version. This is just plain heavier. I'll see what I can do about posting some pics.... James increased his racquet weight as he recovered from injury, and sured up his technique.
 

DrewRafter8

Professional
From Jura’s data here is the average male pro’s racquet when strung.

Strung Weight: 12.5 ounces or 354 grams
Strung Balance: 8 points head light or 2.54 centimeters head light
Length: 27.3 inches or 69.3 centimeters
Tension: 55.4 pounds or 25.2 kilograms

Looks like the average male pro is using a pretty formidable stick! I was also surprised that 47% of the pro’s used rackets 27.4 inches or longer.

My assumptions used to convert Jura’s unstrung data to strung weight and balance were that the strings weigh 16 grams and that this string weight was centered 6.75 inches from the top of the racquet.

Thanks for the averages, this is very interesting to me. What is the average height of the pro's listed, anyone know?
 
i have heard that blake weights his racquet to 15 ounces or + with a 72 tension, which is insane because he is one of the hardest forehand and backhand players around. i also think that he uses an eastern fore hand grip.
 

jace112

Semi-Pro
Thanks to a French mate, 1995 specs :

Player Racquet String Tension Clothing/Shoes
Agassi Head Radical Trisys 260 Babolat(G) 75 Nike
Becker Estusa Power Beam Pro Babolat(G) 64-66 Lotto
Berasategui Head Prestige Tour 600 n/a n/a Lotto
Bjorkman Wilson ProStaff 6.1 n/a n/a Nike
Boetsch Head Prestige Classic 600 n/a n/a Lacoste
Bruguera Yonex RD-7 Tecnifibre 51/46 Sergio Tacchini
Chang Prince Precision Graphite M. Chang Babolat(G) 55-59 Reebok
Cherkasov Volkl TR25 various 62-70 Ellesse
Chesnokov Volkl n/a n/a Lotto
Connors Prince Mono Babolat(G) 48-55 n/a
Corretja Donnay One Ltd Supermid n/a n/a Lotto
A Costa Prince Graphite II MP n/a n/a Fila
C Costa Rossignol FT 6.80 Polystar 64 Fila
Courier Wilson ProStaff 6.0 Gosen(G) 60-66 Nike
Edberg Wilson ProStaff 6.1 Bow Brand(G) 53-63 adidas
Eltingh Prince Synergy Tour DB 26 Midplus n/a n/a Asics
Enqvist Prince Graphite Classic Midplus n/a n/a Asics
Ferreira Dunlop Tour Pro Tecnifibre(S) 68-74 Fila
Forget Lacoste Equijet Babolat(G) 49-64 Lacoste/Activ
Furlan Spalding n/a n/a Reebok/Asics
Gaudenzi Fischer Vacuum Pro Mid n/a n/a Lotto
Haarhuis Pro Kennex Black Ace n/a n/a Lotto
Ivanisevic Head Prestige Classic 600 Babolat(G) 48-62 Sergio Tacchini
Kafelnikov Fisher Vacuum Pro MP n/a n/a Diadora
Karbacher Head Prestige Classic 600 n/a n/a Reebok
Korda Volkl Champ Tecnifibre(S) 50-55 Ellesse/Nike
Krajicek Wilson ProStaff 6.1 Babolat(G) 53 Nike
Krickstein Yonex RD-7 n/a n/a Goldwin/adidas
Larsson Wilson ProStaff 6.1 n/a n/a Reebok
Leconte Fischer n/a n/a Lacoste
Lendl Mizuno IL-F302Z Babolat(G) 62-72 Mizuno
Martin Wilson Hammer 6.2 n/a n/a Reebok
McEnroe Dunlop Revelation n/a n/a Nike
Medvedev Prince Precision Graphite MP te n/a n/a Fila
Muster Head Pro Tour 630 n/a n/a Lotto
Novacek Head Pro Tour 630 Puma(S) 68/66 Australian/Nike
Pioline Prince Mag Pro MP n/a n/a Nike
Rafter Prince Graphite II MP n/a n/a Reebok
Reneberg Head Prestige Tour 600 n/a n/a adidas
Rios Yonex RD-7 n/a n/a adidas
Rosset Head Prestige Classic 600 n/a n/a Diadora
Sampras Wilson ProStaff 6.0 Babolat(G) 52-66 Nike
Schaller Fischer Vacuum Pro Mid n/a n/a adidas
Steeb Fischer n/a n/a Nike
Stich Fischer Vacuum Pro Mid Babolat(G) 52-59 Reebok
Stoltenberg Head Prestige Tour 600 n/a n/a Fila
Volkov Volkl Tournament Pro Babolat(G) 64 Reebok
Washington Yonex RD-7 n/a n/a Reebok
Wheaton Head Radical Trisys MP Babolat(G) 48-55 Nike
Woodbridge Wilson ProStaff 7.5 Wilson(G) 71-73 Diadora
Woodforde Wilson ProStaff 6.1 Polystar 86-92 Reebok
Yzaga Yonex R-22 n/a n/a n/a
 

kimbahpnam

Hall of Fame
why are the crosses in those days so much regularly tighter than the mains? isn't it the other way around these days?

Thanks to a French mate, 1995 specs :

Player Racquet String Tension Clothing/Shoes
Agassi Head Radical Trisys 260 Babolat(G) 75 Nike
Becker Estusa Power Beam Pro Babolat(G) 64-66 Lotto
Berasategui Head Prestige Tour 600 n/a n/a Lotto
Bjorkman Wilson ProStaff 6.1 n/a n/a Nike
Boetsch Head Prestige Classic 600 n/a n/a Lacoste
Bruguera Yonex RD-7 Tecnifibre 51/46 Sergio Tacchini
Chang Prince Precision Graphite M. Chang Babolat(G) 55-59 Reebok
Cherkasov Volkl TR25 various 62-70 Ellesse
Chesnokov Volkl n/a n/a Lotto
Connors Prince Mono Babolat(G) 48-55 n/a
Corretja Donnay One Ltd Supermid n/a n/a Lotto
A Costa Prince Graphite II MP n/a n/a Fila
C Costa Rossignol FT 6.80 Polystar 64 Fila
Courier Wilson ProStaff 6.0 Gosen(G) 60-66 Nike
Edberg Wilson ProStaff 6.1 Bow Brand(G) 53-63 adidas
Eltingh Prince Synergy Tour DB 26 Midplus n/a n/a Asics
Enqvist Prince Graphite Classic Midplus n/a n/a Asics
Ferreira Dunlop Tour Pro Tecnifibre(S) 68-74 Fila
Forget Lacoste Equijet Babolat(G) 49-64 Lacoste/Activ
Furlan Spalding n/a n/a Reebok/Asics
Gaudenzi Fischer Vacuum Pro Mid n/a n/a Lotto
Haarhuis Pro Kennex Black Ace n/a n/a Lotto
Ivanisevic Head Prestige Classic 600 Babolat(G) 48-62 Sergio Tacchini
Kafelnikov Fisher Vacuum Pro MP n/a n/a Diadora
Karbacher Head Prestige Classic 600 n/a n/a Reebok
Korda Volkl Champ Tecnifibre(S) 50-55 Ellesse/Nike
Krajicek Wilson ProStaff 6.1 Babolat(G) 53 Nike
Krickstein Yonex RD-7 n/a n/a Goldwin/adidas
Larsson Wilson ProStaff 6.1 n/a n/a Reebok
Leconte Fischer n/a n/a Lacoste
Lendl Mizuno IL-F302Z Babolat(G) 62-72 Mizuno
Martin Wilson Hammer 6.2 n/a n/a Reebok
McEnroe Dunlop Revelation n/a n/a Nike
Medvedev Prince Precision Graphite MP te n/a n/a Fila
Muster Head Pro Tour 630 n/a n/a Lotto
Novacek Head Pro Tour 630 Puma(S) 68/66 Australian/Nike
Pioline Prince Mag Pro MP n/a n/a Nike
Rafter Prince Graphite II MP n/a n/a Reebok
Reneberg Head Prestige Tour 600 n/a n/a adidas
Rios Yonex RD-7 n/a n/a adidas
Rosset Head Prestige Classic 600 n/a n/a Diadora
Sampras Wilson ProStaff 6.0 Babolat(G) 52-66 Nike
Schaller Fischer Vacuum Pro Mid n/a n/a adidas
Steeb Fischer n/a n/a Nike
Stich Fischer Vacuum Pro Mid Babolat(G) 52-59 Reebok
Stoltenberg Head Prestige Tour 600 n/a n/a Fila
Volkov Volkl Tournament Pro Babolat(G) 64 Reebok
Washington Yonex RD-7 n/a n/a Reebok
Wheaton Head Radical Trisys MP Babolat(G) 48-55 Nike
Woodbridge Wilson ProStaff 7.5 Wilson(G) 71-73 Diadora
Woodforde Wilson ProStaff 6.1 Polystar 86-92 Reebok
Yzaga Yonex R-22 n/a n/a n/a
 

jura

Professional
why are the crosses in those days so much regularly tighter than the mains? isn't it the other way around these days?
I don't think that it means mains & crosses but the range from the lowest to the highest tension the player wanted to string his racket with over the whole Tournament.
 

jura

Professional
But take a look at Woodbridge: up to 92 lbs!!! Many machines stop at 40 kilo/88 lbs. :D

But I can't believe the specs from Sampras: 52-66 is much to soft for him! Maybe it was for his coach?!
 
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But take a look at Woodbridge: up to 92 lbs!!! Many machines stop at 40 kilo/88 lbs. :D

But I can't believe the specs from Sampras: 52-66 is much to soft for him! Maybe it was for his coach?!

hi jura! 92lbs, how hard is that the string!?!?!? what machine do you use at tournaments? thanks
 

saram

Legend
i have heard that blake weights his racquet to 15 ounces or + with a 72 tension, which is insane because he is one of the hardest forehand and backhand players around. i also think that he uses an eastern fore hand grip.

Last year at TTC Open, Blake was stringing BB at 68lbs according to the documentary that aired about him during the tournament last year.
 

jura

Professional
hi jura! 92lbs, how hard is that the string!?!?!? what machine do you use at tournaments? thanks
Fortunately I didn't had to string that tight until now.
Machine depends on the tournament and which company makes the stringing service. Until I strung with Babolat, TF, Pacific and Alpha at tournaments.
 

ericsson

Hall of Fame
But take a look at Woodbridge: up to 92 lbs!!! Many machines stop at 40 kilo/88 lbs. :D

But I can't believe the specs from Sampras: 52-66 is much to soft for him! Maybe it was for his coach?!

Woodforde that is ;-)
Together with Muster and Carretero, all strung around or above 40kg.
 

Leelord337

Hall of Fame
the more flexible the racket the tighter they string and the more stiff the looser they string....this is my theory since bjorn borg strung his wooden rackets at 70+lbs and they broke in his bag on occasion
 

Casco

Semi-Pro
Aren't these specs from 2005? Anything more recent?

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the specs provided here from the 2005 French Open? I'd be very interested in seeing any changes there may be in terms of types/models of strings or anything else that may have changed. Are there any more recent specs?
 

oest10

Semi-Pro
Man, Nestor's racquet must be almost 14 oz. strung!! How does he get that racquet up in position for all of those quick volley exchanges at the net?

Head-light racket. Fast in manouvering the head and solid feel due to heavy weight.
 

Lambsscroll

Hall of Fame
From Jura’s data here is the average male pro’s racquet when strung.

Strung Weight: 12.5 ounces or 354 grams
Strung Balance: 8 points head light or 2.54 centimeters head light
Length: 27.3 inches or 69.3 centimeters
Tension: 55.4 pounds or 25.2 kilograms

Looks like the average male pro is using a pretty formidable stick! I was also surprised that 47% of the pro’s used rackets 27.4 inches or longer.

My assumptions used to convert Jura’s unstrung data to strung weight and balance were that the strings weigh 16 grams and that this string weight was centered 6.75 inches from the top of the racquet.

Sweet! I was wondering what the averages are.
 
From Jura’s data here is the average male pro’s racquet when strung.

Strung Weight: 12.5 ounces or 354 grams
Strung Balance: 8 points head light or 2.54 centimeters head light
Length: 27.3 inches or 69.3 centimeters
Tension: 55.4 pounds or 25.2 kilograms

Looks like the average male pro is using a pretty formidable stick! I was also surprised that 47% of the pro’s used rackets 27.4 inches or longer.

My assumptions used to convert Jura’s unstrung data to strung weight and balance were that the strings weigh 16 grams and that this string weight was centered 6.75 inches from the top of the racquet.

Very interesting. I have just decided that the 364 g of my K61 with overgrip and extra thick leather grip was a bit to much.
Now practically all my rackets are in the mid 350's and about 10 points headlight (31cm). I think this a very managable spec.
 
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ValCrew

Rookie
Tipsarevic, Janko (SCG ) 3 346 31 68.4 Tecnifibre Black Code 16 String 1.28 27/26
From Kremlin cup & S.-Pb. open 2010
 
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