Pro's (Past and Present) That Have Swung a Wilson 6.1 [Includes major winners]

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gino said:
Don't love the current gen paint, but look at those curves

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given its been on permanent sale now, I suspect this is gonna be the last rodeo so buy up while you can
 
Nole Ivanisevic

Nole Ivanisevic

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Just have to smile at what an epic thread Gino opened back then.I was one of the first ones to add a player eight years ago. What a drama has emerged from this?I never watched Jiri Lehecka until today.Quite impressive what this sword can do.
 
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Nole Ivanisevic said:
Just have to smile at what an epic thread Gino opened back then.I was one of the first ones to add a player eight years ago. What a drama has emerged from this?I never watched Jiri Lehecka until today.Quite impressive what this sword can do.
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Nole Ivanisevic said:
Hard Hitter(in fact one of the hardest forehands ever) and Grand Slam Cup Champion Magnus Larsson used a 6.1 Classic
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Nole Ivanisevic said:
Former No.4
Nicolas Kiefer
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I thank you my friend for your interest and contributing, pretty much since the thread started !! Appreciate you ! Lehecka has exceptional talent, the perfect modern 6.1 player the way his mechanics work through the contact zone. Relatively flat / penetrating groundies that can push the best defenders on tour, I wish him great success

moon shot said:
@gino
I like what you are doing with with the list, I had previously thought about different ways it could be organized. Totally up to you, I don't mean to create work for you, its a great thread as-is

  • Sorting by career highest rank is the easiest way I could think to float the names people know to the top. The question then would be is the ranking listed their highest with the 6.1 or personal best. Maybe color could indicate when the career high was achieved with a 6.1
    001 (d) Daniel Nestor (18x20)
    001 (d) Jared Palmer (16x18)
    001 (d) Jim Grabb (18x20)
    001 (d) Jonas Björkman (18x20)
    001 (d) Mahesh Bhupathi (16x18)
    001 (d) Mark Woodforde (12x16)
    001 (d) Max Mirnyi (18x20)
    001 (d) Todd Woodbridge (18x20)
    001 (s) Mats Wilander (16x18)
    002 (d) Bruno Soares (18x20)
    002 (d) Horia Tecau (18x20)
    003 (d) Daniel Vacek (18x20)
    003 (d) Patrick McEnroe: (post-tour?)
    003 (d) Robert Lindstedt (16x18)
    004 (d) Kevin Ullyett (18x20)
    004 (d) Vasek Pospisil (18x20)
    004 (s) Brad Gilbert: (post-tour)
    004 (s) Juan Martín del Potro (18x20)
    004 (s) Nicolas Kiefer (18x20)
    004 (s) Richard Krajicek (18x20)
    004 (s) Todd Martin (18x20)
    005 (s) Gaston Gaudio Singles (18x20)
    006 (s) Aaron Krickstein (18x20)
    006 (s) Marin Cilic: (pre-tour)
    007 (d) Simon Aspelin (18x20)
    007 (s) Dominic Thiem: (pre-tour)
    007 (s) Mardy Fish (18x20)
    008 (d) Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (18x20)
    008 (s) Guillermo Canas (18x20)
    009 (s) Alex Corretja (16x18)
    010 (d) Dick Norman (18x20)
    013 (s) Jarkko Nieminen (18x20)
    013 (s) Roberto Bautista Agut (18x20)
    015 (d) Mickael Tillstrom (16x18)
    016 (s) Philipp Kohlschreiber (16x18)
    017 (d) Andre Sa (18x20)
    018 (d) Michael Hill (16x18)
    019 (d) Andy Ram (18x20)
    020 (s) Stefan Koubek (18x20)
    021 (s) Leonardo Mayer (18x20)
    021 (s) Thomaz Bellucci (18x20)
    025 (s) Fernando Meligeni (18x20)
    026 (s) Lukas Rosol (18x20)
    029 (s) Fernando Vicente (16x18)
    035 (s) Igor Kunitsyn (16x18)
    037 (d) Igor Sijsling (18x20)
    038 (d) Chris Guccione (18x20)
    040 (s) Kyle Edmund (18x20)
    041 (s) David Sanchez (16x18)
    042 (s) Michael Berrer (18x20)
    043 (s) Teymuraz Gabashvili (16x18)
    044 (s) Steve Darcis (18x20)
    050 (s) Stephane Robert (18x20)
    053 (s) Daniel Evans (18x20)
    057 (s) Dusan Lajovic (18x20)
    057 (s) Gastão Elias (16x18)
    069 (s) Jesse Levine (18x20)
    069 (s) Robert Kendrick (18x20)
    115 (d) Tennys Sandgren (18x20)
    158 (s) Chase Buchanan (18x20)
    238 (s) Denis Shapovalov (18x20)
  • After the main list put the guys that used it only as juniors or post-tour
    **Apostates**
    006 (s) Marin Cilic: (pre-tour)
    007 (s) Dominic Thiem: (pre-tour)


    **New Believers**
    003 (d) Patrick McEnroe: (post-tour?)
    004 (s) Brad Gilbert: (post-tour)
  • Dividing doubles and singles under different headings would make the list more browsable (I guess by which a player is more known for, maybe by where their highest rank was achieved)
    **Singles**
    001 Mats Wilander (16x18)
    004 Juan Martín del Potro (18x20)
    004 Nicolas Kiefer (18x20)
    004 Richard Krajicek (18x20)
    004 Todd Martin (18x20)
    005 Gaston Gaudio Singles (18x20)
    006 Aaron Krickstein (18x20)
    007 Mardy Fish (18x20)
    008 Guillermo Canas (18x20)
    009 Alex Corretja (16x18)
    013 Jarkko Nieminen (18x20)
    013 Roberto Bautista Agut (18x20)
    016 Philipp Kohlschreiber (16x18)
    020 Stefan Koubek (18x20)
    021 Leonardo Mayer (18x20)
    021 Thomaz Bellucci (18x20)
    025 Fernando Meligeni (18x20)
    026 Lukas Rosol (18x20)
    029 Fernando Vicente (16x18)
    035 Igor Kunitsyn (16x18)
    040 Kyle Edmund (18x20)
    041 David Sanchez (16x18)
    042 Michael Berrer (18x20)
    043 Teymuraz Gabashvili (16x18)
    044 Steve Darcis (18x20)
    050 Stephane Robert (18x20)
    053 Daniel Evans (18x20)
    057 Dusan Lajovic (18x20)
    057 Gastão Elias (16x18)
    069 Jesse Levine (18x20)
    069 Robert Kendrick (18x20)
    158 Chase Buchanan (18x20)
    238 Denis Shapovalov (18x20)

    **Doubles**
    001 Daniel Nestor (18x20)
    001 Jared Palmer (16x18)
    001 Jim Grabb (18x20)
    001 Jonas Björkman (18x20)
    001 Mahesh Bhupathi (16x18)
    001 Mark Woodforde (12x16)
    001 Max Mirnyi (18x20)
    001 Todd Woodbridge (18x20)
    002 Bruno Soares (18x20)
    002 Horia Tecau (18x20)
    003 Daniel Vacek (18x20)
    003 Robert Lindstedt (16x18)
    004 Kevin Ullyett (18x20)
    004 Vasek Pospisil (18x20)
    007 Simon Aspelin (18x20)
    008 Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (18x20)
    010 Dick Norman (18x20)
    015 Mickael Tillstrom (16x18)
    017 Andre Sa (18x20)
    018 Michael Hill (16x18)
    019 Andy Ram (18x20)
    037 Igor Sijsling (18x20)
    038 Chris Guccione (18x20)
    115 Tennys Sandgren (18x20)
  • My most far fetched idea is to have a total prize money won with a 6.1 - if we had a confirmed date range a player used the 6.1 then sum the prizes of those tournaments. Easy for someone who never switched, the ones who did would be horrendous. With just Corretja, del Potro, Lindstedt, Nestor, Bjorkman and Mirnyi the sum is $68.5 million.
I think I'm going to run through Junior slams, would you like a list of the juniors I can find that won with a 6.1?
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Whenever we mention the origins of this thread I have to shout out @moon shot for all the great enhancement ideas & @Seth for all the incredible contribution

Documenting legendary frame history as accurately as possible is what the boards were originally intended for… something @dr325i & @vsbabolat have been doing for many years. Happy to have some informative contributions laying around this pocket of the internet
 
DariaGT

DariaGT

Professional
Im still holding onto my 6.1s but getting heavier as I age
Almost got excited when I saw the Ultra 97 but its too soft
& needs Blade v8 head beam all the way through no PWS,
base weight 300 g and chrome black/red duco.
 
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DariaGT said:
Im still holding onto my 6.1s but getting heavier as I age
Almost got excited when I saw the Ultra 97 but its too soft
& needs Blade v8 head beam all the way through no PWS,
base weight 300 g and chrome black/red duco.
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Blade Pro (305g) worth a look, also Prestige Tour is more of a 6.1 style frame but lighter at 315g - and hypothetically the upcoming PS-esque frame from Wilson which ranges in weight from 320g down
 
gino

gino

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250 semi for the 6.1 this week, great news, even if in the hands of polarizing/oft-injured Opelka

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lim said:
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don't think I saw this in the thread yet, but just came across this...Bernie wielding N6.1 95
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Weird for some reason I always thought he was an n90 guy as a junior before the head switch. Thanks for the addition!
 
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jmacdaununder2 said:
Poor Bernie, that’s from back when he was killing it in the juniors & said that he’d win every major before he was 21.
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lol i remember those days, although he did warrant some hype. I believe he won the orange bowl in 3 times in 12s/14s/16s and then the two junior majors

then hilariously only makes on major QF for his career, wild
 
DariaGT

DariaGT

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Kolly I recall used 18x20 most of his career, then I thought a redrilled 16x19
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Willy really scored well with the 6.1, it has the power close to VS 98 range
and spin of the 16x18 is probably very close to it as well, just less control
from the pattern but helped here by the smaller head size?

There was also one of the fastest serves ever by Taylor Dent who is not listed on this thread?

I just sense an almost identical RF97-16x19 pattern would shine on a revamped 6.1,
no PWS, Blade v8/9 hoop shape right through, stiff hoop x flexible shaft like Dunlop CX.

6.1 have been what the Blade is now on the tour. Yet deserves another go to give those
players who want that little bit extra control and Maneuverability, finally a better alternative
to what Head has done for Novak except lighter, more pop, spin and similar silky feel.
 
DariaGT

DariaGT

Professional
On a side note, was Fed imitating Agassi as a joke ? he looks very old too.
its a first for me to see him as the usual ugly 70s/80s soft rocker/head banger
was he wearing jean material shorts too?

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DariaGT said:
Kolly I recall used 18x20 most of his career, then I thought a redrilled 16x19
Kohlschreiber1.jpg


Willy really scored well with the 6.1, it has the power close to VS 98 range
and spin of the 16x18 is probably very close to it as well, just less control
from the pattern but helped here by the smaller head size?

There was also one of the fastest serves ever by Taylor Dent who is not listed on this thread?

I just sense an almost identical RF97-16x19 pattern would shine on a revamped 6.1,
no PWS, Blade v8/9 hoop shape right through, stiff hoop x flexible shaft like Dunlop CX.

6.1 have been what the Blade is now on the tour. Yet deserves another go to give those
players who want that little bit extra control and Maneuverability, finally a better alternative
to what Head has done for Novak except lighter, more pop, spin and similar silky feel.
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You’re prob right on the 16x19, many of us probably counted the mains and stopped there

In regards to Dent, see below, he used the pro staff 7.1 zone mold

gregraven said:
Almost right. Taylor's racquets are made using the PS Zone 7.1 mold, but the weight, balance, flex, and swingweight are way off of the PSZ 7.1.

As of about a year ago, Dent's racquet specs were:

387 grams mass
32.5 cm balance
400 kg x cm2 swing weight

FWIW, they play beautifully.
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gregraven said:
I have never strung his racquets, but I took my scale, balance, and swingweight tester to the courts one day, and asked if I could borrow one of his racquets for a few minutes to get the measurements. I wasn't able to get the flex on it, but from hitting with it for about fifteen minutes, it seemed to be no stiffer than the Wilson HPS Zone 7.1, which is to say that my guestimate would be that it is about a 58 or lower on the Babolat RDC flex scale.

The balance is still head light (the racquet is 68.58 cm long). If you just look at the specs, it does seem like a club, but it felt very impressive. At the time, I was using a racquet weighing 408 grams, 27.8 cm balance, with a swingweight of 325 kg x cm2, so the weight felt fine, and I just had to get used to the difference in balance.
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Taylor Dent’s Wilson nSix-One 95

Professional-quality tennis racquet re-stringing and customization at affordable prices by Greg Raven.
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DariaGT said:
On a side note, was Fed imitating Agassi as a joke ? he looks very old too.
its a first for me to see him as the usual ugly 70s/80s soft rocker/head banger
was he wearing jean material shorts too?

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Hahaha this was for a Mercedes commercial. Circa 2016-2018 or so
 
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