Pros (Past and Present) Who've Swung a Babolat Drive Frame [Includes major winners]

[gino]

Keeping the good times rolling. Comment anyone who I may have missed:

Babolat Soft Drive
Carlos Moya
Rafael Nadal

Babolat Pure Drive OG 1997
Fabio Fognini
Ivan Ljubicic (plus version)
Kim Clijsters
Marc Lopez
Alberto Martin
Karim Alami

Babolat Pure Drive Swirly
Andy Roddick (plus version)
Rafael Nadal
Alex Corretja
Wayne Arthur
Michael Chang
Feliciano Lopez (plus version)
Ashley Harkleroad

Babolat Pure Drive Team
Igor Andreev
Leander Paes

Babolat Pure Drive 2006 Cortex
Martina Hingis

Babolat Pure Drive 2009 Cortex
Julien Bennetteau

Babolat Pure Drive 2012 Cortex
Jordan Thompson
Sara Errani

Babolat Pure Drive 2015
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Ryan Harrison
Mikael Ymer
Taro Daniel
Dominika Cibulkova

Babolat Pure Drive 2018
David Ferrer
Yuichi Sugita
Amanda Anisimova

Babolat Pure Drive 2021
Lucas Pouille
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

Babolat Pure Drive VS/98
Jerry Shang
Taro Daniel

Pure Drive Various Molds
Yosuke Watanuki
Li Na
Garbine Mugaruza
Sofia Kenin
Ricardo Mello

 

[gino]

 

[Dae18]

+1 for Pure Drive 98-Taro Daniel

 

[dr. godmode]

Mugarutha PD FSI???

 

[mavsman149]

+1 for Pure Drive 98-Taro Daniel

Did Daniel switch to 98?

He was using a PD before the Vs/98 existed

 

[mavsman149]

Kim Clijsters used the PD original. She switched to the Cortex version at some point but I’m not sure which one!

 

[mavsman149]

Feliciano Lopez was a PD+ guy before Wilson. It had the 03 paint, not sure which version it really was

 

[mavsman149]

Not familiar with what exact versions but I know I’ve see the following with PD paint at some point

Holger Rune 2018
Ryan Harrison 2015
David Ferrer 2003 and later the 2018
Lucas Pouille 2021
Amanda anisimova 2018
Garbine Mugaruza various
Li Na various
Alex Corretja starting with swirly
Wayne Arthur’s swirly
Ag Radwanska
Michael Chang swirly

Believe Nadal used a PD swirly after the soft drive and before the APD

 

[Dae18]

Did Daniel switch to 98?

He was using a PD before the Vs/98 existed

He did yes, but switched to the PD98 as of last year. I’m sure same set up as before

 

[mavsman149]

Believe Ljubicic used the original Pure Drive XL

 

[Tronco20]

Errani 2012 PD+
Cibulkova 2015 PD

 

[gino]

+1 for Pure Drive 98-Taro Daniel

Mugarutha PD FSI???

Kim Clijsters used the PD original. She switched to the Cortex version at some point but I’m not sure which one!

Feliciano Lopez was a PD+ guy before Wilson. It had the 03 paint, not sure which version it really was

Not familiar with what exact versions but I know I’ve see the following with PD paint at some point

Holger Rune 2018
Ryan Harrison 2015
David Ferrer 2003 and later the 2018
Lucas Pouille 2021
Amanda anisimova 2018
Garbine Mugaruza various
Li Na various
Alex Corretja starting with swirly
Wayne Arthur’s swirly
Ag Radwanska
Michael Chang swirly

Believe Nadal used a PD swirly after the soft drive and before the APD

Believe Ljubicic used the original Pure Drive XL

Errani 2012 PD+
Cibulkova 2015 PD

Thank you all!! Will update the OP later today

 

[gino]

Keeping the good times rolling. Comment anyone who I may have missed:

Babolat Soft Drive
Carlos Moya
Rafael Nadal

Babolat Pure Drive OG 1997
Fabio Fognini
Ivan Ljubicic (plus version)
Kim Clijsters

Babolat Pure Drive Swirly
Andy Roddick (plus version)
Rafael Nadal
Alex Corretja
Wayne Arthur
Michael Chang
Feliciano Lopez (plus version)

Babolat Pure Drive Team
Igor Andreev
Leander Paes

Babolat Pure Drive Cortex

Babolat Pure Drive 2009 Cortex

Babolat Pure Drive 2012 Cortex
Jordan Thompson
Sara Errani

Babolat Pure Drive 2015
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Ryan Harrison
Mikael Ymer
Taro Daniel
Dominika Cibulkova

Babolat Pure Drive 2018
David Ferrer
Yuichi Sugita
Amanda Anisimova

Babolat Pure Drive 2021
Lucas Pouille

Babolat Pure Drive VS/98
Jerry Shang
Taro Daniel

Pure Drive Various Molds
Li Na
Garbine Mugaruza

OP updated ! Keep me honest, Im sure Im missing more (lots of doubles people id imagine)

 

[mavsman149]

Here’s a lesser known one. Martina Hingis played a few tournaments with the Pure Drive Cortex in 2007

 

[mavsman149]

Marc Lopez used a PD original. Still had the 09 GT paint even when he retired in 22.

 

[mavsman149]

Ricardo Mello had Pure Drives with 03 and later cortex paint before going aero

 

[mavsman149]

Ashley Harkleroad with the Swirly

 

[mavsman149]

Sofia Kenin

https://www.bing.com/images/search?...EB&selectedindex=11&itb=0&pc=APPL&vt=1&sim=11

 

[mavsman149]

I forget how to upload images, I tried to on the last two

 

[mavsman149]

can’t forget Fanny Stollar!

 

[gino]

@mavsman149 appreciate your efforts here mate

 

[mavsman149]

Julien Bennetteau!

 

[mavsman149]

Add Arthur Cazaux!

 

[innoVAShaun]

Alberto Martin

 

[innoVAShaun]

Karim Alami

 

[gino]

Alberto Martin

Karim Alami

Awesome pics & I LOVE that PD PJ

 

[mavsman149]

In honor of Dustin Brown announcing this year is his last. He at least had PJs of the 2012 and 2015 versions, I think both were purchased retail if I remember hearing correctly. He didn’t have a stencil in his 2015 Pure Drive when he beat Nadal at Wimbledon 2015

 

[innoVAShaun]

Andrea Vavassori

 

[gino]

Another title for the PD! & the birth of a new torchbearer perhaps?

4-0 in challenger finals and 1-0 in ATP finals (in his third ATP event)

 

[Tronco20]

Another title for the PD! & the birth of a new torchbearer perhaps?

4-0 in challenger finals and 1-0 in ATP finals (in his third ATP event)

This seems to be the 2018/2021 mold and string pattern. Anyone can confirm?

 

[McEncock]

Another title for the PD! & the birth of a new torchbearer perhaps?

4-0 in challenger finals and 1-0 in ATP finals (in his third ATP event)

Giovanni is not here to joke. Those stats, sheesh

 

[jmacdaununder2]

Another win for Babolat!

 

[gino]

The drive lives on

 

[pedrogcr]

In honor of Dustin Brown announcing this year is his last. He at least had PJs of the 2012 and 2015 versions, I think both were purchased retail if I remember hearing correctly. He didn’t have a stencil in his 2015 Pure Drive when he beat Nadal at Wimbledon 2015

Not so sure about them being retail... I stumbled on this last night and will have to wait till it gets here to confirm, but the paint on the black parts seem glossy while the retail is more matte?

Also, there is definitely Cortex, but the bumper guard - with the holes - looks like the older models" (until 2012).

 

[mavsman149]

Not so sure about them being retail... I stumbled on this last night and will have to wait till it gets here to confirm, but the paint on the black parts seem glossy while the retail is more matte?

Also, there is definitely Cortex, but the bumper guard - with the holes - looks like the older models" (until 2012).

That's definitely the 1999-2012 grommets. It could still be the retail 2012. Maybe not

 

[gino]

Not so sure about them being retail... I stumbled on this last night and will have to wait till it gets here to confirm, but the paint on the black parts seem glossy while the retail is more matte?

Also, there is definitely Cortex, but the bumper guard - with the holes - looks like the older models" (until 2012).

Sick find !

 

[gino]