Tennis Pros & Their Strings
Here are the strings the world’s top tennis players are using in their rackets, together with the rackets they’re using, and the tensions, (in lbs), they most commonly string at. These tensions are known as ‘Reference Tensions’, and are the tensions the pros will hit with when they arrive at a tournament. Having seen how the racket feels at the Reference Tension, they’ll then, if necessary, take the tension up or down a couple of pounds at a time until the get the feel they’re looking for. Things such as court surface, temperature, altitude, as well as their next opponent, will all contribute to any change required, but everything will start from the Reference Tension.
Where two tensions are shown the first is the tension of the main strings, and the second is the tension of the cross strings.
Where hybrid stringing is shown, the first named string is used for the main strings, and the second named is used for the cross strings. For example, Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt uses Babolat VS Team for his main strings, and Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power for his cross strings, whereas Sweden’s Joachim Johansson uses Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power for his main strings, and Babolat VS Touch for his cross strings.
If you can’t see the list below, please contact me via the ‘Ask The Stringer’ page, and I’ll e-mail the information to you.
Mario Ancic Yonex RDS 002 Tour
Luxilon Big Banger Original 62lbs
Marcos Baghdatis Fischer M-Speed Pro No 1
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 46/51lbs
Tomas Berdych Dunlop Aerogel 200
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 55lbs
James Blake Dunlop Aerogel 200
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 68lbs
Guillermo Canas Wilson nPro nCode
Wilson Enduro Tour 55lbs
Jennifer Capriati Prince Tour Diablo
Babolat VS Touch/Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 51/48lbs
Juan-Ignacio Chela Babolat Pure Storm Team
Tecnifibre Spinfire Maxi Power 58lbs
Kim Clijsters Babolat Pure Drive Team
Babolat VS Touch 58lbs
Guillermo Coria Head Microgel Radical
Toalson Cyber Blade Tour 52lbs
Lindsay Davenport Wilson [K]Tour
Wilson Natural Gut 63/64lbs
Nikolay Davydenko Prince O3 Tour
Polystar Energy 55/53lbs
Novak Djokovic Wilson [K]Blade Tour
Tecnifibre X-One Biphase 55lbs
Elena Dementieva Yonex RDS 001 Mid Plus
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 51/48lbs
Roger Federer Wilson K Factor KSix-One Tour 90
Wilson Natural Gut/Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power Rough 55/52lbs
David Ferrer Prince Vendetta
Luxilon Big Banger Original 51lbs
Juan Carlos Ferrero Prince Ozone Tour
Luxilon Big Banger Original 53/51lbs
Richard Gasquet Head Microgel Extreme Pro
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 58lbs
Gaston Gaudio Wilson nSix-One 95
Toalson Cyber Blade Tour 59.5lbs
Robby Ginepri Babolat Pure Storm Team
Babolat Pro Hurricane/Babolat VS Team 64lbs
Fernando Gonzalez Babolat Pure Storm Team
Babolat Pro Hurricane 60lbs
Sebastien Grosjean Head Microgel Prestige Mid
Babolat VS Touch 51lbs
Tommy Haas Dunlop Aerogel 300
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 75lbs
Daniela Hantuchova Prince Ozone 7
Babolat VS Touch 58lbs
Justine Henin Wilson [K]Tour
Maillot Savarez HT Tonic First Gold 57.5lbs
Tim Henman Slazenger NX One
Luxilon Big Banger TiMo/Babolat VS Team 62lbs
Lleyton Hewitt Yonex RQiS 1 Tour
Babolat VS Team/Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 56lbs
Martina Hingis Yonex RQS-11
Yonex Polyester/Babolat VS Team 49/44lbs
Dominik Hrbaty Fischer Pro No One
Kirschbaum Touch Turbo 63lbs
Ana Ivanovic Yonex RQiS 1 Tour
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 54lbs
Jelena Jankovic Prince O3 Speedport Pro White
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power/Prince Natural Gut 73/71lbs
Joachim Johansson Yonex RDX500 HD
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power/Babolat VS Touch 67lbs
Stefan Koubek Wilson nSix-One 95
Isospeed Professional 62lbs
Gustavo Kuerten Head Liquidmetal Prestige Mid
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 56lbs
Ivan Ljubicic Head Experimental (plain black frame)
Babolat Pro Hurricane 63lbs
Paul-Henri Mathieu Wilson [K]Blade 98
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 57lbs
Amélie Mauresmo Head Flexpoint Radical MP
Babolat VS Touch 54lbs
Jürgen Melzer Head Microgel Radical
Pacific Polygut 57lbs
Gaël Monfils Head Liquidmetal Prestige Mid
Head Prototype (Tension Not Available)
Carlos Moya Babolat Pure Drive Team
Luxilon Big Banger Original 60lbs
Andy Murray Head Microgel Radical MP
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power/ BDE Performance 64lbs
Anastasia Myskina Head Liquidmetal Instinct Tour
Luxilon Big Banger Timo 56/52lbs
Rafael Nadal Babolat AeroPro Drive
Babolat Pro Hurricane Tour 57lbs
David Nalbandian Yonex RDS001Mid Plus
Luxilon Big Banger Original 64lbs
Jiri Novak Völkl Tour 10 Mid Plus
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 64/62lbs
Flavia Pennetta Wilson [K]Blade 98
Wilson Natural Gut 63lbs
Nadia Petrova Babolat Pure Drive Team
Luxilon Monotec Supersense 62lbs
Mark Philippoussis Head i.Prestige
Babolat VS Team 75lbs
Mary Pierce Yonex RD Ti-80
Luxilon Big Banger TiMo 65lbs
Tommy Robredo Dunlop Aerogel 300
Luxilon Big Banger Original 52lbs
Andy Roddick Babolat Pure Drive Roddick
Babolat Pro Hurricane/Babolat VS Team 73lbs
Greg Rusedski Dunlop Aerogel 200
Babolat VS Team 48lbs
Marat Safin Head Microgel Prestige Mid
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 60lbs
Fabrice Santoro Head Flexpoint Radical Tour
Tecnifibre X-One Biphase 60lbs
Patty Schnyder Head Liquidmetal Prestige Mid
Kirschbaum Touch Turbo 57lbs
Maria Sharapova Prince O3 White
Babolat VS Team 64lbs
Paradorn Srichaphan Yonex Ultimum RD Ti-80
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power/Babolat VS Touch 64lbs
Radek Stepanek Völkl DNX9
Pacific Prime Gut 55/53lbs
Paulo Suarez Prince O3 Tour
Prince Tournament Nylon 65lbs
Janko Tipsarevic Tecnifibre T-Fight 320
Tecnifibre X-One Biphase /Tecnifibre Pro RedCode (N/A)
Nicole Vaidisova Yonex RQiS 2 Tour
Luxilon Big Banger Ace (Tension Not Available)
Kristof Vliegen Tecnifibre T-Fight 320
Tecnifibre X-One Biphase 44/38.5lbs
Serena Williams Wilson [K]Blade Team
Wilson Natural Gut 67lbs
Venus Williams Wilson [K]Blade Team
Wilson Natural Gut 65lbs
Vera Zvonereva Prince O3 White
Gamma Live Wire Professional 64lbs