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Tennis Pros & Their Strings

Here are the strings the world’s top tennis players, (and a few recently retired 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.

Latest Update: Australian Open 2010/ATP Masters Finals, November 2009

Mario Ancic Yonex RDS 002 Tour
Luxilon Big Banger Original 62lbs

Marcos Baghdatis Tecnifibre T-Flash 315 Speedflex
Tecnifibre X-One BiPhase 46/51lbs

Tomas Berdych Head YouTek Radical MP
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 55lbs

James Blake Wilson Six.One Tour BLX
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 68lbs

Bob Bryan Prince EXO3 Ignite Team
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power Rough 49/53lbs

Mike Bryan Prince EXO3 Ignite Team
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power Rough 50/53lbs

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

Marin Cilic Head YouTek Radical MP
Babolat VS Touch 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 Ozone Tour
Polystar Energy 55/53lbs

Juan Martin del Potro Wilson Pro Tour BLX
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 62lbs

Novak Djokovic Head YouTek Speed Pro
Wilson Natural Gut/Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power Rough 55/52lbs

Elena Dementieva Yonex RDiS 100 Mid Plus
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 52/48lbs

Roger Federer Wilson Six.One Tour BLX
Wilson Natural Gut/Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power Rough 55/52lbs

David Ferrer Prince Ozone Tour
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 Head YouTek Prestige Pro
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power  75lbs

Daniela Hantuchova Prince Ozone 7
Babolat VS Touch 58lbs

Justine Henin Wilson Tour BLX
Maillot Savarez HT Tonic First Gold 57.5lbs

Tim Henman Slazenger NX One
Luxilon Big Banger TiMo/Babolat VS Team 62lbs

Lleyton Hewitt Yonex RDiS 100
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

John Isner Prince O3 White
Tecnifibre Pro RedCode 62lbs

Ana Ivanovic Yonex RQiS 1 Tour XL
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power    54lbs

Jelena Jankovic Prince O3 Speedport Pro White
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power/Prince Natural Gut    64lbs

Joachim Johansson Yonex RDS 001 Mid Plus
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

Svetlana Kuznetsova Head Extreme Pro
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 57/55lbs

Ivan Ljubicic Head Microgel Prestige
Babolat Pro Hurricane 63lbs

Paul-Henri Mathieu Wilson [K]Blade 98
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 62lbs

Amélie Mauresmo Head Microgel Radical MP
Babolat VS Touch 54lbs

Jürgen Melzer Dunlop 4D 300 Tour
Isospeed Professional 75lbs

Gaël Monfils Prince EXO3 Rebel
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 57/55lbs

Carlos Moya Babolat Pure Drive Team
Luxilon Big Banger Original 60lbs

Andy Murray Head YouTek Radical Pro
Babolat VS Team/Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power Rough 62lbs

Anastasia Myskina Head Liquidmetal Instinct Tour
Luxilon Big Banger Timo 56/52lbs

Rafael Nadal Babolat AeroPro Drive GT
Babolat RPM Blast 55lbs

David Nalbandian Yonex RDiS 100
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 AeroStorm
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 4D 300
Luxilon Big Banger Original 52lbs

Andy Roddick Babolat Pure Drive Roddick
Babolat RPM Blast/Babolat VS Team 73/61lbs

Greg Rusedski Dunlop Aerogel 200
Babolat VS Team 48lbs

Marat Safin Head Microgel Prestige Mid
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 60lbs

Dinara Safina Babolat AeroStorm
Babolat Pro Hurricane 68/64lbs

Fabrice Santoro Head Flexpoint Radical Tour
Tecnifibre X-One Biphase 60lbs

Patty Schnyder Head Liquidmetal Prestige Mid
Kirschbaum Touch Turbo 57lbs

Maria Sharapova Prince EXO3 Black
Luxilon M2/Prince Natural Gut 62lbs

Robin Soderling Head YouTek Radical MP
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 56lbs

Paradorn Srichaphan Yonex Ultimum RD Ti-80
Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power/Babolat VS Touch 64lbs

Radek Stepanek Bosworth Custom
Pacific Prime Gut 55/53lbs

Paulo Suarez Prince O3 Tour
Prince Tournament Nylon 65lbs

Janko Tipsarevic Tecnifibre T-Fight 325 VO2 Max
Tecnifibre BlackCode 57/55lbs

Jo-Wilfrid Babolat AeroPro Drive GT
Babolat RPM Blast 62/59.5lbs

Nicole Vaidisova Yonex RDiS 100
Luxilon Big Banger Ace (Tension Not Available)

Kristof Vliegen Tecnifibre T-Fight 325 VO2 Max XL
Tecnifibre BlackCode 44/38.5lbs

Serena Williams Wilson [K]Blade Team
Wilson Natural Gut 65/68lbs

Venus Williams Wilson [K]Blade Team
Wilson Natural Gut 68lbs

Caroline Wozniacki Babolat AeroPro Drive GT
Babolat VS Team Natural Gut 58lbs

Vera Zvonereva Prince O3 White
Gamma Live Wire Professional 53/55lbs