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