The following is a list of popular and well known pro tennis players string setup specs from Wimbledon and the French Open. The list has been taken from Colin the Stringer and does not specify if the specs were from the French or Wimbledon. In any case it gives us a good indication of what the pros are usisng in their racquet.
The interesting thing to note is the extensive use of Luxilon and also the trend towards lower tensions. Tenions in racquets have been decreasing over time due to the wide use of co-polyester strings. The team from Tennis Gear can give you more information about finding the right string for your racquet.
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: French Open/Wimbledon 2010
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
The team from Tennis Gear can give you more information about finding the right string for your racquet.
