PLAYERS AND 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: Hopman Cup/Doha/Sydney/Australian Open - January 2011

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 Rebel

Prince Natural Gut/Luxilon Big Banger TiMo 51/47lbs

Mike Bryan Prince EXO3 Rebel

Prince Natural Gut/Luxilon Big Banger TiMo 48/45lbs

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 61lbs

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 Dunlop Biomimetic 200 Plus

Polystar Energy 51lbs

Juan Martin del Potro Wilson [K] Six.One 95

Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 62lbs

Novak Djokovic Head YouTek IG Speed Pro 18×20

Head 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 48.5/44lbs

David Ferrer Prince EXO3 Tour

Luxilon Big Banger Original 51lbs

Juan Carlos Ferrero Prince EXO3 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

Babolat VS Team  75lbs

Daniela Hantuchova Prince EXO3 Tour

Babolat VS Touch 58lbs

Justine Henin Wilson Tour BLX

Babolat VS Touch 59.5lbs

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

John Isner Prince EXO3 Black

Tecnifibre Pro RedCode 62lbs

Ana Ivanovic Yonex Ezone

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 YouTek IG Extreme Pro

Babolat Pro Hurricane 69lbs

Michael Llodra Wilson BLX Pro Tour

Babolat VS Team 52lbs

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

Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power Rough/Babolat VS Team 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 Blade 98 Pink BLX

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 Pro Hurricane Tour/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 AeroPro Drive GT

Babolat RPM Blast 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 Head Prototype

Luxilon M2/Babolat VS Team 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

Viktor Troicki Prince Ozone Tour

Prince Poly EXP

Jo-Wilfrid Tsonga Babolat AeroPro Drive GT

Babolat VS Team 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 65lbs

Venus Williams Wilson Blade Team BLX

Wilson Natural Gut 68lbs

Caroline Wozniacki Yonex VCore 100S GT

Babolat Revenge/Babolat VS Team Natural Gut 57lbs

Vera Zvonereva Prince EXO3 Black

Gamma Zo Sweet 57/60lbs

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