Top 30 - June 2000
Best out of 187 Racquets
Based on racquet measurements done by technicians at the U.S.
Racquet Stringers Association, published in the April 2000 issue of Racquet
Tech.
The rankings under the macro criteria were weighted thus: 1.5*Elbow Safety + 0.5*Dexterity + Wrist Safety + Shoulder Safety + Efficiency. These are all excellent racquets. Expert players should disregard the Dexterity rankings, because they have the strength to wield the heavy, head-light, high swingweight racquets that score well otherwise.
Overall Rank |
Best 30 - Overall Rank - June 2000 | Weighted Total |
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1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
72 |
41.5 |
|
2 |
Wilson |
|
27 |
12 |
17 |
3 |
25 |
80 |
3 |
Pro Kennex |
Ti Destiny PBT Reach |
10 |
2 |
38 |
11 |
4 |
82 |
4 |
Slazenger |
Pro Braided Extreme |
2 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
136 |
87.5 |
5 |
Prince |
|
5 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
149 |
88.5 |
6 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber F-9.0 MP |
15 |
19 |
5 |
8 |
88 |
93.5 |
7 |
Volkl |
C10 Pro Xtended |
9 |
14 |
8 |
25 |
75 |
97.5 |
8 |
Slazenger |
Pro Braided |
19 |
17 |
7 |
4 |
100 |
100.5 |
9 |
Wilson |
|
3 |
20 |
4 |
30 |
87 |
102.5 |
10 |
Head |
Ti.Radical OS |
20 |
33 |
22 |
15 |
34 |
118 |
Overall Rank |
Best 30 - Overall Rank - June 2000 |
Efficiency |
Wrist Safety |
Elbow Safety |
Shoulder Safety |
Dexterity |
Total |
|
11 |
Pro Kennex |
Kinetic Charged |
18 |
10 |
16 |
5 |
134 |
124 |
12 |
Yonex |
RD Power-7 Long 95 |
13 |
25 |
13 |
23 |
124 |
142.5 |
13 |
Head |
Classic MP |
42 |
24 |
18 |
10 |
97 |
151.5 |
14 |
Cayman |
Pro Heat II |
8 |
81 |
6 |
28 |
67 |
159.5 |
15 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff 5.0 Stretch MP |
7 |
43 |
12 |
38 |
109 |
160.5 |
16 |
Prince |
Precision Equipe MP |
24 |
11 |
19 |
9 |
179 |
162 |
17 |
Gamma |
Big Bubba Tour |
6 |
36 |
14 |
14 |
176 |
165 |
18 |
Prince |
Precision Approach Ti MP |
37 |
30 |
15 |
6 |
150 |
170.5 |
19 |
Fischer |
Vacuum Pro Classic 98 |
22 |
57 |
9 |
16 |
127 |
172 |
20 |
Prince |
Precision Response Ti MP |
32 |
28 |
25 |
24 |
102 |
172.5 |
Overall Rank |
Best 30 - Overall Rank - June 2000 |
Efficiency |
Wrist Safety |
Elbow Safety |
Shoulder Safety |
Dexterity |
Total |
|
21 |
Yonex |
RD Ti-70 Long 98 |
11 |
53 |
10 |
31 |
127 |
173.5 |
21 |
Wilson |
Pro Staff 6.1 95 Stretch |
4 |
33 |
10 |
33 |
177 |
173.5 |
23 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Graphite OS |
51 |
4 |
31 |
17 |
117 |
177 |
24 |
Wilson |
|
14 |
45 |
23 |
27 |
116 |
178.5 |
25 |
Volkl |
Quantum 10 |
25 |
15 |
47 |
41 |
63 |
183 |
26 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Hornet OS |
35 |
7 |
42 |
13 |
140 |
188 |
27 |
Yonex |
RD Power-7 Long 105 |
17 |
15 |
28 |
50 |
129 |
188.5 |
28 |
Yonex |
RD Power-10 Long 105 |
12 |
41 |
20 |
36 |
140 |
189 |
29 |
Babolat |
Pure Control |
40 |
32 |
21 |
18 |
165 |
204 |
30 |
Weed |
3/4 Weed XL |
16 |
27 |
45 |
44 |
101 |
205 |
For a complete list of racquets tested, select racquet by manufacturer below.
ProKennex | Slazenger | Volkl | Weed | Wilson | Yonex
Click here to view Wilmot McCutchen's Racquet Research site for a more complete technical explanation of the criteria used in evaluating tennis racquets.