Overall Rank
(low is good)
July 2001 Survey of 176 Racquets
based on specs provided by USRSA and plugged into formulas for performance under 5 Benchmark Conditions
Rank out of 176 in Measurements
Expert Player
Weak Player
Flex (most flexible)
Balance (most head-light)
Swingweight about 7 cm axis (lowest)
Mass (lowest)
14
21
Babolat
Pure Control
15
9
29
24
160
97
20
143
165
61
61
Babolat
Pure Drive
60
49
96
58
98
124
50
78
131
30
27
Babolat
Pure Power
35
15
26
37
87
141
50
92
125
102
102
Babolat
Soft Control
86
108
124
96
104
35
69
78
122
72
65
Babolat
Soft Drive
78
66
76
78
40
97
82
29
79
77
72
Babolat
Soft Power
83
66
88
78
40
124
82
29
79
21
29
Babolat
VS Control
19
11
23
38
150
69
36
139
146
100
89
Babolat
VS Drive
112
97
56
133
22
69
147
35
24
113
123
Babolat
VS Power+
122
103
69
152
112
124
162
153
42