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Racquets underlined and lettered blue have been evaluated
by the TennisONE staff. Click on them to find out what the pros
think.
Racquet Rankings - Top 30
|
Rank
out of 276 |
Top
Thirty Overall
June 1999 |
Elbow
Safety |
Shoulder
Safety |
Power |
Control |
Score |
|
1 |
Toalson BR-220
Equipe |
2 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
17 |
|
2 |
Pro
Kennex Kinetic Pro 5g |
1 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
17.5 |
|
3 |
Pro
Kennex Kinetic Pro 5g Reach OS |
11 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
22.5 |
|
4 |
Pro
Kennex Kinetic Pro 5g Reach MP |
7 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
25.5 |
|
5 |
ProKennex
Kinetic Pro 15g Reach |
3 |
1 |
2 |
29 |
36.5 |
|
6 |
Prince Precision
770 |
12 |
4 |
14 |
6 |
42 |
|
7 |
Prince Precision
Graphite Classic OS |
6 |
9 |
10 |
16 |
44 |
|
8 |
Head Satellite
Tour MP |
5 |
22 |
19 |
9 |
57.5 |
|
9 |
Slazenger Pro
Braided Extreme |
14 |
7 |
6 |
50 |
84 |
|
10 |
Prince Michael
Chang Titanium OS |
31 |
12 |
25 |
5 |
88.5 |
|
11 |
Head Satellite
Tour MP XL |
20 |
9 |
10 |
58 |
107 |
|
12 |
Head Prestige
Tour |
10 |
29 |
20 |
51 |
115 |
|
13 |
Prince Precision
Equipe MP |
26 |
36 |
41 |
4 |
120 |
|
14 |
Slazenger Pro
Braided |
15 |
43 |
47 |
8 |
120.5 |
|
15 |
Wilson Hyper Pro
Staff 5.0 Stretch OS |
8 |
18 |
6 |
85 |
121 |
|
16 |
Head Radical Tour
MP XL |
44 |
17 |
27 |
12 |
122 |
|
17 |
Gamma PowerStick
26 XL OS |
37 |
19 |
33 |
15 |
122.5 |
|
18 |
Prince Precision
720 |
17 |
11 |
10 |
79 |
125.5 |
|
19 |
Wilson Pro Staff
7.5 95 |
4 |
22 |
9 |
90 |
127 |
|
20 |
Cayman Pro Smash |
9 |
30 |
18 |
76 |
137.5 |
|
20 |
Prince Response
660 |
13 |
43 |
49 |
26 |
137.5 |
|
22 |
Head Radical Tour
OS XL |
45 |
14 |
23 |
34 |
138.5 |
|
22 |
Wilson Hyper Pro
Staff 5.0 MP |
19 |
38 |
38 |
34 |
138.5 |
|
24 |
Fischer Club Classic
MP |
24 |
45 |
50 |
10 |
141 |
|
25 |
Yonex Super RQ-500 |
20 |
58 |
40 |
18 |
146 |
|
26 |
Prince Precision
730 |
56 |
21 |
31 |
19 |
155 |
|
27 |
Prince Thunder
750 |
39 |
28 |
39 |
32 |
157.5 |
|
27 |
Wonderwand Weapon |
37 |
13 |
35 |
54 |
157.5 |
|
29 |
Toalson Volcanic |
22 |
16 |
15 |
105 |
169 |
|
30 |
Gamma Tradition
20 MP |
42 |
52 |
55 |
1 |
171 |
For a complete list of racquets tested, select racquet by
manufacturer below.
Blackburne and Cayman
| Dunlop and Fischer | Gamma,
Gosen, and Head Kneissl, Mitt,
and Prince | ProKennex, Slazenger,
and Spalding
Toalson, Volkl, Wavex, and Weed
| Wilson | Yonex
and Wonderwand
Click here to view
Wilmot McCutchen's Racquet Research site for a more complete
technical explanation of the criteria used in evaluating tennis
racquets.
From www.racquetresearch.com, by permission |
