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What the pros use…

The following information is compiled from various sources on the Internet, as of mid-late 2009.

While I suggest everybody should find their favorite combination of racquet/string/tension, the following tables are an interesting read nevertheless.

ATP tour:

Player

String (mains/crosses)

Tension (lbs)
Roger Federer Wilson Natural Gut/Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power Rough

55/52
Rafael Nadal Babolat Pro Hurricane Tour

55
Novak Djokovic Wilson Natural Gut/Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power Rough

55/52
Andy Murray Babolat VS Team/Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power Rough

62
Juan Martin del Potro Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power

62
Nikolay Davydenko Polystar Energy

55/53
Jo-Wilfrid Tsonga Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power Rough

62/60
Robin Soderling Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power

56
Fernando Gonzalez Babolat Pro Hurricane

60
Radek Stepanek Pacific Prime Gut

55/53
Gaël Monfils Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power

57/55
Tommy Haas Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power

75
Tomas Berdych Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power

55
Lleyton Hewitt Babolat VS Team/Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power

56
James Blake Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power

68
Richard Gasquet Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power

58
Marat Safin Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power

60

WTA tour:

Player

String (mains/crosses)

Tension (lbs)
Dinara Safina Babolat Pro Hurricane

66/64
Serena Williams Wilson Natural Gut

65/68
Svetlana Kuznetsova Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power

57/55
Elena Dementieva Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power

52/48
Venus Williams Wilson Natural Gut

68
Jelena Jankovic Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power/Prince Natural Gut

64
Vera Zvonereva Gamma Live Wire Professional

53/55
Flavia Pennetta Wilson Natural Gut

63
Maria Sharapova Luxilon M2/Prince Natural Gut

62
Nadia Petrova Luxilon Monotec Supersense

62
Kim Clijsters Babolat VS Touch

58
Ana Ivanovic Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power

54