Racket & String Finder

Find the racket that fits how you actually play.

42 frames and 25 string beds, every one scored from a published playtest. Say what you want more of — the ranking follows. Nothing is hidden from you.

About you

Start with your level. Every racket and string bed is rated on the same 1–10 scale, so it sets the two level columns, the questions underneath, and where the sliders below begin.

Gender

What matters to you — everything below ranks to this

10
Where a flat, hard drive lands. It keeps the big swing inside the lines. The frame and the string both answer for this.
5
Bite — how hard the setup grabs the ball and lets go again. The frame and the string both answer for this.
5
Free pace. Depth you get without swinging any harder. The frame and the string both answer for this.
5
How much the ball talks back — soft, connected contact instead of a plank. The frame and the string both answer for this.
5
Sweetspot, stability and feedback: hitting your target on purpose. The frame's job — mass, balance, swingweight, pattern. No restring moves it.
5
Holding its line against a heavy ball, without twisting on impact. The frame's job — mass, balance, swingweight, pattern. No restring moves it.
5
How fast it swings — quick prep, reaction volleys, scrambling. The frame's job — mass, balance, swingweight, pattern. No restring moves it.
5
The pace and kick you can find on first and second serve. The frame's job — mass, balance, swingweight, pattern. No restring moves it.
5
Overheads: reach, whip, and enough pace to end it there. The frame's job — mass, balance, swingweight, pattern. No restring moves it.
5
Soft hands — backhand slice, drop shots, touch volleys. The frame's job — mass, balance, swingweight, pattern. No restring moves it.
5
Blocking a big serve back deep without the frame folding. The frame's job — mass, balance, swingweight, pattern. No restring moves it.
5
How long the strings stay lively. They go dead long before they break. The string's job — material behaviour, and the cheaper half to change.
5
How long the bed lasts before it actually snaps. The string's job — material behaviour, and the cheaper half to change.
5
How kind the setup is to elbow, wrist and shoulder. The string's job — material behaviour, and the cheaper half to change.
You asked for: Power 5 · Spin 5 · Stability 5 · Control 8 · Comfort 5 · Speed 5PowerSpinStabilityControlComfortSpeed
All 14 answers, read as six.
Every profile below is drawn against this.

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Rackets

top 10 of 42 · ranked by match

Ordered by the weights you set above. Level is the frame's own, on the same 1–10 scale as yours, with the difference under it.

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Match
Racket
Racket level
You
€
8.6
8
8
2
4
8
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
—
250
8.4
10
9
2
4
7
7
6
5
6
7
7
7
7
—
250
7.7
6
8
5
7
6
9
5
6
7
6
6
6
8
—
230
7.7
9
8
3
3
8
7
6
5
6
7
7
7
7
—
230
7.6
7
9
3
8
6
9
5
6
6
4
7
7
8
—
260
7.3
7
7
6
5
6
7
5
7
7
6
7
5
7
—
250
7.1
8
6
6
3
7
4
9
6
6
8
7
6
5
—
210
7.0
7
7
4
6
6
6
7
5
6
7
8
6
6
—
220
6.7
7
7
6
6
6
7
5
6
6
6
8
5
4
—
230
6.5
5
6
3
4
8
7
7
5
6
10
7
5
5
—
240
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  • played
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  • estimated from specs
  • weak → strong
  • level — how much racket it is, not how good
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String beds

top 10 of 25 · ranked by match

Mains and crosses are scored together, so a hybrid is a row of its own rather than two half-answers. The winner here is not your answer — the pairing under Best Setups is.

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Match
Strings
Strings level
You
€
8.5
7
5
8
3
6
8
5
8
—
15
7.8
6
5
7
4
6
8
5
8
—
15
7.4
7
2
8
4
6
9
3
8
—
15
7.4
6
5
7
4
5
7
6
8
—
18
7.0
8
4
9
5
2
7
4
8
—
15
6.8
6
5
7
4
5
7
5
8
—
17
6.6
7
5
7
4
5
7
4
9
—
17
6.5
6
5
6
5
5
7
5
7
—
18
6.5
7
3
8
7
2
7
4
8
—
19
6.3
7
4
8
6
2
7
4
9
—
18
  • full profile, specs and play notes
  • played
  • assessed
  • estimated from specs
  • weak → strong
  • level — how much racket it is, not how good
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Best Setups

Frame and string bed scored as one pair — the answer the two tables above each hold half of. The string is not a second decision; it finishes what the frame starts, so a control frame on a control poly lands worse than either row promises. One entry per frame, with the string that suits it best — the three that win, and the cheapest pair still in the argument with them.

  • Winner

    Wilson Blade 98 18x20 v9

    Mains
    HEAD Lynx Tour
    Crosses
    SOLINCO Confidential Soft
    9.6
    Wilson Blade 98 18x20 v9 with HEAD Lynx Tour: Power 5 · Spin 5 · Stability 7 · Control 9 · Comfort 6 · Speed 6. You asked for: Power 5 · Spin 5 · Stability 5 · Control 8 · Comfort 5 · Speed 5Power5Spin5Stability7Control9Comfort6Speed6

    The string adds spin the frame does not supply.

    €265 togetherasks 8/10
  • Second

    Yonex Percept 97D

    Mains
    HEAD Lynx Tour
    Crosses
    SOLINCO Confidential Soft
    9.5
    Yonex Percept 97D with HEAD Lynx Tour: Power 5 · Spin 5 · Stability 7 · Control 8 · Comfort 6 · Speed 6. You asked for: Power 5 · Spin 5 · Stability 5 · Control 8 · Comfort 5 · Speed 5Power5Spin5Stability7Control8Comfort6Speed6

    The string adds spin the frame does not supply.

    €265 togetherasks 8/10
  • Third

    Wilson Blade 98 18x20

    Mains
    HEAD Lynx Tour
    Crosses
    SOLINCO Confidential Soft
    9.0
    Wilson Blade 98 18x20 with HEAD Lynx Tour: Power 5 · Spin 5 · Stability 7 · Control 8 · Comfort 6 · Speed 6. You asked for: Power 5 · Spin 5 · Stability 5 · Control 8 · Comfort 5 · Speed 5Power5Spin5Stability7Control8Comfort6Speed6

    The string reins in the frame's feel / comfort.

    €245 togetherasks 8/10
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