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HEAD PRESTIGE tennis rackets compared
The tech that matters shipped in 1987: a dense, small-faced box beam that filters nothing and flatters nobody. Auxetic arrived recently as the feel story, but Prestige feel was always geometry and mass, not lattice work.
Compare these frames in the finder →Specifications and scores
All 4 current HEAD PRESTIGE models, with unstrung weight, head size, string pattern, stiffness (RA), swingweight, balance and beam width, followed by the eleven playing axes rated 0–10 and a difficulty rating.
| Model | Weight | Head | Pattern | Stiffness | Swingweight | Balance | Beam | Ctrl | Prec | Spin | Pwr | Feel | Stab | Man | Serve | Smsh | Slice | Ret | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prestige MP (2023) | 310g | 98 | 18x20 | 62 RA | ~325 | ~310 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Prestige MP L (2023) | 300g | 98 | 16x19 | 62 RA | ~315 | ~315 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Prestige Pro (2023) | 320g | 95 | 18x20 | 62 RA | ~330 | ~310 | 21.5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Prestige Tour (2023) | 315g | 99 | 18x20 | 61 RA | ~325 | ~315 | 21.5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swipe the table sideways for the remaining columns.
Axes, in order: Control (flat) · Precision · Spin · Power · Feel / comfort · Stability · Maneuverability · Serve · Smash & overhead · Slice / touch · Return / blocking. Difficulty is how demanding the frame is to use well, not how good it is.
Choosing between them
Frames in one family share a construction story but not a playing character — head size, pattern and swingweight move the numbers above far more than the marketing does. If you want a shortlist matched to how you actually play, and a string bed matched to the frame, the finder does that in a few taps.