Tennis racket finder

A free tool for choosing a tennis racket without wading through marketing copy. 155 current frames from 11 brands — Babolat, Head, Wilson, Yonex, Dunlop, Tecnifibre, Diadem, Prince, Solinco, Lacoste and Pro Kennex — each rated across eleven playing axes and listed with the hard specifications that actually predict how a frame plays.

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What the ratings mean

Every frame carries a score from 0 to 10 on each of eleven axes: Control (flat), Precision, Spin, Power, Feel / comfort, Stability, Maneuverability, Serve, Smash & overhead, Slice / touch, Return / blocking. A twelfth column, difficulty, describes how demanding the frame is to use well — a high difficulty score is not a criticism, it is a warning that the frame rewards a developed swing and punishes a late one.

Alongside the ratings sit the specifications that matter: unstrung weight, head size, string pattern, stiffness in RA, swingweight, balance and beam width. These are the numbers that predict how a racket behaves, and they are far more informative than any technology name printed on the throat.

How to choose a racket

Three specifications carry most of the outcome. Head size trades forgiveness against precision — 100 square inches and up is generous, 95 to 98 is exacting. String pattern is the spin and control lever: an open 16x19 bed bites and launches, a dense 18x20 holds the ball down. Swingweight decides whether the frame feels heavy through contact or quick to prepare, and it matters more than static weight.

Stiffness deserves separate attention if your arm has ever complained. A high RA value means a stiff frame, which returns more of the impact to your elbow and shoulder. Pairing a stiff frame with a stiff polyester string is the single most common cause of arm trouble in club tennis.

Browse by family

38 racket families, covering all 155 frames on the bench.

Strings

A racket is only half the setup. The string finder rates 396 string beds on eight axes including arm friendliness.

Balls

A setup is a frame, a string bed and a ball. The tennis ball finder rates every ball on the same kind of scale, adds the court it actually suits, and gives each one a cost per playing hour — the only ball price that means anything.