Pro Equipment: 2005 Roland Garros

When Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin-Hardenne came off the French Open red clay as the victor, it was the culmination of a grueling two weeks in Paris. Here’s a look at the equipment that the top players used in the bid for Grand Slam glory. Post these pages in your shop, so your customers can check out their favorite players, too.

Men

Player name	Racquet brand	Racquet model	Head size	String brand	String model	Gauge	Tension
Roger Federer	Wilson	nSix-One Tour	90	Luxilon/Wilson	BB Alu Power Rough/ Wilson Natural	16L	55/50.5
Lleyton Hewitt	Did not play
Rafael Nadal	Babolat	AeroPro Drive	100	Babolat	Duralast	16	53
Andy Roddick	Babolat	Pure Drive Team+	100	Babolat	VS Team	16	73
Marat Safin	Head	Liquidmetal Prestige Mid	93	Luxilon	Alu Power Rough	16L	NA
Andre Agassi	Head	Flexpoint Radical OS	107	Luxilon	Big Banger Alu Power	16L	66
Nikolay Davydendo	Prince	O3 Tour	100	Polystar	Energy	16	55/53
Guillermo Canas	Wilson	nPro Surge	100	Kirschbaum	Super Smash Honey	1.2	53
Tim Henman	Slazenger	Pro X-1	95	Luxilon/Babolat	BB TIMO / VS Team	18	51.6
Joachim Johansson	Yonex	RDX 500	90	Luxilon/Babolat	BB Alu Power/VS Team	17	NA
Mariano Puerta	Babolat	AeroPro Drive	100	Babolat	Pro Hurricane	16	59.5
Gaston Gaudio	Wilson	nSix-One	95	Kirschbaum	Super Smash	16	59.5
Tommy Robredo	Dunlop	300G	98	Luxilon	Big Banger Original	16	51
Guillermo Coria	Prince	O3 Tour	100	Luxilon	Big Banger Original	16	52
David Ferrer	Prince	Shark DB MP	100	Luxilon	Big Banger Original	16	NA
Radek Stepanek	Volkl	Tour 10 Mid V-Engine	93	Pacific	Tough Gut	17	61.5/57
Ivan Ljubicic	Babolat	Pure Drive Team +	100	Luxilon/Babolat	BB TIMO / VS Team	17	57
David Nalbandian	Yonex	RDX-500	98	Luxilon	Big Banger Original	16	64
Carlos Moya	Babolat	Pure Drive Team	100	Luxilon	Big Banger Original	16	60
Thomas Johansson	Dunlop	M-Fil 200	95	Luxilon/Babolat	Alu Power/VS Touch	17/16	59.5

Women

Player name	Racquet brand	Racquet model	Head size	String brand	String model	Gauge	Tension
Lindsay Davenport	Wilson	nTour	95	Wilson	Wilson Natural	15L	63/64
Maria Sharapova	Prince	Turbo Shark MP	100	Babolat	VS Team	17	64
Amelie Mauresmo	Dunlop	300G	98	Babolat	VS Touch	16	57.2
Serena Williams	Did not play
Svetlana Kuznetsova	Head	Flexpoint Instinct	100	Luxilon	Big Banger Alu Touch	16L	53/50.5
Elena Dementieva	Yonex	RDX-500 MP	98	Luxilon	Big Banger Alu Power	16L	51/48.5
J. Henin-Hardenne	Wilson	nTour	95	Wilson	Wilson Natural	16	57.5
Nadia Petrova	Babolat	Pure Storm MP Team	103	Luxilon	Monotec Supersense	16L	61.5
Alicia Molik	Did not play
Anastasia Myskina	Head	Flexpoint Instinct	100	Luxilon	Big Banger TIMO	18	56/52
Patty Schnyder	Head	Liquidmetal Prestige MP	98	Kirschbaum	Touch Turbo	17	55/53
Vera Zvonareva	Fischer	Pro No One FT	98	Kirschbaum	Super Smash	16L	55/53
Mary Pierce	Yonex	Ultimum RD Ti-80	98	Luxilon	Big Banger TIMO	18	NA
Elena Bovina	Head	Flexpoint Radical MP	100	Luxilon	Big Banger TIMO	17	64/61.5
Elena Likhovtseva	Wilson	nSix-One	95	Wilson	NXT	16	50.5/48.5
Venus Williams	Wilson	n4	111	Wilson	Wilson Natural	16	65
Kim Clijsters	Babolat	Pure Drive Team	100	Babolat	VS Touch	16	66
Nathalie Dechy	Head	Liquidmetal Prestige MP	98	Babolat	VS Touch	16	NA
Tatiana Golovin	Volkl	Catapult V1 Mid Plus	102	Tecnifibre	X-tra Dynamic	16	66
Jelena Jankovic	Yonex	NSRQ-5	105	Kirschbaum	Super Smash	NA	61.5/55

A “/ ” denotes differing tensions between mains and crosses. A “-” indicates a tension range on multiple racquets. “NA” means player did not play or no information was available. Tensions above 38.5 are in pounds; 38.5 and below are in kilograms.

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