Pro Equipment: 2005 Wimbledon

Roger Federer and Venus Williams played brilliant tennis in claiming their third titles at the All England Championships this year. Here’s a look at the equipment that the champions, and their competitors, used on the lawns of Wimbledon. Post these pages in your shop, so your customers can check out their favorites.

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	Yonex	RDX-500	90	Babolat/Luxilon	VS Team/Big Banger Alu Power	16L	56
Rafael Nadal	Babolat	AeroPro Drive	100	Babolat	Tour Duralast	15L	53
Andy Roddick	Babolat	Pure Drive Team +	100	Babolat	Pro Hurricane / VS Team	16	73
Marat Safin	Head	Liquidmetal Prestige Mid	93	Luxilon	Alu Power Rough	16L	-
Andre Agassi	Did not play
Nikolay Davydendo	Prince	O3 Tour	100	Polystar	Energy	16	55/53
Guillermo Canas	Did not play
Thomas Johansson	Dunlop	M-Fil 200	95	Luxilon/Babolat	Alu Power/VS Touch	16L/16	59.5
David Nalbandian	Yonex	RDX-500 MP	98	Luxilon	Big Banger Original	16	64
Tim Henman	Slazenger	Pro X-1	95	Luxilon/Babolat	Big Banger TIMO / VS Team	18	51.6
Mariano Puerta	Babolat	AeroPro Drive	100	Luxilon	Big Banger Original	16	59.5
Gaston Gaudio	Did not play
Joachim Johansson	Yonex	RDX-500	90	Luxilon/Babolat	Big Banger Alu Power/VS Team	16L
Guillermo Coria	Prince	O3 Tour	100	Luxilon	Big Banger Original	16	52
Tommy Robredo	Dunlop	M-Fil 300	98	Luxilon	Big Banger Original	16	51
Richard Gasquet	Head	Liquidmetal Instinct	100	Luxilon	Big Banger Alu Power	16L	-
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	Pro Hurricane / VS Team	16	57
David Ferrer	Prince	Shark DB MP	100	Luxilon	Big Banger Original	16

Women

Player Name	Racquet brand	Racquet model	Headsize	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
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
Serena Williams	Wilson	n3	110	Wilson	Wilson Natural	16	67
J Henin-Hardenne	Wilson	nTour	95	Wilson	Wilson Natural	16	57.5
Venus Williams	Wilson	n4	110	Wilson	Wilson Natural	16	65
Nadia Petrova	Babolat	Pure Storm MP Team	103	Luxilon	Monotec Supersense	16L	61.5
Anastasia Myskina	Head	Flexpoint Instinct	100	Kirschbaum	Super Smash Spiky	17	56/52
Alicia Molik	Did not play
Patty Schnyder	Head	Liquidmetal Prestige MP	98	Kirschbaum	Touch Turbo	17	55/53
Mary Pierce	Yonex	Ultimum RD Ti-80	98	Luxilon	Big Banger TIMO	18	28
Kim Clijsters	Babolat	Pure Drive Team	100	Babolat	VS Touch	16	66
Vera Zvonareva	Fischer	Pro No One FT	98	Kirschbaum	Super Smash	16L	55/53
Elena Likhovtseva	Wilson	nSix-One 95	95	Wilson	NXT	16	50.5/48.5
Elena Bovina	Did not play
Nathalie Dechy	Head	Liquidmetal Prestige MP	98	Babolat	VS Touch Natural Gut	16	-
Jelena Jankovic	Yonex	NSRQ-5	105	Luxilon	Big Banger Alu Power	16L	24/23
Ana Ivanovic	Wilson	nTour	95	Luxilon	Big Banger Alu Power	16L	-

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.

Pro Equipment: 2005 Wimbledon

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