Pro Equipment: 2005 U.S. Open Men Players

What a tournament! The 2005 U.S. Open provided some of the most exciting tennis ever, especially for champion Kim Clijsters. Despite the fact that Andy Roddick bombed out in the first round, the men’s draw got a big push from Americans Andre Agassi, Robby Ginepri, and James Blake. Of course, it was pretty exciting for champion Roger Federer, too. Here’s what the top players used at this year’s Open.

Men

Player	Racquet	Headsize	String brand	String Model	Gauge	Tension
Roger Federer	Wilson nSix-One Tour	90	Wilson/Luxilon	Wilson Natural /BB Alu Power Rough	16L	55/50.5
Rafael Nadal	Babolat AeroPro Drive	100	Babolat	Pro Hurricane	15L	53
Marat Safin	Head Liquidmetal Prestige Mid	93	Luxilon	Alu Power Rough	16L	-
Andy Roddick	Babolat Pure Drive Team +	100	Babolat	Pro Hurricane +/ VS + Team	16	73
Lleyton Hewitt	Yonex RDX-500	90	Babolat/Luxilon	VS Team/Big Banger Alu Power	16L	56
Andre Agassi	Head Flexpoint Radical OS	107	Luxilon	Big Banger Alu Power	16L	66
Nikolay Davydenko	Prince O3 Tour	100	Polystar	Energy	16	55/53
Guillermo Coria	Prince O3 Tour	100	Luxilon	Big Banger Original	16	52
David Nalbandian	Yonex RDX-500 MP	98	Luxilon	Big Banger Original	16	64
Mariano Puerta	Babolat AeroPro Drive	100	Luxilon	Big Banger Original	16	59.5
Gaston Gaudio	Wilson nSix-One	95	Kirschbaum	Super Smash	16	59.5
Richard Gasquet	Head Liquidmetal Instinct	100	Luxilon	Big Banger Alu Power	16L	-
David Ferrer	Prince Shark DB MP	100	Luxilon	Big Banger Original	16	-
Ivan Ljubicic	Babolat Pure Drive Team +	100	Luxilon/Babolat	Big Banger TIMO / VS Team	18/16L	57
Thomas Johansson	Dunlop M-Fil 200	95	Luxilon/Babolat	Alu Power/VS Touch	16L/16	59.5
Radek Stepanek	Volkl Tour 10 Mid V-Engine	93	Pacific	Tough Gut	17	61.5/57
Tommy Robredo	Dunlop M-Fil 300	98	Luxilon	Big Banger Original	16	51
Fernando Gonzalez	Babolat Pure Storm Plus	98	Luxilon	Big Banger Alu Power	16L	55/59.4
Dominik Hrbaty	Fischer Pro Extreme FT	95	Kirschbaum	Touch Turbo	17	61.6/57.2
Mario Ancic	Yonex Ultimum RD Ti-80	98	Luxilon/Babolat	Alu Power/VS Touch	16L/17	57.2/55

Women

Player	Racquet	Headsize	String brand	String model	Gauge	Tension
Maria Sharapova	Prince Shark MP	100	Babolat	VS Team	17	64
Lindsay Davenport	Wilson nTour	95	Wilson	Wilson Natural	15L	63/64
Kim Clijsters	Babolat Pure Drive Team	100	Babolat	VS Touch	16	66
Amelie Mauresmo	Dunlop M-Fil 300	98	Babolat	VS Touch	16	57.2
Justine Henin-Hardenne	Wilson nTour	95	BDE	-	-	57.5
Mary Pierce	Yonex Ultimum RD Ti-80	98	Luxilon	Big Banger TIMO	18	61.6
Venus Williams	Wilson n4	110	Wilson	Wilson Natural	16	65
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
Nadia Petrova	Babolat Pure Storm MP Team	103	Luxilon	Monotec Supersense	16L	61.5
Patty Schnyder	Head Liquidmetal Prestige MP	98	Kirschbaum	Touch Turbo	17	55/53
Svetlana Kuznetsova	Head Flexpoint Instinct	100	Luxilon	Big Banger Alu Touch	16L	53/50.5
Anastasia Myskina	Head Flexpoint Instinct	100	Kirschbaum	Super Smash Spiky	17	56/52
Alicia Molik	Dunlop 300G	98	Luxilon	Big Banger Alu Power	16L	55
Nathalie Dechy	Head Liquidmetal Prestige MP	98	Babolat	VS Touch Natural Gut	16	-
Elena Likhovtseva	Wilson nSix-One 95	95	Wilson	NXT	16	50.5/48.5
Jelena Jankovic	Yonex NSRQ-5	105	Luxilon	Big Banger Alu Power	16L	52.8/50.6
Ana Ivanovic	Wilson nTour	95	Luxilon	Big Banger Alu Power	16L	49.5/46.2
Daniel Hantuchova	Yonex NSRQ-7	100	Luxilon/Babolat	BB Alu Power/VS Touch Nat. Gut	16	22.5/21
Vera Zvonareva	Fischer Pro No One FT	98	Kirschbaum	Super Smash	16L	55/53

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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