Pro Equipment: Roland Garros 2006

Justine Henin-Hardenne and Rafael Nadal each repeated last year’s French Open win this year in Paris. Here’s a look at the equipment that the top 20 men and women used as they slid their way along the draws on the red clay at Roland Garros. Post these pages in your shop, so your customers can check out their favorite players, too.

Men

Player	Racquet brand	Racquet model	Headsize	String brand	String model	Gauge	Tension
Roger Federer	Wilson	nSix-One Tour	90	Wilson/Luxilon	Wilson Natural/Alu Power Rough	16L	-
Rafael Nadal	Babolat	AeroPro Drive	100	Babolat	Pro Hurricane Tour	15L	24.5
David Nalbandian	Yonex	RDS-001 MP	98	Luxilon	Original	16	-
Ivan Ljubicic	Babolat	Pure Drive Team +	100	Babolat	Pro Hurricane/VS Team	16L	27
Andy Roddick	Babolat	Pure Drive Roddick +	100	Babolat	Pro Hurricane/VS Team	16	27
Nikolay Davydenko	Prince	O3 Tour	100	Luxilon and Polystar	Original and Engergy	16	-
James Blake	Prince	Experimental	95	Luxilon	Alu Power	16L	29.1
Tommy Robredo	Dunlop	M-Fil 300	98	Luxilon	Original	16	24/23
Mario Ancic	Yonex	Ultimum RD Ti-80	98	Babolat/Luxilon	VS Team/Alu Power	16L	27/26
Gaston Gaudio	Wilson	nSix-One 95	95	Kirschbaum	Super Smash	16	27
Fernando Gonzalez	Babolat	Pure Storm Plus	98	Luxilon	Alu Power Rough	16L	24.1
Radek Stepanek	Volkl	DNX 9	98	Pacific	PrimeGut	16L	27/25
Lleyton Hewitt	Yonex	RDS-001	90	Babolat/Luxilon	VS Team/Alu Power	16L	31/30
Nicolas Kiefer	Wilson	nSix-One 95	95	Babolat	VS Team	17	31/30
Tomas Berdych	Dunlop	M-Fil 200 Plus	95	Luxilon	Alu Power	16L	25
Robby Ginepri	Babolat	Pure Storm	98	Babolat	Ballistic Polymono/VS Touch	16/16	25/25
Marcos Baghdatis	Fischer	M-Speed Pro No. One	95	Luxilon	Alu Power	16L	25/27
Jarkko Nieminen	Wilsom	nSix-One 95	95	Luxilon	Alu Power	16L	25
Thomas Johansson	Dunlop	M-Fil 200	95	Babolat	VS Team	16	26
David Ferrer	Prince	Shark DB MP	100	Luxilon	Original	16	23

Women

Player	Racquet brand	Racquet model	Headsize	String brand	String model	Gauge	Tension
Amelie Mauresmo	Dunlop	M-Fil 300	98	Babolat	VS Touch	16	26
Kim Clijsters	Babolat	Pure Drive Team	100	Babolat	VS Touch	16	29
Justine Henin-Hardenne	Wilson	nTour Two	95	Maillot Savarez	HT Tonic First Gold	15L	27
Maria Sharapova	Prince	O3 White	100	Babolat	Pro Hurricane/VS Team	16L	-
Nadia Petrova	Babolat	Pure Storm Team MP	103	Top Serve	Racquet Fuel	16L	30.5
Svetlana Kuznetsova	Head	Flexpoint Instinct	100	Luxilon	Alu Touch	16L	24.5/23.5
Lindsay Davenport	Did not play
Elena Dementieva	Yonex	RDS-001 MP	98	Luxilon	Alu Power	16L	-
Mary Pierce	Did not play
Patty Schnyder	Head	Liquidmetal Prestige MP	98	Kirschbaum	Touch Turbo	17	26/25
Anastasia Myskina	Head	Flexpoint Instinct	100	Luxilon	TIMO	18	26/24
Venus Williams	Wilson	W5 Divine Iris	110	Wilson	Wilson Natural	16	27.3
Nicole Vaidisova	Yonex	RDS-003 MP	100	Luxilon	Ace	18	-
Francesca Schiavone	Babolat	AeroPro Drive	100	Luxilon	Alu Power	16L	24/23
Martina Hingis	Yonex	NSRQ 7	100	Top Serve	Racquet Fuel	16L	-
Anna-Lena Groenefeld	Fischer	Magnetic Pro Number One	98	Babolat	Xcel Premium/Pro Hurricane	16/17	-
Dinara Safina	Babolat	Pure Storm Team	98	Luxilon	Alu Power	17	29
Daniel Hantuchova	Yonex	NSRQ 7	100	Luxilon/Babolat	Alu Power/VS Touch	16	23/24
Flavia Pennetta	Wilson	nBlade	98	Wilson	Wilson Natural	17	28
Maria Kirilenko	Yonex	RDX 300	103	Yonex	Tour Super 850 / Natural Gut	16L	27

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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