Pro Equipment: Wimbledon 2006
Roger Federer and Amelie Mauresmo worked their way through the draws on the grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships this year. Here’s a look at the equipment the top 20 men and women pros used as they played on the lawns at Wimbledon. Post these pages in your shop, so your customers can check out their grass-court favorites, 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 | 21 |
| 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 | - |
| Nikolay Davydenko | Prince | O3 Tour MP | 100 | Luxilon and Polystar | Original and Engergy | 16 | 25/24 |
| James Blake | Prince | Experimental | 95 | Luxilon | Alu Power | 16L | 28.5 |
| 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 | - |
| Radek Stepanek | Volkl | DNX 9 | 98 | Pacific | PrimeGut and Tough Gut | 16L | 25/24 |
| Marcos Baghdatis | Fischer | M-Speed Pro No. One | 95 | Luxilon | Alu Power | 16L | 21/23 |
| Andy Roddick | Babolat | Pure Drive Roddick + | 100 | Babolat | Pro Hurricane/VS Team | 16 | 29.5 |
| Lleyton Hewitt | Yonex | RDS-001 | 90 | Babolat/Luxilon | VS Team/Alu Power | 16L | - |
| Jarkko Nieminen | Wilson | nSix-One 95 | 95 | Luxilon | Alu Power | 16L | - |
| Gaston Gaudio | Wilson | nSix-One 95 | 95 | Kirschbaum | Supersmash | - | 27 |
| Tomas Berdych | Dunlop | M-Fil 200 Plus | 95 | Luxilon | Alu Power | 16L | - |
| Fernando Gonzalez | Babolat | Pure Storm Plus | 98 | Luxilon | Alu Power Rough | 16L | 25 |
| Robby Ginepri | Babolat | Pure Storm | 98 | Babolat | Ballistic Polymono/VS Touch | 16/16 | 26 |
| David Ferrer | Prince | Shark DB MP | 100 | Luxilon | Original | 16 | 23 |
| Nicolas Kiefer | Wilson | nSix-One 95 | 95 | Wilson | Natural Gut | 17 | - |
| Andre Agassi | Head | Flexpoint Radical OS | 107 | Luxilon | Alu Power | 16L | - |
Women
| Player | Racquet Brand | Racquet Model | Headsize | String brand | String Model | Gauge | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amelie Mauresmo | Dunlop | M-Fil 300 | 98 | Babolat | VS Touch | 16 | 24 |
| 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 | DID NOT PLAY | ||||||
| Elena Dementieva | Yonex | RDS-001 MP | 98 | Luxilon | Alu Power | 16L | 24/23 |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | Head | Flexpoint Instinct | 100 | Luxilon | Alu Touch | 16L | 24/23 |
| Patty Schnyder | Head | Liquidmetal Prestige MP | 98 | Kirschbaum | Touch Turbo | 17 | 25/26 |
| Mary Pierce | DID NOT PLAY | ||||||
| Lindsay Davenport | DID NOT PLAY | ||||||
| Anastasia Myskina | Head | Flexpoint Instinct | 100 | Luxilon | TIMO | 18 | 27/25 |
| Nicole Vaidisova | Yonex | RDS-003 MP | 100 | Luxilon | Ace | 18 | - |
| Martina Hingis | Yonex | RQS-11 | 100 | Top Serve | Racquet Fuel | 16L | 22/20 |
| Francesca Schiavone | Babolat | AeroPro Drive | 100 | Luxilon | Alu Power | 16L | 24/23 |
| Dinara Safina | Babolat | Pure Storm Team | 98 | Luxilon | Alu Power | 16L | 27/26 |
| Anna-Lena Groenefeld | Fischer | M-Speed Pro No. One | 98 | Babolat | Xcel Premium/Pro Hurricane | 16/17 | 28/27 |
| Daniel Hantuchova | Yonex | NSRQ 7 | 100 | Luxilon/Babolat | Alu Power/VS Touch | 16L/16 | 22.5/21 |
| Flavia Pennetta | Wilson | nBlade | 98 | Wilson | Wilson Natural | 17 | 28.5 |
| Ai Sugiyama | Prince | More Control DB | 97 | Yonex | Poly / VS 1.30 | 16L | 23.5 |
| Ana Ivanovic | Wilson | nTOur Two | 95 | Luxilon/Wilson | Natural/Alu Power | 16L/17 | 24/23 |
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