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What do you wantyour string to fix?

Pick the problem. We rank all 788 lab-measured strings against it, show you which measurement drove each pick, and tell you what your racquet changed. No signup, no scores we invented.

1 The main thing you want to fix

Weighted at 60% of the main one, so it breaks ties rather than taking over.

2 Your racquet (optional)

Three questions, all skippable. Only these three specs move a string recommendation in a way this data can defend. Weight, balance and grip size do not, so we do not ask.

Count the main (vertical) strings where they enter the throat.

Usually printed on the frame or the throat.

Stiffness rating (RA) if you know it, but the feel is enough.

3 Anything to rule out? (optional)

Not a racquet spec, but the single thing that changes these lists most. Natural gut wins the comfort, power, feel and tension-hold rankings outright and costs several times what anything else does. Worth ruling out if you were never going to string it.

Rules the material out before ranking rather than penalising it, so the fit percentages stay honest about what is left.

Start over

Best for more control, less launch

Ranked out of 783 currently-produced strings carrying every measurement this ranking depends on. Limited to two per brand, so gauge variants of one string cannot fill the list.

  1. 1

    Babolat

    Revenge 17

    Polyester Gauge 17 1.27 mm
    92% fit find
    • Firmer than 89% of the database
    • More muted than 96% of the database

    Tension 3–5 lb below your usual one of the firmest beds in the database

  2. 2

    Kirschbaum

    Long Life 15

    Polyester Gauge 15 1.44 mm
    89% fit find
    • Firmer than 94% of the database
    • More muted than 97% of the database
    • More spin potential than 45% of the database
  3. 3

    Kirschbaum

    Super Smash 16/1.30

    Polyester Gauge 16 1.34 mm
    88% fit find
    • Firmer than 89% of the database
    • More muted than 96% of the database
    • More spin potential than 65% of the database
  4. 4

    Babolat

    Revenge 16

    Polyester Gauge 16 1.30 mm
    88% fit find
    • Firmer than 99% of the database
    • More muted than 67% of the database
  5. 5

    Yonex

    Poly Tour 130/16

    Polyester Gauge 16 1.29 mm
    86% fit find
    • Firmer than 86% of the database
    • More muted than 88% of the database
  6. 6

    Signum Pro

    Poly Speed Spin 1.28

    Polyester 1.28 mm
    86% fit find
    • Firmer than 99% of the database
    • More muted than 81% of the database
    • More spin potential than 37% of the database
  7. 7

    Prince

    Tournament Poly 16

    Polyester Gauge 16 1.30 mm
    86% fit find
    • Firmer than 84% of the database
    • More muted than 90% of the database

    Tension 2–3 lb below your usual a firm bed for its type

  8. 8

    Prince

    Tour XR 15L (1.35)

    Polyester Gauge 15L 1.36 mm
    86% fit find
    • Firmer than 82% of the database
    • More muted than 93% of the database
    • More spin potential than 88% of the database

How this was ranked

Every string is scored on where it sits in the database on each measurement below, never on an absolute figure, so the ranking is always relative to what actually exists.

  • Stiffness ↑ higher decisive
  • Energy return ↓ lower strong
  • Spin potential ↑ higher light

Firm, low-powered string beds first. Spin carries a small weight because shape brings the ball down as effectively as a lower launch angle does.

What your racquet changed

Nothing. You skipped the racquet questions, so this is a pure needs ranking. Answering even one of them meaningfully sharpens the result. Add your racquet.

Tension moves the outcome more than any of this, and no tension figures are published for these strings, which is why the advice above is a nudge relative to whatever you string at now, never a number.