Material

Nylon tennis strings

231 strings 29% of the database 231 in production a.k.a. synthetic gut, multifilament

The broadest family in the database, and the label hides a real spread: the same 'Nylon' covers a cheap solid-core synthetic gut and a premium multifilament built from hundreds of microfibres. What they share is a softer, livelier bed than polyester and far better tension maintenance.

Worth knowing. Because the label spans both ends, the measurements matter more here than the material name does. Sort the table below rather than assuming any two nylon strings play alike.

What the measurements say about nylon

Stiffness23rd pct · 230 measured

Tension loss19th pct · 230 measured

Energy return81st pct · 230 measured

Spin potential27th pct · 214 measured

Ball bite42nd pct · 214 measured

Snapback72nd pct · 217 measured

Median percentile across the 231 measured Nylon strings, against all 788.

Energy returnThe typical nylon string: Livelier than 81% of the database.
Tension lossThe typical nylon string: Holds its tension better than 81% of the database.
StiffnessThe typical nylon string: Softer than 77% of the database.
Spin potentialThe typical nylon string: Less spin potential than 73% of the database.
SnapbackThe typical nylon string: Notches and grabs itself more than 72% of the database.

The best nylon string for each problem

Highest-placing string of this family on each ranking, and where it lands against the whole measured database — so you can see at a glance which problems this material is the wrong answer to.

Plays the same for longer

Gamma Ocho TNT 17 (1.25)

3rd of 783 · full ranking
Easier on my arm

Babolat Xcel French Open Black 16

19th of 783 · full ranking
More power and depth

Gamma Glide Cross String 16

19th of 783 · full ranking
Best feel and touch

Babolat Xcel French Open Black 16

19th of 783 · full ranking
More spin and shape

Gosen AK Control 17 (1.24)

30th of 715 · full ranking
Lasts longer before it breaks

Gamma TNT2 15L (1.40)

139th of 720 · full ranking
More control, less launch

Prince Syn Gut Original 16

474th of 783 · full ranking

All 231 Nylon strings

Tap a column heading to sort. Showing 150 of 231, in production first — the filterable grid has all of them.

Nylon tennis strings, measured
String	Gauge	Stiff lb/in	Loss %	Power %	Spin	Bite COF	Snap COF
Alpha Gut 2000 16 Nylon	16	159	17	94	3.1	0.506	0.161
Ashaway Liberty 16 Nylon	16	167	25	92	4.6	0.434	0.094
Ashaway Synthetic Gut 16 Nylon	16	167	24	92	4.6	0.446	0.097
Babolat Addiction 16 Nylon	16	167	20	92	3.1	0.391	0.127
Babolat Addiction 17 Nylon	17	154	20	93	2.6	0.363	0.141
Babolat Conquest 16 Nylon	16	175	30	91	4.3	0.413	0.097
Babolat FiberTour 16 Nylon	16	163	23	94	3.1	0.387	0.123
Babolat M7 16 (1.30) Nylon	16	161	19	93	4.7	0.472	0.100
Babolat Origin 16 (1.30) Nylon	16	167	15	94	5.6	0.429	0.077
Babolat Origin 17 Nylon	17	172	17	94	6.4	0.425	0.066
Babolat RPM Soft 16 (1.30) Nylon	16	155	19	94	5.9	0.542	0.092
Babolat SG SpiralTek 16 Nylon	16	162	15	93	4.1	0.370	0.090
Babolat SpiralTek 17 Nylon	17	149	17	93	5.6	0.418	0.074
Babolat Super Fine Play 16 Nylon	16	192	22	94	3.8	0.378	0.100
Babolat Synthetic Gut 16 (1.30) Nylon	16	169	18	93	5.8	0.430	0.074
Babolat Synthetic Gut 17 (1.25) Nylon	17	162	17	92	6.0	0.422	0.070
Babolat Xalt 16 (1.30) Nylon	16	165	16	95	5.3	0.489	0.092
Babolat Xcel 16 Nylon	16	151	19	92	3.0	0.397	0.131
Babolat Xcel French Open Black 16 Nylon	16	145	13	95	5.2	0.481	0.092
Babolat Xcel French Open Black 17 Nylon	17	—	—	—	4.7	0.413	0.087
Babolat Xcel Power 16 Nylon	16	162	19	93	3.8	0.413	0.109
Babolat Xcel Power 17 Nylon	17	146	22	93	3.6	0.378	0.104
Babolat Xcel Premium 17 Nylon	17	148	20	94	—	—	0.120
Boris Becker Pulse 16 (1.32) Nylon	16	144	17	92	3.3	0.451	0.135
Diadem Impulse 16 (1.32) Nylon	16	150	18	93	—	—	0.092
Diadem Impulse 17 (1.25) Nylon	17	142	22	90	4.1	0.407	0.099
Double AR 666 (1.30) Nylon	—	162	24	93	5.8	0.491	0.085
Dunlop Comfort Synthetic 16 Nylon	16	177	20	93	4.1	0.452	0.110
Dunlop Comfort Synthetic 17 Nylon	17	184	19	94	—	—	—
Dunlop DNA 16 (1.30) Nylon	16	147	25	94	3.6	0.415	0.116
Dunlop DNA 17 (1.22) Nylon	17	145	28	92	4.1	0.476	0.115
Dunlop Explosive Synthetic 16 Nylon	16	180	21	93	3.6	0.444	0.122
Dunlop Explosive Synthetic Gut 17 Nylon	17	176	18	94	—	—	—
Dunlop Hexy Fiber 16 Nylon	16	142	25	88	3.6	0.446	0.124
Dunlop Hexy Fiber 17 Nylon	17	144	25	91	3.7	0.499	0.134
Dunlop Iconic All 17 (1.25) Nylon	17	139	19	92	—	—	—
Dunlop Iconic Speed 17 (1.25) Nylon	17	144	21	93	—	—	—
Dunlop Iconic Touch 17 (1.25) Nylon	17	154	19	95	—	—	—
Dunlop M-Fil Tour 16 Nylon	16	159	23	89	4.3	0.425	0.100
Dunlop Pearl 16 (1.30) Nylon	16	138	18	93	3.9	0.431	0.111
Dunlop Pearl 17 (1.25) Nylon	17	145	18	93	3.1	0.409	0.134
Dunlop S-Gut 16 (1.32) Nylon	16	158	16	92	3.7	0.383	0.104
Dunlop S-Gut 18 (1.19) Nylon	18	156	16	95	4.4	0.386	0.088
Dunlop Silk 16 (1.30) Nylon	16	147	26	91	3.4	0.451	0.131
Dunlop Silk 17 Nylon	17	131	31	92	3.5	0.423	0.121
Dunlop Synthetic Gut 16 Nylon	16	173	23	93	3.9	0.431	0.111
Dunlop Tour Performance 16 Nylon	16	160	22	95	4.1	0.412	0.101
Dunlop X-Life Synthetic 15L Nylon	15L	177	22	91	3.5	0.379	0.107
Forten Sweet 16 Nylon	16	189	23	93	3.4	0.412	0.122
Gamma Asterisk 16 Nylon	16	157	21	91	3.8	0.418	0.110
Gamma Asterisk Spin 16 Nylon	16	150	25	92	3.9	0.433	0.110
Gamma ESP 16 Nylon	16	158	27	94	2.6	0.419	0.159
Gamma FXT 16 (1.30) Nylon	16	157	15	95	5.0	0.458	0.091
Gamma FXT 17 (1.24) Nylon	17	154	12	94	4.8	0.452	0.095
Gamma Glide Cross String 16 Nylon	16	133	23	95	3.2	0.363	0.115
Gamma Live Wire 17 (1.27) Nylon	17	147	18	94	3.9	0.428	0.111
Gamma Live Wire XP 17 (1.27) Nylon	17	150	19	93	4.0	0.445	0.111
Gamma Marathon DPC 15 (1.40) Nylon	15	180	15	93	5.7	0.448	0.079
Gamma Marathon DPC 16 (1.32) Nylon	16	171	13	94	5.2	0.448	0.086
Gamma Ocho TNT 16 (1.30) Nylon	16	187	13	94	5.4	0.471	0.087
Gamma Ocho TNT 17 (1.25) Nylon	17	186	11	94	5.0	0.472	0.094
Gamma Ocho XP 16 (1.32) Nylon	16	149	19	93	3.0	0.440	0.149
Gamma Ocho XP 17 (1.27) Nylon	17	147	21	94	3.6	0.500	0.138
Gamma Prodigy 16 Nylon	16	165	21	94	3.5	0.390	0.111
Gamma Professional 17 Nylon	17	145	23	92	2.8	0.393	0.138
Gamma Professional 18 (1.22) Nylon	18	124	22	93	3.9	0.450	0.114
Gamma Revelation 17 (1.27) Nylon	17	146	19	93	3.7	0.449	0.121
Gamma Solace 16 (1.32) Nylon	16	147	22	92	3.5	0.502	0.142
Gamma Solace 17 (1.27) Nylon	17	148	18	94	3.5	0.516	0.147
Gamma Synthetic Gut 16 Nylon	16	186	23	93	3.6	0.402	0.113
Gamma Synthetic Gut 17 (1.25) Nylon	17	161	12	94	5.1	0.435	0.086
Gamma Synthetic Gut 17 W/wearguard (1.22) Nylon	17	161	14	94	5.0	0.442	0.089
Gamma Synthetic Gut 18 (1.18) Nylon	18	165	15	93	5.6	0.463	0.082
Gamma Synthtic Gut 15L W/wearguard (1.38) Nylon	15L	167	17	93	4.7	0.468	0.099
Gamma TNT2 15L (1.40) Nylon	15L	181	16	93	5.7	0.447	0.078
Gamma TNT2 16 Nylon	16	171	22	92	3.2	0.399	0.125
Gamma TNT2 17 (1.27) Nylon	17	158	13	95	5.3	0.460	0.087
Gamma TNT2 18 (1.17) Nylon	18	166	16	93	5.6	0.455	0.081
Gamma TNT2 Pro Plus 16 Nylon	16	158	26	94	3.1	0.441	0.141
Gamma TNT2 Pro Plus 17L (1.24) Nylon	17L	149	18	94	4.6	0.505	0.110
Gamma TNT2 Rx 16 Nylon	16	173	23	94	4.5	0.471	0.105
Gamma TNT2 Rx 17 (1.25) Nylon	17	148	16	93	5.2	0.461	0.088
Gamma TNT2 Touch 16 Nylon	16	154	26	93	3.4	0.420	0.125
Gamma TNT2 Touch 17 (1.27) Nylon	17	132	28	92	3.4	0.424	0.124
Gamma TNT2 Tour 16 (1.32) Nylon	16	157	19	93	5.2	0.481	0.092
Gamma TNT2 Tour 17 (1.27) Nylon	17	155	20	92	4.5	0.454	0.100
Gamma WearGuard Synthetic Gut 16 Nylon	16	165	22	92	2.8	0.363	0.130
Gosen A.K. Control 16 Nylon	16	157	22	94	5.4	0.499	0.093
Gosen AK Control 17 (1.24) Nylon	17	149	17	93	7.6	0.577	0.076
Gosen AK Pro 16 Nylon	16	174	22	93	4.3	0.398	0.093
Gosen AK Pro 17 Nylon	17	162	21	91	4.4	0.393	0.089
Gosen AK Pro CX 16 (1.30) Nylon	16	158	14	93	6.5	0.478	0.073
Gosen AK Pro CX 17 (1.24) Nylon	17	157	15	94	6.2	0.462	0.074
Gosen AK Pro Spin 15L (1.38) Nylon	15L	169	12	92	6.0	0.446	0.074
Gosen Compositemaster I 16 Nylon	16	165	21	92	4.2	0.345	0.083
Gosen Compositemaster II 16 Nylon	16	151	24	93	4.5	0.352	0.079
Gosen Multi CX 16 (1.30) Nylon	16	155	18	93	4.6	0.429	0.093
Gosen Multi CX 17 (1.24) Nylon	17	150	18	93	4.3	0.447	0.105
Gosen Nanoblend 17 Nylon	17	132	27	93	—	—	—
Gosen Nanocubic 16 Nylon	16	184	21	92	4.0	0.405	0.101
Gosen Nanosilver 17 Nylon	17	157	22	95	4.5	0.398	0.088
Gosen OG-Sheep Micro 16 Nylon	16	184	21	92	3.4	0.359	0.105
Gosen OG Sheep Micro 17 Nylon	17	163	24	93	3.2	0.399	0.123
Gosen OG Sheep Micro 18 Nylon	18	159	21	94	3.2	0.360	0.114
Gosen OG Sheep Micro Super 16L Nylon	16L	164	21	93	2.7	0.398	0.145
Gosen Powermaster I 16 Nylon	16	163	22	94	3.9	0.310	0.079
Gosen Powermaster II 16 Nylon	16	158	22	93	3.7	0.292	0.080
Gosen Tecflex 16 (1.30) Nylon	16	151	20	92	4.6	0.405	0.089
Head ETS 16 Nylon	16	156	25	95	1.9	0.331	0.173
Head ETS 17 Nylon	17	152	21	93	1.9	0.367	0.198
Head Fibergel Power 16 Nylon	16	153	33	89	3.0	0.392	0.129
Head Fibergel Power 17 Nylon	17	161	25	90	3.1	0.405	0.131
Head Fibergel Spin 16 Nylon	16	169	25	93	3.5	0.409	0.117
Head FXP 17 Nylon	17	173	21	94	4.1	0.412	0.101
Head FXP Power 16 Nylon	16	194	26	96	4.6	0.403	0.087
Head FXP Power 17 Nylon	17	163	22	93	4.5	0.398	0.089
Head Reflex MLT 16 (1.30) Nylon	16	159	24	90	5.1	0.547	0.107
Head Reflex MLT 17 (1.25) Nylon	17	141	19	93	4.7	0.501	0.107
Head Synthetic Gut 16 Nylon	16	177	24	93	3.6	0.394	0.110
Head Synthetic Gut PPS 16 Nylon	16	170	23	91	3.9	0.420	0.108
Head Synthetic Gut PPS 17 (1.25) Nylon	17	151	15	93	6.2	0.460	0.074
Head Velocity MLT 17 (1.25) Nylon	17	153	15	94	5.5	0.459	0.083
Head Velocity MLT Power 16 (1.30) Nylon	16	164	17	91	—	—	—
Kirschbaum Touch Multifibre 16 Nylon	16	162	23	97	4.1	0.468	0.114
Kirschbaum Touch Multifibre 17 (1.25) Nylon	17	166	22	93	3.5	0.411	0.117
Klip Excellerator 16/1.30 Nylon	16	161	20	92	2.7	0.322	0.121
Klip Kicker 16 Nylon	16	179	19	93	3.7	0.362	0.097
Klip Scorcher 16/1.30 Nylon	16	167	25	93	3.2	0.392	0.122
Klip Scorcher 17 (1.27) Nylon	17	159	16	92	4.8	0.450	0.093
Klip Synthetic Gut 16 Nylon	16	166	25	92	4.2	0.358	0.085
Klip Venom 16/1.30 Nylon	16	163	21	92	2.3	0.381	0.169
LaserFibre 1200 16 (1.30) Nylon	16	138	18	92	5.7	0.603	0.106
LaserFibre Supernatural Gut Pro Stock 16 Nylon	16	162	27	91	—	—	—
Mantis Comfort Synthetic 16 Nylon	16	149	24	89	3.8	0.438	0.115
Pacific PMX 16L Nylon	16L	146	26	91	2.0	0.392	0.192
Pacific PMX 17 Nylon	17	140	27	93	—	—	—
Pacific Power Line 16L Nylon	16L	181	19	92	3.4	0.409	0.121
Pacific Power Line 17 Nylon	17	174	22	92	3.5	0.374	0.106
Pacific Power Twist 16L Nylon	16L	158	23	93	3.2	0.419	0.133
Pacific Premium Power X 16L Nylon	16L	166	24	94	3.3	0.370	0.111
Prince Lightning Pro 16 (1.30) Nylon	16	143	16	92	5.5	0.455	0.082
Prince Lightning XX 16 Nylon	16	181	19	93	3.4	0.398	0.117
Prince Lightning XX 17 Nylon	17	177	19	93	3.5	0.387	0.110
Prince Perfection 16 (1.30) Nylon	16	163	16	93	4.4	0.496	0.113
Prince Premier Control 15 Nylon	15	154	19	93	4.6	0.423	0.092
Prince Premier Control 15L Nylon	15L	153	18	96	4.6	0.406	0.088
Prince Premier Control 16 Nylon	16	158	18	93	5.4	0.471	0.087
Prince Premier Control 17 Nylon	17	153	19	92	4.7	0.431	0.091
Prince Premier LT 17 Nylon	17	153	30	90	3.3	0.338	0.102
Prince Premier LT 18 Nylon	18	151	28	92	3.5	0.380	0.109

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