Work Rankings 2002
Work should be low, to maximize the ball speed you can get from a given effort. The rankings under the five benchmark conditions were weighted according to the amount of effort required for the best racquets under each, then summed to give the weighted sum that determined the overall rank. The predominant value was the rank under the Second Benchmark Condition (2 BC) -- how much effort you need to produce a 110 mph serve with each racquet. To see the range of Work values under each of the 5 Benchmark Conditions for the 167 racquets in the survey, click here. The ranking is from best (Prince Graphite Classic OS) to worst (Babolat VS Nanotube Power).
Rank |
Work 2002 |
|
1 |
Prince |
Graphite Classic OS |
2 |
Cayman |
Pro Heat II |
3 |
Yonex |
Muscle Power 3i |
4 |
Yonex |
RD Ti-70 Long 98 |
5 |
Pro Kennex |
Kinetic Pro 5g |
6 |
Weed |
3/4 Weed XL |
7 |
Yonex |
Ultimum RD Ti-50 Long |
8 |
Head |
I.Prestige Mid |
9 |
Cayman |
Catalyst II Pro |
10 |
Cayman |
Catalyst II |
11 |
Volkl |
Quantum 10 RAP |
12 |
Yonex |
Ultimum RQ Ti-1500 Long 105 |
13 |
Yonex |
Ultimum RD Ti-80 |
14 |
Yonex |
Ultimum RD Ti-50 |
15 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 MP Stretch |
16 |
Pro Kennex |
Kinetic Pro 7g |
17 |
Babolat |
Pure Control |
18 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Warrior OS |
19 |
Yonex |
Ultimum RQ Ti-1700 Long 98 |
20 |
Head |
Classic MP |
21 |
Head |
I.S18 |
22 |
Volkl |
C10 Pro |
23 |
Fischer |
Pro Tour FT Air Carbon Ti |
24 |
Cayman |
Pro Talis II |
25 |
Cayman |
Pro Talis II Long |
26 |
Babolat |
Pure Control + |
27 |
Topspin |
TPC1000 |
28 |
Volkl |
Catapult 3 |
29 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff Zone 7.1 |
30 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Graphite OS |
31 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Hornet OS |
32 |
Cayman |
Pro Smash II |
33 |
Head |
i.S9 OS |
34 |
Babolat |
VS Control |
35 |
Yonex |
RD Ti-70 88 |
36 |
Head |
i.Prestige MP |
37 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Graphite MP |
38 |
Fischer |
Pro No. One |
39 |
Fischer |
Pro Extreme |
40 |
Fischer |
GDS Rally FT Titanium |
41 |
Head |
I.Radical OS |
42 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Graphite Mid |
43 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Rebel MP |
44 |
Yonex |
MP Tour-1 Mid |
45 |
Dunlop |
300G 98 |
46 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Warrior MP |
47 |
Volkl |
Quantum V1 OS |
48 |
Volkl |
Quantum 10 Tour |
49 |
Wilson |
Pro Staff Original 6.0 85 |
50 |
Babolat |
Pure Power Zylon 360 |
51 |
Babolat |
Pure Drive |
52 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff Surge 5.1 |
53 |
Volkl |
Tour 8 |
54 |
Volkl |
Quantum 5 |
55 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Vendetta MP |
56 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 MP |
57 |
Slazenger |
Pro Braided |
58 |
Volkl |
Catapult 1 |
59 |
Wilson |
Triad Pro Staff 6.0 MP |
60 |
Topspin |
CL 633 |
61 |
Prince |
Graphite Classic MP |
62 |
Volkl |
Catapult 2 |
63 |
Dunlop |
Spirit 110 |
64 |
Volkl |
V1 Classic |
65 |
Cayman |
Energizer II Pro |
66 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Vendetta OS |
67 |
Pro Kennex |
Core 1 No. 20 |
68 |
Yonex |
MP Tour-1 MP |
69 |
Head |
i.extreme MP |
70 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Attitude MP |
71 |
Volkl |
Quantum V1 MP |
72 |
Head |
I.S10 |
73 |
Cayman |
Energizer II |
74 |
Volkl |
C-10 Pro OS |
75 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff Extreme 6.7 |
76 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff 6.5 MP |
77 |
Babolat |
Soft Drive |
78 |
Babolat |
Soft Power |
79 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Hornet MP |
80 |
Babolat |
Pure Control Zylon 360 |
81 |
Head |
I.Radical MP |
82 |
Dunlop |
Inferno 118 |
83 |
Head |
i.S2 MP |
84 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Bandit OS |
85 |
Head |
i.S2 OS |
86 |
Dunlop |
Vision 102 |
87 |
Volkl |
Tour 10 Mid |
88 |
Dunlop |
200G 95 |
89 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light OS |
90 |
Dunlop |
Vision 110 |
91 |
Head |
I.Prestige MP XL |
92 |
Dunlop |
Spirit 100 |
93 |
Cayman |
Excel Comp II |
94 |
Topspin |
CL 603 |
95 |
Babolat |
Pure Drive Zylon 360 |
96 |
Prince |
More Dominant OS |
97 |
Head |
i.S4 MP |
98 |
Yonex |
Ultimum RQ Ti-1700 Long 110 |
99 |
Fischer |
GDS Spice |
100 |
Head |
i.S4 OS |
101 |
Pro Kennex |
Kinetic Pro 15g |
102 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 5.2 MP |
103 |
Head |
i.Speed MP |
104 |
Head |
Classic Mid |
105 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Scream OS |
106 |
Volkl |
Quantum 8 RAP |
107 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Sovereign OS |
108 |
Dunlop |
Inferno 110 |
109 |
Pro Kennex |
Ti Intensity PBT Reach |
110 |
Volkl |
Quantum Force |
111 |
Weed |
T-Zone Plus |
112 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch MP |
113 |
Fischer |
GDS Spirit |
114 |
Prince |
More Game OS |
115 |
Head |
I.S12 |
116 |
Pro Kennex |
Type S |
117 |
Prince |
More Thunder OS |
118 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 4.0 OS |
119 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 5.2 OS |
120 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Attitude OS |
121 |
Dunlop |
Inferno 104 |
122 |
Fischer |
GDS Take Off 710 |
123 |
Babolat |
VS Drive |
124 |
Head |
I.S6 MP |
125 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 6.3 OS |
126 |
Pro Kennex |
Core 1 No. 22 |
127 |
Weed |
T-Zone |
128 |
Gosen |
Carbon Plus I |
129 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch OS |
130 |
Topspin |
CL 628 |
131 |
Blackburne |
Excalibur Ti 97 |
132 |
Prince |
More Game MP |
133 |
Yonex |
Muscle Power 5i MP |
134 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Bandit MP |
135 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light MP |
136 |
Cayman |
Strike X |
137 |
Gosen |
Carbon 15 |
138 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 4.0 MP |
139 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Scream MP |
140 |
Fischer |
GDS Take Off 1210 |
141 |
Cayman |
Sidewinder Ti |
142 |
Head |
I.S6 OS |
143 |
Yonex |
V-Con 20 |
144 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 6.2 OS |
145 |
Pro Kennex |
Core 1 No. 24 |
146 |
Yonex |
V-Con 20 |
147 |
Cayman |
Airlite |
148 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 6.3 MP |
149 |
Yonex |
Muscle Power 5i OS |
150 |
Blackburne |
Excalibur Ti 107 |
151 |
Babolat |
VS Power |
152 |
Blackburne |
DS-107 |
153 |
Wilson |
Triad Hammer 3.0 |
154 |
Cayman |
Energizer Ti |
155 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 6.2 MP |
156 |
Fischer |
GDS Take Off 910 |
157 |
Yonex |
Ultimum RQ Ti-2000 Long 110 |
158 |
Gosen |
Tri Tube 400C |
159 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 2.7 |
160 |
Wilson |
Triad Hammer 2.0 w/Rollers |
161 |
Yonex |
Ultimum RQ Ti-2000 Long 120 |
162 |
Wilson |
Triad Hammer 4.0 OS |
163 |
Wilson |
Triad Hammer 4.0 MP |
164 |
Wilson |
Triad Hammer 5.0 OS |
165 |
Wilson |
Triad Hammer 5.0 MP |
166 |
Babolat |
VS Nanotube Drive |
167 |
Babolat |
VS Nanotube Power |