Rankings for Weak Players 2002


The following overall rankings are based on the official database of racquet measurements done by technicians at the U.S. Racquet Stringers Association (http://www.racquettech.com/), published in their magazine Racquet Tech.  To see the specs of discontinued models, click here

The rankings under the macro criteria were weighted thus: 1.5*Elbow Safety  + Wrist Safety + Shoulder Safety + Efficiency + 0.5*Dexterity.  Rankings are from best (Yonex Muscle Power 3i) to worst (Wilson Triad Hammer 2.0 w/Rollers).   The difference between these rankings and those for expert players is that the macrocriterion of Dexterity is included here. 


Rank

Rankings for Weak Players 2002

Elbow Safety

Shoulder Safety

Wrist Safety

Dexterity

Efficiency

Sum

1

Yonex

Muscle Power 3i

1

3

1

49

3

33

2

Cayman

Pro Heat II

3

15

13

65

2

67

3

Pro Kennex

Kinetic Pro 5g

7

9

10

77

5

73

4

Prince

Graphite Classic OS

2

1

2

146

1

80

5

Head

Classic MP

6

6

3

103

20

89.5

6

Volkl

Quantum 10 RAP

18

20

4

63

11

93.5

7

Head

I.Prestige Mid

4

2

8

147

8

97.5

8

Yonex

RD Ti-70 Long 98

5

17

11

129

4

104

9

Weed

3/4 Weed XL

19

19

7

97

6

109

10

Yonex

Ultimum RQ Ti-1500 Long 105

20

33

15

51

12

115.5

11

Prince

Triple Threat Graphite OS

15

8

6

119

30

126

12

Cayman

Catalyst II

8

12

26

135

10

127.5

12

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff Zone 7.1

10

16

14

107

29

127.5

14

Babolat

Pure Control

9

4

21

156

17

133.5

14

Prince

Triple Threat Rebel MP

23

10

5

82

43

133.5

16

Prince

Triple Threat Warrior OS

26

13

12

116

18

140

17

Babolat

VS Control

14

7

16

145

34

150.5

18

Prince

Triple Threat Warrior MP

12

5

17

150

46

161

19

Yonex

Ultimum RD Ti-80

22

42

54

45

13

164.5

20

Dunlop

300G 98

32

21

19

64

45

165

21

Yonex

RD Ti-70 88

11

14

23

160

35

168.5

22

Yonex

Ultimum RD Ti-50

16

34

55

85

14

169.5

23

Prince

Triple Threat Graphite MP

20

11

18

148

37

170

23

Prince

Triple Threat Vendetta MP

34

18

9

74

55

170

25

Volkl

C10 Pro

12

25

39

141

22

174.5

26

Pro Kennex

Kinetic Pro 7g

31

26

27

127

16

179

27

Cayman

Pro Smash II

17

23

29

143

32

181

27

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 MP Stretch

23

22

37

160

15

188.5

29

Prince

Triple Threat Graphite Mid

36

27

36

66

42

192

29

Yonex

Ultimum RD Ti-50 Long

29

51

60

61

7

192

31

Yonex

Ultimum RQ Ti-1700 Long 98

39

55

50

58

19

211.5

32

Head

i.S9 OS

67

50

25

14

33

215.5

33

Head

I.S18

73

55

30

3

21

217

34

Cayman

Pro Talis II Long

28

39

32

166

25

221

35

Babolat

Pure Power Zylon 360

49

37

40

46

50

223.5

36

Cayman

Pro Talis II

23

44

80

92

24

228.5

37

Cayman

Catalyst II Pro

27

40

98

86

9

230.5

37

Volkl

Quantum V1 OS

52

36

28

90

47

234

39

Prince

Triple Threat Hornet OS

63

52

51

26

31

241.5

40

Babolat

Pure Control +

35

29

57

164

26

246.5

40

Yonex

MP Tour-1 Mid

30

34

58

131

44

246.5

41

Prince

Triple Threat Vendetta OS

56

37

24

87

66

254.5

41

Volkl

Catapult 3

70

66

46

19

28

254.5

41

Volkl

V1 Classic

43

30

40

112

64

254.5

45

Head

i.Prestige MP

33

45

75

108

36

259.5

46

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff 6.5 MP

47

47

33

78

76

265.5

47

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff Surge 5.1

48

49

61

66

52

267

48

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff Extreme 6.7

59

64

34

21

75

272

48

Slazenger

Pro Braided

44

32

63

125

56

279.5

50

Prince

Triple Threat Attitude MP

63

28

38

109

70

285

51

Babolat

Pure Drive

49

41

73

94

51

285.5

52

Fischer

Pro No. One

37

57

94

93

38

291

53

Prince

Triple Threat Bandit OS

74

53

22

47

84

293.5

54

Volkl

Quantum 10 Tour

45

62

81

78

48

297.5

55

Head

i.S2 MP

67

47

42

56

83

300.5

56

Fischer

GDS Rally FT Titanium

61

73

77

47

40

305

57

Cayman

Excel Comp II

38

30

44

165

93

306.5

58

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light OS

72

63

20

54

89

307

59

Pro Kennex

Core 1 No. 20

76

46

48

72

67

311

59

Prince

Triple Threat Hornet MP

53

23

53

157

78

312

61

Topspin

TPC1000

61

64

105

52

27

313.5

62

Cayman

Energizer II

40

54

44

166

73

314

62

Babolat

Soft Drive

71

57

55

38

77

314.5

64

Volkl

Quantum V1 MP

66

60

67

50

71

322

65

Volkl

Catapult 1

91

74

49

13

58

324

66

Head

I.Radical OS

65

86

90

30

41

329.5

67

Babolat

Soft Power

78

59

65

38

78

338

68

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 MP

42

43

102

150

56

339

69

Fischer

Pro Tour FT Air Carbon Ti

51

68

129

110

22

350.5

70

Volkl

Quantum 5

82

82

70

69

54

363.5

71

Wilson

Pro Staff Original 6.0 85

41

67

116

154

49

370.5

72

Yonex

MP Tour-1 MP

46

61

101

150

68

374

73

Prince

Triple Threat Scream OS

83

69

59

66

105

390.5

74

Babolat

VS Drive

99

81

31

24

123

395.5

75

Topspin

CL 633

57

75

111

130

60

396.5

76

Weed

T-Zone

94

79

34

41

127

401.5

77

Volkl

Quantum Force

86

82

64

37

110

403.5

78

Cayman

Energizer II Pro

55

76

106

160

65

409.5

79

Volkl

Catapult 2

103

92

88

32

62

412.5

80

Head

i.S2 OS

110

85

83

8

85

422

81

Prince

Graphite Classic MP

54

80

133

138

61

424

82

Fischer

Pro Extreme

69

82

145

114

39

426.5

83

Pro Kennex

Kinetic Pro 15g

102

90

66

35

101

427.5

84

Dunlop

Spirit 110

97

121

96

11

63

431

85

Dunlop

Vision 102

105

105

79

15

86

435

85

Head

I.S10

125

103

72

1

72

435

87

Prince

Triple Threat Sovereign OS

122

77

52

42

107

440

88

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch MP

94

70

62

113

112

441.5

89

Dunlop

Vision 110

109

108

76

12

90

443.5

89

Head

i.extreme MP

96

112

110

17

69

443.5

91

Pro Kennex

Ti Intensity PBT Reach

85

71

67

140

109

444.5

92

Head

i.Speed MP

98

93

95

21

103

448.5

93

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.3 OS

90

88

47

111

125

450.5

94

Head

i.S4 MP

104

98

90

23

97

452.5

95

Babolat

Pure Control Zylon 360

79

100

118

74

80

453.5

96

Volkl

Tour 10 Mid

60

87

123

136

87

455

97

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 5.2 MP

84

91

77

124

102

458

98

Babolat

Pure Drive Zylon 360

106

110

93

9

95

461.5

99

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch OS

123

95

42

25

129

463

99

Volkl

Tour 8

87

95

135

104

53

465.5

101

Dunlop

Spirit 100

89

100

115

53

92

467

102

Wilson

Triad Pro Staff 6.0 MP

81

95

148

115

59

481

103

Head

Classic Mid

58

88

121

163

104

481.5

104

Blackburne

Excalibur Ti 97

101

77

82

83

131

483

104

Prince

More Dominant OS

119

105

74

59

96

483

106

Yonex

Ultimum RQ Ti-1700 Long 110

93

117

107

62

98

492.5

107

Head

I.Prestige MP XL

77

98

114

158

91

497.5

108

Prince

Triple Threat Bandit MP

91

71

83

149

134

499

109

Dunlop

Inferno 118

128

116

108

6

82

501

109

Head

I.Radical MP

100

135

122

44

81

510

111

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 4.0 OS

127

121

69

33

118

515

112

Prince

Triple Threat Attitude OS

114

93

86

99

120

519.5

113

Dunlop

200G 95

75

115

143

132

88

524.5

114

Prince

More Game OS

124

107

90

57

114

525.5

115

Gosen

Carbon Plus I

107

109

100

70

128

532.5

116

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light MP

115

111

87

76

135

543.5

116

Volkl

C-10 Pro OS

88

123

151

134

74

547

118

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.3 MP

112

102

71

117

148

547.5

119

Fischer

GDS Spice

121

133

124

28

99

551.5

120

Volkl

Quantum 8 RAP

111

119

117

88

106

552.5

121

Topspin

CL 603

80

112

152

150

94

553

122

Weed

T-Zone Plus

113

130

85

120

111

555.5

123

Pro Kennex

Type S

108

119

130

73

116

563.5

124

Head

I.S12

144

134

97

5

115

564.5

125

Gosen

Carbon 15

135

130

88

31

137

573

126

Fischer

GDS Spirit

120

140

126

29

113

573.5

127

Pro Kennex

Core 1 No. 22

134

128

112

34

126

584

128

Dunlop

Inferno 110

131

145

132

7

108

585

129

Prince

More Thunder OS

130

126

120

60

117

588

130

Head

i.S4 OS

141

147

138

2

100

597.5

131

Cayman

Strike X

126

112

125

80

136

602

131

Blackburne

DS-107

116

103

103

154

152

609

133

Prince

More Game MP

132

125

119

99

132

623.5

134

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 5.2 OS

118

123

139

142

119

629

135

Cayman

Airlite

129

144

131

40

147

635.5

136

Head

I.S6 OS

149

139

128

10

142

637.5

137

Babolat

VS Power

141

127

99

101

151

639

138

Dunlop

Inferno 104

147

143

147

20

121

641.5

139

Blackburne

Excalibur Ti 107

133

118

126

118

150

652.5

140

Topspin

CL 628

116

129

142

159

130

654.5

141

Head

I.S6 MP

148

152

153

16

124

659

141

Yonex

Muscle Power 5i MP

137

141

144

71

133

659

143

Cayman

Sidewinder Ti

143

154

109

96

141

666.5

143

Fischer

GDS Take Off 1210

154

160

136

4

140

669

145

Fischer

GDS Take Off 710

138

151

149

91

122

674.5

146

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.2 OS

136

146

137

89

144

675.5

147

Yonex

Ultimum RQ Ti-2000 Long 110

156

148

134

18

157

682

148

Cayman

Energizer Ti

145

157

104

123

154

694

148

Yonex

Ultimum RQ Ti-2000 Long 120

159

141

113

81

161

694

150

Prince

Triple Threat Scream MP

140

137

157

106

139

696

150

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 4.0 MP

151

150

154

55

138

696

152

Yonex

Muscle Power 5i OS

153

153

150

35

149

699

153

Pro Kennex

Core 1 No. 24

146

132

141

126

145

700

154

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.2 MP

139

138

146

121

155

708

155

Fischer

GDS Take Off 910

160

161

155

26

156

725

156

Wilson

Triad Hammer 3.0

161

164

160

43

153

740

157

Yonex

V-Con 20

150

155

159

122

143

743

158

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 2.7

158

136

140

144

159

744

159

Gosen

Tri Tube 400C

152

159

156

102

158

752

160

Yonex

V-Con 20

155

158

163

128

146

763.5

161

Wilson

Triad Hammer 4.0 OS

157

162

161

95

162

768

162

Wilson

Triad Hammer 4.0 MP

163

165

164

84

163

778.5

163

Babolat

VS Nanotube Drive

164

149

157

137

166

786.5

164

Wilson

Triad Hammer 5.0 OS

162

163

165

105

164

787.5

165

Wilson

Triad Hammer 5.0 MP

166

166

166

98

165

795

166

Babolat

VS Nanotube Power

167

156

162

138

167

804.5

167

Wilson

Triad Hammer 2.0 w/Rollers

165

167

167

133

160

808