Work Rankings July 2001
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.
Rank out of 176 |
Work Rankings - 2001 | 1 BC |
2 BC |
3 BC |
4 BC |
5 BC |
Weighted Sum |
|
1 |
Slazenger |
Pro Braided Extreme |
3 |
2 |
12 |
12 |
2 |
5.10 |
2 |
Dunlop |
Adrenalin Surge 108 |
1 |
1 |
43 |
44 |
1 |
6.68 |
3 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff 5.0 Stretch OS |
4 |
3 |
14 |
15 |
3 |
7.11 |
4 |
Prince |
Precision Graphite Classic OS |
1 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
8.85 |
5 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff 5.0 Stretch MP |
5 |
5 |
14 |
14 |
5 |
10.15 |
6 |
Dunlop |
Adrenalin Rush 108 |
6 |
4 |
60 |
58 |
4 |
14.16 |
7 |
Cayman |
Pro Heat II |
8 |
8 |
24 |
24 |
8 |
16.43 |
8 |
Pro Kennex |
Kinetic Pro 7g |
7 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
16.65 |
9 |
Yonex |
RD Ti-70 Long 98 |
9 |
11 |
19 |
20 |
11 |
20.45 |
10 |
Dunlop |
Adrenalin Rush 98 |
13 |
7 |
66 |
66 |
7 |
21.34 |
11 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff 5.0 MP |
10 |
16 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
25.89 |
12 |
Weed |
3/4 Weed XL |
18 |
9 |
68 |
69 |
9 |
25.98 |
13 |
Dunlop |
200 G 100 |
15 |
13 |
43 |
44 |
13 |
27.83 |
14 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber F-9.0 MP |
11 |
17 |
13 |
13 |
16 |
28.33 |
15 |
Yonex |
Ultimum RD Ti-50 Long |
17 |
12 |
65 |
65 |
12 |
29.48 |
16 |
Volkl |
Quantum 10 |
20 |
15 |
60 |
61 |
14 |
33.71 |
17 |
Yonex |
Ultimum Ti-1500 Long 105 |
22 |
14 |
68 |
68 |
14 |
34.16 |
18 |
Slazenger |
Pro Braided |
13 |
21 |
9 |
9 |
21 |
34.51 |
19 |
Cayman |
Catalyst II |
12 |
22 |
7 |
7 |
22 |
35.38 |
20 |
Head |
Ti.Radical OS |
19 |
18 |
50 |
50 |
18 |
36.81 |
21 |
Wilson |
Pro Staff 6.6 Titanium MP |
23 |
19 |
53 |
53 |
19 |
39.78 |
22 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Hornet OS |
27 |
25 |
28 |
28 |
25 |
46.59 |
22 |
Wavex |
AD2002 |
26 |
24 |
43 |
43 |
24 |
46.59 |
24 |
Babolat |
Pure Control |
16 |
30 |
2 |
2 |
30 |
47.28 |
25 |
Yonex |
Ultimum Ti-1700 Long 98 |
36 |
23 |
78 |
78 |
23 |
52.24 |
26 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Warrior OS |
31 |
28 |
39 |
39 |
28 |
53.28 |
27 |
Head |
Classic MP |
25 |
31 |
19 |
19 |
31 |
53.38 |
28 |
Volkl |
C10 Pro |
21 |
33 |
14 |
15 |
33 |
54.46 |
29 |
Cayman |
Pro Talis II |
28 |
32 |
36 |
36 |
32 |
57.64 |
30 |
Cayman |
Pro Talis II Long |
28 |
34 |
22 |
22 |
34 |
58.86 |
31 |
Gosen |
Secret Carbon |
24 |
36 |
9 |
9 |
36 |
58.96 |
32 |
Head |
I.S18 |
50 |
20 |
140 |
140 |
20 |
59.38 |
33 |
Head |
Ti.Fire Tour Edition XL |
41 |
27 |
84 |
83 |
26 |
59.60 |
34 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Graphite OS |
34 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
63.58 |
35 |
Prince |
Thunder Cloud Titanium OS |
49 |
26 |
114 |
113 |
26 |
64.47 |
36 |
Cayman |
Pro Smash II |
33 |
39 |
17 |
17 |
39 |
66.84 |
37 |
Babolat |
Pure Power |
35 |
38 |
28 |
28 |
38 |
67.31 |
38 |
Babolat |
VS Control |
32 |
41 |
9 |
9 |
41 |
68.44 |
39 |
Cayman |
Pro Magic |
36 |
37 |
49 |
49 |
37 |
68.60 |
40 |
Yonex |
RD Ti-70 88 |
28 |
43 |
4 |
4 |
43 |
69.45 |
41 |
Slazenger |
Pro Carbon Ti |
59 |
29 |
130 |
130 |
29 |
73.64 |
42 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Graphite MP |
40 |
42 |
25 |
25 |
42 |
74.12 |
43 |
Wavex |
AD 3002 |
45 |
40 |
56 |
57 |
40 |
76.44 |
44 |
Wilson |
Pro Staff 6.0 Original 95 |
39 |
44 |
39 |
39 |
44 |
78.21 |
45 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Warrior MP |
36 |
49 |
6 |
6 |
49 |
80.56 |
46 |
Fischer |
Pro Extreme |
44 |
45 |
54 |
54 |
45 |
82.86 |
47 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Rebel 95 |
42 |
47 |
36 |
36 |
47 |
83.01 |
48 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber F-8.0 |
52 |
46 |
75 |
74 |
46 |
89.04 |
49 |
Volkl |
Quantum V1 Oversize |
57 |
48 |
71 |
71 |
48 |
93.00 |
50 |
Wilson |
Rollers 7.6 MP (Hyper Pro Staff) |
48 |
53 |
39 |
42 |
53 |
93.83 |
51 |
Volkl |
Quantum 10 Tour |
53 |
54 |
54 |
54 |
54 |
98.26 |
52 |
Pro Kennex |
Kinetic Charged Light 17g |
63 |
51 |
81 |
81 |
50 |
99.79 |
53 |
Dunlop |
200 G 95 |
46 |
59 |
27 |
27 |
59 |
100.07 |
54 |
Wilson |
Pro Staff 6.0 Original 85 |
42 |
63 |
22 |
23 |
62 |
103.56 |
55 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Rip |
69 |
52 |
88 |
88 |
52 |
104.23 |
56 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber F-9.5 |
47 |
62 |
25 |
25 |
62 |
104.36 |
56 |
Wilson |
Pro Staff 6.6 Titanium OS |
62 |
55 |
71 |
71 |
55 |
104.36 |
58 |
Babolat |
Pure Drive |
51 |
60 |
48 |
48 |
60 |
105.40 |
59 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Vendetta 95 |
54 |
61 |
50 |
50 |
61 |
107.95 |
60 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Ring |
66 |
58 |
78 |
78 |
55 |
109.39 |
61 |
Gosen |
Secret Carbon Lite |
84 |
50 |
153 |
152 |
50 |
113.36 |
62 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber M-4.5 MP |
74 |
57 |
120 |
120 |
55 |
115.63 |
63 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber M-4.5 OS |
78 |
56 |
129 |
129 |
55 |
116.88 |
64 |
Head |
Ti.Radical MP |
65 |
64 |
88 |
90 |
64 |
120.01 |
65 |
Prince |
Precision Graphite Classic MP |
56 |
71 |
46 |
46 |
71 |
122.16 |
66 |
Cayman |
Pro Smash II Long |
55 |
73 |
32 |
34 |
73 |
123.20 |
67 |
Volkl |
V1 Classic |
60 |
72 |
46 |
46 |
71 |
124.38 |
68 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Vendetta 110 |
71 |
69 |
75 |
76 |
69 |
127.32 |
69 |
Pro Kennex |
Kinetic Pro 5g |
64 |
75 |
56 |
56 |
75 |
131.37 |
70 |
Cayman |
Energizer II |
58 |
82 |
21 |
21 |
82 |
135.38 |
71 |
Volkl |
Quantum V1 MP |
76 |
74 |
86 |
86 |
74 |
137.06 |
72 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 4.3 Stretch MP |
87 |
70 |
124 |
124 |
70 |
139.14 |
73 |
Volkl |
C-10 Pro Oversize |
73 |
77 |
84 |
85 |
75 |
139.39 |
74 |
Volkl |
Quantum 1 Power Boost |
92 |
68 |
146 |
144 |
68 |
140.23 |
75 |
Yonex |
RD-7 |
60 |
85 |
28 |
28 |
85 |
141.00 |
76 |
Head |
I.S10 |
105 |
65 |
170 |
170 |
65 |
142.87 |
77 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff 6.5 MP |
72 |
81 |
62 |
62 |
81 |
142.93 |
78 |
Babolat |
Soft Drive |
79 |
78 |
93 |
90 |
78 |
144.19 |
78 |
Babolat |
Soft Power |
79 |
78 |
93 |
90 |
78 |
144.19 |
80 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber C-3.0 OS |
106 |
66 |
166 |
167 |
66 |
144.20 |
81 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Hornet MP |
66 |
88 |
28 |
28 |
88 |
147.05 |
82 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber C-3.0 MP |
111 |
67 |
169 |
169 |
67 |
147.41 |
83 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff 6.5 OS |
76 |
83 |
81 |
81 |
83 |
149.13 |
84 |
Dunlop |
Inferno 118 |
109 |
75 |
161 |
161 |
75 |
157.12 |
85 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Bandit 110 |
91 |
84 |
108 |
110 |
84 |
158.35 |
86 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Stealth MP |
74 |
96 |
32 |
32 |
96 |
161.20 |
87 |
Fischer |
GDS 700 Titanium |
90 |
87 |
101 |
101 |
87 |
161.32 |
88 |
Head |
I.Prestige MP XL |
81 |
93 |
58 |
58 |
93 |
162.09 |
89 |
Volkl |
C10 Pro Tour |
68 |
100 |
18 |
18 |
100 |
163.39 |
90 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber C-4.0 Oversize |
93 |
86 |
125 |
127 |
86 |
163.71 |
91 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber M-5.0 |
88 |
94 |
71 |
74 |
94 |
167.34 |
92 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light OS |
95 |
90 |
111 |
111 |
90 |
168.21 |
93 |
Wilson |
Rollers 6.6 MP (Hyper Hammer) |
83 |
98 |
63 |
63 |
98 |
170.30 |
94 |
Head |
Ti.S8 XL |
129 |
80 |
175 |
175 |
80 |
171.87 |
95 |
Fischer |
GDS Spice |
101 |
92 |
130 |
130 |
92 |
175.02 |
96 |
Babolat |
Soft Control |
86 |
101 |
67 |
67 |
101 |
175.89 |
97 |
Fischer |
Pro Tour |
89 |
99 |
93 |
90 |
98 |
176.35 |
98 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 4.3 Stretch OS |
110 |
91 |
135 |
135 |
91 |
176.95 |
99 |
Yonex |
Ultimum Ti-1700 Long 110 |
99 |
95 |
116 |
116 |
95 |
177.03 |
100 |
Head |
Ti.S4 Comfort Zone XL |
118 |
89 |
154 |
155 |
89 |
178.82 |
101 |
Head |
I.Prestige Mid |
85 |
105 |
68 |
69 |
105 |
181.39 |
102 |
Cayman |
Excel Comp II |
70 |
114 |
7 |
7 |
113 |
182.01 |
103 |
Fischer |
GDS Rally |
93 |
104 |
101 |
101 |
103 |
185.72 |
104 |
Yonex |
Super RQ Ti-600 Long |
102 |
103 |
116 |
116 |
103 |
189.19 |
105 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 5.2 MP |
97 |
107 |
87 |
87 |
107 |
189.97 |
106 |
Head |
Ti.Laser Comfort Zone XL |
121 |
97 |
156 |
156 |
97 |
191.14 |
107 |
Head |
Classic Mid |
82 |
118 |
36 |
38 |
118 |
195.16 |
108 |
Head |
Ti. S1 OS |
119 |
102 |
142 |
144 |
101 |
195.69 |
109 |
Yonex |
Super RQ Ti-700 Long |
100 |
111 |
88 |
88 |
111 |
196.63 |
110 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber M-6.5 |
104 |
109 |
108 |
108 |
108 |
196.92 |
111 |
Volkl |
Quantum 8 |
107 |
110 |
116 |
116 |
108 |
199.75 |
112 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Stealth OS |
97 |
119 |
63 |
63 |
119 |
204.10 |
113 |
Dunlop |
Inferno 110 |
128 |
106 |
158 |
158 |
106 |
206.16 |
114 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Grande (Tungsten) OS |
115 |
115 |
116 |
116 |
115 |
210.03 |
115 |
Dunlop |
C-Max 98 |
125 |
111 |
146 |
147 |
111 |
210.97 |
116 |
Volkl |
Quantum Force |
113 |
117 |
111 |
111 |
117 |
211.66 |
117 |
Wilson |
Rollers 5.6 MP (Hyper Hammer) |
103 |
125 |
71 |
71 |
125 |
215.28 |
118 |
Dunlop |
200G OS 108 |
125 |
116 |
142 |
144 |
116 |
217.61 |
119 |
Weed |
T-Zone Plus |
116 |
122 |
99 |
100 |
122 |
218.31 |
120 |
Yonex |
Super RQ Ti-350 Long |
111 |
124 |
88 |
90 |
124 |
218.40 |
121 |
Fischer |
GDS Take Off |
153 |
108 |
176 |
176 |
108 |
218.68 |
122 |
Yonex |
RD Ti-40 Muscle Long |
114 |
123 |
99 |
99 |
123 |
219.03 |
123 |
Pro Kennex |
Ti Intensity PBT Reach |
108 |
126 |
80 |
80 |
126 |
219.24 |
124 |
Dunlop |
C-Max 108 |
124 |
119 |
136 |
136 |
119 |
220.69 |
125 |
Wavex |
AD 3004 |
96 |
134 |
32 |
32 |
134 |
221.33 |
126 |
Wilson |
Rollers 2.6 Overdrive |
123 |
121 |
133 |
133 |
121 |
222.85 |
127 |
Head |
I.S12 |
147 |
113 |
174 |
174 |
113 |
223.64 |
128 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch MP |
117 |
127 |
88 |
90 |
127 |
224.45 |
129 |
Pro Kennex |
Kinetic Pro 15g |
125 |
128 |
125 |
127 |
128 |
232.53 |
130 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 5.2 OS |
121 |
135 |
98 |
98 |
135 |
237.92 |
131 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber M-5.5 |
120 |
137 |
81 |
83 |
137 |
238.63 |
132 |
Head |
Ti.S2 |
133 |
131 |
132 |
132 |
130 |
239.45 |
133 |
Babolat |
VS Drive |
131 |
132 |
125 |
125 |
132 |
239.85 |
134 |
Dunlop |
Concave 115 |
139 |
130 |
149 |
149 |
130 |
242.22 |
135 |
Head |
I.S6 MP |
144 |
129 |
163 |
163 |
129 |
243.95 |
136 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch OS |
141 |
133 |
142 |
142 |
133 |
246.25 |
137 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Grande (Tungsten) SOS |
137 |
136 |
123 |
123 |
136 |
247.08 |
138 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 6.3 Traditional OS |
130 |
140 |
104 |
104 |
140 |
248.39 |
139 |
Weed |
T-Zone |
133 |
139 |
114 |
115 |
139 |
249.11 |
140 |
Gosen |
Carbon Plus I |
131 |
141 |
105 |
105 |
141 |
250.21 |
141 |
Blackburne |
Excalibur Ti 97 |
135 |
145 |
93 |
96 |
145 |
255.90 |
142 |
Yonex |
Muscle Power 5i MP |
143 |
142 |
136 |
136 |
142 |
258.83 |
143 |
Head |
Ti.S6 |
151 |
138 |
165 |
165 |
138 |
258.96 |
144 |
Yonex |
Muscle Power 7 |
149 |
143 |
154 |
154 |
143 |
264.12 |
145 |
Yonex |
Super RQ Ti-400 Long 105 |
141 |
150 |
111 |
113 |
150 |
266.74 |
146 |
Yonex |
Super RQ Ti-800 Long |
157 |
144 |
163 |
163 |
144 |
269.01 |
147 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Bandit 95 |
138 |
157 |
58 |
58 |
157 |
269.48 |
148 |
Gosen |
Carbon 15 |
154 |
146 |
152 |
152 |
146 |
269.64 |
149 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light MP |
146 |
153 |
108 |
108 |
153 |
272.01 |
150 |
Cayman |
Strike X |
145 |
154 |
105 |
105 |
154 |
272.77 |
151 |
Wavex |
Super Wave |
135 |
162 |
39 |
39 |
162 |
273.42 |
152 |
Babolat |
VS Power+ |
148 |
155 |
105 |
107 |
155 |
275.23 |
153 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 3.3 SOS |
167 |
146 |
173 |
173 |
146 |
276.02 |
154 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 3.3 OS |
164 |
148 |
168 |
168 |
148 |
277.34 |
155 |
Wavex |
AD 2011 |
140 |
163 |
52 |
52 |
163 |
277.84 |
156 |
Head |
I.S6 OS |
165 |
148 |
172 |
172 |
148 |
278.10 |
157 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 5.9 MP |
149 |
156 |
120 |
120 |
156 |
278.51 |
158 |
Cayman |
Sidewinder Ti |
160 |
151 |
157 |
157 |
151 |
279.08 |
159 |
Head |
Ti.S5 Comfort Zone XL |
159 |
152 |
149 |
149 |
152 |
279.26 |
160 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 5.9 OS |
152 |
159 |
122 |
122 |
159 |
283.88 |
161 |
Cayman |
Airlite |
161 |
160 |
140 |
140 |
160 |
290.09 |
162 |
Yonex |
Muscle Power 5i OS |
169 |
158 |
166 |
166 |
158 |
292.69 |
163 |
Wilson |
Rollers 3.6 |
163 |
164 |
134 |
134 |
164 |
295.64 |
164 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 6.3 Traditional MP |
155 |
169 |
93 |
96 |
169 |
295.75 |
165 |
Cayman |
Energizer Ti |
172 |
161 |
158 |
159 |
161 |
296.99 |
166 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Viper |
162 |
166 |
125 |
125 |
166 |
297.12 |
167 |
Blackburne |
Excalibur Ti 107 |
158 |
170 |
101 |
103 |
170 |
298.91 |
168 |
Yonex |
Super RQ Ti-380 Muscle Long |
167 |
165 |
149 |
149 |
165 |
299.98 |
169 |
Blackburne |
DS-107 |
156 |
174 |
77 |
77 |
174 |
301.05 |
170 |
Wilson |
Rollers 5.6 OS (Hyper Hammer) |
166 |
168 |
139 |
139 |
168 |
302.75 |
171 |
Yonex |
Ultimum Ti-2000 Long 110 |
174 |
167 |
171 |
171 |
167 |
307.44 |
172 |
Gosen |
Tri Tube 400C |
171 |
171 |
142 |
143 |
171 |
308.91 |
173 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber C-2.0 |
170 |
173 |
138 |
138 |
172 |
310.48 |
174 |
Gosen |
Carbon 02 |
173 |
172 |
148 |
148 |
172 |
311.54 |
175 |
Yonex |
Ultimum Ti-2000 Long 120 |
175 |
175 |
158 |
159 |
175 |
317.58 |
176 |
Yonex |
Super RQ Ti-800 Long Pro |
176 |
176 |
161 |
161 |
176 |
319.56 |