Pro Equipment Log: 2004 Roland Garros
A “/ ” denotes differing tensions between mains and crosses. A “-” indicates a tension range on multiple racquets. “NA” means player did not play or no information was available. Tensions above 38.5 are in pounds; 38.5 and below are in kilograms.
Men
| Player name | Racquet brand | Racquet model | Head size | String brand | String model | Gauge | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Federer | Wilson | nSix-One Tour | 90 | Luxilon/Wilson | Big Banger Alu Power Rough/Natural Gut | 16L | NA |
| Andy Roddick | Babolat | Pure Drive + | 100 | Babolat | Pro Hurricane/VS Team | 16 | 73 |
| Guillermo Coria | Prince | Experimental NXGraphite | 100 | Luxilon | Big Banger Original | 16 | 52 |
| David Nalbandian | Yonex | RDX-500 | 98 | Luxilon | Big Banger Original | 16 | 64 |
| Tim Henman | Slazenger | Pro X-1 | 95 | Babolat/Luxilon | Big Banger Timo/ VS Team Natural Gut | 17 | 51.6 |
| Juan Carlos Ferrero | Prince | NXGraphite | 100 | Luxilon | Big Banger Original | 16 | 53/51 |
| Carlos Moya | Babolat | Pure Drive | 100 | Luxilon | Big Banger Original | 16 | 60 |
| Rainer Schuettler | Head | Liquidmetal Prestige Mid | 93 | Polystar | Energy | 1.25 | NA |
| Andre Agassi | Head | Liquidmetal Radical OS | 107 | Luxilon | Big Banger Alu Power | 16L | 66 |
| Gaston Gaudio | Wilson | Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 | 95 | Toalson | Cyber Blade Tour Thermaxe | 1.27 | 59.5 |
| Lleyton Hewitt | Yonex | RDX-500 | 90 | Babolat/Luxilon | VS Team/Big Banger Alu Power | 16L | 56 |
| Nicolas Massu | Babolat | Pure Control Plus | 97 | Luxilon | Big Banger Alu Power | 16 | 53 |
| Sebastien Grosjean | Head | Liquidmetal Prestige MP | 98 | Babolat | VS Touch | 16 | 50.6 |
| Paradorn Srichaphan | Yonex | Ultimum RD TI-80 | 98 | Luxilon/Babolat | Big Banger Alu Power/VS Touch Natural Gut | 16L/16 | 64 |
| Marat Safin | Head | Liquidmetal Prestige Mid | 93 | Babolat | Ballistic/VS Team | 16 | NA |
| Sjeng Schalken | Did not play | ||||||
| Mark Philippoussis | Head | Prestige Mid (black) | 93 | Babolat | VS Touch Natural Gut | 16 | 75 |
| Juan Ignacio Chela | Babolat | Pure Control Plus | NA | Babolat | Ballistic | 16 | NA |
| Jiri Novak | Volkl | Tour 10 Mid Plus | 98 | Luxilon | Big Banger Alu Power | 16L | 29/28 |
| Andrei Pavel | Fischer | Pro No. One | 98 | Luxilon | Big Banger Ace Touch | 18/16L | NA |
Women
| Player name | Racquet brand | Racquet model | Head size | String brand | String model | Gauge | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justine Henin-Hardenne | Wilson | HTour | 95 | BDE | BDE Performance | 16 | 57.5 |
| Kim Clijsters | DID NOT PLAY | ||||||
| Anastasia Myskina | Head | Liquidmetal Instinct | 100 | Luxilon | Big Banger Timo | 18 | 56/52 |
| Amelie Mauresmo | Dunlop | 300G | 98 | Babolat | VS Touch | 16 | 57.2 |
| Lindsay Davenport | Wilson | HTour | 95 | Babolat | VS Touch | 16 | 63/64 |
| Elena Dementieva | Yonex | RDX-500 MP | 98 | Luxilon | Big Banger Alu Power | 16L | 51/48.5 |
| Jennifer Capriati | Prince | Triple Threat Rebel Midsize | 95 | Babolat/Luxilon | VS Touch/Big Banger Alu Power | 16/16L | 67 |
| Venus Williams | Wilson | H4 | 110 | Wilson | Natural | 16 | 65 |
| Paola Suarez | Prince | NXG Graphite | 100 | Prince | Nylon | 15L | - |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | Head | Liquidmetal Instinct | 100 | Luxilon | Big Banger Alu Touch | 16L | - |
| Serena Williams | Wilson | H6 | 110 | Wilson | Natural | 16 | 67 |
| Nadia Petrova | * | * | * | Luxilon | Monotec Supersense | 16L | 20 |
| Ai Sugiyama | Prince | More Control DB 800 | 97 | Prince | Natural Gut | 16 | 57 |
| Vera Zvonareva | Fischer | Pro No One FT | 98 | Kirschbaum | Super Smash Spikey | 16 | - |
| Maria Sharapova | Prince | More Attack | 100 | Babolat | Pro Hurricane/VS Touch | 17/16 | - |
| Silvia Farina Elia | Prince | Triple Threat Graphite OS | 110 | Luxilon | Big Banger Original | 16 | 52/50 |
| Anna Pistolesi | Babolat | Pure Drive | 100 | Babolat | Tour Duralast | 16 | 77.2 |
| Chanda Rubin | Did not play | ||||||
| Francesca Schiavone | Fischer | Pro No. One | 98 | Luxilon | Big Banger Alu Power | 16L | - |
| Patty Schnyder | Head | Liquidmetal Prestige MP | 98 | Kirschbaum | Super Smash Spikey | 17 | - |
Read the report by Albert Lee on stringing for the Tecnifibre team at Roland Garros.
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