Every piece of gear on ProEquipped is stored with four things: the value, a link to the source, a confidence level and the date we last checked it. If we can't find a reliable source, we show Unknown rather than guess.
What the confidence levels mean
- Confirmed
- Confirmed directly by the manufacturer, by the player, or by an official tournament stringer (for example in a published stringing report).
- Reported
- Reported by an established tennis-gear publication, retailer or journalist, but not confirmed by the player, manufacturer or tournament stringer.
- Endorsed only
- We only know which product the player is sponsored to promote. Pros often play older or custom “pro-stock” frames painted to look like the current model.
Why pros' racquets are hard to pin down
Many professionals play customized "pro stock" frames, or older models painted to look like the racquet their sponsor is currently selling. That is why we list the endorsed model (the paint job) separately from the actual frame, and only fill in the actual frame when a source reports it.
Sources we use
- Manufacturer athlete pages and official announcements
- Official tournament stringing reports and interviews with tour stringers
- Established tennis gear publications and specialist retailers' pro-player pages
- Official ATP and WTA ranking pages for rankings
Corrections
Spotted something out of date? Email corrections@proequipped.com with a source and we'll check it.