How this tennis racket selector works
Five questions, nothing else
We ask your level, how you usually play, how the ball feels when you hit hard, what you most want to improve, and whether you have elbow, wrist or shoulder pain. That is the whole racquet finder — no email, no signup, no account.
A scoring engine, not a language model
Your answers feed a deterministic scoring engine. Every racquet in the catalogue is scored on head size, unstrung weight, stiffness (RA), string pattern and price tier, then weighted against your profile. The same answers always produce the same result — and if you report arm pain, comfort outranks power every time.
What you get back
A top 3 with the reasoning spelled out pick by pick, including what each racket is not good for. If nothing scores strongly against your profile the engine still returns the closest three rather than an empty page, and tells you why the fit is loose.
Questions about the racket selector
- What tennis racket should I buy?
- It depends on three things: your level (which sets head size and weight), how you play (which sets stiffness and string pattern) and whether your arm gives you trouble. There is no single best racket — that is exactly why this quiz asks five questions instead of handing everyone the same list.
- Is this tennis racquet selector free?
- Yes, completely. No signup, no email, no account, and we do not gate the results. You answer five questions and get your top 3 immediately.
- How is this different from a racquet finder that just filters by brand?
- A filter narrows a catalogue; this scores it. Every frame is rated against your specific profile on head size, weight, stiffness, string pattern and price tier, and the ranking explains itself pick by pick — including what each racket is not good for. And if you report elbow or shoulder pain, comfort outranks power no matter what else you answered.
- Do I need to know any technical specs to use it?
- No. The questions are about how you play and how your body feels, not about swingweight or RA numbers. We handle the specs and explain them in the result, so you learn what matters as you go.
- How reliable are the recommendations?
- The engine is deterministic, not generative — the same answers always give the same result, and the logic is documented on our methodology page. It is a shortlist built from published specs and independent measurements, not a substitute for demoing a frame. Hit the top pick before you buy if you can.
Keep going
Four routes into the rest of the site, depending on how much you already know about what you want.