The Monofilament Tennis String
In this article from our tennis string guide, discover everything you need to know about monofilament tennis strings! This is the modern tennis string today, favored by competitors and professional tennis players, laid in hybrid (upright or crosswise) or full (upright and crosswise). It is a durable and very resistant tennis string.
The Monofilament Tennis String: Type & Manufacture
The monofilament tennis string is made from a single filament, usually made of polyester pellets, which are then heated to a liquid state and then cast into a mold of the diameter of the gauge to form the tennis string, then stretched in the factory by industrial tensioners which pre-stretch the string before winding it around "giant" reels of tennis strings, where the desired quantity is cut for the packaging of the final product (12 meters for racket trimmings, 200 meters for the standard reels, there are also 100 or 300 meter tennis string reels). The manufactured monofilament tennis string can then be provided with an inscription on it with the name of the tennis brand, the commercial name of the tennis string and then its gauge.
Each tennis brand has its own manufacturing recipe for tennis strings, adding chemical additives and/or a custom coating such as silicone sheath or carbon resin, to meet the specific needs of tennis players in terms of control, power, spin and durability: this is the monofilament tennis stringco-polyester.
The Co-polyester type monofilament tennis string is generally a high-end tennis product, unlike the Co-polyester type monofilament tennis string.Polyester (PurePoly), which have a mono-composition, from a single raw material and therefore from a single type of polyester granule, without additives or coating.
The choice of monofilament tennis string must be adapted to your level of play, your physical shape and your style of play to get the most out of it and obtain the best compromise to satisfy your tennis.
Your budget is also an element to take into account for the choice of string, as well as your frequency of breakage.
UNI-CORD® Co-Polyester Monofilament Tennis Strings
MADE IN GERMANY
The Monofilament Tennis String: Properties and Contribution to the game
The advantages of the monofilament tennis string are numerous, in particular a longer lifespan and less loss of tension compared to a multifilament, Synthetic Gut or natural gut tennis string, hence the choice of competitors and professionals to turn to this type of tennis string due to greater resistance to breakage, excellent control and good spin without string slippage, properties necessary for the game of modern tennis and a high frequency of tennis practice.
However, it is important to remember that a monofilament tennis string is more demanding to use for tennis players, as it is stiffer and generates more vibration due to its often thinner gauge than other types of string. tennis, it is therefore essential to take into account the stiffness of the string, especially in junior and senior players, as it can cause arm, elbow and shoulder pain and general fatigue more quickly if adaptations in terms of tension and choice of monofilament tennis string are not made.
In general, it is absolutely inadvisable for juniors, even at a competition level, to switch to monofilament tennis string before the age of 15, exceptions remain, however this is the general advice given by tennis experts as a precaution. in order to protect the arm and growth without risk. Similarly, it is also recommended for seniors over 60 not to turn to a monofilament tennis string either, always with exceptions, on the one hand to prevent age-related injuries at the risk of reduce his sporting practice essential to maintain physical fitness, and on the other hand in order to anticipate rigid sensations and discomfort due to the rigidity and vibrations in the arm when using monofilament tennis strings, and also by the possible drop in technical level.
If you are looking for a more comfortable and powerful string, you can opt for a synthetic gut or multifilament type tennis string, which is made up of several threads, offering better shock absorption and better comfort.
However, these types of tennis strings are generally less durable and resistant, more unstable and sometimes more expensive than a monofilament tennis string.
UNI-CORD® Polyester Monofilament Tennis String
West Gut MT 14
Signum Pro Tennis String
Wilson Enduro
UNI-CORD® offers only one pure polyester type monofilament tennis string, of the best possible quality from the same identical polyester granules, with a low stiffness index, in order to offer tennis players at low budget who wish to have better sensations and a resistant and inexpensive monofilament tennis string at the price of €40 per 200-meter spool, excellent value for money for a durable and economical tennis string.
The Monofilament Tennis String: The Best-Sellers and UNI-CORD®
At UNI-CORD® we provide advice to customers when purchasing strings and we have thought of all tennis players regardless of the level of practice and the style of play, by developing high monofilament tennis strings range, with the desire to offer a fully adapted monofilament string for each style and type of tennis player.
Our range of monofilament tennis strings, from the softest to the stiffest, starts with THE TOUCH PLAYER 1.25, a super soft co-polyester with a silicone gel core to absorb maximum vibrations at ball impact. juniors and seniors who want to continue playing a monofilament tennis string with a drop in the usual tension of 1 to 2 Kilos. THE CLASSICER 1.30, THE STRIKER 1.24 and THE POWERFUL 1.24 monofilament tennis strings are monofilament tennis strings with standard stiffness, which are suitable for the greatest number of players ranging from regular club players to the highest level of professional tennis on the courts. WTA, ATP or even ITF circuits, which will generally give you better performance and better durability at the same voltage.
Finally, our stiffest monofilament tennis strings, THE SPINNER 1.25, THE STRONGER 1.25 and THE BLOCKER 1.30, are the most demanding in terms of the physical form of its users because their grip on the ball is maximized, and requires precautionary adaptations to the level of tension, where it is generally recommended to lower the usual tension of the previous tennis string by 1 to 2 Kilos to maintain the same performance without fatigue.
Compared to the most famous and played monofilament tennis strings in the world, from historic tennis brands, each premium monofilament tennis string in the UNI-CORD® range is identifiable, by its technical composition and its gauge, with one or more tennis strings. best-selling monofilament. Find the correspondence below
UNI-CORD® Co-Polyester Monofilament Tennis Strings
MADE IN GERMANY: Correspondence to Best-Sellers
Luxilon Element
Still In Black Black Protect
Yonex Polytour Rev, Head Hawk
THE POWERFUL 1.24
Solinco Hyper G
Yonex Polytour Strike
Luxilon Aluminum Power
THE CLASSICER 1.30
Luxilon Big Banger Original
Solinco Tower Bite
Head Lynx Tour
THE STRIKER 1.24
Technifibre Black Code
Babolat RPM Blast
Kirschbaum Pro Line II
Technifibre Pro Red Code
Yonex Polytour Fire
Babolat RPM Rough
Technifibre Black Code 4S
Luxilon Rough Tennis String
Babolat RPM Hurricane
Technifibre Razor Code
Head Lynx, Luxilon Savage
RECYCLED TENNIS STRING !
Luxilon Eco Power & Eco Rough
Isospeed Second Service