HEAD Prestige TOUR 2023 Tennis Racquet

The HEAD Prestige Tour 2023 is a precision-focused, traditional player's racquet engineered for advanced players who demand maximum control and classic feel. Featuring a rich burgundy and gold finish with a black bumper, it is the only model in the modern Prestige lineup with a classic 95-square-inch head size.

While historic Prestiges can feel rigid or overly unforgiving, the 2023 Prestige Tour combines a dense 315-gram frame with a lively 16x19 string pattern and a slightly thicker 22 mm box beam. This design offers a unique blend of surgical precision, modern spin potential, and smooth plow-through.

Performance Profile

1. Control & Precision (9.5/10): Superior. The compact 95 sq. in. head delivers pinpoint accuracy, giving advanced players complete confidence to aim close to the lines on aggressive swings.
2. Plow-Through & Stability (9.0/10): Outstanding. Weighing 315 g unstrung with a swingweight around 330, the racquet absorbs heavy incoming pace easily and delivers a smooth, penetrating ball flight from the baseline.
3. Touch & Feel (9.0/10): Exceptional. Auxetic 2.0 construction in both the yoke and handle creates a soft, plush impact feel, making touch volleys, slices, and drop shots feel connected.
4. Spin Access (8.0/10): Very Good for a 95 sq. in. Frame. The 16x19 open pattern provides significantly higher launch angles and topspin potential than classic 18x20 Prestiges, while keeping shot depth controllable.
5. Forgiveness & Sweet Spot (6.5/10): Demanding. Due to the smaller midplus head size, off-center hits will drop off in power and feel dead if you are not set up properly.

Key Technologies

1. Auxetic 2.0: Integrated into both the yoke and the carbon handle end-cap to optimize real-time impact feedback, offering a plush, connected feel and improved vibration dampening.
2. Box Beam Cross-Section: Standard classic square frame geometry that maximizes control and stability upon ball impact.
3. Full Cap Grommets: The iconic Prestige long bumper/grommet system that wraps around the head to optimize structural mass, dampening, and unmistakable impact sound.
4. Elongated Shaft: Features a lengthened throat section to increase frame flex, yielding traditional control and pocketing.
5. Graphene Inside: Positioned in key locations around the hoop to reinforce overall torsional stability and energy transfer.

Best Suited For

1. Advanced & Tournament Competitors: Advanced 4.5+ NTRP/UTR players with full, fast swings who naturally generate their own power and need extreme directional control.
2. Flat Hitters & Counter-Punchers: Competitors who value predictable depth, low trajectory control, and a solid response against heavy hitters.
3. All-Court & Net Specialists: Volleyers who love driving crisp, deep volleys and carving touch drop shots with a heavy, stable frame at the net.
4. Traditional 95 sq. in. Frame Fans: Hitters transitioning from older classic frames (like the Midplus Head Prestiges or Wilson Six-Ones) who want modern feel updates without giving up a compact head size.

Specifications

• Head Size: 95 sq. in. / 615 cm²
• Length: 27.0 in. / 68.58 cm.
• Unstrung Weight: 315 g / 11.1 oz.
• Strung Weight: ~332 g / 11.7 oz.
• Unstrung Balance: 315 mm / 9 pts HL.
• Strung Balance: ~325 mm / 6 pts HL.
• Beam Width: 22 mm Constant.
• String Pattern: 16 Mains / 19 Crosses.
• Stiffness Rating (RA): ~62 RA.
• Swingweight: ~330.
• Grip Type: HEAD Hydrosorb Pro.
• Cosmetic: Metallic Burgundy & Gold Colorblock.