How to String a Tennis Racket

In our video, we take you through the process of stringing a tennis racket. We recommend you to replace your strings as many times in a year as you play in a week, which could mean that you are restringing your tennis racket before your old strings break. For example, if you play tennis three times a week, you should restring your racket at least three times a year.

You want to replace your tennis strings but are unsure which model to get? Check out our guide of The Best Tennis Strings of 2020 and choose yours according to your needs!

Stringing a Tennis Racket:
Follow the Video Step by Step

1. Tools you'll need (0:14)
2. How to mount your tennis racket (0:19)
3. Set your desired tension (0:57)
4. Get your tennis string ready to be installed (1:13)
5. How to determine where you start your mains (1:40)
6. Stringing your mains (1:48)
7. Tying off your mains (3:20)
8. Stringing your crosses (4:02)
9. Tying off your crosses (6:54)
10. Finishing up and checking your work (7:38)

To know it all about tennis strings, from gauges to string types to tension, read our dedicated article: Tennis Strings Explained.

Things to Know Before Stringing a Tennis Racket

• In our video, we strung the racket with a two-piece stringing method, because all rackets can be strung using this method.
• String sets are sold in 12-meter to 12,2-meter lengths. Most rackets can be strung with a single set. If a racket requires a longer length of string, we will mention it in our product description.
• In our racket specs table, be sure to check the string pattern section. There, you will see the recommended tension range of each racket, whether it is a one-piece or two-piece racket and the main skips. For example, a tennis racket could have skips at 7T,9T,7H,9H. This means when stringing the mains, you skip the grommet holes at position 7 and 9 in the throat as well as 7 and 9 in the head.
• If the specs say that there are shared holes, it means that a cross and main string will go through the same grommet hole.