The 5 Best Dunlop Pro / Professional Tennis Rackets

Last updated: 27 August 2026

Dunlop are a highly regarded brand for their high quality products. One of the key strengths of the Dunlop brand is its commitment to innovation and technology. Dunlop has been at the forefront of racket design and development, incorporating advanced materials and construction techniques to improve performance and enhance player experience.

Dunlop also has a strong presence in the professional tennis world, with many top players using their rackets and equipment. The company has sponsored some of the most successful tennis players of all time, including John McEnroe and Steffi Graf.

Their current range splits cleanly in two. The SX line is built for spin and counter-attacking play, and comes in several builds of the same frame; the CX line is built for precision and control. The first three rackets below are all versions of the SX 300, so we have explained what separates them rather than treating them as five unrelated choices. Every racket on this page is supplied as a frame only, so it will need stringing before you play. For the wider range, see our Dunlop Tennis Rackets page.

1. Dunlop SX 300 LS 2025 Tennis Racket

Style of Racket: Counter Attacking - Spin
Player Level: Advanced / Professional
Build: Frame only, requires stringing

The LS is the lightest of the three SX 300 builds and the one we hold deepest, which makes it the sensible starting point in the range. The letters stand for light and spin, and that is exactly what it does: a slightly more head-light balance than the Tour below it, so the frame comes through contact faster and generates arc without asking as much of your arm.

It suits a player who swings fast and hits with shape rather than flat pace, and anyone stepping up to a performance frame for the first time who does not want the weight of a tour racket. The 16 x 19 string pattern gives the strings room to bite, which is where the spin comes from.

2. Dunlop SX 300 Tour 2025 Tennis Racket

Style of Racket: Counter Attacking - Spin
Player Level: Advanced / Professional
Build: Frame only, requires stringing

This is the same racket as our first pick in the heaviest of its three builds. The Tour carries more mass and a lower balance point than the LS, and that changes how it plays rather than just how it feels: it holds its line far better against a heavy ball, and it will not get pushed around on a return of serve.

The trade is that it demands more from you. If your footwork is sound and you are getting set properly, the extra stability is free power and control. If you are often hitting on the stretch, the LS above will serve you better. This is the build to choose if you play competitively.

3. Dunlop SX 300 2025 Tennis Racket

Style of Racket: Counter Attacking - Spin
Player Level: Advanced / Professional
Build: Frame only, requires stringing

The standard SX 300 sits between the two above it, and it is the build most people should look at first if they are unsure. It shares the Tour's balance point but carries less mass, so you get much of the stability without the weight penalty over a long match.

Think of the three as one racket with a dial on it: LS for speed, Tour for stability, and this one for the middle. All three share the same head size band and the same 16 x 19 pattern, so the character is consistent across the range and moving between builds is not a relearning exercise.

4. Dunlop CX 200 Tour 16x19 2024 Tennis Racket

Style of Racket: Precision and Control
Player Level: Advanced
Build: Frame only, requires stringing

A completely different proposition to the SX rackets above. The CX 200 Tour is the control frame in the range: a smaller head than anything else on this page, a firm 65 RA stiffness rating and a strongly head-light balance at nine points. That combination gives you feel and precision rather than free power.

It rewards a player who generates their own pace and wants the racket to put the ball exactly where they aimed. Flat hitters, players who come forward, and anyone who finds spin-oriented frames vague through contact should try this one. It is the most demanding racket here and the most satisfying when it is the right fit.

5. Dunlop CX 400 2024 Tennis Racket

Style of Racket: Precision and Control
Player Level: Advanced
Build: Frame only, requires stringing

The CX 400 is the accessible way into Dunlop's control line. It keeps the CX intent, precision over raw power, but makes it considerably easier to use: a larger head, a stiffer 71 RA frame that returns more energy, and a balance only four points head light rather than nine.

In practice that means you do not have to swing as hard to get depth, which is the usual barrier to playing a control racket. It is the pick if the CX 200 Tour appeals in principle but feels like hard work, and a good option for a club player wanting more accuracy than a spin frame gives them.

Summary

Dunlop's current range asks one question first: do you want spin or control? The SX 300 answers the first, and the three builds above let you tune how much weight and stability you take with it. The CX line answers the second, with the 200 Tour for players who make their own pace and the 400 for those who want help finding depth. All five are frame only, so factor stringing in, and our stringing options are worth a look while you are ordering. To see everything currently available, visit our Dunlop Tennis Rackets page.