Official ITF Tennis Equipment & Ball Calibration Standards

Standard equipment specifications governed by ITF Appendix I (The Ball) and Appendix II (The Racket).

Verified against: ITF Technical Equipment Guidelines
LAST VERIFIED: 2026-08-01
STANDARD 01

ITF Type 2 Standard Pressurized Tennis Ball

Hollow two-piece vulcanized rubber core pressurized with internal gas and covered with woven Melton felt (wool and nylon).

Mass / Weight56.0 – 59.4 g
Diameter6.54 – 6.86 cm (2.57 – 2.70 in)
Rebound Height (from 254 cm drop onto concrete)135 – 147 cm
Internal Pressure12 – 14 psi
STANDARD 02

Tournament Regulation Tennis Racket

Graphite / carbon fiber composite frame with maximum dimensional limitations under ITF Appendix II.

Max Frame Length73.7 cm (29.0 in)
Max Frame Width31.75 cm (12.5 in)
Max Hitting Surface Length39.4 cm (15.5 in)
String PatternUniform crossed mesh pattern, single stringbed plane

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