Babolat Pure Drive, the best-selling tennis racket in the world.
It was in 1994 when Babolat, after a century dedicated to strings, decided to launch its first range of frames, among which was the Pure Drive, which without a doubt, and looking back, was extraordinary and synonymous with a new style of game all over the world.
It was launched in France, butin 1995 it began to be marketed in Spain, 1996 in Italy, 1997 Austria, 1998 in Germany, 1999 Japan and the United States in 2000 becoming a racket iconic, the best-selling in the world without a doubt.
Who doesn't remember Carlos Moya with his blue Pure Drive racket? As he dominated the clay court season with victories in Rome, Monaco and, as n, or at Roland Garros, achieving the first Pure Drive Grand Slam and crowning himself number 1 in March 1999.
The evolution of the Babolat Pure Drive has already been unstoppable. Today it is still one of the tennis rackets preferred by professionals. Some as relevant as Andy Roddick who at the time gave his name to one of his variants, Kim Clijsters, Fabio Fognini or our Garbiñe Muguruza currently.
It is currently one of the best-selling tennis rackets in the world and continues to be a benchmark for other models from other brands that have tried for years to take away its reign on the courts.
Within the Pure drive line you will find a variant for each type of player, the different denominations depending on their weight are:
• Pure Drive Super Lite, perfect for young players who, due to their age, need a light racket, but due to their height they must use the adult length.
• Pure Drive Lite, is designed for players who stop playing with their junior version more the Pure Drive is 26 inches long.
• Pure Drive Team, this model weighs 285 grams and is used by level players average that they already need a powerful and forceful racket.
• Pure Drive 300 grams, which is the best-selling model among gamers.
• Pure Drive VS, evolved model for professional players or players who like more classic frames, maintains the characteristics of the Pure Drive, but with nuances in its characteristics.
• Pure Drive Tour, a 315-gram model designed for players who need more mass in the racket for your style of play or strength.
• There is a version called Babolat Pure Drive + which is the 300 gram model but longer, which was formerly called “long body”. This model is usually chosen by players who are looking for more leverage in their racket, either because of their style of play or because of their height.