The best (Prince Graphite Classic OS) deliver the most ball speed for a given player effort; the worst (Babolat Nanotube) are the opposite.
| Rank | Efficiency 2002 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prince | Graphite Classic OS |
| 2 | Cayman | Pro Heat II |
| 3 | Yonex | Muscle Power 3i |
| 4 | Yonex | RD Ti-70 Long 98 |
| 5 | Pro Kennex | Kinetic Pro 5g |
| 6 | Weed | 3/4 Weed XL |
| 7 | Yonex | Ultimum RD Ti-50 Long |
| 8 | Head | i.Prestige Mid |
| 9 | Cayman | Catalyst II Pro |
| 10 | Cayman | Catalyst II |
| 11 | Volkl | Quantum 10 RAP |
| 12 | Yonex | Ultimum RQ Ti-1500 Long 105 |
| 13 | Yonex | Ultimum RD Ti-80 |
| 14 | Yonex | Ultimum RD Ti-50 |
| 15 | Wilson | Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 MP Stretch |
| 16 | Pro Kennex | Kinetic Pro 7g |
| 17 | Babolat | Pure Control |
| 18 | Prince | Triple Threat Warrior OS |
| 19 | Yonex | Ultimum RQ Ti-1700 Long 98 |
| 20 | Head | Classic MP |
| 21 | Head | i.S18 |
| 22 | Volkl | C10 Pro |
| 22 | Fischer | Pro Tour FT Air Carbon Ti |
| 24 | Cayman | Pro Talis II |
| 25 | Cayman | Pro Talis II Long |
| 26 | Babolat | Pure Control + |
| 27 | Topspin | TPC1000 |
| 28 | Volkl | Catapult 3 |
| 29 | Wilson | Hyper Pro Staff Zone 7.1 |
| 30 | Prince | Triple Threat Graphite OS |
| 31 | Prince | Triple Threat Hornet OS |
| 32 | Cayman | Pro Smash II |
| 33 | Head | i.S9 OS |
| 34 | Babolat | VS Control |
| 35 | Yonex | RD Ti-70 88 |
| 36 | Head | i.Prestige MP |
| 37 | Prince | Triple Threat Graphite MP |
| 38 | Fischer | Pro No. One |
| 39 | Fischer | Pro Extreme |
| 40 | Fischer | GDS Rally FT Titanium |
| 41 | Head | i.Radical OS |
| 42 | Prince | Triple Threat Graphite Mid |
| 43 | Prince | Triple Threat Rebel MP |
| 44 | Yonex | MP Tour-1 Mid |
| 45 | Dunlop | 300G 98 |
| 46 | Prince | Triple Threat Warrior MP |
| 47 | Volkl | Quantum V1 OS |
| 48 | Volkl | Quantum 10 Tour |
| 49 | Wilson | Pro Staff Original 6.0 85 |
| 50 | Babolat | Pure Power Zylon 360 |
| 51 | Babolat | Pure Drive |
| 52 | Wilson | Hyper Pro Staff Surge 5.1 |
| 53 | Volkl | Tour 8 |
| 54 | Volkl | Quantum 5 |
| 55 | Prince | Triple Threat Vendetta MP |
| 56 | Wilson | Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 MP |
| 56 | Slazenger | Pro Braided |
| 58 | Volkl | Catapult 1 |
| 59 | Wilson | Triad Pro Staff 6.0 MP |
| 60 | Topspin | CL 633 |
| 61 | Prince | Graphite Classic MP |
| 62 | Volkl | Catapult 2 |
| 63 | Dunlop | Spirit 110 |
| 64 | Volkl | V1 Classic |
| 65 | Cayman | Energizer II Pro |
| 66 | Prince | Triple Threat Vendetta OS |
| 67 | Pro Kennex | Core 1 No. 20 |
| 68 | Yonex | MP Tour-1 MP |
| 69 | Head | i.extreme MP |
| 70 | Prince | Triple Threat Attitude MP |
| 71 | Volkl | Quantum V1 MP |
| 72 | Head | i.S10 |
| 73 | Cayman | Energizer II |
| 74 | Volkl | C-10 Pro OS |
| 75 | Wilson | Hyper Pro Staff Extreme 6.7 |
| 76 | Wilson | Hyper Pro Staff 6.5 MP |
| 77 | Babolat | Soft Drive |
| 78 | Babolat | Soft Power |
| 78 | Prince | Triple Threat Hornet MP |
| 80 | Babolat | Pure Control Zylon 360 |
| 81 | Head | i.Radical MP |
| 82 | Dunlop | Inferno 118 |
| 83 | Head | i.S2 MP |
| 84 | Prince | Triple Threat Bandit OS |
| 85 | Head | i.S2 OS |
| 86 | Dunlop | Vision 102 |
| 87 | Volkl | Tour 10 Mid |
| 88 | Dunlop | 200G 95 |
| 89 | Wilson | Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light OS |
| 90 | Dunlop | Vision 110 |
| 91 | Head | i.Prestige MP XL |
| 92 | Dunlop | Spirit 100 |
| 93 | Cayman | Excel Comp II |
| 94 | Topspin | CL 603 |
| 95 | Babolat | Pure Drive Zylon 360 |
| 96 | Prince | More Dominant OS |
| 97 | Head | i.S4 MP |
| 98 | Yonex | Ultimum RQ Ti-1700 Long 110 |
| 99 | Fischer | GDS Spice |
| 100 | Head | i.S4 OS |
| 101 | Pro Kennex | Kinetic Pro 15g |
| 102 | Wilson | Hyper Hammer 5.2 MP |
| 103 | Head | i.Speed MP |
| 104 | Head | Classic Mid |
| 105 | Prince | Triple Threat Scream OS |
| 106 | Volkl | Quantum 8 RAP |
| 107 | Prince | Triple Threat Sovereign OS |
| 108 | Dunlop | Inferno 110 |
| 109 | Pro Kennex | Ti Intensity PBT Reach |
| 110 | Volkl | Quantum Force |
| 111 | Weed | T-Zone Plus |
| 112 | Wilson | Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch MP |
| 113 | Fischer | GDS Spirit |
| 114 | Prince | More Game OS |
| 115 | Head | i.S12 |
| 116 | Pro Kennex | Type S |
| 117 | Prince | More Thunder OS |
| 118 | Wilson | Hyper Hammer 4.0 OS |
| 119 | Wilson | Hyper Hammer 5.2 OS |
| 120 | Prince | Triple Threat Attitude OS |
| 121 | Dunlop | Inferno 104 |
| 122 | Fischer | GDS Take Off 710 |
| 123 | Babolat | VS Drive |
| 124 | Head | i.S6 MP |
| 125 | Wilson | Hyper Hammer 6.3 OS |
| 126 | Pro Kennex | Core 1 No. 22 |
| 127 | Weed | T-Zone |
| 128 | Gosen | Carbon Plus I |
| 129 | Wilson | Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch OS |
| 130 | Topspin | CL 628 |
| 131 | Blackburne | Excalibur Ti 97 |
| 132 | Prince | More Game MP |
| 133 | Yonex | Muscle Power 5i MP |
| 134 | Prince | Triple Threat Bandit MP |
| 135 | Wilson | Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light MP |
| 136 | Cayman | Strike X |
| 137 | Gosen | Carbon 15 |
| 138 | Wilson | Hyper Hammer 4.0 MP |
| 139 | Prince | Triple Threat Scream MP |
| 140 | Fischer | GDS Take Off 1210 |
| 141 | Cayman | Sidewinder Ti |
| 142 | Head | i.S6 OS |
| 143 | Yonex | V-Con 20 |
| 144 | Wilson | Hyper Hammer 6.2 OS |
| 145 | Pro Kennex | Core 1 No. 24 |
| 146 | Yonex | V-Con 20 |
| 147 | Cayman | Airlite |
| 148 | Wilson | Hyper Hammer 6.3 MP |
| 149 | Yonex | Muscle Power 5i OS |
| 150 | Blackburne | Excalibur Ti 107 |
| 151 | Babolat | VS Power |
| 152 | Blackburne | DS-107 |
| 153 | Wilson | Triad Hammer 3.0 |
| 154 | Cayman | Energizer Ti |
| 155 | Wilson | Hyper Hammer 6.2 MP |
| 156 | Fischer | GDS Take Off 910 |
| 157 | Yonex | Ultimum RQ Ti-2000 Long 110 |
| 158 | Gosen | Tri Tube 400C |
| 159 | Wilson | Hyper Hammer 2.7 |
| 160 | Wilson | Triad Hammer 2.0 w/Rollers |
| 161 | Yonex | Ultimum RQ Ti-2000 Long 120 |
| 162 | Wilson | Triad Hammer 4.0 OS |
| 163 | Wilson | Triad Hammer 4.0 MP |
| 164 | Wilson | Triad Hammer 5.0 OS |
| 165 | Wilson | Triad Hammer 5.0 MP |
| 166 | Babolat | VS Nanotube Drive |
| 167 | Babolat | VS Nanotube Power |