We should warn you straight away, gentlemen: this article isn’t for you! (Unless you’re looking to buy a racket for your sweetheart...) 

 

To get the most enjoyment out of playing padel, you need a racket that suits you. The most powerful rackets are often quite heavy and can therefore cause injuries. What’s more, if a racket is too heavy, it becomes less manoeuvrable and you’ll lose a lot of control.  

 

To help you enjoy playing this sport, the major brands have designed rackets that are lighter and better suited to your needs, particularly for you ladies.  

 

Let us help you choose your racket with a shortlist of 6 high-performing rackets for women, ranked in ascending order of price. Just click on the different rackets to learn more and see their prices.  

 

If you’re looking for the best-performing women’s padel racket, you can skip straight to the end of our article. 

 

BABOLAT REVEAL 2022:   

 

 

Weight	345g +/- 10g
Shape	Round Oversize
Balance	Low
Foam	Eva Soft
Racket type	Control
Collection	2022

 

 

At a price well below average, Babolat offers a very lightweight, manoeuvrable racket for beginners. If you want to discover this sport and enjoy yourself from the outset, this racket will do the job nicely.  

Its round shape gives it a larger sweet spot, meaning a wider ideal hitting area that makes it much easier to return the ball. Even if you don’t hit the very centre of the racket, you can still send the ball where you want it. 

 

HEAD FLASH 2022:

 

Weight	360g
Shape	Teardrop
Balance	Medium
Foam	Power FOAM
Racket type	Versatile
Collection	2021

 

Featured in our article on 8 rackets under €100, the Head Flash comes here in a more girly colourway. This versatile racket is well worth considering, not least because it performs well despite its highly competitive price.  

Its teardrop shape provides more power than rackets with a round shape, making it ideal for intermediate female players looking to take their game to the next level. Its weight gives it a little more power than other women’s rackets, while remaining light enough to offer excellent control. With its attractive design, we thoroughly recommend this versatile, high-performing racket. 

 

WILSON ULTRA TEAM V2: 

 

 

Weight	355g
Shape	Diamond
Balance	High
Foam	Core Eva Foam
Racket type	Versatile/Powerful
Collection	2021

 

After two rackets focused more on comfort, we bring you the Wilson Ultra Team, which offers impressive power.  

This racket, from Wilson’s most powerful range, is the only one on our list with a diamond shape.  

This unisex racket offers excellent value for money, which is why it also features in our 8 best rackets under €100. 

We recommend it in particular because, despite its modest price, it manages to be powerful without sacrificing manoeuvrability or control. Its shape favours power, while its light weight and fibreglass construction favour comfort and control. Its Core Eva Foam core adds to that comfort.  

This racket would therefore be ideal for beginners as well as advanced female players.  

 

HEAD ZEPHYR UL 2022: 

Weight	340g
Shape	Teardrop
Balance	Medium
Foam	Comfort FOAM
Racket type	Control
Collection	2022

 

Its very light weight and round shape make this racket highly manoeuvrable and precise. It will help you play consistently without giving away any easy points to your opponents.  

This racket could also suit a junior looking for their first adult racket and, of course, women who enjoy playing with a very lightweight racket. It will also suit all men who are looking for a lightweight, manoeuvrable racket. 

It offers particularly good value for money compared with other padel rackets.  

The technologies built into this racket also enhance comfort and manoeuvrability. The graphene touch lets you benefit from the power of this material while minimising racket vibrations each time you hit the ball. Its Comfort FOAM also minimises vibrations. With all that in mind, there’s little doubt about the comfort this racket can offer.  

One thing’s for sure: you’ll enjoy playing with this racket! 

 

BLACKCROWN PITON NAKANO: 

 

Weight	350g
Shape	Round
Balance	Medium - Low
Foam	White EVA
Racket type	Control
Collection	2021

 

This racket is designed for intermediate and even advanced female players. Although Blackcrown is a little less prominent than other brands, it offers some excellent equipment for players who want to improve with confidence.

Let’s take a closer look at the Piton Nakano, a women’s racket from one of the brand’s best ranges. Round and focused on control, this racket is still stiff enough to perform well on the volée, particularly thanks to its frame made from 80% carbon and 20% fibreglass. The handle is deliberately lengthened to allow two-handed backhands that make up for the racket’s lack of power. Used by Marta Marrero, ranked 10th in the world on the WPT tour, this racket offers excellent value for money and lets you improve your game without frustration. 

BULLPADEL FLOW WOMAN 2022: 

Weight	350-365g
Shape	Teardrop (equivalent)
Balance	Medium
Foam	Multi EVA
Racket type	Versatile/Control
Collection	2022

 

If you’re still reading, you’re in luck. Yes, here is THE racket for women. It’s no coincidence that it comes from Bullpadel, a leading brand in padel. Unlike the other rackets we’ve discussed, which are aimed mainly at beginners or intermediate female players, this one is for advanced and even professional players. In fact, it’s used by one of the very best padel players today: Alejandra Salazar.  

Its greatest strength is undoubtedly its versatility, along with the many effective technologies built into this racket. One particularly interesting new technology is ‘Flow Force’, which makes your racket more powerful and responsive by reinforcing its core.  

A hollow tube surrounds the racket to maximise its versatility, boosting both power and control. This technology is called ‘CarbonTube’.  

So this padel racket proves highly manoeuvrable, precise and powerful. 

Thanks to its playing comfort, it will suit beginners and advanced female players alike 

As you can tell, we really like this racket and struggle to find any faults with it.   

 

Thank you for reading this article. We hope it has helped you find the racket of your dreams. See you on court! 

 

 

  Francois Authier, padel coach at Esprit Padel and ranked ninth in France