Thanasi Kokkinakis Racquet – Player Profile

Updated 18 Sep 2024
If you have seen Thanasi Kokkinakis play tennis, you have probably been impressed by his forehand. But what is Thanasi Kokkinakis tennis racquet?

Introduction

Thanasi Kokkinakis is a steady top-100 player plagued by injuries throughout his career. In 2022, he picked up his first ATP title in Adelaide, but he has also won a doubles grand slam title with his close friend Nick Kyrgios that same year.

His career-high ranking spot is 65 and he has amassed a total of 4.25 million dollars in prize money since he turned pro in 2013. Kokkinakis shocked Federer in 2018 in the second round of the Miami Masters as a 175-ranked qualifier.

Short bio

Thanasi is of Greek/Australian origin. His father is Trevor, his mother Voula, he has a brother called Panayoti who also plays tennis and a sister called Christina. He started playing tennis at 7 with his brother and became a top-10 junior when he was 15.

When he grew up, his idol was Marat Safin: “He was just entertaining, the way he hit the ball. He was so powerful. I loved watching him play.”

Kokkinakis is a fan of NBA basketball and if he wasn’t a tennis player, he would have liked to play in the NBA. His favorite team is LA Clippers.

Thanasi broke through on the ATP Tour in 2015, but had to undergo shoulder surgery and only played one singels match from November 2015 to May 2017. He also missed the entire 2020 season due to mono adn underwent sinus surgery in 2022.

• Age 28 (1996.04.10)
• Weight 185 lbs (84kg)
• Height 6’4″ (193cm)
• Turned pro 2013

• Country Australia 
• Birthplace Adelaide, Australia
• Coach Todd Langman, Todd Ley

Kokkinakis racquet and strings

Kokkinakis’ racquet is difficult to confirm as he has been switching a lot in recent years. Earlier in his career he used the Babolat Aero Pro Drive, but later on he switched to the Babolat Pure Strike 18/20.

In recent times, he has played with a Yonex Ezone 98, but gone back and forth with a blacked-out version of the Babolat Pure Aero. He has been on and off so much that it has been difficult to predict which racquet he will use for his next match.

He usually strings his racquets with Luxilon Alu Power at high tension, towards 60 lbs or 28 kg. He is a big hitter and wants the control that a control string and high tension bring.

Kokkinaki’s specs with the Pure Strike was 312 unstrung, but I am unfamiliar with his current racquet specifications. If you know them, please comment below.