Wilson Ultra 99 Pro V5 Review

The 2025 Wilson Ultra 99 Pro, not to be confused with the old Wilson Steam. Same mold, new technology and color scheme. At first glance, this racket will grab your attention with it's glossy blue paint. It's bold, fresh, and exciting, but will it play as good as it looks? Let's dive in...

The Ultra 99 Pro is by no means a racket only for pros. With a weight of 305g and swingweight of 330, it is a maneuverable racket for intermediate to advanced players. The 16x18 string pattern creates a high launch angle and access to excessive amounts of spin. If you can handle the spring of the ball off the stringbed, this can be a beneficial racket to hurt your opponents with heavy topspin groundstrokes. With the open string pattern, you will go through strings pretty quickly in this racket if you're swinging fast and producing spin. 

The racket, likely from the open string pattern, has a soft feel at contact. Similar to many other Wilson rackets, the feel is pretty muted or dampened. Personally, I am not a huge fan of this feeling at contact, but those who prefer a dampened feel to go along with their high rpm groundstrokes will take to this frame.

Serves have some serious pop due to the wide beam (21.5-23.5 mm) and open string pattern. It's very easy to generate some serious kick with this racket but might be difficult to hit your spots on flatter and slice serves. Control can also be an issue on volleys as the ball will have a tendency to sail. 

Overall, this will be a solid racket option for aggressive baseliners who generate serious amounts of spin. 

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