Overview
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Penn Tour tennis balls are a premium option used in 4 of the 5 largest tournaments in North America. Designed for the pros, they are a favorite across the sport. They feature LongPlay felt for great durability and Smart Optik treatment for 19% better visibility on court. Approved for ITF and USTA tournaments, we recommend them for hard court play.
- 24 cans per case
- 3 balls per can
- Replaces the Penn ATP Extra Duty balls
Customer Reviews
Superior BallsI've been using these balls for years, and compared to the several other balls I have tried and played with over the years, it is my considered opinion that these are the best. These balls possess good endurance, and hit the sweat spot in terms of consistent playability.
dont bouncedo not bounce
Good ballNot quite as good as the ProPenn balls from before 2021 but some of the best balls around today.
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Long lasting TBsThe best of the Penn family hence the higher price, yet the best value. It’s longest lasting on the market currently and it doesn’t fluff up quickly. Quality control is consistent. The bounce on most balls are the same. After use, I find cracks on the balls but still playable. Overall, good value even though higher price per can.
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Tennis ballBest service quick delivery
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Tennis BallsGreat technical information and reviews on selecting the appropriate tennis balls. Fast shipping.
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Great but harder:fasterI like these balls in colder and more humid climates. They play fast. Hard out of the can but they soften up with a few rallies. They give the server the advantage at higher level play. For durability and better play in hot weather and dry conditions I like the Penn marathon balls. Both these in the marathon are a good color and don’t fluff up like Dunlop balls as others have mentioned
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Best Tennis BallsThese are the best and most consistent tennis balls for hardcourts. You can actually play two to three sets and use for practice later.
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GOAT of tennis ballsDurable, firm but not too firm, fast but not too fast, heavy but not too heavy. Just perfect. Better than Wilson US Open, Dunlop ATP and AO. Ten times better than Penn Championship
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Penn Tour Extra Duty are the bestI have used many cans or cases of most of the premium balls from the major brands, and Penn Tour Extra Duty balls are my favorite. I find them to be FAR more durable than Wilson US Open balls, and not as hard as Dunlop AO balls, to cite a few examples. Tennis Warehouse had a competitive price on the case I just bought, and shipped them to me very quickly. I am fully satisfied with this order and with Tennis Warehouse, who I have done business with for many years.
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My favorite ballNow that we have choices in tennis balls after Covid, these are the clear favorites. Wilson US open balls wear too quickly. Dunlop AO, and ATP balls fluff too much for me. Regular Penn balls are like rocks. I routinely get 2 hitting sessions out of these balls and the quality of the felt is amazing.
Best ball everI play both tennis and golf. In golf the ball matters. In tennis the ball matters. Penn Tour balls have that extra pop coming off of the strings that make all the difference in a tough match
High QualityThese are on the same level as Wilson US Open XD, Pro Penn XD, and Dunlop AO XD. There are balls out there on the market that are questionable, jumping quickly from the strings and affording little to no control and direction. Yet the uncultured masses still seem to realize that they are of poor construction (and many of them fail to realize that "Regular Duty" actually means Clay Court balls). These Penn Tours are perfect and will allow you to improve and play with refinement due to the valid feedback they provide.
The bestGreat balls. We get 5 times more sets out of these balls. All the doubles players at our club have converted.
Great Balls overall.I usually use Pro Penn Balls since I've played in West Texas and NM. Those balls are better for higher altitude places. Moved to Central Texas, and I don't need the Pro Penn anymore (if I also want to shave off a few dollars). Penn Tour at a lower altitude place does the job just fine. Penn is part of HEAD Tennis companies and that is always a guarantee of top quality products. Highly recommend them. Store them well and they will last what they are intended to last.
Not the bestI used these for years after going to Indian Wells and seeing that they use these balls.
Tried the Dunlop XD balls ($84.95) when I couldn't get these and was surprised to see how much more bounce the Dunlop balls retain. No doubt the Dunlop balls are better.
Previous Feedback
Comments: These balls are on the heavier side, though not as much as the Marathon. I play at low altitude (at high altitude, these are the best). The black labeled version is much more lively and feel lighter. When I kick serve these I don't get the same amount of bounce as the black label (cheaper) version. A basket of 300 lasted about 3 months before they started going soft (less bounce), where as the Marathon last 4. In all, an acceptable balance between responsive playability and long lasting. I play at a 4.5 level.
From: Jason, FL, 2/1/22
Comments: These are my go-to tennis balls, denser and heavier than most others out there. Great for big baseline banging, and they hold up as well as or better than anything else. Unlike other reviewers, I haven't observed any perceptible difference between these and the old ones that were marketed as "ATP" until Penn lost the ATP naming contract to Dunlop in 2019.
From: Douglas, 12/1/21
Comments: It's been two boxes now. The balls come flat. Weird, because they have air and the pop when you open each can, but they're either flat already or lose all of their air within three to five minutes of play.
From: Calvin, 10/23/20
Comments: Overall, these balls are a disappointment. I was a fan of the former Penn ATP ball, but not these. These balls lack a decent bounce right out of the can. The balls feel pressurized, but they barely bounce. I would not recommend them.
From: Ryan, 7/31/20
Comments: After playing tennis with huge variety of balls I tried these ones and they are very horrible in my opinion. They are heavy, and not very bouncy.
From: Mantsa, 7/20/20
Comments: I was told by customer service that these would be the same as the former Penn ATP ball, but they aren't nearly as lively. The felt is still durable, but the balls have a substandard bounce right out of the can. I thought perhaps it was due to the ball being cold, so I made a point to keep them in the house prior to playing, but it didn't help. The felt still looks good after a few sets, but the balls are nearly unplayable just a day after being opened. The bounce isn't good to begin with, but it deteriorates overnight.
From: Ike, 4/18/20
Comments: I loved the previous version, the ATP balls. I'm on my third can from the case, and the bounce on these balls is terrible. It's so bad I feel like something has to be wrong with them. A couple of the balls were actually unplayable. I don't have much hope for the rest of the cans, and I am so disappointed.
From: Holly, 1/15/20
Comments: These are very different from the previous ATP ball. They are softer and more felty. Much closer to the Wilson US Open ball.
From: John, 8/3/19
Comments: I returned the case of Tour balls as the first 4 cans did not seem to have the same bounce to them as the ATP's I had used for a long time. Hopefully they were just a bad batch.
From: Keith, 6/3/19