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Top 10 Padel Rackets for Advanced Women: Right-Side Control
By Andres Jovem · Updated October 20, 2026
This list is for the advanced woman who plays the right side: the one returning serve, building with depth, defending the lob, and setting up the ball her partner wants. A racket for that job keeps your hands quick, puts the ball where you aim it, and leaves your arm fresh for the third set.
That means a round, teardrop, or hybrid head, a balance that doesn't load the tip, and a core that soaks up pace instead of firing it back. The order is deliberate. Frames sold as women's come first: the Bullpadel Elite W, the Drop Shot Explorer Soft Women, and the Head Gravity Motion. Then come the rackets women on tour play that fit the right side, from Marta Ortega's Cross It Light to Lorena Rufo's Metalbone CTRL. Three of them sit a few grams above the 360g we usually stop at, because the players who use them do. One light unisex frame, the Wilson Bela Light V3, closes the list on its specs alone.
One caveat before the list: these are the strongest right-side frames for advanced women in general. Your swing speed, your hands, and how your arm feels after two hours all move the answer. The free quiz's 12 questions land on the one that's yours in about two minutes. All ten are in stock at an approved shop, with live prices below.
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Advanced Women: Right Side
How to choose your racket
Round, teardrop, or hybrid. Never diamond.
A round head centers the sweet spot where defensive contact happens, low and late, so a stretched block still lands deep. A teardrop lifts it slightly for reach on the volley, and a hybrid sits between the two. A diamond pushes it toward the tip, which rewards the smash and punishes the reset. Leave the diamond to your partner.
Keep the weight toward your hand
A frame that carries its mass near the grip swings faster than its scale weight suggests, and that's what saves you when a volley arrives at your body. Most frames here sit between 352 and 360g. The three that sit above it are the ones tour players chose at that weight. Skip head-heavy frames unless you volley a lot.
Soft to defend, medium to build
A soft core compresses on contact and absorbs the pace of a smash, which spares your arm and shoulder and makes a deep block easier. A medium core gives back more of your swing, so drives and lobs carry with less effort, at the cost of some cushioning. Most right-side players are better served soft; pick medium if you also attack.
Carbon for accuracy, fiberglass for comfort
The face decides how the ball leaves the racket. Carbon faces stay stiff, so a flat drive goes where you aimed. Fiberglass flexes more, which buys comfort and depth on off-center hits for a little less precision. The K number on a carbon face counts the thousands of filaments in each strand of the weave; it describes the weave, not how stiff the face is.
The 10 best advanced women: right side rackets, ranked
#1Best for building with drives
The Elite W is Bullpadel's women's frame with a medium feel, rated for advanced play, for the right-sider who builds the point with drives instead of waiting on blocks. Gemma Triay plays it.
Its Fibrix face is a fiberglass weave, so a ball caught toward the frame still travels and less of the strike reaches your forearm. Behind it the MultiEVA core plays medium by Bullpadel's own rating, firmer than most cores on this list, which keeps a flat drive from dying on the face.
Drives from the back stay low and carry through to the other pair's feet, and a blocked smash comes back deep enough to buy you time. Step in and the head is quick on a volley at your body; stretch wide and it still gets there. Overheads are for position: a bandeja into the corner that keeps you at the net.
What's great
Women's frame for advanced play
Drives keep their pace off the face
Gets to wide volleys
Keep in mind
Smashes rarely end the point
Edge hits lose a little accuracy
Its pace comes from your swing, so it grows with your drive
#2Best for net-rushing defenders
Drop Shot
Explorer Soft Women
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Buy at PadelPROShop · €128.90Read our full review →One of three women's-line rackets on this list, and the specs would have put it here anyway. The Explorer Soft Women is a soft teardrop for the right-sider who likes to close on the net.
Two carbon tubes run the length of the frame, so when you reach wide for a ball the head stays square in your hand. Under the fiberglass face sits Drop Shot's EVA Pro core, which keeps the strike soft when you block.
There's a little head weight in this frame, unusual for a right-side racket. You feel it at the net, where volleys carry more pace than with the round frames here. That head weight also gives the bandeja more carry. Back in defense it stays comfortable on blocks, though a defender who lives behind the baseline may prefer the Gravity Motion's low balance.
What's great
Women's-line build with a little head weight
Steady when you reach wide
Extra pace on volleys
Keep in mind
Slightly head-heavy for a pure defender
Fiberglass face gives up some precision
Sold at one shop right now
#3Best for quick hands
When reaction is your right-side game, the Gravity Motion is a frame built to be quick through the hand. It is a 2024 model, which is why it costs what it does, and the shop that still stocks it files it with its women's rackets. The design has not aged: a round head, the weight pulled back toward the grip, and a core built to take pace off the ball rather than add it.
Head fills it with Control Foam, a soft rubber the brand pairs with its Auxetic 2.0 throat construction. Soft foam compresses under the ball. A blocked smash loses its sting before it reaches your elbow. The face is fiberglass. It bends where carbon would not, so a strike caught near the rim leaves softer and still lands in. A Graphene Inside frame keeps all that give from turning into twist.
Volleys are where you notice the low balance first. The head arrives early on a ball at your hip, and a block you had no time to prepare still comes off square. From the back, a lob needs your legs more than your arm, because this core puts nothing extra behind the ball. In exchange you get a reset that lands where you pointed it and an arm that is fresh in the third set.
What's great
Low balance makes a late volley easy to square up
Soft core and fiberglass face keep the elbow quiet
A tour-level control frame at a 2024 price
Keep in mind
One shop stocks it, so it can vanish
You supply the pace: a lob from deep needs your legs
A 2024 mold, so expect the colorway to look a season old
#4Best overall right-side frame
One racket for the whole right-side job: the Cross It Light. It's Marta Ortega's own round frame, made for a player who wins points with placement and patience, and it's the unisex-marketed frame we'd hand most right-siders first.
Adidas pairs an EVA Soft Energy core with a 24K aluminized carbon face. When you block a smash, the foam gives a little and the ball comes back softer than it arrived. The face doesn't give, which is why a drive down the wall leaves on the line you chose. A rough finish grips the ball for sliced lobs, and the round head keeps the sweet spot low and central. Adidas lists it at 345 to 360g, so it can come in at the lighter end of this list.
From the back glass, lobs climb high and land deep off a short swing, and a ball that jams you is still playable. Overhead it gives you a controlled bandeja that pins the opponents back, though not a smash that ends the point. At the net the head turns fast enough for reflex volleys. You move the ball; your partner finishes it.
What's great
Places drives and lobs precisely
Soft core takes the edge off blocked smashes
Round head forgives late defensive contact
Keep in mind
Little free power on overheads
One of the pricier picks here
A left-side finisher will want a diamond
#5Best all-court pro frame
Claudia Fernández plays this frame on tour, and the Wonder is the pick here for a right-sider who refuses to only defend. It is a hybrid, so the sweet spot rides slightly higher than on a round head, and it is one of the more reachable pro frames on the tour at this price.
Inside is Bullpadel's MultiEVA tuned medium: firmer than the soft cores higher up this list, softer than a diamond's. A medium core hands back more of your swing, so a drive from the back carries deep without a bigger backswing. It still compresses enough on a block to keep the contact kind to your forearm. Over it sits Fibrix, Bullpadel's fiberglass weave, which bends a little at impact so a strike off the middle still leaves usable. The 3D rough finish holds the ball a moment longer for slice, and an ExoFrame ring around the mold keeps the head square on a wide reach.
At the net it rewards a player who steps in. The ball comes off with pace you did not have to swing for, and a volley aimed at a gap tends to stay aimed. Defending, the medium core asks a little more of your timing than a soft one: a late block sits shorter, so the reset needs you to move your feet. The bandeja is the shot that sells it, heavy enough to push your opponents back and controlled enough to keep you at the net.
What's great
A tour right-sider's frame at a middle-of-the-list price
Medium core adds depth to drives without a bigger swing
Fibrix face keeps mishits usable and the arm calm
Keep in mind
A late block from deep sits shorter than on a soft core
Two shops stock it today
If you never attack, the softer frames above serve you better
#6Best for slice and cut
Aranza Osoro's name is on this edition, and the VK10 is the frame here for the right-sider who wins with slice. At 362g it sits above the weight this guide normally stops at. Osoro plays it at that weight on tour, which is the evidence that an advanced woman can, and that extra mass is why the head stays put when a smash lands on it.
Nox builds it around MLD Black EVA, a medium-density foam that tells your hand how hard you hit the last ball, so you correct the next one instead of guessing. The hitting surface is rough 12K carbon, and that texture is the reason to buy it. The ball sits on the surface a fraction longer, so a cut reset or a sliced lob comes off with the spin you intended. A full carbon frame in a round mold keeps the sweet spot low in the face, right where a defender meets the ball.
Defending is where it earns its slot. A lob brushed from the back drops short of the glass instead of floating long, and a chiquita stays low enough to make your opponents volley up. At the net the mass is a trade: a prepared volley is heavy and final, a rushed one arrives a beat late. Four shops carry it today, which matters for a frame you will want to keep.
What's great
Rough 12K face puts real cut on lobs and resets
Medium core tells your hand what the ball did
Four shops stock it, tied for the most on this list
Keep in mind
362g drags a little on a volley you did not see coming
Medium core gives back less cushioning than the soft frames above
Nox rates it intermediate; it rewards technique more than the label suggests
#7Best value tour frame
The cheapest tour player's frame on this page is the Trilogy Pro 5, which one shop sells under Patty Llaguno's name as the 2025 edition. It is a 2025 model and the shops price it that way. The design is a right-sider's: a round head with the mass pulled low, built for accuracy before anything else. At 367g it sits above the 360g this guide usually stops at, and Llaguno plays it at that weight.
The core is Siux's EVA Quick Recovery, a medium foam named for how fast it returns to shape after contact. That matters on a block: the face is ready for the next ball before you are. Over it goes 24K carbon, a tightly woven sheet that stays stiff across the whole face, so a flat drive goes where you pointed it even when contact wanders. The shops list a 355 to 375g range; we list it at 367g.
It plays like a racket that wants you to be precise. A volley placed at your opponent's feet stays low, and a return of serve lands deep with little effort because the low balance lets you swing late and still square the face. Defending a smash, the stiff carbon tells your wrist where you caught it, which is useful information on a frame this steady. Power is yours to supply; the Trilogy is not interested in adding any.
What's great
The cheapest tour frame here, three shops in stock
Low balance keeps a late swing square
24K carbon face sends a flat drive where you aimed
Keep in mind
Tied for the heaviest frame here at 367g, even with the low balance
Stiff carbon passes more of a mishit to the wrist than a fiberglass face
A 2025 edition: this colorway may not be restocked
#8Best for full-carbon control
Bea Caldera competes with the Maxx Flow Gen 2, and it is a placement-first frame through and through. Lok sells mostly direct, so one shop carries it, and at 367g it is over the weight we usually cap this guide at. Caldera plays it at that weight, and the mass is part of why the ball goes where she sends it.
The core is a medium EVA that gives just enough at contact to land softly in the hand, then returns the ball at the speed you gave it, nothing extra. An even return like that lets you judge depth by hand. The face is a C18 carbon weave with a rough finish, firm from the middle of the sweet spot to its edge, so the response barely changes when you catch one slightly off. A full carbon round frame spreads the weight evenly for a medium balance.
Blocks are the shot that explains it. A hard smash into the Maxx Flow comes back deep and flat with no help from you, because the face holds its shape and the frame does not twist. At the net the head is steady rather than fast: a planned volley is clean, a reaction volley asks you to have been ready. The slice off the rough surface is sharp enough to keep your opponents hitting up.
What's great
A hard smash comes back deep and flat, no help needed
C18 carbon face reads the same across the sweet spot
Rough finish gives real bite to a sliced lob
Keep in mind
Tied for the heaviest frame here at 367g; quick hands need a session to adjust
One shop, and no free power at all
For a racket that brings its own pace, look at the Wonder instead
#9Best for tuning the weight
Lorena Rufo plays the Metalbone CTRL, and it is the one frame here you can set up for how you swing. Adidas fits it with the Metalbone weight system: up to 11.2g of lateral weights you move or remove. The same racket can sit even for quick hands or carry a little more mass for a heavier block. It is the most expensive pick on this list and, today, in stock at one shop.
Inside sits Soft Performance EVA, adidas's low-density foam, the version with the black butt cap. A foam this soft gives way under the ball and keeps the jolt of a mishit away from your forearm, and on a round head it keeps the sweet spot central where right-side contact lands. The face is Carbon Aluminized 16K, a stiff weave that sends a flat drive out quickly and accurately, so the soft core handles comfort while the face handles direction. Without the extra weights the frame is 352g; with all of them it reaches 360.
Set light, it is a reaction volleyer's racket: the head gets to a body shot early and the soft core stops a blocked smash from biting your forearm. Add weight to the tip and the same frame pushes a lob deeper and gives the bandeja some authority. That range is the reason to pay for it. The ball leaves the carbon face fast enough that you aim small; the core does the forgiving when you miss.
What's great
Adjustable weights let one frame cover two styles of play
Soft core and round head keep mishits in play and the arm quiet
Aluminized 16K face sends drives out fast and straight
Keep in mind
The most expensive frame on this list, and one shop has it today
Three other shops are sold out, so stock is thin
Set heavy, it loses the quick hands that justify a round frame
#10Best for placement
Fernando Belasteguín's name is on Wilson's Bela line, and the Light V3 is a hybrid frame tuned for placement. It's the racket for a right-side player who builds patiently and waits for the opening.
The woven carbon fiber face gives an even response across the hitting area, so the ball comes off at the speed you expect from wherever you catch it. A soft foam core underneath keeps contact gentle, and the hybrid head, between round and teardrop, adds a little reach without shrinking the sweet spot.
Repeat the swing and you get the same ball, which is how a patient builder from the back wants to play. At the net it handles blocks and soft volleys comfortably, but it won't help you take a high ball out of the air with pace. Overhead, expect a bandeja you can steer into the corner, not one that wins outright.
What's great
Predictable response for placement
Soft core stays comfortable over long matches
Hybrid head adds reach
Keep in mind
Less pace on high volleys
Stock may thin as Wilson's newer lines arrive
Attackers will want a more powerful frame
The bottom line
So: if you buy one, buy the Bullpadel Elite W, the women's-line frame built for building the point. If your arm sets the limit, the Head Gravity Motion pairs a soft core with a low balance at one shop's 2024 price. For slice, Aranza Osoro's Nox VK10. If you play both sides, the Bullpadel Wonder. Not sure which of these is yours? The free What The Padel quiz matches a racket to your swing, your side, and your arm in about two minutes.
Advanced Women: Right Side FAQ
What is the best padel racket for the right side?
The best right-side padel rackets are round, teardrop, or hybrid frames with a soft or medium core and a balance that doesn't load the head. The right side is about returning, building, and defending more than finishing. For advanced women, the Bullpadel Elite W and the Adidas Cross It Light fit that job.
Should women on the right side use a round or teardrop racket?
Round is the safer choice for defense and returns, teardrop for a player who also attacks at the net. A round head keeps the sweet spot low and central, where defensive contact lands, and a teardrop lifts it slightly for reach on volleys. Both suit the right side; a diamond rarely does.
What weight racket suits a right-side defender?
Right-side defenders play well with frames between 350 and 360g, balanced near the hand. Frames in that range hold steady against a hard smash. Balance decides how quick it feels: a frame weighted near the grip swings easier than its number suggests. Three tour players on this list play heavier rounds: Aranza Osoro at 362g, Patty Llaguno and Bea Caldera at 367g.
Do I need a women's racket to play the right side?
No, you don't need a women's racket to play the right side. A women's racket is usually a lighter, softer version of a standard frame. This list puts the women's-line frames first because they were built for this player: the Bullpadel Elite W, the Drop Shot Explorer Soft Women, and the Head Gravity Motion. The free What The Padel quiz reads the spec, not the label.
Which rackets on this list do professional women play?
Seven of these ten are played by professional women. Gemma Triay plays the Bullpadel Elite W, Marta Ortega the Adidas Cross It Light, Claudia Fernández the Bullpadel Wonder, and Aranza Osoro the Nox VK10 Ventus Control 12K. Patty Llaguno plays the Siux Trilogy Pro 5, Bea Caldera the Lok Maxx Flow Gen 2, and Lorena Rufo the Adidas Metalbone CTRL.
How much does a good right-side padel racket cost?
A strong right-side racket for an advanced player costs roughly €128 to €267 on this list. Near the bottom sit the Head Gravity Motion, a 2024 model, and the Siux Trilogy Pro 5. At the top is the Adidas Metalbone CTRL, whose price buys an adjustable weight system.
Can I use a right-side racket on the left side?
You can, but you give up finishing power. Left-side players hit more smashes and víboras, which favor a head-heavy diamond, and a right-side frame trades that pace for control. If you switch sides often, a hybrid like the Bullpadel Wonder or the Drop Shot Explorer Soft Women covers both better than a round frame.
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