list of racket sports

{{Short description|Sports that use rackets or paddles}}

Racket sports (or racquet sports) are games in which players use a racket or paddle to hit a ball or other object.{{cite web |title=What is a Racquet Sports? |url=https://racquetwarriors.com/what-is-a-racquet-sports/ |website=RacketWarriors.com |publisher=Racket Warriors |access-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309215928/https://racquetwarriors.com/what-is-a-racquet-sports/| archive-date=9 March 2022}}{{cite web |title=List of Racket/Racquet Sports |url=https://www.topendsports.com/sport/racquet-sports.htm |website=topendsports.com |publisher=Topend Sports |access-date=13 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910135254/https://www.topendsports.com/sport/racquet-sports.htm |archive-date=September 10, 2024}} A racket has a handled frame with an open hoop that supports a network of tightly stretched strings. A paddle, sometimes called a bat, has a solid face rather than a network of strings, but may be perforated with a pattern of holes, or be covered with a textured surface.

Racketlon, a racket sport quadrathlon, is a multisport competition in which participants compete in a series of four separate racket sports: table tennis, badminton, squash, and tennis.

File:Yonex IFB 2013 - Quarterfinal - Liu Xiaolong - Qiu Zihan vs Mathias Boe - Carsten Mogensen 06.jpg and Qiu Zihan playing badminton at the 2013 French Open.]]

File:Willstrop Darwish.jpg and Karim Darwish playing squash.]]

File:Justine henin hardenne medibank international 2006 02.jpg playing tennis at the 2006 Medibank International.]]

File:Mondial Ping - Men's Singles - Round 4 - Kenta Matsudaira-Vladimir Samsonov - 38.jpg, a table tennis player]]

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Sports that use a netted racket

Sports that use a solid-faced paddle<span class="anchor" id="Paddle sports"></span>

See also

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