Head Tour Backpack 25L

What it is

Every bag on Court List so far assumes you own a quiver. The Head Tour Backpack 25L assumes you own a racquet, maybe a backup, and a pair of court shoes you don’t want touching your shirt. It’s Head’s current club backpack, one rung up from the Base 17L and a step down from the Pro X backpacks, and it’s sold in the same Tour colorways as the Tour racquet bags (Head’s US page lists it as model 260636; the black colorway carries Head article 260246).

US retail (Oct 2026): $79 on head.com/en_US and Tennis Warehouse. TW stocks black, blue, orange, pink, purple, and sharp green, with black and orange marked down to $69. Head’s spec sheet: 25 L, holds up to 2 racquets in 1 racquet compartment, 1 shoe compartment, 1 zippered accessory pocket, and 2 open side pockets. TW measures it at 21” × 13” × 8” and describes the racquet bay as padded, with a handle cover big enough for two grips and zippers that stay put while you move.

Who it’s for

Serious rec players (3.5–4.5) whose actual match-day load is one or two frames, shoes, overgrips, a dampener, a bottle, and a can of balls. Strong fit if you walk or bike to the courts, play straight after work, or want something that doesn’t announce “tennis bag” on the train.

Skip it if you string three identical frames and rotate them, need climate protection for poly in a hot trunk, or carry a full change of clothes plus a towel and a laptop. The first two belong to the RH6 lane. The last needs a bigger backpack like the Pro X 30L or the Babolat Pure line at 40 L.

Standout details

• Specs that matter (Head / TW): 25 L · up to 2 racquets · padded racquet compartment with a two-grip handle cover · zippered bottom shoe tunnel · main gear compartment · front zip accessory pocket · 2 elastic mesh side pockets (balls or bottle) · padded adjustable straps · 21” × 13” × 8” (TW) · US street $79, $69 on sale colors
• Capacity (our “Power” axis for bags): Deliberately small. Two frames, shoes, and the basics fit; a warmup jacket plus towel plus snacks is where 25 L starts to argue back
• Organization / protection (Control): The essentials are covered: a separate racquet bay, a separate shoe tunnel, one front pocket for grips and dampeners. There’s no insulated bay and no laptop sleeve, so organization is functional rather than fussy
• Mobility when full (Spin, read as carry when loaded): This is the whole point. Fully packed it’s still a normal-size backpack, with no bulky racquet-bag shape on a bike, in a locker, or on public transit
• Carry feel / access (Comfort): Padded adjustable straps and side pockets you can reach without taking it off. Handles stick out under a cover rather than sitting fully enclosed, which makes them faster to grab but more exposed than a full racquet bag
• Tradeoffs: Two frames is a hard ceiling, there’s no thermal protection, and the colorway shuffle means SKUs (and some retailer spec sheets) differ by color. One European dealer’s listing for the black 260246 says it fits one racquet, while Head and TW both say two

Who’s hitting it

Head markets the Tour line as its club and travel family, and the Tour Backpack is a consumer item, not a signature product. We aren’t tying a named pro to this 25 L model.

Retail ≠ tour: players on tour travel with stacked multi-pack bags or team-issued kit. This backpack is about how you get from your car or bike to court 4, not about TV.

Honest verdict

Court List’s bag shelf was all multi-racquet: Head Tour XL, Wilson Super Tour 15, Babolat RH12, and RH6. The Tour Backpack 25L fills the empty backpack lane with the right price ($79, often $69), the right layout (racquet bay, shoe tunnel, mesh bottle pockets), and current stock in six colors. It’s a clear demo-first choice if your kit is one or two frames and you hate lugging a rectangle. It’s a 3, not a 4: capacity is tight, there’s no thermal protection, and nothing here goes beyond what you’d expect at the price. Size up to an RH6-type bag the day you start carrying three racquets.

Updated 2026-10-09