Nuestra conclusión

Las Nike Vapor Pro 2 son una renovación total de la versión anterior, rompiendo con la serie Vapor y su diseño ligero y listo para la velocidad, optando esta vez por una estructura más versátil. Las Pro 2 ofrecen un extra de confort, de sujeción, y de durabilidad, que son tres puntos clave que nos hicieron sentirnos más seguros cuando jugamos al tenis con ellas. Durante nuestras pruebas de uso, nos dimos cuenta de que este par es ideal para los tenistas que se resbalan por la pista sin ningún reparo y que prefieren quedarse por la línea de fondo. Teniendo en cuenta lo parecido que es su diseño al de las Nike Vapor 11 de gama alta, creemos que las Vapor Pro 2 ofrecen una excelente relación calidad-precio.

Pros

  • Ideales para cuando hace calor
  • Durabilidad excepcional (¡Listas para arrastrar los dedos!)
  • La unidad Zoom Air proporciona protección contra impactos
  • Buen equilibrio entre amortiguación y sensación de la pista
  • Muy estables y con sujeción
  • Se deslizan sin esfuerzo
  • Generosamente acolchadas

Contras

  • Más pesadas que la media (y que las Vapor originales)
  • No tienen el mejor agarre
  • No son aptas para pies anchos

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Who should buy

Having thoroughly tested the Nike Vapor Pro 2, we believe that its versatility can suit various types of players but it is going to be particularly beneficial for:

  • aggressive sliders who want a more forgiving outsole and a highly durable toe drag guard
  • baseline players who don't move around the court a lot but perform very forceful lateral cuts

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 review

Who should NOT buy

If you've come to expect super light and nimble shoes under the Nike Vapor name, you are likely to be disappointed in the Vapor Pro 2. The shoe has gotten heavier and clunkier in return for offering more comfort and stability. For a more Vapor-like experience, we recommend the ASICS Solution Speed FF 3.

Even though this Nike shoe features a Zoom Air unit, it didn't feel particularly lively and responsive. If that's what you are looking for, you will find it in the Nike Zoom GP Challenge 1 instead.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 lab test

Amortiguación

Altura de la suela en la zona del talón

Nike's product page describes the Vapor Pro 2 as being "lower to the court." While it's certainly not the most grounded tennis shoe we've tested, it didn't feel tall either.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Heel stack

Our caliper measurement returned a heel stack of 28.9 mm which is just the same as the category average.

Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 28.9 mm
Media 29.3 mm
En comparación con 33 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
25.3 mm
Altura de la suela en la zona del talón
33.0 mm

Altura de la suela en el antepié

The same can be said about the shoe's forefoot stack. At 18.8 mm, it is just about the same as the average.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Forefoot stack

But it doesn't feel like average thanks to the Zoom Air unit embedded into the ball of foot area. We could feel the benefit of added impact protection that this pressurized air unit offered on hard landings.

However, it's not the same bouncy Zoom Air experience that you would get in a shoe like the Nike Zoom GP Challenge 1. That's the shoe to consider if you are looking for an extra spring in your step courtesy of two Zoom Air units inside.

Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 18.8 mm
Media 19.6 mm
En comparación con 33 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
16.1 mm
Altura de la suela en el antepié
23.4 mm

Drop

The heel-to-toe difference brings no surprises in the Nike Vapor Pro 2. Based on our stack height measurements, it comes in at a standard 10.1 mm.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Drop

In this setup, the heel is moderately elevated above the toes, offering a slightly tilted foot position. This gives the rearfoot more cushioning for landings whereas the forefoot gets a better ground feel and maneuverability for precise movements.

Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 10.1 mm
Media 9.7 mm
En comparación con 33 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
6.2 mm
Drop
14.7 mm

Suavidad de la mediasuela

The difference in foam density between the original Vapor Pro and the Vapor Pro 2 is strikingly evident! Looks like Nike decided to soften things up in the second version quite a bit.

Pressing our Shore A durometer against the half-cut midsole of the Pro 2 returned a low reading of 20.0 HA. This is notably softer than average and is a whopping 70% softer than the original Pro!

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Midsole softness

Of course, the hard rubber sidewalls create a firm carrier to keep this plushness under control but we could still feel the soft touch directly underfoot.

This update evidently made the Vapor Pro 2 more comfortable and better cushioned but, unfortunately, it took away that instant responsiveness of the original Vapor.

Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 20.0 HA
Media 28.4 HA
Utilizamos la media de cuatro pruebas. La foto muestra una de esas pruebas.
En comparación con 33 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
17.1 HA
Suavidad de la mediasuela (de blanda a firme)
34.0 HA

Grosor de la plantilla

There is nothing particularly interesting about the shoe's insole. Showing 4.4 mm of thickness in our caliper measurement, it is slightly thinner than average and has a standard shape.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Insole thickness
Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 4.4 mm
Media 5.2 mm
En comparación con 33 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
3.9 mm
Grosor de la plantilla
7.5 mm

Tallaje y ajuste

Talla

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 tallan bien (15 votos).

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En comparación con 24 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
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Anchura de la parte delantera - zona más ancha

We found that the Nike Vapor Pro 2 has a one-to-one toebox fit but we wouldn't call it tight.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Toebox width at the widest part

Showing 97.8 mm in the widest area of the toebox, it is 2-3 mm narrower than the average in a D-medium width.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 fit

Considering that the shoe's toebox is also covered in firm protective overlays, we don't think that this amount of space is optimal for wide feet. You may want to try the Nike Vapor 11 or opt for ASICS tennis shoes because Nike doesn't make alternative widths for tennis footwear.

Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 97.8 mm
Media 101.0 mm
En comparación con 33 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
96.3 mm
Anchura de la parte delantera - zona más ancha
105.0 mm

Anchura de la parte delantera - dedo gordo

The narrower part of the shoe's toebox (near the big toe) returned an average caliper measurement of 76.5 mm.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Toebox width at the big toe

But it doesn't change the fact that the toe space of the Nike Vapor Pro 2 is quite limited.

Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 76.5 mm
Media 76.9 mm
En comparación con 33 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
74.7 mm
Anchura de la parte delantera - dedo gordo
81.0 mm

Laces

The Nike Vapor Pro 2 features basic flat laces that are not slippery and stay tied quite nicely.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 laces

An additional eyelet on the very top of the collar helps to make the fit slightly tighter if needed. However, it doesn't have a counterpart on the other side of the collar which results in a bit of an asymmetrical lacing.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 sideview

And if you struggle to find the medial top eyelet, it is hidden under a protective rubber overlay.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 eyelet protection

Estabilidad

Prueba de estabilidad lateral

It seems like the Nike Vapor Pro 2 followed the same approach to stability as the Vapor 11. The two shoes even look alike from the side! Except that the Vapor 11 has notably taller TPU sidewalls and the Pro 2 relies on firm carrier foam and rubber overlays.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 vs Nike Vapor 11 comparison

The lateral support offered by the Nike Vapor Pro 2 made us feel very confident during the playtest. You can see how steady it remained in our ankle-shifting test below.

On the other hand, we felt like the shoe evolved from an agile all-court option into more of a stable baseline-oriented shoe.

Rigidez torsional

Even though the Nike Vapor Pro 2 doesn't have a stiff shank in its midsole, our manual test revealed how much torsional rigidity it managed to pack without it!

On a 1-5 scale, we confidently gave this court shoe the maximum score of 5. Ankle twisting is just not happening here!

Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 5
Media 4.3
En comparación con 33 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
1
Rigidez torsional
5

Rigidez del contrafuerte del talón

Our heels also felt securely locked inside this Nike shoe. Its substantial heel counter is very generously padded and has a great deal of stiffness to prevent in-shoe play.

Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 4
Media 3.9
En comparación con 33 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
1
Rigidez del contrafuerte del talón
5

Anchura de la mediasuela - antepié

The full-length frame on the lateral side of the shoe creates large flanges in both the forefoot and the heel. We found these especially helpful for forceful lateral movements during quick cuts. 

Measuring the widest area of the Vapor Pro 2's forefoot returned a solid reading of 107 mm.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Midsole width in the forefoot

Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 107.0 mm
Media 111.9 mm
En comparación con 33 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
105.3 mm
Anchura de la mediasuela - antepié
117.4 mm

Anchura de la mediasuela - talón

The rearfoot flange, on the other hand, made the shoe's heel wider than average at 93.2 mm in the widest area.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Midsole width in the heel

Interestingly, most of the protrusion occurs in the medial side of the heel which we found to be very helpful in preventing overpronation and foot spilling.

Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 93.2 mm
Media 89.5 mm
En comparación con 33 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
82.4 mm
Anchura de la mediasuela - talón
99.7 mm

Flexibilidad

Rigidez

The presence of thick rubber overlays on the upper and a Zoom Air unit in the forefoot had a noticeable effect on the shoe's flexibility. It needed a bit more effort to bend compared to the average tennis shoe.

Our force gauge recorded that it took 34.0N to bend the Vapor Pro 2 to a 90-degree angle - 15% more than it takes on average.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 flexibility

Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 34.0N
Media 31.3N
En comparación con 33 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
18.8N
Flexibility <> Stiffness
52.0N

Peso

If you loved the original Vapor Pro for its light and barely-there feel, you might be disappointed in the second iteration. The Pro 2 gained over an ounce of weight and now became even heavier than the average tennis shoe at 13.4 oz (381g).

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Weight

It also feels quite bottom-heavy on foot and is hardly reminiscent of the stereotypical Nike Vapor we've gotten used to.

Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 13.44 oz (381g)
Media 12.84 oz (364g)
En comparación con 33 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
10.30 oz (292g)
Peso
14.71 oz (417g)

Transpirabilidad

As summer temperatures keep beating records, we were delighted to see another breathable tennis shoe in our lab.

The amount of smoke and the speed at which it passed through the Vapor Pro 2's toebox reassured us of its excellent ventilation capacity.

Even though there is a padded lining beneath the mesh, we found that it's not enough to obstruct the airflow.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Breathability microscope test

Looking at the mesh through the lens of our microscope, we think that it might be the exact same fabric as in the Vapor 11. It mixes thin TPU chain linking with puffier weaves to create a highly porous material.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Breathability upper under microscope

Taking all of these findings into consideration, we can confidently rate the Nike Vapor Pro 2's breathability with the highest score of 5!

Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 5
Media 3.4
En comparación con 33 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
1
Transpirabilidad
5

Durabilidad

Durabilidad de la protección delantera

The protective rubber overlays all over the Vapor Pro 2 look very reassuring. Nike even added those to the eyestay which is a high-wear area that is very often overlooked.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 toe drag guard

Equipped with a Dremel and sandpaper, we drilled the toe guard near the big toe as that's where most of the abrasion occurs during a slide.

But even though our test was quite demanding (22 seconds at 10K RPM speed), the Dremel hardly even burned halfway through the toe guard! This impressive abrasion resistance earned the Nike Vapor Pro 2 a high score of 4 for toe guard durability.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Toe guard durability test
Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 4
Media 2.6
En comparación con 8 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
1
Durabilidad de la protección delantera
5

Durabilidad de la parte delantera

Even though Vapor Pro 2 is very well reinforced, it has quite a few areas with exposed mesh. Sure, these bits are less likely to get damaged but we still wanted to check their durability potential in case they brush against the court.

With the Dremel speed of 5K RPM, it took just a few seconds to tear a hole in the shoe's delicate mesh. Thus, we rated its toebox durability as low as 2 on a 1-5 scale.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Toebox durability test

Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 2
Media 3.8
En comparación con 31 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
1
Durabilidad de la parte delantera
5

Durabilidad del acolchado del talón

Luckily, the Vapor Pro 2 uses a pretty hard-wearing fabric for its interior lining. The mesh refused to give in to sandpaper in our 4-second Dremel test so we confidently rated the shoe's heel padding durability with a high score of 4.

This is great news considering how much friction occurs between the ankle and the shoe collar throughout a tennis match.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Heel padding durability test
Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 4
Media 3.1
En comparación con 31 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
1
Durabilidad del acolchado del talón
5

Dureza de la suela

The Vapor Pro 2 continued to impress us with its durability potential. Now it was time to test the outsole.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Outsole hardness

The rubber compound showed a high reading of 85.8 HC on our Shore C durometer which is a standard hardness for a tennis shoe.

Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 85.8 HC
Media 86.1 HC
Utilizamos la media de cuatro pruebas. La foto muestra una de esas pruebas.
En comparación con 33 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
79.0 HC
Dureza de la suela
92.0 HC

Durabilidad de la suela

The rubber also proved its worth in a one-to-one battle with sandpaper.

After 22 seconds of drilling, the compound showed barely noticeable signs of wear. Based on our tread gauge measurement, the dent was as shallow as 0.6 mm. This is a solid result for a high-performance tennis shoe.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Outsole durability test
Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 0.6 mm
Media 0.8 mm
En comparación con 31 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
0.0 mm
Desgaste de la suela
2.0 mm

Grosor de la suela

To be on the safe side, Nike also made the Vapor Pro 2's outsole thicker than usual.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Outsole thickness

Seeing 4.8 mm on our caliper further raised our confidence in the longevity of this Nike tennis shoe. In the absence of an official outsole durability warranty, that was a very reassuring finding.

Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 4.8 mm
Media 4.2 mm
En comparación con 33 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
3.0 mm
Grosor de la suela
5.1 mm

Varios

Agarre / Tracción

Playtesting the Nike Vapor Pro 2, we experienced a good balance of grip and give which accommodated both hard stops and sliding on the court.

Taking a closer look at the shoe's traction pattern, we could see how that was made possible with smooth texture in the forefoot and protruding lugs in the heel.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 traction pattern

However, if you're someone who favors sticky traction on the court, you will most likely be disappointed in this Nike shoe. And it should also be noted that the shoe's traction pattern only gets smoother with use. Perhaps the herringbone pattern of the Nike GP Challenge Pro would be more suitable if you want a toothier grip.

Precio

Even though it is a step-down version of the premium Nike Vapor 11, we believe that the performance gap between the Vapor Pro 2 and the Vapor 11 is not as big as the gap in their retail prices. The silhouette and design approach is very similar.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 style

So even with a slight increase over the past version, we found the retail price of the Nike Vapor Pro 2 to be fair.

Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 $130
En comparación con 33 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
€75
Precio
€220

Acolchado de la lengüeta

We found that the Nike Vapor Pro 2 is very generously padded compared to its predecessor.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Tongue padding

For example, the shoe's tongue packs as much as 9.2 mm of padding foam whereas the original Vapor had only 2.5 mm!

The collar of the Vapor Pro 2 also hugs the ankle comfortably with a solid amount of foam. 

Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 9.2 mm
Media 7.7 mm
En comparación con 33 zapatillas de tenis
Número de zapatillas
2.5 mm
Acolchado de la lengüeta
13.1 mm

Lengüeta: tipo de refuerzo

We haven't experienced any issues with the Vapor Pro 2's lockdown or foothold. This is in part thanks to the presence of a semi-gusseted tongue, or stretchy internal sleeve, as Nike calls it in the specs.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Tongue: gusset type

It prevented the tongue from shifting around and added a sock-like touch to the shoe's fit.

Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 Ambos lados (semi)

Tirador del talón

There are no pull tabs at the back of the Nike Vapor Pro 2

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Heel tab
Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2 Ninguno

Plantilla extraíble

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 insole removable

The shoe's insole can be easily removed in case you want to use a custom orthotic or elevate the comfort with a different insert.

NikeCourt Vapor Pro 2 Removable insole back
Resultados de las pruebas
Court Vapor Pro 2