This invention pertains to a novel aligner which can be used to space evenly the strings of a sports racquet. More particularly, this invention pertains to a novel racquet string aligner which can accommodate different racquet string spacings and can be used as the cap for a typical container for tennis balls. A racquet string aligner for aligning the strings of a racquet comprising: (a) a base member ; (b) a tapered central projection on the base member having a topography that tapers away from the base member ; (c) at least one tapered first projection adjacent the central projection the base of which is located a first radius from the centre-point of the central projection, and at least a portion of the upper surface of which has a first slope in the direction of the central projection ; and (d) at least one tapered second projection the base of which is located at a second radius from the centre-point of the central projection greater than that of the first radius and at least a portion of the upper surface of which slopes in the same direction as the slope of the first projection in the direction of the central projection to a degree smaller than the first slope.