Shortest tennis match records
This article covers records concerning the shortest-ever tennis matches both in terms of number of games and duration in terms of time. Matches affected by a retirement or default are not listed.
Short times
Men
Overall
- Jack Harper lost just a single point when he defeated J. Sandiford 6–0, 6–0 at the 1946 Surrey Open Hard Court Championships in a match that lasted 18 minutes, the shortest men's singles match on record.[5]
- Francisco Clavet set an ATP tournament record in Shanghai in the first round of the 2001 Heineken Open Shanghai when he defeated Jiang Shan (Li Na's husband) in 25 minutes, 6–0, 6–0.[6]
Grand Slam tournaments
Wimbledon
- The 1881 Wimbledon final in which William Renshaw defeated John Hartley, 6–0, 6–1, 6–1, lasted 36 minutes.[7]
- Fred Perry defeated Baron Gottfried von Cramm, 6–1, 6–1, 6–0, in the 1936 Wimbledon final in 40 minutes.[8]
Masters Tour
- Jarkko Nieminen stormed to victory over Bernard Tomic at the Miami Masters in 2014 in 28 minutes (6–0, 6–1).[9]
Women
Overall
- Margaret Court won the 1963 Eastern Grass Court Championships crown in a record 24-minute match.[10]
- Helen Wills defeated Joan Fry at the 1927 Wightman Cup 6–2, 6–0 in 24 minutes.[11]
- Helen Wills, while dispatching Emily Wright 6-0, 6–0 in Beaulieu, France in 1926, won the first set in 9 minutes.[12]
Grand Slam tournaments
French Open
- Steffi Graf won, 6–0, 6–0, in 32 minutes against Natasha Zvereva in the 1988 French Open final.[13]
Wimbledon
- During the 1969 tournament, Susan Tutt beat Marion Boundy 6–2, 6–0 in 20 minutes.[14]
- In the 1922 Wimbledon final Suzanne Lenglen defeated Molla Mallory, 6–2, 6–0, in 23 minutes. Some accounts state that the match was over in 20 minutes.[15]
- In the 1925 Wimbledon final Lenglen defeated Joan Fry in 25 minutes, 6–2, 6–0.[16]
Fewest games
- = winner of the match also won the tournament.
Men
There have been at least 12 best-of-five-set matches which have lasted 18 games (6–0, 6–0, 6–0) in the Open era. This is the shortest possible length for a best-of-five-set men's singles match without retirements or defaults.
| Year | Grand Slam | Round | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | French Open | First round | .svg.png){kind=small} |  |
| 1981 | Davis Cup | Play Off | |  |
| 1984 | Davis Cup | First Round |  |  |
| 1987 | French Open | Second round |  |  |
| 1987 | Wimbledon | First round |  | |
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| 1993 | French Open | Second round | | |
| 2001 | Wimbledon | Qualifying |  | |
| 2005 | Davis Cup | Second Round |  | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| 2011 | Davis Cup | Second round |  |  |
| 2016 | Davis Cup | First Round |  |  |
| 2016 | Davis Cup | First Round |  |  |
Women
In women's tennis, matches featuring a minimum number of games are a more frequent occurrence. The following are women's Grand Slam singles matches in the Open era which have lasted 12 games (6–0, 6–0) without retirements or defaults.
Incomplete List
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Men's Doubles
| Year | Grand Slam | Round | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US Open | First round |  |  |
Women's Doubles
Since 2005
| Year | Grand Slam | Round | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US Open | First round | |  |
| 2007 | Australian Open | Quarterfinals |  |  |
| 2009 | Wimbledon Championships | Third round | |  |
| 2017 | Wimbledon Championships | Final | |  |
References
- ↑ Times, Robin Herman and Special To the New York. "TENNIS; Graf Shuts Out Zvereva to Gain French Open Title". Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DbJAKPue20
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxT19Jhgy64
- ↑ Tingay, Lance (1983). The Guinness Book of Tennis : Facts & Feats. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives. p. 27. ISBN 9780851122687.
- ↑ "Match facts". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ 10 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives, 1977)
- ↑ "Fred Perry". wimbledon.org. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
- ↑
- ↑ "Miss Smith, Scott Win Net Titles". The Baltimore Sun. 1963-08-05. Retrieved 2011-01-18. (subscription required)
- ↑ "The Evening News from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on August 13, 1927". Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ "Helen Wills gain in Beaulieu tournament". Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ Times, Robin Herman and Special To the New York. "TENNIS; Graf Shuts Out Zvereva to Gain French Open Title". Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ↑ "Tennis Facts Trivia". Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ http://www.espn.co.uk/espn/sport/story/21464.html/
- ↑ http://www.espn.co.uk/espn/sport/story/21464.html/
- ↑ "Clijsters steamrollers Safina". Sky Sports. 2011-01-18. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
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