Longest tennis match records

This article details longest tennis match records by duration or number of games. The 1970–1973 introduction of the tiebreak reduced the opportunity for such records to be broken. However, among the Grand Slams, the US Open, Australian Open (since 2019) and Wimbledon (since 2019) use the tiebreak in the final set, while the French Open remains the only Grand Slam to use the advantage set rules in the final set, which allows for an indefinite number of games until one player is ahead by two.

John Isner (left) defeated Nicolas Mahut (right) 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 70–68 in a record 11 hours and 5 minutes
A plaque commemorating the Isner–Mahut match on Court 18 at Wimbledon.

Overall

Only two professional competitive matches have lasted longer than seven hours and 13 matches have lasted longer than six hours.[1]

#Duration
(hh:mm)
WinnerLoserEventRoundScore
1 11:05
(3 days)
John Isner Nicolas Mahut 2010 Wimbledon 1R 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 70–68
2 07:02 Czech Republic
(Tomáš Berdych
Lukáš Rosol)
Switzerland
(Stanislas Wawrinka
Marco Chiudinelli)
2013 Davis Cup 1R 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 24–22
3 06:43 Argentina
(Leonardo Mayer)
Brazil
(João Souza)
2015 Davis Cup 1R 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 5–7, 15–13
4 06:36 Kevin Anderson John Isner 2018 Wimbledon SF 7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 6–7(9–11), 6–4, 26–24[2]
5 06:33
(2 days)
Fabrice Santoro Arnaud Clément 2004 French Open 1R 6–4, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 3–6, 16–14
6 06:31 Vicki Nelson Jean Hepner 1984 Central Fidelity Banks International 1R 6–4, 7–6(13–11)[3]
7 06:22 United States
(John McEnroe)
Sweden
(Mats Wilander)
1982 Davis Cup QF 9–7, 6–2, 15–17, 3–6, 8–6
(before tiebreak era)
8 06:21 Germany
(Boris Becker)
United States
(John McEnroe)
1987 Davis Cup PO 4–6, 15–13, 8–10, 6–2, 6–2
(before tiebreak era)
9 06:20 Argentina
(Lucas Arnold Ker
David Nalbandian)
Russia
(Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Marat Safin)
2002 Davis Cup SF 6–4, 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 19–17
10 06:15 Argentina
(José Luis Clerc)
United States
(John McEnroe)
1980 Davis Cup F 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 14–12
(before tiebreak era)
11 06:09
(2 days)
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry
2006 Wimbledon QF 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 23–21
12 06:04 Austria
(Horst Skoff)
Sweden
(Mats Wilander)
1989 Davis Cup QF 6–7(5–7), 7–6(9–7), 1–6, 6–4, 9–7
13 06:01 Canada
(Harry Fritz)
Venezuela
(Jorge Andrew)
1982 Davis Cup SF 16–14, 11–9, 9–11, 4–6, 11–9
(before tiebreak era)

Men's singles

  •    = winner of the match also won the tournament.

The Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships holds the record for the longest tennis match both in time and games played.

#Duration
(hh:mm)
WinnerLoserEventRoundScore
1 11:05
(3 days)
John Isner Nicolas Mahut 2010 Wimbledon 1R 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 70–68
2 06:43 Argentina
(Leonardo Mayer)
Brazil
(João Souza)
2015 Davis Cup 1R 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 5–7, 15–13
3 06:36 Kevin Anderson John Isner 2018 Wimbledon SF 7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 6–7(9–11), 6–4, 26–24[4]
4 06:33
(2 days)
Fabrice Santoro Arnaud Clément 2004 French Open 1R 6–4, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 3–6, 16–14
5 06:22 United States
(John McEnroe)
Sweden
(Mats Wilander)
1982 Davis Cup QF 9–7, 6–2, 15–17, 3–6, 8–6
(before tiebreak era)
6 06:21 Germany
(Boris Becker)
United States
(John McEnroe)
1987 Davis Cup PO 4–6, 15–13, 8–10, 6–2, 6–2
(before tiebreak era)
7 06:15 Argentina
(José Luis Clerc)
United States
(John McEnroe)
1980 Davis Cup F 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 14–12
(before tiebreak era)
8 06:04 Austria
(Horst Skoff)
Sweden
(Mats Wilander)
1989 Davis Cup QF 6–7(5–7), 7–6(9–7), 1–6, 6–4, 9–7
9 06:01 Canada
(Harry Fritz)
Venezuela
(Jorge Andrew)
1982 Davis Cup SF 16–14, 11–9, 9–11, 4–6, 11–9
(before tiebreak era)
10 05:59 Czech Republic
(Radek Štěpánek)
Croatia
(Ivo Karlović)
2009 Davis Cup SF 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6), 6–7(2–7), 16–14
11 05:53 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 2012 Australian Open F 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
(Longest Major Final)
12 05:46 France
(Arnaud Clément)
Switzerland
(Marc Rosset)
2001 Davis Cup QF 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), 15–13
13 05:45 Morocco
(Mehdi Tahiri)
Luxembourg
(Gilles Müller)
2005 Davis Cup Z# 6–7(9–11), 6–4, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(2–7), 6–4
14 05:41 Paul-Henri Mathieu John Isner 2012 French Open 2R 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 18–16
15 05:31 Àlex Corretja Hernán Gumy 1998 French Open 3R 6–1, 5–7, 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 9–7
15 05:31 Marin Čilić Sam Querrey 2012 Wimbledon 3R 7–6(8–6), 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7), 17–15
17 05:29 West Germany
(Michael Westphal)
Czechoslovakia
(Tomáš Šmíd)
1985 Davis Cup SF 6–8, 1–6, 7–5, 11–9, 17–15
18 05:28 Greg Holmes Todd Witsken 1989 Wimbledon 2R 5–7, 6–4, 6–4(7–5), 4–6, 14–12
19 05:26 Stefan Edberg Michael Chang 1992 US Open SF 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–4
20 05:25 Austria
(Thomas Muster)
Germany
(Michael Stich)
1994 Davis Cup 1R 6–4, 6–7(8–10), 4–6, 6–3, 12–10
20 05:25 Japan
(Tatsuma Ito)
Philippines
(Cecil Mamiit)
2011 Davis Cup Z# 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 9–7
22 05:23 Uruguay
(Pablo Cuevas)
Colombia
(Santiago Giraldo)
2008 Davis Cup Z# 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
23 05:22 Ivo Karlović Horacio Zeballos 2017 Australian Open 1R 6–7(6–8), 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 22–20
24 05:20 Ecuador
(Nicolás Lapentti)
Paraguay
(Ramón Delgado)
2008 Davis Cup 3R 3–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4), 6–4
25 05:16
(2 days)
Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 2018 Wimbledon SF 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(11–9), 3–6, 10–8[5]
26 05:15 Brazil
(Jaime Oncins)
Germany
(Markus Zoecke)
1992 Davis Cup 1R 1–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 7–5
27 05:14 Rafael Nadal Guillermo Coria 2005 Italian Open F 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6)
27 05:14 Rafael Nadal Fernando Verdasco 2009 Australian Open SF 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–2), 6–7(1–7), 6–4
27 05:14 Chile
(Nicolás Massú)
Austria
(Stefan Koubek)
2009 Davis Cup PO 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
30 05:12 Pancho Gonzales Charlie Pasarell 1969 Wimbledon 1R 22–24, 1–6, 16–14, 6–3, 11–9[6]
(before tiebreak era)
30 05:12 Rainer Schüttler Arnaud Clément 2008 Wimbledon QF 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 6–7(7–9), 8–6
32 05:11 Boris Becker Omar Camporese 1991 Australian Open 3R 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5), 0–6, 4–6, 14–12
33 05:10 Richard Krajicek Todd Martin 1993 US Open 3R 6–7(4–7), 4–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–4, 6–4
34 05:09 Sargis Sargsian Nicolás Massú 2004 US Open 2R 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
34 05:09 Croatia
(Marin Čilić)
Argentina
(David Nalbandian)
2012 Davis Cup QF 5–7, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
34 05:09 Stan Wawrinka Stefanos Tsitsipas 2019 French Open 4R 7-6(8-6), 5-7, 6–4, 3–6, 8–6
37 05:07 Paraguay
(Victor Pecci)
France
(Yannick Noah)
1985 Davis Cup 1R 6–8, 15–13, 2–6, 8–6, 10–8
(before tiebreak era)
37 05:07 Israel
(Dudi Sela)
Chile
(Nicolás Massú)
2007 Davis Cup PO 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
37 05:07 Serbia
(Janko Tipsarević)
Czech Republic
(Radek Štěpánek)
2012 Davis Cup QF 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 9–7
37 05:07 Argentina
(Juan Martín del Potro)
Great Britain
(Andy Murray)
2016 Davis Cup SF 6–4, 5–7, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4
41 05:05 Boris Becker Jim Courier 1992 Donnay Indoor Championships F 6–7(5–7), 2–6, 7–6(12–10), 7–6(7–5), 7–5
41 05:05 Rafael Nadal Roger Federer 2006 Italian Open F 6–7(0–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
41 05:05 Kei Nishikori Pablo Carreno Busta 2019 Australian Open 4R 6–7(8–10), 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 7–6(10–8)
44 05:03 Switzerland
(Marc Rosset)
Spain
(Jordi Arrese)
1992 Summer Olympics G 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 8–6
44 05:03 Sweden
(Markus Eriksson)
Denmark
(Andreas Bjerrehus)
2015 Davis Cup PO 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3), 9–7
46 05:02 Novak Djokovic Stan Wawrinka 2013 Australian Open 4R 1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–7 (5–7), 12–10
47 05:01 Ivan Lendl Boris Becker 1992 US Open 4R 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4
48 05:00 Andy Roddick Younes El Aynaoui 2003 Australian Open QF 4–6, 7–6 (7–5), 4–6, 6–4, 21–19

Women's singles

The longest women's match (by time) took place at a tournament in Richmond, Virginia, in 1984, when Vicki Nelson took 6 hours, 31 minutes to defeat Jean Hepner 6–4, 7–6(13–11). The match featured a 29-minute, 643-shot rally, the longest in professional tennis history, though no video exists of this point.[7]

Unlike men's singles matches, where Grand Slam events are still played over the best of five sets, all women's matches are now played as the best of three sets. This means that there is a far greater likelihood of a match in any tournament being long enough to be included in this table. All matches since January 1 2019 are included, but there are likely to be many more from earlier years which have not yet been recognised, especially as qualifying matches in ITF tournaments would normally have been played over the best of three tie-break sets.

Where different sources give durations for a particular match, the shortest elapsed time will be the one noted below.

  •    = winner of the match also won the tournament.
#Duration
(hh:mm)
WinnerLoserEventRoundScore
1 06:31 Vicki Nelson Jean Hepner 1984 Central Fidelity Banks International 1R 6–4, 7–6(13–11)
2 05:03 Maria Elena Camerin Monica Niculescu 2 Oct 2009 ITF Athens Open QF 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5)
3 04:44 Francesca Schiavone Svetlana Kuznetsova 2011 AUS Australian Open 4R 6–4, 1–6, 16–14[8]
4 04:42 Kurumi Nara Monica Niculescu 2010 French Open Q3 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 10–8
5 04:41 Andreea Mitu Maša Zec Peškirič 12 Sep 2012 Sofia ITF $25,000 Women's Pro Circuit
(Allianz Cup)
2R 7–6(9–7), 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–4)
6 04:37 Tiphanie Fiquet Natalia Orlova 30 May 2019 Cancún ITF Pro Circuit W15 2R 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(9–7)
7 04:30 Amina Anshba Anastasiya Komardina 29 Aug 2019 Penza ITF Pro Circuit W25 2R 7–6(14–12), 3–6, 7–5
8 04:24 Maddison Inglis Karman Thandi 30 May 2018 Hua Hin ITF $25,000 Women's Pro Circuit 2R 7–6(9–7), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4)
Tereza Mrdeža Ganna Poznikhirenko 2 Oct 2019 Santa Margherita di Pula ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Mayar Sherif Alexandra Cadanțu 9 Oct 2019 Riba-roja de Túria ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–5
11 04:19 Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Regina Kulikova 2010 Australian Open 1R 7–6(7–5), 6–7(10–12), 6–3
12 04:18[Note 6] Arantxa Rus Polina Leykina 13 Sep 2019 Santa Margherita di Pula ITF Pro Circuit W25 QF 7–6(7–5), 6–7(7–9), 7–6(9–7)
13 04:11 Petia Arshinkova Peyton Stearns 5 June 2019 Bethany Beach ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 6–7(6–8), 7–6(13–11), 7–6(7–4)
14 04:10 Anna Hertel Lara Schmidt 26 Jun 2019 Budapest ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–4
15 04:07 Virginie Buisson Noëlle van Lottum 1995 French Open 1R 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–2
Chompoothip Jundakate Gabriella da Silva Fick 30 May 2019 Nonthaburi ITF Pro Circuit W25 2R 7–6(8–6), 6–7(7–9), 7–5
04:07[Note 5] Tamara Korpatsch Martina Trevisan 31 Aug 2019 Bagnatica ITF Pro Circuit W25 SF 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6)
18 04:06 Chihiro Muramatsu Harriet Dart 5 May 2017 Hua Hin ITF $15,000 Women's Pro Circuit SF 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 7–5
19 04:05 Lauren Davis Han Xinyun 2015 Wuhan Open Q1 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 7–5
Joelle Kissell Sylvie Zund 16 Jan 2020 Cancún ITF Pro Circuit W15 2R 7–5, 4–6, 7–5
21 04:04 Astra Sharma Samantha Harris 10 Aug 2017 Vienna ITF $15,000 Women’s Pro Circuit QF 7–6(9–7), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)
22 04:02 Vania King Dominika Cibulková 2007 PTT Bangkok Open 2R 6–7(8–10), 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)
Lisa Matviyenko Chanelle Van Nguyen 11 May 2018 Karlskrona ITF $15,000 Women's Pro Circuit QF 7–6(11–9), 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Amy Zhu Vanessa Ong 1 Oct 2019 Norman ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 5–7, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
25 04:01 Barbara Haas Rasheeda McAdoo 4 April 2018 Jackson ITF $25,000 Women's Pro Circuit 1R 6–7(3–7), 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
Aya El Sayed Ikumi Yamazaki 18 Apr 2019 Cairo ITF Pro Circuit W15 2R 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 7–6(10–8)
04:01[Note 4] Andrea Farulla Di Palma Julieta Estable 10 Oct 2019 Buenos Aires ITF Pro Circuit W15 2R 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(10–8)
28 04:00 Netherlands
(Richèl Hogenkamp)
Russia
(Svetlana Kuznetsova)
2016 Fed Cup 1R 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 10–8
Giulia Gatto-Monticone Irina Bara 30 April 2017 Santa Margherita di Pula ITF $25,000 Women's Pro Circuit F 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
30 03:56[Note 1] Nicole Nadel Rushri Wijesundera 10 Apr 2019 Cancún ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(10–8)
31 03:55 Kerry Reid Pam Teeguarden 1972 French Open 3R 9–7, 4–6, 16–14
(before tiebreak era)
32 03:54 Karolayne Alexandre da Rosa Naima Karamoko 4 Feb 2020 Monastir ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 7–6(8-6), 2–6, 6–4
33 03:53 Alexandra Cadanțu Dejana Radanović 15 Feb 2019 Trnava ITF Pro Circuit W25 QF 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
Chiara Grimm Alina Silich 12 Jun 2019 Kaltenkirchen ITF Pro Circuit W15 2R 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Anfisa Danilchenko Shavit Kimchi 29 Oct 2019 Cancún ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 7–6(7-5), 4–6, 6–4
36 03:52[Note 9] Jessica Plazas Delfina Glorioso 10 Oct 2019 Buenos Aires ITF Pro Circuit W15 2R 6–3, 6–7(4-7), 7–5
37 03:51 Chloé Paquet Gabriela Cé 21 Mar 2019 Curitiba ITF Pro Circuit W25 2R 5–7, 7–6(7-5), 7–5
Alexandra Cadanțu Nicoleta Dascălu 2019 BRD Bucharest Open Q2 6–7(3–7), 7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–4)
Olympe Lancelot Iulia Nikitina 31 Jul 2019 Tabarka ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 4–6, 7–6(7-5), 6–3
40 03:50 Francesca Schiavone Svetlana Kuznetsova 2015 French Open 2R 6–7(11–13), 7–5, 10–8
Tereza Mrdeža Karman Thandi 22 Feb 2018 Perth ITF $25,000 Women's Pro Circuit 2R 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 7–5
Risa Ozaki Maddison Inglis 22 Mar 2019 Canberra ITF Pro Circuit W25 QF 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–2), 7–5
43 03:49 Puerto Rico
(Vilmarie Castellvi)
Canada
(Aleksandra Wozniak)
2005 Fed Cup PO 7–5, 4–6, 11–9
Olympe Lancelot Antonia Schmidt 4 Sep 2019 Tabarka ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 7–6(7-3), 6–7(4-7), 6–2
Alba Carrillo Marín Olga Doroshina 11 Sep 2019 St Pölten ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 7–5, 6–7(4-7), 6–3
Anastasiya Komardina Olga Doroshina 1 Jan 2020 Hong Kong ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 6–3, 6–7(4-7), 7–5
47 03:48 Czech Republic
(Karolína Plíšková)
France
(Kristina Mladenovic)
2016 Fed Cup F 6–3, 4–6, 16–14
Nadia Podoroska Amandine Hesse 16 Jul 2019 Biarritz ITF Pro Circuit W80
(Engie Open de Biarritz)
1R 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
Mayuka Aikawa Guillermina Naya 13 Feb 2020 Cancún ITF Pro Circuit W15 2R 6–7(2–7), 7–5, 7–6(10–8)
50 03:47 Monica Seles Gabriela Sabatini 1990 WTA Tour Championships F 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Anastasia Gasanova You Xiaodi 4 Jul 2019 Tianjin ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 7–5, 3–6, 6–4
52 03:46 Chuang Chia-jung Nathalie Viérin 2005 Australian Open Q1 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 11–9
Ali Collins Anastasiya Poplavska 27 Aug 2019 Haren ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Gabriela Cé Conny Perrin 6 Sep 2019 Montreux ITF Pro Circuit W60
(Montreux Ladies Open)
QF 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Irina Fetecău Lea Bošković 12 Nov 2019 Orlando ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 7–5
56 03:45 Michelle Jaggard Penny Barg 1987 Wimbledon Q3 6–7(3–7), 7–6(9–7), 10–8
Chanda Rubin Patricia Hy-Boulais 1995 Wimbledon 2R 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 17–15[9]
Simona Halep Lauren Davis 2018 Australian Open 3R 4–6 , 6–4, 15–13
Viktoriya Kanapatskaya Angelina Zhuravleva 18 Sep 2019 Shymkent ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 7–6(8–6)
03:45[Note 7] Tena Lukas Federica Di Sarra 4 Oct 2019 Santa Margherita di Pula ITF Pro Circuit W25 QF 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
03:45 Alana Parnaby Haruna Arakawa 28 Feb 2020 Perth ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–2)
62 03:44 Czech Republic
(Kateřina Siniaková)
USA
(Sofia Kenin)
2018 Fed Cup F 7–5, 5–7, 7–5
03:44[Note 4] Rianna Valdes Rushri Wijesundera 5 Jul 2019 Cancún ITF Pro Circuit W15 QF 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
03:44 Ingrid Gamarra Martins Verena Meliss 9 Feb 2020 Cancún ITF Pro Circuit W15 F 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–4
65 03:43[Note 8] Madison Bourguignon Natalia Orlova 8 May 2019 Cancún ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 3–6, 7–6(17–15), 4–1 (ret)
03:43 Maia Lumsden Anastasia Gasanova 24 May 2019 Goyang ITF Pro Circuit W25 QF 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Anastasia Zolotareva Tamara Čurović 15 Jan 2020 Cairo ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–5
68 03:42 Bethanie Mattek-Sands Anastasia Rodionova 2013 Family Circle Cup 1R 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3)
Risa Ozaki Freya Christie 2016 Wimbledon Q1 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–4), 7–5
Rasheeda McAdoo Sophie Williams 5 Feb 2020 Cancún ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–2
71 03:41 Julia Görges Katarina Srebotnik 2008 Wimbledon 1R 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 16–14
Monica Niculescu Karin Knapp 2011 Luxembourg Open 1R 6–7(2–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Aliaksandra Sasnovich Monica Niculescu 2015 Western & Southern Open Q1 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(11–9)
Andreea Ghițescu Vlada Katic 8 Feb 2019 Antalya ITF Pro Circuit W15 2R 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–5)
Zoë Gwen Scandalis Monica Robinson 24 May 2019 Cancún ITF Pro Circuit W15 QF 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–2
Chihiro Muramatsu Junri Namigata 6 Jun 2019 Shenzhen ITF Pro Circuit W25 2R 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–4
İpek Öz Denisa Hindová 27 Jun 2019 Budapest ITF Pro Circuit W15 2R 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–4
Anna Ureke Eleni Kordolaimi 14 Sep 2019 Tabarka ITF Pro Circuit W15 SF 3–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
79 03:40 Miriam Bulgaru Raluca Șerban 2019 BRD Bucharest Open Q1 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
Gabriela Horáčková Katarzyna Piter 5 Sep 2019 Prague ITF Pro Circuit W25 2R 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Claire Liu Feng Shuo 18 Sep 2019 Santa Margherita di Pula ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Ana Sofía Sánchez Başak Eraydın 19 Sep 2019 Arad ITF Pro Circuit W25 2R 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
83 03:39 Argentina
(María Irigoyen)
Japan
(Kurumi Nara)
2014 Fed Cup N/A 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–4
Nudnida Luangnam Chompoothip Jundakate 28 May 2018 Hua Hin ITF $25,000 Women's Pro Circuit Q3 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–4)
Mayuka Aikawa Michiru Furuya 2 Aug 2019 Cancún ITF Pro Circuit W15 QF 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Steffi Carruthers Almudena Sanz-Llaneza Fernández 6 Nov 2019 Cancún ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(9–7)
03:39[Note 11] Ana Bianca Mihăilă Vitalia Stamat 15 Nov 2019 Sharm El Sheikh ITF Pro Circuit W15 QF 6–1, 4–6, 7–5
03:39[Note 15] Nuria Párrizas Díaz Eva Guerrero Álvarez 19 Feb 2020 Glasgow ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4)
89 03:38 Sandrine Testud Conchita Martínez 2002 Bausch & Lomb Championships 3R 5–7, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Irina-Camelia Begu CoCo Vandeweghe 2016 French Open 2R 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 10–8
Hélène Scholsen Chihiru Muramatsu 23 Jan 2019 Plantation ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3
92 03:37 Zhang Yuxuan Caroline Werner 28 Mar 2019 Kofu ITF Pro Circuit W25 2R 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Misaki Matsuda Ayumi Koshiishi 14 Jun 2019 Gimcheon ITF Pro Circuit W15 QF 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
María Herazo González Sara Cakarevic 3 Jul 2019 Denain ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Despina Papamichail Alba Carrillo Marín 8 Aug 2019 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ITF Pro Circuit W25 2R 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Anastasia Dețiuc Valeriya Strakhova 14 Aug 2019 Leipzig ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–2)
97 03:36 Mary Joe Fernández Gabriela Sabatini 1993 French Open QF 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 10–8
Svetlana Kuznetsova Jelena Janković 2017 Australian Open 3R 6–4, 5–7, 9–7
03:36[Note 3] Jacqueline Cabaj Awad Ku Yeon-woo 22 May 2019 Goyang ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–2)
03:36 Jennifer Luikham Victoria Mikhaylova 22 May 2019 Antalya ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Paula Cristina Gonçalves Gabriela Cé 29 Jun 2019 Tarvisio ITF Pro Circuit W25 SF 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–3
Lucie Wargnier Margaux Rouvroy 24 Jul 2019 Les Contamines-Montjoie ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4
Rina Saigo Eline Audenaert 30 Jul 2019 Knokke ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Rushri Wijesundera Mayuka Aikawa 27 Aug 2019 Cancún ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Anna Bondár Tereza Mrdeža 5 Sep 2019 Zagreb ITF Pro Circuit W60
(Zagreb Ladies Open)
1R 7–6(7–3), 6–7(4–7), 6–2
03:36[Note 6] Anastasiya Komardina Tatiana Pieri 13 Sep 2019 Santa Margherita di Pula ITF Pro Circuit W25 QF 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
03:36 Clothilde de Bernardi Laura Pigossi 21 Jan 2020 Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3)
Taylor Ng Joelle Kissell 31 Jan 2020 Cancún ITF Pro Circuit W15 QF 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
109 03:35 Belgium
(Els Callens)
Spain
(Virginia Ruano Pascual)
2004 Fed Cup QF 2–6, 6–4, 11–9
Nadia Petrova Katarina Srebotnik 2008 German Open 1R 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(7–2)
Mallaurie Noël Laura Pigossi 11 Sep 2017 Biarritz ITF $80,000 Women's Pro Circuit
(Engie Open de Biarritz)
Q2 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Dominika Cibulková 2018 Internationaux de Strasbourg F 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6)
Martina Colmegna Katharina Hobgarski 6 Jun 2019 Minsk ITF Pro Circuit W25 2R 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5)
03:35[Note 4] Ingrid Gamarra Martins Maria Lourdes Carle 5 Jul 2019 Cancún ITF Pro Circuit W15 QF 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
03:35 Thaisa Pedretti Katherine Sebov 11 Oct 2019 Claremont ITF Pro Circuit W25 QF 6–7(9–11), 7–5, 7–5
03:35[Note 14] Anastasia Gasanova Çağla Büyükakçay 19 Feb 2020 Cairo ITF Pro Circuit W60
(Zed Tennis Open II)
1R 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
117 03:34 Galina Voskoboeva Ágnes Szávay 2009 Australian Open 1R 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Peng Shuai Petra Kvitová 2017 Wuhan Open 1R 7–6(9–7), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3)
03:34[Note 1] Stephanie Kent Shelly Bereznyak 10 Apr 2019 Cancún ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 6–7(9–11), 7–6(7–3), 6–2
03:34 Pia Čuk Julyette Steur 17 Apr 2019 Santa Margherita di Pula ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 7–5, 5–7, 7–6(8–6)
Chiara Scholl Lena Lutzeier 24 May 2019 Tabarka ITF Pro Circuit W15 QF 5–7, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Rebecca Šramková Deborah Chiesa 31 May 2019 Grado ITF Pro Circuit W25 2R 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Almudena Sanz-Lluneza Fernández Ali Collins 12 Jun 2019 Amarante ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–5
Rina Saigo Jantje Tilbuerger 3 Oct 2019 Antalya ITF Pro Circuit W15 QF 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3
03:34[Note 8] Zeel Desai Tina Smith 4 Oct 2019 Pretoria ITF Pro Circuit W25 QF 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
03:34 Eugenia Ganga Elyse Lavender 11 Feb 2020 Cancún ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
127 03:33 Chanda Rubin Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1996 Australian Open QF 6–4, 2–6, 16–14
Corinna Dentoni Alberta Brianti 2008 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo 1R 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5
Shelby Rogers Daria Gavrilova 2017 US Open 2R 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Olga Doroshina Arina Rodionova 1 Mar 2019 Moscow ITF Pro Circuit W25 QF 6–7(4–7), 7–6(9–7), 7–6(8–6)
Seone Mendez Cristina Dinu 23 Mar 2019 Antalya ITF Pro Circuit W15 SF 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Guiomar Maristany Zuleta de Reales Rosa Vincens Mas 10 Apr 2019 Tunis ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Amy Zhu Zoë Gwen Scandalis 26 Apr 2019 Cancún ITF Pro Circuit W15 QF 6–4, 5–7, 6–0
Varvara Gracheva Irene Burillo Escorihuela 27 Jun 2019 Périgueux ITF Pro Circuit W25 2R 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3)
Constance Sibille Alice Amendola 12 Sep 2019 Tabarka ITF Pro Circuit W15 2R 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Sofia Luini Lucia Zelenka 18 Sep 2019 Buenos Aires ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
Katarina Jokić Suzan Lamens 16 Oct 2019 Florence ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
Anna Popescu Hannah Viller Møller 22 Oct 2019 Oslo ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(9–7)
03:33[Note 10] Kayla Day Claire Liu 23 Oct 2019 Dallas ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3)
140 03:32 Serbia
(Jelena Janković)
Slovakia
(Dominika Cibulková)
2007 Fed Cup PO 7–5, 1–6, 9–7
Kristina Mladenovic Heather Watson 2017 Mexican Open 2R 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Anastasia Grymalska Vivien Juhászová 25 Aug 2017 Hódmezővásárhely ITF $25,000 Women's Pro Circuit QF 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Paige Hourigan Kelly Chen 3 Aug 2018 Fort Worth ITF $25,000 Women's Pro Circuit QF 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 7–5
Hailey Baptiste Anna Bondár 28 Jan 2019 Plantation ITF Pro Circuit W25 F 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–2
Lee Hua-chen Anastasia Nefedova 12 Feb 2019 Surprise ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1
Marie Temin Dalila Spiteri 14 Feb 2019 Monastir ITF Pro Circuit W15 2R 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–1)
Alexandra Damaschin Ruxandra Schech 25 Apr 2019 Tabarka ITF Pro Circuit W15 2R 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(11–9)
Olympe Lancelot Agathe Timsit 19 Jul 2019 Tabarka ITF Pro Circuit W15 QF 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Mai Hontama Erika Sema 22 Aug 2019 Tsukuba ITF Pro Circuit W25 2R 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
Caroline Roméo Laura Pigossi 12 Mar 2020 Potchefstroom ITF Pro Circuit W25 2R 5–7, 7–5, 6–3
151 03:31 Stephanie Rehe Mercedes Paz 1992 Mazda Tennis Classic 1R 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Sara Errani Tsvetana Pironkova 2009 Brisbane International 2R 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–3
Anastasia Zakharova Ekaterina Kazionova 14 Feb 2019 Shymkent ITF Pro Circuit W15 2R 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(8–6)
Kristie Ahn Sorana Cîrstea 2019 Oracle Challenger Indian Wells 2R 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–3
03:31[Note 3] Lee Eun-hye Alicia Barnett 22 May 2019 Goyang ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–5
03:31 Ayumi Koshiishi Honoka Kobayashi 19 Jun 2019 Gimcheon ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
03:31[Note 5] Tamara Korpatsch Elitsa Kostova 31 Aug 2019 Bagnatica ITF Pro Circuit W25 QF 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–2
03:31 Sarah Mueller Anna Popescu 18 Sep 2019 Tabarka ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
03:31[Note 8] Merel Hoedt Lian Tran 4 Oct 2019 Pretoria ITF Pro Circuit W25 QF 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
03:31 Gabriela Cé Mayar Sherif 29 Oct 2019 Asunción ITF Pro Circuit W60 (Centenario Open) 1R 7–6(8–6), 6–7(6–8), 6–3
03:31[Note 13] Heather Watson Elise Mertens 2020 Hobart International QF 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5
03:31 Sapfo Sakellaridi Anastasia Nefedova 30 Jan 2020 Antalya ITF Pro Circuit W15 2R 7–5, 2–6, 6–3
163 03:30 Anabel Medina Garrigues Shahar Pe'er 2006 Canberra International SF 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–4
Singapore
(Stefanie Tan)
Philippines
(Anna Christine Patrimonio)
2011 Fed Cup PO 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
Magdalena Fręch Julia Grabher 19 Aug 2017 Leipzig ITF $25,000 Women's Pro Circuit SF 6–7(11–13), 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Urszula Radwańska Kamila Rakhimova 15 Mar 2019 Kazan ITF Pro Circuit W25 QF 6–7(9–11), 7–5, 6–4
Yana Sizikova Adithya Karunaratne 19 Jun 2019 Madrid ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 7–6(11–9), 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
Lucie Wargnier Valeriya Strakhova 6 Aug 2019 Koksijde ITF Pro Circuit W25 1R 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3
Tricia Mar Sarah Tami-Masi 22 Aug 2019 Lambaré ITF Pro Circuit W15 2R 7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7), 6–4
Anna-Lena Friedsam Samantha Murray Sharan 26 Sep 2019 Roehampton ITF Pro Circuit W25 QF 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 7–5
Daria Kruzhkova Mariia Tkacheva 3 Nov 2019 Antalya ITF Pro Circuit W15 F 7–5, 5–7, 7–6(7–1)
03:30[Note 11] Ana Bianca Mihăilă Valentina Ryser 14 Nov 2019 Sharm El Sheikh ITF Pro Circuit W25 2R 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 6–4
03:30[Note 12] Maya Pitts Viktória Morvayová 20 Nov 2019 Cancún ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
03:30 Bhuvana Kalva Lana Šipek 26 Nov 2019 Monastir ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–2

Note 1: these matches took place on the same day. They were played on adjacent courts, and were in progress simultaneously for more than two hours.

Note 2: this match is the longest in women's history that was not played to a finish.

Note 3: these matches took place on the same day.

Note 4: these matches took place on the same day.

Note 5: Korpatsch played both the quarter-final and semi-final on 31 August. She won the final the following day.

Note 6: these matches took place on the same day.

Note 7: the first set had one 16 point and two 20 point games.

Note 8: these matches took place on the same day.

Note 9: these matches took place on the same day. Farulla Di Palma and Plazas also teamed up to play doubles later that day.

Note 10: the first game in this match took 21 minutes (28 points), and the second game took 13 minutes (14 points).

Note 11: these matches took place on consecutive days.

Note 12: the duration is shown in the main data for this match as 3 hours and 34 minutes, but the expanded data shows the duration as 3 hours and 30 minutes. The duration listed for the individual sets also adds up to 3 hours and 30 minutes.

Note 13: the WTA website gives the duration as 3 hours and 33 minutes, but SofaScore shows 3 hours and 31 minutes. The difference is almost certainly due to how the stoppage time for a long rain break in the second set was recorded.

Note 14: there was a 26 point game in the third set.

Note 15: there was a 22 point game in the second set. The time listed is the official one recorded by the ITF. SofaScore shows exactly 4 hours, perhaps because the live scoring failed two points before the finish and their timer was not stopped until the feed was restored.[10]

Doubles

Longest doubles matches by time
#Duration
(hh:mm)
WinnerLoserEventRoundScore
1 07:02 Czech Republic
(Tomáš Berdych
Lukáš Rosol)
Switzerland
(Stanislas Wawrinka
Marco Chiudinelli)
2013 Davis Cup 1R 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 24–22
2 06:20 Argentina
(Lucas Arnold Ker
David Nalbandian)
Russia
(Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Marat Safin)
2002 Davis Cup SF 6–4, 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 19–17
Longest doubles matches by number of games
## of GamesWinnerLoserEventRoundScore
Before tiebreak era
1 122 United States
(Stan Smith
Erik van Dillen)
Chile
(Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol)
1973 Davis Cup Z# 7–9, 37–39, 8–6, 6–1, 6–3[11]
After tiebreak era
1 102 Marcelo Melo
André Sá
Paul Hanley
Kevin Ullyett
2007 Wimbledon 2R 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 28–26[12]

Australian Open

Men's singles

Longest match by time played
2012 final, 5 hours and 53 minutes
Novak Djokovic 566657
Rafael Nadal 742775
Also the longest grand slam singles final in the Open Era.
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1970 quarterfinal, 93 games
Dennis Ralston 192046
John Newcombe 171863
Longest singles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction[13]
1927, 71 games
Gerald Patterson 363186
John Hawkes 646163
This was the longest Grand Slam final in games played until the Federer v Roddick final at Wimbledon in 2009.[14]
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
2017 first round, 84 games
Ivo Karlovic 6637622
Horacio Zeballos 7865220

Men's doubles

Women's singles

Francesca Schiavone won the longest ever match at a women's Grand Slam event in 4 hours 44 minutes.
Longest match by time played
2011 fourth round, 4 hours and 44 minutes
Francesca Schiavone 6116
Svetlana Kuznetsova 4614
Also the longest women's match in a Grand Slam in the Open Era,[8] and the second-longest women's match in the Open Era.[15]
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
1996 quarterfinals, 48 games
Chanda Rubin 6216
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4614
2018 third round, 48 games
Simona Halep 4615
Lauren Davis 6413
Longest singles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction[16]
1956, 33 games
Mary Carter Reitano 369
Thelma Coyne Long 627

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

French Open

Arnaud Clément (pictured) lost the longest ever match at the French Open to Fabrice Santoro in 6 hours 33 minutes. He expressed his disappointment at losing the match which until 2010 held the record for the longest ever match stating: "Frankly, I don't give a damn...What world record? Do I get a medal? If I'm not getting anything, frankly, I'm not interested. It doesn't count."[17]

Men's singles

Longest match by time played[18]
2004 first round, 6 hours, 33 minutes
Fabrice Santoro 6665316
Arnaud Clement 4377614
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction[18]
1957 first round, 83 games
Bob Mark 1366810
Antal Jancso 153868
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
2012 second round, 76 games
Paul-Henri Mathieu 6266318
John Isner 7744616
Longest singles final match by time played[18]
1982, 4 hours and 42 minutes
Mats Wilander 17866
Guillermo Vilas 66604
Longest singles final by games, before introduction of the tiebreaker[18]
1927, 61 games
René Lacoste 645611
Bill Tilden 46739

Men's doubles

Longest men's doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction[19]
1934, 63 games
Jean Borotra
Jacques Brugnon
116249
Jack Crawford
Vivian McGrath
93667
1971, 63 games
Arthur Ashe
Marty Riessen
646611
Tom Gorman
Stan Smith
86349

Women's singles

Longest match by time played[20]
1995, 4 hours 7 minutes
Virginie Buisson 6376
Noëlle van Lottum 7752
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1972 third-round match, 56 games
Kerry Melville Reid 9416
Pam Teeguarden 7614
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
1991 second round, 46 games
Linda Harvey-Wild 796711
Laura Gildemeister 67799
Longest singles final match by number of games
1996, 40 games
Steffi Graf 66410
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3778

Women's doubles

Longest doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction[21]
1955, 50 games
Beverly Baker Fleitz
Darlene Hard
7613
Shirley Brasher Bloomer
Patricia Ward Hales
5811
This is also the longest women's doubles match in terms of games that has occurred at The French Open.[21]

Mixed doubles

Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction[22]
1956, 38 games
Nicola Pietrangeli
Shirley Brasher Bloomer
966
Robert Howe
Lorraine Coghlan Robinson
782

Wimbledon

Men's singles

The 2019 Wimbledon Men's final between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic lasted 4 hours 57 minutes and is the third longest singles final by time played.

Longest match by time and number of games
2010 first round, 183 games, 11 hours and 5 minutes.[23]
This is the longest professional tennis
match ever played.[23]
John Isner 63677770
Nicolas Mahut 46796368
Longest singles final match by time played
2019, 4 hours and 57 minutes[24]
Novak Djokovic 771774137
Roger Federer 656646123
Longest singles final match by number of games
2009, 77 games[25] This match also had the longest final set in a Grand Slam final by games[25]
Roger Federer 57877316
Andy Roddick 76665614
Longest singles semifinal match by time and number of games
2018, 99 games, 6 hours 36 minutes[26]
Kevin Anderson 786569626
John Isner 6677711424

Men's doubles

Longest doubles final match by time played
1992, 5 hours and 1 minute
John McEnroe
Michael Stich
57737719
Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg
76566517
Also the longest doubles final by number of games (83).
Longest match by time played
2006 quarterfinals, 6 hours and 9 minutes
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
5665623
Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry
7377321
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1966 first round, 98 games[27]
Nikola Pilić
Gene Scott
1912649
Cliff Richey
Torben Ulrich
2110467
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
2007 third round 102 games[27]
Marcelo Melo
André Sá
57747928
Paul Hanley
Kevin Ullyett
76466726
Longest doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1968, 70 games
John Newcombe
Tony Roche
385146
Ken Rosewall
Fred Stolle
667123

Women's singles

Longest match by time played[28]
1995 second round, 3 hours 45 mins
Chanda Rubin 776517
Patricia Hy-Boulais 647715
NB: The Bud Collins History of Tennis incorrectly lists this match as having occurred in 1996
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1948 second round, 54 games
Alice Weiwers 8146
Rita Anderson 10124
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
1995 second round, 58 games
Chanda Rubin 776517
Patricia Hy-Boulais 647715
Longest singles final match by time played[29]
2005, 2 hours and 45 minutes
Venus Williams 4779
Lindsay Davenport 6647
Longest singles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction[30]
1970, 46 games
Margaret Court 1411
Billie Jean King 129

Women's doubles

Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1933 first round, 48 games
Pat Brazier
Christabel Wheatcroft
1159
Mildred Nonweiler
Betty Soames
977
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1933, 38 games
Simonne Mathieu
Elizabeth Ryan
696
Freda James
Billie Yorke
2114
1967, 38 games
Billie Jean King
Rosemary Casals
966
Maria Bueno
Nancy Richey Gunter
1142

Mixed doubles

Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1967 quarterfinals, 56 games
Ken Fletcher
Margaret Court
6716
Alex Metreveli
Anna Dmitrieva
8514
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1949, 48 games
Eric Sturgess
Sheila Piercey Summers
997
John Bromwich
Louise Brough Clapp
7115

US Open

Stefan Edberg's (pictured) 1992 defeat of Michael Chang 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–4 in 5 hours 26 minutes remains the longest match at the US Open.

Men's singles

Longest match by time played[31]
1992, 5 hours and 26 minutes
Stefan Edberg 6377756
Michael Chang 7756374

On 1 September 2016, Paolo Lorenzi and Gilles Simon played for 4 hours and 58 minutes. [32] In August 2017, Albert Ramos-Viñolas and Denis Istomin played for 4 hours and 55 minutes. [33] In August 2016, Fabio Fognini and Teimuraz Gabashvili played for 4 hours and 52 minutes. [34] In September 2019, Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev played for 4 hours and 51 minutes.

Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1969, 100 games
Franklin Robbins 229686
Donald Dell 2078104
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
1979 second round, 63 games
John Lloyd 56777
Paul McNamee 77566
Longest singles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1949, 67 games
Pancho Gonzales 162666
Ted Schroeder 186124
Longest singles final match by time played[35]
1988, 4 hours and 54 minutes
Mats Wilander 64656
Ivan Lendl 46374
2012, 4 hours and 54 minutes
Andy Murray 7127236
Novak Djokovic 6105662

Men's doubles

Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1966 third round, 105 games
Marcello Lara
Joaquin Loyo-Mayo
10241136
Manuel Santana
Luis-Augusto García
1222962
1967 quarterfinals, 105 games
Cliff Drysdale
Ray Moore
298386
Roy Emerson
Ron Barnes
316662
Longest doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1946, 74 games
Gardnar Mulloy
William Talbert
362620
Frank Guernsey
Don McNeill
646318

Women's singles

Longest match by time played
2017, 3 hours 33 minutes
Shelby Rogers 78477
Daria Gavrilova 66665
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1898 challenge round, 51 games
best-of-five-sets match
Juliette Atkinson 65627
Marion Jones 37465

Women's doubles

Longest doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1920, 43 games
Eleanor Goss
Marion Zinderstein
1346
Helen Baker
Eleanor "Teach" Tennant
1163

Mixed doubles

Longest mixed doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1959, 48 games
Neale Fraser
Margaret Osborne duPont
7136
Bob Mark
Janet Hopps Adkisson
5152

Summer Olympics

Overall

Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction[36]
1920 semifinals, 76 games (6 hrs?) (See Note)
Gordon Lowe 148566
Augustos Zerlendis 1210744
Note: World Tennis Magazine state that some media outlets have reported [this match] lasting approximately six hours.[37] This match therefore could have been the longest Olympic tennis match in terms of match duration as well as being the longest Olympic tennis match in terms of number of games.
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring[36][38][39]
2012 second round, 66 games (3 h 57 min)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6325
Milos Raonic 3623
Note: Match played on 31 July 2012. Beating the previous record of 61 games set during the five set doubles final in 1988. The third set also set a record for most games played in a set at an Olympics, beating the previous record set at the 2004 Summer Olympics by Fernando González and Taylor Dent, 30 games, by 18 games.
Longest match by time played, after the tiebreaker introduction[36]
1992 first round, 5 h and 53 min (56 games)
Boris Becker 3775776
Christian Ruud 6627623
Note: Tsonga vs. Raonic above (best-of-three-sets system) was longer by number of games.

Men's singles

Best-of-three-sets system:
Longest match by time played[40][41]
2012 semifinals, 4 h and 26 min (58 games)
Roger Federer 37719
Juan Martín del Potro 66517
Note: Match played on 3 August 2012. This is also the longest best-of-three-sets men's singles match ever played in the open era (with or without a tiebreaker in the final set).
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring[36][38][42]
2012 second round, 66 games (3 h 57 min)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6325
Milos Raonic 3623
Note: Match played on 31 July 2012. Beating the previous record of 61 games set during the five set doubles final in 1988. The third set also set a record for most games played in a set at an Olympics, beating the previous record set at the 2004 Summer Olympics by Fernando González and Taylor Dent, 30 games, by 18 games.
Best-of-five-sets system:
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction[36]
1920 semifinals, 76 games (6 hrs?) (See Note)
Gordon Lowe 148566
Augustos Zerlendis 1210744
Note: World Tennis Magazine state that some media outlets have reported [this match] lasting approximately six hours.[37] This match therefore could have been the longest Olympic tennis match in terms of match duration as well as being the longest Olympic tennis match in terms of number of games.
Longest match by time played, after the tiebreaker introduction[36]
1992 first round, 5 h and 53 min (56 games)
Boris Becker 3775776
Christian Ruud 6627623
Note: Tsonga vs. Raonic above (best-of-three-sets system) was longer by number of games.

Men's doubles

Longest match by time played[36]
2008 semifinals, 4 h and 44 min (59 games)
Simon Aspelin
Thomas Johansson
78419
Arnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra
66617
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring[43]
2012 second round, 63 games
Marcelo Melo
Bruno Soares
1624
Tomáš Berdych
Radek Štěpánek
6422
Note: This match was played on 1 August 2012, only a day after Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. Milos Raonic set the record of 66 games in a best-of-three-sets match.

Women's singles

Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
1988 second round, 42 games
Larisa Savchenko 63779
Sara Gomer 77637
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
2004 first round, 42 games
Paola Suárez 77659
Nathalie Dechy 61777

Women's doubles

Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring[36]
1988 first round, 63 games
Carling Bassett-Seguso
Jill Hetherington
710520
Mercedes Paz
Gabriela Sabatini
68718

Davis Cup and Fed Cup

Davis Cup

Longest rubber by duration
2013 World Group first round, Switzerland vs. Czech Republic. 7 hours and 2 minutes[44]
Stanislas Wawrinka
Marco Chiudinelli
474722
Tomáš Berdych
Lukáš Rosol
656624
Longest rubber by number of games (Doubles)
Doubles of the 1973 American Zone Final, Chile vs. USA, 122 games[44]
Stan Smith
Erik van Dillen
737866
Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol
939613
the 39–37 second set is the longest set in Davis Cup history
Longest rubber by number of games (singles)
1982 American Zone Semifinal, Canada vs. Venezuela, 100 games[44]
Harry Fritz 16119411
Jorge Andrew 1491169

Fed Cup

Tour Finals

ATP Tour Finals

Longest match by time played[45]
2016 semi final, 3 hours 38 minutes.
Andy Murray 577711
Milos Raonic 76569
Match was the longest since 1991 when times were first recorded

WTA Tour Finals

Best-of-five-sets system:
Longest match by time played
1990 final, 3 hours and 47 minutes
Monica Seles 65366
Gabriela Sabatini 47642
Best-of-three-sets system:
Longest match by time played
2012 round robin, 3 hours and 29 minutes
Agnieszka Radwańska 6676
Sara Errani 7854

See also

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