Longest tiebreaker in tennis

Several tiebreaks have been attributed as the longest tiebreak in tennis.

Match tie-breaks (also referred to as supertiebreakers), where a single game is used to decide a match when the score is one set all, have been in general use in doubles matches on the professional tours since the early 2000s. Although it had previously been used occasionally in tournaments affected by bad weather, from the beginning of 2019 the "10 point" match tie-break also became the official method of deciding singles qualifying matches which had reached one set all in ITF tournaments.

Men's singles

Overall
  • In January 2013, at the $10,000 Men's Futures tournament qualifications at Plantation, Florida, Benjamin Balleret defeated Guillaume Couillard in a 70-point tiebreak 7–6(36–34), 6–1. Despite the match being played without any chair umpire or any lines people, its score has been verified by the ITF and ATP.[1][2] Both players were part of the Monaco Davis cup team.[3] The second longest official tiebreak was played on 23 January 2016 at the $25,000 Men's Futures tournament, Kazakhstan F1, at Aktobe when Evgeny Tyurnev defeated Danilo Petrović 7–6(25–23), 6–3 in the final.[4] The longest men's singles tiebreaker at the ATP tour (main draw) or Grand Slam level is 20–18, which has occurred several times as described below.

Grand Slam events

Wimbledon
  • Björn Borg defeated Premjit Lall 6–3, 6–4, 9–8(20–18) in the first round of the mens' singles in 1973.
  • John McEnroe and Borg took over 20 minutes to complete a fourth set tiebreaker in the 1980 men's singles final, with McEnroe winning 18–16. Borg eventually won the match 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18), 8–6.
  • John Isner won 19–17 in a first set tiebreaker against Jarkko Nieminen in the second round in 2014, eventually winning the match 7–6(19–17), 7–6(7–3), 7–5.

US Open
  • Goran Ivanišević and Daniel Nestor played a 20–18 tiebreaker in their 1993 US Open first round match, won by Ivanišević 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(20–18).
  • Novak Djokovic won the first-set tiebreaker 16–14 over Alexandr Dolgopolov during their fourth round matchup at the 2011 US Open. Djokovic won the match in straight sets 7–6(16–14), 6–4, 6–2.
  • In the 2012 US Open men's singles final, Andy Murray won the first set tiebreaker against Djokovic 12–10, which was the longest tiebreak in a US Open final, and went on to win the match 7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2.

Australian Open
  • Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won a tiebreaker 20–18 in his first round match against Andy Roddick at the 2007 Australian Open, but Roddick eventually won the match, 6–7(18–20), 7–6(7–2), 6–3, 6–3.

Other long tiebreakers

Longest match tie-break
  • Leonardo Aboian defeated Tristan Boyer 6–3, 4–6, [22–20] in the second round of qualifying in the $15,000 ITF tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 30, 2019.

Other long match tie-breaks
  • Han Cheng defeated Zhao Zhao 2–6, 6–4, [21–19] in the first round of qualifying at the $25,000 ITF tournament in Shenzhen, China, on June 10, 2019. Each player had six match points in the decider.
  • Florian Lakat defeated Wilson Leite 4–6, 6–4, [20–18] in the first round of qualifying at the $25,000 ITF tournament in Palm Coast, Florida, United States, on February 3, 2020.
  • Ivan Liutarevich defeated Grigoriy Korobeynikov 6–3, 5–7, [18–16] in the first round of qualifying at the $25,000 ITF tournament in Namangan, Uzbekistan, on April 29, 2019. He won on his third match point, having saved seven match points along the way.
  • Eric Caleguer defeated Anton Desyatnik 1–6, 7–5, [18–16] in the first round of qualifying at the $15,000 ITF tournament in Tabarka, Tunisia, on July 15, 2019.
  • Tom Hands defeated Josip Krstanović 6–1, 1–6, [18–16] in the first round of qualifying at the $25,000 ITF tournament in Barnstaple, Great Britain, on February 9, 2020. Krstanović had three match points at 9–6 in the tie-breaker, but lost the lot. He had three further match points before Hands won on his fifth match point.
  • Mikolaj Lorens defeated Mihnea-Lorin Stefan Turcu 1–6, 6–3, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15,000 ITF tournament in Antalya, Turkey, on January 28, 2019.
  • Marco Brugnerotto defeated Federico Iannaccone 7–6(7–3), 4–6, [17–15] in the second round of qualifying at the $15,000 ITF tournament in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on March 11, 2019.
  • Benjamin Fumi defeated Dustin Goldenberg 6–3, 6–7(4–7), [17–15] in the second round of qualifying at the $25,000 ITF tournament in Lagos, Nigeria, on October 8, 2019.
  • Noah Thurner defeated Annei Laska 6–4, 4–6, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15,000 ITF tournament in Sharm El Sheikh on October 13, 2019.
  • Li Yuanfeng defeated Vicente Oliver Moratalla 6–2, 2–6, [17–15] in the second round of qualifying at the $25,000 ITF tournament in Murcia, Spain, on March 2, 2020.
  • Quinn Vandecasteele defeated Jonathan Sorbo 6–3, 5–7, [16–14] in the first round of qualifying at the $25,000 ITF tournament in Wichita, Kansas, United States, on June 10, 2019.
  • Daniel Antonio Núñez defeated Hunter Heck 2–6, 6–3, [16–14] in the second round of qualifying at the $15,000 ITF tournament in Cancun, Mexico, on November 4, 2019.
  • Jean Thirouin defeated Isaiah Strode 6–4, 4–6, [16–14] in the first round of qualifying at the $25,000 ITF tournament in Rancho Santa Fe, California, United States, on January 13, 2020.
  • Oscar Traviesa Mola defeated Xavier Gabarro 2–6, 6–4, [16–14] in the first round of qualifying at the $15,000 ITF tournament in Paguera, Spain, on February 16, 2020.

Men's doubles

Longest regular tiebreaker

Other long tiebreakers

Longest match tie-break

Other long match tie-breaks

Women's singles

Overall
  • On February 21, 2017 at the $25,000 Moscow ITF tournament, Akgul Amanmuradova won a second set tiebreak 22–20 against Anna Zaja, however she lost the match 6–4, 6–7(20–22), 7–6(7–4).

Grand Slam events

French Open
  • Denisa Allertová won a first set tiebreak in 2015 against Johanna Konta 19–17. This set the record for the longest women's tiebreak at Grand Slam level (but also see below - Inglis v Šramková). Allertová ultimately won the match 7–6(19–17), 4–6, 6–2.

US Open
  • Maria Kirilenko won a second-set tiebreaker over Samantha Stosur in 2011, but eventually lost the match 2–6, 7–6(17–15), 3–6. Stosur went on to win the title.

Other long tiebreakers
  • Emmanuelle Gagliardi defeated Tara Snyder 6–7(19–21), 6–1, 6–1 at the 1999 Madrid Open.[16]
  • Ilana Kloss won a first-set tiebreaker 19–17 over Kate Latham in the 1979 Crossley Carpets Trophy, but lost the match 7–6, 6–7, 6–2.
  • Luisa Meyer auf der Heide won a first-set tiebreaker 19–17 over Dia Evtimova in the second round of qualifying for the GD Tennis Cup series, a $15,000 ITF tournament in Antalya, Turkey, on November 4, 2019. She won the match 7–6(19–17), 6–1.
  • Maddison Inglis won a third-set tiebreaker 19–17 against Rebecca Šramková in the first round of qualifying for the 2020 Australian Open. She won the match 6–3, 0–6, 7–6(19–17). Note, though, that this was a 10 point tie-breaker because it was in the deciding set. Šramková led 7-4 at what would have been the regular finishing point, and then 8-4, before Inglis won five points in a row to lead 9-8. From there points went with serve until Šramková was broken at 17-17, and Inglis then held serve to win on her sixth match point.
  • Anastasia Myskina won a third-set tiebreaker 17–15 against Vera Zvonareva in the 2004 Acura Classic. She won the match 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(17–15).
  • Hsieh Su-wei also won a tiebreaker 17–15 against Lesia Tsurenko in a first round encounter in Miami in 2013. She won the match 6–4, 7–6(17–15).
  • Yanina Wickmayer won a first-set tiebreaker 17–15 against Amra Sadiković in a first round encounter in the 2017 Nürnberger Versicherungscup. Wickmayer eventually won the match 7–6(17–15), 6–7(4–7), 6–2.
  • Ankita Raina won a second-set tiebreaker 17–15 against Liang En-Shuo in a second round encounter at the 2018 ITF $60,000 Jinan Open. Raina ultimately won the match 3–6, 7–6(17–15), 6–3.
  • Madison Bourguignon won a second-set tiebreaker 17–15 against Natalia Orlova in a first round encounter at the Cancun Tennis Cup, a $15,000 ITF tournament in Cancun, Mexico, on May 8, 2019. Bourguignon ultimately won the match 3–6, 7–6(17–15), 4–1 when Orlova retired. This match took 3 hours and 43 minutes, and is the longest in women's tennis which was not played to a finish.
  • Angelina Gabueva won a first-set tiebreaker 17–15 over Emily Fanning in the second round of qualifying for the 2019 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships, and went on to win the match 7–6(17–15), 6–0.

Longest match tie-break
  • Daria-Maria Munteanu defeated Ștefana Lazar 6–3, 1–6, [22–20] in the second round of qualifying in the $15,000 ITF tournament in Curtea de Argeș, Romania, on September 3, 2019. Munteanu had the lead in the tie-break at 9–8, and eventually won on her seventh match point, having saved six from Lazar.

Other long match tie-breaks
  • Veronika Pepelyaeva defeated Alina Silich 6–1, 5–7, [21–19] in the final round of qualifying at the $15,000 ITF tournament in Antalya, Turkey, on December 17, 2019.
  • Dana Shakirova defeated Elena Korokozidi 6–2, 0–6, [21–19] in the first round of qualifying at the $25,000 ITF tournament in Kazan, Russia, on January 20, 2020. Korokozidi had the first of her seven match points in the tie-breaker at 9–8, but Shakirova eventually won on her fifth match point.
  • Weronika Foryś defeated Jennifer Rosa Dourado 6–4, 2–6, [20–18] in the first round of qualifying in the $15,000 ITF tournament in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on February 18, 2019.
  • Beatrice Lombardo defeated Enola Chiesa 6–1, 3–6, [19–17] in the second round of qualifying at the $15,000 ITF tournament in Schio, Italy, on July 23, 2019. Chiesa had four match points at 9–5 in the tie-breaker, but lost them all. She had a further six as the tie-breaker progressed before Lombardo won on her third match point.
  • Anastasiya Poplavska defeated Hala Khaled 5–7, 6–2, [18–16] in the second round of qualifying at the $15,000 ITF tournament in Sharm El Sheikh on April 2, 2019.
  • Arabella Koller defeated Demi Tran 6–7(3–7), 6–3, [18–16] in the final round of qualifying at the $15,000 ITF tournament in Sharm El Sheikh on November 12, 2019.
  • Anna Powaska-Kobylarz defeated Jessica Fowler 0–6, 6–0, [18–16] in the second round of qualifying at the $15,000 ITF tournament in Heraklion, Greece, on November 18, 2019.
  • Yana Morderger defeated Hsieh Yu-chieh 6–7(3–7), 6–1, [17–15] in the second round of qualifying at the $25,000 ITF tournament in Sunderland, Great Britain, on April 8, 2019.
  • Manca Pislak defeated Paula Arias Manjón 6–4, 5–7, [17–15] in the third round of qualifying at the $25,000 ITF tournament in Vienna, Austria, on August 26, 2019. Arias Manjón had the first of her six match points in the tie-breaker at 9–8, but Pislak eventually won on her second match point.
  • Pauline Demel defeated Liubov Demidova 4–6, 6–1, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15,000 ITF tournament in Antalya on November 24, 2019.
  • Alana Parnaby defeated Ayumi Koshiishi 2–6, 6–4, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $25,000 ITF tournament in Perth, Western Australia, on February 23, 2020.
  • Zhu Jiayun defeated Chloe Tsang 6–4, 5–7, [16–14] in the first round of qualifying at the $15,000 ITF tournament in Nanchang, China, on February 18, 2019.
  • Natalia Siedliska defeated Natalie Proese 6–3, 3–6, [16–14] in the first round of qualifying at the $25,000 ITF tournament in Darmstadt, Germany, on June 24, 2019.
  • Kerstin Peckl defeated Irina Shchetinina 3–6, 6–2, [16–14] in the first round of qualifying at the $15,000 ITF tournament in Tabarka, Tunisia, on July 8, 2019.
  • Anna Klasen defeated Gabriela Horáčková 3–6, 6–4, [16–14] in the second round of qualifying at the $25,000 ITF tournament in Horb, Germany, on July 23, 2019. Horáčková had six match points at 9–3 in the tie-breaker, but lost them all. She had a further five as the tie-breaker progressed, until losing her first service point at 14 all to give Klasen her first match point, which the German duly converted.
  • Lee Da-mi defeated Lee Jin-ju 6–1, 2–6, [16–14] in the second round of qualifying at the $15,000 ITF tournament in Hasong-Ri, Yeongwol, Korea, on September 2, 2019. Lee Jin-ju had four match points at 9–5 in the tie-breaker, but lost them all. She had a further two as the tie-breaker progressed, but Lee Da-mi eventually won on her fourth match point.
  • Kim Da-bin defeated Wang Meiling 3–6, 6–3, [16–14] in the first round of qualifying at the Liuzhou Open on October 28, 2019. Wang had two match points at 9–7 in the tie-breaker, but lost them both. She had a further three as the tie-breaker progressed, but Kim eventually won on her third match point.
  • Teresia Londol defeated Isabela-Ioana Dima 6–3, 6–7(1–7), [16–14] in the first round of qualifying at the $15,000 ITF tournament in Antalya on February 2, 2020.
  • Yekaterina Dimitrichenko defeated Arina Solomatina 6–4, 3–6, [16–14] in the first round of qualifying at the $15,000 ITF tournament in Monastir, Tunisia, on February 3, 2020.
  • Ali Collins defeated Esther Adeshina 1–6, 6–1, [16–14] in the first round of qualifying at the $25,000 ITF tournament in Sunderland on February 23, 2020. Adeshina had the first match point in the tie-breaker at 9–8, but Collins eventually won on her fifth match point, having saved one further one from Adeshina.
  • Alice Robbe defeated Margaux Rouvroy 6–3, 4–6, [16–14] in the second round of qualifying at the $15,000 ITF tournament in Amiens, France, on March 9, 2020. Robbe won on her fourth match point in the tie-breaker, having saved three from Rouvroy.

Women's doubles

Longest regular tiebreaker

Other long tiebreakers

Longest match tie-break
  • Merel Hoedt and Alexandra Riley defeated Lauren Cooper and Dakota Fordham 4–6, 6–3, [23–21] in the first round of the ITF $15,000 2019 SA Spring Open in Johannesburg, the tiebreaker alone lasting 34 minutes. Each pair had eight match points in the tiebreaker, Cooper and Fordham's first three coming at 9–6.

Other long match tie-breaks

Mixed doubles

Longest regular tiebreaker

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