Shortest tennis match records

• 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]

• The 1881 Wimbledon final in which William Renshaw defeated John Hartley, 6–0, 6–1, 6–1, lasted 36 minutes.[7]
• Fred Perry defeated Gottfried von Cramm, 6–1, 6–1, 6–0, in the 1936 Wimbledon final in 40 minutes.[8]
• Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Bernard Tomic in the first round in the 2019 Wimbledon Championships 6–2 6–1 6–4 in 58 minutes, though Tomic was later fined for a lack of effort.[9]

• Jarkko Nieminen won against Bernard Tomic at the Miami Masters in 2014 in 28 minutes (6–0, 6–1).[10]

• John Millman became the first player in Olympic tennis history to win a match by the scoreline of 6–0, 6–0 when he defeated Ričardas Berankis in the first round of the tennis tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[11]

• Margaret Court won the 1963 Eastern Grass Court Championships crown in a record 24-minute match.[12]
• Helen Wills defeated Joan Fry at the 1927 Wightman Cup 6–2, 6–0 in 24 minutes.[13]
• Helen Wills, while dispatching Emily Wright 6-0, 6–0 in Beaulieu, France in 1926, won the first set in 9 minutes.[14]

• Steffi Graf won, 6–0, 6–0 against Natasha Zvereva in the 1988 French Open final. The official time of the match given on the scoresheet was 34 minutes [15] [16] [17], however just 32 [18]minutes of playing time, split into two periods of nine and 23 minutes due to a rain break. It is the only "double bagel" Grand Slam singles final of the Open Era.

• During the 1969 tournament, Susan Tutt beat Marion Boundy 6–2, 6–0 in 20 minutes.[19]
• 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.[20]
• In the 1925 Wimbledon final Lenglen defeated Joan Fry in 25 minutes, 6–2, 6–0.[21]

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	Nikola Špear	Daniel Contet
1981	Davis Cup	Play Off	Thierry Tulasne	Shinichi Sakamoto
1984	Davis Cup	First Round	Emilio Sanchez	Kamel Harrad
1987	French Open	Second round	Karel Nováček	Eduardo Bengoechea
1987	Wimbledon	First round	Stefan Edberg	Stefan Eriksson
1987	US Open	First round	Ivan Lendl	Barry Moir
1993	French Open	Second round	Sergi Bruguera	Thierry Champion
2001	Wimbledon	Qualifying	Todd Woodbridge	Johan Ortegren
2005	Davis Cup	Second Round	Ricardo Mello	David Josepa
2011	Davis Cup	Second round	Andy Murray	Laurent Bram
2016	Davis Cup	First Round	Jarkko Nieminen	Courtney John Lock
2016	Davis Cup	First Round	Emilio Gómez	Adam Hornby

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

Year	Grand Slam	Round	Winner	Loser
1969	Australian Open	First round	Margaret Court	Judith Gohn
1969	French Open	First round	Kazuko Sawamatsu	Monique Van Haver
1969	French Open	Third round	Julie Heldman	Raquel Giscafré
1969	Wimbledon	Third round	Karen Krantzcke	Pam Teeguarden
1970	Australian Open	Second round	Margaret Court	Caroline Langsford
1970	French Open	First round	Helga Hösl	Katalin Borka
1970	French Open	Third round	Billie Jean King	Odile de Roubin
1970	Wimbledon	Second round	Peggy Michel	Alena Palmeova
1970	Wimbledon	Second round	Judy Dalton	Susan Northen
1971	Australian Open	First round	Patricia Coleman	Helen Taylor
1971	French Open	First round	Julie Heldman	Sharon Van Brandis
1971	Wimbledon	First round	Rosie Casals	Rosy Darmon
1971	Wimbledon	Second round	Margaret Court	Lorraine Robinson
1972	French Open	First round	Vlasta Vopičková	Michele Gurdal
1972	US Open	Second round	Margaret Court	Barbara Hawcroft
1973	Australian Open	Second round	Margaret Court	Nathalie Fuchs
1974	Australian Open	First round	Wendy Turnbull	Brenda Dale
1974	Australian Open	Second round	Chris Evert	Katerleen Szeman
1974	Australian Open	Second round	Evonne Goolagong	Miki Yokobori
1974	French Open	First round	Marie Neumannová	Nicole Bimes
1974	Wimbledon	First round	Virginia Wade	Veronica Burton
1974	Wimbledon	Second round	Winnie Shaw	Nerida Gregory
1974	Wimbledon	Second round	Mona Schallau	Nathalie Fuchs
1974	US Open	Third round	Evonne Goolagong	Katja Ebbinghaus
1975	French Open	Second round	Marina Kroschina	Laurie Rowley
1975	Wimbledon	Third round	Margaret Court	Renáta Tomanová
1975	US Open	Third round	Evonne Goolagong	Peggy Michel
1985	Australian Open	First round	Wendy Turnbull	Susan Leo
1985	Australian Open	Second round	Wendy Turnbull	Elizabeth Smylie
1988	French Open	Final	Steffi Graf	Natasha Zvereva
1989	Australian Open	First round	Conchita Martínez	Eva Švíglerová
1993	French Open	Second round	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Naoko Sawamatsu
1995	French Open	First round	Conchita Martínez	Sabine Hack
1996	French Open	Third round	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Elena Likhovtseva
1996	Wimbledon	First round	Conchita Martínez	Silvia Farina Elia
1997	Wimbledon	First round	Conchita Martínez	Yuka Yoshida
1997	Wimbledon	Second round	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Clare Wood
1998	Australian Open	First round	Mary Pierce	Li Fang
1998	Australian Open	Second round	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Elena Makarova
1998	Australian Open	Fourth round	Lindsay Davenport	Ruxandra Dragomir
1998	Australian Open	Fourth round	Martina Hingis	Yayuk Basuki
1998	Australian Open	Fourth round	Mary Pierce	Henrieta Nagyová
1999	French Open	Second round	Anna Smashnova	Els Callens
1999	US Open	Second round	Conchita Martínez	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
2000	Australian Open	First round	Anna Kournikova	Patricia Wartusch
2000	French Open	First round	Ángeles Montolio	Patricia Wartusch
2000	US Open	First round	Kim Clijsters	Marta Marrero
2001	Australian Open	First round	Silvija Talaja	Alicia Molik
2001	French Open	First round	Jelena Dokić	Adriana Gerši
2002	US Open	First round	Venus Williams	Mirjana Lučić
2002	US Open	First round	Iroda Tulyaganova	Adriana Serra Zanetti
2003	Australian Open	Second round	Kim Clijsters	Petra Mandula
2003	French Open	Third round	Serena Williams	Barbara Schett
2003	Wimbledon	First round	Kim Clijsters	Rossana de los Ríos
2004	Australian Open	Second round	Kim Clijsters	Maria Elena Camerin
2005	Wimbledon	First round	Lindsay Davenport	Jamea Jackson
2006	Wimbledon	First round	Amélie Mauresmo	Ivana Abramović
2007	Australian Open	First round	Kim Clijsters	Vasilisa Bardina
2007	Wimbledon	First round	Martina Müller	Anna Smashnova
2008	French Open	Second round	Victoria Azarenka	Sorana Cîrstea
2008	French Open	Fourth round	Ana Ivanovic	Petra Cetkovská
2009	French Open	First round	Dinara Safina	Anne Keothavong
2009	Wimbledon	First round	Marion Bartoli	Yung-Jan Chan
2009	Wimbledon	Second round	Victoria Azarenka	Ioana Raluca Olaru
2009	US Open	Second round	Flavia Pennetta	Sania Mirza
2009	US Open	Fourth round	Kateryna Bondarenko	Gisela Dulko
2010	Australian Open	First round	María José Martínez Sánchez	Evgeniya Rodina
2010	US Open	Qualifying	Arantxa Rus	María Fernanda Álvarez Terán
2010	US Open	Second round	Caroline Wozniacki	Chang Kai-chen
2010	US Open	Third round	Maria Sharapova	Beatrice Capra
2011[22]	Australian Open	First round	Kim Clijsters	Dinara Safina
2011	Australian Open	First round	Marion Bartoli	Tathiana Garbin
2012	French Open	First round	Maria Sharapova	Alexandra Cadanțu
2012	US Open	Fourth round	Serena Williams	Andrea Hlaváčková
2013	Australian Open	First round	Serena Williams	Edina Gallovits-Hall
2013	Australian Open	First round	Maria Sharapova	Olga Puchkova
2013	Australian Open	Second round	Maria Sharapova	Misaki Doi
2013	US Open	First round	Carla Suárez Navarro	Lauren Davis
2013	US Open	First round	Sara Errani	Olivia Rogowska
2013	US Open	First round	Victoria Azarenka	Dinah Pfizenmaier
2013	US Open	Quarterfinal	Serena Williams	Carla Suárez Navarro
2014	Australian Open	First round	Annika Beck	Petra Martić
2014	French Open	Third round	Maria Sharapova	Paula Ormaechea
2014	US Open	First round	Johanna Larsson	Virginie Razzano
2015	Australian Open	Qualifying	Barbora Krejčíková	Bianca Botto
2015	Wimbledon	First round	Venus Williams	Madison Brengle
2015	Wimbledon	First round	Andrea Petkovic	Shelby Rogers
2015	Wimbledon	First round	Angelique Kerber	Carina Witthöft
2016	Australian Open	First round	Victoria Azarenka	Alison van Uytvanck
2016	French Open	First round	Wang Qiang	Tessah Andrianjafitrimo
2016	US Open	First round	Carla Suárez Navarro	Teliana Pereira
2017	French Open	Second round	Caroline Wozniacki	Françoise Abanda
2018	US Open	First round	Daria Gavrilova	Sara Sorribes Tormo
2018	US Open	First round	Monica Puig	Stefanie Vögele
2018	US Open	Third round	Naomi Osaka	Aliaksandra Sasnovich
2019	Australian Open	First round	Maria Sharapova	Harriet Dart

Since 2005

Year	Grand Slam	Round	Winner	Loser
2006	US Open	First round	Květa Peschke Francesca Schiavone	Sofia Arvidsson Martina Müller
2007	Australian Open	Quarterfinals	Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung	Ashley Harkleroad Galina Voskoboeva
2009	Wimbledon Championships	Third round	Serena Williams Venus Williams	Yan Zi Zheng Jie
2017	Wimbledon Championships	Final	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	Chan Hao-Ching Monica Niculescu