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.
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Short times
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]
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 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]
Masters Tour
- Jarkko Nieminen won against Bernard Tomic at the Miami Masters in 2014 in 28 minutes (6–0, 6–1).[10]
Olympics
- 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]
Overall
- 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]
French Open
- 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.
Wimbledon
- 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]
Fewest games
- = winner of the match also won the tournament.
Men
There have been at least 17 best-of-five-set matches which have lasted 18 games (6–0, 6–0, 6–0) in the Open era.[22] This is the shortest possible length for a best-of-five-set men's singles match without retirements or defaults.
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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.
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Women's doubles
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 |
References
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- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DbJAKPue20
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- 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.
- "Wimbledon 2019: Bernard Tomic fined for not meeting 'professional standards'". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- Chammas, Michael (6 August 2016). "John Millman creates history at Rio Olympics with 6–0, 6–0 win". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- "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.
- https://www.theguardian.com/sport/that-1980s-sports-blog/2014/may/27/french-open-1988-steffi-graf-andre-agassi-mats-wilander
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEFEGnPrsZg
- https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-07-02-8801120571-story.html
- 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/
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- Barschel, Christian Albrecht (2 June 2017). "Triple Bagel – Der Alptraum aller Profis". Spox. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- "Clijsters steamrollers Safina". Sky Sports. 2011-01-18. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
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