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.

Steffi Graf won the quickest-ever Open Era Grand Slam Final in 32 minutes.

Short times

Men

Overall

• Jack Harper lost just one 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 Gottfried von Cramm, 6–1, 6–1, 6–0, in the 1936 Wimbledon final in 40 minutes. ^[8]
• Roger Federer defeated Alejandro Falla in the second round in the 2004 Wimbledon Championships 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 in 54 minutes. ^[9]
• Goran Ivanisevic defeated David Nainkin in the first round in the 1996 Wimbledon Championships 6–2, 6–0, 6–2 in 55 minutes. ^[10]
• 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. ^[11]

Masters Tour

• Jarkko Nieminen won against Bernard Tomic at the Miami Masters in 2014 in 28 minutes, 6–0, 6–1. ^[12]

Olympics

• John Millman became the first male in Olympic tennis history to win a match by the score of 6–0, 6–0 when he defeated Ričardas Berankis in the first round of the tennis tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics. ^[13] There have been several Olympic men's singles matches with a score of 6–0, 6–0, 6–1.

Women

Overall

• Margaret Court won the 1963 Eastern Grass Court Championships crown in a record 24-minute match against Darlene Hard, 6–1, 6–1. ^[14]
• Helen Wills defeated Joan Fry at the 1927 Wightman Cup 6–2, 6–0 in 24 minutes. ^[15]
• Helen Wills, while dispatching Emily Wright 6–0, 6–0 in Beaulieu, France in 1926, won the first set in 9 minutes. ^[16]

Grand Slam tournaments

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, ^{[17] [18] [19]} but the match consumed just 32 minutes of playing time, ^[1] split into two periods of nine and 23 minutes because of a rain break. It was the first of two "double bagel" Grand Slam singles finals of the Open Era (the other one being Iga Swiatek beating Amanda Anisimova at Wimbledon 2025), and only the third time in the history of tennis (the other being at 1911 Wimbledon). ^[20]

Wimbledon

• During the 1969 tournament, Sue Tutt beat Marion Boundy 6–2, 6–0 in 20 minutes. ^[21]
• 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. ^[22]
• In the 1925 Wimbledon final Lenglen defeated Joan Fry in 25 minutes, 6–2, 6–0. ^[22]

US Open

• In the 1964 US Open final Maria Bueno defeated Caldwell Graebner, by 6–1, 6–0, in 25 minutes, though her own recollection was 19 minutes. ^{[23] [24] [25] [26]}

Fewest games

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

‡ Winner of the match also won the tournament.

Men (triple bagel)

There have been at least 17 best-of-five-set matches which have lasted 18 games (6–0, 6–0, 6–0), colloquially referred to as a "triple bagel", in the Open Era. ^[27] This is the shortest possible length for a best-of-five-set match, not including retirements or defaults.

Year	Grand Slam	Round	Winner	Loser
1968	French Open	1R	Nikola Špear	Daniel Contet
1973	Davis Cup	Z1	Gondo Widjojo	Tao Po
1981	Davis Cup	PO	Thierry Tulasne	Shinichi Sakamoto
1984	Davis Cup	1R	Emilio Sánchez	Kamel Harrad
1987	French Open	2R	Karel Nováček	Eduardo Bengoechea
1987	Wimbledon	1R	Stefan Edberg	Stefan Eriksson
1987	US Open	1R	Ivan Lendl ‡	Barry Moir
1989	Davis Cup	3R	Hamed-ul-Haq	Faisal Rahman
1991	Davis Cup	1R	Michael Walker	Dishan Herath
1993	French Open	2R	Sergi Bruguera ‡	Thierry Champion
1998	Davis Cup	2R	Gouichi Motomura	Teo Susnjak
1999	Davis Cup	PO	Lin Bing-Chao	Nasser Al-Khelaifi
2001	Wimbledon	Q3	Todd Woodbridge	Johan Örtegren
2005	Davis Cup	2R	Ricardo Mello	David Josepa
2009	Davis Cup	PO	Rui Machado	Valentin Rahine
2011	Davis Cup	2R	Andy Murray	Laurent Bram
2016	Davis Cup	1R	Jarkko Nieminen	Courtney John Lock
2016	Davis Cup	1R	Emilio Gómez	Adam Hornby

Women (double bagel)

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 which have lasted 12 games (6–0, 6–0), colloquially referred to as a "double bagel", in the Open Era.^{[ citation needed ]} This is the shortest possible length for a best-of-three-set match, not including retirements or defaults.

Women's singles

Year	Grand Slam	Round	Winner	Loser
1969	Australian Open	1R	Margaret Court ‡	Judith Gohl
1969	French Open	1R	Kazuko Sawamatsu	Monique Van Haver
1969	French Open	3R	Julie Heldman	Raquel Giscafré
1969	Wimbledon	3R	Karen Krantzcke	Pam Teeguarden
1970	Australian Open	2R	Margaret Court ‡	Caroline Langsford
1970	French Open	1R	Helga Hösl	Katalin Borka
1970	French Open	3R	Billie Jean King	Odile de Roubin
1970	Wimbledon	2R	Peggy Michel	Alena Palmeova
1970	Wimbledon	2R	Judy Dalton	Sue Northen
1971	Australian Open	1R	Patricia Coleman	Helen Taylor
1971	French Open	1R	Julie Heldman	Sharon Van Brandis
1971	Wimbledon	1R	Rosie Casals	Rosy Darmon
1971	Wimbledon	2R	Margaret Court	Lorraine Robinson
1972	French Open	1R	Vlasta Vopičková	Michele Gurdal
1972	US Open	2R	Margaret Court	Barbara Hawcroft
1973	Australian Open	2R	Margaret Court ‡	Nathalie Fuchs
1974	Australian Open	1R	Wendy Turnbull	Brenda Dale
1974	Australian Open	2R	Chris Evert	Katerleen Szeman
1974	Australian Open	2R	Evonne Goolagong ‡	Masako Yokobori
1974	French Open	1R	Marie Neumannová	Nicole Bimes
1974	Wimbledon	1R	Virginia Wade	Veronica Burton
1974	Wimbledon	2R	Winnie Shaw	Nerida Gregory
1974	Wimbledon	2R	Mona Schallau	Nathalie Fuchs
1974	US Open	3R	Evonne Goolagong	Katja Ebbinghaus
1975	French Open	2R	Marina Kroschina	Laurie Fleming
1975	Wimbledon	3R	Margaret Court	Renáta Tomanová
1975	US Open	3R	Evonne Goolagong	Peggy Michel
1984	Wimbledon	1R	Zina Garrison	Rina Einy
1985	Australian Open	1R	Wendy Turnbull	Susan Leo
1985	Australian Open	2R	Wendy Turnbull	Elizabeth Smylie
1986	Wimbledon	1R	Pamela Casale	Petra Huber
1987	Wimbledon	4R	Helena Suková	Rafaella Reggi
1987	Wimbledon	2R	Steffi Graf	Tine Scheuer-Larsen
1988	French Open	F	Steffi Graf ‡	Natasha Zvereva
1988	Wimbledon	1R	Steffi Graf ‡	Na Hu
1988	Wimbledon	3R	Katerina Maleeva	Belinda Cordwell
1989	Australian Open	1R	Conchita Martínez	Eva Švíglerová
1989	Wimbledon	1R	Anne Minter	Molly Van Nostrand
1990	US Open	2R	Monica Seles	Elena Pampoulova
1991	Australian Open	1R	Monica Seles ‡	Sabine Hack
1992	Wimbledon	2R	Barbara Rittner	Silke Frankl
1992	US Open	2R	Amanda Coetzer	Nathalie Tauziat
1993	Wimbledon	1R	Steffi Graf ‡	Kirrily Sharpe
1993	Wimbledon	3R	Steffi Graf ‡	Helen Kelesi
1993	French Open	2R	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Naoko Sawamatsu
1994	French Open	3R	Mary Pierce	Lori McNeil
1994	Wimbledon	1R	Kristine Radford	Angélica Gavaldón
1995	French Open	1R	Conchita Martínez	Sabine Hack
1996	French Open	3R	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Elena Likhovtseva
1996	Wimbledon	1R	Conchita Martínez	Silvia Farina Elia
1996	Wimbledon	1R	Mary Joe Fernández	Jana Kandarr
1996	Wimbledon	2R	Dominique Van Roost	Yone Kamio
1997	Wimbledon	2R	Conchita Martínez	Yuka Yoshida
1997	Wimbledon	1R	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Clare Wood
1998	Australian Open	1R	Mary Pierce	Li Fang
1998	Australian Open	2R	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Elena Makarova
1998	Australian Open	4R	Lindsay Davenport	Ruxandra Dragomir
1998	Australian Open	4R	Martina Hingis ‡	Yayuk Basuki
1998	Australian Open	4R	Mary Pierce	Henrieta Nagyová
1998	US Open	2R	Dominique Van Roost	Magdalena Grzybowska
1999	French Open	2R	Anna Smashnova	Els Callens
1999	Wimbledon	2R	Monica Seles	Marlene Weingärtner
1999	US Open	2R	Conchita Martínez	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
2000	Australian Open	1R	Anna Kournikova	Patricia Wartusch
2000	French Open	1R	Ángeles Montolio	Patricia Wartusch
2000	US Open	1R	Kim Clijsters	Marta Marrero
2001	Australian Open	1R	Silvija Talaja	Alicia Molik
2001	French Open	1R	Jelena Dokić	Adriana Gerši
2002	Wimbledon	1R	Monica Seles	Eva Bes
2002	US Open	1R	Venus Williams	Mirjana Lučić
2002	US Open	1R	Iroda Tulyaganova	Adriana Serra Zanetti
2003	Australian Open	2R	Kim Clijsters	Petra Mandula
2003	French Open	3R	Serena Williams	Barbara Schett
2003	Wimbledon	1R	Kim Clijsters	Rossana de los Ríos
2003	Wimbledon	1R	Mary Pierce	Ansley Cargill
2004	Australian Open	2R	Kim Clijsters	Maria Elena Camerin
2005	Wimbledon	1R	Lindsay Davenport	Jamea Jackson
2006	Wimbledon	1R	Amélie Mauresmo ‡	Ivana Abramović
2007	Australian Open	1R	Kim Clijsters	Vasilisa Bardina
2007	Wimbledon	1R	Martina Müller	Anna Smashnova
2008	French Open	2R	Victoria Azarenka	Sorana Cîrstea
2008	French Open	4R	Ana Ivanovic ‡	Petra Cetkovská
2009	Australian Open	1R	Dominika Cibulková	Chanelle Scheepers
2009	Australian Open	2R	Vera Zvonareva	Edina Gallovits
2009	French Open	1R	Dinara Safina	Anne Keothavong
2009	Wimbledon	1R	Marion Bartoli	Yung-Jan Chan
2009	Wimbledon	2R	Victoria Azarenka	Ioana Raluca Olaru
2009	US Open	2R	Flavia Pennetta	Sania Mirza
2009	US Open	4R	Kateryna Bondarenko	Gisela Dulko
2010	Australian Open	1R	María José Martínez Sánchez	Evgeniya Rodina
2010	US Open	Q1	Arantxa Rus	María Fernanda Álvarez Terán
2010	US Open	2R	Caroline Wozniacki	Chang Kai-chen
2010	US Open	3R	Maria Sharapova	Beatrice Capra
2011 [28]	Australian Open	1R	Kim Clijsters ‡	Dinara Safina
2011	Australian Open	1R	Marion Bartoli	Tathiana Garbin
2012	French Open	1R	Maria Sharapova ‡	Alexandra Cadanțu
2012	US Open	Q1	Chan Yung-jan	Inés Ferrer Suárez
2012	US Open	4R	Serena Williams ‡	Andrea Hlaváčková
2013	Australian Open	1R	Serena Williams	Edina Gallovits-Hall
2013	Australian Open	1R	Maria Sharapova	Olga Puchkova
2013	Australian Open	2R	Maria Sharapova	Misaki Doi
2013	US Open	1R	Carla Suárez Navarro	Lauren Davis
2013	US Open	1R	Sara Errani	Olivia Rogowska
2013	US Open	1R	Victoria Azarenka	Dinah Pfizenmaier
2013	US Open	QF	Serena Williams ‡	Carla Suárez Navarro
2014	Australian Open	1R	Annika Beck	Petra Martić
2014	French Open	3R	Maria Sharapova ‡	Paula Ormaechea
2014	US Open	1R	Johanna Larsson	Virginie Razzano
2015	Australian Open	Q1	Barbora Krejčíková	Bianca Botto
2015	Wimbledon	1R	Venus Williams	Madison Brengle
2015	Wimbledon	1R	Andrea Petkovic	Shelby Rogers
2015	Wimbledon	1R	Angelique Kerber	Carina Witthöft
2016	Australian Open	1R	Victoria Azarenka	Alison Van Uytvanck
2016	French Open	1R	Wang Qiang	Tessah Andrianjafitrimo
2016	US Open	1R	Carla Suárez Navarro	Teliana Pereira
2017	French Open	2R	Caroline Wozniacki	Françoise Abanda
2018	US Open	1R	Daria Gavrilova	Sara Sorribes Tormo
2018	US Open	1R	Monica Puig	Stefanie Vögele
2018	US Open	3R	Naomi Osaka ‡	Aliaksandra Sasnovich
2019	Australian Open	1R	Maria Sharapova	Harriet Dart
2021	Australian Open	1R	Ashleigh Barty	Danka Kovinić
2022	US Open	1R	Beatriz Haddad Maia	Ana Konjuh
2023	French Open	3R	Iga Świątek ‡	Wang Xinyu
2024	Australian Open	3R	Aryna Sabalenka ‡	Lesia Tsurenko
2024	French Open	4R	Iga Świątek ‡	Anastasia Potapova
2024	Wimbledon	2R	Daria Kasatkina	Lily Miyazaki
2025	Australian Open	Q1	Gao Xinyu	Anouk Koevermans
2025	French Open	Q1	Bianca Andreescu	Yao Xinxin
2025	French Open	Q1	Astra Sharma	Emina Bektas
2025	French Open	1R	Victoria Azarenka	Yanina Wickmayer
2025	Wimbledon	1R	Amanda Anisimova	Yulia Putintseva
2025	Wimbledon	F	Iga Świątek ‡	Amanda Anisimova

Women's doubles

Year	Grand Slam	Round	Winner	Loser
2006	US Open	1R	Květa Peschke Francesca Schiavone	Sofia Arvidsson Martina Müller
2007	Australian Open	QF	Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung	Ashley Harkleroad Galina Voskoboeva
2009	Wimbledon	3R	Serena Williams ‡ Venus Williams ‡	Yan Zi Zheng Jie
2017	Wimbledon	F	Ekaterina Makarova ‡ Elena Vesnina ‡	Chan Hao-Ching Monica Niculescu

See also

• Longest tennis match records
• Lists of tennis records and statistics

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