Shortest tennis match records

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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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Steffi Graf won the quickest-ever Open Era Grand Slam Final in 32 minutes. Steffi Graf in Hamburg 2010 (cropped).jpg
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
Masters Tour

Olympics

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. [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]

Grand Slam tournaments

French Open
Wimbledon
  • During the 1969 tournament, Sue 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. [20]

Fewest games

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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. [21] This is the shortest possible length for a best-of-five-set match, not including retirements or defaults.

YearGrand SlamRoundWinnerLoser
1968 French Open 1R Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Nikola Špear Flag of France.svg Daniel Contet
1973 Davis Cup Z1 Flag of Indonesia.svg Gondo Widjojo Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Tao Po
1981 Davis CupPO Flag of France.svg Thierry Tulasne Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Sakamoto
1984 Davis Cup1R Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez Flag of Algeria.svg Kamel Harrad
1987 French Open2R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Nováček Flag of Argentina.svg Eduardo Bengoechea
1987 Wimbledon 1R Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Eriksson
1987 US Open 1R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Lendl Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Barry Moir
1989 Davis Cup3R Flag of Pakistan.svg Hamed-ul-Haq Flag of Bangladesh.svg Faisal Rahman
1991 Davis Cup1R Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Michael Walker Flag of Singapore.svg Dishan Herath
1993 French Open2R Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera Flag of France.svg Thierry Champion
1998 Davis Cup2R Flag of Japan.svg Gouichi Motomura Flag of New Zealand.svg Teo Susnjak
1999 Davis CupPO Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin Bing-Chao Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Khelaifi
2001 WimbledonQ3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Örtegren
2005 Davis Cup2R Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Mello Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg David Josepa
2009 Davis CupPO Flag of Portugal.svg Rui Machado Flag of Algeria.svg Valentin Rahine
2011 Davis Cup2R Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray Flag of Luxembourg.svg Laurent Bram
2016 Davis Cup1R Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nieminen Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Courtney John Lock
2016 Davis Cup1R Flag of Ecuador.svg Emilio Gómez Flag of Barbados.svg 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

YearGrand SlamRoundWinnerLoser
1969 Australian Open 1R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court Flag of Australia (converted).svg Judith Gohl
1969 French Open 1R Flag of Japan.svg Kazuko Sawamatsu Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Monique Van Haver
1969French Open3R Flag of the United States.svg Julie Heldman Flag of Argentina.svg Raquel Giscafré
1969 Wimbledon 3R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karen Krantzcke Flag of the United States.svg Pam Teeguarden
1970 Australian Open2R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court Flag of Australia (converted).svg Caroline Langsford
1970 French Open1R Flag of Germany.svg Helga Hösl Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Borka
1970French Open3R Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King Flag of France.svg Odile de Roubin
1970 Wimbledon2R Flag of the United States.svg Peggy Michel Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Alena Palmeova
1970Wimbledon2R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Judy Dalton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sue Northen
1971 Australian Open1R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patricia Coleman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Helen Taylor
1971 French Open1R Flag of the United States.svg Julie Heldman Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Sharon Van Brandis
1971 Wimbledon1R Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals Flag of France.svg Rosy Darmon
1971Wimbledon2R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lorraine Robinson
1972 French Open1R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vlasta Vopičková Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michele Gurdal
1972 US Open 2R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barbara Hawcroft
1973 Australian Open2R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court Flag of France.svg Nathalie Fuchs
1974 Australian Open1R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brenda Dale
1974Australian Open2R Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert Flag of Hungary.svg Katerleen Szeman
1974Australian Open2R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Flag of Japan.svg Masako Yokobori
1974 French Open1R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marie Neumannová Flag of France.svg Nicole Bimes
1974 Wimbledon1R Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Veronica Burton
1974Wimbledon2R Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Winnie Shaw Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nerida Gregory
1974Wimbledon2R Flag of the United States.svg Mona Schallau Flag of France.svg Nathalie Fuchs
1974 US Open3R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Flag of Germany.svg Katja Ebbinghaus
1975 French Open2R Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Marina Kroschina Flag of the United States.svg Laurie Fleming
1975 Wimbledon3R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renáta Tomanová
1975 US Open3R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Flag of the United States.svg Peggy Michel
1984 Wimbledon1R Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rina Einy
1985 Australian Open1R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull Flag of Australia (converted).svg Susan Leo
1985Australian Open2R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie
1986 Wimbledon1R Flag of the United States.svg Pamela Casale Flag of Austria.svg Petra Huber
1987 Wimbledon4R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková Flag of Italy.svg Rafaella Reggi
1987Wimbledon2R Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf Flag of Denmark.svg Tine Scheuer-Larsen
1988 French OpenF Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva
1988 Wimbledon1R Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf Flag of the United States.svg Na Hu
1988Wimbledon3R Flag of Bulgaria.svg Katerina Maleeva Flag of New Zealand.svg Belinda Cordwell
1989 Australian Open1R Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Švíglerová
1989 Wimbledon1R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anne Minter Flag of the United States.svg Molly Van Nostrand
1990 US Open2R Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Monica Seles Flag of France.svg Elena Pampoulova
1991 Australian Open1R Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Monica Seles Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Hack
1992 Wimbledon2R Flag of Germany.svg Barbara Rittner Flag of Germany.svg Silke Frankl
1992 US Open2R Flag of South Africa.svg Amanda Coetzer Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat
1993 Wimbledon1R Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kirrily Sharpe
1993Wimbledon3R Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Helen Kelesi
1993 French Open2R Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Sawamatsu
1994 French Open3R Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil
1994 Wimbledon1R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristine Radford Flag of Mexico.svg Angélica Gavaldón
1995 French Open1R Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Hack
1996 French Open3R Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
1996 Wimbledon1R Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Farina Elia
1996Wimbledon1R Flag of the United States.svg Mary Joe Fernández Flag of Germany.svg Jana Kandarr
1996 Wimbledon2R Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dominique Van Roost Flag of Japan.svg Yone Kamio
1997 Wimbledon2R Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Yoshida
1997Wimbledon1R Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Clare Wood
1998 Australian Open1R Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang
1998Australian Open2R Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Flag of Russia.svg Elena Makarova
1998Australian Open4R Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport Flag of Romania.svg Ruxandra Dragomir
1998Australian Open4R Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis Flag of Indonesia.svg Yayuk Basuki
1998Australian Open4R Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce Flag of Slovakia.svg Henrieta Nagyová
1999 French Open2R Flag of Israel.svg Anna Smashnova Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Els Callens
1999 Wimbledon2R Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles Flag of Germany.svg Marlene Weingärtner
1999 US Open2R Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Flag of France.svg Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
2000 Australian Open1R Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova Flag of Austria.svg Patricia Wartusch
2000 French Open1R Flag of Spain.svg Ángeles Montolio Flag of Austria.svg Patricia Wartusch
2000 US Open1R Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters Flag of Spain.svg Marta Marrero
2001 Australian Open1R Flag of Croatia.svg Silvija Talaja Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik
2001 French Open1R Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Jelena Dokić Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adriana Gerši
2002 Wimbledon1R Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles Flag of Spain.svg Eva Bes
2002 US Open1R Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of Croatia.svg Mirjana Lučić
2002US Open1R Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Iroda Tulyaganova Flag of Italy.svg Adriana Serra Zanetti
2003 Australian Open2R Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters Flag of Hungary.svg Petra Mandula
2003 French Open3R Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schett
2003 Wimbledon1R Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Rossana de los Ríos
2003Wimbledon1R Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce Flag of the United States.svg Ansley Cargill
2004 Australian Open2R Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters Flag of Italy.svg Maria Elena Camerin
2005 Wimbledon1R Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport Flag of the United States.svg Jamea Jackson
2006 Wimbledon1R Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo Flag of Croatia.svg Ivana Abramović
2007 Australian Open1R Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters Flag of Russia.svg Vasilisa Bardina
2007 Wimbledon1R Flag of Germany.svg Martina Müller Flag of Israel.svg Anna Smashnova
2008 French Open2R Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Victoria Azarenka Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea
2008French Open4R Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Ana Ivanovic Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Cetkovská
2009 Australian Open1R Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková Flag of South Africa.svg Chanelle Scheepers
2009Australian Open2R Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva Flag of Romania.svg Edina Gallovits
2009 French Open1R Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anne Keothavong
2009 Wimbledon1R Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yung-Jan Chan
2009Wimbledon2R Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Victoria Azarenka Flag of Romania.svg Ioana Raluca Olaru
2009 US Open2R Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
2009US Open4R Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko Flag of Argentina.svg Gisela Dulko
2010 Australian Open1R Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez Flag of Russia.svg Evgeniya Rodina
2010 US OpenQ1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arantxa Rus Flag of Bolivia.svg María Fernanda Álvarez Terán
2010US Open2R Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Kai-chen
2010US Open3R Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova Flag of the United States.svg Beatrice Capra
2011 [22] Australian Open1R Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
2011Australian Open1R Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin
2012 French Open1R Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Cadanțu
2012 US OpenQ1 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan Flag of Spain.svg Inés Ferrer Suárez
2012US Open4R Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
2013 Australian Open1R Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams Flag of Romania.svg Edina Gallovits-Hall
2013Australian Open1R Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova Flag of Russia.svg Olga Puchkova
2013Australian Open2R Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi
2013 US Open1R Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Davis
2013US Open1R Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Rogowska
2013US Open1R Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka Flag of Germany.svg Dinah Pfizenmaier
2013US OpenQF Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro
2014 Australian Open1R Flag of Germany.svg Annika Beck Flag of Croatia.svg Petra Martić
2014 French Open3R Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova Flag of Argentina.svg Paula Ormaechea
2014 US Open1R Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson Flag of France.svg Virginie Razzano
2015 Australian OpenQ1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková Flag of Peru.svg Bianca Botto
2015 Wimbledon1R Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of the United States.svg Madison Brengle
2015Wimbledon1R Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Rogers
2015Wimbledon1R Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber Flag of Germany.svg Carina Witthöft
2016 Australian Open1R Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alison Van Uytvanck
2016 French Open1R Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Qiang Flag of France.svg Tessah Andrianjafitrimo
2016 US Open1R Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro Flag of Brazil.svg Teliana Pereira
2017 French Open2R Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Françoise Abanda
2018 US Open1R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daria Gavrilova Flag of Spain.svg Sara Sorribes Tormo
2018US Open1R Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Monica Puig Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefanie Vögele
2018US Open3R Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka Flag of Belarus.svg Aliaksandra Sasnovich
2019 Australian Open1R Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harriet Dart
2021 Australian Open1R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty Flag of Montenegro.svg Danka Kovinić
2022 US Open1R Flag of Brazil.svg Beatriz Haddad Maia Flag of Croatia.svg Ana Konjuh
2023 French Open3R Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Xinyu
2024 Australian Open3R Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka Flag of Ukraine.svg Lesia Tsurenko
2024 French Open4R Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek Flag placeholder.svg Anastasia Potapova
2024 Wimbledon2RFlag placeholder.svg Daria Kasatkina Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lily Miyazaki

Women's doubles

YearGrand SlamRoundWinnerLoser
2006 US Open 1R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone
Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Arvidsson
Flag of Germany.svg Martina Müller
2007 Australian Open QF Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung
Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Harkleroad
Flag of Russia.svg Galina Voskoboeva
2009 Wimbledon 3R Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie
2017 WimbledonF Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Hao-Ching
Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu

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