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.
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
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.
Year | Grand Slam | Round | Winner | Loser |
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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 |
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.
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2022) |
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2022) |
Year | Grand Slam | Round | Winner | Loser |
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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 |
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