Longest tennis match records

This article details longest tennis match records by duration or number of games. The 1970–1973 introduction of the tiebreak reduced the opportunity for such records to be broken. However, among the Grand Slams, the US Open, Australian Open (since 2019) and Wimbledon (since 2019) use the tiebreak in the final set, while the French Open remains the only Grand Slam to use the advantage set rules in the final set, which allows for an indefinite number of games until one player is ahead by two.

John Isner (left) defeated Nicolas Mahut (right) 6–4, 3–6, 6–7^(7–9), 7–6^(7–3), 70–68 in a record 11 hours and 5 minutes

A plaque commemorating the Isner–Mahut match on Court 18 at Wimbledon.

All competitions[]

Overall[]

Longest matches by duration[]

Only two professional competitive matches have lasted longer than seven hours and 13 matches have lasted longer than six hours.^[1]

#	Duration (hh:mm)	Winner	Loser	Event	Round	Score
1	11:05 (3 days)	John Isner	Nicolas Mahut	2010 Wimbledon	1R	6–4, 3–6, 6–7^(7–9), 7–6^(7–3), 70–68^[2]
2	07:01	Czech Republic (Tomáš Berdych Lukáš Rosol)	Switzerland (Stanislas Wawrinka Marco Chiudinelli)	2013 Davis Cup	1R	6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–7^(3–7), 24–22^[3]
3	06:43	Argentina (Leonardo Mayer)	Brazil (João Souza)	2015 Davis Cup	1R	7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–5), 5–7, 5–7, 15–13
4	06:36	Kevin Anderson	John Isner	2018 Wimbledon	SF	7–6^(8–6), 6–7^(5–7), 6–7^(9–11), 6–4, 26–24^[4]
5	06:33 (2 days)	Fabrice Santoro	Arnaud Clément	2004 French Open	1R	6–4, 6–3, 6–7^(5–7), 3–6, 16–14
6	06:31	Vicki Nelson	Jean Hepner	1984 Central Fidelity Banks International	1R	6–4, 7–6^(13–11)^[5]
7	06:22	United States (John McEnroe)	Sweden (Mats Wilander)	1982 Davis Cup	QF	9–7, 6–2, 15–17, 3–6, 8–6 (before tiebreak era)
8	06:21	Germany (Boris Becker)	United States (John McEnroe)	1987 Davis Cup	PO	4–6, 15–13, 8–10, 6–2, 6–2 (before tiebreak era)
9	06:20	Argentina (Lucas Arnold Ker David Nalbandian)	Russia (Yevgeny Kafelnikov Marat Safin)	2002 Davis Cup	SF	6–4, 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 19–17
10	06:15	Argentina (José Luis Clerc)	United States (John McEnroe)	1980 Davis Cup	F	6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 14–12 (before tiebreak era)

Longest matches by number of games[]

#	No. of games	Winner	Loser	Event	Round	Score
1	183	John Isner	Nicolas Mahut	2010 Wimbledon	1R	6–4, 3–6, 6–7^(7–9), 7–6^(7–3), 70–68^[2]
2	122	United States (Stan Smith Erik van Dillen)	Chile (Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol)	1973 Davis Cup	F	7–9, 37–39, 8–6, 6–1, 6–3^[6]
3	112	Pancho Gonzales	Charlie Pasarell	1969 Wimbledon	1R	22–24, 1–6, 16–14, 6–3, 11–9.^[7]
4=	105	Marcello Lara Joaquin Loyo-Mayo	Manuel Santana Luis-Augusto García	1966 US Open	3R	10–12, 24–22, 11–9, 3–6, 6–2^[8]
4=	105	Cliff Drysdale Ray Moore	Roy Emerson Ron Barnes	1967 US Open	QF	29–31, 8–6, 3–6, 8–6, 6–2^[8]
6	102	Marcelo Melo André Sá	Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett	2007 Wimbledon	2R	5–7, 7–6^(7–4), 4–6, 7–6^(9–7), 28–26^[9]
7=	100	Franklin Robbins	Donald Dell	1969 US Open	1R	22–20, 9–7, 6–8, 8–10, 6–4^[10]
7=	100	Harry Fritz	Jorge Andrew	1982 Davis Cup	SF	16–14, 11–9, 9–11, 4–6, 11–9^[3]
9	99	Kevin Anderson	John Isner	2018 Wimbledon	SF	7–6^(8–6), 6–7^(5–7), 6–7^(9–11), 6–4, 26–24^[4]
10	98	Nikola Pilić Gene Scott	Cliff Richey Torben Ulrich	1966 Wimbledon	1R	19–21, 12–10, 6–4, 4–6, 9–7^[9]

Men's singles[]

= winner of the match also won the tournament.

The Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships holds the record for the longest tennis match both in time and games played. It lasted for 11 hours and 5 minutes.^[11]

#	Duration (hh:mm)	Winner	Loser	Event	Round	Score
1	11:05 (3 days)	John Isner	Nicolas Mahut	2010 Wimbledon	1R	6–4, 3–6, 6–7^(7–9), 7–6^(7–3), 70–68^[2]
2	06:43	Argentina (Leonardo Mayer)	Brazil (João Souza)	2015 Davis Cup	1R	7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–5), 5–7, 5–7, 15–13
3	06:36	Kevin Anderson	John Isner	2018 Wimbledon	SF	7–6^(8–6), 6–7^(5–7), 6–7^(9–11), 6–4, 26–24^[4]
4	06:33 (2 days)	Fabrice Santoro	Arnaud Clément	2004 French Open	1R	6–4, 6–3, 6–7^(5–7), 3–6, 16–14
5	06:22	United States (John McEnroe)	Sweden (Mats Wilander)	1982 Davis Cup	QF	9–7, 6–2, 15–17, 3–6, 8–6 (before tiebreak era)
6	06:21	Germany (Boris Becker)	United States (John McEnroe)	1987 Davis Cup	PO	4–6, 15–13, 8–10, 6–2, 6–2 (before tiebreak era)
7	06:15	Argentina (José Luis Clerc)	United States (John McEnroe)	1980 Davis Cup	F	6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 14–12 (before tiebreak era)
8	06:05 (2 days)	Lorenzo Giustino	Corentin Moutet	2020 French Open	1R	0–6, 7–6^(9–7), 7–6^(7–3), 2–6, 18–16
9	06:04	Austria (Horst Skoff)	Sweden (Mats Wilander)	1989 Davis Cup	QF	6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(9–7), 1–6, 6–4, 9–7
10	06:01	Canada (Harry Fritz)	Venezuela (Jorge Andrew)	1982 Davis Cup	SF	16–14, 11–9, 9–11, 4–6, 11–9 (before tiebreak era)

Women's singles[]

The longest women's match (by time) took place at a tournament in Richmond, Virginia, in 1984, when Vicki Nelson took 6 hours, 31 minutes to defeat Jean Hepner 6–4, 7–6^(13–11). The match featured a 29-minute, 643-shot rally, the longest in professional tennis history, though no video exists of this point.^[12]^[13]

Unlike men's singles matches, where Grand Slam events are still played over the best of five sets, all women's matches are now played as the best of three sets. This means that there is a far greater likelihood of a match in any tournament being long enough to be included in this table. All matches since January 1, 2019 have been checked, but there are likely to be many more from earlier years which have not yet been recognised, especially as qualifying matches in ITF tournaments before that date would normally have been played over the best of three tie-break sets.

Where different sources give durations for a particular match, the shortest elapsed time will be the one noted below.

= winner of the match also won the tournament.

#	Duration (hh:mm)	Winner	Loser	Event	Round	Score
1	06:31	Vicki Nelson	Jean Hepner	1984 Central Fidelity Banks International	1R	6–4, 7–6^{(13–11)^[13]}
2	05:03	Maria Elena Camerin	Monica Niculescu	2 Oct 2009 ITF Athens Open	QF	6–4, 6–7^(3–7), 7–6^(7–5)
3	04:56	Amina Anshba	Laura Pigossi	7 Apr 2021 Córdoba ITF Pro Circuit W25	1R	7–5, 3–6, 7–5^[14]^[15]
4	04:49	Hanna Chang	Ulrikke Eikeri	6 May 2021 Naples ITF Pro Circuit W25	2R	7–6^(12–10), 4–6, 6–4
5	04:44	Francesca Schiavone	Svetlana Kuznetsova	2011 Australian Open	4R	6–4, 1–6, 16–14^[16]
6	04:42	Kurumi Nara	Monica Niculescu	2010 French Open	Q3	4–6, 7–6^(7–3), 10–8
7	04:41	Andreea Mitu	Maša Zec Peškirič	12 Sep 2012 Sofia ITF $25,000 Women's Pro Circuit (Allianz Cup)	2R	7–6^(9–7), 6–7^(2–7), 7–6^(7–4)
8	04:37			30 May 2019 Cancún ITF Pro Circuit W15	2R	5–7, 7–5, 7–6^(9–7)
9	04:31		María Paulina Pérez Garcia	3 Dec 2021 Santo Domingo ITF Pro Circuit W15	QF	7–5, 4–6, 7–6^(7–2)^[17]
10	04:30	Amina Anshba	Anastasiya Komardina	29 Aug 2019 Penza ITF Pro Circuit W25	2R	7–6^(14–12), 3–6, 7–5

The longest match consisting of two standard sets and a match tie-break was played in the second qualifying round of a $25,000 ITF tournament in Koksijde, Belgium, on August 9, 2021. defeated 7–5, 6–7^(4–7), [10–4], in three hours and 37 minutes.^[18]

Doubles[]

Longest doubles matches by time

#	Duration (hh:mm)	Winner	Loser	Event	Round	Score
1	07:01	Czech Republic (Tomáš Berdych Lukáš Rosol)	Switzerland (Stanislas Wawrinka Marco Chiudinelli)	2013 Davis Cup	1R	6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–7^(3–7), 24–22
2	06:20	Argentina (Lucas Arnold Ker David Nalbandian)	Russia (Yevgeny Kafelnikov Marat Safin)	2002 Davis Cup	SF	6–4, 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 19–17

Longest doubles matches by number of games

#	# of Games	Winner	Loser	Event	Round	Score
Before tiebreak era
1	122	United States (Stan Smith Erik van Dillen)	Chile (Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol)	1973 Davis Cup	Z#	7–9, 37–39, 8–6, 6–1, 6–3^[6]
After tiebreak era
1	102	Marcelo Melo André Sá	Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett	2007 Wimbledon	2R	5–7, 7–6^(7–4), 4–6, 7–6^(9–7), 28–26^[9]

Australian Open[]

Men's singles[]


Longest match by time played
2012 final, 5 hours and 53 minutes
Novak Djokovic	5	6	6	6⁵	7
Rafael Nadal	7	4	2	7⁷	5
Also the longest grand slam singles final in the Open Era.


Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1970 quarterfinal, 93 games
Dennis Ralston	19	20	4	6
John Newcombe	17	18	6	3


Longest singles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction^[19]
1927, 71 games
Gerald Patterson	3	6	3	18	6
John Hawkes	6	4	6	16	3
This was the longest Grand Slam final in games played until the Federer v Roddick final at Wimbledon in 2009.^[20]


Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
2017 first round, 84 games
Ivo Karlovic	6⁶	3	7	6	22
Horacio Zeballos	7⁸	6	5	2	20

Men's doubles[]

Women's singles[]

Francesca Schiavone won the longest ever match at a women's Grand Slam event in 4 hours 44 minutes.


Longest match by time played
2011 fourth round, 4 hours and 44 minutes
Francesca Schiavone	6	1	16
Svetlana Kuznetsova	4	6	14
Also the longest women's match in a Grand Slam in the Open Era,^[16] and the second-longest women's match in the Open Era.^[21]


Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
1996 quarterfinals, 48 games
Chanda Rubin	6	2	16
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	6	14


2018 third round, 48 games
Simona Halep	4	6	15
Lauren Davis	6	4	13


Longest singles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction^[22]
1956, 33 games
Mary Carter Reitano	3	6	9
Thelma Coyne Long	6	2	7

Women's doubles[]

Mixed doubles[]

French Open[]

Arnaud Clément (pictured) lost the longest ever match at the French Open to Fabrice Santoro in 6 hours 33 minutes. He expressed his disappointment at losing the match which until 2010 held the record for the longest ever match stating: "Frankly, I don't give a damn ... What world record? Do I get a medal? If I'm not getting anything, frankly, I'm not interested. It doesn't count."^[23]

Men's singles[]


Longest match by time played^[24]
2004 first round, 6 hours, 33 minutes
Fabrice Santoro	6	6	6⁵	3	16
Arnaud Clement	4	3	7⁷	6	14


Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction^[24]
1957 first round, 83 games
Bob Mark	13	6	6	8	10
	15	3	8	6	8


Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
2012 second round, 76 games
Paul-Henri Mathieu	6²	6	6	3	18
John Isner	7⁷	4	4	6	16


Longest singles final match by time played^[24]
1982, 4 hours and 42 minutes
Mats Wilander	1	7⁸	6	6
Guillermo Vilas	6	6⁶	0	4


Longest singles final by games, before introduction of the tiebreaker^[24]
1927, 61 games
René Lacoste	6	4	5	6	11
Bill Tilden	4	6	7	3	9

Men's doubles[]


Longest men's doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction^[25]
1934, 63 games
Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon	11	6	2	4	9
Jack Crawford Vivian McGrath	9	3	6	6	7


1971, 63 games
Arthur Ashe Marty Riessen	6	4	6	6	11
Tom Gorman Stan Smith	8	6	3	4	9

Women's singles[]


Longest match by time played^[26]
1995, 4 hours 7 minutes
Virginie Buisson	6³	7	6
Noëlle van Lottum	7⁷	5	2


Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1972 third-round match, 56 games
Kerry Melville Reid	9	4	16
Pam Teeguarden	7	6	14


Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
1991 second round, 46 games
Linda Harvey-Wild	7⁹	6⁷	11
Laura Gildemeister	6⁷	7⁹	9


Longest singles final match by number of games
1996, 40 games
Steffi Graf	6	6⁴	10
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	7⁷	8

Women's doubles[]


Longest doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction^[27]
1955, 50 games
Beverly Baker Fleitz Darlene Hard	7	6	13
Shirley Brasher Bloomer Patricia Ward Hales	5	8	11
This is also the longest women's doubles match in terms of games that has occurred at The French Open.^[27]

Mixed doubles[]


Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction^[28]
1956, 38 games
Nicola Pietrangeli Shirley Brasher Bloomer	9	6	6
Robert Howe Lorraine Coghlan Robinson	7	8	2

Wimbledon[]

Men's singles[]

The 2019 Wimbledon Men's final between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic lasted 4 hours 57 minutes and is the third longest singles final by time played.


Longest match by time and number of games
2010 first round, 183 games, 11 hours and 5 minutes.^[29] This is the longest professional tennis match ever played.^[29]
John Isner	6	3	6⁷	7⁷	70
Nicolas Mahut	4	6	7⁹	6³	68


Longest singles final match by time played
2019, 4 hours and 57 minutes^[30]
Novak Djokovic	7⁷	1	7⁷	4	13⁷
Roger Federer	6⁵	6	6⁴	6	12³


Longest singles final match by number of games
2009, 77 games^[31] This match also had the longest final set in a Grand Slam final by games^[31]
Roger Federer	5	7⁸	7⁷	3	16
Andy Roddick	7	6⁶	6⁵	6	14


Longest singles semifinal match by time and number of games
2018, 99 games, 6 hours 36 minutes^[32]
Kevin Anderson	7⁸	6⁵	6⁹	6	26
John Isner	6⁶	7⁷	7¹¹	4	24

Men's doubles[]


Longest doubles final match by time played
1992, 5 hours and 1 minute
John McEnroe Michael Stich	5	7⁷	3	7⁷	19
Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg	7	6⁵	6	6⁵	17
Also the longest doubles final by number of games (83).


Longest match by time played
2006 quarterfinals, 6 hours and 9 minutes
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	5	6	6⁵	6	23
Simon Aspelin Todd Perry	7	3	7⁷	3	21


Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1966 first round, 98 games^[9]
Nikola Pilić Gene Scott	19	12	6	4	9
Cliff Richey Torben Ulrich	21	10	4	6	7


Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
2007 third round 102 games^[9]
Marcelo Melo André Sá	5	7⁷	4	7⁹	28
Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett	7	6⁴	6	6⁷	26


Longest doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1968, 70 games
John Newcombe Tony Roche	3	8	5	14	6
Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	6	6	7	12	3

Women's singles[]


Longest match by time played^[33]
1995 second round, 3 hours 45 mins
Chanda Rubin	7⁷	6⁵	17
Patricia Hy-Boulais	6⁴	7⁷	15
NB: The Bud Collins History of Tennis incorrectly lists this match as having occurred in 1996


Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1948 second round, 54 games
Alice Weiwers	8	14	6
Rita Anderson	10	12	4


Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
1995 second round, 58 games
Chanda Rubin	7⁷	6⁵	17
Patricia Hy-Boulais	6⁴	7⁷	15


Longest singles final match by time played^[34]
2005, 2 hours and 45 minutes
Venus Williams	4	7⁷	9
Lindsay Davenport	6	6⁴	7


Longest singles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction^[35]
1970, 46 games
Margaret Court	14	11
Billie Jean King	12	9

Women's doubles[]


Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1933 first round, 48 games
	11	5	9
Mildred Nonweiler Betty Soames	9	7	7


Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1933, 38 games
Simonne Mathieu Elizabeth Ryan	6	9	6
Freda James Billie Yorke	2	11	4


1967, 38 games
Billie Jean King Rosemary Casals	9	6	6
Maria Bueno Nancy Richey Gunter	11	4	2

Mixed doubles[]


Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1967 quarterfinals, 56 games
Ken Fletcher Margaret Court	6	7	16
Alex Metreveli Anna Dmitrieva	8	5	14


Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1949, 48 games
Eric Sturgess Sheila Piercey Summers	9	9	7
John Bromwich Louise Brough Clapp	7	11	5

US Open[]

Stefan Edberg's (pictured) 1992 victory over Michael Chang 6–7^(3–7), 7–5, 7–6^(7–3), 5–7, 6–4 in 5 hours 26 minutes remains the longest match at the US Open.

Men's singles[]


Longest match by time played^[36]
1992, 5 hours and 26 minutes
Stefan Edberg	6³	7	7⁷	5	6
Michael Chang	7⁷	5	6³	7	4

On 1 September 2016, Paolo Lorenzi and Gilles Simon played for 4 hours and 58 minutes. ^[37] In August 2017, Albert Ramos-Viñolas and Denis Istomin played for 4 hours and 55 minutes. ^[38] In August 2016, Fabio Fognini and Teimuraz Gabashvili played for 4 hours and 52 minutes. ^[39] In September 2019, Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev played for 4 hours and 51 minutes.^[40] In September 2021, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andy Murray played for 4 hours and 49 minutes.^[41]


Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1969, 100 games
Franklin Robbins	22	9	6	8	6
Donald Dell	20	7	8	10	4


Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
1979 second round, 63 games
John Lloyd	5	6	7	7	7
Paul McNamee	7	7	5	6	6


Longest singles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1949, 67 games
Pancho Gonzales	16	2	6	6	6
Ted Schroeder	18	6	1	2	4


Longest singles final match by time played^[42]
1988, 4 hours and 54 minutes
Mats Wilander	6	4	6	5	6
Ivan Lendl	4	6	3	7	4


2012, 4 hours and 54 minutes
Andy Murray	7¹²	7	2	3	6
Novak Djokovic	6¹⁰	5	6	6	2

Men's doubles[]


Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1966 third round, 105 games
Marcello Lara Joaquin Loyo-Mayo	10	24	11	3	6
Manuel Santana Luis-Augusto García	12	22	9	6	2


1967 quarterfinals, 105 games
Cliff Drysdale Ray Moore	29	8	3	8	6
Roy Emerson Ron Barnes	31	6	6	6	2


Longest doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1946, 74 games
Gardnar Mulloy William Talbert	3	6	2	6	20
Frank Guernsey Don McNeill	6	4	6	3	18

Women's singles[]


Longest match by time played^[43]
2021, 3 hours 40 minutes
Rebeka Masarova	6⁹	7⁷	7¹¹
Ana Bogdan	7¹¹	6²	6⁹


2021, 3 hours 40 minutes^[44]
Elise Mertens	3	7⁷	7⁷
Rebecca Peterson	6	6⁵	6⁵
Note: The above two matches were played on the same day (31 August) and started at almost exactly the same time.^[45]^[46]


Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1898 challenge round, 51 games best-of-five-sets match
Juliette Atkinson	6	5	6	2	7
Marion Jones	3	7	4	6	5


Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
1985 Quarter-final, 39 games best-of-three-sets match
Steffi Graf	7	6	7
Pam Shriver	6	7	6

Women's doubles[]


Longest doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1920, final, 43 games^[47]
Eleanor Goss Marion Zinderstein	13	4	6
Helen Baker Eleanor "Teach" Tennant	11	6	3

Mixed doubles[]


Longest mixed doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1959, 48 games
Neale Fraser Margaret Osborne duPont	7	13	6
Bob Mark Janet Hopps Adkisson	5	15	2

Summer Olympics[]

Note: The International Olympic Committee does not recognise records in tennis. Therefore, all the records listed below are unofficial.

Overall[]


Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction^[48]
1920 semifinals, 76 games (6 hrs?) (See Note)
Gordon Lowe	14	8	5	6	6
Augustos Zerlendis	12	10	7	4	4
Note: World Tennis Magazine state that some media outlets have reported [this match] lasting approximately six hours.^[49] This match therefore could have been the longest Olympic tennis match in terms of match duration as well as being the longest Olympic tennis match in terms of number of games.


Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring^[48]^[50]^[51]
2012 second round, 66 games (3 h 57 min)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	6	3	25
Milos Raonic	3	6	23
Note: Match played on 31 July 2012. Beating the previous record of 61 games set during the five set doubles final in 1988. The third set also set a record for most games played in a set at an Olympics, beating the previous record set at the 2004 Summer Olympics by Fernando González and Taylor Dent, 30 games, by 18 games.


Longest match by time played, after the tiebreaker introduction^[48]
1992 first round, 5 h and 53 min (56 games)
Boris Becker	3	7⁷	5	7⁷	6
Christian Ruud	6	6²	7	6²	3
Note: Tsonga vs. Raonic above (best-of-three-sets system) was longer by number of games.

Men's singles[]

Best-of-three-sets system:


Longest match by time played^[52]^[53]
2012 semifinals, 4 h and 26 min (58 games)
Roger Federer	3	7⁷	19
Juan Martín del Potro	6	6⁵	17
Note: Match played on 3 August 2012. This is also the longest best-of-three-sets men's singles match ever played in the open era (with or without a tiebreaker in the final set).


Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring^[48]^[50]^[51]
2012 second round, 66 games (3 h 57 min)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	6	3	25
Milos Raonic	3	6	23
Note: Match played on 31 July 2012. Beating the previous record of 61 games set during the five set doubles final in 1988. The third set also set a record for most games played in a set at an Olympics, beating the previous record set at the 2004 Summer Olympics by Fernando González and Taylor Dent, 30 games, by 18 games.

Best-of-five-sets system:


Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction^[48]
1920 semifinals, 76 games (6 hrs?) (See Note)
Gordon Lowe	14	8	5	6	6
Augustos Zerlendis	12	10	7	4	4
Note: World Tennis Magazine state that some media outlets have reported [this match] lasting approximately six hours.^[49] This match therefore could have been the longest Olympic tennis match in terms of match duration as well as being the longest Olympic tennis match in terms of number of games.


Longest match by time played, after the tiebreaker introduction^[48]
1992 first round, 5 h and 53 min (56 games)
Boris Becker	3	7⁷	5	7⁷	6
Christian Ruud	6	6²	7	6²	3
Note: Tsonga vs. Raonic above (best-of-three-sets system) was longer by number of games.

Men's doubles[]


Longest match by time played^[48]
2008 semifinals, 4 h and 44 min (59 games)
Simon Aspelin Thomas Johansson	7⁸	4	19
Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra	6⁶	6	17


Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring^[54]
2012 second round, 63 games
Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares	1	6	24
Tomáš Berdych Radek Štěpánek	6	4	22
Note: This match was played on 1 August 2012, only a day after Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. Milos Raonic set the record of 66 games in a best-of-three-sets match.

Women's singles[]


Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
1988 second round, 42 games
Larisa Savchenko	6³	7⁷	9
Sara Gomer	7⁷	6³	7


Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
2004 first round, 42 games
Paola Suárez	7⁷	6⁵	9
Nathalie Dechy	6¹	7⁷	7

Women's doubles[]


Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring^[48]
1988 first round, 63 games
Carling Bassett-Seguso Jill Hetherington	7¹⁰	5	20
Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini	6⁸	7	18

Davis Cup and Fed Cup[]

Davis Cup[]


Longest rubber by duration
2013 World Group first round, Switzerland vs. Czech Republic. 7 hours and 1 minutes^[3]
Stanislas Wawrinka Marco Chiudinelli	4	7	4	7	22
Tomáš Berdych Lukáš Rosol	6	5	6	6	24


Longest rubber by number of games (Doubles)
Doubles of the 1973 American Zone Final, Chile vs. USA, 122 games^[3]
Stan Smith Erik van Dillen	7	37	8	6	6
Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol	9	39	6	1	3
the 39–37 second set is the longest set in Davis Cup history


Longest rubber by number of games (singles)
1982 American Zone Semifinal, Canada vs. Venezuela, 100 games^[3]
Harry Fritz	16	11	9	4	11
Jorge Andrew	14	9	11	6	9

Fed Cup[]

Tour Finals[]

ATP Tour Finals[]


Longest match by time played^[55]
2016 semi final, 3 hours 38 minutes.
Andy Murray	5	7⁷	7¹¹
Milos Raonic	7	6⁵	6⁹
Match was the longest since 1991 when times were first recorded

WTA Tour Finals[]

Best-of-five-sets system:


Longest match by time played
1990 final, 3 hours and 47 minutes^[56]^[57]
Monica Seles	6	5	3	6	6
Gabriela Sabatini	4	7	6	4	2

Best-of-three-sets system:


Longest match by time played^[58]
2012 round robin, 3 hours and 29 minutes
Agnieszka Radwańska	6⁶	7	6
Sara Errani	7⁸	5	4


Longest match by games played^[58]
2017 round robin, 37 games
Venus Williams	7	6³	7
Jeļena Ostapenko	5	7⁷	5

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External links[]

BBC – Extreme tennis: the demands of a 10-hour game

[1] "The History of Men's Tennis". The-history-of-mens-tennis.com. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.

[Guardian-2] "John Isner wins marathon match with Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon". The Guardian. 24 June 2010.

[daviscup1-3] "Davis Cup Records". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2021.

[BBC-4] "Wimbledon 2018: Kevin Anderson beats John Isner in record-breaking semi-final". BBC Sport. 13 July 2018.

[Nelson-Hepner-5] Seminara, Dave (23 September 2009). "Vicki Nelson and Jean Hepner Recall Longest Point in Pro Tennis". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 January 2010.

[Reuters-6] "John Isner v Nicolas Mahut - the records". Reuters. 23 June 2010.

[7] Gray, David (26 June 1969). "Pancho wins the longest match". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

[Marshall-8] Marshall, Ashley (8 September 2018). "Unbreakable records at the US Open". US Open. Retrieved 8 June 2021.

[ESPN-9] "Doubles match concludes with longest fifth set ever". ESPN. 4 July 2007.

[Rennert-10] Rennert, Rick (7 September 2020). "Labor Day Special: Players who work overtime at the US Open". US Open.

[11] "The longest tennis match in history: When even the scoreboard stopped working!". Olympic Channel. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

[12] "The Day They Belabored the Point". The New York Times. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

[:0-13] "Longest Recorded Tennis Rally Remembered". NPR.org. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

[ITF_Cordoba1-14] "Anshba v Pigossi, Cordoba". Sofascore. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

[ITF_Cordoba2-15] "Anshba v Pigossi, Cordoba". ESPN Argentina. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[womensAo2011-16] "Schiavone edges Kuznetsova in record marathon". Times LIVE. 23 January 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.

[ITF_Santo_Domingo-17] "Perez Garcia v Wijesundera, Santo Domingo". 3 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

[18] "Longest qualifying match". Sofascore. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[19] "A Page About Australian Open Men's Trivia". All-about-tennis.com. Retrieved 28 August 2010.

[20] "Record fifth for Federer-Roddick". Sportsnet.ca. 5 July 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2010.

[21] "WTA | News | Latest News | Four Hours, 19 Minutes". Wtatour.com. Retrieved 8 June 2012.

[22] "A Page About the Australian Open Ladies' Trivia". All-about-tennis.com. Retrieved 8 June 2012.

[23] "Santoro wins the longest match – Tennis – ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. 25 May 2004. Retrieved 28 August 2010.

[rolandgarros1-24] "Roland Garros Record Breakers". rolandgarros.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.

[bleacherreport2-25] "The Longest Matches in French Open History". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 28 August 2010.

[Francesca_Schiavone_Claims_Marathon-26] "Francesca Schiavone Claims Marathon". espn.com. 23 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.

[bleacherreport3-27] "The Longest Matches in French Open History". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 28 August 2010.

[28] "The Longest Matches in French Open History". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 28 August 2010.

[nytimes1-29] Bishop, Greg (24 June 2010). "Isner Wins Marathon Match at Wimbledon". The New York Times.

[30] Steinberg, Jacob (14 July 2019). "Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in five sets to win Wimbledon – as it happened". The Guardian.

[autogenerated1-31] "Wimbledon men's final: Roger Federer outlasts Andy Roddick to win record 15th Grand Slam in epic match". ESPN. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2010.

[Longest_semifinal-32] "Kevin Anderson live score, schedule and results - Tennis - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com.

[33] "Schiavone-Kuznetsova Epic is Second-Longest Ever Women's Match". World Tennis Magazine. 23 January 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.

[34] "A Page About Wimbledon Ladies Trivia". All-about-tennis.com. 27 June 1960. Retrieved 8 June 2012.

[35] However, in 1902, Muriel Robb defeated Charlotte Cooper Sterry 7–5, 6–1 after abandonment of an overnight score of 4–6, 13–11, thus needing a total of 53 games to win the title.

[36] "US Open – Marathon Men – Tennis". Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.

[37] "Gilles Simon - Paolo Lorenzi 2:3".

[38] "Puntodebreak".

[39] "Teimuraz Gabashvili - Fabio Fognini 2:3".

[40] "Rafael Nadal defeats Daniil Medvedev in five-set 2019 US Open final".

[41] Yasmin Syed (31 August 2021). "Andy Murray vs Stefanos Tsitsipas RECAP: Brit accuses No 3 of 'cheating' in five-set loss". Express.

[42] "Djokovic tops Nadal in marathon Australian final | News – News". US Open. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.

[womensingles-43] "2021 US Open Round 1, By the Numbers". US Open. Chris Oddo. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

[44] "Osaka dazzles in US Open opener, Sabalenka wins in three, Mertens saves match points". WTA.

[45] "Match statistics for Masarova-Bogdan match". US Open.

[46] "Match statistics for Mertens-Peterson match". US Open.

[47] "Women's Title Play". Indianapolis News. 20 September 1920. p. 18.

[TsongaRaonic-48] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Walker, Randy. "Olympic Marathon! Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Outlasts Milos Raonic 25–23 In Third Set". World Tennis Magazine. Retrieved 4 August 2012.

[World_Tennis_Magazine-49] "Olympic Marathon! Jo-Wilfried Tsonga outlasts Milos Raonic 25–23 In Third Set – World Tennis Magazine". World Tennis Magazine.

[London2012.com-50] "Tsonga joy after record-length match". London2012.com. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.

[auto1-51] "Results 31 July 2012". London2012.com. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.

[52] "Federer edges epic encounter". London2012.com. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.

[53] "Results 3 August 2012". London2012.com. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.

[54] "Results of 1 Aug 2012". London2012.com. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.

[55] Arena, Jacob Steinberg at the O2 (19 November 2016). "Andy Murray v Milos Raonic: ATP World Tour Finals – as it happened" – via www.theguardian.com.

[56] "November 18, 1990: Seles and Sabatini go five". www.tennismajors.com. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[57] "Return Winners: A look back at the 1990 WTA Finals". www.tennis.com. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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Men's singles[]

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Davis Cup[]

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