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 four majors, the US Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon (since 2019) use the tiebreak in the final set, while the French Open, through 2021, was the only major 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. A 2022 rule change now requires every Grand Slam tournament, even the Olympics (since 2021), to use the tiebreak in the final set.

All competitions
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.

Longest matches by duration
John Isner (top) defeated Nicolas Mahut (bottom) 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 70–68 in a record 11 hours and 5 minutes

Only two professional competitive matches have lasted longer than seven hours and 14 matches have lasted longer than six hours.[1]

#Duration
(hh:mm)		WinnerLoserEventRoundScore
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, 13–11
(before tiebreak era)
11 06:09
(2 days)		 Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry		 2006 Wimbledon QF 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 23–21
12 06:05 Lorenzo Giustino Corentin Moutet 2020 French Open 1R 0–6, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 18–16[6]
13 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
14 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)


Longest matches by number of games
#No. of gamesWinnerLoserEventRoundScore
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[7]
3 112 Pancho Gonzales Charlie Pasarell 1969 Wimbledon 1R 22–24, 1–6, 16–14, 6–3, 11–9.[8]
4 105 Marcelo Lara
Joaquín Loyo-Mayo		 Manuel Santana
Luis-Augusto García		 1966 US Open 3R 10–12, 24–22, 11–9, 3–6, 6–2[9]
Cliff Drysdale
Ray Moore		 Roy Emerson
Ron Barnes		 1967 US Open QF 29–31, 8–6, 3–6, 8–6, 6–2[9]
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[10]
7 100 Franklin Robbins Donald Dell 1969 US Open 1R 22–20, 9–7, 6–8, 8–10, 6–4[11]
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[10]

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.[12]

#Duration
(hh:mm)		WinnerLoserEventRoundScore
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.[13][14]

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. 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)		WinnerLoserEventRoundScore
1 06:31 Vicki Nelson Jean Hepner 1984 Central Fidelity Banks International 1R 6–4, 7–6(13–11)[14]
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[15][16]
4[lower-alpha 1] 04:54 Sandra Samir Tijana Sretenović 27 Aug 2022 Cairo ITF Pro Circuit W15 SF 6–7(2–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–1[18][19]
5 04:49 Hanna Chang Ulrikke Eikeri 6 May 2021 Naples ITF Pro Circuit W25 2R 7–6(12–10), 4–6, 6–4
6[lower-alpha 2] 04:46 Anastasia Iamachkine Justina Gonzalez Daniele 29 Nov 2022 Buenos Aires ITF Pro Circuit W15 1R 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5)[21][22]
7 04:44 Francesca Schiavone Svetlana Kuznetsova 2011 Australian Open 4R 6–4, 1–6, 16–14[23]
8[lower-alpha 3] 04:43 Amira Badawi Louise Brunskog 19 Aug 2022 Cairo ITF Pro Circuit W15 QF 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3)[25][26]
9 04:42 Kurumi Nara Monica Niculescu 2010 French Open Q3 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 10–8
9[lower-alpha 4] 04:42 Diletta Cherubini Tina Smith 21 Sep 2023 Santa Margherita di Pula ITF Pro Circuit W25 2R 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(7–6)[28][29]

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 Buenos Aires, Argentina, on January 9, 2023. Valentina Mutilba defeated Luciana Blatter 6–7(7–9), 7–6(12–10), [10–7]. The official ITF live scoring data recorded the duration as three hours and 44 minutes,[30] but SofaScore and TNNS both recorded three minutes less.[31][32]

  1. The fourth-longest match listed above was recorded in the ITF live scoring data as taking 5 hours and 4 minutes.[17] SofaScore recorded 4 hours and 54 minutes and TNNS recorded 4 hours and 55 minutes. The shortest of these has been included in this table.
  2. The sixth-longest match listed above was recorded in the ITF live scoring data as taking 4 hours and 50 minutes.[20] SofaScore recorded 4 hours and 46 minutes and TNNS recorded 4 hours and 47 minutes. The shortest of these has been included in this table.
  3. The eighth-longest match listed above was recorded in the ITF live scoring data as taking 4 hours and 53 minutes.[24] The shorter time, recorded by both SofaScore and TNNS, has been included in this table.
  4. The ninth equal-longest match listed above was recorded in the ITF live scoring data as taking 4 hours and 47 minutes.[27] SofaScore recorded 4 hours and 42 minutes and TNNS recorded 4 hours and 43 minutes. The shortest of these has been included in this table.

Doubles
Longest doubles matches by time
#Duration
(hh:mm)		WinnerLoserEventRoundScore
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 GamesWinnerLoserEventRoundScore
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[7]
During 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[10]

Australian Open

Men's singles
Longest match by time played
2012 final, 5 hours and 53 minutes
Novak Djokovic 566657
Rafael Nadal 742775
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 192046
John Newcombe 171863
Longest singles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction[33]
1927, 71 games
Gerald Patterson 363186
John Hawkes 646163
This was the longest Grand Slam final in games played until the Federer v Roddick final at Wimbledon in 2009.[34]
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
2017 first round, 84 games
Ivo Karlović 6637622
Horacio Zeballos 7865220

Men's doubles
Longest doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1966, 87 games
Roy Emerson
Fred Stolle		 7661412
John Newcombe
Tony Roche		 9381210
Longest doubles final match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
2000, 71 games
Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach		 636318
Wayne Black
Andrew Kratzmann		 463616

Women's singles
Longest match by time played
2011 fourth round, 4 hours and 44 minutes
Francesca Schiavone 6116
Svetlana Kuznetsova 4614
Also the longest women's match in a Grand Slam in the Open Era,[23] and the second-longest women's match in the Open Era.[35]
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
1996 quarterfinals, 48 games
Chanda Rubin 6216
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4614
2018 third round, 48 games
Simona Halep 4615
Lauren Davis 6413
Longest singles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction[36]
1956, 33 games
Mary Carter Reitano 369
Thelma Coyne Long 627

Women's doubles
Longest doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1926, 37 games
Esna Boyd Robertson
Meryl O'Hara Wood		 668
Daphne Akhurst Cozens
Marjorie Cox Crawford		 386

Mixed doubles
Longest mixed doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1933, 45 games
Marjorie Crawford
Jack Crawford		 3713
Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn
Ellsworth Vines		 6511
Longest mixed doubles final match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
1992, 39 games
Nicole Provis
Mark Woodforde		 6411
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Todd Woodbridge		 369

French Open

Men's singles
Longest match by time played[38]
2004 first round, 6 hours and 33 minutes
Fabrice Santoro 6665316
Arnaud Clément 4377614
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction[38]
1957 first round, 83 games
Bob Mark 1366810
Antal Jancsó 153868
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
2012 second round, 76 games
Paul-Henri Mathieu 6266318
John Isner 7744616
Longest singles final match by time played[38]
1982, 4 hours and 42 minutes
Mats Wilander 17866
Guillermo Vilas 66604
Longest singles final by games, before introduction of the tiebreaker[38]
1927, 61 games
René Lacoste 645611
Bill Tilden 46739

Men's doubles
Longest men's doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction[39]
1934, 63 games
Jean Borotra
Jacques Brugnon		 116249
Jack Crawford
Vivian McGrath		 93667
1971, 63 games
Arthur Ashe
Marty Riessen		 646611
Tom Gorman
Stan Smith		 86349

Women's singles
Longest match by time played[40]
1995, 4 hours and 7 minutes
Virginie Buisson 6376
Noëlle van Lottum 7752
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1972 third round, 56 games
Kerry Melville Reid 9416
Pam Teeguarden 7614
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
1991 second round, 46 games
Linda Harvey-Wild 796711
Laura Gildemeister 67799
Longest singles final match by number of games
1996, 40 games
Steffi Graf 66410
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3778

Women's doubles
Longest doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction[41]
1955, 50 games
Beverly Baker Fleitz
Darlene Hard		 7613
Shirley Brasher Bloomer
Patricia Ward Hales		 5811
This is also the longest women's doubles match in terms of games that has occurred at The French Open.[41]

Mixed doubles
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction[42]
1956, 38 games
Nicola Pietrangeli
Shirley Brasher Bloomer		 966
Robert Howe
Lorraine Coghlan Robinson		 782

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[43]
2010 first round, 183 games, 11 hours and 5 minutes.
John Isner 63677770
Nicolas Mahut 46796368
This is the longest professional tennis match ever played.[43]
Longest singles final match by time played[44]
2019, 4 hours and 57 minutes
Novak Djokovic 771774137
Roger Federer 656646123
Longest singles final match by number of games[45]
2009, 77 games
Roger Federer 57877316
Andy Roddick 76665614
This match also had the longest final set in a Grand Slam final by games.[45]
Longest singles semifinal match by time and number of games[46]
2018, 99 games, 6 hours and 36 minutes
Kevin Anderson 786569626
John Isner 6677711424

Men's doubles
Longest doubles final match by time played
1992, 5 hours and 1 minute
John McEnroe
Michael Stich		 57737719
Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg		 76566517
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		 5665623
Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry		 7377321
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction[10]
1966 first round, 98 games
Nikola Pilić
Gene Scott		 1912649
Cliff Richey
Torben Ulrich		 2110467
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring[10]
2007 third round 102 games
Marcelo Melo
André Sá		 57747928
Paul Hanley
Kevin Ullyett		 76466726
Longest doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1968, 70 games
John Newcombe
Tony Roche		 385146
Ken Rosewall
Fred Stolle		 667123

Women's singles
Longest match by time played[47]
1995 second round, 3 hours and 45 minutes
Chanda Rubin 776517
Patricia Hy-Boulais 647715
Note: 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 8146
Rita Anderson 10124
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
1995 second round, 58 games
Chanda Rubin 776517
Patricia Hy-Boulais 647715
Longest singles final match by time played[48]
2005, 2 hours and 45 minutes
Venus Williams 4779
Lindsay Davenport 6647
Longest singles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction[49]
1970, 46 games
Margaret Court 1411
Billie Jean King 129

Women's doubles
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1933 first round, 48 games
Pat Brazier
Christabel Wheatcroft		 1159
Mildred Nonweiler
Betty Soames		 977
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1933 final, 38 games
Simonne Mathieu
Elizabeth Ryan		 696
Freda James
Billie Yorke		 2114
1967 final, 38 games
Billie Jean King
Rosemary Casals		 966
Maria Bueno
Nancy Richey Gunter		 1142

Mixed doubles
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1967 quarterfinals, 56 games
Ken Fletcher
Margaret Court		 6716
Alex Metreveli
Anna Dmitrieva		 8514
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1949 final, 48 games
Eric Sturgess
Sheila Piercey Summers		 997
John Bromwich
Louise Brough Clapp		 7115

US Open

Men's singles
Longest match by time played[50]
1992, 5 hours and 26 minutes
Stefan Edberg 6377756
Michael Chang 7756374
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1969 first round, 100 games
Franklin Robbins 229686
Donald Dell 2078104
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
1979 second round, 63 games
John Lloyd 56777
Paul McNamee 77566
Longest singles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1949, 67 games
Pancho Gonzales 162666
Ted Schroeder 186124
Longest singles final match by time played[51]
1988, 4 hours and 54 minutes
Mats Wilander 64656
Ivan Lendl 46374
2012, 4 hours and 54 minutes
Andy Murray 7127236
Novak Djokovic 6105662

Men's doubles
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1966 third round, 105 games
Marcelo Lara
Joaquín Loyo-Mayo		 10241136
Manuel Santana
Luis-Augusto García		 1222962
1967 quarterfinals, 105 games
Cliff Drysdale
Ray Moore		 298386
Roy Emerson
Ron Barnes		 316662
Longest doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1946, 74 games
Gardnar Mulloy
William Talbert		 362620
Frank Guernsey
Don McNeill		 646318

Women's singles
Longest match by time played[52]
2021, 3 hours and 40 minutes
Rebeka Masarova 6977711
Ana Bogdan 7116269
2021, 3 hours and 40 minutes[53]
Elise Mertens 37777
Rebecca Peterson 66565
Note: The above two matches were played on the same day (31 August) and started at almost exactly the same time.[54][55]

Best-of-five-sets system:
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1898 challenge round, 51 games
Juliette Atkinson 65627
Marion Jones 37465

Best-of-three-sets system:
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
1985 quarterfinal, 39 games
Steffi Graf 767
Pam Shriver 676

Women's doubles
Longest doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction[56]
1920, 43 games
Eleanor Goss
Marion Zinderstein		 1346
Helen Baker
Eleanor Tennant		 1163

Mixed doubles
Longest mixed doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1959, 48 games
Neale Fraser
Margaret Osborne duPont		 7136
Bob Mark
Janet Hopps Adkisson		 5152

Summer Olympics
See also: Tennis at the Summer Olympics

Overall
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction[57]
1920 semifinals, 76 games (6 hrs?) (See Note)
Gordon Lowe 148566
Augustos Zerlendis 1210744
Note: World Tennis Magazine state that some media outlets have reported [this match] lasting approximately six hours.[58] 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[57][59][60]
2012 second round, 66 games (3 h 57 min)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6325
Milos Raonic 3623
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[57]
1992 first round, 5 h and 53 min (56 games)
Boris Becker 3775776
Christian Ruud 6627623
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[61][62]
2012 semifinals, 4 h and 26 min (58 games)
Roger Federer 37719
Juan Martín del Potro 66517
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[57][59][60]
2012 second round, 66 games (3 h 57 min)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6325
Milos Raonic 3623
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[57]
1920 semifinals, 76 games (6 hrs?) (See Note)
Gordon Lowe 148566
Augustos Zerlendis 1210744
Note: World Tennis Magazine state that some media outlets have reported [this match] lasting approximately six hours.[58] 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[57]
1992 first round, 5 h and 53 min (56 games)
Boris Becker 3775776
Christian Ruud 6627623
Note: Tsonga vs. Raonic above (best-of-three-sets system) was longer by number of games.

Men's doubles
Longest match by time played[57]
2008 semifinals, 4 h and 44 min (59 games)
Simon Aspelin
Thomas Johansson		 78419
Arnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra		 66617
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring[63]
2012 second round, 63 games
Marcelo Melo
Bruno Soares		 1624
Tomáš Berdych
Radek Štěpánek		 6422
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 63779
Sara Gomer 77637
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring
2004 first round, 42 games
Paola Suárez 77659
Nathalie Dechy 61777

Women's doubles
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring[57]
1988 first round, 63 games
Carling Bassett-Seguso
Jill Hetherington		 710520
Mercedes Paz
Gabriela Sabatini		 68718

Mixed doubles
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction
1924 second round, 42 games
Hilda Wallis
Edwin McCrea		 949
Nora Polley
Sydney Jacob		 767

Davis Cup and Fed Cup

Davis Cup
Longest rubber by duration[64]
2015 World Group first round, Argentina vs. Brazil. 6 hours and 43 minutes
Leonardo Mayer 77775515
João Souza 64657713
Longest rubber by number of games (singles)[3]
1982 American Zone semifinal, Canada vs. Venezuela, 100 games
Harry Fritz 16119411
Jorge Andrew 1491169
Longest rubber by duration[65]
2013 World Group first round, Switzerland vs Czech Republic, 7 hours and 1 minute
Stanislas Wawrinka
Marco Chiudinelli		 474722
Tomáš Berdych
Lukáš Rosol		 656624
Longest rubber by number of games (doubles)[3]
Doubles of the 1973 American Zone Final, Chile vs. USA, 122 games
Stan Smith
Erik van Dillen		 737866
Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol		 939613
The 39–37 second set is the longest set in Davis Cup history (76 games).

Fed Cup
Longest rubber by duration[66]
2016 World Group second round, Netherlands vs. Russia, 4 hours
Richèl Hogenkamp 77510
Svetlana Kuznetsova 6478
Longest rubber by number of games (singles)[67]
1997 World Group I first round, France vs. Japan, 54 games
Nathalie Tauziat 7417
Naoko Sawamatsu 5615
Longest rubber by duration[67]
2001 Europe/Africa Group I deciding match, Israel vs. Luxembourg, 3 hours and 35 minutes
Tzipi Obziler
Hila Rosen		 3710
Anne Kremer
Claudine Schaul		 668
Longest rubber by number of games (doubles)[67]
1968 World Group semifinal, Australia vs. Great Britain, 51 games
Margaret Court
Kerry Melville		 9314
Winnie Shaw
Virginia Wade		 7612

Tour Finals

Best-of-five-sets system:
Longest singles final match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring[68]
1996, 58 games
Pete Sampras 377776116
Boris Becker 665647134
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring[69]
1986 round robin, 57 games
Guy Forget
Yannick Noah		 66377
Mike de Palmer
Gary Donnelly		 74665
1987 round robin, 57 games[69]
Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg		 77247
Peter Doohan
Laurie Warder		 66666

Best-of-three-sets system:
Longest match by time played[70]
2016 semi final, 3 hours 38 minutes
Andy Murray 577711
Milos Raonic 76569
This was the longest match since 1991 when times were first recorded.

Best-of-five-sets system:
Longest match by time played[71][72]
1990 final, 3 hours and 47 minutes
Monica Seles 65366
Gabriela Sabatini 47642

Best-of-three-sets system:
Longest match by time played[73]
2012 round robin, 3 hours and 29 minutes
Agnieszka Radwańska 6676
Sara Errani 7854
Longest match by number of games[73]
2017 round robin, 37 games
Venus Williams 7637
Jeļena Ostapenko 5775

See also

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