This article covers records concerning theshortest-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.
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]
During the 1969 tournament,Sue Tutt beat Marion Boundy 6–2, 6–0 in 20 minutes.[21]
In the 1922 Wimbledon finalSuzanne Lenglen defeatedMolla 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 defeatedJoan Fry in 25 minutes, 6–2, 6–0.[22]
(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.
† Both matches played on 4 March 2016, one inFinland and the other inEcuador.
There have been at least 18 best-of-five-set matches which have lasted 18 games (6–0, 6–0, 6–0), colloquially referred to as a "triple bagel", in theOpen Era.[27] This is the shortest possible length for a best-of-five-set match, not including retirements or defaults.
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.
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Nikola Špear
Daniel Contet
Gondo Widjojo
Tao Po
Shinichi Sakamoto
Emilio Sánchez
Kamel Harrad
Karel Nováček
Eduardo Bengoechea
Stefan Edberg
Barry Moir
Hamed-ul-Haq
Faisal Rahman
Dishan Herath
Teo Susnjak
Lin Bing-Chao
Nasser Al-Khelaifi
Todd Woodbridge
Ricardo Mello
David Josepa
Rui Machado
Andy Murray
Laurent Bram
Jarkko Nieminen
Courtney John Lock
Emilio Gómez
Adam Hornby
