Fastest recorded tennis serves - wikipedia Fastest recorded tennis serves This article lists the fastest recorded tennis serves in the men 's and women 's games. This list may not be historically complete. Udayachand Shetty with Roy Emerson Udayachand Shetty after winning the Gilbey Gin 's Fast Serve Tennis Tournament For instance, 1. Roscoe Tanner 's serve was clocked at 153 mph at Palm Springs in 1978 during the final against Raúl Ramírez. 2. There are reports that Bill Tilden had a serve that was clocked at 163.3 mph but there is nothing to verify that. 3. Ellsworth vines in the Wimbledon finals of 1932 clocked 121 mph ( without Radar ). Udayachand Shetty with Rod Laver Udayachand Shetty 's winning serve was clocked by radar at 120 mph using a wooden racquet, at the Gilbey Gins fast serve contest held in Chicago on July 24th 1976. This qualified him to take part in the finals at the west side tennis club in Forest Hills Queens on 20th August, 1976. Colin Dibley of Australia won the event with a serve of 130 mph. The Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) does not formally recognize service speed records made in Challenger tour events due to lack of uniformity in these tournaments ' radar guns ( including availability or lack thereof ). Nevertheless, the serve speed of 263.4 km / h ( 163.7 mph ) recorded by Australian Sam Groth at an ATP Challenger event in Busan, South Korea in May 2012 was measured using approved equipment according to the ATP, and other data gathered appeared within a normal range. However, John Isner holds the ATP 's official record for the fastest serve at 253 km / h ( 157.2 mph ). Ivo Karlović with a 232 km / h ( 144 mph ) second serve in the quarterfinals of the 2007 Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, holds the record for the fastest second serve ever recorded. Criteria Men 's serves must be recorded at or over 230 km / h ( 143 mph ) minimum standard speed. Women 's serves must be recorded at or over 200 km / h ( 124 mph ) minimum standard speed. Only one serve per player is recorded here. For example, Andy Roddick has many 230 km / h ( 143 mph ) or faster serves on his record but only his personal best of 249 km / h ( 155 mph ) is included. In cases where more than one serve has been recorded at the same speed, the oldest recorded serve is listed first. Contents 1 Men 2 Women 3 See also 4 References Men Not recognized by ATP Not formally recognized by ATP and / or unsourced Rank Player Speed Event Type Round Source Samuel Groth 263 km / h ( 163.4 mph ) 2012 Busan Open Challenger Tennis Singles 2R Albano Olivetti 257.5 km / h ( 160 mph ) 2012 Internazionali Trofeo Lame Perrel -- Faip 1R John Isner 253 km / h ( 157.2 mph ) 2016 Davis Cup 1R Ivo Karlović 251 km / h ( 156.0 mph ) 2011 Davis Cup Doubles 1R Jerzy Janowicz 2012 Pekao Szczecin Open Singles 1R Andy Roddick 249.4 km / h ( 155 mph ) 2004 Davis Cup SF 6 Milos Raonic 249.4 km / h ( 155 mph ) 2012 SAP Open SF 8 Joachim Johansson 244.6 km / h ( 152 mph ) 2004 Davis Cup Doubles 1R Feliciano López 2014 Aegon Championships Singles 1R 10 Marius Copil 244 km / h ( 151.6 mph ) 2016 European Open QF 11 Hubert Hurkacz 243 km / h ( 151.0 mph ) 2016 Davis Cup 1R 12 Taylor Dent 240 km / h ( 149.1 mph ) 2010 French Open 1R Juan Martín del Potro 240 km / h ( 149.1 mph ) 2017 Stockholm Open 14 Greg Rusedski 239.8 km / h ( 149 mph ) 1998 Newsweek Champions Cup SF 16 Dmitry Tursunov 237 km / h ( 147.3 mph ) 2006 Davis Cup ? Jo - Wilfried Tsonga 2014 Rogers Cup style = `` background : # ffebcd '' QF Frances Tiafoe 2018 Estoril Open 18 Fernando González 236 km / h ( 146.6 mph ) 2007 Italian Open ( tennis ) SF 21 Gaël Monfils 235 km / h ( 146 mph ) 2007 Legg Mason Tennis Classic QF Dušan Vemić 2008 Countrywide Classic ? Marin Čilić 2016 Davis Cup Singles 1R 23 Ivan Ljubičić 234 km / h ( 145.4 mph ) 2005 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid Stan Wawrinka 2014 Davis Cup Doubles 26 Grigor Dimitrov 233.4 km / h ( 145 mph ) 2013 Aegon Championships Reilly Opelka 2016 U.S. Men 's Clay Court Championships Viktor Troicki 2017 Davis Cup 27 Nicolás Jarry 233 km / h ( 144.8 mph ) 2018 Davis Cup 1R 29 Fernando Verdasco 232 km / h ( 144.2 mph ) 2009 French Open Dominic Thiem 2017 Gerry Weber Open 31 Mardy Fish 231.7 km / h ( 144 mph ) 2007 Pacific Life Open Marcin Matkowski 2009 ATP World Tour Finals 36 Martin Verkerk 230 km / h ( 143 mph ) 2003 Breil Milano Indoor Robin Söderling 2010 ATP World Tour Finals Daniel Brands 2011 Intersport Heilbronn Open Jiří Veselý 2014 Wimbledon Nicolás Almagro 2016 Argentina Open Jump up ^ In the match, Groth also hit serves recorded at 255.7 km / h ( 158.9 mph ) and 253.5 km / h ( 157.5 mph ) Jump up ^ His fastest verified serve clocked in at 149.3 mph ( 240 km / h ) in the 2013 Davis Cup and he produced a 150.4 mph ( 242 km / h ) serve during his run in the 2012 Paris Masters, but it was a let. Women The WTA does not recognize, nor keep tabs of speed records set outside selected main draw segment of WTA Tour tournaments ( where at least one of the tennis courts has a speed gun installation in place ). Therefore even records that have been achieved during qualifications in those same places but not in main draw matches as well as records documented at other matches like ITF tour events, Fed Cup ties, Olympics tennis and other tournaments are not counted as part of women 's speed record. Not recognized by WTA Rank Player Speed Event Georgina Garcia Pérez 220.0 km / h ( 136.7 mph ) 2018 Hungarian Ladies Open Sabine Lisicki 210.8 km / h ( 131.0 mph ) 2014 Stanford Classic Venus Williams 207.6 km / h ( 129.0 mph ) 2007 US Open Ivana Jorović 207.0 km / h ( 128.6 mph ) 2017 Fed Cup Serena Williams 207.0 km / h ( 128.6 mph ) 2013 Australian Open 6 Julia Görges 203.0 km / h ( 126.1 mph ) 2012 French Open Caroline Garcia 2016 Fed Cup 8 Brenda Schultz - McCarthy 202.7 km / h ( 126.0 mph ) 2007 Indian Wells Masters 9 Nadiya Kichenok 202.0 km / h ( 125.5 mph ) 2014 Australian Open 10 Lucie Hradecká 201.2 km / h ( 125.0 mph ) 2015 Wimbledon Naomi Osaka 2016 US Open 12 Anna - Lena Grönefeld 201.1 km / h ( 125.0 mph ) 2009 Indian Wells Masters 13 Ana Ivanovic 201.0 km / h ( 124.9 mph ) 2007 French Open Denisa Allertová 2015 Australian Open 15 Kristina Mladenovic 200.0 km / h ( 124.3 mph ) 2009 French Open Jump up ^ `` IDS only collects serve speed data on show courts at certain events ( 11 in 2014 ) and started doing so in 1989... Players who have had multiple Top 10 fastest serves only have their top one listed, and if they hit that top speed multiple times, just the first time they did it is listed. '' http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/1978722/title/ids-serve-speed-leaders See also Tennis portal Ace ( tennis ) References Jump up ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/612431-pete-sampras-and-the-top-25-servers-in-the-history-of-mens-tennis Jump up ^ Smith, Red ( 1977 - 08 - 26 ). `` They only serve but Hard ''. New York Times. p. 37. CS1 maint : Date and year ( link ) Jump up ^ `` Aussie has a racket - hits `` em 148 miles per hour ''. Chicago Tribune ( published 1976 - 08 - 19 ). 1976. p. 7. Jump up ^ Rogers, Thomas ( 1976 - 08 - 21 ). `` Dibley service fastest in town ''. New York Times. Jump up ^ `` Aussie Groth Hits Speedy Serves ''. Association of Tennis Professionals Staff. 2012 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ http://isportsweb.com/2015/10/10/tennis-ivo-karlovic-loses-but-breaks-another-record/ Jump up ^ `` IDS Serve Speed Leaders ''. Pro Tennis Internet Network. 2011 - 06 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Andy Roddick 's Serve ''. Retrieved 5 June 2012. Jump up ^ `` Fastest serve of a tennis ball ( male ) ''. Guinness World Records. Retrieved 27 Jan 2017. Jump up ^ `` Aussie smashes tennis serve speed record ''. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved May 13, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Groth and Olivetti Top Guns of Fast Serve ''. Orange Deuce. August 11, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Davis Cup 2016 : John Isner breaks serve speed record with 253km / h bomb ''. Fox Sports. 2016 - 03 - 06. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Ivo Karlovic sets world serve record ''. ESPN. March 6, 2011. Jump up ^ `` The final in figures ''. Fédération Française de Tennis. Retrieved 5 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` The record service speed of 251km / hour in the Challenger in Szczecin ''. Official Website of Jordan Tratree. August 1, 2013. Jump up ^ Tennis headlines, March 6, 2011 ^ Jump up to : `` 2011 ATP World Tour Media Guide ''. Association of Tennis Professionals. p. 205. Retrieved 1 July 2011. Jump up ^ Botero B., Andrés ( 15 July 2014 ). `` El saque más veloz del tenis estará en el ATP 250 de Bogotá ''. eltiempo.com ( in Spanish ). Jump up ^ López, Feliciano ( 9 June 2014 ). `` We will continue playing 2morrow at 12 noon.So happy to hit my fastest bullet today 152mph ! ! ! ! ''. @ feliciano_lopez. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 19. ^ Jump up to : `` Nu - i joacă de Copil ! Arădeanul este în semifinale, la Budapesta. Am aflat de ce evoluează senzațional ! Alte sporturi, Alte sporturi, Sport, Tenis, Tenis Libertatea.ro ''. Libertatea.ro ( in Romanian ). 2016 - 10 - 28. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 19. Jump up ^ SamTennisVids ( 2017 - 10 - 22 ), Grigor Dimitrov Vs Juan Martin del Potro - Stockholm 2017 Final ( Highlights HD ), retrieved 2017 - 12 - 19 Jump up ^ `` Hingis wins title ; Rusedski hits 149 mph ''. Houston Chronicle. March 15, 1998. Retrieved 27 April 2011. Jump up ^ `` Tsonga credits leg work to increased serve speed ''. theScore.com. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 19. Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyKcXaEO9Wc&t=6m33s Jump up ^ ( ( ) ) Jump up ^ Dan Rascanu ( 2014 - 12 - 20 ), Davis Cup 2014 Federer / Wawrinka vs Benneteau / Gasquet, retrieved 2017 - 12 - 19 Jump up ^ https://www.latercera.com/el-deportivo/noticia/un-saque-supersonico/57485/ Jump up ^ `` IDS Serve Speed Leaders ''. WTA. Retrieved 13 March 2014. Jump up ^ AS, Diario ( 2018 - 02 - 19 ). `` Georgina García, al cuadro final con un saque de ¡ 220 km / h ! ''. AS.com ( in Spanish ). Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Lisicki hits fastest serve ever ''. WTA. July 29, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Australian Open 2015 tournament statistics : Cornet vs. Allertova ''. ausopen.com. January 22, 2015. 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Question: who has the fastest tennis serve in the world
Answer: Samuel Groth