# 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 to use the tiebreak in the final set. The Olympic Games have also used a final set tiebreak since 2016.

## All competitions

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Overall
#### Longest matches by duration

Only two professional competitive matches have lasted longer than seven hours and 14 matches have lasted longer than six hours.
| # | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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$^{(13–11)}$ |
| 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 |
| 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 games | Winner | Loser | Event | Round | Score |
| 11 | 183 | John Isner | Nicolas Mahut | 2010 Wimbledon | 1R | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 70–68 |
| 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 |
| 3 | 112 | Pancho Gonzales | Charlie Pasarell | 1969 Wimbledon | 1R | 22–24, 1–6, 16–14, 6–3, 11–9. |
| 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 |
| 4 | 105 | Cliff Drysdale Ray Moore | Roy Emerson Ron Barnes | 1967 US Open | QF | 29–31, 8–6, 3–6, 8–6, 6–2 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 100 | Franklin Robbins | Donald Dell | 1969 US Open | 1R | 22–20, 9–7, 6–8, 8–10, 6–4 |
| 7 | 100 | Harry Fritz | Jorge Andrew | 1982 Davis Cup | SF | 16–14, 11–9, 9–11, 4–6, 11–9 |
| 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 |
| 10 | 98 | Nikola Pilić Gene Scott | Cliff Richey Torben Ulrich | 1966 Wimbledon | 1R | 19–21, 12–10, 6–4, 4–6, 9–7 |

### Men's singles

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.

#### Best-of-five-set match

| # | 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 | 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 | 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) |

#### Best-of-three-set match

| # | Duration (hh:mm) | Winner | Loser | Event | Round | Score |
| 1 | 04:26 | Roger Federer | Juan Martín del Potro | 2012 Olympics | SF | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 19–17 |
| 2 | 04:03 | Rafael Nadal | Novak Djokovic | 2009 Madrid Open | SF | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(11–9)}$ |
| 3 | 04:00 | Rafael Nadal | Mariano Navone | 2024 Swedish Open | QF | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 7–5, 7–5 |
| 4 | 03:59 | Shang Juncheng | Corentin Moutet | 2024 Madrid Open | 1R | 6–7$^{(9–11)}$, 6–2, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$ |
| 5 | 03:57 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Milos Raonic | 2012 Olympics | 2R | 6–3, 3–6, 25–23 |
| 6 | 03:55 | Rafael Nadal | Carlos Moyá | 2008 Chennai Open | SF | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 7–6$^{(7-1)}$ |
| 7 | 03:54 | Andrei Cherkasov | Andrea Gaudenzi | 1993 Tel Aviv Open | QF | 6–7$^{(6-8)}$, 7–6$^{(7-2)}$, 7–5 |
| 8 | 03:50 | Thiago Seyboth Wild | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 2020 Rio Open | 1R | 5-7, 7–6$^{(7-3)}$, 7–5 |
| =9 | 03:49 | Novak Djokovic | Carlos Alcaraz | 2023 Cincinnati Open | F | 5-7, 7–6$^{(9-7)}$, 7–6$^{(7-4)}$ |
| =9 | 03:49 | Tomás Martín Etcheverry | Nicolai Budkov Kjaer | 2025 Davis Cup Qualifers | Q1 | 7-5, 2–6, 7-6$^{(7-5)}$ |

### 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.
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.
| # | 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$^{(13–11)}$ |
| 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 |
| 4 | 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 |
| 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 | 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$^{(7–5)}$ |
| 6 | 04:46 | Zuzanna Pawlikowska | Sandra Samir | 27 Oct 2024 Sharm El Sheikh ITF Pro Circuit W15 | F | 7–5, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 7–5 |
| 7 | 04:44 | Francesca Schiavone | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2011 Australian Open | 4R | 6–4, 1–6, 16–14 |
| 8 | 04:43 | Amira Badawi | Louise Brunskog | 19 Aug 2022 Cairo ITF Pro Circuit W15 | QF | 7–5, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| 9 | 04:42 | Kurumi Nara | Monica Niculescu | 2010 French Open | Q3 | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 10–8 |
| 9 | 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$^{(7–6)}$ |

#### Main WTA Tour

| # | 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$^{(13–11)}$ |
| 2 | 04:44 | Francesca Schiavone | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2011 Australian Open | 4R | 6–4, 1–6, 16–14 |
| 3 | 04:19 | Barbora Strýcová | Regina Kulikova | 2010 Australian Open | 1R | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–7$^{(10–12)}$, 6–3 |
| 4 | 04:18 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | Gao Xinyu | 2024 China Open | 1R | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 7–5, 7–5 |
| 5 | 04:09 | Laura Siegemund | Wang Xiyu | 2024 Thailand Open | 2R | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ |
| 6 | 04:07 | Virginie Buisson | Noëlle van Lottum | 1995 French Open | 1R | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 7–5, 6–2 |
| 7 | 03:55 | Kerry Melville | Pam Teeguarden | 1972 French Open | 3R | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 4–6, 16–14 |
| 7 | 03:55 | Kristína Kučová | Ekaterine Gorgodze | 2021 Poland Open | QF | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| 9 | 03:54 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | Camila Osorio | 2022 Cleveland Open | 1R | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 10 | 03:53 | Lesia Tsurenko | Kamilla Rakhimova | 2022 Budapest Grand Prix | 2R | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 11 | 03:51 | Magda Linette | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 2024 Billie Jean King Cup finals | 1R | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 2–6, 6–4 |
The longest match consisting of two standard sets and a match tie-break was played in the second qualifying round of a $25,000 ITF tournament in Darmstadt, Germany, on July 16, 2024. Sandra Samir defeated Denisa Glushkova 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 6–3, [10–8]. The official ITF live scoring data recorded the duration as three hours and 45 minutes. RankTennis recorded the same time and TNNS recorded one minute longer, but SofaScore recorded five minutes less. The official duration is one minute longer than that recorded for a match in the second qualifying round of a $25,000 ITF tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on January 9, 2023 where Valentina Mutilba defeated Luciana Blatter 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 7–6$^{(12–10)}$, [10–7]. The official ITF live scoring data recorded the duration as three hours and 44 minutes, but SofaScore and TNNS both recorded three minutes less.
* ↑ The fourth-longest match listed above was recorded in the ITF live scoring data as taking 5 hours and 4 minutes. 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.
* ↑ The sixth-longest match listed above was recorded in the ITF live scoring data as taking 4 hours and 50 minutes. 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.
* ↑ The sixth equal-longest match listed above was recorded in the ITF live scoring data as taking 5 hours and 1 minute. The shorter time, recorded by both SofaScore and TNNS, has been included in this table.
* ↑ The eighth-longest match listed above was recorded in the ITF live scoring data as taking 4 hours and 53 minutes. The shorter time, recorded by both SofaScore and TNNS, has been included in this table.
* ↑ The ninth equal-longest match listed above was recorded in the ITF live scoring data as taking 4 hours and 47 minutes. 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) | 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

Before tiebreak era :
| # | # of Games | Winner | Loser | Event | Round | Score |
| 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 |
During tiebreak era :
| # | # of Games | Winner | Loser | Event | Round | Score |
| 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 |

## Australian Open
### Men's singles

Longest match by time played :
| 2012 final, 5 hours and 53 minutes ||||||
| Novak Djokovic | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7 |
| Rafael Nadal | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7$^7$ | 5 |
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 :
| 1927, 71 games ||||||
| Gerald Patterson | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 6 |
| John Hawkes | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 3 |
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring :
| 2017 first round, 84 games ||||||
| Ivo Karlović | 6$^6$ | 3 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| Horacio Zeballos | 7$^8$ | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 |

### Men's doubles

Longest doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction :
| 1966, 87 games ||||||
| Roy Emerson Fred Stolle | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 12 |
| John Newcombe Tony Roche | 9 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
Longest doubles final match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring :
| 2000, 71 games ||||||
| Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| Wayne Black Andrew Kratzmann | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 |

### Women's singles

Longest match by time played :
| 2011 fourth round, 4 hours and 44 minutes ||||||
| Francesca Schiavone | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | 4 | 6 | 14 |
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 :
| 1956, 33 games ||||||
| Mary Carter Reitano | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Thelma Coyne Long | 6 | 2 | 7 |

### 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 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Daphne Akhurst Cozens Marjorie Cox Crawford | 3 | 8 | 6 |

### Mixed doubles

Longest mixed doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction :
| 1933, 45 games ||||||
| Marjorie Crawford Jack Crawford | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn Ellsworth Vines | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Longest mixed doubles final match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring :
| 1992, 39 games ||||||
| Nicole Provis Mark Woodforde | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Todd Woodbridge | 3 | 6 | 9 |

## French Open
### Men's singles

Longest match by time played :
| 2004 first round, 6 hours and 33 minutes ||||||
| Fabrice Santoro | 6 | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | 16 |
| Arnaud Clément | 4 | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | 14 |
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction :
| 1957 first round, 83 games ||||||
| Bob Mark | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Antal Jancsó | 15 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring :
| 2012 second round, 76 games ||||||
| Paul-Henri Mathieu | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| John Isner | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
Longest singles final match by time played :
| 1982, 4 hours and 42 minutes ||||||
| Mats Wilander | 1 | 7$^8$ | 6 | 6 |
| Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6$^6$ | 0 | 4 |
Longest singles final by games, before introduction of the tiebreaker :
| 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 :
| 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 :
| 1995 first round, 4 hours and 7 minutes ||||||
| Virginie Buisson | 6$^3$ | 7 | 6 |
| Noëlle van Lottum | 7$^7$ | 5 | 2 |
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction :
| 1972 third round, 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 | 7$^9$ | 6$^7$ | 11 |
| Laura Gildemeister | 6$^7$ | 7$^9$ | 9 |
Longest singles final match by number of games :
| 1996, 40 games ||||||
| Steffi Graf | 6 | 6$^4$ | 10 |
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 3 | 7$^7$ | 8 |

### Women's doubles

Longest doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction :
| 1955, 50 games ||||||
| Beverly Baker Fleitz Darlene Hard | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Shirley Brasher Bloomer Patricia Ward Hales | 5 | 8 | 11 |

### Mixed doubles

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

## Wimbledon
### Men's singles

Longest match by time and number of games :
| 2010 first round, 183 games, 11 hours and 5 minutes. ||||||
| John Isner | 6 | 3 | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 70 |
| Nicolas Mahut | 4 | 6 | 7$^9$ | 6$^3$ | 68 |
Longest singles final match by time played :
| 2019, 4 hours and 57 minutes ||||||
| Novak Djokovic | 7$^7$ | 1 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 13$^7$ |
| Roger Federer | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | 12$^3$ |
Longest singles final match by number of games :
| 2009, 77 games ||||||
| Roger Federer | 5 | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | 16 |
| Andy Roddick | 7 | 6$^6$ | 6$^5$ | 6 | 14 |
Longest singles semifinal match by time and number of games :
| 2018, 99 games, 6 hours and 36 minutes ||||||
| Kevin Anderson | 7$^8$ | 6$^5$ | 6$^9$ | 6 | 26 |
| John Isner | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 7$^{11}$ | 4 | 24 |

### Men's doubles
#### Best-of-three-sets system

Longest doubles final match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring :
| 2024 final, 39 games ||||||
| Harri Heliövaara Henry Patten | 6$^7$ | 7$^{10}$ | 7$^{11}$ |
| Max Purcell Jordan Thompson | 7$^9$ | 6$^8$ | 6$^9$ |

#### Best-of-five-sets system

Longest doubles final match by time played :
| 1992, 5 hours and 1 minute ||||||
| John McEnroe Michael Stich | 5 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | 19 |
| Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | 17 |
Longest match by time played :
| 2006 quarterfinals, 6 hours and 9 minutes ||||||
| Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 5 | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | 23 |
| Simon Aspelin Todd Perry | 7 | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 21 |
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction :
| 1966 first round, 98 games ||||||
| 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 ||||||
| Marcelo Melo André Sá | 5 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7$^9$ | 28 |
| Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett | 7 | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6$^7$ | 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 :
| 1995 second round, 3 hours and 45 minutes ||||||
| Chanda Rubin | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 17 |
| Patricia Hy-Boulais | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 15 |
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 | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 17 |
| Patricia Hy-Boulais | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 15 |
Longest singles final match by time played :
| 2005, 2 hours and 45 minutes ||||||
| Venus Williams | 4 | 7$^7$ | 9 |
| Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7 |
Longest singles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction :
| 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 ||||||
| Pat Brazier Christabel Wheatcroft | 11 | 5 | 9 |
| Mildred Nonweiler Betty Soames | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction :
| 1933 final, 38 games ||||||
| Simonne Mathieu Elizabeth Ryan | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Freda James Billie Yorke | 2 | 11 | 4 |
1967 final, 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 final, 48 games ||||||
| Eric Sturgess Sheila Piercey Summers | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| John Bromwich Louise Brough Clapp | 7 | 11 | 5 |

## US Open
### Men's singles

Longest match by time played :
| 2024 first round, 5 hours and 35 minutes ||||||
| Dan Evans | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 |
| Karen Khachanov | 7$^8$ | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | 4 |
Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction :
| 1969 first round, 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 :
| 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 | 7$^{12}$ | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Novak Djokovic | 6$^{10}$ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 |

### Men's doubles

Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction :
| 1966 third round, 105 games ||||||
| Marcelo Lara Joaquín 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 :
| 2021, 3 hours and 40 minutes ||||||
| Rebeka Masarova | 6$^9$ | 7$^7$ | 7$^{11}$ |
| Ana Bogdan | 7$^{11}$ | 6$^2$ | 6$^9$ |
2021, 3 hours and 40 minutes :
| Elise Mertens | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| Rebecca Peterson | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ |

#### Best-of-five-sets system

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

#### Best-of-three-sets system

Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring :
| 1985 quarterfinal, 39 games ||||||
| 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, 43 games ||||||
| Eleanor Goss Marion Zinderstein | 13 | 4 | 6 |
| Helen Baker Eleanor 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 :
| 1920 semifinals, 76 games (5 hrs 45 minutes) (See Note) ||||||
| Gordon Lowe | 14 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Augustos Zerlendis | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring :
| 2012 second round, 66 games (3 h 57 min) ||||||
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| Milos Raonic | 3 | 6 | 23 |
Longest match by time played, after the tiebreaker introduction :
| 1992 first round, 5 h and 53 min (56 games) ||||||
| Boris Becker | 3 | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| Christian Ruud | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7 | 6$^2$ | 3 |

### Men's singles
#### Best-of-three-sets system

Longest match by time played :
| 2012 semifinals, 4 h and 26 min (58 games) ||||||
| Roger Federer | 3 | 7$^7$ | 19 |
| Juan Martín del Potro | 6 | 6$^5$ | 17 |
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring :
| 2012 second round, 66 games (3 h 57 min) ||||||
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| Milos Raonic | 3 | 6 | 23 |
Longest singles final match by time played :
| 2024 final, 2 h and 50 min ||||||
| Novak Djokovic | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 6$^3$ | 6$^2$ |

#### Best-of-five-sets system

Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction :
| 1920 semifinals, 76 games (6 hrs?) (See Note) ||||||
| Gordon Lowe | 14 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Augustos Zerlendis | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Longest match by time played, after the tiebreaker introduction :
| 1992 first round, 5 h and 53 min (56 games) ||||||
| Boris Becker | 3 | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| Christian Ruud | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7 | 6$^2$ | 3 |

### Men's doubles

Longest match by time played :
| 2008 semifinals, 4 h and 44 min (59 games) ||||||
| Simon Aspelin Thomas Johansson | 7$^8$ | 4 | 19 |
| Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra | 6$^6$ | 6 | 17 |
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring :
| 2012 second round, 63 games ||||||
| Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| Tomáš Berdych Radek Štěpánek | 6 | 4 | 22 |

### Women's singles

Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring :
| 1988 second round, 42 games ||||||
| Larisa Savchenko | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 9 |
| Sara Gomer | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 7 |
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring :
| 2004 first round, 42 games ||||||
| Paola Suárez | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 9 |
| Nathalie Dechy | 6$^1$ | 7$^7$ | 7 |

### Women's doubles

Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring :
| 1988 first round, 63 games ||||||
| Carling Bassett-Seguso Jill Hetherington | 7$^{10}$ | 5 | 20 |
| Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini | 6$^8$ | 7 | 18 |

### Mixed doubles

Longest match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction :
| 1924 second round, 42 games ||||||
| Hilda Wallis Edwin McCrea | 9 | 4 | 9 |
| Nora Polley Sydney Jacob | 7 | 6 | 7 |

## Davis Cup and Fed Cup
### Davis Cup

Longest rubber by duration :
| 2015 World Group first round, Argentina vs. Brazil. 6 hours and 43 minutes ||||||
| Leonardo Mayer | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| João Souza | 6$^4$ | 6$^5$ | 7 | 7 | 13 |
Longest rubber by number of games (singles) :
| 1982 American Zone semifinal, Canada vs. Venezuela, 100 games ||||||
| Harry Fritz | 16 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 11 |
| Jorge Andrew | 14 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 9 |
Longest rubber by duration :
| 2013 World Group first round, Switzerland vs Czech Republic, 7 hours and 1 minute ||||||
| 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 ||||||
| Stan Smith Erik van Dillen | 7 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 9 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 3 |

### Fed Cup

Longest rubber by duration :
| 2016 World Group first round, Netherlands vs. Russia, 4 hours ||||||
| Richèl Hogenkamp | 7$^7$ | 5 | 10 |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6$^4$ | 7 | 8 |
Longest rubber by number of games (singles) :
| 1997 World Group first round, France vs. Japan, 54 games ||||||
| Nathalie Tauziat | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| Naoko Sawamatsu | 5 | 6 | 15 |
Longest rubber by duration :
| 2001 Europe/Africa Group I deciding match, Israel vs. Luxembourg, 3 hours and 35 minutes ||||||
| Tzipi Obziler Hila Rosen | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Anne Kremer Claudine Schaul | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Longest rubber by number of games (doubles) :
| 1968 World Group semifinal, Australia vs. Great Britain, 51 games ||||||
| Margaret Court Kerry Melville | 9 | 3 | 14 |
| Winnie Shaw Virginia Wade | 7 | 6 | 12 |

## Tour Finals
### ATP Tour Finals
#### Best-of-five-sets system

Longest singles final match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring :
| 1996, 58 games ||||||
| Pete Sampras | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 6$^{11}$ | 6 |
| Boris Becker | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^4$ | 7$^{13}$ | 4 |
Longest match by number of games, using tiebreaker scoring :
| 1986 round robin, 57 games ||||||
| Guy Forget Yannick Noah | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Mike de Palmer Gary Donnelly | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
1987 round robin, 57 games :
| Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Peter Doohan Laurie Warder | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

#### Best-of-three-sets system

Longest match by time played :
| 2016 semi final, 3 hours 38 minutes ||||||
| Andy Murray | 5 | 7$^7$ | 7$^{11}$ |
| Milos Raonic | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6$^9$ |

### ATP Next Gen Tour Finals

Longest match by time played :
| 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals round robin, 2 hours and 38 minutes ||||||
| Francesco Passaro | 4$^9$ | 2 | 3$^4$ | 4$^7$ | 4$^{10}$ |
| Matteo Arnaldi | 3$^7$ | 4 | 4$^7$ | 3$^4$ | 3$^8$ |
Longest final match by time played :
| 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals, 2 hours and 12 minutes ||||||
| Hamad Medjedovic | 3$^6$ | 4 | 4 | 3$^9$ | 4 |
| Arthur Fils | 4$^8$ | 1 | 2 | 4$^{11}$ | 1 |

### WTA Tour Finals
#### Best-of-five-sets system

Longest match by time played :
| 1990 final, 3 hours and 47 minutes ||||||
| Monica Seles | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Gabriela Sabatini | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 |

#### Best-of-three-sets system

Longest match by time played :
| 2012 round robin, 3 hours and 29 minutes ||||||
| Agnieszka Radwańska | 6$^6$ | 7 | 6 |
| Sara Errani | 7$^8$ | 5 | 4 |
Longest match by number of games :
| 2017 round robin, 37 games ||||||
| Venus Williams | 7 | 6$^3$ | 7 |
| Jeļena Ostapenko | 5 | 7$^7$ | 5 |

## ATP/WTA 1000 Series
### Men's singles
#### Best-of-five-sets system

Longest singles final match by time played :
| 2005 Rome final, 5 hours and 15 minutes ||||||
| Rafael Nadal | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7$^8$ |
| Guillermo Coria | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6$^6$ |
Longest singles final match by number of games :
| 2006 Rome final, 57 games ||||||
| Rafael Nadal | 6$^0$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ |
| Roger Federer | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ |

#### Best-of-three-sets system

Longest singles final match by time played :
| 2023 Cincinnati final, 3 hours and 49 minutes ||||||
| Novak Djokovic | 5 | 7$^9$ | 7$^7$ |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 7 | 6$^7$ | 6$^4$ |
Longest match by time played :
| 2009 Madrid semifinal, 4 hours and 2 minutes ||||||
| Rafael Nadal | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7$^{11}$ |
| Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^9$ |

### Women's singles

Longest match by time played :
| 2024 China Open first round, 4 hours and 18 minutes ||||||
| Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6$^4$ | 7 | 7 |
| Gao Xinyu | 7$^7$ | 5 | 5 |