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

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)WinnerLoserEventRoundScore111:05 John Isner Nicolas Mahut2010 Wimbledon1R6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 70–68207:01 Czech Republic(Tomáš BerdychLukáš Rosol) Switzerland(Stanislas WawrinkaMarco Chiudinelli)2013 Davis Cup1R6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 24–22306:43 Argentina(Leonardo Mayer) Brazil(João Souza)2015 Davis Cup1R7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 5–7, 15–13406:36 Kevin Anderson John Isner2018 WimbledonSF7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 6–7(9–11), 6–4, 26–24506:33(2 days) Fabrice Santoro Arnaud Clément2004 French Open1R6–4, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 3–6, 16–14606:31 Vicki Nelson Jean Hepner1984 Central Fidelity Banks International1R6–4, 7–6(13–11)706:22 United States(John McEnroe) Sweden(Mats Wilander)1982 Davis CupQF9–7, 6–2, 15–17, 3–6, 8–6(before tiebreak era)806:21 Germany(Boris Becker) United States(John McEnroe)1987 Davis CupPO4–6, 15–13, 8–10, 6–2, 6–2(before tiebreak era)906:20 Argentina(Lucas Arnold KerDavid Nalbandian) Russia(Yevgeny KafelnikovMarat Safin)2002 Davis CupSF6–4, 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 19–171006:15 Argentina(José Luis Clerc) United States(John McEnroe)1980 Davis CupF6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 13–11(before tiebreak era)1106:09(2 days) Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor Simon Aspelin Todd Perry2006 WimbledonQF5–7, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 23–211206:05 Lorenzo Giustino Corentin Moutet2020 French Open1R0–6, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 18–161306:04 Austria(Horst Skoff) Sweden(Mats Wilander)1989 Davis CupQF6–7(5–7), 7–6(9–7), 1–6, 6–4, 9–71406:01 Canada(Harry Fritz) Venezuela(Jorge Andrew)1982 Davis CupSF16–14, 11–9, 9–11, 4–6, 11–9(before tiebreak era)

Longest matches by number of games

#No. of gamesWinnerLoserEventRoundScore1183 John Isner Nicolas Mahut2010 Wimbledon1R6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 70–682122 United States(Stan SmithErik van Dillen) Chile(Patricio CornejoJaime Fillol)1973 Davis CupF7–9, 37–39, 8–6, 6–1, 6–33112 Pancho Gonzales Charlie Pasarell1969 Wimbledon1R22–24, 1–6, 16–14, 6–3, 11–9.4105 Marcelo Lara Joaquín Loyo-Mayo Manuel Santana Luis-Augusto García1966 US Open3R10–12, 24–22, 11–9, 3–6, 6–2 Cliff Drysdale Ray Moore Roy Emerson Ron Barnes1967 US OpenQF29–31, 8–6, 3–6, 8–6, 6–26102 Marcelo Melo André Sá Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett2007 Wimbledon2R5–7, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 28–267100 Franklin Robbins Donald Dell1969 US Open1R22–20, 9–7, 6–8, 8–10, 6–4 Harry Fritz Jorge Andrew1982 Davis CupSF16–14, 11–9, 9–11, 4–6, 11–9999 Kevin Anderson John Isner2018 WimbledonSF7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 6–7(9–11), 6–4, 26–241098 Nikola Pilić Gene Scott Cliff Richey Torben Ulrich1966 Wimbledon1R19–21, 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)WinnerLoserEventRoundScore111:05 John Isner Nicolas Mahut2010 Wimbledon1R6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 70–68206:43 Argentina(Leonardo Mayer) Brazil(João Souza)2015 Davis Cup1R7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 5–7, 15–13306:36 Kevin Anderson John Isner2018 WimbledonSF7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 6–7(9–11), 6–4, 26–24406:33 Fabrice Santoro Arnaud Clément2004 French Open1R6–4, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 3–6, 16–14506:22 United States(John McEnroe) Sweden(Mats Wilander)1982 Davis CupQF9–7, 6–2, 15–17, 3–6, 8–6(before tiebreak era)606:21 Germany(Boris Becker) United States(John McEnroe)1987 Davis CupPO4–6, 15–13, 8–10, 6–2, 6–2(before tiebreak era)706:15 Argentina(José Luis Clerc) United States(John McEnroe)1980 Davis CupF6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 14–12(before tiebreak era)806:05 Lorenzo Giustino Corentin Moutet2020 French Open1R0–6, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 18–16906:04 Austria(Horst Skoff) Sweden(Mats Wilander)1989 Davis CupQF6–7(5–7), 7–6(9–7), 1–6, 6–4, 9–71006:01 Canada(Harry Fritz) Venezuela(Jorge Andrew)1982 Davis CupSF16–14, 11–9, 9–11, 4–6, 11–9(before tiebreak era)

Best-of-three-set match

#Duration(hh:mm)WinnerLoserEventRoundScore104:27 Timofey Skatov Chun-Hsin Tseng2026 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia2R6–7(2–7), 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4)204:26 Roger Federer Juan Martín del Potro2012 OlympicsSF3–6, 7–6(7–5), 19–17304:24 Tomás Barrios Vera Juan Bautista Torres2025 Lima Challenger IIQF7–6(7–2), 6–7(6–8), 7–6(12–10)404:23 Flavio Cipolla Robert Farah2011 Open Barranquilla2R6–7(5–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–5)504:21 Calvin Hemery Alexis Galarneau2023 Savannah Challenger1R6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)604:13 Ugo Humbert Taro Daniel2023 Sardegna OpenQF6–7(11–13), 7–6(9–7), 6–4704:03 Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic2009 Madrid OpenSF3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(11–9)804:00 Rafael Nadal Mariano Navone2024 Swedish OpenQF6–7(2–7), 7–5, 7–5903:59 Shang Juncheng Corentin Moutet2024 Madrid Open1R6–7(9–11), 6–2, 7–6(10–8)1003:57 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Milos Raonic2012 Olympics2R6–3, 3–6, 25–23

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 played over the best of five sets, all women's matches are 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)WinnerLoserEventRoundScore106:31 Vicki Nelson Jean Hepner1984 Central Fidelity Banks International1R6–4, 7–6(13–11)205:03 Maria Elena Camerin Monica Niculescu2 Oct 2009 ITF Athens OpenQF6–4, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5)304:56 Amina Anshba Laura Pigossi7 Apr 2021 Córdoba ITF Pro Circuit W251R7–5, 3–6, 7–5404:54 Sandra Samir Tijana Sretenović27 Aug 2022 Cairo ITF Pro Circuit W15SF6–7(2–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–1504:49 Hanna Chang Ulrikke Eikeri6 May 2021 Naples ITF Pro Circuit W252R7–6(12–10), 4–6, 6–4604:46 Anastasia Iamachkine Justina Gonzalez Daniele29 Nov 2022 Buenos Aires ITF Pro Circuit W151R7–5, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5)604:46 Zuzanna Pawlikowska Sandra Samir27 Oct 2024 Sharm El Sheikh ITF Pro Circuit W15F7–5, 6–7(3–7), 7–5704:44 Francesca Schiavone Svetlana Kuznetsova2011 Australian Open4R6–4, 1–6, 16–14804:43 Hina Inoue Kylie Collins16 Jan 2026 Bradenton ITF Pro Circuit W352R6-7(2-7), 7-6(7-5), 6-4804:43 Amira Badawi Louise Brunskog19 Aug 2022 Cairo ITF Pro Circuit W15QF7–5, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3)904:42 Kurumi Nara Monica Niculescu2010 French Open Q34–6, 7–6(7–3), 10–8904:42 Diletta Cherubini Tina Smith21 Sep 2023 Santa Margherita di Pula ITF Pro Circuit W252R7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(7–6)

Main WTA Tour

#Duration(hh:mm)WinnerLoserEventRoundScore106:31 Vicki Nelson Jean Hepner1984 Central Fidelity Banks International1R6–4, 7–6(13–11)204:44 Francesca Schiavone Svetlana Kuznetsova2011 Australian Open4R6–4, 1–6, 16–14304:19 Barbora Strýcová Regina Kulikova2010 Australian Open1R7–6(7–5), 6–7(10–12), 6–3404:15 Sara Sorribes Tormo Gao Xinyu2024 China Open1R6–7(4–7), 7–5, 7–5504:09 Laura Siegemund Wang Xiyu2024 Thailand Open2R7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–1)604:07 Virginie Buisson Noëlle van Lottum1995 French Open1R6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–2703:55 Kerry Melville Pam Teeguarden1972 French Open3R7–6(9–7), 4–6, 16–14703:55 Kristína Kučová Ekaterine Gorgodze2021 Poland OpenQF6–7(4–7), 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–3)903:54 Sara Sorribes Tormo Camila Osorio2022 Cleveland Open1R7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–31003:53 Lesia Tsurenko Kamilla Rakhimova2022 Budapest Grand Prix2R6–7(1–7), 6–4, 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 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.

Doubles Longest doubles matches by time

#Duration(hh:mm)WinnerLoserEventRoundScore107:01 Czech Republic(Tomáš BerdychLukáš Rosol) Switzerland(Stanislas WawrinkaMarco Chiudinelli)2013 Davis Cup1R6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 24–22206:20 Argentina(Lucas Arnold KerDavid Nalbandian) Russia(Yevgeny KafelnikovMarat Safin)2002 Davis CupSF6–4, 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 19–17

Longest doubles matches by number of games + Before tiebreak era# of GamesWinnerLoserEventRoundScore122 United States(Stan SmithErik van Dillen) Chile(Patricio CornejoJaime Fillol)1973 Davis CupZ#7–9, 37–39, 8–6, 6–1, 6–3

+ During tiebreak era# of GamesWinnerLoserEventRoundScore102 Marcelo Melo André Sá Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett2007 Wimbledon2R5–7, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 28–26

Australian Open

Men's singles

Men's doubles

Women's singles

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

French Open

Men's singles

Men's doubles

Women's singles

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

Wimbledon

Men's singles

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

Best-of-five-sets system

Women's singles

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

US Open

Men's singles

Men's doubles

Women's singles

Best-of-five-sets system

Best-of-three-sets system

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

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

Overall

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

Best-of-five-sets system

Men's doubles

Women's singles

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

Davis Cup and Fed Cup

Davis Cup

Fed Cup

Tour Finals

ATP Tour Finals Best-of-five-sets system

Best-of-three-sets system

ATP Next Gen Tour Finals

WTA Tour Finals Best-of-five-sets system

Best-of-three-sets system

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

Best-of-three-sets system

Women's singles

See also

Tennis statistics Shortest tennis match records Longest tiebreaker in tennis

References

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