Shortest tennis match records
This article covers records concerning the shortest-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.
won the quickest-ever open era Grand Slam Final in 32 minutes.
Short times
Men
Overall
- Jack Harper lost just a single 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.
- Francisco Clavet set an ATP tournament record in Shanghai in the first round of the 2001 Heineken Open Shanghai when he defeated Jiang Shan in 25 minutes, 6–0, 6–0.
Grand Slam tournaments
Wimbledon
- The 1881 Wimbledon final in which William Renshaw defeated John Hartley, 6–0, 6–1, 6–1, lasted 36 minutes.
- Fred Perry defeated Gottfried von Cramm, 6–1, 6–1, 6–0, in the 1936 Wimbledon final in 40 minutes.
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Bernard Tomic in the first round in the 2019 Wimbledon Championships 6–2 6–1 6–4 in 58 minutes, though Tomic was later fined for a lack of effort.
Masters Tour
- Jarkko Nieminen won against Bernard Tomic at the Miami Masters in 2014 in 28 minutes.
Olympics
- John Millman became the first player in Olympic tennis history to win a match by the scoreline of 6-0, 6-0 when he defeated Ričardas Berankis in the first round of the tennis tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Women
Overall
- Margaret Court won the 1963 Eastern Grass Court Championships crown in a record 24-minute match.
- Helen Wills defeated Joan Fry at the 1927 Wightman Cup 6–2, 6–0 in 24 minutes.
- Helen Wills, while dispatching Emily Wright 6-0, 6–0 in Beaulieu, France in 1926, won the first set in 9 minutes.
Grand Slam tournaments
French Open
- Steffi Graf won, 6–0, 6–0 against Natasha Zvereva in the 1988 French Open final. The official time of the match given on the scoresheet was 34 minutes , however just 32 minutes of playing time, split into two periods of nine and 23 minutes due to a rain break. It is the only "double bagel" Grand Slam singles final of the Open Era.
Wimbledon
- During the 1969 tournament, Susan Tutt beat Marion Boundy 6–2, 6–0 in 20 minutes.
- In the 1922 Wimbledon final Suzanne Lenglen defeated Molla Mallory, 6–2, 6–0, in 23 minutes. Some accounts state that the match was over in 20 minutes.
- In the 1925 Wimbledon final Lenglen defeated Joan Fry in 25 minutes, 6–2, 6–0.
Fewest games
- = winner of the match also won the tournament.
Men
| Year | Grand Slam | Round | Winner | Loser |
| 1968 | French Open | First round |  Nikola Špear |  Daniel Contet |
| 1981 | Davis Cup | Play Off | Thierry Tulasne |  Shinichi Sakamoto |
| 1984 | Davis Cup | First Round |  Emilio Sanchez |  Kamel Harrad |
| 1987 | French Open | Second round |  Karel Nováček |  Eduardo Bengoechea |
| 1987 | Wimbledon | First round |  Stefan Edberg | Stefan Eriksson |
| 1987 | US Open | First round | Ivan Lendl |  Barry Moir |
| 1993 | French Open | Second round |  Sergi Bruguera | Thierry Champion |
| 2001 | Wimbledon | Qualifying |  Todd Woodbridge | Johan Örtegren |
| 2005 | Davis Cup | Second Round |  Ricardo Mello |  David Josepa |
| 2011 | Davis Cup | Second round |  Andy Murray |  Laurent Bram |
| 2016 | Davis Cup | First Round |  Jarkko Nieminen |  Courtney John Lock |
| 2016 | Davis Cup | First Round |  Emilio Gómez |  Adam Hornby |
Women
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 in the Open era which have lasted 12 games without retirements or defaults.Incomplete List
| Year | Grand Slam | Round | Winner | Loser |
| 1969 | Australian Open | First round | Margaret Court | Judith Gohn |
| 1969 | French Open | First round | Kazuko Sawamatsu |  Monique Van Haver |
| 1969 | French Open | Third round |  Julie Heldman | Raquel Giscafré |
| 1969 | Wimbledon | Third round | Karen Krantzcke | Pam Teeguarden |
| 1970 | Australian Open | Second round | Margaret Court | Caroline Langsford |
| 1970 | French Open | First round |  Helga Hösl |  Katalin Borka |
| 1970 | French Open | Third round | Billie Jean King | Odile de Roubin |
| 1970 | Wimbledon | Second round | Peggy Michel | Alena Palmeova |
| 1970 | Wimbledon | Second round | Judy Dalton | Susan Northen |
| 1971 | Australian Open | First round | Patricia Coleman | Helen Taylor |
| 1971 | French Open | First round | Julie Heldman | Sharon Van Brandis |
| 1971 | Wimbledon | First round | Rosie Casals | Rosy Darmon |
| 1971 | Wimbledon | Second round | Margaret Court | Lorraine Robinson |
| 1972 | French Open | First round | Vlasta Vopičková | Michele Gurdal |
| 1972 | US Open | Second round | Margaret Court | Barbara Hawcroft |
| 1973 | Australian Open | Second round | Margaret Court | Nathalie Fuchs |
| 1974 | Australian Open | First round | Wendy Turnbull | Brenda Dale |
| 1974 | Australian Open | Second round | Chris Evert | Katerleen Szeman |
| 1974 | Australian Open | Second round | Evonne Goolagong | Miki Yokobori |
| 1974 | French Open | First round | Marie Neumannová | Nicole Bimes |
| 1974 | Wimbledon | First round | Virginia Wade | Veronica Burton |
| 1974 | Wimbledon | Second round | Winnie Shaw | Nerida Gregory |
| 1974 | Wimbledon | Second round | Mona Schallau | Nathalie Fuchs |
| 1974 | US Open | Third round | Evonne Goolagong | Katja Ebbinghaus |
| 1975 | French Open | Second round |  Marina Kroschina | Laurie Fleming |
| 1975 | Wimbledon | Third round | Margaret Court | Renáta Tomanová |
| 1975 | US Open | Third round | Evonne Goolagong | Peggy Michel |
| 1985 | Australian Open | First round | Wendy Turnbull | Susan Leo |
| 1985 | Australian Open | Second round | Wendy Turnbull | Elizabeth Smylie |
| 1988 | French Open | Final | Steffi Graf | Natasha Zvereva |
| 1989 | Australian Open | First round | Conchita Martínez | Eva Švíglerová |
| 1993 | French Open | Second round | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Naoko Sawamatsu |
| 1995 | French Open | First round | Conchita Martínez |  Sabine Hack |
| 1996 | French Open | Third round | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |  Elena Likhovtseva |
| 1996 | Wimbledon | First round | Conchita Martínez |  Silvia Farina Elia |
| 1997 | Wimbledon | First round | Conchita Martínez | Yuka Yoshida |
| 1997 | Wimbledon | Second round | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Clare Wood |
| 1998 | Australian Open | First round | Mary Pierce |  Li Fang |
| 1998 | Australian Open | Second round | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Elena Makarova |
| 1998 | Australian Open | Fourth round | Lindsay Davenport |  Ruxandra Dragomir |
| 1998 | Australian Open | Fourth round |  Martina Hingis |  Yayuk Basuki |
| 1998 | Australian Open | Fourth round | Mary Pierce |  Henrieta Nagyová |
| 1999 | French Open | Second round |  Anna Smashnova | Els Callens |
| 1999 | US Open | Second round | Conchita Martínez | Alexia Dechaume-Balleret |
| 2000 | Australian Open | First round | Anna Kournikova |  Patricia Wartusch |
| 2000 | French Open | First round | Ángeles Montolio | Patricia Wartusch |
| 2000 | US Open | First round | Kim Clijsters | Marta Marrero |
| 2001 | Australian Open | First round |  Silvija Talaja | Alicia Molik |
| 2001 | French Open | First round |  Jelena Dokić |  Adriana Gerši |
| 2002 | US Open | First round | Venus Williams | Mirjana Lučić |
| 2002 | US Open | First round |  Iroda Tulyaganova | Adriana Serra Zanetti |
| 2003 | Australian Open | Second round | Kim Clijsters | Petra Mandula |
| 2003 | French Open | Third round | Serena Williams | Barbara Schett |
| 2003 | Wimbledon | First round | Kim Clijsters |  Rossana de los Ríos |
| 2004 | Australian Open | Second round | Kim Clijsters | Maria Elena Camerin |
| 2005 | Wimbledon | First round | Lindsay Davenport | Jamea Jackson |
| 2006 | Wimbledon | First round | Amélie Mauresmo | Ivana Abramović |
| 2007 | Australian Open | First round | Kim Clijsters | Vasilisa Bardina |
| 2007 | Wimbledon | First round | Martina Müller | Anna Smashnova |
| 2008 | French Open | Second round |  Victoria Azarenka | Sorana Cîrstea |
| 2008 | French Open | Fourth round |  Ana Ivanovic | Petra Cetkovská |
| 2009 | French Open | First round | Dinara Safina | Anne Keothavong |
| 2009 | Wimbledon | First round | Marion Bartoli |  Yung-Jan Chan |
| 2009 | Wimbledon | Second round | Victoria Azarenka | Ioana Raluca Olaru |
| 2009 | US Open | Second round | Flavia Pennetta |  Sania Mirza |
| 2009 | US Open | Fourth round |  Kateryna Bondarenko | Gisela Dulko |
| 2010 | Australian Open | First round | María José Martínez Sánchez | Evgeniya Rodina |
| 2010 | US Open | Qualifying |  Arantxa Rus |  María Fernanda Álvarez Terán |
| 2010 | US Open | Second round |  Caroline Wozniacki | Chang Kai-chen |
| 2010 | US Open | Third round | Maria Sharapova | Beatrice Capra |
| 2011 | Australian Open | First round | Kim Clijsters | Dinara Safina |
| 2011 | Australian Open | First round | Marion Bartoli | Tathiana Garbin |
| 2012 | French Open | First round | Maria Sharapova |  Alexandra Cadanțu |
| 2012 | US Open | Fourth round | Serena Williams | Andrea Hlaváčková |
| 2013 | Australian Open | First round | Serena Williams | Edina Gallovits-Hall |
| 2013 | Australian Open | First round | Maria Sharapova | Olga Puchkova |
| 2013 | Australian Open | Second round | Maria Sharapova | Misaki Doi |
| 2013 | US Open | First round | Carla Suárez Navarro | Lauren Davis |
| 2013 | US Open | First round | Sara Errani | Olivia Rogowska |
| 2013 | US Open | First round |  Victoria Azarenka | Dinah Pfizenmaier |
| 2013 | US Open | Quarterfinal | Serena Williams | Carla Suárez Navarro |
| 2014 | Australian Open | First round | Annika Beck | Petra Martić |
| 2014 | French Open | Third round | Maria Sharapova | Paula Ormaechea |
| 2014 | US Open | First round | Johanna Larsson | Virginie Razzano |
| 2015 | Australian Open | Qualifying | Barbora Krejčíková |  Bianca Botto |
| 2015 | Wimbledon | First round | Venus Williams | Madison Brengle |
| 2015 | Wimbledon | First round | Andrea Petkovic | Shelby Rogers |
| 2015 | Wimbledon | First round | Angelique Kerber | Carina Witthöft |
| 2016 | Australian Open | First round | Victoria Azarenka | Alison van Uytvanck |
| 2016 | French Open | First round | Wang Qiang | Tessah Andrianjafitrimo |
| 2016 | US Open | First round | Carla Suárez Navarro | Teliana Pereira |
| 2017 | French Open | Second round | Caroline Wozniacki |  Françoise Abanda |
| 2018 | US Open | First round | Daria Gavrilova | Sara Sorribes Tormo |
| 2018 | US Open | First round |  Monica Puig | Stefanie Vögele |
| 2018 | US Open | Third round | Naomi Osaka | Aliaksandra Sasnovich |
| 2019 | Australian Open | First round | Maria Sharapova | Harriet Dart |
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Since 2005| Year | Grand Slam | Round | Winner | Loser |
| 2006 | US Open | First round | Květa Peschke Francesca Schiavone | Sofia Arvidsson Martina Müller |
| 2007 | Australian Open | Quarterfinals | Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung | Ashley Harkleroad Galina Voskoboeva |
| 2009 | Wimbledon Championships | Third round | Serena Williams Venus Williams | Yan Zi Zheng Jie |
| 2017 | Wimbledon Championships | Final | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | Chan Hao-Ching Monica Niculescu |