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Longest tennis match records

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A plaque commemorating the [[Isner–Mahut match]] on Court 18 at Wimbledon.

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)	Winner	Loser	Event	Round	Score
1	11:05
(3 days)	USA John Isner	FRA Nicolas Mahut	2010 Wimbledon	1R	6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 70–68
2	07:01	Czech Republic Czech Republic
(Tomáš Berdych
Lukáš Rosol)	Switzerland 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 Argentina
(Leonardo Mayer)	Brazil Brazil
(João Souza)	2015 Davis Cup	1R	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 5–7, 15–13
4	06:36	RSA Kevin Anderson	USA John Isner	2018 Wimbledon	SF	date=13 July 2018	title=Wimbledon 2018: Kevin Anderson beats John Isner in record-breaking semi-final	url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/44823525	publisher=BBC Sport}}
5	06:33
(2 days)	FRA Fabrice Santoro	FRA Arnaud Clément	2004 French Open	1R	6–4, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 3–6, 16–14
6	06:31	USA Vicki Nelson	USA Jean Hepner	[1984 Central Fidelity
Banks International](1984-central-fidelity-banks-international)	1R	last=Seminara	first=Dave	date=23 September 2009	title=The Day They Belabored the Point – Vicki Nelson and Jean Hepner recall longest point in pro tennis	url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/sports/tennis/24tennis.html	url-status=live	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922125755/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/sports/tennis/24tennis.html	archive-date=22 September 2022	access-date=9 September 2023	work=The New York Times}}
7	06:22	USA United States
(John McEnroe)	SWE Sweden
(Mats Wilander)	1982 Davis Cup	QF	9–7, 6–2, 15–17, 3–6, 8–6
(before tiebreak era)
8	06:21	GER Germany
(Boris Becker)	USA 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 Argentina
(Lucas Arnold Ker
David Nalbandian)	Russia Russia
(Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Marat Safin)	2002 Davis Cup	SF	6–4, 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 19–17
10	06:15	Argentina Argentina
(José Luis Clerc)	USA United States
(John McEnroe)	1980 Davis Cup	F	6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 13–11
(before tiebreak era)
11	06:09
(2 days)	BAH Mark Knowles
CAN Daniel Nestor	SWE Simon Aspelin
AUS Todd Perry	2006 Wimbledon	QF	5–7, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 23–21
12	06:05	ITA Lorenzo Giustino	FRA Corentin Moutet	2020 French Open	1R	0–6, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 18–16
13	06:04	Austria Austria
(Horst Skoff)	Sweden 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 Canada
(Harry Fritz)	Venezuela 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
1	183	USA John Isner	FRA Nicolas Mahut	2010 Wimbledon	1R	6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 70–68
2	122	USA United States
(Stan Smith
Erik van Dillen)	CHL Chile
(Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol)	1973 Davis Cup	F	date=23 June 2010	title=John Isner v Nicolas Mahut – the records	url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-49588620100623	work=Reuters}}
3	112	USA Pancho Gonzales	Puerto Rico Charlie Pasarell	1969 Wimbledon	1R	22–24, 1–6, 16–14, 6–3, 11–9.
4	105	Mexico Marcelo Lara
Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo	Spain Manuel Santana
Mexico Luis-Augusto García	1966 US Open	3R	last=Marshall	first=Ashley	date=8 September 2018	title=Unbreakable records at the US Open	url=https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2018-09-08/2018-09-07_unbreakable_records_at_the_us_open.html	access-date=8 June 2021	work=US Open}}
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
South Africa Ray Moore	AUS Roy Emerson
Brazil Ron Barnes	1967 US Open	QF	29–31, 8–6, 3–6, 8–6, 6–2
6	102	Brazil Marcelo Melo
Brazil André Sá	AUS Paul Hanley
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett	2007 Wimbledon	2R	date=4 July 2007	title=Doubles match concludes with longest fifth set ever	url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon07/news/story?id=2925891	work=ESPN}}
7	100	USA Franklin Robbins	USA Donald Dell	1969 US Open	1R	last=Rennert	first=Rick	date=7 September 2020	title=Labor Day Special: Players who work overtime at the US Open	url=https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2020-09-07/labor_day_special_players_who_work_overtime_at_the_us_open.html	work=US Open}}
CAN Harry Fritz	Venezuela Jorge Andrew	1982 Davis Cup	SF	16–14, 11–9, 9–11, 4–6, 11–9
9	99	RSA Kevin Anderson	USA John Isner	2018 Wimbledon	SF	7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 6–7(9–11), 6–4, 26–24
10	98	Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
USA Gene Scott	USA Cliff Richey
DEN 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)	USA John Isner	FRA Nicolas Mahut	2010 Wimbledon	1R	6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 70–68
2	06:43	Argentina Argentina
(Leonardo Mayer)	Brazil Brazil
(João Souza)	2015 Davis Cup	1R	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 5–7, 15–13
3	06:36	RSA Kevin Anderson	USA 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)	FRA Fabrice Santoro	FRA Arnaud Clément	2004 French Open	1R	6–4, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 3–6, 16–14
5	06:22	USA United States
(John McEnroe)	SWE Sweden
(Mats Wilander)	1982 Davis Cup	QF	9–7, 6–2, 15–17, 3–6, 8–6
(before tiebreak era)
6	06:21	GER Germany
(Boris Becker)	USA 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 Argentina
(José Luis Clerc)	USA United States
(John McEnroe)	1980 Davis Cup	F	6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 14–12
(before tiebreak era)
8	06:05
(2 days)	Italy Lorenzo Giustino	France Corentin Moutet	2020 French Open	1R	0–6, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 18–16
9	06:04	Austria Austria
(Horst Skoff)	Sweden 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 Canada
(Harry Fritz)	Venezuela 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	SUI Roger Federer	ARG Juan Martín del Potro	2012 Olympics	SF	date=21 July 2024	title=The 5 longest best-of-three set ATP matches: Rafael Nadal’s latest epic ranks 3rd, Novak Djokovic features	url=https://www.tennis365.com/facts-stats/longest-best-of-three-atp-matches-rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-roger-federer	access-date=26 September 2024	publisher=tennis365.com}}
2	04:24	CHI Tomás Barrios Vera	ARG Juan Bautista Torres	2025 Lima Challenger II	QF	url=https://tennisuptodate.com/tennis-news/rybakina-lifts-the-crown-kerber-and-jabeur-light-up-riyadh-djokovic-celebrates-in-athens-as-challenger-marathon-breaks-records	title=Rybakina lifts the crown; Kerber and Jabeur light up Riyadh; Djokovic celebrates in Athens as Challenger marathon breaks records	date=9 November 2025	accessdate=10 November 2025}}
3	04:23	ITA Flavio Cipolla	COL Robert Farah	2011 Open Barranquilla	2R	6–7(5–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
4	04:21	FRA Calvin Hemery	CAN Alexis Galarneau	2023 Savannah Challenger	1R	url=https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/2023/12/12/top-ten-challenger-matches-2023-season/	title=Top Ten Challenger Matches of the 2023 Season	date=December 12, 2023	access-date=December 31, 2025}}
5	04:13	FRA Ugo Humbert	JPN Taro Daniel	2023 Sardegna Open	QF	6–7(11–13), 7–6(9–7), 6–4
6	04:03	ESP Rafael Nadal	SRB Novak Djokovic	2009 Madrid Open	SF	3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(11–9)
7	04:00	ESP Rafael Nadal	ARG Mariano Navone	2024 Swedish Open	QF	6–7(2–7), 7–5, 7–5
8	03:59	CHN Shang Juncheng	FRA Corentin Moutet	2024 Madrid Open	1R	6–7(9–11), 6–2, 7–6(10–8)
9	03:57	FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	CAN Milos Raonic	2012 Olympics	2R	6–3, 3–6, 25–23
10	03:56	FRA Luca Van Assche	FRA Ugo Humbert	2023 Teréga Open Pau–Pyrénées	F	7–6(7-5), 4–6, 7–6(8-6)
10	03:56	CHI Nicolás Massú	UKR Denys Molchanov	2013 Savannah Challenger	1R	6–4, 6–7(5-7), 7–6(7-4)

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)	Winner	Loser	Event	Round	Score
1	06:31	USA Vicki Nelson	USA Jean Hepner	1984 Central Fidelity Banks International	1R	6–4, 7–6(13–11)
2	05:03	ITA Maria Elena Camerin	ROU Monica Niculescu	2 Oct 2009 ITF Athens Open	QF	6–4, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5)
3	04:56	RUS Amina Anshba	BRA Laura Pigossi	7 Apr 2021 Córdoba ITF Pro Circuit W25	1R	date=7 April 2021	title=Anshba v Pigossi, Cordoba	url=https://www.sofascore.com/pigossi-anshba/KGAskKY	access-date=11 April 2021	publisher=Sofascore}}
4	04:54	EGY Sandra Samir	SRB Tijana Sretenović	27 Aug 2022 Cairo ITF Pro Circuit W15	SF	date=27 Aug 2022	title=Samir v Sretenovic, Cairo	url=https://www.sofascore.com/sretenovic-samir/ZxUsuzOc	access-date=28 August 2022	publisher=Sofascore}}
5	04:49	USA Hanna Chang	NOR Ulrikke Eikeri	6 May 2021 Naples ITF Pro Circuit W25	2R	7–6(12–10), 4–6, 6–4
6	04:46	PER Anastasia Iamachkine	ARG Justina Gonzalez Daniele	29 Nov 2022 Buenos Aires ITF Pro Circuit W15	1R	date=29 Nov 2022	title=Gonzalez Daniele v Iamachkine, Buenos Aires	url=https://www.sofascore.com/gonzalez-daniele-iamachkine/arwbsLqFd	access-date=30 November 2022	publisher=Sofascore}}
6	04:46	POL Zuzanna Pawlikowska	EGY Sandra Samir	27 Oct 2024 Sharm El Sheikh ITF Pro Circuit W15	F	date=27 Oct 2024	title=Samir v Pawlikowska, Sharm El Sheikh	url=https://www.sofascore.com/tennis/match/pawlikowska-samir/ZxUsdIQd	access-date=27 October 2024	publisher=Sofascore}}
7	04:44	ITA Francesca Schiavone	RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova	2011 Australian Open	4R	date=23 January 2011	title=Schiavone edges Kuznetsova in record marathon	url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/tennis/article867448.ece/Schiavone-edges-Kuznetsova-in-record-marathon	access-date=8 June 2012	publisher=Times LIVE}}
8	04:43	USA Hina Inoue	USA Kylie Collins	16 Jan 2026 Bradenton ITF Pro Circuit W35	2R	6-7(2-7), 7-6(7-5), 6-4
8	04:43	EGY Amira Badawi	SWE Louise Brunskog	19 Aug 2022 Cairo ITF Pro Circuit W15	QF	date=19 August 2022	title=Brunskog v Badawi, Cairo (SofaScore)	url=https://www.sofascore.com/brunskog-badawi/HawsUAuc	access-date=22 August 2022	publisher=SofaScore}}
9	04:42	JPN Kurumi Nara	ROU Monica Niculescu	2010 French Open	Q3	4–6, 7–6(7–3), 10–8
9	04:42	ITA Diletta Cherubini	AUS Tina Smith	21 Sep 2023 Santa Margherita di Pula ITF Pro Circuit W25	2R	date=21 Sep 2023	title=Cherubini v Smith, Santa Margherita di Pula	url=https://www.sofascore.com/cherubini-smith/BeVbsVDkc#11674707	access-date=23 September 2023	publisher=SofaScore}}

Main WTA Tour

#	Duration
(hh:mm)	Winner	Loser	Event	Round	Score
1	06:31	USA Vicki Nelson	USA Jean Hepner	1984 Central Fidelity Banks International	1R	6–4, 7–6(13–11)
2	04:44	ITA Francesca Schiavone	RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova	2011 Australian Open	4R	6–4, 1–6, 16–14
3	04:19	CZE Barbora Strýcová	RUS Regina Kulikova	2010 Australian Open	1R	7–6(7–5), 6–7(10–12), 6–3
4	04:18	ESP Sara Sorribes Tormo	CHN Gao Xinyu	2024 China Open	1R	6–7(4–7), 7–5, 7–5
5	04:09	GER Laura Siegemund	CHN Wang Xiyu	2024 Thailand Open	2R	7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–1)
6	04:07	FRA Virginie Buisson	FRA Noëlle van Lottum	1995 French Open	1R	6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–2
7	03:55	AUS Kerry Melville	USA Pam Teeguarden	1972 French Open	3R	7–6(9–7), 4–6, 16–14
7	03:55	SVK Kristína Kučová	GEO Ekaterine Gorgodze	2021 Poland Open	QF	6–7(4–7), 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–3)
9	03:54	ESP Sara Sorribes Tormo	COL Camila Osorio	2022 Cleveland Open	1R	7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3
10	03:53	UKR Lesia Tsurenko	RUS Kamilla Rakhimova	2022 Budapest Grand Prix	2R	6–7(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)	Winner	Loser	Event	Round	Score	1	2
07:01	CZE Czech Republic
(Tomáš Berdych
Lukáš Rosol)	SUI Switzerland
(Stanislas Wawrinka
Marco Chiudinelli)	2013 Davis Cup	1R	6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 24–22
06:20	Argentina Argentina
(Lucas Arnold Ker
David Nalbandian)	Russia 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

# of Games	Winner	Loser	Event
122	USA United States
(Stan Smith
Erik van Dillen)	CHL Chile
(Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol)	1973 Davis Cup	Z#	7–9, 37–39, 8–6, 6–1, 6–3

# of Games	Winner	Loser	Event
102	Brazil Marcelo Melo
Brazil André Sá	AUS Paul Hanley
Zimbabwe 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 Australian Open Matches (Top 10)

#	Duration
(h:mm)	Winner	Loser	Year	Round	Score	Additional Notes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
5:53	SRB Novak Djokovic	ESP Rafael Nadal	2012	F	5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5-7), 7-5	Longest Grand Slam Final in Open Era
5:45	GBR Andy Murray	AUS Thanasi Kokkinakis	2023	2R	4-6, 6-7(4-7), 7-6(7-5), 6-3, 7-5
5:27	ESP Carlos Alcaraz	GER Alexander Zverev	2026	SF	6-4, 7-6(7-5), 6-7(3-7), 6-7(4-7), 7-5
5:24	ESP Rafael Nadal	RUS Daniil Medvedev	2022	F	2-6, 6-7(5-7), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5
5:15	CRO Ivo Karlović	ARG Horacio Zeballos	2017	1R	6-7(6-8), 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 22-20
5:14	ESP Rafael Nadal	ESP Fernando Verdasco	2009	SF	6-7(4-7), 6-4, 7-6(7-2), 6-7(1-7), 6-4
5:11	GER Boris Becker	ITA Omar Camporese	1991	3R	7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-5), 0-6, 4-6, 14-12
5:05	JPN Kei Nishikori	ESP Pablo Carreño Busta	2019	4R	6-7(8-10), 4-6, 7-6(7-4), 6-4, 7-6(10-8)
5:02	SRB Novak Djokovic	SUI Stan Wawrinka	2013	4R	1-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 12-10
5:00	USA Andy Roddick	MAR Younes El Aynaoui	2003	QF	4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4, 21-19

Men's doubles

AUS Fred Stolle AUS Tony Roche

USA Rick Leach AUS Andrew Kratzmann

Women's singles

[[Francesca Schiavone]] won the longest ever match at a women's Grand Slam event in 4 hours 44 minutes.

Women's doubles

AUS Meryl O'Hara Wood AUS Marjorie Cox Crawford

Mixed doubles

AUS Jack Crawford USA Ellsworth Vines

AUS Mark Woodforde AUS Todd Woodbridge

French Open

Men's singles

Men's doubles

FRA Jacques Brugnon United States Vivian McGrath

USA Marty Riessen USA Stan Smith

Women's singles

Women's doubles

USA Darlene Hard GBR Patricia Ward Hales

Mixed doubles

GBR Shirley Brasher Bloomer AUS Lorraine Coghlan Robinson

Wimbledon

Men's singles

Men's doubles

[[Tennis#Scoring|Best-of-three-sets system]]

GBR Henry Patten AUS Jordan Thompson

[[Tennis#Scoring|Best-of-five-sets system]]

GER Michael Stich USA Richey Reneberg

CAN Daniel Nestor AUS Todd Perry

USA Gene Scott DEN Torben Ulrich

BRA André Sá ZIM Kevin Ullyett

AUS Tony Roche AUS Fred Stolle

Women's singles

Women's doubles

GBR Christabel Wheatcroft GBR Betty Soames

USA Elizabeth Ryan GBR Billie Yorke

USA Rosemary Casals USA Nancy Richey Gunter

Mixed doubles

AUS Margaret Court URS Anna Dmitrieva

South Africa Sheila Piercey Summers USA Louise Brough Clapp

US Open

Dan Evans's (''pictured in 2018'') 2024 victory over [[Karen Khachanov]] 6–7<sup>(6–8)</sup>, 7–6<sup>(7–2)</sup>, 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 4–6, 6–4, becoming the longest match in 5 hours 35 minutes.

Men's singles

Men's doubles

Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo Mexico Luis-Augusto García South Africa Ray Moore Brazil Ron Barnes

United States William Talbert United States Don McNeill

Women's singles

[[Tennis#Scoring|Best-of-five-sets system]]

[[Tennis#Scoring|Best-of-three-sets system]]

Women's doubles

United States Marion Zinderstein United States Eleanor Tennant

Mixed doubles

United States Margaret Osborne duPont United States Janet Hopps Adkisson

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

[[Tennis#Scoring|Best-of-three-sets system]]

[[Tennis#Scoring|Best-of-five-sets system]]

Men's doubles

SWE Thomas Johansson FRA Michaël Llodra

BRA Bruno Soares CZE Radek Štěpánek

Women's singles

Women's doubles

CAN Jill Hetherington ARG Gabriela Sabatini

Mixed doubles

IRL Edwin McCrea IND Sydney Jacob

Davis Cup and Fed Cup

Davis Cup

SWI Marco Chiudinelli CZE Lukáš Rosol

USA Erik van Dillen CHI Jaime Fillol

Fed Cup

ISR Hila Rosen LUX Claudine Schaul

AUS Kerry Melville GBR Virginia Wade

Tour Finals

ATP Tour Finals

[[Tennis#Scoring|Best-of-five-sets system]]

FRA Yannick Noah USA Gary Donnelly

RSA Christo van Rensburg AUS Laurie Warder

[[Tennis#Scoring|Best-of-three-sets system]]

ATP Next Gen Tour Finals

WTA Tour Finals

[[Tennis#Scoring|Best-of-five-sets system]]

[[Tennis#Scoring|Best-of-three-sets system]]

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ATP/WTA 1000 Series

Men's singles

[[Tennis#Scoring|Best-of-five-sets system]]

	header text = bytime	2005 Rome]] final, 5 hours and 15 minutes	final = singles	ESP}} Rafael Nadal	ARG}} Guillermo Coria	p1 s1 = 6	p2 s1 = 4	p1 s2 = 3	p2 s2 = 6	p1 s3 = 6	p2 s3 = 3	p1 s4 = 4	p2 s4 = 6	p1 s5 = 78	p2 s5 = 66	last=Medichini	first=Andrew	date=15 May 2006	title=Fantastic finish in Rome: Nadal edges Federer in five-hour thriller	url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2006-05-14-masters-rome_x.htm	url-status=dead	archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20090507150633/https://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2006-05-14-masters-rome_x.htm	archive-date=7 May 2009	access-date=14 February 2009	work=USA Today}}	header text = games	2006 Rome]] final, 57 games	final = singles	ESP}} Rafael Nadal	SUI}} Roger Federer	p1 s1 = 60	p2 s1 = 77	p1 s2 = 77	p2 s2 = 65	p1 s3 = 6	p2 s3 = 4	p1 s4 = 2	p2 s4 = 6	p1 s5 = 77	p2 s5 = 65	date=8 May 2020	title=May 8, 2005: The day Rafa Nadal won a five-hour thriller against Coria to earn first Rome title	url=https://www.tennismajors.com/our-features/on-this-day/may-8-2005-the-day-nadal-won-a-5-hour-thiller-against-coria-to-grab-his-1st-title-in-rome-227605.html	url-status=live	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327115555/https://www.tennismajors.com/our-features/on-this-day/may-8-2005-the-day-nadal-won-a-5-hour-thiller-against-coria-to-grab-his-1st-title-in-rome-227605.html	archive-date=27 March 2022	website=www.tennismajors.com}}

[[Tennis#Scoring|Best-of-three-sets system]]

	header text = bytime	2023 Cincinnati]] final, 3 hours and 49 minutes	final = singles	SRB}} Novak Djokovic	ESP}} Carlos Alcaraz	p1 s1 = 5	p2 s1 = 7	p1 s2 = 79	p2 s2 = 67	p1 s3 = 77	p2 s3 = 64	date=5 August 2024	title=Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz's 2023 Cincinnati final flashback ATP Tour Tennis	url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-alcaraz-cincinnati-2023-final-flashback	url-status=live	archive-url=https://archive.today/20240809232437/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-alcaraz-cincinnati-2023-final-flashback	archive-date=9 August 2024	access-date=2024-08-10	website=ATP Tour	language=en}}	header text = bytime	2009 Madrid]] semifinal, 4 hours and 2 minutes	ESP}} Rafael Nadal	SRB}} Novak Djokovic	p1 s1 = 3	p2 s1 = 6	p1 s2 = 77	p2 s2 = 65	p1 s3 = 711	p2 s3 = 69	date=10 May 2022	title=Rafa Nadal vs Novak Djokovic EPIC! Madrid 2009 Extended Tennis Highlights	url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWivrd_AE1Y	website=Youtube.com}}

Women's singles

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