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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, even the Olympics, to use the tiebreak in the final set.

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  • 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, even the Olympics, to use the tiebreak in the final set. (en)
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  • Longest singles semifinal match by time and number of games (en)
  • Longest singles final by games, before introduction of the tiebreaker (en)
  • Longest match by time and number of games (en)
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  • Longest match by time played, after the tiebreaker introduction (en)
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  • Longest men's doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction (en)
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  • Nicolas Mahut at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships 01.jpg (en)
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  • Doubles of the 1973 American Zone Final, Chile vs. USA, 122 games (en)
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  • Also the longest doubles final by number of games . (en)
  • This was the longest match since 1991 when times were first recorded. (en)
  • This match also had the longest final set in a Grand Slam final by games. (en)
  • This was the longest Grand Slam final in games played until the Federer v Roddick final at Wimbledon in 2009. (en)
  • Also the longest grand slam singles final in the Open Era. (en)
  • Also the longest women's match in a Grand Slam in the Open Era, and the second-longest women's match in the Open Era. (en)
  • This is also the longest women's doubles match in terms of games that has occurred at The French Open. (en)
  • Note: The above two matches were played on the same day and started at almost exactly the same time. (en)
  • This is the longest professional tennis match ever played. (en)
  • Note: Tsonga vs. Raonic above was longer by number of games. (en)
  • Note: World Tennis Magazine state that some media outlets have reported [this match] lasting approximately six hours. This match therefore could have been the longest Olympic tennis match in terms of match duration as well as being the longest Olympic tennis match in terms of number of games. (en)
  • NB: The Bud Collins History of Tennis incorrectly lists this match as having occurred in 1996 (en)
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  • 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, even the Olympics, to use the tiebreak in the final set. (en)
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  • Longest tennis match records (en)
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