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.

Steffi Graf won the quickest-ever Open Era Grand Slam Final in 32 minutes.
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Short times

Men

Overall

Grand Slam tournaments

Wimbledon
Masters Tour

Olympics

Women

Overall

Grand Slam tournaments

French Open
Wimbledon

Fewest games

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Men (triple bagel)

There have been at least 17 best-of-five-set matches which have lasted 18 games (6–0, 6–0, 6–0), colloquially referred to as a "triple bagel", in the Open Era.[21] This is the shortest possible length for a best-of-five-set match, not including retirements or defaults.

Year Grand Slam Round Winner Loser
1968 French Open 1R Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Špear France Daniel Contet
1973 Davis Cup Z1 Indonesia Gondo Widjojo Hong Kong Tao Po
1981 Davis Cup PO France Thierry Tulasne Japan Shinichi Sakamoto
1984 Davis Cup 1R Spain Emilio Sánchez Algeria Kamel Harrad
1987 French Open 2R Czechoslovakia Karel Nováček Argentina Eduardo Bengoechea
1987 Wimbledon 1R Sweden Stefan Edberg Sweden Stefan Eriksson
1987 US Open 1R Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl South Africa Barry Moir
1989 Davis Cup 3R Pakistan Hamed-ul-Haq Bangladesh Faisal Rahman
1991 Davis Cup 1R Hong Kong Michael Walker Singapore Dishan Herath
1993 French Open 2R Spain Sergi Bruguera France Thierry Champion
1998 Davis Cup 2R Japan Gouichi Motomura New Zealand Teo Susnjak
1999 Davis Cup PO Chinese Taipei Lin Bing-Chao Qatar Nasser Al-Khelaifi
2001 Wimbledon Q3 Australia Todd Woodbridge Sweden Johan Örtegren
2005 Davis Cup 2R Brazil Ricardo Mello Netherlands Antilles David Josepa
2009 Davis Cup PO Portugal Rui Machado Algeria Valentin Rahine
2011 Davis Cup 2R United Kingdom Andy Murray Luxembourg Laurent Bram
2016 Davis Cup 1R Finland Jarkko Nieminen Zimbabwe Courtney John Lock
2016 Davis Cup 1R Ecuador Emilio Gómez Barbados Adam Hornby

Women (double bagel)

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 which have lasted 12 games (6–0, 6–0), colloquially referred to as a "double bagel", in the Open Era.[citation needed] This is the shortest possible length for a best-of-three-set match, not including retirements or defaults.

Women's singles

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2022)
Year Grand Slam Round Winner Loser
1969 Australian Open 1R Australia Margaret Court Australia Judith Gohl
1969 French Open 1R Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu Belgium Monique Van Haver
1969 French Open 3R United States Julie Heldman Argentina Raquel Giscafré
1969 Wimbledon 3R Australia Karen Krantzcke United States Pam Teeguarden
1970 Australian Open 2R Australia Margaret Court Australia Caroline Langsford
1970 French Open 1R West Germany Helga Hösl Hungary Katalin Borka
1970 French Open 3R United States Billie Jean King France Odile de Roubin
1970 Wimbledon 2R United States Peggy Michel Czechoslovakia Alena Palmeova
1970 Wimbledon 2R Australia Judy Dalton United Kingdom Sue Northen
1971 Australian Open 1R Australia Patricia Coleman Australia Helen Taylor
1971 French Open 1R United States Julie Heldman South Africa Sharon Van Brandis
1971 Wimbledon 1R United States Rosie Casals France Rosy Darmon
1971 Wimbledon 2R Australia Margaret Court Australia Lorraine Robinson
1972 French Open 1R Czechoslovakia Vlasta Vopičková Belgium Michele Gurdal
1972 US Open 2R Australia Margaret Court Australia Barbara Hawcroft
1973 Australian Open 2R Australia Margaret Court France Nathalie Fuchs
1974 Australian Open 1R Australia Wendy Turnbull Australia Brenda Dale
1974 Australian Open 2R United States Chris Evert Hungary Katerleen Szeman
1974 Australian Open 2R Australia Evonne Goolagong Japan Masako Yokobori
1974 French Open 1R Czechoslovakia Marie Neumannová France Nicole Bimes
1974 Wimbledon 1R United Kingdom Virginia Wade United Kingdom Veronica Burton
1974 Wimbledon 2R United Kingdom Winnie Shaw Australia Nerida Gregory
1974 Wimbledon 2R United States Mona Schallau France Nathalie Fuchs
1974 US Open 3R Australia Evonne Goolagong West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus
1975 French Open 2R Soviet Union Marina Kroschina United States Laurie Fleming
1975 Wimbledon 3R Australia Margaret Court Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová
1975 US Open 3R Australia Evonne Goolagong United States Peggy Michel
1984 Wimbledon 1R United States Zina Garrison United Kingdom Rina Einy
1985 Australian Open 1R Australia Wendy Turnbull Australia Susan Leo
1985 Australian Open 2R Australia Wendy Turnbull Australia Elizabeth Smylie
1986 Wimbledon 1R United States Pamela Casale Austria Petra Huber
1987 Wimbledon 4R Czechoslovakia Helena Suková Italy Rafaella Reggi
1987 Wimbledon 2R West Germany Steffi Graf Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen
1988 French Open F West Germany Steffi Graf Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
1988 Wimbledon 1R West Germany Steffi Graf United States Na Hu
1988 Wimbledon 3R Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva New Zealand Belinda Cordwell
1989 Australian Open 1R Spain Conchita Martínez Czechoslovakia Eva Švíglerová
1989 Wimbledon 1R Australia Anne Minter United States Molly Van Nostrand
1990 US Open 2R Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles France Elena Pampoulova
1991 Australian Open 1R Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles West Germany Sabine Hack
1992 Wimbledon 2R West Germany Barbara Rittner West Germany Silke Frankl
1992 US Open 2R South Africa Amanda Coetzer France Nathalie Tauziat
1993 Wimbledon 1R West Germany Steffi Graf Australia Kirrily Sharpe
1993 Wimbledon 3R West Germany Steffi Graf Canada Helen Kelesi
1993 French Open 2R Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Japan Naoko Sawamatsu
1994 French Open 3R France Mary Pierce United States Lori McNeil
1994 Wimbledon 1R Australia Kristine Radford Mexico Angélica Gavaldón
1995 French Open 1R Spain Conchita Martínez Germany Sabine Hack
1996 French Open 3R Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Russia Elena Likhovtseva
1996 Wimbledon 1R Spain Conchita Martínez Italy Silvia Farina Elia
1996 Wimbledon 1R United States Mary Joe Fernández West Germany Jana Kandarr
1996 Wimbledon 2R Belgium Dominique Van Roost Japan Yone Kamio
1997 Wimbledon 2R Spain Conchita Martínez Japan Yuka Yoshida
1997 Wimbledon 1R Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario United Kingdom Clare Wood
1998 Australian Open 1R France Mary Pierce China Li Fang
1998 Australian Open 2R Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Russia Elena Makarova
1998 Australian Open 4R United States Lindsay Davenport Romania Ruxandra Dragomir
1998 Australian Open 4R Switzerland Martina Hingis Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
1998 Australian Open 4R France Mary Pierce Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová
1999 French Open 2R Israel Anna Smashnova Belgium Els Callens
1999 Wimbledon 2R United States Monica Seles West Germany Marlene Weingärtner
1999 US Open 2R Spain Conchita Martínez France Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
2000 Australian Open 1R Russia Anna Kournikova Austria Patricia Wartusch
2000 French Open 1R Spain Ángeles Montolio Austria Patricia Wartusch
2000 US Open 1R Belgium Kim Clijsters Spain Marta Marrero
2001 Australian Open 1R Croatia Silvija Talaja Australia Alicia Molik
2001 French Open 1R Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić Czech Republic Adriana Gerši
2002 Wimbledon 1R United States Monica Seles Spain Eva Bes
2002 US Open 1R United States Venus Williams Croatia Mirjana Lučić
2002 US Open 1R Uzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti
2003 Australian Open 2R Belgium Kim Clijsters Hungary Petra Mandula
2003 French Open 3R United States Serena Williams Austria Barbara Schett
2003 Wimbledon 1R Belgium Kim Clijsters Paraguay Rossana de los Ríos
2003 Wimbledon 1R France Mary Pierce United States Ansley Cargill
2004 Australian Open 2R Belgium Kim Clijsters Italy Maria Elena Camerin
2005 Wimbledon 1R United States Lindsay Davenport United States Jamea Jackson
2006 Wimbledon 1R France Amélie Mauresmo Croatia Ivana Abramović
2007 Australian Open 1R Belgium Kim Clijsters Russia Vasilisa Bardina
2007 Wimbledon 1R Germany Martina Müller Israel Anna Smashnova
2008 French Open 2R Belarus Victoria Azarenka Romania Sorana Cîrstea
2008 French Open 4R Serbia Ana Ivanovic Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská
2009 Australian Open 1R Slovakia Dominika Cibulková South Africa Chanelle Scheepers
2009 Australian Open 2R Russia Vera Zvonareva Romania Edina Gallovits
2009 French Open 1R Russia Dinara Safina United Kingdom Anne Keothavong
2009 Wimbledon 1R France Marion Bartoli Chinese Taipei Yung-Jan Chan
2009 Wimbledon 2R Belarus Victoria Azarenka Romania Ioana Raluca Olaru
2009 US Open 2R Italy Flavia Pennetta India Sania Mirza
2009 US Open 4R Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko Argentina Gisela Dulko
2010 Australian Open 1R Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Russia Evgeniya Rodina
2010 US Open Q1 Netherlands Arantxa Rus Bolivia María Fernanda Álvarez Terán
2010 US Open 2R Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen
2010 US Open 3R Russia Maria Sharapova United States Beatrice Capra
2011[22] Australian Open 1R Belgium Kim Clijsters Russia Dinara Safina
2011 Australian Open 1R France Marion Bartoli Italy Tathiana Garbin
2012 French Open 1R Russia Maria Sharapova Romania Alexandra Cadanțu
2012 US Open Q1 Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan Spain Inés Ferrer Suárez
2012 US Open 4R United States Serena Williams Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
2013 Australian Open 1R United States Serena Williams Romania Edina Gallovits-Hall
2013 Australian Open 1R Russia Maria Sharapova Russia Olga Puchkova
2013 Australian Open 2R Russia Maria Sharapova Japan Misaki Doi
2013 US Open 1R Spain Carla Suárez Navarro United States Lauren Davis
2013 US Open 1R Italy Sara Errani Australia Olivia Rogowska
2013 US Open 1R Belarus Victoria Azarenka Germany Dinah Pfizenmaier
2013 US Open QF United States Serena Williams Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
2014 Australian Open 1R Germany Annika Beck Croatia Petra Martić
2014 French Open 3R Russia Maria Sharapova Argentina Paula Ormaechea
2014 US Open 1R Sweden Johanna Larsson France Virginie Razzano
2015 Australian Open Q1 Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková Peru Bianca Botto
2015 Wimbledon 1R United States Venus Williams United States Madison Brengle
2015 Wimbledon 1R Germany Andrea Petkovic United States Shelby Rogers
2015 Wimbledon 1R Germany Angelique Kerber Germany Carina Witthöft
2016 Australian Open 1R Belarus Victoria Azarenka Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck
2016 French Open 1R China Wang Qiang France Tessah Andrianjafitrimo
2016 US Open 1R Spain Carla Suárez Navarro Brazil Teliana Pereira
2017 French Open 2R Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Canada Françoise Abanda
2018 US Open 1R Australia Daria Gavrilova Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo
2018 US Open 1R Puerto Rico Monica Puig Switzerland Stefanie Vögele
2018 US Open 3R Japan Naomi Osaka Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich
2019 Australian Open 1R Russia Maria Sharapova United Kingdom Harriet Dart
2021 Australian Open 1R Australia Ashleigh Barty Montenegro Danka Kovinić
2022 US Open 1R Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia Croatia Ana Konjuh
2023 French Open 3R Poland Iga Świątek China Wang Xinyu
2024 Australian Open 3R Belarus Aryna Sabalenka Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko

Women's doubles

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2022)
Year Grand Slam Round Winner Loser
2006 US Open 1R Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Italy Francesca Schiavone		 Sweden Sofia Arvidsson
Germany Martina Müller
2007 Australian Open QF Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung		 United States Ashley Harkleroad
Russia Galina Voskoboeva
2009 Wimbledon 3R United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams		 China Yan Zi
China Zheng Jie
2017 Wimbledon F Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina		 Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-Ching
Romania Monica Niculescu

See also

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