



So you think you know it all about the game of tennis, is that right? It may be that you might know who the top players are in this day and age, and know a decent amount of history concerning specific tournaments and the like, however these 10 interesting recorded facts about tennis ought to definitely add to your vault of professional tennis know-how:

1. The Longest Match Ever Played

You may very well know about this one since it just happened very recently, but just in case you were unaware, in 2010 a first round Wimbledon match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut lasted for a whopping 11 hours and 5 minutes. It took place over three full days while the tennis players had a hard time breaking their great respective serves. Isner, at last, was able to win the very tiring battle.

2. The Shortest Match Ever Played

The shortest match took place almost 100 years ago at the 1922 Wimbledon Final, where Suzanne Lenglen (a fantastic player who had won 8 Majors previously) dealt with Molla Mallory (a well known and excellent player who held 8 US Open titles) in only 23 minutes. Molla actually was in the lead for two games in the first set, however in the end she was sent away very quickly!

3. The Fastest ATP Serve In The History of Tennis

Although he didn’t have a lot of success on the ATP Tour, Samuel Groth has a serve to make your jaw drop, having set the serve speed record in 2012, registering at 163.4 mph.

4. The Fastest WTA Serve In The History of Tennis

Sabine Lisicki became the woman with the fastest serve in 2014 at the Bank of the West Classic, clocking in at 131 mph, which is actually better than most of the guys!

5. And The ATP & WTA Hard Court Titles Belong to...

Andre Agassi used to be the king of the hard court, having collected 40 outdoor hard court titles. For the women players, Chris Evert collected 53 of those titles!

6. To Whom Belong The ATP & WTA Clay Court Titles?

To our amazement, it is Guillermo Vilas, the tennis player from Argentina who won 47 clay court tournaments. Rafael Nadal, the modern day king of clay, could very well break this record some day… For the women players, it was Evert once again, claiming 66 clay titles, which makes her the most dominant player on both hard as well as clay court!

7. The ATP & WTA Most Single’s Titles Are In The Hands of...

It was the American tennis player Jimmy Connors who won 109 singles titles in his wonderful career, which included 8 Majors. For the women players, it was Martina Navratilova who became the all-time champion with 167 singles titles!

8. The Most Double’s Titles In The Game

Mike Bryan has topped his twin brother Bob by just 2 titles, having 107 titles in total, although that figure does continue to grow every year! For the women, it was Navratilova yet again, with 177 titles. Her all time total of 344 titles is over 100 more than anybody!

9. The Oldest Players In Professional Tennis

At the moment, Ivo Karlovic is considered to be the oldest man in professional tennis at 36 years of age. He also happens to be the tallest player as well, standing at a height of 6’11”. For the women, it is the Japanese player Kimiko Date-Krumn, at a staggering 44 years old! She retired from professional tennis back in 1996 only to return in 2008, and would you believe it, she can still play!





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