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Longest tiebreaker in tennis

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Several tiebreaks have been attributed as the longest tiebreak in tennis.

Match tie-breaks (also referred to as supertiebreakers or champions tie-breaks), where a single game is used to decide a match when the score is one set all, have been in general use in doubles matches on the professional tours since the early 2000s. Although it had previously been used occasionally in tournaments affected by bad weather, from the beginning of 2019 the "10 point" match tie-break also became the official method of deciding singles qualifying matches which had reached one set all in ITF tournaments. From the beginning of 2023, when $40,000 tournaments were added to the ITF women's calendar, this rule was changed to apply only to $15,000 and $25,000 tournaments, with all higher-ranked events reverting to the best of three tie-break sets.

Starting from the 2022 French Open, a rule change was agreed to by every Grand Slam tournament, as well as the Olympic Games from 2024, that a 10-point (rather than 7 point) tie-break would be played once the deciding set became tied at 6 games all.

Men's singles

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Overall

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In August 2013, at the $10,000 Men’s Futures tournament qualifications at Serbia, Zlatibor, Marko Rajic Defeated Sasa Vidojevic in 78-point tiebreak 7-6 (40-38) 63. Despite the match being played without any chair umpire or any lines people, its score has been verified by the ITF and ATP

Grand Slam events

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Wimbledon

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  • Björn Borg defeated Premjit Lall 6–3, 6–4, 9–8(20–18) in the first round of the men's singles in 1973.
  • John McEnroe and Borg took over 20 minutes to complete a fourth set tiebreaker in the 1980 men's singles final, with McEnroe winning 18–16. Borg eventually won the match 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18), 8–6.
  • John Isner won 19–17 in a first set tiebreaker against Jarkko Nieminen in the second round in 2014, eventually winning the match 7–6(19–17), 7–6(7–3), 7–5.
  • Alexander Zverev won 17—15 in a third set tiebreaker against Cameron Norrie in the third round in 2024, winning the match 6—4, 6—4, 7—6(17—15).

US Open

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  • Goran Ivanišević and Daniel Nestor played a 20–18 tiebreaker in their 1993 US Open first round match, won by Ivanišević 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(20–18).
  • Ken Flach won the deciding tie-break 17–15 over Darren Cahill during their second round match at the 1987 US Open. Flach survived 1–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 7–6 saving five match points.
  • Novak Djokovic won the first-set tiebreaker 16–14 over Alexandr Dolgopolov during their fourth round matchup at the 2011 US Open. Djokovic won the match in straight sets 7–6(16–14), 6–4, 6–2.
  • In the 2012 US Open men's singles final, Andy Murray won the first set tiebreaker against Djokovic 12–10, which was the longest tiebreak in a US Open final, and went on to win the match 7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2.

Australian Open

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French Open

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  • Lorenzo Sonego won the third set tiebreaker 19–17 against Taylor Fritz in their third round match at the 2020 French Open. Sonego won 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 7–6(19–17). The previous longest tie-break at French Open: 16–14 (twice)

Other long tiebreakers

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Longest match tie-break

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  • Ugo Blanchet defeated Edoardo Graziani 6–0, 3–6, [23–21] in the third and final round of qualifying in the $25k tournament in Faro, Portugal, on March 2, 2021.[16] Graziani had the first two match points at 9–7 in the tie-break, and had a further five before Blanchet won on his eighth match point. Graziani lost the last point with an unforced error by smashing the ball to the net. Graziani then got through to the main draw as a Lucky Loser.

Other long match tie-breaks

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  • Leonardo Aboian defeated Tristan Boyer 6–3, 4–6, [22–20] in the second round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 30, 2019.
  • Ivan La Cava defeated Credit Chaiyarin 6–2, 3–6, [22–20] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Antalya, Turkey, on March 12, 2023.
  • Han Cheng defeated Zhao Zhao 2–6, 6–4, [21–19] in the first round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Shenzhen, China, on June 10, 2019. Each player had six match points in the decider.
  • Carles Hernàndez defeated Sergi Pérez Contri 6–7(3–7), 6–4, [21–19] in the first round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Getxo, Spain, on July 3, 2022.
  • Alexandre Aubriot defeated Leo Raquillet 6–3, 4–6, [21–19] in the second round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Grenoble, France, on February 5, 2024.
  • Florian Lakat defeated Wilson Leite 4–6, 6–4, [20–18] in the first round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Palm Coast, Florida, United States, on February 3, 2020.
  • Lawrence Bataljin defeated Kosuke Ogura 6–1, 5–7, [20–18] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Cairo, Egypt, on April 11, 2021.
  • Jordi Mas de Ugarte defeated Hans Albert Schubert 6–2, 4–6, [20–18] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Platja d'Aro, Spain, on October 10, 2021.
  • Dominic Ducariu defeated Samuil Konov 7–5, 4–6, [20–18] in the third round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Satu Mare, Romania, on September 12, 2023. Ducariu won on his sixth match point, having saved the first of five against him at 8–9.[17]
  • Gabriel Sardo defeated Vito dell'Elba 6–1, 3–6, [20–18] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Monastir on October 13, 2024.
  • Vojtech Mares defeated Patrik Homola 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), [20–18] in the second round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Trnava, Slovakia, on October 22, 2024.
  • Francisco Llanes defeated Zura Tkemaladze 5–7, 6–3, [19–17] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Antalya on May 9, 2021.
  • Perry Gregg defeated Nicolas Bruna 6–3, 2–6, [19–17] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Monastir, Tunisia, on June 13, 2021.
  • Matteo Fondriest defeated Daniel Pátý 7–6(12–10), 4–6, [19–17] in the second round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Litija, Slovenia, on June 13, 2023.
  • Juan Cruz Collardin defeated Tobia Grandinetti 5–7, 6–4, [19–17] in the third round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Rosario, Argentina, on June 25, 2023.
  • Christian Fellin defeated Matias Riva 6–3, 6–7(4–7), [19–17] in the second round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on May 6, 2024.
  • Anton Shepp defeated Elijah Strode 3–6, 7–6(7–2), [19–17] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in San Diego, United States, on June 3, 2024.
  • Yang Xiao-yin defeated Cao Yi-tao 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), [19–17] in the second round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Qiandaohu, China, on October 28, 2024.
  • Ivan Liutarevich defeated Grigoriy Korobeynikov 6–3, 5–7, [18–16] in the first round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Namangan, Uzbekistan, on April 29, 2019. He won on his third match point, having saved seven match points along the way.
  • Eric Caleguer defeated Anton Desyatnik 1–6, 7–5, [18–16] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Tabarka, Tunisia, on July 15, 2019.
  • Tom Hands defeated Josip Krstanović 6–1, 1–6, [18–16] in the first round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Barnstaple, Great Britain, on February 9, 2020. Krstanović had three match points at 9–6 in the tie-breaker, but lost the lot. He had three further match points before Hands won on his fifth match point.
  • Ken Onishi defeated Maikel De Boes 6–4, 3–6, [18–16] in the second round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Cairo on January 25, 2021.
  • Aaron Cohen defeated Osgar O'Hoisin 6–4, 5–7, [18–16] in the third round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Torelló, Spain, on March 1, 2022.
  • Peetu Pohjola defeated Asier Civera Martínez 6–4, 3–6, [18–16] in the first round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Dénia, Spain, on July 24, 2022.
  • Luca Wiedenmann defeated Adam Moundir 1–6, 6–4, [18–16] in the third round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Oberhaching, Germany, on February 13, 2023.
  • Moritz Schroeter defeated Quinten Kleiboer 6–2, 2–6, [18–16] in the first round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Oldenzaal, the Netherlands, on August 27, 2023.
  • Mikel Martinez defeated Leonid Sheyngezikht 3–6, 7–5, [18–16] in the second round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Madrid, Spain, on December 4, 2023.
  • Magd Eldin defeated Zhao Run-yu 6–3, 3–6, [18–16] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on January 28, 2024.
  • Samuel Brosset defeated Robinson le Meur 6–7(5–7), 6–3, [18–16] in the first round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Plaisir, France, on September 8, 2024.
  • Mikolaj Lorens defeated Mihnea-Lorin Stefan Turcu 1–6, 6–3, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Antalya on January 28, 2019.
  • Marco Brugnerotto defeated Federico Iannaccone 7–6(7–3), 4–6, [17–15] in the second round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Sharm el-Sheikh on March 11, 2019.
  • Benjamin Fumi defeated Dustin Goldenberg 6–3, 6–7(4–7), [17–15] in the second round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Lagos, Nigeria, on October 8, 2019.
  • Noah Thurner defeated Annei Laska 6–4, 4–6, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Sharm El Sheikh on October 13, 2019.
  • Li Yuanfeng defeated Vicente Oliver Moratalla 6–2, 2–6, [17–15] in the second round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Murcia, Spain, on March 2, 2020.
  • Dominik Kellovský defeated Lodewijk Weststrate 6–3, 3–6, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Heraklion, Greece, on November 1, 2020.
  • Luca Castagnola defeated Thiago Cigarran 6–1, 6–7(6–8), [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Antalya on January 28, 2021.
  • Pol Amoros Ramos defeated Carlos López Montagud 6–4, 4–6, [17–15] in the second round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in La Nucia, Spain, on March 15, 2021. López Montagud also features in the men's doubles section below.
  • Faisal Qamar defeated Anirudh Chandrasekar 6–4, 3–6, [17–15] in the second round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Pune, India, on March 22, 2020. Qamar had two match points at 9–7 in the tie-breaker, but lost both. He eventually won on his fifth match point, having saved three from Chandrasekar. Both players also have an entry in the doubles section below.
  • Lewie Lane defeated Adam Jones 3–6, 6–1, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Sharm el-Sheikh on March 28, 2021.
  • Luigi Castelletti defeated Matthias Uwe Kask 7–5, 2–6, [17–15] in the second round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Šibenik, Croatia, on April 19, 2021. Castelletti won on his third match point, having saved five from Kask.
  • Gabriel Donev defeated Santiago de la Fuente 7–5, 1–6, [17–15] in the second round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Cairo on May 3, 2021.
  • Alexis Boureau defeated Michele Vianello 6–0, 3–6, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15kF tournament in Huy, Belgium, on August 20, 2021. Boureau won on his fourth match point, having saved the first of four against him at 8–9.[18]
  • Yoan Pérez defeated Nicolas Ancedy 5–7, 6–2, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on November 28, 2021.
  • Mykhailo Mossur defeated Lior Goldenberg 3–6, 6–3, [17–15] in the third round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Sharm el-Sheikh on February 15, 2022. Mossur won on his sixth match point, the first three of which came at 9–6. He had to save four match points from Goldenberg, the first of which came at 9–10.[19]
  • Stefan Frijanic defeated Gao Qun 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Monastir on March 27, 2022.
  • Nil Regàs Luis defeated Kuzey Çekirge 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [17–15] in the third round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Reus, Spain, on April 5, 2022. Regàs Luis won on his seventh match point, the first of which came at 10–9. He had to save only one match point from Çekirge, at 8–9.[20]
  • Alexander Hoogmartens defeated Max Wiskandt 6–2, 1–6, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Arlon, Belgium, on June 20, 2022. Hoogmartens won on his sixth match point, the first of which came at 10–9. He had to save two match points from Wiskandt, at 8–9 and 14–15.[21]
  • Jiri Crouzek defeated Radovan Michálik 6–3, 5–7, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Bad Waltersdorf, Austria, on August 14, 2022.
  • Marcel Hornung defeated Ole Bredschneijder 3–6, 6–3, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Oldenzaal, The Netherlands, on August 21, 2022.
  • Mikhail Gorokhov defeated Giulio Colacioppo 6–2, 1–6, [17–15] in the final round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Antalya on December 6, 2022. Gorokhov won on his second match point, having saved seven match points from Colacioppo, the first two of which came at 7–9.[22]
  • Alessandro Pecci defeated Aloys Van Baal 6–1, 5–7, [17–15] in the second round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Monastir on December 12, 2022.
  • Aliaksandr Bulitski defeated Dominik Reček 6–3, 4–6, [17–15] in the final round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Nußloch, Germany, on January 23, 2023. Bulitski won on his fourth match point, having saved seven match points from Reček, the first two of which came at 7–9.[23]
  • Islam Orynbasar defeated Mykhailo Mossur 6–4, 5–7, [17–15] in the final round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Aktobe, Kazakhstan, on March 7, 2023. Orynbasar won on his seventh match point, the first three of which came at 9–6. He saved three match points from Mossur, the first of which came at 11–10.[24]
  • Paul Barbier Gazeu defeated Valentin Lapalu 6–7(4–7), 6–2, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Balma, France, on March 20, 2023. Barbier Gazeu won on his ninth match point, the first two of which came at 9–7. Lapalu was unable to create a single match point.[25]
  • Stevan Popovic defeated Tilen Kovac 6–1, 3–6, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Osijek, Croatia, on April 30, 2023.
  • Anthony Genov defeated Tomas Vaise 2–6, 6–4, [17–15] in the second round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Valldoreix, Spain, on May 8, 2023.
  • Victorio Marquiselli defeated Ioannis Xilas 6–2, 3–6, [17–15] in the third round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, on May 22, 2023.
  • Savelly Ivanov defeated Phillip Jordan 2–6, 6–4, [17–15] in the second round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Monastir on July 24, 2023.
  • Aleksandar Mihailović defeated Shendrit Deari 4–6, 6–4, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Osijek, Croatia, on August 7, 2023.
  • Konstantin Cucka defeated Nicola Senn 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Eupen, Belgium, on August 7, 2023.
  • Peter Nad defeated Zalan Sandor Savay 6–3, 5–7, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Budapest, Hungary, on September 3, 2023.
  • Leo Deflandre defeated Lorenzo Lorusso 6–1, 6–7(4–7), [17–15] in the final round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Monastir on November 7, 2023. Deflandre won on his fourth match point, the first of which came at 9–8. He saved four match points from Lorusso, the first of which came at 9–10.[26]
  • Daniel Vishnick defeated Ignasi Forcano 0–6, 6–3, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Monastir on December 10, 2023.
  • Tai Sach defeated Kosuke Ogura 7–5, 4–6, [17–15] in the second round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Traralgon, Australia, on February 19, 2024.
  • Vardan Manukyan defeated Jovan Bjelobrk 5–7, 6–3, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia, on April 24, 2024.
  • Juan Jose Bianchi defeated Reece Falck 6–3, 3–6, [17–15] in the second round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on June 10, 2024.
  • Adam Jones defeated Joshua Charlton 7–6(7–2), 1–6, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Lakewood, United States, on July 1, 2024.
  • Pranav Kumar defeated Nicolas Buitrago 6–4, 4–6, [17–15] in the second round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Arequipa, Peru, on August 19, 2024.
  • Alejandro Garcia defeated Luis Garcia Paez 3–6, 6–3, [17–15] in the third round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Madrid, Spain, on September 10, 2024.

Men's doubles

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Longest regular tiebreaker

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Other long tiebreakers

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Longest match tie-break

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Other long match tie-breaks

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Women's singles

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Overall

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  • On February 21, 2017, at the $25 Moscow tournament, Akgul Amanmuradova won a second set tiebreak 22–20 against Anna Zaja, however she lost the match 6–4, 6–7(20–22), 7–6(7–4).

Grand Slam events

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Australian Open

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  • Anna Blinkova won a final-set tiebreaker 22–20 in her second round match against Elena Rybakina at the 2024 Australian Open, setting the record for the longest Grand Slam tiebreak in the history of women's singles. The final score was 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(22–20). Blinkova won on her tenth match point, the first two of which came in the last regular game of the match and the next at 9–7 in the tiebreaker. She saved six match points from Rybakina, the first of which came at 12–11.[54]

Wimbledon

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French Open

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US Open

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Other long tiebreakers

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  • Emmanuelle Gagliardi defeated Tara Snyder 6–7(19–21), 6–1, 6–1 at the 1999 Madrid Open.
  • Nuria Brancaccio won a first-set tiebreaker 21–19 over Lucie Petruzelová in the first round of qualifying for the Ottava Edizione CMG Tennis Cup, a $15,000 ITF tournament in Trieste, Italy, on August 30, 2020. She won the match 7–6(21–19), 6–1.
  • Andreea Prisăcariu won a first-set tiebreaker 20–18 over Diana Demidova in the third and final round of qualifying for the MTA Open series, a $15,000 ITF tournament in Antalya, Turkey, on March 2, 2021. She won the match 7–6(20–18), 6–2.
  • Ilana Kloss won a first-set tiebreaker 19–17 over Kate Latham in the 1979 Crossley Carpets Trophy, but lost the match 7–6, 6–7, 6–2.
  • Luisa Meyer auf der Heide won a first-set tiebreaker 19–17 over Dia Evtimova in the second round of qualifying for the GD Tennis Cup series, another $15k tournament in Antalya, on November 4, 2019. She won the match 7–6(19–17), 6–1.
  • Maddison Inglis won a third-set tiebreaker 19–17 against Rebecca Šramková in the first round of qualifying for the 2020 Australian Open. She won the match 6–3, 0–6, 7–6(19–17). Note, though, that this was a 10-point tie-breaker because it was in the deciding set. Šramková led 7–4 at what would have been the regular finishing point, and then 8–4, before Inglis won five points in a row to lead 9–8. From there points went with serve until Šramková was broken at 17-17, and Inglis then held serve to win on her sixth match point.
  • Yana Karpovich (also known as Yana Mogilnitskaya) won a first-set tiebreaker 18–16 over Linda Ševčíková in the second round of qualifying for a $15k tournament in Antalya, Turkey, on March 28, 2022, and went on to win the match 7–6(18–16), 6–2.
  • Alison Riske won a first-set tiebreaker 18–16 over Dayana Yastremska in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round in Asheville, North Carolina, United States, on April 15, 2022, on her eighth set point, the first of which had come at 6–5. She had saved four set points from Yastremska. Riske went on to win the match 7–6(18–16), 7–5. Yastremska also has an entry in the doubles section below.[56]
  • Marie Benoit won a second-set tiebreaker 18–16 over Tena Lukas in the first round of a $25k tournament in Šibenik, Croatia, on October 5, 2022, but Lukas went on to win the match 6–4, 6–7(16–18), 6–1. Benoit had had two set points at 6–5 in the regular games, and had three more in the tie-break, where she saved six match points.[57]
  • Anastasia Myskina won a third-set tiebreaker 17–15 against Vera Zvonareva in the 2004 Acura Classic. She won the match 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(17–15).
  • Hsieh Su-wei also won a tiebreaker 17–15 against Lesia Tsurenko in a first round encounter in Miami in 2013. She won the match 6–4, 7–6(17–15).
  • Yanina Wickmayer won a first-set tiebreaker 17–15 against Amra Sadiković in a first round encounter in the 2017 Nürnberger Versicherungscup. Wickmayer eventually won the match 7–6(17–15), 6–7(4–7), 6–2.
  • Ankita Raina won a second-set tiebreaker 17–15 against Liang En-shuo in a second round encounter at the $60k 2018 Jinan Open. Raina ultimately won the match 3–6, 7–6(17–15), 6–3.
  • Madison Bourguignon won a second-set tiebreaker 17–15 against Natalia Orlova in a first round encounter at the Cancún Tennis Cup, a $15k tournament in Cancún, Mexico, on May 8, 2019. Bourguignon ultimately won the match 3–6, 7–6(17–15), 4–1 when Orlova retired. This match took 3 hours and 43 minutes, and is the longest in women's tennis which was not played to a finish.
  • Angelina Gabueva won a first-set tiebreaker 17–15 over Emily Fanning in the second round of qualifying for the 2019 Lexington Challenger, and went on to win the match 7–6(17–15), 6–0.
  • Veronica Miroshnichenko won a second-set tiebreaker 17–15 over Jacqueline Cabaj Awad in the second round of a $40k ITF tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico, on November 22, 2023, and went on to win the match 4–6, 7–6(17–15), 6–4. Miroshnichenko won the tie-break on her fifth set point, the first of which came at 8–7, having saved five match points, the first of which came at 6–7.[58]
  • Victoria Hu won a first-set tiebreaker 17–15 over Alana Smith in the first round of a $25k ITF tournament in Boca Raton, United States, on April 9, 2024, but Smith went on to win the match 6–7(15–17), 6–2, 6–3.
  • Miriana Tona won a third-set tiebreaker 17–15 over Cadence Brace in the quarter-final of a $25k ITF tournament in Anapoima, Colombia, on May 3, 2024, winning the match 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(17–15).

Longest match tie-break

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  • Daria-Maria Munteanu defeated Ștefana Lazar 6–3, 1–6, [22–20] in the second round of qualifying in the $15k tournament in Curtea de Argeș, Romania, on September 3, 2019. Munteanu had the lead in the tie-break at 9–8, and eventually won on her seventh match point, having saved six from Lazar.

Other long match tie-breaks

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  • Veronika Pepelyaeva defeated Alina Silich 6–1, 5–7, [21–19] in the final round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Antalya, Turkey, on December 17, 2019.
  • Dana Shakirova defeated Elena Korokozidi 6–2, 0–6, [21–19] in the first round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Kazan, Russia, on January 20, 2020. Korokozidi had the first of her seven match points in the tie-breaker at 9–8, but Shakirova eventually won on her fifth match point.
  • Emiliia Margolina defeated Lucia Ros Parres 6–3, 5–7, [21–19] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Baza, Spain, on October 2, 2022.
  • Weronika Foryś defeated Jennifer Rosa Dourado 6–4, 2–6, [20–18] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on February 18, 2019.
  • Mina Hodzic defeated Valeriya Strakhova 6–3, 1–6, [20–18] in the second round of qualifying at the Open de Biarritz in France on June 6, 2022.
  • Beatrice Lombardo defeated Enola Chiesa 6–1, 3–6, [19–17] in the second round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Schio, Italy, on July 23, 2019. Chiesa had four match points at 9–5 in the tie-breaker, but lost them all. She had a further six as the tie-breaker progressed before Lombardo won on her third match point.
  • Sem Wensveen defeated Sylvie Zund 7–5, 6–7(5–7), [19–17] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Sharm El Sheikh on February 21, 2021.
  • Mathilde Dury defeated Fitriani Sabatini 2–6, 6–1, [19–17] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Monastir, Tunisia, on May 30, 2021.
  • Liubov Demidova defeated Meryem Alexandra Guener 7–5, 2–6, [19–17] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Antalya on May 31, 2021.
  • Hibah Shaikh defeated Humera Baharmus 4–6, 7–5, [19–17] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Monastir on July 11, 2021.
  • Ada Piestrzynska defeated Viktoria Veleva 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [19–17] in the final round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Antalya on December 6, 2022. Piestrzynska won on her third match point, having saved the first of eight match points from Veleva at 7–9.[59]
  • Anastasiya Poplavska defeated Hala Khaled 5–7, 6–2, [18–16] in the second round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Sharm El Sheikh on April 2, 2019.
  • Arabella Koller defeated Demi Tran 6–7(3–7), 6–3, [18–16] in the final round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Sharm El Sheikh on November 12, 2019.
  • Anna Powaska-Kobylarz defeated Jessica Fowler 0–6, 6–0, [18–16] in the second round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Heraklion, Greece, on November 18, 2019.
  • Elisabeth Iila defeated Océanne Lopez 3–6, 6–3, [18–16] in the second round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Monastir on November 21, 2022.
  • Duru Kuscu defeated Florencia Moron 7–5, 3–6, [18–16] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Antalya on November 26, 2023.
  • Yana Morderger defeated Hsieh Yu-chieh 6–7(3–7), 6–1, [17–15] in the second round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Sunderland, Great Britain, on April 8, 2019.
  • Manca Pislak defeated Paula Arias Manjón 6–4, 5–7, [17–15] in the third round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Vienna, Austria, on August 26, 2019. Arias Manjón had the first of her six match points in the tie-breaker at 9–8, but Pislak eventually won on her second match point.
  • Pauline Demel defeated Liubov Demidova 4–6, 6–1, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Antalya on November 24, 2019.
  • Alana Parnaby defeated Ayumi Koshiishi 2–6, 6–4, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Perth, Western Australia, on February 23, 2020.
  • Marie Villet defeated Andre Lukoslute 7–5, 3–6, [17–15] in the third round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Monastir on July 6, 2021.
  • Eliessa Vanlangendonck defeated Mika Dagan Fruchtman 6–1, 1–6, [17–15] in the third round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Marks Park, Johannesburg, South Africa, on September 13, 2021. Each player had four match points in the tie-break.
  • Mariana Dražić defeated Aurora Zantedeschi 6–2, 2–6, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Lisbon, Portugal, on September 26, 2021.
  • Carlotta Mosso defeated Lucia Hanesova 7–5, 4–6, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Heraklion on November 7, 2021.
  • Moyuka Uchijima defeated Clara Vlasselaer 6–4, 0–6, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Selva Gardena, Italy, on November 28, 2021. Uchijima had the first five of nine match points in the tie-breaker at 9–4, and had to save three from Vlasselaer before completing the win.
  • Dakshata Girishkumar Patel defeated Srinidhi Sridhar 6–2, 0–6, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Jhajjar, India, on February 6, 2022.
  • Makenna Thiel defeated Alexandra Ozerets 6–1, 3–6, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Lakewood, California, United States, on July 10, 2022.
  • Oana Gavrilă defeated Lucía Llinares Domingo 6–2, 4–6, [17–15] in the second round of qualifying at the Open Internacional de San Sebastián in Spain on September 26, 2022. Gavrilă won on her fourth match point, having saved the first of four against her at 7–9.[60]
  • Marie Cerezo defeated Jana Otzipka 6–2, 4–6, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Lousada, Portugal, on November 20, 2022.
  • Stefanie Auer defeated Sofia Avataneo 0–6, 6–2, [17–15] in the second round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Heraklion on March 20, 2023.
  • Sarah Tatu defeated Astrid Lew Yan Foon 5–7, 6–4, [17–15] in the second round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Telde, Canary Islands (Spain), on April 10, 2023.
  • Taylor Johnson defeated Reece Carter 4–6, 6–4, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $15k tournament in Los Angeles, California, United States, on June 19, 2023.
  • Jana Vanik defeated Olga Golas 2–6, 6–0, [17–15] in the first round of qualifying at the $25k tournament in Leipzig, Germany, on August 6, 2023.

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  • Daria Khomutsianskaya and Evialina Laskevich defeated Diana Marcinkevica and Sapfo Sakellaridi 4–6, 7–6(8–6), [25–23] in the quarter-final of the $25k ITF tournament in Loulé, Portugal, on October 27, 2023. The tiebreaker lasted 41 minutes, with Khomutsianskaya and Laskevich converting their eighth match point. Marcinkevica and Sakellaridi also had eight in the decider, the first at 9–8, but they had also had a match point at 7–6 in the second set tie-break.[64]

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