The previous record for longest match in tennis history was 6 hours 33 minutes at the French Open in 2004.
The longest tennis match was played by Nicholas Mahut and John Isner. The match lasted over 3 days of playing as the lack of sunlight forced them to continue the match on another day. The last set alone was 68-70 with Isner winning.
After 6 hours and 35 minutes of actual playing time, spanning two days, the world's longest tennis match was over and Fabrice Santoro was the winner (6-4 6-3 6-7 3-6 16-14).
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Two hours and 41 minutes is the average playing time in men's singles tennis match.
As of June 2014, the longest game in tennis was in 2010 at the Wimbledon Championships. The match lasted 11 hours and five minutes in which John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut.
The longest tennis match in history started Tuesday, June 22 and ended Thursday, June 24 at Wimbledon in 2010. John Isner of the USA beat Nicolas Mahut of France, 70-68, after a record-breaking 11-hour, 5-minute match. The match had to be postponed two nights when the sun went down and the players were still tied. The previous record for the longest match in tennis history was 6 hours 33 minutes, at the French Open in 2004.
The longest tennis match in history started Tuesday, June 22 and ended Thursday, June 24 at Wimbledon in 2010. John Isner of the USA beat Nicolas Mahut of France, 70-68, after a record-breaking 11-hour, 5-minute match. The match had to be postponed two nights when the sun went down and the players were still tied. The previous record for the longest match in tennis history was 6 hours 33 minutes, at the French Open in 2004.
There is no way of knowing how long the longest tennis match ever was, but the longest match in recorded history was the 2010 Wimbledon match between Isner and Mahut.The match set several tennis records, including:Longest match (11 hours, 5 minutes).Longest set (the fifth set required 8 hours, 11 minutes).Most games in a set (138 in the fifth set).Most games in a match (183).Most aces in a match by one player (Isner, 113).Total aces in a match (Mahut's 103 aces, the second highest number by a player in a match, brought the total to 216).Consecutive service games held (168: 84 for each player).
The longest tennis match was just recently in the 2010 Wimbledon, between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut. The match had a total playing time of 11 hours, 5 minutes, and consisted of 183 games. The match was suspended due to the issue of light and continued the next day. John Isner eventually won, but lost in 3 straight sets in a match lasting about an hour and fifteen minutes.
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The longest match of 2010 was also the longest match ever in professional tennis history.The match between US player John Isner and French player Nicolas Mahut extended over three days at Wimbledon, lasting a total of 11 hours and 5 minutes (183 games). Isner, the winner of the 2009 US Open, eventually prevailed.