Fastest recorded tennis serves
This article lists the fastest recorded tennis serves in the men's and women's games. This list may not be historically complete. A serve by Bill Tilden in 1931 was timed at 182.2 mph (293.3 km/h), but this is not listed because of questionable technological accuracy.[1]
Though the Association of Tennis Professionals does not formally recognize service speed records made in Challenger events due to the variance in radar guns; the serve of 263.4 km/h (163.7 mph) recorded by Australian Sam Groth at an ATP Challenger event in Busan, South Korea in May 2012 was measured using approved equipment, and other data gathered appeared within a normal range. Technically however, John Isner still holds the official record for the fastest serve.[2]
- Criteria
- Men's serves can be and must be recorded at or over 225 km/h (140 mph) minimum standard speed.
- Women's serves must be recorded at or over 200 km/h (124 mph) minimum standard speed.[3]
- Only one serve per player is recorded here. For example, Andy Roddick has many 225 km/h (140 mph) or faster serves on his record but only his personal best of 249 km/h (155 mph) is included.[4]
- In cases where more than one serve has been recorded at the same speed, the oldest recorded serve is listed first.
Men
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Women
| Rank | Player | Speed[22] | Event[note 3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sabine Lisicki | 210.8 km/h (131.0 mph) | 2014 Stanford Classic[23] |
| 2 |  Venus Williams | 207.6 km/h (129.0 mph) | 2007 US Open |
| 3 | Serena Williams | 207.0 km/h (128.6 mph) | 2013 Australian Open |
| 4 | Julia Görges | 203.0 km/h (126.1 mph) | 2012 French Open |
 Caroline Garcia | 203.0 km/h (126.1 mph) | 2016 Fed Cup | |
| 6 |  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 202.7 km/h (126.0 mph) | 2007 Indian Wells Masters |
| 7 |  Nadiya Kichenok | 202.0 km/h (125.5 mph) | 2014 Australian Open |
| 8 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 201.1 km/h (125.0 mph) | 2009 Indian Wells Masters |
 Lucie Hradecká | 201.1 km/h (125.0 mph) | 2015 Wimbledon | |
| 10 |  Ana Ivanovic | 201.0 km/h (124.9 mph) | 2007 French Open |
| Denisa Allertová | 201.0 km/h (124.9 mph) | 2015 Australian Open[24] | |
| 12 | Kristina Mladenovic | 200.0 km/h (124.3 mph) | 2009 French Open |
- ↑ The ATP does not officially recognize Janowicz's serve due to the radar guns used. His fastest verified serve clocked in at 149.3 mph (240 km/h) in the 2013 Davis Cup and he produced a 150.4 mph (242 km/h) serve during his run in the 2012 Paris Masters, but it was a let.[9]
- ↑ The serve by Roscoe Tanner in 1978 is not considered by many as an official record due to the inaccuracy of the equipment used at that time.
- ↑ "IDS only collects serve speed data on show courts at certain events (11 in 2014) and started doing so in 1989 ... Players who have had multiple Top 10 fastest serves only have their top one listed, and if they hit that top speed multiple times, just the first time they did it is listed." http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/1978722/title/ids-serve-speed-leaders
See also
References
- ↑ "Big Bill Tilden—A Tragic Hero?". Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "Aussie Groth Hits Speedy Serves". Association of Tennis Professionals Staff. 2012-12-05.
- ↑ "IDS Serve Speed Leaders". Pro Tennis Internet Network. 2011-06-30.
- ↑ "Andy Roddick's Serve". Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ↑ "Aussie smashes tennis serve speed record". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Aussie Hits Fastest Record Serve". ATPWorldTour. May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ↑ "Groth and Olivetti Top Guns of Fast Serve". Orange Deuce. August 11, 2012.
- ↑ "Ivo Karlovic sets world serve record". ESPN. March 6, 2011.
- ↑ "The final in figures". Fédération Française de Tennis. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ↑ "The record service speed of 251km/hour in the Challenger in Szczecin". Official Website of Jerzy Janowicz. August 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Rogers Cup tennis: Milos Raonic delivers substance and style: Cox". Toronto Star. August 7, 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ "Sports: Roddick blasts 155 mph serve in Cup victory". sptimes.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2011 ATP World Tour Media Guide". Association of Tennis Professionals. p. 205. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ↑ Botero B., Andrés (15 July 2014). "El saque más veloz del tenis estará en el ATP 250 de Bogotá". eltiempo.com (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Hingis wins title; Rusedski hits 149 mph". Houston Chronicle. March 15, 1998. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ↑ http://www.afr.com/lifestyle/big-name-hopes-wildcard-dreams-20110116-j4w4w
- ↑ "GENSSE vs BERANKIS". Open d'Orléans. October 21, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.daviscup.com/en/news/articles/serbia-in-the-driving-seat-in-belgium.aspx"
- ↑ "Wiberg Wins Slalom To Celebrate World Cup Title". The Seattle Times. 1997-03-08.
- ↑ "Match Statistics". ausopen.com.
- ↑ "Match Statistics". usopen.org.
- ↑ "IDS Serve Speed Leaders". WTA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ "Lisicki hits fastest serve ever". WTA. July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Australian Open 2015 tournament statistics: Cornet vs. Allertova". ausopen.com. January 22, 2015.
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