Longest tennis match records

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Only two professional competitive matches have lasted longer than seven

hours and 14 matches have lasted longer than six hours.{{Cite web |date=31 January 2011 |title=The History of Men's Tennis |url=http://the-history-of-mens-tennis.com/ |access-date=8 June 2012 |publisher=The-history-of-mens-tennis.com}}

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The Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships holds the record for the longest tennis match both in time and games played. It lasted for 11 hours and 5 minutes.{{Cite web |date=15 March 2021 |title=The longest tennis match in history: When even the scoreboard stopped working! |url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/longest-tennis-match-history-grand-slam-record/ |access-date=27 March 2021 |publisher=Olympic Channel}}

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The longest women's match (by time) took place at a tournament in Richmond, Virginia, in 1984, when Vicki Nelson took 6 hours, 31 minutes to defeat Jean Hepner 6–4, 7–6^(13–11). The match featured a 29-minute, 643-shot rally, the longest in professional tennis history, though no video exists of this point.{{Cite web |date=23 September 2009 |title=The Day They Belabored the Point |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/sports/tennis/24tennis.html |access-date=14 April 2020 |website=The New York Times}}{{Cite news |date=24 September 2009 |title=Longest Recorded Tennis Rally Remembered |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113177024&t=1636650791092 |access-date=2021-11-11 |publisher=NPR}}

Unlike men's singles matches, where Grand Slam events are still played over the best of five sets, all women's matches are now played as the best of three sets. All matches since January 1, 2019 have been checked, but there are likely to be many more from earlier years which have not yet been recognised, especially as qualifying matches in ITF tournaments before that date would normally have been played over the best of three tie-break sets.

{{hatnote|Where different sources give durations for a particular match, the shortest elapsed time will be the one noted below.}}

{{legend|gold|Winner of the match also won the tournament.}}

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{{hatnote|Where different sources give durations for a particular match, the shortest elapsed time will be the one noted below.}}

{{legend|gold|Winner of the match also won the tournament.}}

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The longest match consisting of two standard sets and a match tie-break was played in the second qualifying round of a $25,000 ITF tournament in Darmstadt, Germany, on July 16, 2024. Sandra Samir defeated Denisa Glushkova 6–7^(1–7), 6–3, [10–8]. The official ITF live scoring data recorded the duration as three hours and 45 minutes.{{Cite web |date=16 July 2024 |title=Longest with a match tie-break |url=https://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?_gl=1*nnicy0*_ga*NDI3NTkxNDM3LjE3MjExOTY5OTM.*_ga_ZRMHKRE9CL*MTcyMTE5Njk5My4xLjEuMTcyMTE5NzA2MS4wLjAuMA../ |access-date=17 July 2023 |publisher=ITF}} RankTennis recorded the same time {{Cite web |date=16 July 2024 |title=Longest with a match tie-break |url=https://www.live-tennis.cn/*/schedule/W-ITF-GER-2024-007/2024 |access-date=17 July 2024 |publisher=RankTennis}} and TNNS recorded one minute longer,{{Cite web |date=16 July 2024 |title=Longest with a match tie-break |url=https://tnnslive.com/match/z6TRfT8VWbhVZxRJgAri |access-date=17 July 2024 |publisher=TNNS}} but SofaScore recorded five minutes less.{{Cite web |date=16 July 2024 |title=Longest with a match tie-break |url=https://www.sofascore.com/tennis/match/glushkova-samir/ZxUsjlvc#id:12543105 |access-date=17 July 2024 |publisher=Sofascore}} The official duration is one minute longer than that recorded for a match in the second qualifying round of a $25,000 ITF tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on January 9, 2023 where Valentina Mutilba defeated Luciana Blatter 6–7^(7–9), 7–6^(12–10), [10–7]. The official ITF live scoring data recorded the duration as three hours and 44 minutes,{{Cite web |date=9 January 2023 |title=2nd longest with a match tie-break |url=https://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/ |access-date=10 January 2023 |publisher=ITF}} but SofaScore and TNNS both recorded three minutes less.{{Cite web |date=9 January 2023 |title=2nd longest with a match tie-break |url=https://www.sofascore.com/mutilba-blatter/JngcsjNHc |access-date=10 January 2023 |publisher=Sofascore}}{{Cite web |date=9 January 2023 |title=2nd longest with a match tie-break |url=https://tnnslive.com/match/P5HBvavfPsvaDiEagLul |access-date=10 January 2023 |publisher=TNNS}}

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{{5-set tennis

| header text = bytime

| match desc = 2012 final, 5 hours and 53 minutes

| player1 = {{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic

| player2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Rafael Nadal

| p1 s1 = 5

| p2 s1 = 7

| p1 s2 = 6

| p2 s2 = 4

| p1 s3 = 6

| p2 s3 = 2

| p1 s4 = 6⁵

| p2 s4 = 7⁷

| p1 s5 = 7

| p2 s5 = 5

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| note = Also the longest grand slam singles final in the Open Era.

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{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamesno

| match desc = 1970 quarterfinal, 93 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Dennis Ralston

| player2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe

| p1 s1 = 19

| p2 s1 = 17

| p1 s2 = 20

| p2 s2 = 18

| p1 s3 = 4

| p2 s3 = 6

| p1 s4 = 6

| p2 s4 = 3

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{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamesno

| match desc = 1927, 71 games

| final = singles

| player1 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Gerald Patterson}}

| player2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} John Hawkes

| p1 s1 = 3

| p2 s1 = 6

| p1 s2 = 6

| p2 s2 = 4

| p1 s3 = 3

| p2 s3 = 6

| p1 s4 = 18

| p2 s4 = 16

| p1 s5 = 6

| p2 s5 = 3

| ref = {{Cite web |title=A Page About Australian Open Men's Trivia |url=http://www.all-about-tennis.com/australianopenmenstrivia.html |access-date=28 August 2010 |publisher=All-about-tennis.com}}

| note = This was the longest Grand Slam final in games played until the Federer v Roddick final at Wimbledon in 2009.{{Cite web |date=5 July 2009 |title=Record fifth for Federer-Roddick |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/tennis/2009/07/05/federer_roddick_fifth/ |access-date=28 August 2010 |publisher=Sportsnet.ca}}

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{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamestb

| match desc = 2017 first round, 84 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivo Karlović

| player2 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Horacio Zeballos

| p1 s1 = 6⁶

| p2 s1 = 7⁸

| p1 s2 = 3

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 7

| p2 s3 = 5

| p1 s4 = 6

| p2 s4 = 2

| p1 s5 = 22

| p2 s5 = 20

| note =

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{{5-set tennis

|header text = gamesno

| final = doubles

| match desc = 1966, 87 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Roy Emerson
{{flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle

| player2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe
{{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Roche

| p1 s1 = 7

| p2 s1 = 9

| p1 s2 = 6

| p2 s2 = 3

| p1 s3 = 6

| p2 s3 = 8

| p1 s4 = 14

| p2 s4 = 12

| p1 s5 = 12

| p2 s5 =10

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| note =

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{{5-set tennis

|header text = gamestb

| final = doubles

| match desc = 2000, 71 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Ellis Ferreira
{{flagicon|USA}} Rick Leach

| player2 = {{flagicon|ZIM}} Wayne Black
{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Kratzmann}}

| p1 s1 = 6

| p2 s1 = 4

| p1 s2 = 3

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 6

| p2 s3 = 3

| p1 s4 = 3

| p2 s4 = 6

| p1 s5 = 18

| p2 s5 =16

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| note =

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File:Francesca Schiavone ASB Classic SF 2010.jpg won the longest ever match at a women's Grand Slam event in 4 hours 44 minutes.]]

{{5-set tennis

| header text = bytime

| match desc = 2011 fourth round, 4 hours and 44 minutes

| player1 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesca Schiavone

| player2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova

| p1 s1 = 6

| p2 s1 = 4

| p1 s2 = 1

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 16

| p2 s3 = 14

| p1 s4 =

| p2 s4 =

| p1 s5 =

| p2 s5 =

| note = Also the longest women's match in a Grand Slam in the Open Era, and the second-longest women's match in the Open Era.{{Cite web |title=WTA | News | Latest News | Four Hours, 19 Minutes |url=http://www.wtatour.com/news/20100119/four-hours-19-minutes_2256076_1937257 |access-date=8 June 2012 |publisher=Wtatour.com}}}}

{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 1996 quarterfinals, 48 games

| header text = gamestb

| player1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Chanda Rubin

| player2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

| p1 s1 = 6

| p2 s1 = 4

| p1 s2 = 2

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 16

| p2 s3 = 14

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{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 2018 third round, 48 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|ROU}} Simona Halep

| player2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Lauren Davis

| p1 s1 = 4

| p2 s1 = 6

| p1 s2 = 6

| p2 s2 = 4

| p1 s3 = 15

| p2 s3 = 13

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamesno

| match desc = 1956, 33 games

| final = singles

| player1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Mary Carter Reitano

| player2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Coyne Long

| p1 s1 = 3

| p2 s1 = 6

| p1 s2 = 6

| p2 s2 = 2

| p1 s3 = 9

| p2 s3 = 7

| p1 s4 =

| p2 s4 =

| p1 s5 =

| p2 s5 =

| ref = {{Cite web |title=A Page About the Australian Open Ladies' Trivia |url=http://www.all-about-tennis.com/australianopenladiestrivia.html |access-date=8 June 2012 |publisher=All-about-tennis.com}}

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{{5-set tennis

|header text = gamesno

| final = doubles

| match desc = 1926, 37 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Esna Boyd Robertson
{{flagicon|AUS}} Meryl O'Hara Wood

| player2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Daphne Akhurst Cozens
{{flagicon|AUS}} Marjorie Cox Crawford

| p1 s1 = 6

| p2 s1 = 3

| p1 s2 = 6

| p2 s2 = 8

| p1 s3 = 8

| p2 s3 = 6

| ref =

| note =

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{{5-set tennis

|header text = gamesno

| final = mixed doubles

| match desc = 1933, 45 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Marjorie Crawford
{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Crawford

| player2 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn}}
{{flagicon|USA}} Ellsworth Vines

| p1 s1 = 3

| p2 s1 = 6

| p1 s2 = 7

| p2 s2 = 5

| p1 s3 = 13

| p2 s3 = 11

| ref =

| note =

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{{5-set tennis

|header text = gamestb

| final = mixed doubles

| match desc = 1992, 39 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Nicole Provis
{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Woodforde

| player2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge

| p1 s1 = 6

| p2 s1 = 3

| p1 s2 = 4

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 11

| p2 s3 = 9

| ref =

| note =

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File:Arnaud Clément Jeux olympiques 2008.jpg (pictured) lost the longest ever match at the French Open to Fabrice Santoro in 6 hours 33 minutes. He expressed his disappointment at losing the match which until 2010 held the record for the longest ever match stating: "Frankly, I don't give a damn ... What world record? Do I get a medal? If I'm not getting anything, frankly, I'm not interested. It doesn't count."{{Cite web |date=25 May 2004 |title=Santoro wins the longest match – Tennis – ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/french04/news/story?id=1809151 |access-date=28 August 2010 |publisher=ESPN}}]]

{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 2004 first round, 6 hours and 33 minutes

| header text = bytime

| player1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Fabrice Santoro

| player2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Arnaud Clément

| p1 s1 = 6

| p2 s1 = 4

| p1 s2 = 6

| p2 s2 = 3

| p1 s3 = 6⁵

| p2 s3 = 7⁷

| p1 s4 = 3

| p2 s4 = 6

| p1 s5 = 16

| p2 s5 = 14

| ref = {{Cite web |title=Roland Garros Record Breakers |url=http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/records.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510155503/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/records.html |archive-date=10 May 2012 |access-date=30 January 2012 |publisher=rolandgarros.com}}

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{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 1957 first round, 83 games

| header text = gamesno

| player1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Mark

| player2 = {{flagicon|HUN}} Antal Jancsó

| p1 s1 = 13

| p2 s1 = 15

| p1 s2 = 6

| p2 s2 = 3

| p1 s3 = 6

| p2 s3 = 8

| p1 s4 = 8

| p2 s4 = 6

| p1 s5 = 10

| p2 s5 = 8

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{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamestb

| match desc = 2012 second round, 76 games

| player1 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paul-Henri Mathieu}}

| player2 = {{flagicon|USA}} John Isner

| p1 s1 = 6²

| p2 s1 = 7⁷

| p1 s2 = 6

| p2 s2 = 4

| p1 s3 = 6

| p2 s3 = 4

| p1 s4 = 3

| p2 s4 = 6

| p1 s5 = 18

| p2 s5 = 16

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{{5-set tennis

| header text = bytime

| match desc = 1982, 4 hours and 42 minutes

| final = singles

| player1 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Mats Wilander

| player2 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas

| p1 s1 = 1

| p2 s1 = 6

| p1 s2 = 7⁸

| p2 s2 = 6⁶

| p1 s3 = 6

| p2 s3 = 0

| p1 s4 = 6

| p2 s4 = 4

| ref =

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{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 1927, 61 games

| header text = Longest singles final by games, before introduction of the tiebreaker

| player1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} René Lacoste

| player2 = {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Bill Tilden

| p1 s1 = 6

| p2 s1 = 4

| p1 s2 = 4

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 5

| p2 s3 = 7

| p1 s4 = 6

| p2 s4 = 3

| p1 s5 = 11

| p2 s5 = 9

| ref =

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{{5-set tennis

|header text = Longest men's doubles final match by number of games, before the tiebreaker introduction

| final = doubles

| match desc = 1934, 63 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Borotra
{{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Brugnon}}

| player2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Crawford
{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Vivian McGrath

| p1 s1 = 11

| p2 s1 = 9

| p1 s2 = 6

| p2 s2 = 3

| p1 s3 = 2

| p2 s3 = 6

| p1 s4 = 4

| p2 s4 = 6

| p1 s5 = 9

| p2 s5 = 7

| ref = {{Cite web |title=The Longest Matches in French Open History |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/398289-longest-matches-in-french-open-history/page/6 |access-date=28 August 2010 |website=Bleacher Report}}

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{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 1971, 63 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Arthur Ashe
{{flagicon|USA}} Marty Riessen

| player2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Gorman
{{flagicon|USA}} Stan Smith

| p1 s1 = 6

| p2 s1 = 8

| p1 s2 = 4

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 6

| p2 s3 = 3

| p1 s4 = 6

| p2 s4 = 4

| p1 s5 = 11

| p2 s5 = 9

| ref =

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{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 1995 first round, 4 hours and 7 minutes

| header text = bytime

| player1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Virginie Buisson

| player2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Noëlle van Lottum

| p1 s1 = 6³

| p2 s1 = 7⁷

| p1 s2 = 7

| p2 s2 = 5

| p1 s3 = 6

| p2 s3 = 2

| ref = {{Cite web |date=23 January 2011 |title=Francesca Schiavone Claims Marathon |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/aus11/news/story?id=6049318 |access-date=24 January 2011 |website=espn.com}}

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{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 1972 third round, 56 games

| header text = gamesno

| player1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Kerry Melville Reid

| player2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Teeguarden

| p1 s1 = 9

| p2 s1 = 7

| p1 s2 = 4

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 16

| p2 s3 = 14

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{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamestb

| match desc = 1991 second round, 46 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Linda Harvey-Wild

| player2 = {{flagicon|PER}} Laura Gildemeister

| p1 s1 = 7⁹

| p2 s1 = 6⁷

| p1 s2 = 6⁷

| p2 s2 = 7⁹

| p1 s3 = 11

| p2 s3 = 9

}}

{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 1996, 40 games

| header text = games

| final = singles

| player1 = {{flagicon|GER}} Steffi Graf

| player2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

| p1 s1 = 6

| p2 s1 = 3

| p1 s2 = 6⁴

| p2 s2 = 7⁷

| p1 s3 = 10

| p2 s3 = 8

}}

{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 1955, 50 games

| header text = gamesno

| final = doubles

| player1 = {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Beverly Baker Fleitz
{{flagicon|USA}} Darlene Hard

| player2 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Shirley Brasher Bloomer
{{flagicon|GBR}} Patricia Ward Hales

| p1 s1 = 7

| p2 s1 = 5

| p1 s2 = 6

| p2 s2 = 8

| p1 s3 = 13

| p2 s3 = 11

| ref = {{Cite web |title=The Longest Matches in French Open History |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/398289-longest-matches-in-french-open-history/page/8 |access-date=28 August 2010 |website=Bleacher Report}}

| note = This is also the longest women's doubles match in terms of games that has occurred at The French Open.

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{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 1956, 38 games

| header text = gamesno

| finals = mixed doubles

| player1 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Nicola Pietrangeli
{{flagicon|GBR}} Shirley Brasher Bloomer

| player2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Robert Howe
{{flagicon|AUS}} Lorraine Coghlan Robinson

| p1 s1 = 9

| p2 s1 = 7

| p1 s2 = 6

| p2 s2 = 8

| p1 s3 = 6

| p2 s3 = 2

| ref = {{Cite web |title=The Longest Matches in French Open History |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/398289-longest-matches-in-french-open-history/page/9 |access-date=28 August 2010 |website=Bleacher Report}}

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{{5-set tennis

| header text = Longest match by time and number of games

| match desc = {{nowrap|{{small|2010 first round, 183 games, 11 hours and 5 minutes.}}}}

| player1 = {{flagicon|USA}} John Isner

| player2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Mahut

| p1 s1 = 6

| p2 s1 = 4

| p1 s2 = 3

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 6⁷

| p2 s3 = 7⁹

| p1 s4 = 7⁷

| p2 s4 = 6³

| p1 s5 = 70

| p2 s5 = 68

| ref = {{Cite news |last=Bishop |first=Greg |date=24 June 2010 |title=Isner Wins Marathon Match at Wimbledon |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/25/sports/tennis/25marathonmatch.html?_r=1&scp=8&sq=mahut&st=cse |work=The New York Times}}

| note = This is the longest professional tennis match ever played.

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{{5-set tennis

| header text = bytime

| match desc = 2019, 4 hours and 57 minutes

| final = singles

| player1 = {{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic

| player2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Roger Federer

| p1 s1 = 7⁷

| p2 s1 = 6⁵

| p1 s2 = 1

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 7⁷

| p2 s3 = 6⁴

| p1 s4 = 4

| p2 s4 = 6

| p1 s5 = 13⁷

| p2 s5 = 12³

| ref = {{Cite web |last=Steinberg, Jacob |date=14 July 2019 |title=Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in five sets to win Wimbledon – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jul/14/novak-djokovic-v-roger-federer-wimbledon-mens-singles-final-live |website=The Guardian}}

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{{5-set tennis

| header text = games

| match desc = 2009, 77 games

| final = singles

| player1 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Roger Federer

| player2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Andy Roddick

| p1 s1 = 5

| p2 s1 = 7

| p1 s2 = 7⁸

| p2 s2 = 6⁶

| p1 s3 = 7⁷

| p2 s3 = 6⁵

| p1 s4 = 3

| p2 s4 = 6

| p1 s5 = 16

| p2 s5 = 14

| ref = {{Cite web |date=6 July 2009 |title=Wimbledon men's final: Roger Federer outlasts Andy Roddick to win record 15th Grand Slam in epic match |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon09/news/story?id=4307143 |access-date=28 August 2010 |website=ESPN}}

| note = This match also had the longest final set in a Grand Slam final by games.

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{{5-set tennis

| header text = Longest singles semifinal match by time and number of games

| match desc = 2018, 99 games, 6 hours and 36 minutes

| semifinal = singles

| player1 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|RSA}} Kevin Anderson}}

| player2 = {{flagicon|USA}} John Isner

| p1 s1 = 7⁸

| p2 s1 = 6⁶

| p1 s2 = 6⁵

| p2 s2 = 7⁷

| p1 s3 = 6⁹

| p2 s3 = 7¹¹

| p1 s4 = 6

| p2 s4 = 4

| p1 s5 = 26

| p2 s5 = 24

| ref = {{Cite web |title=Kevin Anderson live score, schedule and results – Tennis – SofaScore |url=https://www.sofascore.com/team/tennis/anderson-kevin/15561 |website=www.sofascore.com}}

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{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamestb

| final = doubles

| match desc = 2024 final, 39 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Harri Heliövaara
{{flagicon|GBR}} Henry Patten

| player2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Max Purcell
{{flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Thompson

| p2 s1 =7⁹

| p1 s1 =6⁷

| p2 s2 =6⁸

| p1 s2 =7¹⁰

| p2 s3 =6⁹

| p1 s3 =7¹¹

| ref =

| note =

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{{5-set tennis

| header text = bytime

| final = doubles

| match desc = 1992, 5 hours and 1 minute

| player1 = {{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe
{{flagicon|GER}} Michael Stich

| player2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Grabb
{{flagicon|USA}} Richey Reneberg

| p1 s1 = 5

| p2 s1 = 7

| p1 s2 = 7⁷

| p2 s2 = 6⁵

| p1 s3 = 3

| p2 s3 = 6

| p1 s4 = 7⁷

| p2 s4 = 6⁵

| p1 s5 = 19

| p2 s5 = 17

| note = Also the longest doubles final by number of games (83).

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{{5-set tennis

| header text = bytime

| match desc = 2006 quarterfinals, 6 hours and 9 minutes

| player1 = {{flagicon|BAH}} Mark Knowles
{{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Nestor

| player2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Simon Aspelin
{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Perry

| p1 s1 = 5

| p2 s1 = 7

| p1 s2 = 6

| p2 s2 = 3

| p1 s3 = 6⁵

| p2 s3 = 7⁷

| p1 s4 = 6

| p2 s4 = 3

| p1 s5 = 23

| p2 s5 = 21

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamesno

| match desc = 1966 first round, 98 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Nikola Pilić
{{flagicon|USA}} Gene Scott

| player2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Cliff Richey
{{flagicon|DEN}} Torben Ulrich

| p1 s1 = 19

| p2 s1 = 21

| p1 s2 = 12

| p2 s2 = 10

| p1 s3 = 6

| p2 s3 = 4

| p1 s4 = 4

| p2 s4 = 6

| p1 s5 = 9

| p2 s5 = 7

| ref =

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamestb

| match desc = 2007 third round 102 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|BRA}} Marcelo Melo
{{flagicon|BRA}} André Sá

| player2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Hanley
{{flagicon|ZIM}} Kevin Ullyett

| p1 s1 = 5

| p2 s1 = 7

| p1 s2 = 7⁷

| p2 s2 = 6⁴

| p1 s3 = 4

| p2 s3 = 6

| p1 s4 = 7⁹

| p2 s4 = 6⁷

| p1 s5 = 28

| p2 s5 = 26

| ref =

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamesno

| final = doubles

| match desc = 1968, 70 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe
{{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Roche

| player2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall
{{flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle

| p1 s1 = 3

| p2 s1 = 6

| p1 s2 = 8

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 5

| p2 s3 = 7

| p1 s4 = 14

| p2 s4 = 12

| p1 s5 = 6

| p2 s5 = 3

| ref =

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = bytime

| match desc = 1995 second round, 3 hours and 45 minutes

| player1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Chanda Rubin

| player2 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Patricia Hy-Boulais

| p1 s1 = 7⁷

| p2 s1 = 6⁴

| p1 s2 = 6⁵

| p2 s2 = 7⁷

| p1 s3 = 17

| p2 s3 = 15

| ref = {{Cite web |date=23 January 2011 |title=Schiavone-Kuznetsova Epic is Second-Longest Ever Women's Match |url=http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/3922 |access-date=8 June 2012 |publisher=World Tennis Magazine}}

| note = Note: The Bud Collins History of Tennis incorrectly lists this match as having occurred in 1996

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamesno

| match desc = 1948 second round, 54 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Alice Weiwers

| player2 = {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Rita Anderson

| p1 s1 = 8

| p2 s1 = 10

| p1 s2 = 14

| p2 s2 = 12

| p1 s3 = 6

| p2 s3 = 4

| ref =

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamestb

| match desc = 1995 second round, 58 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Chanda Rubin

| player2 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Patricia Hy-Boulais

| p1 s1 = 7⁷

| p2 s1 = 6⁴

| p1 s2 = 6⁵

| p2 s2 = 7⁷

| p1 s3 = 17

| p2 s3 = 15

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = bytime

| match desc = 2005, 2 hours and 45 minutes

| final = singles

| player1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams

| player2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport

| p1 s1 = 4

| p2 s1 = 6

| p1 s2 = 7⁷

| p2 s2 = 6⁴

| p1 s3 = 9

| p2 s3 = 7

| ref = {{Cite web |date=27 June 1960 |title=A Page About Wimbledon Ladies Trivia |url=http://www.all-about-tennis.com/wimbledonladiestrivia.html |access-date=8 June 2012 |publisher=All-about-tennis.com}}

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamesno

| match desc = 1970, 46 games

| final = singles

| player1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court

| player2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King

| p1 s1 = 14

| p2 s1 = 12

| p1 s2 = 11

| p2 s2 = 9

| p1 s3 =

| p2 s3 =

| ref = However, in 1902, Muriel Robb defeated Charlotte Cooper Sterry 7–5, 6–1 after abandonment of an overnight score of 4–6, 13–11, thus needing a total of 53 games to win the title.

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamesno

| match desc = 1933 first round, 48 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Pat Brazier
{{flagicon|GBR}} Christabel Wheatcroft

| player2 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Mildred Nonweiler
{{flagicon|GBR}} Betty Soames

| p1 s1 = 11

| p2 s1 = 9

| p1 s2 = 5

| p2 s2 = 7

| p1 s3 = 9

| p2 s3 = 7

| ref =

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamesno

| match desc = 1933 final, 38 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Simonne Mathieu
{{flagicon|USA}} Elizabeth Ryan

| player2 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Freda James
{{flagicon|GBR}} Billie Yorke

| p1 s1 = 6

| p2 s1 = 2

| p1 s2 = 9

| p2 s2 = 11

| p1 s3 = 6

| p2 s3 = 4

| ref =

}}

{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 1967 final, 38 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King
{{flagicon|USA}} Rosemary Casals

| player2 = {{flagicon|Brazil|1960}} Maria Bueno
{{flagicon|USA}} Nancy Richey Gunter

| p1 s1 = 9

| p2 s1 = 11

| p1 s2 = 6

| p2 s2 = 4

| p1 s3 = 6

| p2 s3 = 2

| ref =

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamesno

| match desc = 1967 quarterfinals, 56 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Fletcher
{{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court

| player2 = {{flagicon|URS}} Alex Metreveli
{{flagicon|URS}} Anna Dmitrieva

| p1 s1 = 6

| p2 s1 = 8

| p1 s2 = 7

| p2 s2 = 5

| p1 s3 = 16

| p2 s3 = 14

| ref =

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamesno

| match desc = 1949 final, 48 games

| finals = mixed doubles

| player1 = {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Eric Sturgess
{{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Sheila Piercey Summers

| player2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich
{{flagicon|USA}} Louise Brough Clapp

| p1 s1 = 9

| p2 s1 = 7

| p1 s2 = 9

| p2 s2 = 11

| p1 s3 = 7

| p2 s3 = 5

| ref =

}}

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{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 2024 first round, 5 hours and 35 minutes

| header text = bytime

| player1 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Dan Evans

| player2 = {{flagicon|}} Karen Khachanov

| p1 s1 = 6⁶

| p2 s1 = 7⁸

| p1 s2 = 7⁷

| p2 s2 = 6²

| p1 s3 = 7⁷

| p2 s3 = 6⁴

| p1 s4 = 4

| p2 s4 = 6

| p1 s5 = 6

| p2 s5 = 4

| ref = {{Cite web |date=28 August 2024 |title=Daniel Evans outlasts Karen Khachanov in longest US Open match |url=https://www.espn.com.au/tennis/story/_/id/41019729/daniel-evans-outlasts-karen-khachanov-longest-us-open-match |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240828185313/https://www.espn.com.au/tennis/story/_/id/41019729/daniel-evans-outlasts-karen-khachanov-longest-us-open-match |archive-date=28 August 2024 |access-date=28 August 2024 |publisher=ESPN |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |date=27 August 2024 |title=Daniel Evans beats Karen Khachanov in longest match in US Open history {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/khachanov-evans-us-open-2024-longest-match |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240829154929/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/khachanov-evans-us-open-2024-longest-match |archive-date=29 August 2024 |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=ATP Tour |language=en}}

}}

{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 1969 first round, 100 games

| header text = gamesno

| player1 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} Franklin Robbins}}

| player2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Donald Dell

| p1 s1 = 22

| p2 s1 = 20

| p1 s2 = 9

| p2 s2 = 7

| p1 s3 = 6

| p2 s3 = 8

| p1 s4 = 8

| p2 s4 = 10

| p1 s5 = 6

| p2 s5 = 4

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamestb

| match desc = 1979 second round, 63 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|GBR}} John Lloyd

| player2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul McNamee

| p1 s1 = 5

| p2 s1 = 7

| p1 s2 = 6

| p2 s2 = 7

| p1 s3 = 7

| p2 s3 = 5

| p1 s4 = 7

| p2 s4 = 6

| p1 s5 = 7

| p2 s5 = 6

}}

{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 1949, 67 games

| header text = gamesno

| final = singles

| player1 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Pancho Gonzales}}

| player2 = {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Ted Schroeder

| p1 s1 = 16

| p2 s1 = 18

| p1 s2 = 2

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 6

| p2 s3 = 1

| p1 s4 = 6

| p2 s4 = 2

| p1 s5 = 6

| p2 s5 = 4

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = bytime

| match desc = 1988, 4 hours and 54 minutes

| final = singles

| player1 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Mats Wilander

| player2 = {{flagicon|CSK}} Ivan Lendl

| p1 s1 = 6

| p2 s1 = 4

| p1 s2 = 4

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 6

| p2 s3 = 3

| p1 s4 = 5

| p2 s4 = 7

| p1 s5 = 6

| p2 s5 = 4

| ref = {{Cite web |date=29 January 2012 |title=Djokovic tops Nadal in marathon Australian final | News – News |url=http://www.usopen.org/djokovic_tops_nadal_in_marathon_australian_final/ |access-date=8 June 2012 |publisher=US Open}}

}}

{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 2012, 4 hours and 54 minutes

| final = singles

| player1 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Murray

| player2 = {{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic

| p1 s1 = 7¹²

| p2 s1 = 6¹⁰

| p1 s2 = 7

| p2 s2 = 5

| p1 s3 = 2

| p2 s3 = 6

| p1 s4 = 3

| p2 s4 = 6

| p1 s5 = 6

| p2 s5 = 2

}}

{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 1966 third round, 105 games

| header text = gamesno

| player1 = {{flagicon|Mexico|1934}} Marcelo Lara
{{nowrap|{{flagicon|Mexico|1934}} Joaquín Loyo-Mayo}}

| player2 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Manuel Santana}}
{{nowrap|{{flagicon|Mexico|1934}} Luis-Augusto García}}

| p1 s1 = 10

| p2 s1 = 12

| p1 s2 = 24

| p2 s2 = 22

| p1 s3 = 11

| p2 s3 = 9

| p1 s4 = 3

| p2 s4 = 6

| p1 s5 = 6

| p2 s5 = 2

}}

{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 1967 quarterfinals, 105 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Cliff Drysdale
{{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Ray Moore

| player2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Roy Emerson
{{flagicon|Brazil|1960}} Ron Barnes

| p1 s1 = 29

| p2 s1 = 31

| p1 s2 = 8

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 3

| p2 s3 = 6

| p1 s4 = 8

| p2 s4 = 6

| p1 s5 = 6

| p2 s5 = 2

| ref =

}}

{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 1946, 74 games

| header text = gamesno

| final = doubles

| player1 = {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Gardnar Mulloy
{{flagicon|United States|1912}} William Talbert

| player2 = {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Frank Guernsey
{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Don McNeill

| p1 s1 = 3

| p2 s1 = 6

| p1 s2 = 6

| p2 s2 = 4

| p1 s3 = 2

| p2 s3 = 6

| p1 s4 = 6

| p2 s4 = 3

| p1 s5 = 20

| p2 s5 = 18

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = bytime

| match desc = 2021, 3 hours and 40 minutes

| player1 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Rebeka Masarova

| player2 = {{flagicon|ROM}} Ana Bogdan

| p1 s1 = 6⁹

| p2 s1 = 7¹¹

| p1 s2 = 7⁷

| p2 s2 = 6²

| p1 s3 = 7¹¹

| p2 s3 = 6⁹

| ref = {{Cite web |date=1 September 2021 |title=2021 US Open Round 1, By the Numbers |url=https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2021-09-01/2021_us_open_round_1_by_the_numbers.html |access-date=7 September 2021 |website=US Open |publisher=Chris Oddo |df=dmy-all}}

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text =

| match desc = 2021, 3 hours and 40 minutes{{Cite web |title=Osaka dazzles in US Open opener, Sabalenka wins in three, Mertens saves match points |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2239761/osaka-dazzles-in-us-open-opener-sabalenka-wins-in-three-mertens-saves-match-pointsl |website=WTA}}

| player1 = {{flagicon|BEL}} Elise Mertens

| player2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Rebecca Peterson

| p1 s1 = 3

| p2 s1 = 6

| p1 s2 = 7⁷

| p2 s2 = 6⁵

| p1 s3 = 7⁷

| p2 s3 = 6⁵

| ref =

| note =Note: The above two matches were played on the same day (31 August) and started at almost exactly the same time.{{Cite web |title=Match statistics for Masarova-Bogdan match |url=https://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/stats/2134.html |website=US Open}}{{Cite web |title=Match statistics for Mertens-Peterson match |url=https://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/stats/2157.html |website=US Open}}

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamesno

| match desc = 1898 challenge round, 51 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|United States|1896}} Juliette Atkinson

| player2 = {{flagicon|United States|1896}} Marion Jones

| p1 s1 = 6

| p2 s1 = 3

| p1 s2 = 5

| p2 s2 = 7

| p1 s3 = 6

| p2 s3 = 4

| p1 s4 = 2

| p2 s4 = 6

| p1 s5 = 7

| p2 s5 = 5

| ref =

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamestb

| match desc = 1985 quarterfinal, 39 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|West Germany}} Steffi Graf

| player2 = {{flagicon|United States}} Pam Shriver

| p1 s1 = 7

| p2 s1 = 6

| p1 s2 = 6

| p2 s2 = 7

| p1 s3 = 7

| p2 s3 = 6

| ref =

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamesno

| match desc = 1920, 43 games

| final = doubles

| player1 = {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Eleanor Goss
{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Marion Zinderstein

| player2 = {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Helen Baker
{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Eleanor Tennant

| p1 s1 = 13

| p2 s1 = 11

| p1 s2 = 4

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 6

| p2 s3 = 3

| ref = {{Cite news |date=September 20, 1920 |title=Women's Title Play |url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=INN19200920-01.1.18&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- |work=Indianapolis News |page=18}}

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamesno

| match desc = 1959, 48 games

| final = mixed doubles

| player1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Neale Fraser
{{nowrap|{{flagicon|United States|1959}} Margaret Osborne duPont}}

| player2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Mark
{{flagicon|United States|1959}} Janet Hopps Adkisson

| p1 s1 = 7

| p2 s1 = 5

| p1 s2 = 13

| p2 s2 = 15

| p1 s3 = 6

| p2 s3 = 2

}}

• Note: The International Olympic Committee does not recognise records in tennis. Therefore, all the records listed below are unofficial.

{{See also|Tennis at the Summer Olympics}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamesno

| match desc = 1920 semifinals, 76 games (5 hrs 45 minutes) (See Note)

| player1 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Gordon Lowe

| player2 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|Greece|old}} Augustos Zerlendis}}

| p1 s1 = 14

| p2 s1 = 12

| p1 s2 = 8

| p2 s2 = 10

| p1 s3 = 5

| p2 s3 = 7

| p1 s4 = 6

| p2 s4 = 4

| p1 s5 = 6

| p2 s5 = 4

| ref = {{Cite web |last=Walker, Randy |title=Olympic Marathon! Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Outlasts Milos Raonic 25–23 In Third Set |url=http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/7450 |access-date=4 August 2012 |publisher=World Tennis Magazine}}

| note =World Tennis Magazine state that some media outlets have reported [this match] lasting approximately six hours. Lawn Tennis and Badminton (28 August 1920) reports that the match was played in three stanzas due to fading light and mealtimes, being 1730-1930 on Sunday 15 August, then “shortly after eleven o’clock on the Monday morning” until 1230 (lunch break). The final stanza lasted 1400-1615 the same afternoon.{{Cite web |title=Olympic Marathon! Jo-Wilfried Tsonga outlasts Milos Raonic 25–23 In Third Set – World Tennis Magazine |url=http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/7450 |website=World Tennis Magazine}} This match therefore could have been the longest Olympic tennis match in terms of match duration as well as being the longest Olympic tennis match in terms of number of games.

}}

{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 2012 second round, 66 games (3 h 57 min)

| header text = gamestb

| player1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

| player2 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Milos Raonic

| p1 s1 = 6

| p2 s1 = 3

| p1 s2 = 3

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 25

| p2 s3 = 23

| ref = {{Cite web |date=31 July 2012 |title=Tsonga joy after record-length match |url=http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/tsonga-joy-after-record-length-match.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802155953/http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/tsonga-joy-after-record-length-match.html |archive-date=2 August 2012 |access-date=4 August 2012 |publisher=London2012.com |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |date=31 July 2012 |title=Results 31 July 2012 |url=http://www.london2012.com/tennis/schedule-and-results/day=31-july/all-day.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806080235/http://www.london2012.com/tennis/schedule-and-results/day=31-july/all-day.html |archive-date=6 August 2012 |access-date=4 August 2012 |publisher=London2012.com}}

| note = Match played on 31 July 2012. Beating the previous record of 61 games set during the five set doubles final in 1988. The third set also set a record for most games played in a set at an Olympics, beating the previous record set at the 2004 Summer Olympics by Fernando González and Taylor Dent, 30 games, by 18 games.

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = Longest match by time played, after the tiebreaker introduction

| match desc = 1992 first round, 5 h and 53 min (56 games)

| player1 = {{flagicon|GER}} Boris Becker

| player2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Christian Ruud

| p1 s1 = 3

| p2 s1 = 6

| p1 s2 = 7⁷

| p2 s2 = 6²

| p1 s3 = 5

| p2 s3 = 7

| p1 s4 = 7⁷

| p2 s4 = 6²

| p1 s5 = 6

| p2 s5 = 3

| ref =

| url =

| note =Tsonga vs. Raonic above (best-of-three-sets system) was longer by number of games.

}}

{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 2012 semifinals, 4 h and 26 min (58 games)

| header text = bytime

| player1 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Roger Federer

| player2 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Martín del Potro

| p1 s1 = 3

| p2 s1 = 6

| p1 s2 = 7⁷

| p2 s2 = 6⁵

| p1 s3 = 19

| p2 s3 = 17

| ref = {{Cite web |date=3 August 2012 |title=Federer edges epic encounter |url=http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/federer-edges-epic-encounter.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811014537/http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/federer-edges-epic-encounter.html |archive-date=11 August 2012 |access-date=4 August 2012 |publisher=London2012.com |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |date=3 August 2012 |title=Results 3 August 2012 |url=http://www.london2012.com/tennis/schedule-and-results/day=3-august/all-day.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802152520/http://www.london2012.com/tennis/schedule-and-results/day=3-august/all-day.html |archive-date=2 August 2012 |access-date=4 August 2012 |publisher=London2012.com}}

| note = Match played on 3 August 2012. This is also the longest best-of-three-sets men's singles match ever played in the Open era (with or without a tiebreaker in the final set).

}}

{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 2012 second round, 66 games (3 h 57 min)

| header text = gamestb

| player1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

| player2 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Milos Raonic

| p1 s1 = 6

| p2 s1 = 3

| p1 s2 = 3

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 25

| p2 s3 = 23

| ref =

| note = Match played on 31 July 2012. Beating the previous record of 61 games set during the five set doubles final in 1988. The third set also set a record for most games played in a set at an Olympics, beating the previous record set at the 2004 Summer Olympics by Fernando González and Taylor Dent, 30 games, by 18 games.

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = bytime

| match desc = 2024 final, 2 h and 50 min

| final = singles

| player1 = {{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic

| player2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Alcaraz

| p1 s1 = 7⁷

| p2 s1 = 6³

| p1 s2 = 7⁷

| p2 s2 = 6²

| p1 s3 =

| p2 s3 =

| ref = {{Cite web |date=2024-08-04 |title=Novak Djokovic finally adds an Olympic gold to his resume by beating Carlos Alcaraz in a taut final |url=https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-djokovic-alcaraz-tennis-gold-men-7f50181b0363382634174ea7134f9b4c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240901015303/https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-djokovic-alcaraz-tennis-gold-men-7f50181b0363382634174ea7134f9b4c |archive-date=1 September 2024 |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=AP News |language=en}}

| note =

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamesno

| match desc = 1920 semifinals, 76 games (6 hrs?) (See Note)

| player1 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Gordon Lowe

| player2 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|Greece|old}} Augustos Zerlendis}}

| p1 s1 = 14

| p2 s1 = 12

| p1 s2 = 8

| p2 s2 = 10

| p1 s3 = 5

| p2 s3 = 7

| p1 s4 = 6

| p2 s4 = 4

| p1 s5 = 6

| p2 s5 = 4

| ref =

| note =World Tennis Magazine state that some media outlets have reported [this match] lasting approximately six hours. This match therefore could have been the longest Olympic tennis match in terms of match duration as well as being the longest Olympic tennis match in terms of number of games.

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = Longest match by time played, after the tiebreaker introduction

| match desc = 1992 first round, 5 h and 53 min (56 games)

| player1 = {{flagicon|GER}} Boris Becker

| player2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Christian Ruud

| p1 s1 = 3

| p2 s1 = 6

| p1 s2 = 7⁷

| p2 s2 = 6²

| p1 s3 = 5

| p2 s3 = 7

| p1 s4 = 7⁷

| p2 s4 = 6²

| p1 s5 = 6

| p2 s5 = 3

| ref =

| url =

| note =Tsonga vs. Raonic above (best-of-three-sets system) was longer by number of games.

}}

{{5-set tennis

|header text = bytime

| match desc = 2008 semifinals, 4 h and 44 min (59 games)

| player1 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Simon Aspelin
{{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Johansson

| player2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Arnaud Clément
{{flagicon|FRA}} Michaël Llodra

| p1 s1 = 7⁸

| p2 s1 = 6⁶

| p1 s2 = 4

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 19

| p2 s3 = 17

| ref =

}}

{{5-set tennis

|header text = gamestb

| match desc = 2012 second round, 63 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|BRA}} Marcelo Melo
{{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Soares

| player2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Tomáš Berdych
{{flagicon|CZE}} Radek Štěpánek

| p1 s1 = 1

| p2 s1 = 6

| p1 s2 = 6

| p2 s2 = 4

| p1 s3 = 24

| p2 s3 = 22

| ref = {{Cite web |date=1 August 2012 |title=Results of 1 Aug 2012 |url=http://www.london2012.com/tennis/schedule-and-results/day=1-august/all-day.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802152512/http://www.london2012.com/tennis/schedule-and-results/day=1-august/all-day.html |archive-date=2 August 2012 |access-date=4 August 2012 |publisher=London2012.com}}

| note = This match was played on 1 August 2012, only a day after Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. Milos Raonic set the record of 66 games in a best-of-three-sets match.

}}

{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 1988 second round, 42 games

| header text = gamestb

| player1 = {{flagicon|URS}} Larisa Savchenko

| player2 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Sara Gomer

| p1 s1 = 6³

| p2 s1 = 7⁷

| p1 s2 = 7⁷

| p2 s2 = 6³

| p1 s3 = 9

| p2 s3 = 7

| ref =

| note =

}}

{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 2004 first round, 42 games

| header text = gamestb

| player1 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Paola Suárez

| player2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Dechy

| p1 s1 = 7⁷

| p2 s1 = 6¹

| p1 s2 = 6⁵

| p2 s2 = 7⁷

| p1 s3 = 9

| p2 s3 = 7

| ref =

| note =

}}

{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 1988 first round, 63 games

| header text = gamestb

| player1 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Carling Bassett-Seguso
{{flagicon|CAN}} Jill Hetherington

| player2 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Mercedes Paz
{{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriela Sabatini

| p1 s1 = 7¹⁰

| p2 s1 = 6⁸

| p1 s2 = 5

| p2 s2 = 7

| p1 s3 = 20

| p2 s3 = 18

| ref =

| note =

}}

{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 1924 second round, 42 games

| header text = gamesno

| player1 = {{flagicon|IRL}} Hilda Wallis
{{flagicon|IRL}} Edwin McCrea

| player2 = {{flagicon|IND}} Nora Polley
{{flagicon|IND}} Sydney Jacob

| p1 s1 = 9

| p2 s1 = 7

| p1 s2 = 4

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 9

| p2 s3 = 7

| ref =

| note =

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = Longest rubber by duration

| match desc = 2015 World Group first round, Argentina vs. Brazil. 6 hours and 43 minutes

| player1 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ARG}} Leonardo Mayer}}

| player2 = {{flagicon|BRA}} João Souza

| p1 s1 = 7⁷

| p2 s1 = 6⁴

| p1 s2 = 7⁷

| p2 s2 = 6⁵

| p1 s3 = 5

| p2 s3 = 7

| p1 s4 = 5

| p2 s4 = 7

| p1 s5 = 15

| p2 s5 = 13

| ref = {{Cite web |last=Sam Kelly |date=8 March 2015 |title=Argentina and Brazil finish level after epic rubber |url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/news/200583.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220918000409/https://www.daviscup.com/en/news/200583.aspx |archive-date=18 September 2022 |website=daviscup.com}}

| note =

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = Longest rubber by number of games (singles)

| match desc = 1982 American Zone semifinal, Canada vs. Venezuela, 100 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Harry Fritz

| player2 = {{flagicon|Venezuela|1954}} Jorge Andrew

| p1 s1 = 16

| p2 s1 = 14

| p1 s2 = 11

| p2 s2 = 9

| p1 s3 = 9

| p2 s3 = 11

| p1 s4 = 4

| p2 s4 = 6

| p1 s5 = 11

| p2 s5 = 9

| ref = {{Cite web |title=Davis Cup Records |url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/history/records.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625070815/http://www.daviscup.com/en/history/records.aspx |archive-date=25 June 2014 |access-date=8 June 2021 |publisher=daviscup.com}}

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = Longest rubber by duration

| match desc = 2013 World Group first round, Switzerland vs Czech Republic, 7 hours and 1 minute

| player1 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|SWI}} Stanislas Wawrinka}}
{{flagicon|SWI}} Marco Chiudinelli

| player2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Tomáš Berdych
{{flagicon|CZE}} Lukáš Rosol

| p1 s1 = 4

| p2 s1 = 6

| p1 s2 = 7

| p2 s2 = 5

| p1 s3 = 4

| p2 s3 = 6

| p1 s4 = 7

| p2 s4 = 6

| p1 s5 = 22

| p2 s5 = 24

| ref = {{Cite web |date=2 February 2013 |title=CZECHS OUTLAST SWITZERLAND IN EPIC |url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/news/137795.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220918032615/https://www.daviscup.com/en/news/137795.aspx |archive-date=18 September 2022 |website=www.daviscup.com}}

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = Longest rubber by number of games (doubles)

| match desc = Doubles of the 1973 American Zone Final, Chile vs. USA, 122 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Stan Smith
{{flagicon|USA}} Erik van Dillen

| player2 = {{flagicon|CHI}} Patricio Cornejo
{{flagicon|CHI}} Jaime Fillol

| p1 s1 = 7

| p2 s1 = 9

| p1 s2 = 37

| p2 s2 = 39

| p1 s3 = 8

| p2 s3 = 6

| p1 s4 = 6

| p2 s4 = 1

| p1 s5 = 6

| p2 s5 = 3

| ref =

| note = The 39–37 second set is the longest set in Davis Cup history (76 games).

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = Longest rubber by duration

| match desc = 2016 World Group first round, Netherlands vs. Russia, 4 hours

| player1 = {{flagicon|NED}} Richèl Hogenkamp

| player2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova

| p1 s1 = 7⁷

| p2 s1 = 6⁴

| p1 s2 = 5

| p2 s2 = 7

| p1 s3 = 10

| p2 s3 = 8

| ref = {{Cite web |last=Erik Gudris |date=February 6, 2016 |title=Hogenkamp Wins Longest Ever Fed Cup Match Over Kuznetsova |url=http://www.tennisnow.com/News/2016/February/Hogenkamp-Wins-Longest-Ever-Fed-Cup-Match-Over-Kuz.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408225909/http://www.tennisnow.com/News/2016/February/Hogenkamp-Wins-Longest-Ever-Fed-Cup-Match-Over-Kuz.aspx |archive-date=April 8, 2016 |publisher=Tennisnow.com}}

| note =

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = Longest rubber by number of games (singles)

| match desc = 1997 World Group first round, France vs. Japan, 54 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat

| player2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Naoko Sawamatsu

| p1 s1 = 7

| p2 s1 = 5

| p1 s2 = 4

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 17

| p2 s3 = 15

| ref = {{Cite web |title=Billie Jean King Cup – General records |url=https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/statistics/general-records.aspx |access-date=17 September 2022 |website=www.billiejeankingcup.com}}

| note =

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = Longest rubber by duration

| match desc = {{small|2001 Europe/Africa Group I deciding match, Israel vs. Luxembourg, 3 hours and 35 minutes}}

| player1 = {{flagicon|ISR}} Tzipi Obziler
{{flagicon|ISR}} Hila Rosen

| player2 = {{flagicon|LUX}} Anne Kremer
{{flagicon|LUX}} Claudine Schaul

| p1 s1 = 3

| p2 s1 = 6

| p1 s2 = 7

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 10

| p2 s3 = 8

| ref =

| note =

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = Longest rubber by number of games (doubles)

| match desc = 1968 World Group semifinal, Australia vs. Great Britain, 51 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court
{{flagicon|AUS}} Kerry Melville

| player2 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Winnie Shaw
{{flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Wade

| p1 s1 = 9

| p2 s1 = 7

| p1 s2 = 3

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 14

| p2 s3 = 12

| ref =

| note =

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamestb

| match desc = 1996, 58 games

| final = singles

| player1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Pete Sampras

| player2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Boris Becker

| p1 s1 = 3

| p2 s1 = 6

| p1 s2 = 7⁷

| p2 s2 = 6⁵

| p1 s3 = 7⁷

| p2 s3 = 6⁴

| p1 s4 = 6¹¹

| p2 s4 = 7¹³

| p1 s5 = 6

| p2 s5 = 4

| ref = {{Cite web |date=13 November 2021 |title=25 Years Ago: Sampras, Becker Light Up Hanover With Epic Final |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/pete-sampras-boris-becker-1996-nitto-atp-finals-feature |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220916141914/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/pete-sampras-boris-becker-1996-nitto-atp-finals-feature |archive-date=16 September 2022 |website=atptour.com}}

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = gamestb

| match desc = 1986 round robin, 57 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Guy Forget
{{flagicon|FRA}} Yannick Noah

| player2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Mike de Palmer
{{flagicon|USA}} Gary Donnelly

| p1 s1 = 6

| p2 s1 = 7

| p1 s2 = 6

| p2 s2 = 4

| p1 s3 = 3

| p2 s3 = 6

| p1 s4 = 7

| p2 s4 = 6

| p1 s5 = 7

| p2 s5 = 5

| ref = {{Cite web |title=Doubles Results {{!}} Nitto ATP Finals {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.nittoatpfinals.com/en/heritage/doubles-results |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220917161429/https://www.nittoatpfinals.com/en/heritage/doubles-results |archive-date=17 September 2022 |website=www.nittoatpfinals.com}}

}}

{{5-set tennis

| match desc = 1987 round robin, 57 games

| player1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Annacone
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Christo van Rensburg

| player2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Doohan
{{flagicon|AUS}} Laurie Warder

| p1 s1 = 7

| p2 s1 = 6

| p1 s2 = 7

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 2

| p2 s3 = 6

| p1 s4 = 4

| p2 s4 = 6

| p1 s5 = 7

| p2 s5 = 6

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = bytime

| match desc = 2016 semi final, 3 hours 38 minutes

| player1 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Murray

| player2 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Milos Raonic

| p1 s1 = 5

| p2 s1 = 7

| p1 s2 = 7⁷

| p2 s2 = 6⁵

| p1 s3 = 7¹¹

| p2 s3 = 6⁹

| note = This was the longest match since 1991 when times were first recorded.

| ref ={{Cite web |last=Arena |first=Jacob Steinberg at the O2 |date=19 November 2016 |title=Andy Murray v Milos Raonic: ATP World Tour Finals – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2016/nov/19/andy-murray-v-milos-raonic-atp-world-tour-finals-live |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161121134025/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2016/nov/19/andy-murray-v-milos-raonic-atp-world-tour-finals-live |archive-date=21 November 2016 |via=www.theguardian.com}}

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = bytime

| match desc = 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals round robin, 2 hours and 38 minutes

| player1 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Passaro

| player2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Arnaldi

| p1 s1 = 4⁹

| p2 s1 = 3⁷

| p1 s2 = 2

| p2 s2 = 4

| p1 s3 = 3⁴

| p2 s3 = 4⁷

| p1 s4 = 4⁷

| p2 s4 = 3⁴

| p1 s5 = 4¹⁰

| p2 s5 = 3⁸

| ref = {{Cite web |date=21 November 2024 |title= Results Archive |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/next-gen-atp-finals/7696/2022/results?matchtype=singles |website=www.atptour.com}}

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = Longest final match by time played

| match desc = 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals, 2 hours and 12 minutes

| player1 = {{flagicon|SRB}} Hamad Medjedovic

| player2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Arthur Fils

| p1 s1 = 3⁶

| p2 s1 = 4⁸

| p1 s2 = 4

| p2 s2 = 1

| p1 s3 = 4

| p2 s3 = 2

| p1 s4 = 3⁹

| p2 s4 = 4¹¹

| p1 s5 = 4

| p2 s5 = 1

| ref = {{Cite web |date=22 December 2024 |title= Results Archive |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/next-gen-atp-finals/7696/2023/results?matchtype=singles |website=www.atptour.com}}

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = bytime

| match desc = 1990 final, 3 hours and 47 minutes

| player1 = {{flagicon|YUG}} Monica Seles

| player2 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriela Sabatini

| p1 s1 = 6

| p2 s1 = 4

| p1 s2 = 5

| p2 s2 = 7

| p1 s3 = 3

| p2 s3 = 6

| p1 s4 = 6

| p2 s4 = 4

| p1 s5 = 6

| p2 s5 = 2

| ref = {{Cite web |date=18 November 2020 |title=November 18, 1990: Seles and Sabatini go five |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/our-features/on-this-day/november-18-1990-seles-and-sabatini-go-five-306295.html |access-date=2021-11-12 |website=www.tennismajors.com}}{{Cite web |date=29 October 2016 |title=Return Winners: A look back at the 1990 WTA Finals |url=https://www.tennis.com/baseline/articles/return-winners-a-look-back-at-the-1990-wta-finals |access-date=2021-11-12 |website=www.tennis.com}}

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = bytime

| match desc = 2005 Rome final, 5 hours and 15 minutes

| final = singles

| player1 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Rafael Nadal

| player2 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Coria

| p1 s1 = 6

| p2 s1 = 4

| p1 s2 = 3

| p2 s2 = 6

| p1 s3 = 6

| p2 s3 = 3

| p1 s4 = 4

| p2 s4 = 6

| p1 s5 = 7⁸

| p2 s5 = 6⁶

| ref = {{Cite news |last=Medichini |first=Andrew |date=15 May 2006 |title=Fantastic finish in Rome: Nadal edges Federer in five-hour thriller |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2006-05-14-masters-rome_x.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20090507150633/https://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2006-05-14-masters-rome_x.htm |archive-date=7 May 2009 |access-date=14 February 2009 |work=USA Today}}

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = games

| match desc = 2006 Rome final, 57 games

| final = singles

| player1 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Rafael Nadal

| player2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Roger Federer

| p1 s1 = 6⁰

| p2 s1 = 7⁷

| p1 s2 = 7⁷

| p2 s2 = 6⁵

| p1 s3 = 6

| p2 s3 = 4

| p1 s4 = 2

| p2 s4 = 6

| p1 s5 = 7⁷

| p2 s5 = 6⁵

| ref = {{Cite web |date=8 May 2020 |title=May 8, 2005: The day Rafa Nadal won a five-hour thriller against Coria to earn first Rome title |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/our-features/on-this-day/may-8-2005-the-day-nadal-won-a-5-hour-thiller-against-coria-to-grab-his-1st-title-in-rome-227605.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327115555/https://www.tennismajors.com/our-features/on-this-day/may-8-2005-the-day-nadal-won-a-5-hour-thiller-against-coria-to-grab-his-1st-title-in-rome-227605.html |archive-date=27 March 2022 |website=www.tennismajors.com}}

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = bytime

| match desc = 2023 Cincinnati final, 3 hours and 49 minutes

| final = singles

| player1 = {{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic

| player2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Alcaraz

| p1 s1 = 5

| p2 s1 = 7

| p1 s2 = 7⁹

| p2 s2 = 6⁷

| p1 s3 = 7⁷

| p2 s3 = 6⁴

| ref = {{Cite web |date=5 August 2024 |title=Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz's 2023 Cincinnati final flashback {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-alcaraz-cincinnati-2023-final-flashback |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240809232437/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-alcaraz-cincinnati-2023-final-flashback |archive-date=9 August 2024 |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=ATP Tour |language=en}}

}}

{{5-set tennis

| header text = bytime

| match desc = 2009 Madrid semifinal, 4 hours and 2 minutes

| player1 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Rafael Nadal

| player2 = {{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic

| p1 s1 = 3

| p2 s1 = 6

| p1 s2 = 7⁷

| p2 s2 = 6⁵

| p1 s3 = 7¹¹

| p2 s3 = 6⁹

| ref = {{Cite web |date=10 May 2022 |title=Rafa Nadal vs Novak Djokovic EPIC! {{!}} Madrid 2009 Extended Tennis Highlights |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWivrd_AE1Y |url-status=live |archive-url=https://conifer.rhizome.org/VideoSaver/youtube-for-wikipedia/list/archived-links/b2/20221007142216/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWivrd_AE1Y |archive-date=7 October 2022 |website=Youtube.com}}

}}

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{{5-set tennis

| header text = bytime

| match desc = 2024 China Open first round, 4 hours and 18 minutes

| player1 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Sara Sorribes Tormo

| player2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Gao Xinyu

| p1 s1 = 6⁴

| p2 s1 = 7⁷

| p1 s2 = 7

| p2 s2 = 5

| p1 s3 = 7

| p2 s3 = 5

}}

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