Double fault (tennis)
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Gerald Patterson allegedly holds the record for the most double faults committed in a Grand Slam final: he committed 27 double faults in a 71-game match against John Hawkes in the 1927 Australian Championships, but still managed to clinch the victory.[2]
At the 1957 Wimbledon Championships, Maria de Amorin committed 17 double faults in a row in her second-round encounter against Berna Thung. De Amorin took a set off her opponent, but eventually lost the match.[3]
Open Era singles records
Double faults have been officially recorded by the top-level professional tennis circuits since 1991.[4]
Only main draw singles matches are included here.
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
ATP Tour
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Among all players, active or retired, the worst average of double faults per match, shared between Henrik Holm and Radomír Vašek, is 7.2, while Gilbert Schaller has the best average, at 1.0.[5]
Most double faults in a match
| # | Player | W/L | Opponent | Round | Event | Sets | Surface | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Marc Rosset | L |  Arnaud Clément | QF | 2001 Davis Cup | 5 | Carpet (i) | [6] |
| 27 |  Goran Ivanišević | L |  Leander Paes | PO | 1995 Davis Cup | 5 | Grass | [7] |
| 26 | Marc Rosset | L |  Michael Joyce | 1R | 1995 Wimbledon | 4 | Grass | [8] |
 Alexander Bublik | W |  Thomas Fabbiano | 2R | 2019 US Open | 5 | Hard | [9] | |
| Pierre-Hugues Herbert | L |  Pablo Andújar | 1R | 2021 Wimbledon | 5 | Grass | [10] |
Most double faults in a three-setter
| # | Player | W/L | Opponent | Round | Event | Surface | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Maxime Cressy | L |  Felix Auger-Aliassime | 1R | 2023 Dubai | Hard | [11] |
Most double faults in a two-setter
| # | Player | W/L | Opponent | Round | Event | Surface | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |  Guillermo Coria | L | Alessio di Mauro | 1R | 2006 Acapulco | Clay | [12] |
Most consecutive double faults
| # | Player | W/L | Opponent | Round | Event | Surface | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  Greg Rusedski | W |  Mikhail Youzhny | 1R | 2006 Miami | Hard | [13] |
Committing four consecutive double faults in a single game
| Player | W/L | Opponent | Round | Event | Surface | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boris Becker | W | Jean-Philippe Fleurian | SF | 1995 Hopman Cup | Hard | [14] |
| Cédric Pioline | L |  Vladimir Voltchkov | 2R | 2000 Wimbledon | Grass | [15] |
| Guillermo Coria | W | Nicolas Kiefer | 3R | 2006 Monte Carlo | Clay | [16] |
| Fernando Verdasco | L | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 2R | 2014 Australian Open | Hard | [17] |
| Mischa Zverev | L |  Grigor Dimitrov | 2R | 2017 Montreal | Hard | [18] |
| Benoît Paire | L | Fabio Fognini | RR | 2021 ATP Cup | Hard | [19] |
| Maxime Cressy | W | Geoffrey Blancaneaux | 1R | 2023 Marseille | Hard (i) | [20] |
WTA Tour
Anna Kournikova holds the record for the most double faults in a match with 31, in a clash against Miho Saeki that has been labeled as "one of most feeble and unintentionally comical matches of all time".[21]
Most double faults in a match
| # | Player | W/L | Opponent | Round | Event | Sets | Surface | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Anna Kournikova | W |  Miho Saeki | 2R | 1999 Australian Open | 3 | Hard | [22] |
| 28 | Raffaella Reggi | L | Helen Kelesi | QF | 1988 Rome | 2 | Clay | [23][24] |
 Jelena Dokic | L | Julia Schruff | 1R | 2006 Auckland | 3 | Hard | [25] | |
| 27 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | L | Galina Voskoboeva | QF | 2011 Baku | 3 | Hard | [26] |
| 23 | Coco Gauff | W | Danielle Collins | 2R | 2025 Montreal | 3 | Hard | [27] |
Most double faults in a game
| # | Player | W/L | Opponent | Round | Event | Sets | Surface | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Jeļena Ostapenko | W | Alison Riske | 2R | 2019 US Open | 2 | Hard | [28] |
 Zheng Qinwen | W | Ashlyn Krueger | 1R | 2024 Australian Open | 3 | Hard | [29] | |
| 6 | Danielle Collins | L |  Ons Jabeur | 3R | 2021 Indian Wells | 2 | Hard | [30] |
| Aryna Sabalenka | W | Xinyu Wang | 2R | 2022 Australian Open | 2 | Hard | [31] | |
See also
References
- ↑ double fault - Definition from collinsdictionary.com.
- ↑ "Gerald Patterson – Sport Australia Hall of Fame". Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ↑ "La trastienda de Wimbledon". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 19 April 2020. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ↑ "Kyrgios' Serve Among Best In History". 19 December 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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- ↑ "Roland Garros Meanderings". tennis.com. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ↑ "Chesnokov lifts Russia into Davis Cup final". The Guardian. 25 September 1995. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ↑ ATP [@ATPMediaInfo] (30 August 2019). "Alexander Bublik joins Marc Rosset in 1995 Wimbledon 1R as only players to hit more than 25 double faults in a match since starts started being tracked in 1991. Like Bublik, Rosset hit 26 double faults. Unlike Bublik, he lost his match to Michael Joyce" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ ATP [@ATPMediaInfo] (30 August 2019). "Alexander Bublik hit 26 double faults today -- most by winner of an ATP Tour or Grand Slam match since stats started being tracked in 1991. Previous record was shared by Gael Monfils, Guillermo Coria and Greg Rusedski, who all won a match with 23 double faults" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Wimbledon – 26 doubles fautes en un match, record égalé pour Herbert". tennisactu.net (in French). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ↑ "MAXIME CRESSY VS. FELIX AUGER-ALIASSIME | DUBAI 2023". ATP Tour. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Las dobles faltas, uno de los peores errores en el tenis". puntodebreak.com (in Spanish). 8 December 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ↑ "Safin, Mirza, Young Exit in Miami; Spadea Rap Album Stolen". tennis-x.com (in Spanish). 24 March 2006. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ↑ "Becker win clinches final berth". The Age. Melbourne. 7 January 1995. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ↑ "Pioline presses self-destruct button". BBC News. 28 June 2000. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ↑ "El Gato y el Mago siguen en Mónaco" (in Spanish). Página 12. 21 April 2006. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ↑ "Best of ATP Round 2: Fognini, Robredo, Del Potro, and More". Tennis View Magazine. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ↑ "Have you ever seen 4 double faults in a match by a pro?". Functional Tennis. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ↑ "Berrettini, Fognini Clinch Italy's Spot In ATP Cup Semi-finals | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ↑ "Maxime Cressy implodes in spectacular fashion, serves 4 double faults in a row at Open 13 Provence". Sportskeeda. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Kournikova's faulting farce". The Independent. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ↑ "A wild Kournikova serves up 31 double faults – and still wins". Kitsap Sun. 21 January 1999. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ↑ "Internazionali BNL d'Italia, l'ultimo trionfo di un'italiana: Raffaella Reggi". sportface.it (in Italian). 5 May 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ↑ "For French Open Contenders, Serving Is Mental. So Stop Thinking So Much". The New York Times. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ↑ "Nervous service rebounds on comeback hopeful". The New Zealand Herald. 3 January 2006. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ↑ "Faulty Pavlyuchenkova falls in Baku Cup". ESPN. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ↑ "Gauff overcomes 23 double faults to win at National Bank Open". ESPN. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ↑ "'If I play well, everything can happen' – Bencic, Ostapenko secure third-round spots at US Open". WTA. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ↑ "Qinwen Zheng vs Ashlyn Krueger - WS125 | AO". 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ↑ "Jabeur bests Collins; Haddad Maia stuns top seed Pliskova in Indian Wells". WTA. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ↑ "Sabalenka Struggles, Then Prevails as Top Women Fall at Australian Open". The New York Times. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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