![]() ![]() All matches since Januhave 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. 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. The match featured a 29-minute, 643-shot rally, the longest in professional tennis history, though no video exists of this point. 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 Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships holds the record for the longest tennis match both in time and games played. Winner of the match also won the tournament. Hours and 14 matches have lasted longer than six hours. Only two professional competitive matches have lasted longer than seven ![]()
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