Fastest recorded tennis serves
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This article lists the fastest recorded tennis serves in the men's and women's game. A serve by Bill Tilden in 1931 was timed at 163.3 mph (263 km/h), but this is not listed because of questionable technological accuracy.
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[edit] Men
| Rank | Player | Speed | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ivo Karlović |
156 mph (251 km/h) | 2011 Davis Cup[1] |
| 2 |  Andy Roddick |
155 mph (249 km/h) | 2004 Davis Cup[2][3] |
 Milos Raonic |
2012 San Jose[4] | ||
| 4 | Roscoe Tanner |
153 mph (246 km/h) | 1978 Palm Springs final* |
| 5 |  Joachim Johansson |
152 mph (245 km/h) | 2004 Davis Cup[5] |
| 6 | John Isner |
149.9 mph (241 km/h) | 2011 Western and Southern Open[citation needed] |
| 7 | Taylor Dent |
149.8 mph (241 km/h) | 2006 Rotterdam[3] |
| 8 |  Ernests Gulbis |
149.3 mph (240 km/h) | 2007 St. Petersburg Open |
| 9 |  Greg Rusedski |
149 mph (240 km/h) | 1998 Indian Wells[6] |
| 10 |  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
146.8 mph (236 km/h) | 2009 Paris |
| 11 | Gaël Monfils |
146 mph (235 km/h) | 2007 Washington[3] |
 Dušan Vemic |
2008 Los Angeles[3] | ||
| 13 |  Ričardas Berankis |
145.4 mph (234 km/h) | 2011 Orleans CH[7] |
| 14 | Ivan Ljubičić |
145 mph (233 km/h) | 2007 Indian Wells[8] |
| Andy Murray |
2007 San Jose | ||
| 16 | Mardy Fish |
144 mph (232 km/h) | 2007 Indian Wells[3] |
 Marcin Matkowski |
2009 World Tour Finals | ||
| 18 |  Martin Verkerk |
143 mph (230 km/h) | 2003 Milan |
 Samuel Groth |
2009 Australian Open | ||
 Daniel Brands |
ATP Challenger Heilbronn (he lost the point) | ||
| Robin Söderling |
2010 World Tour Finals | ||
| 22 | Mark Phillipoussis |
142 mph (229 km/h) | 1997 Scottsdale[9] |
 Mikhail Youzhny |
2005 Davis Cup | ||
| Ilija Bozoljac |
2011 ATP Challenger Heilbronn | ||
| 25 | Sam Querrey |
141 mph (227 km/h) | 2009 Wimbledon |
| 26 |  Fernando González |
140.5 mph (226 km/h) | 2009 French Open |
 Tomáš Berdych |
2009 French Open | ||
| 28 |  Julian Alonso |
140 mph (225 km/h) | 1997 Long Island |
 Gilles Elseneer |
2003 Basel | ||
| Nicolas Almagro |
2009 French Open | ||
 Marcos Baghdatis |
2010 Munich Open | ||
 Roger Federer |
2010 Halle Open | ||
| Thiemo de Bakker |
2010 Halle Open | ||
| Feliciano López |
2010 U.S. Open |
- The 153 mph 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.[citation needed]
- Only a player's fastest serve is recorded here. For example, Andy Roddick has many 140 mph (225 km/h) or better serves but only his personal best of 155 mph (249 km/h) is included.
- All serves must be recorded at or over 140 mph (225 km/h) minimum standard speed. In cases where more than one serve has been recorded at the same speed the serves are ordered from oldest to newest.
[edit] Women
| Rank | Player | Speed | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venus Williams |
129 mph (207.6 km/h) | US Open 2007 |
| 2 | Serena Williams |
128 mph (206 km/h) | French Open 2010 |
| 3 | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy |
126 mph (202.7 km/h) | Indian Wells 2007 |
| 4 | Sabine Lisicki |
125 mph (201.2 km/h) | Stanford 2011 |
| 5 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld |
125 mph (201.1 km/h) | Indian Wells 2009 |
| 6 | Ana Ivanović |
124.9 mph (201.0 km/h) | French Open 2007 |
| 7 | Kristina Mladenovic |
124.3 mph (200.0 km/h) | French Open 2009 |
- All serves must be recorded over 200 km/h minimum standard speed.[10]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Ivo Karlovic sets world serve record". ESPN. March 6, 2011. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=6186905&source=TENNISHeadlines.
- ^ http://www.sptimes.com/2004/09/25/Sports/Roddick_blasts_155_mp.shtml
- ^ a b c d e "2011 ATP World Tour Media Guide". Association of Tennis Professionals. p. 205. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Press/Media-Guide.aspx. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Milos Raonic: How to serve at 155mph". The Tennis Space. February 16, 2012. http://www.thetennisspace.com/how-to/how-to-serve-at-155mph/.
- ^ [1]. Pim Pim Homepage.
- ^ "Hingis wins title; Rusedski hits 149 mph". Houston Chronicle. March 15, 1998. http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1998_3041423. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ "GENSSE vs BERANKIS". Open d'Orleans. October 21, 2011. http://www.opendorleans.com/v2/actualites.php?id=767.
- ^ "Wiberg Wins Slalom To Celebrate World Cup Title". The Seattle Times. 1997-03-08. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970308&slug=2527658.
- ^ "Wiberg Wins Slalom To Celebrate World Cup Title". The Seattle Times. 1997-03-08. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970308&slug=2527658.
- ^ "IDS Serve Speed Leaders". Pro Tennis Internet Network. 2011-06-30. http://www.wtatennis.com/news/20110606/ids-serve-speed-leaders_2256076_1978722.
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