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.
Men
| Rank | Player | Speed | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Samuel Groth |
163.4 mph (263 km/h) | 2012 Busan Open Challenger Tennis[1][2] |
| 2 |  Ivo Karlovic |
156 mph (251 km/h) | 2011 Davis Cup[3] |
| 3 |  Andy Roddick |
155 mph (249 km/h) | 2004 Davis Cup[4][5] |
 Milos Raonic |
2012 San Jose[6] | ||
| 5 | Roscoe Tanner |
153 mph (246 km/h) | 1978 Palm Springs final* |
| 6 |  Joachim Johansson |
152 mph (245 km/h) | 2004 Davis Cup[7] |
| 7 | John Isner |
149.9 mph (241 km/h) | 2011 Western and Southern Open[citation needed] |
| 8 | Taylor Dent |
149.8 mph (241 km/h) | 2006 Rotterdam[5] |
| 9 |  Ernests Gulbis |
149.3 mph (240 km/h) | 2007 St. Petersburg Open |
| 10 |  Greg Rusedski |
149 mph (240 km/h) | 1998 Indian Wells[8] |
| 11 |  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
146.8 mph (236 km/h) | 2009 Paris |
| 12 | Gaël Monfils |
146 mph (235 km/h) | 2007 Washington[5] |
 Dušan Vemic |
2008 Los Angeles[5] | ||
| 14 |  Ričardas Berankis |
145.4 mph (234 km/h) | 2011 Orleans CH[9] |
| 15 | Ivan Ljubičić |
145 mph (233 km/h) | 2007 Indian Wells[10] |
| Andy Murray |
2007 San Jose | ||
| 17 | Mardy Fish |
144 mph (232 km/h) | 2007 Indian Wells[5] |
 Marcin Matkowski |
2009 World Tour Finals | ||
| 19 |  Martin Verkerk |
143 mph (230 km/h) | 2003 Milan |
 Daniel Brands |
ATP Challenger Heilbronn (he lost the point) | ||
| Robin Söderling |
2010 World Tour Finals | ||
| 23 | Mark Phillipoussis |
142 mph (229 km/h) | 1997 Scottsdale[11] |
 Mikhail Youzhny |
2005 Davis Cup | ||
| Ilija Bozoljac |
2011 ATP Challenger Heilbronn | ||
| 26 | Sam Querrey |
141 mph (227 km/h) | 2009 Wimbledon |
| 27 |  Fernando González |
140.5 mph (226 km/h) | 2009 French Open |
 Tomáš Berdych |
2009 French Open | ||
 Fernando Verdasco |
2012 Madrid Mutua Open | ||
| 29 | 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.[12]
- 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.
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 |
| 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.[13]
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ivo Karlovic sets world serve record". ESPN. March 6, 2011.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Milos Raonic: How to serve at 155mph". The Tennis Space. February 16, 2012.
- ^ [1]. Pim Pim Homepage.
- ^ "Hingis wins title; Rusedski hits 149 mph". Houston Chronicle. March 15, 1998. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ "GENSSE vs BERANKIS". Open d'Orleans. October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Wiberg Wins Slalom To Celebrate World Cup Title". The Seattle Times. 1997-03-08.
- ^ "Wiberg Wins Slalom To Celebrate World Cup Title". The Seattle Times. 1997-03-08.
- ^ "Andy Roddick's Serve". Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ "IDS Serve Speed Leaders". Pro Tennis Internet Network. 2011-06-30.
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