• Source: Double fault (tennis)
    • In tennis, if the serving player makes two mistakes in the same point, it is called a double fault, and they lose the point and the point is awarded to their opponent.


      Amateur Era singles records


      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.
      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.


      Open Era singles records


      Double faults have been officially recorded by the top-level professional tennis circuits since 1991.
      Only main draw singles matches are included here.


      = 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.


      Most double faults in a match




      Most double faults in a three-setter




      Most double faults in a two-setter




      Most consecutive double faults




      Committing four consecutive double faults in a single game




      = WTA Tour

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      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".


      Most double faults in a match




      Most double faults in a game




      See also



      Ace (tennis)


      References

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