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Among all players, active or retired, the worst average of double faults per match, shared between
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
, if a player serves a double fault, they make a mistake with both serves and lose the point
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Amateur Era singles records
Gerald Patterson
Gerald Leighton Patterson Military Cross, MC (17 December 1895 – 13 June 1967) was an Australian tennis player.
Patterson was active in the decade following World War I. During his career he won three Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tourname ...
allegedly holds the record for the most double faults committed in a Grand Slam
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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 doubles faults in a row in his 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
Among all players, active or retired, the worst average of double faults per match, shared between Henrik Holm
Henrik is a male given name of Germanic origin, primarily used in Scandinavia, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia. In Poland, the name is spelt Henryk but pronounced similarly. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Heiki (Estonian), Heikk ...
and Radomír Vašek
Radomír Vašek (born 23 September 1972) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.
Career
Vašek was the Czechoslovak national Under-18s tennis champion in 1990, the same year he turned professional.
At the 1994 French Ope ...
, is 7.2, while Gilbert Schaller
Gilbert Schaller (born 17 March 1969), is a former professional tennis player from Austria.
Schaller achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 17 in 1995. At the 1995 French Open, Schaller upset world No. 2 Pete Sampras in the first r ...
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
Anna Kournikova
Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova ( rus, Анна Сергеевна Курникова, p=ˈanːə sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvnə ˈkurnʲɪkəvə, a=Anna_kournikova.ogg; born 7 June 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player and American televisio ...
holds the record for the most double faults in a match with 31, in a clash against Miho Saeki
(born 18 March 1976) is a retired Japanese tennis player, winner of professional tournaments in doubles and singles, and a representative of Japan for the Federation Cup.
Career
Saeki's career began officially in April 1994. As a junior finale, ...
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)
In tennis, an ace is a legal serve that is not touched by the receiver, winning the point for the server. In professional tennis, aces are generally seen on a player's first serve, where the server can strike the ball with maximum force and take ...
References
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