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Singles Tennis - Overall Records

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Longest Matches (Female)

This list features the longest matches involving female players in tennis history.

RANK

LENGTH

WINNER

OPPONENT

RESULT

YEAR

1

6h 31m

Vicki Nelson-Dunbar

Jean Hepner

6–4, 7–6

Richmond (1984)

2

4h 44m

Francesca Schiavone

Svetlana Kuznetsova

6–4, 1–6, 16–14

Australian Open (2011)

3

4h 19m

Barbora Strycova

Regina Kulikova

7–6, 6–7, 6–3

Australian Open (2010)

4

4h 7m

Virginie Buisson

Noelle van Lottum

7–6, 4–6, 16–14

French Open (1995)

5

3h 55m

Kerry Melville Reid

Pam teeguarden

7–6, 6–7, 7–5

French Open (1972)

6

3h 55m

Kristina Kucova

Ekaterine Gorgodze

6–7, 7–6, 7–6

Poland Open (2021)

7

3h 53m

Lesia Tsurenko

Kamilla Rakhimova

6–7, 6–4, 7–5

Budapest Open (2022)

8

3h 52m

Martina Trevisan

Marie Bouzkova

6–4, 6–7, 6–4

Indian Wells (2021)

9

3h 51m

Sorribes Tormo

Camila Giorgi

7–6, 6–7, 7–5

Italian Open (2021)

10

3h 50m

Francesca Schiavone

Svetlana Kuznetsova

6–7, 7–5, 10–8

French Open (2015)


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References

The Guardian (2011). Australian Open 2011: Francesca Schiavone faces No1 after the big heat. [online] Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jan/23/australian-open-schiavone-record-breaking-match[Accessed 1 December 2025]. Tennis365 (2024). The top 10 longest WTA matches in the Open Era: Francesca Schiavone and Svetlana Kuznetsova. [online] Available at: https://www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/top-10-longest-wta-matches-in-the-open-era-francesca-schiavone-svetlana-kuznetsova [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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