Question re Australian Open fact

[Johnson#26]

Does anyone know the record for the longest match ever played at the Australian Open, or the latest at night a match has ever commenced and ended?

Thanks in advance.

 

[davey_magik]

The longest match was between Giles Muller and a seeded player in the 1st round this year and the latest a match has ever ended would have to be Bagdhatis v Hewitt, the latest a match has commenced though I'm not sure.

 

[scooterb]

I'm assuming it's Roddick vs Younes El Aynaoui for length and Hewitt vs Baghdatis for latest start/finish?

 

[pepsi]

Baghdatis vs Hewitt went til about 4.30am last year. That was the latest finish.

One of the longest matches was that match as well as Roddick vs Al Aynoui in 2005 I think that went to 21-19 in the 5th set with Roddick winning.

 

[JuddyBuddy]

The answer to your second question would be the Hewitt/Baghdatis match last year. Started at 11:47pm and finished at 4:34am.

Not sure about the longest match. Probly the Roddick/El Enayoui match that went to 21-19 in the fifith.

 

[JuddyBuddy]

The longest match was between Giles Muller and a seeded player in the 1st round this year and the latest a match has ever ended would have to be Bagdhatis v Hewitt, the latest a match has commenced though I'm not sure.

Oh yeah, the 1st round match this year went like 5 and half hours or something.

 

[davey_magik]

Question on length though, do you mean how many games or time overall?

 

[Johnson#26]

Time, generally.

Thanks guys, interesting answers.

 

[compass]

I think the longest ever match in the Aus open was on the 18th January, 1991: Boris Becker beat Italy's Omar Camporese in 5 hours and 11 minutes.

 

[compass]

The score in the Becker game was: 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5), 0-6, 4-6, 14-12.

And BTW the game in round 1 this year was 4 hours 24 mins. Gilles Muller of Luxembourg defeated Spain’s Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 7-6, 4-6, 4-6, 16-14.

 

[compass]

From THE BUD COLLINS HISTORY OF TENNIS book here are the Australian Open records for longest matches, playing time:

Men’s singles

5 hours, 11 minutes Boris Becker d. Omar Camporese, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5), 0-6, 4-6, 14-12, 3rd rd., 1991

4 hours, 59 minutes Andy Roddick d. Younes El Aynaoui, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4, 21-19, QF, 2003. The fifth set took 2:23, Roddick saved MP in 10th game of the fifth with inside-out forehand.

4 hours, 59 minutes Pete Sampras d. Tim Mayotte 7-6, 6-7, 4-6, 7-5, 12-10, 1st round, 1990

4 hours, 51 minutes, Yannick Noah d. Roger Smith, 6-7, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 16-14, 1st round, 1988.

Men’s doubles

5 hours, 29 minutes Pieter Aldrich - Danie Visser, d. Scott Davis - Bob Van’t Hof, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 23-21 (last set took 2 hours, 53 minutes), quarters, 1990

Women’s singles

3 hours, 33 minutes Chanda Rubin d. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, 6-4, 2-6, 16-14, quarters, 1996


And BTW the record for the longest men’s singles match in GAMES in Australian Open history came in 1970 when Dennis Ralston defeated John Newcombe in 93 games - 19-17, 20-18, 4-6, 6-3 in the quarterfinals.

Source:
http://www.tennisgrandstand.com/

 

[aaronm46]

great stat digging mate

 

[JuddyBuddy]

And BTW the game in round 1 this year was 4 hours 24 mins. Gilles Muller of Luxembourg defeated Spain’s Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 7-6, 4-6, 4-6, 16-14.

Ha, right you are. Interesting to read how the 5 and a half hours actually came about...

A new chapter in tennis history was written Monday on Day One at the Australian Open, but luckily, it was only written in pencil. Gilles Muller of Luxembourg defeated Spain’s Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 7-6, 4-6, 4-6, 16-14 in a match that was originally recorded as lasting 5 hours, 35 minutes, making it the longest match in time in the history of the Australian Open. However, about two hours after the conclusion of the match, it was revealed that the PDA device used as the official scorecard of the match by the chair umpire, wrongly added 71 minutes to the time of the match - with the official time of the match actually being 4:24. Therefore, Boris Becker and Omar Camporese still hold the record for the longest match in the history of the Australian Open when Becker edged the Italian standout 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5), 0-6, 4-6, 14-12 in 5 hours, 11 minutes in the third round of the 1991.

http://www.tennisgrandstand.com/archives/2688

 

[SJ]

5 hours, 11 minutes Boris Becker d. Omar Camporese, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5), 0-6, 4-6, 14-12, 3rd rd., 1991

4 hours, 59 minutes Andy Roddick d. Younes El Aynaoui, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4, 21-19, QF, 2003. The fifth set took 2:23, Roddick saved MP in 10th game of the fifth with inside-out forehand.

Interesting that the match with 68 games went longer than the match with 83.

Was too young in 1991 too watch Becker/Camporese but watched (on television) every point of both of Roddick/El Aynaoui and Hewitt/Baghdatis - epics.

 

[compass]

Well, little did we know that this record was in danger...

We will have a new record tonight.

 

[JuddyBuddy]

Yep, longest Australian Open match (or was it just at Melb Park?).

Day of records in Melbourne.

 

[compass]

Yep, longest Australian Open match (or was it just at Melb Park?).

Day of records in Melbourne.

The longest in Australian Open history! (Not only Melb Park). 5 hrs 14 mins.

 

[Braddles94]

longest match
Rafael Nadal vs. Fernando Verdasco, semi finals 2008

 

[Kaan]

longest match
rafael nadal vs. Fernando verdasco, semi finals 2008

2009

 

[red+black]

The longest in Australian Open history! (Not only Melb Park). 5 hrs 14 mins.

I don't believe that's true. I think they said in the tv coverage that matches have not been timed for the entire history of the Australian Open (since 1905). But it probably is.

It's like saying Friday's 45.1C was the 2nd hottest day ever in Melbourne. Not quite correct, but it was the 2nd hottest day in Melbourne in recorded history.