Ace (tennis)
In tennis, an ace is a legal serve that is not touched by the receiver, winning the point.[1] 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 more chances with ball placement, such as the far corners of the service box.[2] According to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, this term was coined by the sports journalist Allison Danzig.[3]
Professional singles records
Aces have been officially recorded since 1991, so these records start at that time and include main draw matches only.
ATP Tour
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Goran Ivanišević holds the record for most aces in a tournament with 213 en route to winning the 2001 Wimbledon title.[4] He also has the most in a single season with 1,477 in 1996,[5] and he has the second-highest career total with 10,131.[6]
Ivo Karlović has the most career aces with 11,572.[6] He also holds the record for aces in a best-of-three-set match with 45 at Halle in 2015.[7] Two weeks later, during Wimbledon, he became the only player to hit at least 40 aces in three consecutive matches.[4]
Roger Federer hit 50 aces in the 2009 Wimbledon final, the record for a Grand Slam final.[8] He is also third on the career list with 9,734.[6]
- Most aces in a match
# | Player | W/L | Opponent | Round | Event | Sets |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
113 | ![]() | W | ![]() | 1R | 2010 Wimbledon | 5 |
103 | ![]() | L | ![]() | |||
78 | ![]() | L | ![]() | SF | 2009 Davis Cup | 5 |
61 | ![]() | W | ![]() | 1R | 2016 US Open | 5 |
56 | ![]() | L | ![]() | 1R | 2016 Wimbledon | 5 |
55 | ![]() | L | ![]() | 1R | 2009 French Open | 5 |
53 | ![]() | W | ![]() | 2R | 2015 Wimbledon | 5 |
52 | ![]() | L | ![]() | 3R | 2014 Wimbledon | 4 |
51 | ![]() | L | ![]() | 4R | 2005 Australian Open | 4 |
![]() | L | ![]() | 1R | 2005 Wimbledon | 5 | |
![]() | W | ![]() | 1R | 2016 Wimbledon | 5 | |
- Seasons with 1000+ aces
# | Player | Years |
---|---|---|
4 | ![]() | 1994, 96–98 |
![]() | 2007, 14–16 | |
![]() | 2010, 12, 15–16 | |
2 | ![]() | 2012, 14 |
1 | ![]() | 1993 |
![]() | 2004 | |
![]() | 2015 |
WTA Tour
Serena Williams holds the record for most aces in a tournament with 102 en route to winning the 2012 Wimbledon title.[9]
- Most aces in a match
# | Player | W/L | Opponent | Round | Year | Event | Sets | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | ![]() | L | ![]() | 2R | 2016 | Australian Open | 3 | 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 7–9 |
27 | ![]() | W | ![]() | 2R | 2015 | Birmingham | 2 | 6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
24 | ![]() | W | ![]() | 1R | 2008 | Tokyo | 3 | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
![]() | W | ![]() | SF | 2012 | Wimbledon | 2 | 6–3, 7–6(8-6) | |
23 | ![]() | W | ![]() | 3R | 2012 | Wimbledon | 3 | 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 9–7 |
![]() | L | ![]() | 1R | 2016 | Linz | 3 | 7–6(7-2), 5–7, 3–6 | |
22 | ![]() | W | ![]() | QF | 1994 | Birmingham | 3 | 6–4, 5–7, 6–0 |
![]() | W | ![]() | F | 2005 | Memphis | 2 | 7–6, 7–6 | |
![]() | L | ![]() | QF | 2007 | Tokyo | 2 | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 | |
21 | ![]() | L | ![]() | 2R | 2015 | 's-Hertogenbosch | 3 | 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 4–6 |
![]() | W | ![]() | 2R | 2016 | Auckland | 3 | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 | |
![]() | W | ![]() | 4R | 2016 | Australian Open | 2 | 7–5, 7–5 | |
See also
References
- ↑ ace - Definition from Dictionary.com.
- ↑ TENNIS.com - Tip of the Week - December 19, 2005 - Your Second Serve Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Allison Danzig". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- 1 2 Karlovic Strikes 41 Aces To Set Murray Clash
- ↑ http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/goran-ivanisevic/i034/player-stats?year=1996&surfaceType=all
- 1 2 3 http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/stats/aces
- ↑ Karlovic fires 45 aces to beat Berdych at Gerry Weber Open
- ↑ http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2009/07/05/ap/headlines/d998fvjg0.txt[]
- ↑ Serena wins 5th Wimbledon title