5 Tennis Records That May Never Be Broken

Tennis is the fourth most popular sport in the world. Tennis was introduced in the 19th century. In 2021, the global market value of Tennis was USD 882.92 million and is expected to reach 1059.62 million USD by the end of 2027. There were many great players in tennis like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and many others. Tennis is famous for its worldwide popularity, passion, rich history and some unbreakable records.

In this article, let's discuss the top five tennis records that may never be broken:

5. Serena Williams’ 23 Grand Slam titles

Serena Jameca Williams was born on 26th September 1981 in the USA. She was regarded as one of the greatest women's tennis players. Serena Williams Has won many titles in her career, Serena has won overall 73 titles. She has won 23 Grand Slam titles, which is almost impossible to break. She has won 7 Australian Open, 3 French Open, 6 Wimbledon and 6 US Open titles. She has won four Gole medals in the Olympics too.

4. The youngest player to win a professional Tennis match- Mary Joe Fernandez - 14 years

Mary Joe Fernandez is a former tennis player, born on August 19, 1971, in the Dominican Republic. She defeated Sara Gomer in the US Open’s first round in 1985 when she was 14 years and 8 days old and got the attention. Mary Had reached the final of the Australian Open two times (1990, 1992). She has won 17 WTA and 2 ITF titles in her career. Even, she defeated Serena Williams in the French Open in 1999. Finally, she retired in 2000.

3. Highest number of Career titles - Martina Navratilova (354)

Former tennis player Martina Navratilova is one of the greatest tennis players in Women’s competitions. The 67-year-old veteran from the Czech Republic has won 167 singles, 177 doubles, and 20 mixed-doubles titles in her career. Which is a dream for many players. She has won 31 Grand Slam titles in her career. Finally, she retired in 2006. 

2. Chris Everts unbeaten clay streak - 125 matches

Christine Marie Evert is an American veteran tennis player who won back-to-back 125 tennis matches on clay court. She has won 157 career titles in her career. She also has won 32 doubles titles in her career. Everts has won 18 Grand Slams. Finally, she retired in 1989.

1. Longest match in tennis - John Isner v Nicolas Mahut (11 hours 8 minutes)

 That was probably the endless tennis match of all time. That never-ending match happened in June 2010 in the first round of Wimbledon. World number 19,  John Isner has played against world number 148 Nicolas Mahut. Isner won the match by 6-4, 3-6,6-7 and 7-6, 70-68. The match has been interrupted due to darkness after the fourth set. The next day, the fifth set ended after 8 hours. And it will take over 11 hours to finish that match.