Longest Winning Streaks in Tennis History (Open Era, Men and Women)
Martina Navratilova Won 74 Matches in a Row in 1984
Serena Williams‘ 19-match winning streak came to an end today at the hands of Angelique Kerber.
It’s not Serena’s longest streak. She won 21 in a row for her best back in 2002.
But neither make the top 10 winning streaks in women’s tennis history. Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf completely dominate that list, with Chris Evert squeaking in at No. 4.
Navratilova won an astonishing 74 matches in a row at her peak. That’s nearly 30 more in a row than the tops in men’s tennis, 46, the record streak held by Argentina’s Guillermo Vilas.
Eight different men populate the ATP’s top 10 winning streaks, with Bjorn Borg and Roger Federer appearing twice. The most recent ranking streak was Novak Djokovic‘s third all-time 43 that was snapped just last year (2011).
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WOMEN (WTA)
| 1. | Martina Navratilova | 74 | 1984 |
| 2. | Steffi Graf | 66 | 1989-1990 |
| 3. | Martina Navratilova | 58 | 1986-1987 |
| 4. | Chris Evert | 55 | 1974 |
| 5. | Martina Navratilova | 54 | 1983-1984 |
| 6. | Steffi Graf | 46 | 1988 |
| 7. | Steffi Graf | 45 | 1987 |
| 8. | Martina Navratilova | 41 | 1982 |
| 9. | Martina Navratilova | 39 | 1982-1983 |
| 10. | Martina Navratilova | 38 | 1977-1978 |
MEN (ATP)
| 1. | Guillermo Vilas | 46 | 1977 |
| 2. | Ivan Lendl | 44 | 1981-1982 |
| 3. | Björn Borg | 43 | 1978 |
| 3. | Novak Djokovic | 43 | 2010-2011 |
| 5. | John McEnroe | 42 | 1984 |
| 6. | Roger Federer | 41 | 2006-2007 |
| 7. | Björn Borg | 35 | 1979-1980 |
| 7. | Thomas Muster | 35 | 1995 |
| 7. | Roger Federer | 35 | 2005 |
| 10. | Jimmy Connors | 33 | 1974 |
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Posted on August 17, 2012, in Tennis and tagged atp, history, in a row, List, longest, martina navratilova, matches, serena williams, streaks, tennis, vilas, winning, won, wta. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
If a Fraf fan hadn’t stabbed Monica Seles, you would have seen her much higher, adn Steffi much lower. She was clearly the best plyer in the world at the age of 18, and would have dominated for years ot come with her quickness, leftie serve and unbeievalbe power groundstrokes….the most impressive of all time.