Ace (tennis)

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates In tennis, an ace is a legal serve that is not touched by the receiver, winning the point for the server.[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 by the top-level professional tennis circuits since 1991,[4] so these records start at that time.

Only main draw singles matches are included here.

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ATP Tour

File:J isner.jpg
John Isner holds the professional records for most aces in a match Wimbledon 2010, an entire tournament Wimbledon 2018, and also first on the most aces in career list .

John Isner has the most aces in a tournament with 214 during the 2018 Wimbledon,[5] and he has the most in a single match with 113 during his 11-hour encounter with Nicolas Mahut in 2010. John Isner has served the most aces with 14,470.[6][7]

Milos Raonic hit 47 aces in 2024 Queen's, the most in a best-of-three-set match.[8] Ivo Karlović became the only player to hit at least 40 aces in three consecutive matches during 2015 Wimbledon.[9]

Goran Ivanišević has the most in a single season with 1,477 in 1996.[10] He also has the second most in a tournament with 213 when he won the 2001 Wimbledon title.[5]

Roger Federer hit 50 aces in the 2009 Wimbledon final, the record for a Grand Slam final.[11] He is also third on the career list.[6]

Aces

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Top 10 most aces served in a match

No. Player W/L Opponent Round Event Sets Surface Ref.
113 Template:Flagicon John Isner W Template:Flagicon Nicolas Mahut 1R 2010 Wimbledon 5 Grass [12][13]
103 Template:Flagicon Nicolas Mahut L Template:Flagicon John Isner
78 Template:Flagicon Ivo Karlović L Template:Flagicon Radek Štěpánek SF 2009 Davis Cup 5 Clay
75 Template:Flagicon Ivo Karlović W Template:Flagicon Horacio Zeballos 1R 2017 Australian Open 5 Hard
67 Template:Flagicon Reilly Opelka L Template:Flagicon Thomas Fabbiano 2R 2019 Australian Open 5 Hard
64 Template:Flagicon John Isner W Template:Flagicon Ruben Bemelmans 2R 2018 Wimbledon 5 Grass
61 Template:Flagicon Ivo Karlović W Template:Flagicon Lu Yen-Hsun 1R 2016 US Open 5 Hard
Template:Flagicon Ivo Karlović L Template:Flagicon Jan-Lennard Struff 2R 2018 Wimbledon 5 Grass
59 Template:Flagicon Ivo Karlović L Template:Flagicon Kei Nishikori 2R 2019 Australian Open 5 Hard
56 Template:Flagicon Albano Olivetti L Template:Flagicon Matthew Barton 1R 2016 Wimbledon 5 Grass [14][13]

Most aces in a US Open match

No. Player W/L Opponent Round Event Surface Ref.
61 Template:Flagicon Ivo Karlović W Template:Flagicon Lu Yen-hsun 1R 2016 US Open Hard [15]
52 Template:Flagicon John Isner L Template:Flagicon Steve Johnson 1R 2020 US Open
49 Template:Flagicon Richard Krajicek L Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov QF 1999 US Open
Template:Flagicon Kevin Anderson W Template:Flagicon Jiří Veselý 1R 2021 US Open
48 Template:Flagicon Alexander Bublik W Template:Flagicon Thomas Fabbiano 2R 2019 US Open
Template:Flagicon John Isner L Template:Flagicon Michael Mmoh 2R 2023 US Open [16]

Most aces in a clay-court tournament

Note: This marked the third time that Isner had hit 100+ aces in a clay-court tournament.

No. Player Event Surface Ref.
124 Template:Flagicon Martin Verkerk 2003 French Open Clay [17]
110 Template:Flagicon John Isner 2014 French Open
108 Template:Flagicon Michael Stich 1996 French Open
107 Template:Flagicon John Isner 2021 Madrid Open
101 Template:Flagicon John Isner 2017 Rome

Most aces in a one-week tournament

No. Player Event Surface Ref.
156 Template:Flagicon Reilly Opelka 2019 New York Open Hard [18]
144 Template:Flagicon John Isner 2007 Legg Mason Tennis Classic [4]

Most aces served in a three-set match

No. Player W/L Opponent Round Event Surface Ref.
47 Template:Flagicon Milos Raonic W Template:Flagicon Cameron Norrie 1R 2024 Queen's Grass [8][19]
45 Template:Flagicon Ivo Karlović W Template:Flagicon Tomáš Berdych QF 2015 Halle [20][19]
44 Template:Flagicon Mark Philippoussis W Template:Flagicon Byron Black 2R 1995 Kuala Lumpur Carpet (i) [21][19]
Template:Flagicon Ivo Karlović W Template:Flagicon Daniel Brands 1R 2014 Zagreb Hard (i)
Template:Flagicon Nick Kyrgios W Template:Flagicon Ryan Harrison 1R 2019 Brisbane Hard [22][19]
Template:Flagicon John Isner L Template:Flagicon Wu Yibing F 2023 Dallas Open [23][19]
43 Template:Flagicon Mardy Fish L Template:Flagicon Olivier Rochus 2R 2007 Lyon [21]
Template:Flagicon Reilly Opelka W Template:Flagicon John Isner SF 2019 New York [4]
Template:Flagicon Reilly Opelka W Template:Flagicon Brayden Schnur F
40 Template:Flagicon Goran Ivanišević W Template:Flagicon Magnus Norman 1R 1997 Zagreb Carpet (i) [21]

Most combined aces in a three-set match

No. Player W/L Opponent Round Event Surface Ref.
81 Template:Flagicon Reilly Opelka W Template:Flagicon John Isner SF 2019 New York Hard [24][25]
71 Template:Flagicon Nick Kyrgios W Template:Flagicon Ryan Harrison 1R 2019 Brisbane [22]

Most consecutive aces

No. Player W/L Opponent Round Event Surface Ref.
10 Template:Flagicon Sam Querrey W Template:Flagicon James Blake QF 2007 Indianapolis Hard [26][27]
8 Template:Flagicon Radek Štěpánek W Template:Flagicon Christophe Rochus F 2006 Rotterdam Hard (i) [28]
7 Template:Flagicon Michael Stich W Template:Flagicon Guy Forget SF 1993 Hopman Cup Hard [29]
Template:Flagicon Andy Roddick W Template:Flagicon Sjeng Schalken QF 2003 US Open [30]
Template:Flagicon Andy Roddick L Template:Flagicon Lleyton Hewitt SF 2005 Australian Open [31][32]
Template:Flagicon Fernando González W Template:Flagicon Joachim Johansson 3R 2005 Wimbledon Grass [33]
Template:Flagicon Feliciano López L Template:Flagicon Tomáš Berdych 2R 2013 Shanghai Hard [34]
Template:Flagicon Ivo Karlović W Template:Flagicon Mikhail Youzhny 1R 2014 Halle Grass [35]
Template:Flagicon Roger Federer W Template:Flagicon James Duckworth QF 2015 Brisbane Hard [36]
Template:Flagicon Sam Querrey W Template:Flagicon Thomas Fabbiano SF 2019 Eastbourne Grass [37]
Template:Flagicon Holger Rune W Template:Flagicon Mackenzie McDonald 3R 2025 Queens Grass [38]

Serving five consecutive aces from 0–40 down

Player W/L Opponent Round Event Surface Ref.
Template:Flagicon Boris Becker W Template:Flagicon Andriy Medvedev F 1995 Hopman Cup Hard [39]
Template:Flagicon John Isner L Template:Flagicon Édouard Roger-Vasselin SF 2013 Delray Beach [40]
Template:Flagicon John Isner W Template:Flagicon Jiří Veselý 3R 2015 US Open [41]
Template:Flagicon Reilly Opelka W Template:Flagicon Roberto Bautista Agut QF 2019 Basel Hard (i) [42]

Most aces without a double fault

No. Player W/L Opponent Round Event Surface Ref.
49 Template:Flagicon John Isner W Template:Flagicon Bernard Tomic 1R 2016 Davis Cup Grass [43]
39 Template:Flagicon Reilly Opelka W Template:Flagicon John Isner SF 2022 Dallas Open Hard [44]
37 Template:Flagicon John Isner W Template:Flagicon Jerzy Janowicz 1R 2016 Australian Open [12]
34 Template:Flagicon Ivo Karlović W Template:Flagicon Nicolás Massú 1R 2007 Stockholm Hard (i)
33 Template:Flagicon Andy Roddick W Template:Flagicon Fernando González 4R 2010 Australian Open Hard
31 Template:Flagicon Marat Safin W Template:Flagicon Andre Agassi SF 2004 Australian Open [45][46]

Seasons with 1000+ aces

No. Player Years Ref.
7 Template:Flagicon John Isner 2010, 12, 15–19 [47][48]
4 Template:Flagicon Goran Ivanišević 1994, 96–98 [49]
Template:Flagicon Ivo Karlović 2007, 14–16
2 Template:Flagicon Milos Raonic 2012, 14 [49][50]
Template:Flagicon Kevin Anderson 2015, 18 [47][51]
1 Template:Flagicon Pete Sampras 1993 [52]
Template:Flagicon Andy Roddick 2004 [49]
Template:Flagicon Reilly Opelka 2019 [53]
Template:Flagicon Hubert Hurkacz 2023 [54]

Most seasons finished as ace leader

No. Player Years
8 Template:Flagicon John Isner 2010, 12–13, 16–19, 22
6 Template:Flagicon Goran Ivanišević 1992, 94, 96–98, 2001
5 Template:Flagicon Ivo Karlović 2007–09, 14–15
3 Template:Flagicon Andy Roddick 2003–05
2 Template:Flagicon Pete Sampras 1993, 95
1 Template:Flagicon Guy Forget 1991
Template:Flagicon Richard Krajicek 1999
Template:Flagicon Marat Safin 2000
Template:Flagicon Wayne Arthurs 2002
Template:Flagicon Ivan Ljubičić 2006
Template:Flagicon Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2011
Template:Flagicon Milos Raonic 2020
Template:Flagicon Alexander Bublik 2021
Template:Flagicon Hubert Hurkacz 2023

WTA Tour

Serena Williams holds the record for most aces in a tournament with 102 en route to winning the 2012 Wimbledon title.[55]

Most aces in a match

There have been 32 matches played in which a player has served 20 or more aces, since 2008.[56]

No. Player W/L Opponent Round Event Sets Surface Ref.
31 Template:Flagicon Kristýna Plíšková L Template:Flagicon Monica Puig 2R 2016 Australian Open 3 Hard [56]
29 Template:Flagicon Rebecca Marino L Template:Flagicon Talia Gibson QF 2025 Tokyo 3 Hard
28 Template:Flagicon Kristýna Plíšková L Template:Flagicon Monica Puig 2R 2019 Luxembourg 3 Hard (i) [56]
27 Template:Flagicon Sabine Lisicki W Template:Flagicon Belinda Bencic 2R 2015 Birmingham 2 Grass
Template:Flagicon Caroline Garcia L Template:Flagicon Zhang Shuai 2R 2022 Tokyo 3 Hard [57]
24 Template:Flagicon Kaia Kanepi W Template:Flagicon Lucie Šafářová 1R 2008 Tokyo 3 Hard [58]
Template:Flagicon Serena Williams W Template:Flagicon Victoria Azarenka SF 2012 Wimbledon 2 Grass [56]
Template:Flagicon Kristýna Plíšková W Template:Flagicon Karolína Plíšková 2R 2019 Birmingham 3
Template:Flagicon Karolína Plíšková W Template:Flagicon Amanda Anisimova 2R 2021 US Open 3 Hard [59][60]
Template:Flagicon Rebecca Marino L Template:Flagicon Caroline Garcia 2R 2022 Guadalajara Open Akron 3 Hard [61]
23 Template:Flagicon Serena Williams W Template:Flagicon Zheng Jie 3R 2012 Wimbledon 3 Grass [56]
Template:Flagicon Kristýna Plíšková L Template:Flagicon Océane Dodin 1R 2016 Linz 3 Hard (i)
Template:Flagicon Zheng Qinwen W Template:Flagicon Naomi Osaka 1R 2024 Berlin 3 Grass [62]
22 Template:Flagicon Brenda Schultz W Template:Flagicon Iva Majoli QF 1994 Birmingham 3 Grass [63]
Template:Flagicon Meghann Shaughnessy L Template:Flagicon Nicole Vaidišová F 2005 Memphis 2 Hard (i) [64]
Template:Flagicon Alicia Molik L Template:Flagicon Venus Williams QF 2007 Tokyo 2 Hard
Template:Flagicon Ekaterina Alexandrova W Template:Flagicon Kristie Ahn QF 2019 Seoul 3 [56]
Template:Flagicon Alison Van Uytvanck L Template:Flagicon Sofia Kenin SF 2020 Lyon 3
Template:Flagicon Clara Tauson L Template:Flagicon Sofia Kenin 2R 2024 Toray 3
Template:Flagicon Rebecca Marino W Template:Flagicon Ayano Shimizu 1R 2025 Tokyo 3

Most seasons finished as ace leader

Note: Most aces served in a season since 2010.[65]

No. Player Years
5 Template:Flagicon Karolína Plíšková 2015–17, 19, 21 [65]
3 Template:Flagicon Serena Williams 2012–14 [65]
2 Template:Flagicon Caroline Garcia 2022–23 [66][67]
1 Template:Flagicon Nadia Petrova 2010 [65]
Template:Flagicon Marion Bartoli 2011
Template:Flagicon Julia Görges 2018
Template:Flagicon Elena Rybakina 2020 [68]
Template:Flagicon Zheng Qinwen 2024 [69]

Seasons with 500+ aces

Karolína Plíšková has the most aces in a single season with 530 in 2016,[70] which broke her own record of 517 in 2015.[71] She has also served the most aces in a match on clay, with 21 in her second round victory over Jeļena Ostapenko at Stuttgart in 2021.[72]

No. Player Years Ref.
2 Template:Flagicon Karolína Plíšková 2015–2016 [73][70]

Most aces in WTA 1000s in a season

Elena Rybakina has served the most aces in WTA 1000 events in a season with 235 in 2023, the most since 2009. Followed by Karolína Plíšková with 234 and Serena Williams with 233.[74]

Half-ace

In 1999, the Swedish artist and writer Kjell Höglund proposed a term for when an opponent manages to hit the ball without it actually entering into play. He suggested it should be called a "half-ace".[75]

See also

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References

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