Bagel Trivia

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Who are the most prolific bagel dishers? The answer is Borg, who from 1973 through 1981 handed out 116 bagels (and quite a few double bagels as well). Bagel eaters include:

- Guillermo Vilas
- Vitas Girulaitis
- Yannick Noah
- Stan Smith
- Ivan Lendl
- Ilie Nastase
- Jimmy Connors (who also bageled Borg in the same match at the 1981 Wimbledon semi-finals, a five-setter that Borg rallied from 0-2 to win!)

I have not yet done the research, but I think Sampras was quite prolific as well. I also recall that Davydenko (?!) dished out a few in 2006 as well as Andy Murray.

As for Federer, as of Hamburg 2007, Federer has given out 54 bagels and has eaten 3 [all in 1999]. Here is the list:

2007
Dished 4 bagels so far
1. Australian Open [R128] - Bjorn Phau [Germany, Rank 82]: 7-5 6-0 6-4
2. Australian Open [SF] - Andy Roddick [USA, Rank 7]: 6-4 6-0 6-2
3. Masters Monte Carlo - [QF]: David Ferrer [Spain, Rank 16]: 6-4 6-0
4. Masters Hamburg [F] - Raphal Nadal [Spain, Rank 2]: 2-6 6-2 6-0

2006
Dished 19 bagels
1. Australian Open [R64] - Florian Mayer [Germany, Rank 69]: 6-1 6-4 6-0
2. Australian Open [R16] - Tommy Haas [Germany, Rank 41]: 6-4 6-0 3-6 4-6 6-2
3. Australian Open [SF] - Nicolas Kiefer [Germany, Rank 25]: 6-3 5-7 6-0 6-2
4. Australian Open [F] - Marcos Baghdatis [Cyprus, Rank 54]: 5-7 7-5 6-0 6-2
5. Masters Indian Wells [F] - James Blake [USA, Rank 14]: 7-5 6-3 6-0
6. Masters Miami [R64] - Arnaud Clement [France, Rank 53]: 6-2 6-7[4] 6-0
7. Masters Monte Carlo [R32] - Alberto Martin [Spain, Rank 66]: 6-0 6-1
8. Halle [F] - Tomas Berdych [Czech Rep, Rank 15]: 6-0 6-7[4] 6-2
9. Wimbledon [R64] - Tim Henman [UK, Rank 64]: 6-4 6-0 6-2
10. Wimbledon [SF] - Jonas Bjorkman [Sweden, Rank 59]: 6-2 6-0 6-2
11. Wimbledon [F] - Raphael Nadal [Spain, Rank 2]: 6-0 7-6[5] 6-7[2] 6-3
12. Masters Toronto [R16] - Dmitry Tursonov [Russia, Rank 27]: 6-3 5-7 6-0
13. US Open [R128] - Yeu-Tzoo Wang [Taiwan, Rank 109]: 6-4 6-1 6-0
14. US Open [R32] - Vince Spadea [USA, Rank 84]: 6-3 6-3 6-0
15. US Open [QF] - James Blake [USA, Rank 7]: 7-6[7] 6-0 6-7[11] 6-4
16. Masters Madrid [SF] - David Nalbandian [Argentina, Rank 4]: 6-4 6-0
17. Masters Madrid [F] - Fernando Gonzalez [Chile, Rank 10]: 7-5 6-1 6-0
18. Basel [R16] - Guillermo Garcia-Lopez [Spain, Rank 75]: 6-2 6-0
19. Masters Cup Shanghai [F] - James Blake [USA, Rank 8]: 6-0 6-3 6-4

2005
Dished 6 bagels
1. Roland Garros [R128] - Dudi Sela [Israel, Rank 264]: 6-1 6-4 6-0
2-3. Davis Cup [vs. Great Britain] - Alan Mackin [Rank N/A]: 6-0 6-0 6-2
4. Masters Cup Shanghai [RR] - Guillermo Coria [Argentina, Rank 6]: 6-0 1-6 6-2
5-6. Masters Cup Shanghai [SF] - Gaston Gaudio [Argentina, Rank 9]: 6-0 6-0

2004
Dished 12 bagels
1. Australian Open [R128] - Alex Bogomolov [USA, Rank 117]: 6-3 6-4 6-0
2. Australian Open [R32] - Todd Reid [Australia, Rank 148]: 6-3 6-0 6-1
3. Australian Open [R16] - Lleyton Hewitt [Australia, Rank 11]: 4-6 6-3 6-0 6-4
4. Masters Hamburg [SF] - Lleyton Hewitt [Australia, Rank 17]: 6-0 6-4
5. Halle [F] - Mardy Fish [USA, Rank 23]: 6-0 6-3
6. Wimbledon [R128] - Alex Bogdonovic [UK, Rank 295]: 6-3 6-3 6-0
7. Wimbledon [R64] - Alejandro Falla [Colombia, Rank 138]: 6-1 6-2 6-0
8. Wimbledon [QF] - Lleyton Hewitt [Australia, Rank 10]: 6-1 6-7[1] 6-0 6-4
9. US Open [R32] - Fabrice Santoro [France, Rank 32]: 6-0 6-4 7-6[7]
10-11 US Open [F] - Lleyton Hewitt [Australia, Rank 5]: 6-0 7-6[3] 6-0
12. Bangkok [F] - Andy Roddick [USA, Rank 2]: 6-4 6-0

2003
Dished 6 bagels
1. Australian Open [R64] - Lars Burgsmuller [Germany, Rank 76]: 6-3 6-0 6-3
2. Rotterdam [R16] - Fabrice Santoro [France, Rank 32]: 6-0 6-4
3. Davis Cup [vs. France] - Fabrice Santoro [France, Rank N/A]: 6-1 6-0 6-2
4. US Open [R64] - Jean-Rene Lisnard [Monaco, Rank 94]: 6-1 6-2 6-0
5. Masters Cup Houston [RR] - David Nalbandian [Argentina, Rank 8]: 6-3 6-0
6. Masters Cup Houston [F] - Andre Agassi [USA, Rank 5]: 6-3 6-0 6-4

2002
Dished 4 bagels
1. Masters Hamburg [R32] - Bohdan Ulihrach [Czech Rep, Rank 42]: 6-3 6-0
2. Masters Hamburg [QF] - Gustavo Kuerten [Brazil, Rank 7]: 6-0 1-6 6-2
3. Moscow [R32] - Denis Golovanov [Russia, Rank 167]: 6-0 6-1
4. Masters Cup Houston [RR] - Jiri Novak [Czech Rep, Rank 7]: 6-0 4-6 6-2

2001
Dished 2 bagels
1. Rotterdam [SF] - Andrei Pavel [Rank 24]: 6-7[4] 6-4 6-0
2. 's-Hertogenbosch [R16] - John van Lottum [Netherlands, Rank 193]: 6-0 6-1

2000
Dished 0 bagels

1999
Dished 1 bagel
1. Grenoble [R32] - Rodolphe Gilbert [France, Rank 191]: 6-2 6-0
Ate 3 bagels
1. Masters Monte Carlo [R64] - Vince Spadea [USA, Rank 33]: 6-7[3] 0-6
2. Roland Garros [R128] - Patrick Rafter [Australia, Rank 3]: 7-5 3-6 0-6 2-6
3. Queen's Club [R64] - Byron Black [Zimbabwe, Rank 37]: 3-6 0-6

1998
First year on tour, dished 0 bagels

Any interesting observations from this list?

Also Top 10 players Federer has bageled:

- Rank #2: Raphael Nadal (2 times)
- Rank #2: Andy Roddick (2 times)
- Rank #4: David Nalbandian (2 times)
- Rank #5: Lleyton Hewitt (5 times)
- Rank #5: Andre Agassi
- Rank #6: Guillermo Coria
- Rank #7: James Blake (3 times)
- Rank #7: Gustavo Kuerten
- Rank #7: Jiri Novak
- Rank #9: Gaston Gaudio (double bagel!)
- Rank #10: Fernando Gonzalez

Any other prolific bagelmakers?

 

[tricky]

2006 Dished 19 bagels

Oh sweet geezus! :shock:

 

[jelle v]

Poor Gaudio... could that be the explenation of his demise..

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

Any other prolific bagelmakers?

i made a rapid find/replace on lendl's career activity... if this is right, this gives 148 bagels ! :shock:
this guy must be homer's god...

 

[forzainter]

- Rank #2: Raphael Nadal (2 times)
- Rank #2: Andy Roddick (2 times)
- Rank #4: David Nalbandian (2 times)
- Rank #5: Lleyton Hewitt (5 times)
- Rank #5: Andre Agassi
- Rank #6: Guillermo Coria
- Rank #7: James Blake (3 times)
- Rank #7: Gustavo Kuerten
- Rank #7: Jiri Novak
- Rank #9: Gaston Gaudio (double bagel!)
- Rank #10: Fernando Gonzalez

Any other prolific bagelmakers?

its Rafael Nadal, not Raphael

 

[pmata814]

Any other prolific bagelmakers?

The most impressive bagel is probably the one listed in this issue of Tennis Magazine(the article about 15 minutes of fame), I forget his name, that he got a golden set in the Delray Beach tournament. He won 24 straight points to win the second set 6-0.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

i made a rapid find/replace on lendl's career activity... if this is right, this gives 148 bagels ! :shock:
this guy must be homer's god...

forget lendl... 190 for connors !!!
wow, i'm starting to wonder if the count is ok...

 

[jelle v]

I do remember a triple bagel in one match..

Sergi Bruguera vs. Terry Champion


on Roland Garros. Don't remember the year (must have been 94 or 95 or something), but that poor Terry Champion got bageled big: 6-0 6-0 6-0 win for Sergi Bruguera.

As far as I know, that never happened again after that in any Grand Slam, but I'm not sure about this.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

I do remember a triple bagel in one match..

Sergi Bruguera vs. Terry Champion


on Roland Garros. Don't remember the year (must have been 94 or 95 or something), but that poor Terry Champion got bageled big: 6-0 6-0 6-0 win for Sergi Bruguera.

As far as I know, that never happened again after that in any Grand Slam, but I'm not sure about this.

you're right, it's the last one...
http://www.tennis28.com/slams/shortest_matches.html

 

[brayman9]

didn't murray dish almost a triple bagel last year at one of the majors

 

[LarougeNY]

didn't murray dish almost a triple bagel last year at one of the majors

Yeah, he threw his racket and got pissed that he lost a game. I think it was against alberto martin, but I'm not sure so don't trust in that info.