Players who won 3 straight 5-setters in a same event

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trivia: list of players who won 3 straight 5-setters in a same event, in the open era
(feel free to help me to complete the list !)

kodes, 1974 W (lost a 4th, consecutive)
tanner, 1974 USO
gehring, 1978 RG
teltscher, 1979 RG (lost a 4th, consecutive)
dibley, 1979 AO
denton, 1981 AO (also won a 4th, non-consecutive)
simpson, 1982 W
goldie, 1986 USO
seguso, 1987 key biscayne
krickstein, 1988 key biscayne
noah, 1989 key biscayne (lost a 4th, non-consecutive)
ivanisevic, 1992 barcelona olympics (also won a 4th, consecutive !)
edberg, 1992 USO
krajicek, 1993 RG
ferreira, 1993 USO
martin, 1994 W (also won a 4th, non-consecutive)
radulescu, 1996 W (lost a 4th, consecutive)
kuerten, 1997 RG
stoltenberg, 1998 W
lapentti, 1999 AO (also won a 4th, non-consecutive)
mantilla, 2003 AO (lost a 4th, consecutive)
costa, 2003 RG (also won a 4th, non-consecutive)
johansson, 2005 AO
ginepri, 2005 USO (lost a 4th, consecutive... to the guy of the following line)
agassi, 2005 USO
hrbaty, 2006, AO (lost a 4th, consecutive)
monfils, 2006 RG
tipsarevic, 2007 W
robredo, 2013 RG (each time came back from 2 sets to 0 !)
grannollers, 2013 USO
pouille, 2016 USO
querrey, 2017 W
zverev, 2018 RG
gulbis, 2018 W
alcaraz, 2022 USO
varillas, 2023 RG
mannarino, 2024 AO
shelton, 2024 W
draper, 2025 AO
 
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MTF visitors might be familiar with Voo de Mar. Some relevant links:

http://voodemar.com/5-setter/

http://www.****************.com/showthread.php?t=89471 (erm, so "mtf" is banned, just type it in there)

Haven't read them all, but here's something:

Greg Rusedski – US Open, Davis Cup 1998
Wayne Ferreira 4-6, 7-6, 5-7, 7-6, 6-4
Bohdan Ulihrach 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
Jan Siemerink 6-1, 4-6, 7-5, 2-6, 4-6
Leander Paes 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 11-9

** The only man to play four 5-setters in a row at two different venues
 
Sartorius said:
MTF visitors might be familiar with Voo de Mar. Some relevant links:

http://voodemar.com/5-setter/

http://www.****************.com/showthread.php?t=89471 (erm, so "mtf" is banned, just type it in there)

Haven't read them all, but here's something:

Greg Rusedski – US Open, Davis Cup 1998
Wayne Ferreira 4-6, 7-6, 5-7, 7-6, 6-4
Bohdan Ulihrach 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
Jan Siemerink 6-1, 4-6, 7-5, 2-6, 4-6
Leander Paes 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 11-9

** The only man to play four 5-setters in a row at two different venues
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Did he win them all?
 
^rusedski also had to save match points in the 2 matches he won at the 98 USO.

Some trivia on Dibley in 79. The 3rd five setter he won was vs edmondson. It was suspended due to darkness after 3 sets, the next day he won the 4th and 5th sets, saving match points. Then later in the same day he had to play his semi vs sadri(!)
They also had to stop that match after 3 sets due to darkness(!)
The next day, he could barely lift his shoulder and lost the 4th set and the match. Had he managed to win in 5 again, he would have had to play the final vs vilas later the same day(!)
While the Australian open had the weakest field of the majors back then, it sounds like it had the most grueling schedule. Been finding a lot of articles that make it seem like playing 2 matches in one day wasn't uncommon(rain often played havoc with schedule - guess it was a no brainer to have a roof when they moved to Melbourne)
 
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vive le beau jeu ! said:
trivia: list of players who won 3 straight 5-setters in a same event, in the open era
(feel free to help me to complete the list !)

kodes, 1974 W (lost a 4th, consecutive)
tanner, 1974 USO
gehring, 1978 RG
teltscher, 1979 RG (lost a 4th, consecutive)
dibley, 1979 AO
denton, 1981 AO (also won a 4th, non-consecutive)
simpson, 1982 W
goldie, 1986 USO
seguso, 1987 key biscayne
krickstein, 1988 key biscayne
noah, 1989 key biscayne (lost a 4th, non-consecutive)
ivanisevic, 1992 barcelona olympics (also won a 4th, consecutive !)
edberg, 1992 USO
krajicek, 1993 RG
ferreira, 1993 USO
martin, 1994 W (also won a 4th, non-consecutive)
radulescu, 1996 W (lost a 4th, consecutive)
kuerten, 1997 RG
stoltenberg, 1998 W
lapentti, 1999 AO (also won a 4th, non-consecutive)
mantilla, 2003 AO (lost a 4th, consecutive)
costa, 2003 RG (also won a 4th, non-consecutive)
johansson, 2005 AO
ginepri, 2005 USO (lost a 4th, consecutive... to the guy of the following line)
agassi, 2005 USO
hrbaty, 2006, AO (lost a 4th, consecutive)
monfils, 2006 RG
tipsarevic, 2007 W
robredo, 2013 RG
grannollers, 2013 USO
pouille, 2016 USO
querrey, 2017 W
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updated ;)
 
Nice record. For the pre open era i would add:
Henri Cochet Wim 1927, last 3 matches all in 5 over Hunter, Tilden (from 0-2, 1-5 down 3rd set) and Borotra.
Ted "Lucky" Schroeder Wim 1949, last 3 matches over Sedgman, Sturgess and Drobny,
Rod Laver RG 1962, last 3 matches over Mulligan, Fraser and Emerson (from 0-2 down).
 
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Didn’t Fed win three five setters in a row at the 2017 AO? Nishikori, Stan and then Rafa in the final? Or was Nishi a fourth round match?
 
BeatlesFan said:
Didn’t Fed win three five setters in a row at the 2017 AO? Nishikori, Stan and then Rafa in the final? Or was Nishi a fourth round match?
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Nishi was a 4th round match. QF was a Mischa Zverev beatdown cause Mury tragically lost in the 4th.

I have an idea for another thread. List of players who have won 3 straight 3 set matches at the same Slam, no?
 
MeatTornado said:
One has to wonder how the 05 USO final would've looked if Agassi was more fresh.
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Andre played magnificently and had a steroid injection in his back just prior to the match. All those who claim Djoker has the greatest groundstrokes in the history of the game need to watch old Andre going toe to toe with peak Fed. Cleanest ball striker ever, IMO.
 
Red Rick said:
Nishi was a 4th round match. QF was a Mischa Zverev beatdown cause Mury tragically lost in the 4th.

I have an idea for another thread. List of players who have won 3 straight 3 set matches at the same Slam, no?
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Will be very very long list imho
Fedr AO18
Fedr Wimb 17
Nadul RG 17

Most recent in my memory.
Also some others like
Fedr wimb 06
Nadul rg 08
 
updated with varillas... but maybe i've missed someone else since wimbledon 2018?
(alcaraz was the only one during that timespan?) :unsure:
vive le beau jeu ! said:
trivia: list of players who won 3 straight 5-setters in a same event, in the open era
(feel free to help me to complete the list !)

kodes, 1974 W (lost a 4th, consecutive)
tanner, 1974 USO
gehring, 1978 RG
teltscher, 1979 RG (lost a 4th, consecutive)
dibley, 1979 AO
denton, 1981 AO (also won a 4th, non-consecutive)
simpson, 1982 W
goldie, 1986 USO
seguso, 1987 key biscayne
krickstein, 1988 key biscayne
noah, 1989 key biscayne (lost a 4th, non-consecutive)
ivanisevic, 1992 barcelona olympics (also won a 4th, consecutive !)
edberg, 1992 USO
krajicek, 1993 RG
ferreira, 1993 USO
martin, 1994 W (also won a 4th, non-consecutive)
radulescu, 1996 W (lost a 4th, consecutive)
kuerten, 1997 RG
stoltenberg, 1998 W
lapentti, 1999 AO (also won a 4th, non-consecutive)
mantilla, 2003 AO (lost a 4th, consecutive)
costa, 2003 RG (also won a 4th, non-consecutive)
johansson, 2005 AO
ginepri, 2005 USO (lost a 4th, consecutive... to the guy of the following line)
agassi, 2005 USO
hrbaty, 2006, AO (lost a 4th, consecutive)
monfils, 2006 RG
tipsarevic, 2007 W
robredo, 2013 RG (each time he came back from 2 sets to 0 !)
grannollers, 2013 USO
pouille, 2016 USO
querrey, 2017 W
zverev, 2018 RG
gulbis, 2018 W
alcaraz, 2022 USO
varillas, 2023 RG
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Conversely, Alcaraz has won 5-setter(s) in each of the three winning slams. If he wins this slam, it'll be four.

So much for the condescending Djokovic received for never winning a slam without yielding a set.
 
vive le beau jeu ! said:
trivia: list of players who won 3 straight 5-setters in a same event, in the open era
(feel free to help me to complete the list !)

kodes, 1974 W (lost a 4th, consecutive)
tanner, 1974 USO
gehring, 1978 RG
teltscher, 1979 RG (lost a 4th, consecutive)
dibley, 1979 AO
denton, 1981 AO (also won a 4th, non-consecutive)
simpson, 1982 W
goldie, 1986 USO
seguso, 1987 key biscayne
krickstein, 1988 key biscayne
noah, 1989 key biscayne (lost a 4th, non-consecutive)
ivanisevic, 1992 barcelona olympics (also won a 4th, consecutive !)
edberg, 1992 USO
krajicek, 1993 RG
ferreira, 1993 USO
martin, 1994 W (also won a 4th, non-consecutive)
radulescu, 1996 W (lost a 4th, consecutive)
kuerten, 1997 RG
stoltenberg, 1998 W
lapentti, 1999 AO (also won a 4th, non-consecutive)
mantilla, 2003 AO (lost a 4th, consecutive)
costa, 2003 RG (also won a 4th, non-consecutive)
johansson, 2005 AO
ginepri, 2005 USO (lost a 4th, consecutive... to the guy of the following line)
agassi, 2005 USO
hrbaty, 2006, AO (lost a 4th, consecutive)
monfils, 2006 RG
tipsarevic, 2007 W
robredo, 2013 RG (each time came back from 2 sets to 0 !)
grannollers, 2013 USO
pouille, 2016 USO
querrey, 2017 W
zverev, 2018 RG
gulbis, 2018 W
alcaraz, 2022 USO
varillas, 2023 RG
mannarino, 2024 AO
shelton, 2024 W
draper, 2025 AO
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None of the Big Three in this list.
 
Agassi won 3 straight 5-setters at the 2005 US Open, and he won 6-2 set vs. Federer in the Final !
6-2 was in the 2nd Set, and then Agassi lost the 3rd Set in a tiebreaker.
No legs, and he still bossed Federer around o_O
 
Moose Malloy said:
Can add Draper to the list.
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thanks for the reminder: the list has been updated :)
ibbi said:
Even across multiple tournaments, I don't believe anyone has ever played more than 4 in a row. A bunch of guys have played 4 in a row, Goran the only one to have won 4 in a row.
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indeed sounds unlikely, but maybe across a DC-slam (or slam-DC) sequence (such as the rusedski one, posted earlier), someone did? :unsure:
Sartorius said:
MTF visitors might be familiar with Voo de Mar. Some relevant links:

http://voodemar.com/5-setter/

http://www.****************.com/showthread.php?t=89471 (erm, so "mtf" is banned, just type it in there)

Haven't read them all, but here's something:

Greg Rusedski – US Open, Davis Cup 1998
Wayne Ferreira 4-6, 7-6, 5-7, 7-6, 6-4
Bohdan Ulihrach 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
Jan Siemerink 6-1, 4-6, 7-5, 2-6, 4-6
Leander Paes 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 11-9

** The only man to play four 5-setters in a row at two different venues
Click to expand...
 
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