Record for consecutive points won

[Moose Malloy]

Wally Masur won 16 straight points down 5-2, in the fifth vs Jamie Morgan at 93 USO(he was also down 5-0 in that set)

 

[thrust]

Impressive. Never knew that Emerson did that to Rosewall.

Rosewall had to be well off his game that day, or Roy played the match of his life.

 

[krosero]

Emerson had that 27-point streak against Rosewall but he had another long one, this time against Pancho Gonzalez. And it was in the same place -- Hollywood, Florida, on clay.

He beat Gorgo 6-3, 6-2, 6-0 in the 1970 Tennis Champions Classic, without dropping his serve (11 service games).

Fort Lauderdale News (Feb. 16):

Emerson, however, did little wrong. In the crushing final set in the best of five, he had Gonzales down four sets [sic] to love, and Gonzales had not nicked Emerson for so much as a single point.​

If that means 4 love games to start the third set, then Emmo's streak here was at least 17 points.

 

[Deleted member 768841]

Who knows what the alltime record might be but here are some I've collected.

Please post any others you know of.

- 34 by Riggs against Salichs to open their R64 match at 1941 New Jersey state championship in Orange, NJ (score was 6-0, 6-0, streak ended in ninth game)
- 27 by Emerson against Rosewall in the 1968 Hollywood, FL, final
- 25 (at least) by Scanlon including his “golden set” over Marcos Hocevar, 1983 WCT Gold Coast Classic, Delray Beach, FL, 1st round (6-2, 6-0)
- 25 by Rusedski against Nicolas Massu in R128 at 2001 Miami
- 23 by Murray to end his R64 match against Vincent Millot at 2014 AO
- 23 by Wilander against McEnroe in a 1983 French Open QF
- 22 by Connors against Solomon in a quarterfinal at Maui in October 1977
- 21 by Nadal against Kristof Vliegen in R16 at 2007 Monte Carlo
- 20 at least by Federer against Verdasco in R16 at 2015 Dubai
- 20 at least by Edberg to close out second set against McEnroe in R16 at 1991 Wimbledon
- 20 by Hewitt against Roddick to close out a 2004 Masters Cup semifinal
- 19 by Hoad against Jean Grinda in R16 at 1953 Queensland Championships (6-3, 6-0, 6-2)
- 19 by Agassi against Sampras in their 1995 Miami final
- 18 by Eric Sturgess against Art Larsen at end of their R16 match at 1949 Pacific Southwest Championships in Los Angeles
- 18 by Borg to end second set (won from 1-5 down) against Solomon at 1975 RG
- 18 by Martin against Rusedski in R16 at 1999 USO
- 18 by Dimitrov against Baghdatis in 2013 Rotterdam quarterfinal (from 6-5 in second)
- 18 by Nadal against Lajovic in R16 at 2014 RG (including last point of opening set)
- 17 by Cochet against Tilden during third set of a semifinal at 1927 Wimbledon
- 16 at least by Bjorkman against Edberg in R64 at 1994 USO
- 16 by Edberg against Wilander in final of 1986 Stockholm Open
- 13-19 by Kramer against Budge in a semifinal at 1948 US Pro
- 16 by Kovacs to start off the third set against Riggs in Trenton, NJ, Dec. 27, 1941
- 16 by Djokovic against Conor Niland (ended with Niland’s retirement) in R128 at 2011 USO
- 15 at least by Sampras to close second set against Ivanisevic in their 1994 Grand Slam Cup semifinal
- 15 by Pancho Gonzalez against Rosewall in a semifinal of an 8-man event at MSG in 1968
- 15 by Connors against Alexander to close out a match in the 1977 Aetna World Cup
- 15 by Lendl against Wilander in a 1986 Masters semifinal
- 15 by Jarryd in a loss to McEnroe at Stockholm in 1984
- 13-18 by Bromwich in a win over Parker in 1939 Davis Cup Challenge Round (6-0, 6-3, 6-1)
- 14 by Stolle against Newcombe in 1966 US Championships final
- 14 by Connors against Pernfors in R16 at 1987 Wimbledon
- 14 by Agassi against Bruguera in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics final
- 14 by Federer against Hewitt in the 2004 USO final
- 14 by Federer against Nadal in a 2007 Masters Cup semifinal (part of a run of 20 of 21)
- 14 by Djokovic against Youzhny in R32 at 2013 Monte Carlo
- 14 by Federer in first set against Benneteau in R32 at 2013 RG
- 13 at least by Budge in third set against Riggs in 1942 pro tour stop at Hershey, PA
- 13 by Laver against Pancho Gonzalez in a 1968 French Open semifinal
- 13 by Laver against Gorman in the 1973 Davis Cup final
- 13 by Connors in the third set of a loss to Orantes in the 1975 USO final
- 13 by McEnroe against Borg in the second set of the 1980 USO final
- 13 by Lendl against Wilander starting in the second set of the 1987 USO final
- 13 by Woodforde to start off a win over Rostagno at the 1992 AT&T Challenge in Atlanta (6-1, 6-3)
- 13 by Federer against Roddick in the second set of a 2007 AO semifinal
- 13 and 12 (two streaks) by McEnroe against Lewis in the 1983 Wimbledon final
- 12 by Riggs, all to start off the second set against Kovacs in 1941 US final
- 12 at least by Hoad against Gonzalez in the 1959 Tournament of Champions final
- 12 by Rosewall against Newcombe in the fourth set of a loss in the 1970 Wimbledon final
- 12 by Graebner against Nastase in fourth and fifth sets of their 1971 National Indoor semifinal
- 12 by Dibbs against Connors in the second set of their 1975 Dewar final in London on carpet
- 12 by Borg against Bernie Mitton in R32 at 1978 USO (4-6, 6-4, 6-2)
- 12 by Connors against Lendl in 1982 USO final
- 12 by Lendl against Connors in a January 1983 Masters semifinal
- 12 by Mecir against McEnroe in the first set of the 1987 Dallas WCT final
- 12 by Becker against Edberg in 1989 Davis Cup final
- 12 by Sampras against Agassi during third set of their 1990 USO final
- 12 by Agassi against Sampras during third set of their 1992 RG quarterfinal
- 12 by Djokovic against Ferrer in a 2007 USO semifinal
- 12 by Federer against Roddick during second set of a 2009 AO semifinal
- 12 by Nadal against Roddick during second set of their 2011 USO quarterfinal
- 12 by Wawrinka against Djokovic during second set of a loss in 2013 USO quarterfinal
- 12 by Wawrinka against Nadal (including last 5 of opening set) in the 2014 AO final
- 11 by Pancho Gonzalez to close his win over Pasarell in R128 at 1969 Wimbledon
- 11 by Nastase against Orantes in the 1971 Italian Open final
- 11 by Connors against Borg to close first set of 1976 USO final
- 11 by Gomez in the first set of a loss to Lendl in a January 1986 Masters semifinal
- 11 by Gilbert in the first set of a loss to Cash in a 1986 Davis Cup semifinal
- 11 by Wilander against Noah in a 1988 Miami semifinal
- 11 by Sampras against Kafelnikov during second set of their rubber in 1995 Davis Cup final
- 11 by F. Gonzalez against Haas to open their 2007 AO semifinal
- 11 and 11 (two streaks) by Nadal against Djokovic in second and third sets, respectively, of a 2008 RG semifinal
- 11 by Djokovic against Nadal in second set a loss in 2010 USO final
- 11 by Djokovic against Federer in third set of a 2011 Indian Wells semifinal
- 11 and 10 (two streaks) by Lendl against Connors in a 1987 USO semifinal
- 10 by Vines against Perry during fourth set of their 1931 Newport final (6-2, 6-4, 6-8, 6-2)
- 10 by Pancho Gonzalez against Droby during third set of a 1948 US Championships semifinal
- 10 by Pancho Gonzalez against Hoad during second set in Toledo on March 27, 1958 (6-3, 6-2)
- 10 by Borg to close against Panatta in a 1977 Pepsi Grand Slam semifinal
- 10 by Cash against Connors in the third set of a 1987 Wimbledon semifinal
- 10 by Sampras in a loss to Agassi (nine to close third set) in a 2000 AO semi
- 10 by Federer against Djokovic in second set of their 2007 USO final
- 10 by Gasquet against Federer in first set in R16 at 2011 Rome
- 10 by Nadal in a loss to Dolgopolov in R32 at 2014 Indian Wells



- 48 by Hotchkiss in a “golden match” against Huiskamp in a 1910 Washington State semifinal (6-0, 6-0)
- 24 (at least) by Shvedova against Errani in R32 at 2012 Wimbledon in a “golden set” (6-0, 6-4)
- 23 by Shvedova to start a match (a loss) against Amy Frazier at Memphis in 2006
- 23 by Garrison against Katerina Maleeva (including first 21 of second set) in a 1986 Chicago quarterfinal
- 21 by Evert against Jaeger in the second set of their 1982 Amelia Island final (6-3, 6-1)
- 21 by S. Williams against Bencic in R64 at 2014 Madrid
- 20 at least (the first five games) by Helen Wills against Helen Jacobs to start off their 1927 Essex County Club Invitation final
- 20 by Graf against Garrison to open their 1989 Washington final
- 19 by Stosur to open against Petra Martic in the R128 at 2012 USO (ended by a double-fault)
- 18 by Temesvari against Garrison (including 7 in the tiebreak) in the 1985 Indianapolis final (7-6(0), 6-3)
- 17 by Stosur against S. Williams in a 2010 RG quarterfinal
- 17 by Jaeger in the second set against Ruzici in a 1981 Kansas City semifinal (6-2, 6-3)
- 15 by Graf in a loss to Capriati at Mahwah in 1999 (exhibition)
- 15 by Henin in a loss to S. Williams in the 2010 AO final
- 15 by Jankovic in the first set of a loss to Ivanovic in R32 at 2013 AO
- 14 by Navratilova in a loss to Evert in the 1975 French Open final
- 14 by Mandlikova against Evert in a 1986 Wimbledon semifinal
- 14 and 13 (two streaks, one to open the match) by Sabatini against Gigi Fernandez in a 1994 USO quarterfinal
- 14 by Henin against Pierce in the 2005 French Open final
- 14 by S. Williams in a loss to Lisicki in R16 at 2013 Wimbledon
- 13 by King against Jones in a 1968 Wimbledon semifinal
- 13 by Evert in second set of a loss to Kathy Jordan at 1985 Virginia Slims Championships
- 13 by Graf in the second set against Fang Li in a 1998 Mahwah semifinal (exhibition)
- 13 by Razzano against S. Williams in R128 at 2012 French Open
- 12 by Navratilova against Evert in the first set of the 1985 AO final
- 12 by Graf against Zvereva in the 1988 RG final
- 12 by Graf twice (two streaks) in a win over Sanchez Vicario in the 1990 Amelia Island final (6-1, 6-0)
- 12 by Pierce in second set against Sanchez Vicario in 2000 Hilton Head final (winning 14 of last 15 points)
- 12 by Stosur to close first set against S. Williams in 2010 USO final
- 12 by Bouchard against Suarez-Navarro in a 2014 RG quarterfinal
- 11 by Jacobs in a loss to Wills Moody in the first set of the 1935 Wimbledon final
- 11 by V. Williams against S. Williams in the second set of their 2000 Wimbledon semifinal
- 11 by Halep against Azarenka in the second set of a 2014 Madrid semifinal
- 10 by Lenglen against Wills at Cannes in 1926
- 10 by Evert in the second set of a loss to King in the 1973 Wimbledon final
- 10 by Mandlikova against Evert in a March 1986 Virginia Slims Championship semifinal
- 10 by Navratilova against Mandlikova in a March 1986 Virginia Slims Championship final

 

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[James P]

Medvedev reeled off 18 consecutive in today's match versus Carballes Baena. (2021 AO 2nd Rd)

 

[James P]

Djokovic had 19 consecutive to end the third and start the fourth against Lorenzo Musetti. (2021 FO 4R) Was 8 points away from a Golden Set, getting the first 16 in the fourth.

 

[thrust]

Emerson was a true great who would probably have won around 4 Open Era majors. No surprise that he was capable of such a feat.

Rosewall who was two years older than Emerson, won 4 open era slams, Emerson won 0. In the 71 AO, Rosewall who was 36 beat Emerson in straight sets and went on to win the tournament without losing a set. In that AO just about all top players, including Laver, Newcombe Ashe and others competed. Obviously, Ken was way off form in that Hollywood final or Emerson played out of his mind. Emerson was an all time great player but not in the same league as Rosewall, Laver and several obvious others.

 

[Phoenix1983]

Rosewall who was two years older than Emerson, won 4 open era slams, Emerson won 0. In the 71 AO, Rosewall who was 36 beat Emerson in straight sets and went on to win the tournament without losing a set. In that AO just about all top players, including Laver, Newcombe Ashe and others competed. Obviously, Ken was way off form in that Hollywood final or Emerson played out of his mind. Emerson was an all time great player but not in the same league as Rosewall, Laver and several obvious others.

Yes, fair comment.

 

[Moose Malloy]

Krejcikova won 15 straight points in the 2nd set vs Gauff(2021 RG QF)

 

[Moose Malloy]

Jabeur won 16 straight vs Muguruza at 2021 Wimbledon. held from love 40 down to win 2nd set, then didn't lost a point until the 3rd game of 3rd set

Jabeur makes more history by upsetting Muguruza at Wimbledon

Birmingham champion Ons Jabeur keeps her summer grass-court run going with a three-set victory over Garbine Muguruza.

www.tennismajors.com

 

[Moose Malloy]

Barty won 14 straight to begin the 2021 Wimbledon final

 

[Moose Malloy]

Halep won the last 16 points of the 2nd set in her match with Cornet at AO

 

[James P]

Medvedev 21 consecutive to end the match versus Coric today (2023 Dubai QF).

 

[Moose Malloy]

Ostapenko had 17 straight vs Raducanu in Stuttgart

 

[thrust]

Ostapenko had 17 straight vs Raducanu in Stuttgart

Well, it seems that USO final between Raducanu and Fernandez was a fluke, as both have accomplished practically nothing since. Ferandez, I am afraid, is just too small to be a slam champion, or top ten player.