7 verified Tennis records. Every one checked against a real source before it went up.
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470 matchesEsther Vergeer
Wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer won 470 singles matches in a row. She did not lose a match for almost ten years. This streak ended her career on a remarkable note.
It is absurd to win that many matches without a loss over such a long period.
Source: Wikipedia, Esther Vergeer. Verified against Wikipedia, Esther Vergeer and International Paralympic Committee, Esther Vergeer on 2026-11-08.
470 matchesEsther Vergeer
Source: Wikipedia, Esther Vergeer. Verified against Wikipedia, Esther Vergeer and International Paralympic Committee, Esther Vergeer on 2026-11-08.
Shvedova
Source: WTA Tennis. The WTA Wimbledon flashback page calls it the only WTA Golden Set of the Open Era, 24 points in 15 minutes.
1969
Source: US Open. The official US Open site says Steffi Graf in 1988 was the last player, and Laver in 1969 the last man, to claim the calendar Grand Slam.
11:05 hours : minutes
Source: Wikipedia. The Isner Mahut match page lists the duration as 11 hours 5 minutes and the final set score as 70-68.
81 matchesNadal
Source: Guinness World Records. The Guinness page for most clay matches won in a row lists 81 for Nadal, from 12 April 2005 to 19 May 2007.
1988 Steffi Graf
Source: Wikipedia, Steffi Graf. Verified against Wikipedia, Steffi Graf and WTA, legend bio Steffi Graf on 2026-11-08.
1,526 matchesRoger Federer
Source: Wikipedia, Federer career achievements. Verified against Wikipedia, Federer career achievements and Reuters factbox via Players.bio, Federer's records on 2026-11-08.