Golden match

In tennis, a golden match is a match which is won without dropping a single point. This means scoring the 48 minimum points required to win a match 6–0, 6–0 without conceding any points (assuming a best of three sets match). In professional, top-tier tennis, this is known to have happened only once.[1]

History

Only one person in the history of top-tier professional tour tennis is known to have ever achieved a golden match. In 1910, the four-time major singles winner Hazel Wightman achieved a golden match.[2]

Player Tournament Opponent Final score Comments
United States Hazel Wightman Washington State Championships 1910 in Washington United States Miss Huiskamp (first name unknown) 6–0, 6–0 [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Collins, Bud. "Back to pen a sequel". Boston Globe. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. ↑ American Lawn Tennis: September 15, 1910.
  3. ↑ All-Time Records, Tennis Magazine, February 1981, page 72