Most Aces Hit in a Tennis Match

Jul.11, 2009 by Miki in Davis Cup, Tennis Stats

Ivo Karlovic has done it again, crushing 47 aces yesterday in a 67 46 64 76 75 victory over James Blake in Davis Cup quarterfinal play.

Just six weeks “Dr. Ivo” smashed a record 55 in a loss to Lleyton Hewitt in the first round at the French Open. In all, it’s the third time Karlovic has exceeded 46 aces in a match, the other occasion coming at 2005 Wimbledon where he cracked 51 in a loss to Danielle Bracciali.

Ivo’s 47 aces marks the ninth time a player has registered 46+ aces in a tennis match. What’s interesting is that it’s happened three times in just the last six weeks.

Here’s the list of players who have reached 46+ in aces in an ATP match:

55	Ivo Karlovic	2009 Roland Garros 1R	l. Lleyton Hewitt 67 67 76 64 63
51	Ivo Karlovic Joachim Johansson	2005 Wimbledon 1R 2005 Australian Open R16	l. Daniele Bracciali 67 76 36 76 1210 l. Andre Agassi 67 76 76 64
50	Roger Federer	2009 Wimbledon F	d. Andy Roddick 57 76 76 36 1614
49	Richard Krajicek	1999 US Open QF	l. Yevgeny Kafelnikov 76 76 36 16 76
47	Ivo Karlovic Gustavo Kuerten	2009 Davis Cup QF 2003 Davis Cup WG Playoff R2	d. James Blake 67 46 63 76 75 l. Daniel Nestor 67 76 63 67 75
46	Mark Philippoussis Goran Ivanisevic	2003 Wimbledon R16 1997 Wimbledon 2R	d. Andre Agassi 63 26 67 63 64 l. Magnus Norman 63 26 76 46 1412