2023's Longest Matches

Marathon Marvels 2023: All this year's three-hour matches

Martina Trevisan's defeat of Ons Jabeur in the third round of Guadalajara was the 63rd WTA main-draw match of 2023 to go over three hours in length, five of which have been won by Trevisan.

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[14] Beatriz Haddad Maia d. Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-7(3), 6-3, 7-5, Roland Garros R4 (3:51). Haddad Maia became the first Brazilian to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam since 1968 after winning the third-longest WTA match in Roland Garros history.

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[30] Anhelina Kalinina d. [12] Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-7(2), 7-6(6), 6-3, Rome QF (3:41). Kalinina was two points from losing in the second-set tiebreak and trailed 3-0 in the decider, but reeled off the last six games to reach her first WTA 1000 semifinal.

Photo by Jimmie48/WTA

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[2] Liudmila Samsonova d. [Q] Lena Papadakis 7-5, 6-7(5), 7-6(3), 's-Hertogenbosch R1 (3:40). Samsonova came from 5-3 down in the third set to win the joint-longest grass-court match of this decade so far.

Photo by Mathias Schulz/WTA

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Lesia Tsurenko d. Ana Bogdan 4-6, 6-3, 7-6[18], Wimbledon R3 (3:40). The third-set match tiebreak was the longest women's singles tiebreak in Grand Slam history (by scoreline) and lasted 37 minutes alone. Tsurenko saved five match points in it.

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[2] Elisabetta Cocciaretto d. Anna Bondar 6-7(2), 7-6(6), 7-5, Lausanne SF (3:34). Cocciaretto lost the first set from 5-2 up and won the second from 3-1 down (saving one match point) to reach her second WTA final.

Photo by Michel Grasso/Ladies Open Lausanne

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[LL] Erika Andreeva d. Harriet Dart 7-6(4), 3-6, 7-6(3), Austin R1 (3:32). Andreeva, 18, only found out she would replace Zhang Shuai in the main draw 30 minutes before the match, but saved two match points to triumph.

Photo by ATX Open/Alex Smith

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Camila Giorgi d. Kaia Kanepi 7-6(4), 6-7(4), 7-6(4), Miami R1 (3:32). Giorgi led 5-2 in the first set, 4-2 in the second and 5-0 in the third. She held her first two match points at 5-3 and 5-4 in the decider before converting her fourth.

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Sorana Cirstea d. [11] Beatriz Haddad Maia 4-6, 7-6(7), 7-5, Dubai R1 (3:29). Cirstea saved two match points en route to her fourth win in five meetings with Haddad Maia.

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[LL] Viktoria Hruncakova d. [WC] Yuan Yue 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-4, Guangzhou R2 (3:29). Hruncakova needed seven match points to get over the line after leading 5-2 in the third set.

Photo by Galaxy Holding Group Guangzhou Open

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[8] Belinda Bencic d. [WC] Marta Kostyuk 6-7(7), 7-6(5), 6-4, Dubai R2 (3:27). Bencic lost the first set from 5-3 up, but rebounded to win her third match in as many meetings with Kostyuk, and second in the past three weeks.

Photo by Jorge Ferrari

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[3] Elena Rybakina d. [10] Daria Kasatkina 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(8), Montreal QF (3:27). Rybakina became the first-ever player from Kazakhstan to make the Omnium Banque Nationale semifinals by saving a match point en route to victory over Kasatkina.

Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images

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Carol Zhao d. Maria Lourdes Carle 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(6), Bogota R1 (3:26). Zhao held her first match point at 5-4 in the third set, but had to save three in the deciding tiebreak before converting her second.

Photo by Copa Colsanitas

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Laura Siegemund d. Lucrezia Stefanini 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-3, Warsaw QF (3:26). Siegemund came from 5-3 down in the first set en route to reaching her first WTA semifinal since Bucharest 2019, and first of her career on hard courts.

Photo by François Asal/WTA

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[14] Liudmila Samsonova d. Paula Badosa 6-7(3), 7-6(5), 6-4, Dubai R1 (3:22). Samsonova improved to 3-0 against Badosa, including another extended 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 7-5 battle at the 2021 Australian Open.

Photo by Christopher Pike/Getty Images

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Wang Xiyu d. [8] Alison Riske-Amritraj 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(1), Merida R1 (3:22). Wang had lost two three-setters to Riske-Amritraj in their two prior meetings, but saved two match points to claim her first win of 2023.

Photo by Jaime López

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[WC] Peyton Stearns d. [Q] Katie Boulter 7-6(5), 6-7(2), 7-6(5), Austin R1 (3:22). Stearns served for the match twice in set two and once in set three before closing out her 11th straight win, and first of her career at tour level.

Photo by ATX Open/Alex Smith

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[8] Daria Kasatkina d. Julia Grabher 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(2), Rome R3 (3:19). Kasatkina led by a set and 3-0 but was ultimately taken all the way by Grabher, who was playing a Top 10 opponent for the second time in her career.

Photo by Jimmie48/WTA

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Martina Trevisan d. Yulia Putintseva 0-6, 7-6(0), 7-6[8], US Open R1 (3:19). Trevisan won just six points in a 25-minute first set, but overturned a 4-2 deficit in the third set.

Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images

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Harriet Dart d. [4] Linda Fruhvirtova 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, Osaka R1 (3:18). Dart won the first set from 5-2 down, and completed the match over two days after it was suspended overnight at one set all.

Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images for ITF

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[25] Martina Trevisan d. Claire Liu 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, Miami R3 (3:17). In a rematch of the 2022 Rabat final, Trevisan fought back from an early break down in the third set and notched her third three-hour-plus victory of the season.

Photo by Jimmie48/WTA

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[WC] Venus Williams d. Camila Giorgi 7-6(5), 4-6, 7-6(6), Birmingham R1 (3:17). Williams led 5-2 in the third set, and had to hold off a determined Giorgi to seal her first Top 50 win since 2019.

Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images for LTA

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[6] Alizé Cornet d. Kaia Kanepi 7-6(1), 5-7, 6-4, Prague R2 (3:17). Cornet, 33, levelled her record against Kanepi, 38, at one win apiece -- 13 years after their only previous encounter at the 2010 US Open.

Photo by Mathias Schulz/WTA

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[6] Laura Pigossi d. [Q] Natalija Stevanovic 7-5, 5-7, 6-4, Bogota R2 (3:16). The 2022 Bogota finalist navigated a first-set rain delay and the loss of a 3-1 second-set lead to make her third career WTA quarterfinal.

Photo by Copa Colsanitas

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Caty McNally d. [3] Zhu Lin 7-6(3), 6-7(5), 6-1, Merida R1 (3:15). Zhu saved a match point in the second set before extending the clash, but McNally swept through the third set to improve to 3-0 over Zhu.

Photo by Marcos Dominguez

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Martina Trevisan d. Maria Sakkari 6-3, 6-7(4), 7-5, United Cup SF (3:14). Trevisan's third Top 10 win, first Top 50 win on hard courts and second defeat of Sakkari in as many meetings spearheaded Italy's United Cup upset of Greece.

Photo by Andy Cheung/Getty Images

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[32] Elise Mertens d. [Q] Mirjam Bjorklund 3-6, 6-3, 7-6[3], US Open R1 (3:14). Mertens saved triple match point to avenge a 6-1, 4-6, 7-6(3) loss to Bjorklund from 5-2 up in the decider in Bogota this April.

Photo by Tony Behar/Belga Mag/AFP/Getty Images

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[7] Greet Minnen d. [Q] Harriet Dart 7-6(7), 6-7(5), 6-4, Guangzhou R2 (3:14). Dart served for the first set at 6-5, Minnen did likewise in the second set, but ultimately it was the Belgian who made her first tour-level quarterfinal since Prague 2021.

Photo by Huang Jinwen/WTA

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[6] Beatriz Haddad Maia d. Yulia Putintseva 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-6(4), Abu Dhabi R2 (3:13). Haddad Maia missed three match points serving at 5-4 in set two and had to recover after Putintseva served for the match at 5-4 in the decider.

Photo by Jorge Ferrari

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Karolina Muchova d. [2] Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 7-5, Roland Garros SF (3:13). The second Roland Garros semifinal in three years where a Czech player saved match point and won in over three hours to make her first Grand Slam final.

Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images

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[SR] Laura Siegemund d. [27] Irina-Camelia Begu 5-7, 7-5, 6-3, Australian Open R2 (3:12). This result put former World No.27 Siegemund back into the third round of a major for the first time since her 2020 Roland Garros quarterfinal run.

Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images

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Anna-Lena Friedsam d. [LL] Erika Andreeva 7-5, 6-7(2), 7-6(8), Austin R2 (3:11). Friedsam was two points from victory at 6-5 in set two, but needed to come from 5-2 down and save a match point in set three.

Photo by ATX Open/Alex Smith

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[LL] Maria Timofeeva d. [9] Nadia Podoroska 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-3, Budapest SF (3:11). No.246-ranked Timofeeva, 19, scored the first Top 100 win of her career to advance to the final on her WTA main-draw debut.

Photo by Mathias Schulz/WTA

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Anna Kalinskaya d. Alizé Cornet 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-2, Charleston R2 (3:10). The pair have played four times in the past 13 months; Kalinskaya now leads 3-1, with wins on outdoor hard courts, grass and green clay.

Photo by Charleston Tennis LLC

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[WC] Leolia Jeanjean d. [WC] Kimberly Birrell 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3, Roland Garros R1 (3:10). Jeanjean missed five match points in the second set, including four in a row in the tiebreak, but closed the match out on her seventh in the decider.

Photo by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images

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[SR] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova d. [28] Elise Mertens 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-3, Roland Garros R4 (3:09). Pavlyuchenkova won her second three-hour contest in Paris from 6-3, 3-1 down to reach her eighth major quarterfinal.

Photo by Julien de Rosa/AFP/Getty Images

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Mayar Sherif d. [Q] Wang Xiyu 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6(5), Cincinnati R1 (3:08). Sherif played her third three-hour match of the year in Cincy, twice coming back from a break down in the third set.

Photo by Aaron Doster/Getty Images

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[23] Zheng Qinwen d. [12] Liudmila Samsonova 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-3, Miami R3 (3:07). Zheng had lost to Samsonova twice in the previous year, but came from 3-0 down in the third set to level their overall head-to-head at 2-2.

Photo by Jimmie48/WTA

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[3] Mayar Sherif d. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 3-6, 7-6(6), 7-5, Palermo R1 (3:07). Sherif trailed 3-0 in the second set and 4-2 in the tiebreak before coming back to deny Bouzas Maneiro a first tour-level win.

Photo by Palermo Ladies Open

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[SR] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova d. [15] Liudmila Samsonova 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, Roland Garros R2 (3:06). Pavlyuchenkova came from 5-2 down in the third set to seal her first Top 20 win since defeating Victoria Azarenka en route to the 2021 Roland Garros final.

Photo by Jimmie48/WTA

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Anastasia Zakharova d. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, Hua Hin R1 (3:05). Zakharova had previously been 0-7 in WTA main draws, but the 21-year-old came from a set and 5-3 down to notch her first career tour-level victory.

Photo by 2023 Thailand Open presented by E@

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[7] Beatriz Haddad Maia d. Marta Kostyuk 7-5, 6-7(3), 6-2, San Diego R2 (3:05). Haddad Maia won the first set from 5-3 down and recovered after twice being unable to serve out the match in the second set.

Photo by Jimmie48/WTA

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Paula Badosa d. Harriet Dart 6-7(6), 7-6(5), 6-1, United Cup group stage (3:04). Badosa missed two set points in the first set, but held off a Dart comeback in the second to score her first win in three meetings against the Briton.

Photo by Andy Cheung/Getty Images

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Bianca Andreescu d. [7] Maria Sakkari 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, Miami R2 (3:04). The second-longest of the three three-setters that comprise Andreescu and Sakkari's rivalry to date; Andreescu now leads 2-1.

Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

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Paula Badosa d. Karolina Muchova 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-2, Rome R4 (3:04). Badosa won the first set from a break down, came from 5-3 down to lead 6-5 in the second set but ultimately needed a third to level her head-to-head with Muchova at 1-1.

Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images

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Anna Blinkova d. [Q] Laura Siegemund 6-3, 6-7(3), 7-5, Berlin R1 (3:04). Blinkova came from 3-1 down in the third set to defeat Siegemund in a first-time encounter.

Photo by Jimmie48/WTA

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[22] Ekaterina Alexandrova d. Leylah Fernandez 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-4, US Open R1 (3:04). Alexandrova led 3-1 in set two and 3-0 in set three, but needed to come from a break down at 4-3 in the decider to improve to 2-1 against Fernandez.

Photo by Jimmie48/WTA

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Panna Udvardy d. [2] Tatjana Maria 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(5), Osaka R1 (3:04). Udvardy faced two match points serving at 5-6 in the third set, and also trailed 5-1 in the third-set tiebreak.

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images

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[13] Danielle Collins d. Anna Kalinskaya 7-5, 5-7, 6-4, Australian Open R1 (3:03). The 2022 runner-up in Melbourne needed to go the distance after being a game away from victory in the second set.

Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images

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Anhelina Kalinina d. [10] Veronika Kudermetova 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, Dubai R1 (3:03). Kalinina led 5-2 in the second set, but needed a third set to notch her sixth career Top 20 win and second of 2023.

Photo by Jorge Ferrari

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[1] Iga Swiatek d. [14] Belinda Bencic 6-7(4), 7-6(2), 6-3, Wimbledon R4 (3:03). Swiatek saved two match points to win the first match of her professional career to feature multiple tiebreaks.

Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

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Martina Trevisan d. Malene Helgø 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, United Cup group stage (3:02). The first of two three-hour victories for Trevisan at the United Cup was over No.321-ranked rookie Helgø, who had never played a Top 50 opponent before the competition.

Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images

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[SR] Sofia Kenin d. Cristina Bucsa 6-3, 6-7(8), 7-5, Rome R1 (3:02). Kenin came within two points of victory five times in the second set, but recovered to edge a decider.

Photo by Jimmie48/WTA

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Martina Trevisan d. [1] Ons Jabeur 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-3, Guadalajara R3 (3:02). Trevisan's fourth Top 10 victory, and fifth win in over three hours of 2023 (including both of her career Top 10 wins on hard courts).

Photo by Guadalajara Open Akron

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[6] Bernarda Pera d. [SR] Laura Siegemund 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-4, Hobart R2 (3:01). Pera was two points from victory at 6-5 in set two, but had to come back after Siegemund led 4-1, 40-0 in set three.

Photo by Regi Varghese/WTA

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Bernarda Pera d. [12] Liudmila Samsonova 2-6, 7-6(8), 7-6(6), Indian Wells R2 (3:01). Pera saved three match points en route to her fourth career Top 20 win, and improved to 2-1 against Samsonova overall.

Photo by BNP Paribas Open

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Ana Bogdan d. Anna Bondar 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(2), Madrid R1 (3:01). Bogdan trailed 5-2 in the third set, held five match points at 6-5 and converted her sixth in the tiebreak to reverse a three-set loss to Bondar at the Australian Open.

Photo by Jose Manuel Alvarez/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images

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Viktoriya Tomova d. Alizé Cornet 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, Strasbourg R1 (3:01). Tomova trailed by a set and 2-0, but fought back to improve her head-to-head against 2013 Strasbourg champion Cornet to 2-1.

Photo by Olivier Renaud/WTA

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[2] Zheng Qinwen d. [3] Mayar Sherif 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, Palermo SF (3:01). At the tournament where she had made her tour-level debut in 2021, Zheng returned to reach her second WTA final and first on clay.

Photo by Palermo Ladies Open

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[Q] Rebecca Sramkova d. [2] Karolina Muchova 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, Warsaw R2 (3:01). Sramkova, 26, notched her second Top 20 win to reach her first WTA quarterfinal after saving four match points and coming from 5-1 down in the third set.

Photo by Adam Harasim/BNP Paribas Warsaw Open

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Heather Watson d. [2] Yulia Putintseva 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(5), Hua Hin R1 (3:00). The Briton saw leads of 5-1 in set two and 5-3 in set three pegged back, but held on to close out her first tour-level win since Wimbledon 2022.

Photo by 2023 Thailand Open presented by E@

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[8] Veronika Kudermetova d. Barbora Krejcikova 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5), Doha R1 (3:00). Kudermetova held a point for a 5-2 lead in set three, but ultimately needed to win her sixth straight tiebreak to advance.

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[3] Caroline Garcia d. [SR] Karolina Muchova 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-4, Doha R2 (3:00). A first-time encounter that saw Garcia reach the Doha quarterfinals for the second time in her career.

Photo by QTF

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Jodie Burrage d. Tereza Martincova 7-6(5), 3-6, 7-6(4), Nottingham R1 (3:00). Burrage thrilled home fans by posting her fifth career tour-level win, four of which have come on British grass.

Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images for LTA

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