Ace (tennis)
# Player Years
7 John Isner 2010 , 2012 , 2015-2019
4 Goran Ivanišević 1994 , 1996-1998
4 Ivo Karlović 2007 , 2014-2016
2 Milos Raonic 2012 , 2014
2 Kevin Anderson 2015 , 2018
1 Pete Sampras 1993
1 Andy Roddick 2004
1 Reilly Opelka 2019
Professional singles records -- ATP Tour
John Isner holds the professional records for most aces in a match and an entire tournament . John Isner has the most aces in a tournament with 214 during the 2018 Wimbledon , [ 5 ] and he has the most in a single match with 113 during his 11 hour encounter with Nicolas Mahut in 2010 . He is also second on the most aces in career list . [ 6 ] Ivo Karlović has the most career aces with 13,582 . [ 6 ] He also has the most in a best-of-three-set match with 45 at Halle in 2015 . [ 7 ] Two weeks later , during Wimbledon , he became the only player to hit at least 40 aces in three consecutive matches . [ 8 ] Goran Ivanišević has the most in a single season with 1,477 in 1996 . [ 9 ] He also has the second most in a tournament with 213 when he won the 2001 Wimbledon title . [ 5 ] Roger Federer hit 50 aces in the 2009 Wimbledon final , the record for a Grand Slam final . [ 10 ] He is also third on the career list . [ 6 ] Most aces in a match # Player W/L Opponent Round Event Sets Surface 113 John Isner W Nicolas Mahut 1R 2010 Wimbledon 5 Grass 103 Nicolas Mahut L John Isner 78 Ivo Karlović L Radek Štěpánek SF 2009 Davis Cup 5 Clay 75 Ivo Karlović W Horacio Zeballos 1R 2017 Australian Open 5 Hard 67 Reilly Opelka L Thomas Fabbiano 2R 2019 Australian Open 5 Hard 64 John Isner W Ruben Bemelmans 2R 2018 Wimbledon 5 Grass 61 Ivo Karlović W Lu Yen-Hsun 1R 2016 US Open 5 Hard Ivo Karlović L Jan-Lennard Struff 2R 2018 Wimbledon 5 Grass 59 Ivo Karlović L Kei Nishikori 2R 2019 Australian Open 5 Hard 56 Albano Olivetti L Matthew Barton 1R 2016 Wimbledon 5 Grass Seasons with 1000+ aces
In tennis, an ace is a legal serve that is not touched by the receiver, winning the point. In professional tennis, aces are generally seen on a player's first serve, where the server can strike the ball with maximum force and take more chances with ball placement, such as the far corners of the service box. According to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, this term was coined by the sports journalist Allison Danzig.