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In tennis, a bagel is when the set ends with a score of 6–0. An extremely rare type of bagel, where no point is lost, is called a golden set. Most bagel sets occur in the early rounds of tennis tournaments where the favorites play lower-ranked players, such as lucky losers or wild cards.
The term refers to the similarity between the shape of a zero and the shape of a bagel. The tennis term was coined by player Harold Solomon, and popularized by commentator Bud Collins.
Statistics of the men's singles Grand Slam tournaments from 2000 to 2016 are as follows: at Wimbledon (grass surface), 127 bagels were made; at French Open (clay surface), 267; at the US Open Tennis Championship (hard surface), 275, and at the Australian Open (hard surface), 238.[citation needed]. Björn Borg (five-time Wimbledon champion and six-time French Open champion) recorded 20 6–0 sets at the French Open, and only 5 at Wimbledon.
For women in Grand Slam tournaments, a double bagel result is possible as the matches are best of three sets. In the Open Era, there has been a women's singles Grand Slam tournament match with a double bagel every year except for in 1968 and 2005.[citation needed] The most double bagels were in the seasons of 1974 and 1993, when eight matches had a result of 6–0, 6–0.[citation needed]
The following players had at least five double-bagels in Grand Slam singles events:[citation needed]
# | Player |
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14 | Suzanne Lenglen |
Margaret Court | |
13 | Chris Evert |
10 | Helen Wills-Moody |
7 | Steffi Graf |
6 | Kim Clijsters |
Mary Pierce | |
5 | Monica Seles |
Conchita Martínez | |
Maria Sharapova |
Winner | Opponent | Event |
---|---|---|
Ivan Lendl | Jimmy Connors | 1984 Forrest Hills |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
There have been at least 17 best-of-five-set matches which have lasted 18 games (6–0, 6–0, 6–0), colloquially referred to as a "triple bagel", in the Open Era. This is the shortest possible length for a best-of-five-set match, not including retirements or defaults.
Year | Grand Slam | Round | Winner | Loser |
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1968 | French Open | 1R | Nikola Špear | Daniel Contet |
1973 | Davis Cup | Z1 | Gondo Widjojo | Tao Po |
1981 | Davis Cup | PO | Thierry Tulasne | Shinichi Sakamoto |
1984 | Davis Cup | 1R | Emilio Sánchez | Kamel Harrad |
1987 | French Open | 2R | Karel Nováček | Eduardo Bengoechea |
1987 | Wimbledon | 1R | Stefan Edberg | Stefan Eriksson |
1987 | US Open | 1R | Ivan Lendl | Barry Moir |
1989 | Davis Cup | 3R | Hamed-ul-Haq | Faisal Rahman |
1991 | Davis Cup | 1R | Michael Walker | Dishan Herath |
1993 | French Open | 2R | Sergi Bruguera | Thierry Champion |
1998 | Davis Cup | 2R | Gouichi Motomura | Teo Susnjak |
1999 | Davis Cup | PO | Lin Bing-Chao | Nasser Al-Khelaifi |
2001 | Wimbledon | Q3 | Todd Woodbridge | Johan Örtegren |
2005 | Davis Cup | 2R | Ricardo Mello | David Josepa |
2009 | Davis Cup | PO | Rui Machado | Valentin Rahine |
2011 | Davis Cup | 2R | Andy Murray | Laurent Bram |
2016 | Davis Cup | 1R | Jarkko Nieminen | Courtney John Lock |
2016 | Davis Cup | 1R | Emilio Gómez | Adam Hornby |
In the history of the Grand Slam tournaments in the men's single category, the largest number of 6–0 sets won is the following:
# | Player |
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50 | Andre Agassi |
48 | Novak Djokovic |
47 | Roy Emerson |
46 | Roger Federer |
44 | Jimmy Connors |
Rafael Nadal | |
42 | Ivan Lendl |
41 | John Bromwich |
40 | Bill Tilden |
35 | Björn Borg |
At individual majors the players with the most 6–0 sets are:[citation needed]
Australian Neale Fraser won at least one 6–0 set in 16 Grand Slam tournaments in a row: starting with the 1957 Australian Championship and ending with the 1960 US championship.
In the women's singles, the largest number of 6–0 sets won:[citation needed]
# | Player |
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106 | Chris Evert |
89 | Margaret Court |
72 | Martina Navratilova |
71 | Steffi Graf |
64 | Serena Williams |
57 | Helen Wills-Moody |
54 | Monica Seles |
49 | Maria Sharapova |
46 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
44 | Gabriela Sabatini |
In individual tournaments of the Grand Slam, the largest number of 6–0 sets won is:[citation needed]
# | Bagels |
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479 | Bill Tilden |
464 | Josiah Ritchie |
280 | Anthony Wilding |
266 | Frank Parker |
245 | Jaroslav Drobny |
224 | Roy Emerson |
216 | Ken Rosewall |
209 | John Bromwich |
197 | Jimmy Connors |
186 | Gardnar Mulloy |
# | Double Bagels |
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106 | Bill Tilden |
87 | Josiah Ritchie |
51 | Anthony Wilding |
42 | John Bromwich |
37 | Frank Parker |
32 | Jaroslav Drobny |
25 | George Worthington |
24 | Wayne Sabin |
# | Triple Bagels |
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11 | Bill Tilden |
5 | Karel Kozeluh |
4 | Arthur Gore |
Josiah Ritchie | |
Harry Parker | |
Gordon Lowe | |
Bob Hewitt |