{"id":26422,"date":"2020-08-03T14:09:10","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T18:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/?p=26422"},"modified":"2020-08-03T14:09:10","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T18:09:10","slug":"the-longest-open-era-tennis-winning-streaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2020\/08\/03\/the-longest-open-era-tennis-winning-streaks\/","title":{"rendered":"The Longest Open Era Tennis Winning Streaks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Building a lengthy winning streak at the elite level of tennis is a feat largely reserved for all-time greats.<\/p>\n

Suzanne Lenglen won a remarkable 182 consecutive matches from 1921-1926.<\/p>\n

That stands as the all-time record, while Bill Tilden’s formidable run of 98 straight wins in 1924-1925 tops the men’s list.<\/p>\n

Winning streaks are arguably even more impressive in the Open Era, though, with the depth and level of competition.<\/p>\n

Here is a look at the record singles winning streaks on the respective tours since the Open Era started in 1968:<\/p>\n

Martina Navratilova – 74 matches (1984)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Martina Navratilova eclipsed the 56-match women’s singles record – set by her great friend and rival Chris Evert – with a superlative run 10 years after Evert’s 1974 streak.<\/p>\n

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