QUESTION:
Whose tennis serve was the fastest ever recorded?
Whose tennis serve was the fastest ever recorded?
Another Trivia ?
- Thread starter kat2220
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Martina Navritilova (sp???)
just a guess. haven't "looked it up"
just a guess. haven't "looked it up"
BZZZZZ.....no
Pete Sampras
still haven't looked it up.
still haven't looked it up.
Bjorn Borg?
WRONG!!!!!
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Gollum
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The Conners guy what ever his name is. :lol:
BZZZZZ
Hello
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Gollum
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Jimmy Conners I think was his name. Does that mean I am right or it was a stupid answer. :lol:
I you Gollum, but it meant you were wrong.
you Gollum, but it meant you were wrong.
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4xchampncountin
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I'm pretty sure it was Andy Roddick just this year at 150mph. But I know Goran Ivanisovic hit some blistering serves a few years ago.
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Gollum
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Oh no that's the first time I was ever wrong in my life. Well maybe not the first time. :lol: Really It was the only player I could think of except John Macenroe ( sp)Originally posted by kat2220@Mar 12 2004, 02:31 AM
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OK....NOT a modern day player and it was before many of us were even a twinkle in our mother's eye.
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Happy29
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"'Big Bill' Tilden delivered the fastest serve ever officially measured. It was timed at 163.6 m.p.h. in 1931
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the5car
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I don't know if Tilden's counts...I can't find if it was an exhibition
or part of a match.....plus, how could they have gotten it down
to a fraction of a mile per hour way back in 1931 ??
then, there's this from the US Tennis Association:
http://www.usta.com/ustanews/fullstory.sps...s?iNewsid=53084
Roddick Hits 150-MPH Serve - Fastest Serve Ever Recorded
2/7/04 12:46 PM
UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Andy Roddick hit a 150 mph (241.4 KmH) unreturnable serve in the fourth point of the eighth game of a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Stefan Koubek that gave the United States a 2-0 lead over Austria after the first day of play in the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas First Round at the Mohegan Sun Arena.
The previous record for fastest serve was shared by Roddick and Greg Rusedski at 149 mph (239.7 KmH).
Fastest Serves on Record
Andy Roddick - 150 mph (241.4 kmh) - 2004 Davis Cup First Round
Andy Roddick - 149 mph (239.7 kmh) - 2003 Queen’s
Greg Rusedski - 149 mph (239.7 kmh) - 1998 Indian Wells
Taylor Dent - 144 mph (232 kmh) - 2001 Wimbledon
Mark Philippoussis - 142.3 mph (229 kmh) - 1997 Dusseldorf
Julian Alonso - 140 mph (225 kmh) - 1997 Long Island
Gilles Elseneer - 140 mph (225 kmh) - 2003 Basel
or part of a match.....plus, how could they have gotten it down
to a fraction of a mile per hour way back in 1931 ??
then, there's this from the US Tennis Association:
http://www.usta.com/ustanews/fullstory.sps...s?iNewsid=53084
Roddick Hits 150-MPH Serve - Fastest Serve Ever Recorded
2/7/04 12:46 PM
UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Andy Roddick hit a 150 mph (241.4 KmH) unreturnable serve in the fourth point of the eighth game of a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Stefan Koubek that gave the United States a 2-0 lead over Austria after the first day of play in the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas First Round at the Mohegan Sun Arena.
The previous record for fastest serve was shared by Roddick and Greg Rusedski at 149 mph (239.7 KmH).
Fastest Serves on Record
Andy Roddick - 150 mph (241.4 kmh) - 2004 Davis Cup First Round
Andy Roddick - 149 mph (239.7 kmh) - 2003 Queen’s
Greg Rusedski - 149 mph (239.7 kmh) - 1998 Indian Wells
Taylor Dent - 144 mph (232 kmh) - 2001 Wimbledon
Mark Philippoussis - 142.3 mph (229 kmh) - 1997 Dusseldorf
Julian Alonso - 140 mph (225 kmh) - 1997 Long Island
Gilles Elseneer - 140 mph (225 kmh) - 2003 Basel
This was a tough one, but Happy gets the Roses!
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Happy29
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Yes, I am omnipotent, wise and all knowing. Cant wait til the next trivia question.