In tennis, a bagel is when the set ends with a score of 6–0.[1] 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.

Etymology

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.[2]

Surface disparity

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.. 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.

Double bagel

Women's singles

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. The most double bagels were in the seasons of 1974 and 1993, when eight matches had a result of 6–0, 6–0.

The following players had at least five double-bagels in Grand Slam singles events:

#Player
14France Suzanne Lenglen
Australia Margaret Court
13United States Chris Evert
10United States Helen Wills-Moody
7Germany Steffi Graf
6Belgium Kim Clijsters
France Mary Pierce
5Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles
Spain Conchita Martínez
Russia Maria Sharapova

Between No. 1 ranked players

Men

Winner Opponent Event
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl United States Jimmy Connors 1984 Forrest Hills[3]

Women

Winner Opponent Event
United States Chris Evert United States Martina Navratilova 1981 Amelia Island[4]
United States Chris Evert United States Tracy Austin 1982 East Rutherford[5]
Germany Steffi Graf United States Tracy Austin 1994 Indian Wells
Switzerland Martina Hingis Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles 2000 Miami Open
United States Lindsay Davenport Russia Maria Sharapova 2005 Indian Wells[6]
Belgium Kim Clijsters Russia Dinara Safina 2011 Australian Open
Poland Iga Świątek Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 2021 Rome

Triple bagel

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
  •    = also won the tournament.

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.[7] This is the shortest possible length for a best-of-five-set match, not including retirements or defaults.

YearGrand SlamRoundWinnerLoser
1968French Open1RSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola ŠpearFrance Daniel Contet
1973Davis CupZ1Indonesia Gondo WidjojoHong Kong Tao Po
1981Davis CupPOFrance Thierry TulasneJapan Shinichi Sakamoto
1984Davis Cup1RSpain Emilio SánchezAlgeria Kamel Harrad
1987French Open2RCzechoslovakia Karel NováčekArgentina Eduardo Bengoechea
1987Wimbledon1RSweden Stefan EdbergSweden Stefan Eriksson
1987US Open1RCzechoslovakia Ivan LendlSouth Africa Barry Moir
1989Davis Cup3RPakistan Hamed-ul-HaqBangladesh Faisal Rahman
1991Davis Cup1RHong Kong Michael WalkerSingapore Dishan Herath
1993French Open2RSpain Sergi BrugueraFrance Thierry Champion
1998Davis Cup2RJapan Gouichi MotomuraNew Zealand Teo Susnjak
1999Davis CupPOChinese Taipei Lin Bing-ChaoQatar Nasser Al-Khelaifi
2001WimbledonQ3Australia Todd WoodbridgeSweden Johan Örtegren
2005Davis Cup2RBrazil Ricardo MelloNetherlands Antilles David Josepa
2009Davis CupPOPortugal Rui MachadoAlgeria Valentin Rahine
2011Davis Cup2RUnited Kingdom Andy MurrayLuxembourg Laurent Bram
2016Davis Cup1RFinland Jarkko NieminenZimbabwe Courtney John Lock
2016Davis Cup1REcuador Emilio GómezBarbados Adam Hornby

Records

Grand Slam tournaments

Men's singles

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:[8]

#Player
50United States Andre Agassi
47Australia Roy Emerson
46Switzerland Roger Federer
Serbia Novak Djokovic
44United States Jimmy Connors
Spain Rafael Nadal
42Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
41Australia John Bromwich
40United States Bill Tilden
35Sweden Björn Borg

At individual majors the players with the most 6–0 sets are:

  • Australian Championship: 1. R. Federer – 17; 2. Jack Crawford (Australia) – 16; 3. A. Agassi; N. Djokovic – 15
  • French Open: 1. R. Nadal – 24; 2–3. B. Borg, G. Vilas – 20 each; 4–5. Jaroslav Drobný (Czechoslovakia / Egypt), R. Lacoste – 17 each.
  • Wimbledon: 1. R. Emerson – 15; 2–3. J. Connors, B. Tilden – to 12.
  • US Championship: 1. J. Connors – 22; 2–3. I. Lendl, B. Tilden – 20 each.

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.

Women's singles

In the women's singles, the largest number of 6–0 sets won:

#Player
106United States Chris Evert
89Australia Margaret Court
72United States Martina Navratilova
71Germany Steffi Graf
64United States Serena Williams
57United States Helen Wills-Moody
54Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles
49Russia Maria Sharapova
46Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
44Argentina Gabriela Sabatini

In individual tournaments of the Grand Slam, the largest number of 6–0 sets won is:

  • Australian Championship: 1. M. Court – 25; 2. M. Sharapova – 16; 3. S. Williams – 14.
  • French Open: 1. C. Evert – 26; 2. A. Sanchez – 22; 3. G. Sabatini – 21.
  • Wimbledon: 1–2. Suzanne Lenglen (France), C. Evert – to 29; 3. M. Court – 25.
  • US Championship: 1. C. Evert – 43; H. Wills-Moody – 31; 3. M. Court – 27.

All tournaments

Men's singles

#Bagels[9]
479United States Bill Tilden
464United States Josiah Ritchie
280New Zealand Anthony Wilding
266United States Frank Parker
245Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobny
224Australia Roy Emerson
216Australia Ken Rosewall
209Australia John Bromwich
197United States Jimmy Connors
186United States Gardnar Mulloy
#Double Bagels[10]
106United States Bill Tilden
87United Kingdom Josiah Ritchie
51New Zealand Anthony Wilding
42Australia John Bromwich
37United States Frank Parker
32Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobny
25Australia George Worthington
24United States Wayne Sabin
#Triple Bagels[11]
11United States Bill Tilden
5Czechoslovakia Karel Kozeluh
4United Kingdom Arthur Gore
United Kingdom Josiah Ritchie
New Zealand Harry Parker
United Kingdom Gordon Lowe
South Africa Bob Hewitt

Trivia

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