Record #00392Sports archive
Fastest Recorded Men's Serve in a Professional Tennis Match
Australian Sam Groth served at 263 km/h during a Busan Challenger match on 9 May 2012, the highest recorded serve speed in a professional men's match under this measurement category.
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Current Record
263km/h
Current record value
- Holder
- Sam Groth
- Location
- Busan, South Korea
- Start date
- 2012-05-09
- Record status
- VerifiedView verification details ↗Report an issue
Overview
Archive NoteGroth hit the serve in his second-round match against Uladzimir Ignatik at the Busan Challenger. Other serves that day exceeded 250 km/h, although he lost in straight sets.
The reading came from Challenger radar equipment, for which ATP does not grant Tour-level speed-record recognition. This qualification concerns the measurement category rather than whether the serve occurred.
Record history
1 Milestones- 263 km/hSam GrothBusan, South KoreaCurrent Record
Sources
Evidence & ReferencesVerification basis and limitations
VerifiedThe record conclusion has sufficient verification support.
Basis: direct confirmation by an authority
Guinness recognizes the 263 km/h Challenger measurement, but ATP does not ratify Challenger radar readings as Tour-level records.
- Verification assessment
- 2026-11-05
- Last editorial review
- 2026-11-05
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