Who: Samuel Groth
What: 263 kilometers per hour (163.4 mph)
When: 09 May 2012
Where: South Korea (Busan)
On 9 May 2012, Samuel Groth (Australia) served an ace recorded at 263 km/h (163.4 mph) during an ATP Challenger event in Busan, South Korea. The serve came during Groth's second-round match against Uladzimir Ignatik (Belarus). In the match, Groth also hit serves recorded at 255.7 km/h (158.9 mph) and 253.5 km/h (157.5 mph), both of which surpassed Ivo Karlovic's (Croatia) previous record of 251 km/h (156 mph). However, Groth still lost the match 6-4, 6-3.
Groth stands 6'4" and weighs 220 lbs. He wins 78% of 1st serve points.
What is the Fastest Serve Ever Recorded in the WTA?
Sabine Lisicki (Germany) clocked 131 mph (210.8 km/h) on a speed gun while serving in the first set of a first-round match against Ana Ivanovic at the Bank of the West Classic tournament at Stanford University, California, USA, on 29 July 2014. A 129-mph (207.6-km/h) serve by Venus Williams (USA), recorded in a second-round match against Ashley Harkleroad at the 2007 US Open, was previously the fastest serve by a woman on the WTA (Women's Tennis Association) tour, although Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Netherlands) sent down a 130-mph (209.2-km/h) serve in qualifying for the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 2006 that wasn't recognized by the WTA because it happened outside of the main draw.
After setting the record, the defeated Lisicki tweeted: "Well...at least I broke the world record for fastest serve on @WTA ... #131mph #history #record."
To see Sam Groth's incredible serve in slow motion watch video here.
References
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/
