Tennis
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Dutch tennis player and seven-time WTA singles title winner
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Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Serve speed
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy's recorded Serve speed is 130 mph. Performance date: 2006. Age at the time: 35–36. This was a competition result. The source at guinnessworldrecords.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.
2006 Western & Southern Open qualifying, Cincinnati · Qualifying match
Source quote and limits
“130-mph (209.2-km/h)”
Date is the year given by Guinness. This measured qualifying serve was not recognised as a WTA main-draw record. Exact day is not given.
| Date | Competition / season and method | Value | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007age 36–37 | 2007 Indian WellsTennis serve speed | 126 | mph | tennis.commedium confidenceEvidenceNews report; Competition; performance date 2007. Top 10 all-time fastest servers in women’s tennis “202.7kph/126.0mph” The SMT-based report identifies two separate 126 mph serves in 2007, at Indian Wells and Cincinnati. Year precision is retained. This is separate from the canonical 2006 qualifying serve. |
| 2007age 36–37 | 2007 CincinnatiTennis serve speed | 126 | mph | tennis.commedium confidenceEvidenceNews report; Competition; performance date 2007. Top 10 all-time fastest servers in women’s tennis “202.7kph/126.0mph” The SMT-based report identifies two separate 126 mph serves in 2007, at Indian Wells and Cincinnati. Year precision is retained. This is separate from the canonical 2006 qualifying serve. |
| 2006age 35–36 | 2006 Western & Southern Open qualifying, CincinnatiServe speed | 130 | mph | guinnessworldrecords.commedium confidenceEvidenceNews report; Competition; performance date 2006. Fastest serve of a tennis ball (female) (Guinness World Records) Qualifying match “130-mph (209.2-km/h)” Date is the year given by Guinness. This measured qualifying serve was not recognised as a WTA main-draw record. Exact day is not given. |
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