Jamie Baker's recent winning streak in Texas has had us looking to see which Brit has managed to compile the longest winning streak in ATP/ITF or equaivalent since records began - which I guess means since ITF records began in 1971. This includes DC but may exclude some smaller tournaments from the early years (in fact, Futures only started in 1991 anyway), but it's the only easily available and reliable source.
The top streak for any player who has been checked from start to finish will appear here for future reference - that doesn't mean the list is complete, but it does mean there won't be any need to check through that player's results again.
Clearly this favours players who play below their level, so apologies in advance to Boggo who hasn't dropped down to play a Future in donkey's years.
Matches that count
All matches in ranking events, including qualifying, plus DC, Grand Slam Cup, etc, i.e. every tournament recorded on ITF.
Wins that count
Wins in matches that went the distance or where the opponent retired after it had started.
Wins that don't count
Byes; wins by pre-match withdrawal or default where the player effectively had the day off (this is a test of stamina, after all!) However, losses by pre-match withdrawal or default break a streak.
-- Edited by steven at 23:42, 2008-03-05
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28 (+ 2 w/ds) (all at top level) - Andy Murray - 2016 - won DC 4th rubber v ARG, Beijing, Shanghai, Vienna, Paris & WTFs, then reached Doha final
22 (all at top level) - Andy Murray - 2016 - won Queen's Club, Wimbledon & Rio Olympic titles then reached Cincy final
19 - Dan Evans - 2008 - qualified for and won back to back Futures in Wrexham and London-Cumberland then qualified and reached the semis in a Fut. in Brussels.
17 (+ 1 w/d) (all at top level) - Andy Murray - 2011 - won 2 DC rubbers v HUN, Bangkok ATP 250 win (4 rounds), Tokyo ATP 500 win (5 rounds), Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 win (w/o + 4 rounds), Paris ATP Masters 1000 (won 2 rounds)
16- Aljaz Bedene - 2017 - won Sophia Antipolis & Barletta Challengers, then reached the final at Budapest ATP as a qualifier
16 (+ 1 w/d) - Tim Henman - 1993-4 - won India Satellite weeks 1-3 then two more matches in week 4 (*)
15 - Miles MacLagan - 2002 - won successive Futures in Romania & Egypt (qualifying for both!) then won his first round in the next Egypt Fut.
14 (all at top level) - Andy Murray - 2008 - won 2 DC rubbers v AUT, Madrid AMS win (5 rounds), St Petersburg win (5 rounds), won 2 rounds at Paris AMS
14 - Jamie Baker - 2009 - won successive Futures in Australia then reached the Final of the next Australian Future, within a winning steeak of 25/26 matches
14 - Dan Cox - 2013 - won Dublin Fut & Manchester Fut. & reached Chiswick Fut. Final
14 - Jeremy Bates - 1991 - in 3 weeks of a Malaysia Satellite, including 2 wins, repeated the feat in a GB Satellite in 1992
13 (all at top level) - Andy Murray - 2013 - won Queen's Club & Wimbledon titles then 1 match in Montréal
13 - Jamie Baker - 2008 - 1 match in DC v ARG, 2 Futures wins in Texas, R1 & R2 in 3rd Texan Future
13 - Josh Goodall - 2011 - won Wrexham and Roehampton Futures then reached SFs in Nottingham
13 - Dan Evans - 2013 - won Shrewsbury Fut. & reached Bath Fut. Final (both through qualifying)
13 (ongoing) - Oli Golding - 2017 - won Piombino Futures as an unranked qualifier without dropping a set then Q+FINAL at Nottingham Futures
13 - Oli Golding - 2013 - won Heraklion & Rethymno Futs & reached SF in Doha Fut. before having to withdraw injured (+)
12 (all at top level) - Mark Cox - 1975 - won London WCT (4 rounds), Washington Indoor WCT (only 3 rounds shown on ITF but 5 on ATP), Memphis SFs (3 wins)
12 (all at top level) - Buster Mottram - 1976 - won 2 DC rubbers v SUI, Palma win (6 rounds, though may have included a w/d), Madrid SFs (4 wins)
12 - Andy Murray - 2004-5 - won two Spanish Futures then reached QFs of La Serena Challenger
12 - Dan Cox - 2010 - won Frinton and Dublin Futures then reached QFs in Chiswick
12 - Josh Goodall - 2011 - won Ilkley and Frinton Futures then reached QFs in Chiswick
12 - Cameron Norrie - 2016 - won Tulsa and Wichita Futures then won 2 more matches to qualify for the Winnipeg Challenger
11 (all at top level) - Andy Murray - 2016 - won Rome Masters then made the Final at Roland Garros
11 - Cameron Norrie - 2017 - won Tiburon and Stockton Challengers then made R2 in Las Vegas
11 (ongoing) - Alex Ward - 2017 - won Columbus and Waco Futures, still in Tallahassee
11 - Jamie Baker - 2009 - qualified for and won a Futures event in Thailand (7 matches) then reached the Final of a Futures event in Australia - after losing that, he would go on to win his next 14 matches - see above
10 (last to win 2 Challengers in a row?) - Jamie Delgado - 1998 - won Gramado & Belo Horizonte Challengers, beating Gonzo in R1 in one of them
(*) almost managed 14 at top level, in 1998 when he won Tashkent, 2 DC matches v IND, won Basel and won 2 matches in Vienna, but unfortunately he lost to Bjorkman in the Grand Slam Cup in between DC & Basel
(+) rises to 21 if you ignore the previously-stated rules in the first post and hence ignore the match he withdrew before at the end of the 13-match streak detailed below and only count matches where he actually took to the court, since he then won Vale do Lobo Fut then reaching the Loulé Fut SFs
Any advance on these, please let me know and I'll add them.
-- Edited by steven on Saturday 16th of September 2017 12:36:20 PM
-- Edited by steven on Thursday 7th of December 2017 04:25:57 AM
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GB WOMEN CHECKED SO FAR (i.e. list may not be complete)
16 - Johanna Konta - 2015 - 50K title in Granby, 100K title in Vancouver then Q+R4 at the US Open
16 - Naomi Broady - 2009/10 - 1 25K title in Puebla MEX followed by back to back 10K titles in La Habana CUB, all directly following a comeback from injury, then started 2010 by beating a seed in R1 of a 50K event in China
14 - Anne Keothavong - 2002 - 2 10K titles followed by a 25K final, which she lost 7-6(8) in the 3rd before winning another 11 matches in a row!
12 (+ 1 w/o) - Sue Barker - 1977 - 5 to win San Francisco, 5 to win Dallas, 2 to reach SFs in Philadelphia (when she reached 5 Finals in a row, winning the last two!)
12 - Virginia Wade - 1977 - 1 match in Fed Cup v KOR, 7 to win Wimbledon, 4 to reach the US Open QFs
12 - Anne Keothavong - 2011/12 - 5 to win Barnstaple 75K then 5 to win Ismaning 50K+H then 2 wins at Auckland WTA
12- Johanna Konta - 2013 - Winnipeg 25K & Vancouver 100K titles followed by reaching the QFs a Landisville 25K
12 - Gabriella Taylor - 2017-18 - win Navi Mumbai 25K and Launceston 25K, in QFs at Perth 25K
10 - Elena Baltacha - 2008 - 5 to win 25K Jersey then 5 to win 75K Torhout.
10 - Eleanor Dean - 2011 - 7 to win 10K Alkmaar from qualifying then 3 to reach the SFs at 10K Breda
There, that's a start!
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14 - Anne Keothavong 2001 - 2 10K titles followed by a 25K final. immediately followed by 11 - Anne Keothavong 2001 - 1 10 K title, 25K qualification and then semi final.
Given she lost the 25K final 7-6(8) in the 3rd she could have had a 26 match streak...
steven you forgot boggo won 2 challengers in a row in 06, bergamo and wrexham. he also had a 15 match indoor streak.
One of the Bergamo wins was a W/O (match not started) - there were two Rets in that streak as well, but they count - and he lost in R1 in Wolfsburg, so that streak was 9. I'm struggling to find the 15 match streak, when was it?
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I wonder if you're confusing Wrexham with another Welsh Future last year - he lost in the Final of Cardiff after winning in Valencia. That was an 8-streak because the semi in Cardiff was a W/O.
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Not as impressive, but I've just remembered Anne had another 14 match win during her comeback in 2005. 2 10K titles and a 10K final losing to Melanie South.