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{{Short description|Point-winning serve untouched by the receiver}}
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In [[tennis]], an '''ace''' is a legal [[serve (tennis)|serve]] that is not touched by the receiver, winning the [[point (tennis)|point]] for the server.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Definition of ace {{!}} Dictionary.com |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/ace |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220915185458/https://www.dictionary.com/browse/ace |archive-date=15 September 2022 |website=www.dictionary.com |language=en}}</ref> In professional tennis, aces are generally seen on a player's first serve, where the server can strike the ball with maximum force and take more chances with ball placement, such as the far corners of the [[Deuce court|service box]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tip of the Week – December 19, 2005 – Your Second Serve |url=http://www.tennis.com/yourgame/tipoftheweek/tipoftheweek.aspx?id=936 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000217/http://www.tennis.com/yourgame/tipoftheweek/tipoftheweek.aspx?id=936 |archive-date=September 28, 2007}}</ref> According to the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]], this term was coined by the sports journalist [[Allison Danzig]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Allison Danzig |url=https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/allison-danzig/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150604090152/https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/allison-danzig/ |archive-date=4 June 2015 |publisher=International Tennis Hall of Fame}}</ref>
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[[John Isner]] has the most aces in a tournament with 214 during the [[2018 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2018 Wimbledon]],<ref name="most_tourn">{{Cite web |date=13 July 2018 |title=Five takeaways from Anderson's marathon win over Isner at Wimbledon |url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2018/07/five-takeaways-kevin-anderson-marathon-win-over-john-isner-wimbledon-atp-tour-record-six-hours-semifinals-mens-tennis/75287/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220915185602/https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/five-takeaways-from-anderson-s-marathon-win-over-isner-at-wimbledon |archive-date=15 September 2022 |website=tennis.com}}</ref> and he has the most in a single match with 113 during his [[Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships|11-hour encounter]] with [[Nicolas Mahut]] in 2010. John Isner has served the most aces with 14,470.<ref name="atpcareer">{{Cite web |title=Ultimate Tennis Statistics – Aces |url=https://www.ultimatetennisstatistics.com/statsLeaders |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220915185645/https://www.ultimatetennisstatistics.com/statsLeaders |archive-date=15 September 2022 |website=www.ultimatetennisstatistics.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aces | ATP Tour | Tennis |url=http://www.atptour.com/en/stats/aces |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220915185807/https://www.atptour.com/en/stats/aces |archive-date=15 September 2022 |website=ATP Tour}}</ref>
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[[Goran Ivanišević]] has the [[ATP Tour records#Aces|most in a single season]] with 1,477 in 1996.<!--NOTE: only the official ATP data is listed here--><ref>{{Cite web |title=Goran Ivanisevic – Player Stats – ATP Tour – Tennis |url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/goran-ivanisevic/i034/player-stats?year=1996&surfaceType=all |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220915190017/https://www.atptour.com/en/players/goran-ivanisevic/i034/player-stats?year=1996&surfaceType=all |archive-date=15 September 2022 |website=atptour.com}}</ref> He also has the second most in a tournament with 213 when he won the [[2001 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2001 Wimbledon]] title.<ref name="most_tourn" />
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! scope="col"| No. !! scope="col"| Player !! scope="col"| {{abbr|W|Win}}/{{abbr|L|Loss}} !! scope="col"| Opponent !! scope="col"| Round !! scope="col"| Event !! scope="col"| Sets !! scope="col"| Surface
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| 113 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Isner]] ||style="text-align:center;
| rowspan="9" |<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Tennis Records and Statistics |url=https://www.tennis-x.com/stats/tennisrecords.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105133004/https://www.tennis-x.com/stats/tennisrecords.php |archive-date=5 January 2022 |access-date=2021-05-07 |website=www.tennis-x.com}}</ref><ref name="aces in slams">{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Monotosh |date=4 March 2023 |title=Top 10 tennis players with most aces in single Grand Slam match |url=https://khelnow.com/tennis/2023-03-top-10-tennis-players-with-most-aces-in-single-grand-slam-match |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240522180246/https://khelnow.com/tennis/2023-03-top-10-tennis-players-with-most-aces-in-single-grand-slam-match |archive-date=22 May 2024 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Khel Now |language=en-us}}</ref>
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| 103 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nicolas Mahut]] ||style="text-align:center;
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| 78 || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivo Karlović]] ||style="text-align:center;
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| 75 || {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivo Karlović ||style="text-align:center;
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| 67 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Reilly Opelka]] ||style="text-align:center;
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| 64 || {{flagicon|USA}} John Isner ||style="text-align:center;
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| rowspan="2"|61 || {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivo Karlović ||style="text-align:center;
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| {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivo Karlović ||style="text-align:center;
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| 59 || {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivo Karlović ||style="text-align:center;
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| 56 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Albano Olivetti]] ||style="text-align:center;
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pearce |first=Linda |date=2016-06-30 |title=Wimbledon 2016: Matthew Barton defeats Albano Olivetti in epic three-day match |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/wimbledon-2016-matthew-barton-defeats-albano-olivetti-in-epic-threeday-match-20160630-gpvx3a.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220915143438/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/wimbledon-2016-matthew-barton-defeats-albano-olivetti-in-epic-threeday-match-20160630-gpvx3a.html |archive-date=15 September 2022 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref name="aces in slams"/>
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|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivo Karlović]] || style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | W ||{{flagicon|TPE}} [[Lu Yen-hsun]]|| bgcolor="#afeeee" style="text-align:center;"| 1R
|[[2016 US Open – Men's singles|2016 US Open]] || rowspan="6" style="text-align:center|Hard|| rowspan="
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|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Richard Krajicek]]|| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#FFCFCF" | L||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] || bgcolor="#ffebcd" style="text-align:center;" | QF▼
|[[1999 US Open – Men's singles|1999 US Open]]▼
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|{{Flagicon|RSA}} [[Kevin Anderson (tennis)|Kevin Anderson]]
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | W
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Veselý]] || bgcolor="#afeeee" style="text-align:center;" | 1R
|[[2021 US Open – Men's singles|2021 US Open]]
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▲|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Richard Krajicek]]|| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#FFCFCF" | L||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] || bgcolor="#ffebcd" style="text-align:center;"| QF
▲|[[1999 US Open – Men's singles|1999 US Open]]
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|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Alexander Bublik]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Isner]]▼
|[[2019 US Open – Men's singles|2019 US Open]]▼
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | L▼
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Mmoh]] || bgcolor="#afeeee" style="text-align:center;"| 2R▼
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▲|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Alexander Bublik]] || style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | W||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Thomas Fabbiano]] || bgcolor="#afeeee" style="text-align:center;"|2R
▲|[[2019 US Open – Men's singles|2019 US Open]]
▲|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Mmoh]] || bgcolor="#afeeee" style="text-align:center;" | 2R
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 September 2023 |title=Ace king Isner calls it a career after U.S. Open loss |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/isner-calls-it-career-after-us-open-loss-mmoh-2023-08-31/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920052909/https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/isner-calls-it-career-after-us-open-loss-mmoh-2023-08-31/ |archive-date=20 September 2023 |access-date=25 February 2024 |website=reuters.com}}</ref>
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==== Most aces in a clay-court tournament ====
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|{{Flagicon|USA}}
|[[2021 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's singles|2021 Madrid Open]]
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|{{Flagicon|USA}}
|[[2017 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's singles|2017 Rome]]
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| rowspan="4" | 44|| {{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Philippoussis]]||style="background:#CCFFCC; text-align:center""| W|| {{Flagicon|ZIM}} [[Byron Black]]|| style="background:#afeeee; text-align:center""| 2R|| [[1995 Salem Open Kuala Lumpur|1995 Kuala Lumpur]]|| style="text-align:center"|Carpet (i)|| rowspan="2" |<ref name="4x">{{Cite web |last=Tennis-X.com |date=5 February 2014 |title=Most Aces Hit In A Tennis Match – Karlovic Fires 3-Set Record 44 In Zagreb [Chart] |url=https://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2014-02-05/14759.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727231805/https://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2014-02-05/14759.php |archive-date=27 July 2021 |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=www.tennix-x.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="47aces2"/>
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|{{flagicon|CRO}} Ivo Karlović
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|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Daniel Brands]]
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|[[2014 PBZ Zagreb Indoors – Singles|2014 Zagreb]]
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|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Nick Kyrgios]]
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|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Ryan Harrison]]
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|[[2019 Brisbane International – Men's singles|2019 Brisbane]]
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Isner]]
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|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[Wu Yibing]]
|bgcolor="thistle" style="text-align:center"|F
|[[2023 Dallas Open – Singles|2023 Dallas Open]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 February 2023 |title=Wu Yibing Becomes First Chinese ATP Tour Titlist In History {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/isner-wu-dallas-2023-sunday-final |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214142844/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/isner-wu-dallas-2023-sunday-final |archive-date=2023-02-14 |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=ATP Tour}}</ref><ref name="47aces2"/>
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mardy Fish]]
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|{{Flagicon|BEL}} [[Olivier Rochus]]
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|[[2007 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles|2007 Lyon]]
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Reilly Opelka]]
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|{{flagicon|USA}}
|bgcolor=yellow style="text-align:center"|SF
| rowspan="2" |[[2019 New York Open – Singles|2019 New York]]
| rowspan=2|<ref name="asasports3" />
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|{{flagicon|USA}} Reilly Opelka
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|{{Flagicon|CAN}} [[Brayden
|bgcolor="thistle" style="text-align:center"|F
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|{{Flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]]
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|{{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Norman]]
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|[[1997 Croatian Indoors – Singles|1997 Zagreb]]
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Reilly Opelka]]
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Isner]]
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|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Nick Kyrgios]]
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|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Ryan Harrison]]
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|[[2019 Brisbane International – Men's singles|2019 Brisbane]]
|<ref name="kyrgios">{{Cite web |date=1 January 2019 |title=Brisbane International: Sublime serving lifts Nick Kyrgios to first round win over Ryan Harrison |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/site-management/news/brisbane-international-nick-kyrgios-ryan-harrison-first-round-aces/16ja8xfiv4aux1937fd87jcll2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220915150018/https://www.sportingnews.com/au/site-management/news/brisbane-international-nick-kyrgios-ryan-harrison-first-round-aces/16ja8xfiv4aux1937fd87jcll2 |archive-date=15 September 2022 |website=www.sportingnews.com |language=en-au}}</ref>
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! scope="col"| No. !! scope="col"| Player !! scope="col"| {{abbr|W|Win}}/{{abbr|L|Loss}} !! scope="col"| Opponent !! scope="col"| Round !! scope="col"| Event !! scope="col"| Surface !! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref.
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|10||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Querrey]]||style="text-align:center;
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|8||{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Radek Štěpánek]]||style="text-align:center;
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|rowspan="8"|7||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Stich]]||style="text-align:center;
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Roddick]]||style="text-align:center;
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|{{flagicon|USA}} Andy Roddick||style="text-align:center;
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|{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Fernando González]]||style="text-align:center;
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|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Feliciano López]]||style="text-align:center;
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|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivo Karlović]]||style="text-align:center;
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|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]]||style="text-align:center;
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|{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Querrey||style="text-align:center;
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|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Boris Becker]]||style="text-align:center;
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Isner]]||style="text-align:center;
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|{{flagicon|USA}} John Isner||style="text-align:center;
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Reilly Opelka]]||style="text-align:center;
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Isner]]
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|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bernard Tomic]]
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|[[2016 Davis Cup World Group|2016 Davis Cup]]
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Reilly Opelka]]
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|{{flagicon|USA}}
|bgcolor=yellow style="text-align:center;"| SF
|[[2022 Dallas Open]]
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|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Jerzy Janowicz]]
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|[[2016 Australian Open – Men's singles|2016 Australian Open]]
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|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivo Karlović]]
|style="text-align:center;
|{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Nicolás Massú]]
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|[[2007 If Stockholm Open – Singles|2007 Stockholm]]
|style="text-align:center|Hard (i)
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Roddick]]
|style="text-align:center;
|{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Fernando González]]
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|[[2010 Australian Open – Men's singles|2010 Australian Open]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center|Hard
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|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Marat Safin]]
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]]
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==== Seasons with 1000+ aces ====
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|7||{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Isner]]||2010, 12, 15–19
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==== Most seasons finished as ace leader ====
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=== WTA Tour ===
[[Serena Williams]] holds the record for most aces in a tournament with 102 en route to winning the [[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2012 Wimbledon]] title.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-07-07 |title=Serena taken to 3 sets, wins 5th Wimbledon |url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/wimbledon12/story/_/id/8138336/wimbledon-2012-serena-williams-stretched-three-sets-wins-5th-title |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220915165018/https://www.espn.com/tennis/wimbledon12/story/_/id/8138336/wimbledon-2012-serena-williams-stretched-three-sets-wins-5th-title |archive-date=15 September 2022 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
[[Karolína Plíšková]] has the most aces in a single season with 530 in 2016,<ref name=":5" /> which broke her own record of 517 in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=News | WTA Tennis English |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5144782 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124152952/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5144782 |archive-date=2017-01-24 |access-date=2017-01-27}}</ref> She has also served the most aces in a match on clay, with 21 in her second round victory over [[Jeļena Ostapenko]] at [[2021 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles|Stuttgart]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 April 2021 |title=Pliskova aces Ostapenko challenge, Sabalenka storms past Friedsam in Stuttgart |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2114285/pliskova-aces-ostapenko-challenge-sabalenka-storms-past-friedsam-in-stuttgart |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220915165145/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2114285/pliskova-aces-ostapenko-challenge-sabalenka-storms-past-friedsam-in-stuttgart |archive-date=15 September 2022 |website=WTA Tour}}</ref>▼
==== Most aces in a match ====
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! scope="col"| No. !! scope="col"| Player !! scope="col"| {{abbr|W|Win}}/{{abbr|L|Loss}} !! scope="col"| Opponent !! scope="col"| Round !! scope="col"| Event !! scope="col"| Sets !! scope="col"| Surface
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| 31 || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Kristýna Plíšková]] || style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#FFCFCF" | L || {{flagicon|PRI}} [[Monica Puig]] || bgcolor="#afeeee" style="text-align:center;"| 2R || [[2016 Australian Open – Women's Singles|2016 Australian Open]] || 3 ||style="text-align:center|Hard
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| {{flagicon|CZE}} Karolína Plíšková || style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | W || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Amanda Anisimova]] || bgcolor="#afeeee" style="text-align:center;"| 2R || [[2021 US Open – Women's Singles|2021 US Open]] || 3 ||style="text-align:center|Hard ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-03 |title=Pliskova saves match point, sets US Open ace record to beat Anisimova; Andreescu advances |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2242788/pliskova-saves-match-point-sets-us-open-ace-record-to-beat-anisimova-andreescu-advances |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220915165319/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2242788/pliskova-saves-match-point-sets-us-open-ace-record-to-beat-anisimova-andreescu-advances |archive-date=15 September 2022 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 August 2021 |title=US Open Day 2 by the numbers: Zheng's ace record, Pliskova's tiebreaks and more |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2770634/us-open-day-2-by-the-numbers-zheng-s-ace-record-pliskova-s-tiebreaks-and-more |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001014556/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2770634/us-open-day-2-by-the-numbers-zheng-s-ace-record-pliskova-s-tiebreaks-and-more |archive-date=1 October 2022 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Rebecca Marino]] || style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#FFCFCF" | L || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Caroline Garcia]] || bgcolor="#afeeee" style="text-align:center;" | 2R || [[2022 Guadalajara Open Akron – Singles|2022 Guadalajara Open Akron]] || 3 ||style="text-align:center|Hard
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=WTA Match Stats |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/2075/guadalajara/2022/scores/LS023 |access-date=21 October 2022 |website=Women's Tennis Association}}</ref>
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|| {{flagicon|CZE}} Kristýna Plíšková || style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#FFCFCF" | L || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Océane Dodin]] || bgcolor="#afeeee" style="text-align:center;"| 1R || [[2016 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles|2016 Linz]] || 3 ||style="text-align:center|Hard (i)
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| || {{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Qinwen || style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | W || {{flagicon|JAP}} [[Naomi Osaka]] || bgcolor="#afeeee" style="text-align:center;"| 1R || [[2024 Berlin Ladies Open – Singles|2024 Berlin]] || 3 ||style="text-align:center|Grass
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| rowspan="5" |22 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Brenda Schultz]] || style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | W || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Iva Majoli]] || bgcolor="#ffebcd" style="text-align:center;"| QF || [[1994 DFS Classic – Singles|1994 Birmingham]] || 3 ||style="text-align:center|Grass
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| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Alison Van Uytvanck]] || style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#FFCFCF" | L || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sofia Kenin]] || bgcolor="yellow" style="text-align:center;"| SF || [[2020 Lyon Open (WTA) – Singles|2020 Lyon]] || 3
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==== Most seasons finished as ace leader ====
''Note: Most aces served in a season since 2010.''<ref name="wta aces leader">{{Cite web |date=17 April 2020 |title=Ace Queens: Serena, Karolina and WTA season-leaders since 2010 |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/gallery/1657157/ace-queens-serena-karolina-and-wta-season-leaders-since-2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240522155134/https://www.wtatennis.com/gallery/1657157/ace-queens-serena-karolina-and-wta-season-leaders-since-2010 |archive-date=22 May 2024 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable nowrap"
! scope="col"| No.
! scope="col"| Player
! scope="col"| Years
!
|-
|5
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Karolína Plíšková]]
|2015–17, 19, 21
|-
|3
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]]
|2012–14
|<ref name="wta aces leader" />
|-
|2
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Caroline Garcia]]
|2022–23
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-09 |title=WTA: Caroline Garcia 2022 also Queen of Aces |url=https://www.tennisnet.com/en/news/wta-caroline-garcia-2022-also-queen-of-aces |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240522163052/https://www.tennisnet.com/en/news/wta-caroline-garcia-2022-also-queen-of-aces |archive-date=22 May 2024 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=tennisnet.com |language=en-EN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Shahida |date=2023-11-10 |title=2023 WTA ace and double fault ranking: Aryna Sabalenka or Elena Rybakina? |url=https://www.tennis365.com/wta-tour/2023-wta-ace-double-fault-ranking-aryna-sabalenka-elena-rybakina-iga-swiatek |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240223123654/https://www.tennis365.com/wta-tour/2023-wta-ace-double-fault-ranking-aryna-sabalenka-elena-rybakina-iga-swiatek |archive-date=23 Feb 2024 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Tennis365 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=4|1
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nadia Petrova]]
|2010
| rowspan="3" |<ref name="wta aces leader" />
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Marion Bartoli]]
|2011
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Julia Görges]]
|2018
|-
|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Elena Rybakina]]
|2020
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berkok |first=John |date=6 Dec 2020 |title=Who were the Top 5 ace leaders on the ATP and WTA Tours in 2020? |url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/who-were-the-top-5-ace-leaders-on-the-atp-and-wta-tours-in-2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240522163639/https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/who-were-the-top-5-ace-leaders-on-the-atp-and-wta-tours-in-2020 |archive-date=22 May 2024 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Tennis.com |language=en}}</ref>
|}
==== Seasons with 500+ aces ====
▲[[Karolína Plíšková]] has the most aces in a single season with 530 in 2016,<ref name=":5" /> which broke her own record of 517 in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=News | WTA Tennis English |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5144782 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124152952/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5144782 |archive-date=2017-01-24 |access-date=2017-01-27}}</ref> She has also served the most aces in a match on clay, with 21 in her second round victory over [[Jeļena Ostapenko]] at [[2021 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles|Stuttgart]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 April 2021 |title=Pliskova aces Ostapenko challenge, Sabalenka storms past Friedsam in Stuttgart |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2114285/pliskova-aces-ostapenko-challenge-sabalenka-storms-past-friedsam-in-stuttgart |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220915165145/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2114285/pliskova-aces-ostapenko-challenge-sabalenka-storms-past-friedsam-in-stuttgart |archive-date=15 September 2022 |website=WTA Tour}}</ref>
{|class=wikitable
|-
! scope="col"| No.!! scope="col"| Player!! scope="col"| Years
! scope="col" class=unsortable|Ref
|-
|2||{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Karolína Plíšková]]|| 2015–2016
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 – Serve Stats |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/stats/2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220915170157/https://www.wtatennis.com/stats/2015 |archive-date=15 September 2022 |website=WTA Tennis}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=2016 – Serve Stats |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/stats/2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220915170139/https://www.wtatennis.com/stats/2016 |archive-date=15 September 2022 |website=WTA Tennis}}</ref>
|}
==== Most aces in WTA 1000s in a season ====
[[Elena Rybakina]] has served the most aces in WTA 1000 events in a season with 235 in [[2023 WTA Tour|2023]], the most since 2009. Followed by [[Karolína Plíšková]] with 234 and [[Serena Williams]] with 233.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Nurein |date=2023-10-09 |title=Rybakina Breaks Record For Most Aces In WTA 1000 Events In A Single Calendar Year |url=https://tennis-infinity.com/wta/rybakina-breaks-record-for-most-aces-in-wta-1000-events-in-a-single-calendar-year |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20231015011327/https://tennis-infinity.com/wta/rybakina-breaks-record-for-most-aces-in-wta-1000-events-in-a-single-calendar-year |archive-date=15 Oct 2023 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=tennis-infinity.com |language=en}}</ref>
== Half-ace ==
In 1999, the Swedish artist and writer [[Kjell Höglund]] proposed a term for when an opponent manages to hit the ball without it actually entering into play. He suggested it should be called a "half-ace".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lugnare Vatten – Kjell Höglund |url=http://www.kjellhoglund.com/sommar.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325231956/http://www.kjellhoglund.com/sommar.html |archive-date=25 March 2023 |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=www.kjellhoglund.com}}</ref>
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