Draft:List of winning streaks in racquet sports
This is a list of longest winning streaks in racquet sports, not including tennis.
Badminton[edit]
Men's[edit]
Singles[edit]
7 consecutive titles at World Championships – China
- Streak started 2006 Madrid, Spain
Doubles[edit]
3 consecutive titles at World Championships
- China
- Streak started 2009 Hyderabad, India
- Streak ended 2013 Guangzhou, China
- Indonesia
- Streak started 1993 Birmingham, England
- Streak ended 1999 Copenhagen, Denmark
Team[edit]
5 consecutive titles at the World Team Championships
- China
- Streak started 2004 Jakarta, Indonesia
- Indonesia
- Streak started 1994 Jakarta, Indonesia
- Streak ended 2004 Jakarta, Indonesia
Women's[edit]
Singles[edit]
8 consecutive titles at World Championships – China
- Streak started 2001 Seville, Spain
- Streak ended 2013 Guangzhou, China
Doubles[edit]
11 consecutive titles at World Championships – China
- Streak started 1997 Glasgow, United Kingdom
Team[edit]
6 consecutive titles at the World Team Championships – China
- Streak started 1998 Hong Kong, China
- Streak ended 2010 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Racquetball[edit]
Men's[edit]
137 matches – Kane Waselenchuk[1]
- Streak started January 2009
- Streak ended January 15, 2012 (defeated by Rocky Carson)
Women's[edit]
152 matches, 37 tournaments - Paola Longoria[2]
- Streak started May 1, 2011
- Streak ended October 19, 2014
Squash[edit]
555 matches – Jahangir Khan
- Streak started 1981 (defeated Geoff Hunt)
- Streak ended 1986 (defeated by Ross Norman)
Note: This is the longest winning streak in sports history (in number of wins).
NB: Heather McKay (Australia) may hold a claim to having the longest winning streak as she went unbeaten for 19 years (1962–1981)
College teams (USA)[edit]
252 team meets – Trinity College Bantams Squash Team
- Streak started February 1998
- Streak ended January 18, 2012 (defeated by Yale)
Considered the longest winning streak in the history of varsity intercollegiate sports in the United States.[3]
Table tennis[edit]
Men's[edit]
Singles[edit]
4 consecutive titles at World Championships – Viktor Barna
- Streak started 1932 Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Streak ended 1936 Prague, Czechoslovakia
6 consecutive titles at World Championships – Hungary
- Streak started 1930, Berlin, Germany
- Streak ended 1936 Prague, Czechoslovakia
Doubles[edit]
10 consecutive titles at World Championships – China
- Streak started 1993 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Streak ended 2013 Paris, France
Team[edit]
6 consecutive titles at World Championships – China
- Streak started 2001 Osaka, Japan
Women's[edit]
Singles[edit]
6 consecutive titles at World Championships – Angelica Rozeanu[4]
- Streak started 1950 Budapest, Hungary
- Streak ended 1956 Tokyo, Japan
10 consecutive titles at World Championships – China
- Streak started 1995, Tianjin, China
Doubles[edit]
6 consecutive titles at World Championships – Mária Mednyánszky and Anna Sipos
- Streak started 1930 Berlin, Germany
- Streak ended 1936 Prague, Czechoslovakia
13 consecutive titles at World Championships – China
- Streak started 1989, Dortmund, Germany
Team[edit]
8 consecutive titles at World Championships – China
- Streak started 1993 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Streak ended 2010 Moscow, Russia
Mixed doubles[edit]
11 consecutive titles at World Championships – China
- Streak started 1991 Chiba City, Japan
- Streak ended 2013 Paris, France
References[edit]
- ^ John Otis, Self-Taught Racquetball Player Is in a Class by Himself, The New York Times, February 13, 2012
- ^ "Últimas noticias en español | CNN en Español". Mexico.cnn.com. August 31, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ Anne Bello, Yale Men Defeat Trinity Squash, Ending Record-Breaking Streak Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine, January 18, 2012, at collegesquashassociation.com.
- ^ "Table Tennis: World Championships: Women: Singles". Sports 123. Retrieved September 16, 2018.