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'''Jean Hepner''' (born October 25, 1958) was a professional tennis player from the United States. '''Jean Hepner''' (born October 25, 1958) was a professional tennis player from the United States.


Hepner is notable for holding the record for participating in the longest women's tennis match in a match against ] at a tournament in Richmond, Virginia, in 1984, which lasted six hours and 31 minutes.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2004/05/26/stbake26.xml |title=Marathon men rally to record|work= Telegraph|accessdate=2008-11-20 | location=London | first=Andrew | last=Baker | date=May 26, 2004}}</ref> Additionally, this match contains another record. The match featured a 29-minute, 643-shot rally, the longest in professional tennis history.<ref name="Nelson-Hepner">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/sports/tennis/24tennis.html |title=Vicki Nelson and Jean Hepner Recall Longest Point in Pro Tennis |first=Dave |last=Seminara |work=The New York Times |date=2009-09-23 |accessdate=2010-01-19}}</ref> This match is also the ''longest professional match completed in a single day'';<ref>Hepner reached the second round of the ], the ], and the ]. Hepner is notable for holding the record for participating in the longest women's tennis match in a match against ] at a tournament in Richmond, Virginia, in 1984, which lasted six hours and 31 minutes. <ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2004/05/26/stbake26.xml |title=Marathon men rally to record|work= Telegraph|accessdate=2008-11-20 | location=London | first=Andrew | last=Baker | date=May 26, 2004}}</ref> Additionally, this match contains another record. The match featured a 29-minute, 643-shot rally, the longest in professional tennis history.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/sports/tennis/24tennis.html |title=Vicki Nelson and Jean Hepner Recall Longest Point in Pro Tennis |first=Dave |last=Seminara |work=The New York Times |date=2009-09-23 |accessdate=2010-01-19}}</ref> This match is also the ''longest professional match completed in a single day''; <ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2004/05/26/stbake26.xml |title=Marathon men rally to record|work= Telegraph|accessdate=2008-11-20 | location=London | first=Andrew | last=Baker | date=May 26, 2004}}</ref>Hepner reached the second round of the ], the ], and the ].


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<ref name="Nelson-Hepner">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/sports/tennis/24tennis.html |title=Vicki Nelson and Jean Hepner Recall Longest Point in Pro Tennis |first=Dave |last=Seminara |work=The New York Times |date=2009-09-23 |accessdate=2010-01-19}}</ref> <ref name="Nelson-Hepner">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/sports/tennis/24tennis.html |title=Vicki Nelson and Jean Hepner Recall Longest Point in Pro Tennis |first=Dave |last=Seminara |work=The New York Times |date=2009-09-23 |accessdate=2010-01-19}}</ref>

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Jean Hepner (born October 25, 1958) was a professional tennis player from the United States.

Hepner is notable for holding the record for participating in the longest women's tennis match in a match against Vicki Nelson-Dunbar at a tournament in Richmond, Virginia, in 1984, which lasted six hours and 31 minutes. Additionally, this match contains another record. The match featured a 29-minute, 643-shot rally, the longest in professional tennis history. This match is also the longest professional match completed in a single day; Hepner reached the second round of the 1978 US Open, the 1983 French Open, and the 1983 US Open.

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  1. Baker, Andrew (May 26, 2004). "Marathon men rally to record". Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
  2. Seminara, Dave (2009-09-23). "Vicki Nelson and Jean Hepner Recall Longest Point in Pro Tennis". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  3. Baker, Andrew (May 26, 2004). "Marathon men rally to record". Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2008-11-20.

  1. Baker, Andrew (May 26, 2004). "Marathon men rally to record". Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
  2. Seminara, Dave (2009-09-23). "Vicki Nelson and Jean Hepner Recall Longest Point in Pro Tennis". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
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