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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.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/sports/tennis/24tennis.html | work=The New York Times | title=The Day They Belabored the Point | first=Dave | last=Seminara | date=2009-09-23}}</ref> Additionally, this match contains two other records. 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 |
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.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/sports/tennis/24tennis.html | work=The New York Times | title=The Day They Belabored the Point | first=Dave | last=Seminara | date=2009-09-23}}</ref> Additionally, this match contains two other records. 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.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/sports/tennis/24tennis.html | work=The New York Times | title=The Day They Belabored the Point | first=Dave | last=Seminara | date=2009-09-23}}</ref> Hepner reached the second round of the ], the ], and the ]. | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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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 two other records. 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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References
- Seminara, Dave (2009-09-23). "The Day They Belabored the Point". The New York Times.
- Seminara, Dave (2009-09-23). "Vicki Nelson and Jean Hepner Recall Longest Point in Pro Tennis". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- Seminara, Dave (2009-09-23). "The Day They Belabored the Point". The New York Times.