Setting the Pace

Find out just how quick the fastest serves in tennis really are

MEN'S FASTEST

Sam Groth
163 mph SAM GROTH

WOMEN'S FASTEST

Georgina Perez
136 mph GEORGINA PEREZ
COMPARED TO…
1 Peregrine Falcon World's Fastest Bird
240 mph
163 mph Men's Tennis Serve
136 mph Women's Tennis Serve
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2 lewis hamilton top speed in a formula 1 car
225 mph
163 mph Men's Tennis Serve
136 mph Women's Tennis Serve
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3 cycling speed record denise mueller-korenek - 2018
184 mph
163 mph Men's Tennis Serve
136 mph Women's Tennis Serve
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4 high speed train BR class 91
162 mph
163 mph Men's Tennis Serve
136 mph Women's Tennis Serve
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5 speed skiing record ivan origone - 2016
158 mph
163 mph Men's Tennis Serve
136 mph Women's Tennis Serve
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how does all the data compare?

Sam Groth’s epic 163 mph serve isn’t quick enough for a Peregrine Falcon, but how does it compete with the speeds of Usain Bolt or a Shark? Below we’ve listed more of the world’s fastest things for you to compare.

163 mph Men's Tennis Serve
136 mph Women's Tennis Serve
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1 Peregrine Falcon
(Fastest Bird)
240mph
(386 km/h)
2 Formula 1 Car
(Driven by Lewis Hamilton)
225mph
(362.3 km/h)
3 Cycling Speed Record
(Denise Mueller-Korenek 2018)
184mph
(296 km/h)
4 High Speed Train
(BR Class 91)
162.8mph
(262 km/h)
5 Speed Skiing Record
(Ivan Origone 2016)
158.42mph
(254.96 km/h)
6 Sky Diving
(Belly-to-earth Position)
120mph
(200 km/h)
7 Hardest Football Shot
(David Hirst 1996)
114mph
(183.47 km/h)
8 Hardest Hockey Shot
(Zdeng Chara 2012)
108.8mph
(175.1 km/h)
9 Fastest Baseball Pitch
(Aroldis Chapman 2010)
105.1mph
(169.14 km/h)
10 Cricketer Bowling Record
(Shoaib Akhtar 2013)
100.2mph
(161.3 km/h)
11 Fastest Cricket Delivery
(Jofra Archer England)
96mph
(154.50 km/h)
12 Fastest Speed Boat
(Need some info here)
90mph
(150 km/h)
13 Frisbee Throw Record
(Simon Lizotte 2013)
89.5mph
(144 km/h)
14 Cheetah
(Straight Line Speed)
74.57mph
(120 km/h)
15 Shark
(Average Speed)
35mph
(56 km/h)
16 Usain Bolt
(100m World Record 2009)
27.8mph
(44.72 km/h)
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