Definition
A special scoring system used in tennis when a set reaches 6-6, where players compete in a first-to-seven-points mini-game (must win by two). It prevents sets from continuing indefinitely.
Etymology
Compound of 'tie' (from Old English 'teag' meaning rope or bond) and 'break' meaning to resolve. Invented by Jimmy Van Alen in 1965 and adopted by major tournaments to control match length.
Kelly Says
The tiebreak was revolutionary because it put a time limit on tennis - before 1970, sets could theoretically last forever, and the longest match in history (Isner vs. Mahut, 2010) happened because Wimbledon didn't use fifth-set tiebreaks!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
tie-break
tie-break
ARالعربية
فوز بالفرق
fuz bil-farq
BNবাংলা
টাই-ব্রেক
tai-brek
CACatalà
tie-break
tie-break
CSČeština
tiebreak
tie-break
DADansk
tiebreak
tie-break
DEDeutsch
Matchtiebreak
match-tie-break
ELΕλληνικά
tie-break
tie-break
ESEspañol
desempate
des-em-pa-te
FISuomi
tiebreak
tie-break
FRFrançais
débreaker
de-bra-ker
HEעברית
טיי- brak
tai-brak
HIहिन्दी
टाई-ब्रेक
tai-break
HUMagyar
tiebreak
tie-break
IDBahasa Indonesia
tie-break
tie-break
ITItaliano
super tie-break
su-per tie-break
JA日本語
タイブレーク
tai-bu-re-ku
KO한국어
타이브레이크
tai-beu-rae-keu
MSBahasa Melayu
tie-break
tie-break
MYမြန်မာ
Tie-break
Tie-break
NLNederlands
tiebreak
tie-break
NONorsk
tiebreak
tie-break
PLPolski
tie-break
tie-break
PTPortuguês
desempate
des-em-pa-te
RORomână
tie-break
tie-break
RUРусский
супер-тай-брейк
su-per-tai-breyk
SVSvenska
tiebreak
tie-break
SWKiswahili
tie-break
tie-break
TAதமிழ்
டை-ப்ரேக்
tai-prae-g
TEతెలుగు
టై-బ్రేక్
tai-brek
TRTürkçe
tie-break
tie-break
UKУкраїнська
тай-брейк
tai-breyk
URاردو
ٹائ-بریک
tai-break
VITiếng Việt
tie-break
tie-break