Tennis score keeper

How tennis scoring works

Points in a game go 15, 30, 40, then game. If both players reach 40 it is deuce, and from there you need two points in a row: the first gives you advantage, the second wins the game. Lose the point at advantage and it goes back to deuce.

The first player to six games wins the set, as long as they are two games clear. At 5-5 you play on to 7-5. At 6-6 you play a tiebreak.

Tiebreak rules

• Points are counted 1, 2, 3 instead of 15, 30, 40.
• First to 7 points wins, but you must be 2 clear, so it can run to 8-6, 12-10 and beyond.
• The player whose turn it is serves the first point. After that, players alternate every two points.
• Players change ends after every six points.
• The set is recorded as 7-6, and whoever received first in the tiebreak serves first in the next set.

What is a match tiebreak?

In a lot of club, doubles and junior tennis, a match that reaches one set all is decided by a single long tiebreak instead of a full third set. It works exactly like a normal tiebreak except that it is first to 10 points, still 2 clear. Choose "10-point match tiebreak" above to play that way.

Who serves when?

Serve alternates every game and carries straight on from one set into the next. The yellow dot shows who is serving. If you started with the wrong player, tap "Switch server" before the first point.

Your score is saved on this device, so you can lock your phone between points without losing it.