What THEORETICALLY is the fewest number of times any one given player needs to hit the ball?

Question

In a tennis doubles match which is won by a score of 6/1, 6/1

Answer 1

26 times.

Answer 2

you can asume the other team double faults every single serve. That's half the serves out. can I count from there. Maybe you need more info here.  If you serve aces, and they double fault every single serve, then half the balls served in the entire match are yours, however, since they won one game ea set, then I think you have to hit at least 4 double faults per set to lose that one game.  So... lets see. 1/2 of 24 is 12, and add 16 double faults to lose the game.  BUT then you have to cut that in half, because only one player is doing the serving.  so, 28 divided by 2.

Answer 3

18 - you serve 4 times (2x per set and you ace each serve) and you have to hit at least one winner per set. Then the other team has to double fault their serves, but you didn't say which team would win or lose. Like, the fewest hits would most likely be the team that loses.

Answer 4

just in that specific match???

well in that match the winning team would have to hit the ball a total of 48 times (all of those being aces or return aces).  One players on the doubles team would hit 26 balls while the other would hit 22 balls.  

If you mean in just one point, then a player only has to hit one ball to win the point.

of course this is all theoretical.

Answer 5

1

Answer 6

0 If the opposition keep on having points given against them by the umpire or if they get disqualified / withdraw etc

If we assume that no penalty points / withrawal / disqualification I think the answer is 4 for the winner.

If your partner is serving, he can hit aces and when your opponents are serving, they hit double faults, so when you don't serve, you don't have to hit a ball.

As there are 14 games played, you have to serve a minimum of 3 times. You can lose 2 games on your serve by taking a swing on your serve and not hitting the ball at all. (If you swing at the ball on your serve and miss it counts as a fault)

However as we win 6-1 6-1 (only losing 2 games)  have one last service game. 4 aces are the only 4 hits you'll need.

Of course if you're on the losing team, you can lose all your service games by swinging and missing and you don't need to hit the ball at all.