A new nonlinear controller for direct flux and torque control (DFTC) of a doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) based on a single-rotor wind turbine (SRWT) using the fractional-order second-order continuous sliding mode (FOSOCSM) controller is presented in this paper. Three different controllers are proposed to control the electromagnetic torque and rotor flux of the doubly-fed induction generator driven by a single-rotor wind turbine. The main goal of the proposed DFTC control structure is to improve the quality of the electromagnetic torque and stator current of the SRWT system by reducing electromagnetic torque undulations, stator current, and rotor flux undulations in the DFIG-SRWT systems. The mathematical model of the DFIG has been described. The descriptions of the modified space vector modulation (MSVM) strategy and the proposed FOSOCSM controller have been presented. The DFTC-MSVM control structure with proposed FOSOCSM controllers has been described. This proposed strategy has been shown to be robust and stable against parametric uncertainties and load electromagnetic torque. The validity, robustness, and effectiveness of the proposed DFTC-FOSOCSM technique are demonstrated through simulation studies in the MATLAB® software environment. Numerical simulation results demonstrate that the proposed DFTC control scheme with proposed FOSOCSM controllers has a faster transient response than traditional DFTC and DFTC with classical SOCSM controllers. Also, it reduces ripples in both electromagnetic torque of stator current, and rotor flux significantly compared to the classic technique and DFTC with traditional SOCSM controllers.