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All-time tennis records – Men's singles

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This article covers the period from 1877 to present. Before the beginning of the Open Era in April 1968, only amateurs were allowed to compete in established tennis tournaments, including the four Grand Slam tournaments (also known as the majors). Wimbledon, the oldest of the majors, was founded in 1877, followed by the US Open in 1881, the French Open in 1891 and the Australian Open in 1905. Beginning in 1905 and continuing to the present day, all four majors have been played yearly, with the exception of during the two World Wars, 1986 for the Australian Open, and 2020 for Wimbledon. The Australian Open is the first major of the year (January), followed by the French Open (May–June), Wimbledon (June–July) and the US Open (August–September). There was no prize money and players were compensated for travel expenses only. A player who wins all four majors, in singles or as part of a doubles team, in the same calendar year is said to have achieved a "Grand Slam". If the player wins all four consecutively, but not in the same calendar year, it is called a "Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam". Winning all four at some point in a career, even if not consecutively, is referred to as a "Career Grand Slam". Winning the four majors and a gold medal in tennis at the Summer Olympics in the same calendar year has been called a "Golden Slam" since 1988.[1] Winning all four majors plus an Olympic gold at some point in a career, even if not consecutively, is referred to as a "Career Golden Slam". Winning the year-end championship while also having won a Golden Slam is referred to as a "Super Slam". Winning all four majors, an Olympic gold, and the year-end championships at some point in a career, even if not consecutively, is referred to as a "Career Super Slam".[2][3][4] Winning the four majors in all three disciplines a player is eligible for–singles, doubles and mixed doubles–is considered winning a "boxed set" of Grand Slam titles.

Prior to 1924, the major tennis championships, governed by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF), were the World Hard Court Championships, World Grass Court Championships (Wimbledon), and World Covered Court Championships.[5]

Many top tennis players turned professional before the Open Era to play legally for prize money. They played in separate professional events and were banned from competing any of the four Grand Slam tournaments. They mostly competed on pro tours involving head-to-head competition, but also in professional tournaments as the biggest events on the pro tour.[6] In addition to the head-to-head tours, there were the annual professional tournaments called "Championship tournaments" (known retrospectively as "professional majors"[7][8] or "professional Grand Slams"[9][10] where the world's top professional players usually played. These tournaments held a certain tradition and longevity.

The oldest of these three professional majors, was the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, played at a variety of different venues and on a variety of different surfaces, between 1925 and 1999, although it was no longer a major after 1967. Between 1954 and 1962, the U.S. Pro was played indoors in Cleveland and was billed as the World Professional Championships. The most prestigious of the three was generally the Wembley Championships. Played between 1934 and 1990, at the Wembley Arena in England, it was unofficially usually considered the world's championship until 1967. The third professional major was the French Pro Championship, played between 1934 and 1968, on the clay courts of Roland Garros, apart from 1963 to 1967, when it was played on the indoor wood courts of Stade Coubertin.

The Open Era of tennis began in 1968, when the Grand Slam tournaments agreed to allow professional players to compete with amateurs. A professional tennis tour was created for the entire year, where everyone could compete. This meant that the division that had existed for many years between these two groups had finally come to an end, which made the tennis world into one unified competition. The first tournament to go "Open" started on 22 April 1968 was the British Hard Court Championships at The West Hants Club in Bournemouth, England.[11] The first Grand Slam tournament to do so was the 1968 French Open, starting on 27 May.[12]

Analysis of records

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Today, the ultimate pursuit in tennis is to win the Grand Slam; winning all four Grand Slam tournaments in the same calendar year.[13] In 1982, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) broadened the definition of the Grand Slam as meaning any four straight major victories, including the ones spanning two calendar years that became known as the non-calendar year Grand Slam, though it later reversed its definition.

In the history of men's tennis, only two players have won the calendar Grand Slam, Don Budge (1938) and Rod Laver (1962 and 1969).[13] Budge remains the sole player to have won six majors in a row (1937–1938). In the Open Era, only one player has achieved the non-calendar year Grand Slam, Novak Djokovic (2015–2016). This is followed by a career Grand Slam, a feat achieved by a player winning each of the majors during their career, which eight players have done. Winning just one of these major tournaments in a year is a sought-after achievement but winning all four or more consecutively, if we apply Prochnow's (2018) analysis retrospectively in Budge's case, transforms a player into a legend.[13]

When we reflect on the modern era of the sport, tennis has clear separations during its history, such as the first official majors sanctioned by the world governing body of tennis its separate tours (amateur and professional), the eligibility to compete at Grand Slam majors or the surface aspects of the tournaments.[13] In 1913, the ILTF created its first tennis majors, three world championship tournaments that were abolished by 1923. In the history of those early majors, only one player won all three in the same year, Anthony Wilding, arguably the first world champion.[14] In 1927, the men's game was separated, leading to the creation of what are now referred to as the pro majors. During a period of 40 years, only two players achieved the calendar Pro Grand Slam in the history of the professional tour, Ken Rosewall (1963) and Laver (1967). Prior to 1968, only amateurs could enter the Grand Slam tournaments. This was changed in 1968, after which both professionals and amateurs could compete for the tennis majors.

There are also several other facets to take into consideration in defining great tennis players, such as winning all calendar year majors consecutively on offer at the time (World Champs and Pro Slams) on three different surfaces.[13] Three players achieved this distinction between 1913 and 1967, Wilding, Rosewall and Laver. Only those same three players did so not only by surface,[15] but also different environments (indoors and outdoors). When the professional majors were abolished in 1967, the Grand Slam majors were still only being played on two exclusive surfaces, grass and clay. In 1978, the US Open switched surface to a hardcourt thus re-creating a third unique surface. This is arguably the best date in defining the beginning of the modern era of tennis.[13] In this new modern era, only one player (Djokovic) has won all four majors in a row. Only two players have achieved the new term, a "Surface Slam", winning three consecutive majors on three distinct surfaces, that being Rafael Nadal in 2010 and Novak Djokovic in 2021.[13][16][17] To have accomplished any of these feats in a group of tournaments originating over 100 years ago underscores the degree of difficulty involved.[13]

These are some of the important records since the start of the first Grand Slam tournament held at the Wimbledon Championships. All statistics are based on data provided by the ATP Tour website,[18][19] the ITF[20] and other available sources, even if this isn't a complete list due to the time period involved.

Grand Slam tournaments

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Career totals

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Active players in boldface.

# Titles
24 Novak Djokovic
22 Rafael Nadal
20 Roger Federer
14 Pete Sampras
12 Roy Emerson
11 Rod Laver
Björn Borg
10 Bill Tilden
8 Fred Perry
Ken Rosewall
Jimmy Connors
Ivan Lendl
Andre Agassi
# Finals
37 Novak Djokovic
31 Roger Federer
30 Rafael Nadal
19 Ivan Lendl
18 Pete Sampras
17 Rod Laver
16 Ken Rosewall
Björn Borg
15 Bill Tilden
Roy Emerson
Jimmy Connors
Andre Agassi
# Semifinals
49 Novak Djokovic
46 Roger Federer
38 Rafael Nadal
31 Jimmy Connors
28 Ivan Lendl
26 Andre Agassi
25 Ken Rosewall
23 Pete Sampras
21 Andy Murray
20 Bill Tilden
# Quarterfinals
60 Novak Djokovic
58 Roger Federer
47 Rafael Nadal
41 Jimmy Connors
37 Roy Emerson
36 Andre Agassi
34 / Ivan Lendl
30 Ken Rosewall
Andy Murray
29 Pete Sampras
# Match wins
377 Novak Djokovic
369 Roger Federer
314 Rafael Nadal
233 Jimmy Connors
224 Andre Agassi
222 / Ivan Lendl
210 Roy Emerson
203 Pete Sampras
200 Andy Murray
minimum 200 wins
% W–L Match record[21]
89.76 114–13 Bill Tilden
89.24 141–17 Björn Borg
88.08 377–51 Novak Djokovic
87.71 314–44 Rafael Nadal
87.07 101–15 Fred Perry
86.01 369–60 Roger Federer
84.23 203–38 Pete Sampras
83.41 171–34 Ken Rosewall
82.94 141–29 Rod Laver
82.62 233–49 Jimmy Connors
minimum 100 wins
# Appearances
81 Roger Federer
Feliciano López
76 Novak Djokovic
74 Richard Gasquet
72 Stan Wawrinka
71 Fernando Verdasco
70 Fabrice Santoro
69 Mikhail Youzhny
68 Philipp Kohlschreiber
Rafael Nadal

Grand Slam achievements

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Grand Slam

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Grand Slam Player First–last tournament
Don Budge 1938 Australian ChampionshipsU.S. Championships
Rod Laver 1962 Australian ChampionshipsU.S. Championships
Rod Laver (2) 1969 Australian OpenUS Open
all four major titles consecutively (in a calendar year)

Career Grand Slam

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CGS Player Event of completion
Fred Perry 1935 French Championships
Don Budge 1938 French Championships
Rod Laver 1962 U.S. Championships
Roy Emerson 1964 Wimbledon Championships
Roy Emerson (2) 1967 French Championships
Rod Laver (2) 1969 US Open
Andre Agassi 1999 French Open
Roger Federer 2009 French Open
Rafael Nadal 2010 US Open
Novak Djokovic 2016 French Open
Novak Djokovic (2) 2021 French Open
Rafael Nadal (2) 2022 Australian Open
Novak Djokovic (3) 2023 French Open
each Grand Slam title at least once

Consecutive totals

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Grand Slam tournaments consecutive streaks

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Active streaks in boldface.

# Titles
6 Don Budge
4 Bill Tilden
Rod Laver
Rod Laver (2)
Novak Djokovic
3 Laurence Doherty
Jack Crawford
Tony Trabert
Lew Hoad
Roy Emerson
Pete Sampras
Roger Federer
Roger Federer (2)
Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic (2)
Novak Djokovic (3)
Novak Djokovic (4)
# Finals
10 Roger Federer
8 Roger Federer (2)
7 Jack Crawford
6 Don Budge
Rod Laver
Novak Djokovic
5 Fred Perry
Frank Sedgman
Fred Stolle
Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic (2)
# Semifinals
23 Roger Federer
14 Novak Djokovic
10 Rod Laver
Ivan Lendl
9 Novak Djokovic (2)
8 Ashley Cooper
7 Jack Crawford
Rafael Nadal
6 Fred Perry
Don Budge
Tom Brown
Lew Hoad
Ivan Lendl (2)
# Quarterfinals
36 Roger Federer
28 Novak Djokovic
14 Roy Emerson
Ivan Lendl
12 Neale Fraser
11 Rafael Nadal
10 Vic Seixas
Rod Laver
Pete Sampras
David Ferrer
Rafael Nadal (2)
# Consecutive appearances
79 Feliciano López
67 Fernando Verdasco
66 Andreas Seppi
65 Roger Federer
56 Wayne Ferreira
55 Grigor Dimitrov
54 Stefan Edberg
52 Tomáš Berdych
51 Novak Djokovic
50 David Ferrer
Guillermo García López
Stan Wawrinka

Grand Slam tournaments non-consecutive streaks

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Player skipped one or more Grand Slam tournaments during his streak.[clarification needed]

# Titles
8 Bill Tilden
6 William Renshaw
5 Laurence Doherty
William Larned
Anthony Wilding
4 Richard Sears
Reginald Doherty
# Finals
10 Bill Tilden
8 Jack Crawford
Rod Laver
7 Don Budge
6 William Renshaw
Wilfred Baddeley
Anthony Wilding
Maurice McLoughlin
Gottfried von Cramm
Jimmy Connors
Björn Borg
# Semifinals
14 Jack Crawford
12 Rod Laver
11 Jimmy Connors
10 Bill Tilden
Bill Tilden (2)
9 Fred Perry
Ken Rosewall
8 Don Budge
# Quarterfinals
27 Jimmy Connors
21 Bill Tilden
18 Andy Murray
17 Jack Crawford
16 Rafael Nadal
13 William Larned
12 Fred Perry
Rod Laver
Björn Borg

Grand Slam matches/finals streaks

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Streaks can be across non-consecutive tournaments.

Matches Player Years
51 Bill Tilden 1920–1926
37 Don Budge[22] 1937–1938
31 Rod Laver[22] 1962–1968
30 Novak Djokovic 2015–2016
29 Rod Laver[22] (2) 1969–1970
27 Roger Federer 2005–2006
Roger Federer (2) 2006–2007
Novak Djokovic (2) 2011–2012
Novak Djokovic (3) 2021
Novak Djokovic (4) 2022–2023
Finals Player Years
10 Roy Emerson 1963–1967
8 Bill Tilden 1920–1925
Pete Sampras 1995–2000
7 Richard Sears 1881–1887
William Renshaw 1881–1889
Roger Federer 2003–2006
Rafael Nadal 2008–2011
6 Laurence Doherty 1902–1906
Don Budge 1937–1938
Novak Djokovic 2015–2016
5 William Larned 1907–1911
Anthony Wilding 1909–1913
Jack Crawford 1931–1933
Tony Trabert 1953–1955
Rod Laver 1968–1969
John Newcombe 1970–1975
Rafael Nadal (2) 2017–2022

Match win streak per Grand Slam tournament

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# Australian Years
33 Novak Djokovic 2019–24
30 Roy Emerson 1963–68
26 Andre Agassi 2000–04
25 Novak Djokovic (2) 2011–14
20 Ivan Lendl 1989–91
# French Years
39 Rafael Nadal 2010–15
35 Rafael Nadal (2) 2016–21
31 Rafael Nadal (3) 2005–09
28 Björn Borg 1978–81
20 Jim Courier 1991–93
# Wimbledon Years
41 Björn Borg 1976–81
40 Roger Federer 2003–08
34 Novak Djokovic 2018–23
31 Rod Laver 1961–70
Pete Sampras 1997–2001
# United States Years
42[23] Bill Tilden 1920–26
40 Roger Federer 2004–09
27 Ivan Lendl 1985–88
25 John McEnroe 1979–83
20[23] Maurice McLoughlin 1912–14

Per Grand Slam tournament totals

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Titles per Grand Slam tournament (3+ titles)

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# Australian
10 Novak Djokovic
6 Roy Emerson
Roger Federer
4 Jack Crawford
Ken Rosewall
Andre Agassi
3 James Anderson
Adrian Quist
Rod Laver
Mats Wilander
# French
14 Rafael Nadal
6 Björn Borg
4 Henri Cochet
3 René Lacoste
Ivan Lendl
Mats Wilander
Gustavo Kuerten
Novak Djokovic
# Wimbledon
8 Roger Federer
7 William Renshaw
Pete Sampras
Novak Djokovic
5 Laurence Doherty
Björn Borg
4 Reginald Doherty
Anthony Wilding
Rod Laver
3 Wilfred Baddeley
Arthur Gore
Bill Tilden
Fred Perry
John Newcombe
John McEnroe
Boris Becker
# United States
7 Richard Sears
William Larned
Bill Tilden
5 Jimmy Connors
Pete Sampras
Roger Federer
4 Robert Wrenn
John McEnroe
Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic
3 Oliver Campbell
Malcolm Whitman
Fred Perry
Ivan Lendl

Consecutive titles per Grand Slam tournament

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# Australian
5 Roy Emerson
3 Jack Crawford
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic (2)
2 James Anderson
Frank Sedgman
Ashley Cooper
Ken Rosewall
Guillermo Vilas
/ Johan Kriek
Mats Wilander
Stefan Edberg
Ivan Lendl
Jim Courier
Andre Agassi
Roger Federer
Novak Djokovic (3)
Roger Federer (2)
# French
5 Rafael Nadal
4 Björn Borg
Rafael Nadal (2)
Rafael Nadal (3)
2 Frank Parker
Jaroslav Drobný
Tony Trabert
Nicola Pietrangeli
Jan Kodeš
Björn Borg (2)
Ivan Lendl
Jim Courier
Sergi Bruguera
Gustavo Kuerten
# Wimbledon
6 William Renshaw
5 Laurence Doherty
Björn Borg
Roger Federer
4 Reginald Doherty
Anthony Wilding
Pete Sampras
Novak Djokovic
3 Fred Perry
Pete Sampras (2)
2 John Hartley
Wilfred Baddeley
Joshua Pim
Arthur Gore
Bill Tilden
Don Budge
Lew Hoad
Rod Laver
Roy Emerson
Rod Laver (2)
John Newcombe
John McEnroe
Boris Becker
Novak Djokovic (2)
Carlos Alcaraz
# United States
7 Richard Sears[24]
6 Bill Tilden
5 William Larned
Roger Federer
3 Oliver Campbell
Malcolm Whitman
John McEnroe
Ivan Lendl
2 Henry Slocum
Robert Wrenn
Robert Wrenn (2)
William Larned (2)
Maurice McLoughlin
Robert Lindley Murray
René Lacoste
Ellsworth Vines
Fred Perry
Don Budge
Frank Parker
Jack Kramer
Pancho Gonzales
Frank Sedgman
Neale Fraser
Jimmy Connors
Stefan Edberg
Pete Sampras
Patrick Rafter

Finals per Grand Slam tournament

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# Australian
10 Novak Djokovic
7 Jack Crawford
John Bromwich
Roy Emerson
Roger Federer
6 Rafael Nadal
5 Ken Rosewall
Stefan Edberg
Andy Murray
4 Gerald Patterson
Horace Rice
Adrian Quist
Rod Laver
Arthur Ashe
Mats Wilander
Ivan Lendl
Andre Agassi
# French
14 Rafael Nadal
7 Novak Djokovic
6 Björn Borg
5 René Lacoste
Henri Cochet
/ Jaroslav Drobný
Ivan Lendl
Mats Wilander
Roger Federer
4 Nicola Pietrangeli
Guillermo Vilas
# Wimbledon
12 Roger Federer
10 Novak Djokovic
8 William Renshaw
Arthur Gore
7 Boris Becker
Pete Sampras
6 Herbert Lawford
Wilfred Baddeley
Laurence Doherty
Rod Laver
Björn Borg
Jimmy Connors
# United States
10 Bill Tilden
Novak Djokovic
9 William Larned
8 Bill Johnston
Ivan Lendl
Pete Sampras
7 Richard Sears
Jimmy Connors
Roger Federer
6 Andre Agassi

Runners-up per Grand Slam tournament

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# Australian
5 John Bromwich
Andy Murray
4 Rafael Nadal
3 Horace Rice
Gerald Patterson
Harry Hopman
Jack Crawford
Neale Fraser
Arthur Ashe
Stefan Edberg
Daniil Medvedev
# French
4 Novak Djokovic
Roger Federer
3 Jaroslav Drobný
Guillermo Vilas
2 Jean Borotra
Bill Tilden
René Lacoste
Eric Sturgess
Sven Davidson
Luis Ayala
Nicola Pietrangeli
Tony Roche
Ivan Lendl
Mats Wilander
Andre Agassi
Àlex Corretja
Robin Söderling
Dominic Thiem
Casper Ruud
# Wimbledon
5 Herbert Lawford
Arthur Gore
4 Ernest Renshaw
Ken Rosewall
Jimmy Connors
Boris Becker
Roger Federer
3 Wilfred Baddeley
Frank Riseley
Jean Borotra
Gottfried von Cramm
Fred Stolle
Goran Ivanišević
Andy Roddick
Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic
# United States
6 Bill Johnston
Novak Djokovic
5 Ivan Lendl
4 Björn Borg
Andre Agassi
3 Frederick Hovey
Beals Wright
Maurice McLoughlin
Bill Tilden
Pete Sampras

Match wins per Grand Slam tournament

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# Australian
102 Roger Federer
94 Novak Djokovic
77 Rafael Nadal
56 Stefan Edberg
52 Jack Crawford
51 Andy Murray
48 / Ivan Lendl
Andre Agassi
47 Tomáš Berdych
46 Roy Emerson
John Newcombe
# French
112 Rafael Nadal
96 Novak Djokovic
73 Roger Federer
56 Guillermo Vilas
53 / Ivan Lendl
51 Andre Agassi
50 Nicola Pietrangeli
49 Björn Borg
47 Mats Wilander
46 / Jaroslav Drobný
Stan Wawrinka
# Wimbledon
105 Roger Federer
97 Novak Djokovic
84 Jimmy Connors
71 Boris Becker
64[25] Arthur Gore
63 Pete Sampras
62 Major Ritchie
61 Andy Murray
60 Roy Emerson
59 John McEnroe
# United States
98[26] Jimmy Connors
90 Novak Djokovic
89 Roger Federer
79 Andre Agassi
75[26] Vic Seixas
73 / Ivan Lendl
71 Bill Tilden
Pete Sampras
69[26] R. Norris Williams
67 Rafael Nadal

Match winning percentage per Grand Slam tournament

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Australian % W–L
Novak Djokovic 91.26 94–9
Andre Agassi 90.57 48–5
Guillermo Vilas 88.46 23–3
Roger Federer 87.18 102–15
Stefan Edberg 84.85 56–10
Arthur Ashe 83.87 26–5
Mats Wilander 83.72 36–7
Roy Emerson 83.64 46–9
Rafael Nadal 82.80 77–16
minimum 30 wins
French % W–L
Rafael Nadal 96.55 112–4
Björn Borg 96.08 49–2
Gottfried von Cramm 90.91 20–2
René Lacoste 90.63 29–3
Henri Cochet 90.24 37–4
Ken Rosewall 88.89 24–3
Novak Djokovic 85.71 96–16
Manuel Santana 85.37 35–6
Mats Wilander 83.93 47–9
Eric Sturgess 83.33 30–6
minimum 30 wins
Wimbledon % W–L
Björn Borg 92.73 51–4
Don Budge 92.31 24–2
Bill Tilden 91.18 31–3
Pete Sampras 90.00 63–7
Novak Djokovic 88.99 97–12
Norman Brookes 88.89 24–3
Roger Federer 88.24 105–14
William Renshaw 88.00 22–3
Fred Perry 87.80 36–5
Rod Laver 87.72 50–7
minimum 30 wins
United States # * W–L
Bill Tilden[27] 91.02 71–7
Fred Perry 89.47 34–4
Pete Sampras 88.75 71–9
Don Budge 88.46 23–3
Maurice McLoughlin 87.72 50–7
Robert Wrenn 87.50 21–3
Robert Lindley Murray 21–3
Bobby Riggs 87.10 27–4
Frank Sedgman 86.96 20–3
Novak Djokovic 86.54 90–14
minimum 30 wins

Court type totals

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Match wins in Grand Slam tournaments per court type

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# Hardcourt
191 Roger Federer
184 Novak Djokovic
144 Rafael Nadal
127 Andre Agassi
116 Pete Sampras
105 Ivan Lendl
100 Andy Murray
89 Stan Wawrinka
84 Stefan Edberg
81 Andy Roddick
# Clay
112 Rafael Nadal
96 Novak Djokovic
73 Guillermo Vilas
Roger Federer
63 Björn Borg
59 Jimmy Connors
53 Ivan Lendl
52 Jan Kodeš
51 Andre Agassi
50 Nicola Pietrangeli
# Grass
166 Roy Emerson
145 Ken Rosewall
136 John Newcombe
113 Rod Laver
112 Vic Seixas
107 Jimmy Connors
106 Arthur Ashe
105 Roger Federer
100 Bill Tilden
99 Neale Fraser
97 Novak Djokovic

Winning percentage in Grand Slam tournaments per court type

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Hardcourt % W–L
Novak Djokovic 88.89 184–23
Roger Federer 86.82 191–29
Pete Sampras 86.57 116–18
Jimmy Connors 85.90 67–11
Ivan Lendl 85.37 105–18
Björn Borg 84.62 22–4
Andre Agassi 84.11 127–24
John McEnroe 83.91 73–14
Rafael Nadal 83.72 144–28
Stefan Edberg 80.77 84–20
minimum 20 wins
Clay % W–L
Rafael Nadal 96.55 112–4
Björn Borg 92.65 63–5
René Lacoste 90.63 29–3
Henri Cochet 90.24 37–4
Ken Rosewall 86.67 26–4
Novak Djokovic 85.71 96–16
Mats Wilander 83.93 47–9
Eric Sturgess 83.33 30–6
Gustavo Kuerten 81.82 36–8
Jim Courier 81.63 40–9
minimum 20 wins
Grass % W–L
Don Budge 91.22 52–5
Bill Tilden 90.91 100–10
Pete Sampras 90.00 63–7
Novak Djokovic 88.99 97–12
Björn Borg 88.89 56–7
Fred Perry 88.76 79–10
Roger Federer 88.24 105–14
Jack Crawford 87.25 89–13
Henri Cochet 84.51 60–11
Rod Laver 83.70 113–22
minimum 20 wins

Season totals

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Four majors in one calendar year

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4 Slam wins Years
Rod Laver 2 1962, 1969[28]
Don Budge 1 1938
3 Slam wins & 1 final Years
Novak Djokovic 3 2015, 2021, 2023
Roger Federer 2 2006, 2007
Jack Crawford 1 1933
Lew Hoad 1956
2 Slam wins & 2 finals Years
Frank Sedgman 1 1952
Roger Federer 2009
All 4 finals Years
Novak Djokovic 3 2015, 2021, 2023
Roger Federer 2006, 2007, 2009
Rod Laver 2 1962, 1969
Jack Crawford 1 1933
Don Budge 1938
Frank Sedgman 1952
Lew Hoad 1956
All 4 semifinals Years
Novak Djokovic 6 2011–13, 15, 21, 23
Roger Federer 5 2005–09
Rod Laver 3 1961–62, 69
Ashley Cooper 2 1957–58
Rafael Nadal 2008, 19
Jack Crawford 1 1933
Fred Perry 1935
Don Budge 1938
Frank Sedgman 1952
Vic Seixas 1953
Tony Trabert 1955
Lew Hoad 1956
Tony Roche 1969
Ivan Lendl 1987
Andy Murray 2011
All 4 quarterfinals Years
Roger Federer 8 2005–12
Novak Djokovic 2010–15, 21, 23
Roy Emerson 5 1959, 61, 64–66
Rafael Nadal 2008, 2010–11, 18–19
Andy Murray 4 2011–12, 14, 16
Neale Fraser 3 1958–60
Rod Laver 1961–62, 69
Ivan Lendl 1983, 87–88
Fred Perry 2 1934–35
Dick Savitt 1951–52
Frank Sedgman 1951–52
Vic Seixas 1953–54
Ashley Cooper 1957–58
Andre Agassi 1995, 01
David Ferrer 2012–13
Jack Crawford 1 1933
Don Budge 1938
Vic Seixas 1953
Ken Rosewall 1953
Tony Trabert 1955
Lew Hoad 1956
John Newcombe 1969
Tony Roche 1969
John McEnroe 1985
Mats Wilander 1988
Stefan Edberg 1991
Pete Sampras 1993
Stan Wawrinka 2015
Jannik Sinner 2024

Three majors

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3 slam wins Years
Novak Djokovic 4 2011, 15, 21, 23
Roger Federer 3 2004, 06–07
Jack Crawford 1 1933
Fred Perry 1934
Tony Trabert 1955
Lew Hoad 1956
Ashley Cooper 1958
Roy Emerson 1964
Jimmy Connors 1974
Mats Wilander 1988
Rafael Nadal 2010
2 slam wins & 1 final Years
Fred Perry 2 1935–36
Björn Borg 1978, 80
Ivan Lendl 1986–87
Rafael Nadal 2017, 19
Henri Cochet 1 1928
Bobby Riggs 1939
Alex Olmedo 1959
Neale Fraser 1960
Guillermo Vilas 1977
John McEnroe 1984
Pete Sampras 1995
Andre Agassi 1999
Novak Djokovic 2016
1 slam win & 2 finals Years
Rod Laver 2 1960–61
Novak Djokovic 2012–13
Vic Seixas 1 1953
Ken Rosewall 1956
Ashley Cooper 1957
Fred Stolle 1965
Björn Borg 1981
Jim Courier 1993
Roger Federer 2008
Rafael Nadal 2011
Andy Murray 2016
3 slam finals (all losses) Years
Jack Crawford 1 1934
Roy Emerson 1962
Fred Stolle 1964
Jimmy Connors 1975

Other

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Consecutive majors

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Four consecutive
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Australian / French / Wimbledon / United States Years
Rod Laver 2 1962, 69
Don Budge 1 1938
Three consecutive
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Australian / French / Wimbledon Years
Jack Crawford 1 1933
Lew Hoad 1956
Novak Djokovic 2021
French / Wimbledon / United States Years
Tony Trabert 1 1955
Rafael Nadal 2010
Two consecutive
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Players who won three or four consecutive titles are not listed here.

Australian/French Years
Roy Emerson 2 1963, 67
Novak Djokovic 2016, 23
Ken Rosewall 1 1953
Mats Wilander 1988
Jim Courier 1992
Rafael Nadal 2022
French/Wimbledon Years
Björn Borg 3 1978–80
Rafael Nadal 2 2008, 2010
René Lacoste 1 1925
Fred Perry 1935
Budge Patty 1950
Roger Federer 2009
Novak Djokovic 2021
Carlos Alcaraz 2024
Wimbledon/United States Years
Roger Federer 4 2004–07
Novak Djokovic 3 2011, 15, 18
Bill Tilden 2 1920–21
Fred Perry 1934–36
Jimmy Connors 1974, 82
John McEnroe 1981, 84
Pete Sampras 1993, 95
Laurence Doherty 1 1903
Ellsworth Vines 1932
Don Budge 1937
Bobby Riggs 1939
Jack Kramer 1947 (*)
Frank Sedgman 1952
Ashley Cooper 1958
Neale Fraser 1960
Roy Emerson 1964
John Newcombe 1967
Boris Becker 1989

(*) In 1947 the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.

Non-consecutive majors

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Three non-consecutive
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Australian/French/United States Years
Mats Wilander 1 1988
Novak Djokovic 1 2023
Australian/Wimbledon/United States Years
Roger Federer 3 2004, 06–07
Novak Djokovic 2 2011, 15
Fred Perry 1 1934
Ashley Cooper 1958
Roy Emerson 1964
Jimmy Connors 1974
Two non-consecutive
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Players who won three or four titles are not listed here.

Australian & Wimbledon Years
Roy Emerson 2 1961–65
Pete Sampras 1994, 97
Dick Savitt 1 1951
Alex Olmedo 1959
Roger Federer 2017
Novak Djokovic 2019
Australian & United States Year
John Newcombe 1973
Jannik Sinner 2024
French & United States Years
Rafael Nadal 3 2013, 17, 19
Ivan Lendl 2 1986–87
René Lacoste 1 1927
Henri Cochet 1928
Guillermo Vilas 1977
Andre Agassi 1999

Single season winning percentage

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Match winning % W–L Year
Rod Laver 100 26–0 1969
Rod Laver (2) 100 25–0 1962
Don Budge 100 24–0 1938
Jimmy Connors 100 20–0 1974
Roger Federer 96.43 27–1 2006
Novak Djokovic 96.43 27–1 2015
Novak Djokovic (2) 96.43 27–1 2021
Novak Djokovic (3) 96.43 27–1 2023
Lew Hoad 96.30 26–1 1956
Roger Federer (2) 96.30 26–1 2007
Jack Crawford 96.15 25–1 1933
Mats Wilander 96.15 25–1 1988
Rafael Nadal 96.15 25–1 2010
Novak Djokovic (4) 96.15 25–1 2011
minimum 20 wins

Consecutive titles

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Note: In a row spanning more than one year

6 consecutive majors

Wimbledon / United States / Australian / French / Wimbledon / United States Year
Don Budge 1937–38

4 consecutive majors

Wimbledon / United States / Wimbledon / United States Year (*)
Bill Tilden 1920–21
Wimbledon / United States / Australian / French Year
Novak Djokovic 2015–16

3 consecutive majors

Wimbledon / United States / Wimbledon Year (*)
Laurence Doherty 1903–04
Wimbledon / United States / Australian Year
Roy Emerson 1964–65
Pete Sampras 1993–94
Roger Federer 2005–06
Roger Federer (2) 2006–07
Novak Djokovic 2011–12
Novak Djokovic (2) 2018–19

(*) Only from 1925 onwards each year had four Grand Slam tournaments.

Winning a Grand Slam singles tournament without losing a set

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Player Times Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
Rafael Nadal 4 2008, 2010, 2017, 2020
Richard Sears[29] 3 1881, 1882, 1883
Tony Trabert 3 1955 1953, 1955
Björn Borg 3 1978, 1980  1976
Don Budge 2 1938 1938
Roger Federer 2 2007 2017
Laurence Doherty 1 1903
Holcombe Ward 1 1904
William Larned 1 1907
Anthony Wilding 1 1909
Rodney Heath 1 1910
Pat O'Hara Wood 1 1923
John Bromwich 1 1939
Frank Parker 1 1945
Frank Sedgman 1 1952
Neale Fraser 1 1960[30]
Chuck McKinley 1 1963
Roy Emerson 1 1964
Ken Rosewall 1 1971
Ilie Năstase 1 1973

Grand Slam season streaks

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# 3 titles per season Years
2 Roger Federer 2006–2007
# 2+ titles per season Years
4 Roger Federer 2004–2007
3 Fred Perry 1934–1936
Roy Emerson 1963–1965
Björn Borg 1978–1980
Pete Sampras 1993–1995
2 Bill Tilden 1920–1921
Don Budge 1937–1938
John McEnroe 1980–1981
Novak Djokovic 2015–2016
Novak Djokovic (2) 2018–2019
# 1+ title per season Years
10 Rafael Nadal 2005–2014
8 Björn Borg 1974–1981
Pete Sampras 1993–2000
Roger Federer 2003–2010
7 Richard Sears 1881–1887
6 William Renshaw 1881–1886
Bill Tilden 1920–1925
Novak Djokovic 2011–2016
Novak Djokovic (2) 2018–2023
# 1+ final per season Years
11 Ivan Lendl 1981–1991
Pete Sampras 1992–2002
10 Roger Federer 2003–2012
Rafael Nadal 2005–2014

Pro Slam (majors)

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Career totals

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# Titles
15 Ken Rosewall[31]
13 Pancho Gonzales
8 Rod Laver
4 Karel Koželuh
Vinny Richards
Hans Nüsslein
Ellsworth Vines
Don Budge
3 Bill Tilden
Bobby Riggs
Pancho Segura
# Finals
19 Pancho Gonzales
Ken Rosewall
14 Rod Laver
13 Pancho Segura
8 Karel Koželuh
Hans Nüsslein
Don Budge
7 Lew Hoad
6 Vinny Richards
Bill Tilden
Bobby Riggs
Frank Sedgman
# Semifinals
27 Ken Rosewall
26 Pancho Gonzales
24 Pancho Segura
16 Don Budge
15 Bill Tilden
14 Frank Sedgman
Rod Laver
11 Frank Kovacs
Tony Trabert
10 Karel Koželuh
Bobby Riggs
Lew Hoad
Andrés Gimeno
# Quarterfinals
36 Pancho Segura
27 Pancho Gonzales
Ken Rosewall
19 Lew Hoad
Andrés Gimeno
18 Bill Tilden
Bobby Riggs
17 Don Budge
Tony Trabert
Frank Sedgman
Butch Buchholz
# Appearances
37 Pancho Segura
27 Pancho Gonzales
Ken Rosewall
23 Lew Hoad
20 Bobby Riggs
Andrés Gimeno
Butch Buchholz
19 Tony Trabert
Frank Sedgman
18 Bill Tilden
Don Budge
Mal Anderson
Mike Davies
# Match wins
71 Ken Rosewall
65 Pancho Gonzales
63 Pancho Segura
40 Don Budge
38 Rod Laver
37 Bill Tilden
36 Bobby Riggs
35 Vinny Richards
% W–L Match record
85.54 71–12 Ken Rosewall
84.44 38–7 Rod Laver
82.28 65–14 Pancho Gonzales
74.07 40–14 Don Budge
minimum 25 wins

Pro Slam achievements

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Pro Slam Player U.S. Wembley French
Ken Rosewall 1963 1963 1963
Rod Laver[32] 1967 1967 1967
all three Pro Slam titles simultaneously (in a calendar year)
2 titles + 1 final Year
Pancho Gonzales 1956
Rod Laver 1964
Rod Laver 1966
1 title + 2 finals Year
Rod Laver 1965
Ken Rosewall 1966

Pro Slam tournament totals

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Titles per tournament

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# US Pro
9 Pancho Gonzales[33]
4 Vinny Richards
3 Karel Koželuh
Bobby Riggs
Pancho Segura
Rod Laver
# Wembley Pro
4 Pancho Gonzales
Ken Rosewall
Rod Laver
2 Frank Sedgman
Ellsworth Vines
# French Pro
8 Ken Rosewall
2 Tony Trabert
Hans Nüsslein

Finals per tournament

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# US Pro
12 Pancho Gonzales
9 Pancho Segura
7 Karel Koželuh
6 Vinny Richards
Don Budge
# Wembley Pro
7 Ken Rosewall
5 Pancho Gonzales
4 Pancho Segura
Rod Laver
# French Pro
8 Ken Rosewall
5 Rod Laver
3 Pancho Gonzales
Robert Ramillon
Martin Plaa
Hans Nüsslein

Match record per tournament

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% W–L US Pro
87.80 36–5 Pancho Gonzales
87.50 14–2 Rod Laver
77.27 19–7 Fred Perry
75.00 12-4 Ken Rosewall
72.97 27–10 Don Budge
72.50 29–11 Bobby Riggs
70.37 19–8 Bill Tilden
minimum 10 wins
% W–L Wembley Pro
92.31 12–1 Rod Laver
82.86 29–6 Ken Rosewall
81.48 22–5 Pancho Gonzales
71.43 10–4 Don Budge
minimum 10 wins
% W–L French Pro
93.75 30–2 Ken Rosewall
75.00 12–4 Rod Laver
minimum 10 wins

Pro Slam tournaments streaks

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# Titles
5 Ken Rosewall
4 Pancho Gonzales
3 Don Budge
Rod Laver
Rod Laver (2)
# Finals
13 Pancho Gonzales
12 Rod Laver
5 Bobby Riggs
Ken Rosewall
4 Pancho Segura
Ken Rosewall (2)
# Semifinals
18 Pancho Gonzales
17 Ken Rosewall
12 Rod Laver
8 Bobby Riggs
5 Bill Tilden
Bill Tilden (2)
Don Budge
Don Budge (2)
Pancho Segura
# Quarterfinals
18 Pancho Gonzales
17 Ken Rosewall
15 Butch Buchholz
Rod Laver
12 Pancho Segura
9 Bobby Riggs

Overall majors

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  • Major tournaments consist of the combined total of Grand Slams, Pro Slams and early ILTF majors (WHCC, WCCC & WGCC).

Career totals

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# Titles
24 Novak Djokovic
23 Ken Rosewall[34]
22 Rafael Nadal
20 Roger Federer
19 Rod Laver[35]
15 Pancho Gonzales
14 Bill Tilden
Pete Sampras
12 Roy Emerson
11 Henri Cochet
Björn Borg
# Finals
37 Novak Djokovic
35 Ken Rosewall
31 Rod Laver
Roger Federer
30 Rafael Nadal
22 Bill Tilden
21 Pancho Gonzales
19 Ivan Lendl
18 Pete Sampras
16 Björn Borg
# Semifinals
52 Ken Rosewall
49 Novak Djokovic
46 Roger Federer
38 Rafael Nadal
36 Bill Tilden
32 Rod Laver
31 Jimmy Connors
30 Pancho Gonzales
28 Pancho Segura
Ivan Lendl
# Quarterfinals
60 Novak Djokovic
58 Roger Federer
57 Ken Rosewall
47 Rafael Nadal
42 Pancho Segura
41 Jimmy Connors
40 Bill Tilden
37 Roy Emerson
36 Andre Agassi
35 Rod Laver
# Appearances
81 Roger Federer
Feliciano López
76 Novak Djokovic
74 Richard Gasquet
72 Stan Wawrinka
71 Fernando Verdasco
70 Fabrice Santoro
69 Ken Rosewall
Mikhail Youzhny
68 Philipp Kohlschreiber
Rafael Nadal

Matches

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# Match wins
377 Novak Djokovic
369 Roger Federer
314 Rafael Nadal
242 Ken Rosewall
233 Jimmy Connors
224 Andre Agassi
222 / Ivan Lendl
210 Roy Emerson
203 Pete Sampras
200 Andy Murray
% W–L Match winning
89.24 141–17 Björn Borg
88.08 377–51 Novak Djokovic
87.71 314–44 Rafael Nadal
86.81 125–19 Henri Cochet
86.01 369–60 Roger Federer
84.51 120–22 Fred Perry
84.23 203–38 Pete Sampras
84.03 242–46 Ken Rosewall
83.76 98–19 Don Budge
83.51 157–31 Bill Tilden
minimum 95 wins

^ Note: The draw of Pro majors was significantly smaller than the traditional Grand Slam tournaments; usually they only had 16 or even fewer professional players. Though they were the top 16 ranked players in the world at the time, this meant only four (or even fewer) rounds of play instead of the modern six or seven rounds.

All tournaments

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Career titles & finals

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Titles Player
198[36][37] Rod Laver
147[37] Ken Rosewall
147[37] / Jaroslav Drobný
139[37] Josiah Ritchie
138[38] Bill Tilden
118[37] Anthony Wilding
113[37] Pancho Gonzales
110[37] Roy Emerson
109[37] Jimmy Connors
103[37] Roger Federer
Finals Player
286[39] Rod Laver
251[39] Ken Rosewall
230[39] Josiah Ritchie
203[39] / Jaroslav Drobný
192[38] Bill Tilden
174[39] Roy Allen
173[39] Roy Emerson
164[39] Jimmy Connors
159[39] Pancho Gonzales
157[39] Roger Federer

Career tournament streaks

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Titles Player Years
19[40] Anthony Wilding 1914–1915
Bill Tilden 1924–1925
15 Jack Crawford 1934–1935
14[41] Don Budge 1937–1938
12 Budge Patty 1954–1955
10 Gordon Lowe 1914–1920
Tony Trabert 1955
Björn Borg 1979–1980
9 James Cecil Parke 1913
Henri Cochet 1925–1926
Bobby Riggs 1938
József Asbóth 1940–1946
Bill Talbert 1945
Jaroslav Drobný 1952
Finals Player Years
52[40] Bill Tilden 1922–1926
28 Anthony Wilding 1908–1910
26 John Bromwich 1940–1947
25 Fred Perry 1936–1941
Frank Sedgman 1951–1953
22 Herbert Roper Barrett 1904–1908
20 Don Budge 1936–1938
Jaroslav Drobný 1951–1952
19 Jack Crawford 1930–1932
Budge Patty 1954–1955
Roy Emerson 1961–1962

Career matches

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# Played
2521[42] Ken Rosewall
2232[43] Bill Tilden
2227[44] Rod Laver
2117[45] Pancho Segura
2020[46] Pancho Gonzales
1813[47] Roy Emerson
1645 Josiah Ritchie
1559[48] Arthur Ashe
1558[49] Jimmy Connors
1526[50] Roger Federer
1346 Serbia Novak Djokovic
# Match wins
1811[42] Ken Rosewall
1726[43] Bill Tilden
1689[44] Rod Laver
1397[47] Roy Emerson
1368[46] Pancho Gonzales
1292[45] Pancho Segura
1275 Jimmy Connors
1274 Josiah Ritchie
1251[50] Roger Federer
1188[48] Arthur Ashe
1124 Novak Djokovic
Match winning % W–L
Anthony Wilding 91.77 636–57[51]
Laurence Doherty 88.52 293–38[51]
Bill Johnston 87.28 350–51[51]
René Lacoste 85.90 262–43[51]
Herbert Roper Barrett 85.13 332–58[51]
Sydney Howard Smith 85.03 318–56[51]
Henry Mayes 84.77 412–74[51]
John Bromwich 84.21 480–90[51]
Eric Sturgess 84.15 292–55[51]
Jean Borotra 83.74 654–127[51]
Novak Djokovic 83.51 1124–222
minimum 250 matches

Career match streaks

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# Player Year(s) ref
98 Bill Tilden 1924–25[a] [52][53]
92 Don Budge 1937–38 [54][53]
80 Anthony Wilding 1913–14[b] [53]
70 Laurence Doherty 1902–04[c] [53]
65 Bill Tilden (2) 1930[d] [53]
61 Bill Tilden (3) 1920–21[e] [53]
Bill Tilden (4) 1925–26[f] [53]
55 Roy Emerson 1964[g] [55][53]
49 Bobby Riggs 1938[h] [53]
Björn Borg 1978[i] [53]
# Finals won Years
24 Roger Federer 2003–2005
15 Björn Borg 1979–1980
14 Don Budge[56] 1937–1938
Rod Laver 1973–1975
Rafael Nadal 2005–2006
13 Rod Laver (2) 1969
Björn Borg 1976–1977
12 John McEnroe 1980–1981
John McEnroe (2) 1984–1985
11 Thomas Muster 1994–1995
Stan Wawrinka 2013–2016
Rafael Nadal (2) 2019–2022

Career records per court type

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Note: Wood has not been used since 1970 and Carpet has not been used since 2009.

Titles per court type

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# Hard
71 Roger Federer
Novak Djokovic
49 Jimmy Connors
Andre Agassi
41 Pete Sampras
34 Andy Murray
30 Ivan Lendl
28 Rod Laver
25 Rafael Nadal
23 Stefan Edberg
# Clay
92 / Jaroslav Drobný[57]
76[58] Bill Tilden
75 Anthony Wilding[59][60]
65[58] Henri Cochet
63 Rafael Nadal
62[58] Josiah Ritchie
60[58] Budge Patty
56[58] Manuel Santana
54[58] Roy Emerson
49[58] Guillermo Vilas
Frank Parker
# Grass
82[61] Roy Allen
56[61] Josiah Ritchie
52[61] Sydney H. Smith
51[61] Herbert R. Barrett
49[61] Bill Tilden
44[61] William Larned
Jack Crawford
Rod Laver
41[61] Roy Emerson
40[61] John Bromwich
# Carpet
43 John McEnroe
39 Jimmy Connors
34 / Ivan Lendl
22 Boris Becker
Rod Laver
Björn Borg
18 Arthur Ashe
13 Pete Sampras
Goran Ivanišević
12 Stan Smith
# Wood
23 Jean Borotra[62][63]
20 Ken Rosewall
18 Rod Laver
15 Bill Tilden
9 George Caridia[64]
8 Laurence Doherty
7 Ernest Lewis
Anthony Wilding
5 André Gobert
4 Jaroslav Drobný
Robert Wilson
# Outdoor
114[65] Anthony Wilding
Rod Laver
107 / Jaroslav Drobný
98 Ken Rosewall
90 Rafael Nadal
80 Novak Djokovic
77 Roger Federer
67 Bill Tilden
56 Jimmy Connors
55 Guillermo Vilas
# Indoor
55[66] Rod Laver
53 Jimmy Connors
52 John McEnroe
48 Pancho Gonzales
47 Jean Borotra
42 / Ivan Lendl
Ken Rosewall
33 Arthur Ashe
30 Boris Becker
29 Stan Smith

Consecutive titles per court type

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# Hard Years
12 Pancho Gonzales 1955–57[67]
Budge Patty 1954–56
9 André Gobert 1919–21
Jean Borotra 1929–30
Fred Perry 1931–34
Ellsworth Vines 1934–38
Don Budge 1935–37
John McEnroe 1983–84
Ivan Lendl 1985–86
Roger Federer 2005–06
# Clay Years
22 Anthony Wilding[68] 1912–14
21 Bill Tilden 1922–25
13 Rafael Nadal 2005–07
10 József Asbóth 1940–46
Björn Borg 1979–81
9 Maurice McLoughlin 1907–12
8 Josiah Ritchie 1906–07
Ichiya Kumagae 1919–20
Gottfried von Cramm 1935–36
Jaroslav Drobný 1952
Guillermo Vilas 1977
# Grass Years
13 Jack Crawford[69] 1930–32
10 Ken Rosewall 1967–69
Roger Federer 2003–08
9 Anthony Wilding 1908–09
Don Budge 1921–22
8 Brian Norton 1921–22
James Parke 1913
Ken Rosewall (2) 1961–63
7 Augustus Kearney 1899–1901
Gordon Lowe 1914–21
Gerald Patterson 1921–22
# Outdoor Years
20 Bill Tilden 1923–25
19 Don Budge 1936–38
17 Anthony Wilding 1913–14
15 Jack Crawford 1931–32
13 József Asbóth 1940–46
9 James Cecil Parke 1913
Francis Lowe 1914–20
Bobby Riggs 1938
8 Jaroslav Drobný 1952
Björn Borg 1977–78
# Indoor Years
15 John McEnroe 1985
14 Ivan Lendl 1983
13 Bill Tilden 1930–33
9 Jean Borotra 1929–30
André Gobert 1919–21
8 Budge Patty 1955–56
Pancho Gonzales 1955–57
7 Jimmy Connors 1973
Arthur Ashe 1975
Novak Djokovic 2012–15

Consecutive finals per court type

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# Hard Years
29[70] Pancho Gonzales 1951–57
22 Fred Perry 1930–41
20 Ivan Lendl 1981–83
17 Bill Tilden 1918–26
15 Jaroslav Drobný 1950–55
Budge Patty 1954–57
14 Rod Laver 1964–65
Roger Federer 2005–06
13 Jean Borotra 1927–30
Jimmy Connors 1975–76
Novak Djokovic 2015–16
# Clay Years
43[71] Bill Tilden 1922–29
34 Anthony Wilding 1907–12
23 Bill Talbert 1942–46
21 Pancho Segura 1940–46
19 Ichiya Kumagae 1916–21
18 Rafael Nadal 2005–08
17 Henri Cochet 1925–27
16 Josiah Ritchie 1903–05
Frank Parker 1940–46
15 Frank Kovacs 1946–51
# Grass Years
23[72] Bill Tilden 1930–32
19 Herbert Roper Barrett 1904–08
John Bromwich 1940–47
16 Frank Sedgman 1951–54
15 Jack Crawford 1930–32
14 Anthony Wilding 1908–10
Roy Allen 1907–08
13 Fred Stolle 1963–64
Roger Federer 2003–10
12 Joshua Pim 1890–91
Malcolm Whitman 1899–1902
# Outdoor Years
59 Bill Tilden 1922–26
28 Anthony Wilding 1908–10
19 Jack Crawford 1930–32
16 József Asbóth 1940–47
15 Roger Federer 2005–06
Novak Djokovic 2015–16
Francis Lowe 1920–21
14 Don Budge 1937–38
13 Guillermo Vilas 1977
Bobby Riggs 1937
# Indoor Years
20 Bill Tilden 1926–34
19 Ivan Lendl 1983–86
17 John McEnroe 1983–85
15 Budge Patty 1954–57
Don Budge 1934–47
13 Jean Borotra 1927–30
Jaroslav Drobný 1950–55
Rod Laver 1965–67
12 Pancho Gonzales 1950–53
11 André Gobert 1919–22

Career match wins per court type

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# Hard
813[73] Pancho Gonzales
783[73] Roger Federer
743[73] Ken Rosewall
709[73] Novak Djokovic
706[73] Pancho Segura
675[73] Rod Laver
668[73] Andre Agassi
662[73] / Ivan Lendl
525[73] Jimmy Connors
518[73] Rafael Nadal
# Clay
679[74] Guillermo Vilas
660[74] / Jaroslav Drobný
583[74] Bill Tilden
569[74] Manuel Orantes
544[74] Nicola Pietrangeli
509[74] Gardnar Mulloy
499[74] Budge Patty
493[74] Manuel Santana
484[74] Rafael Nadal
480[74] Roy Emerson
# Grass
572[75] Josiah Ritchie
566[75] Roy Emerson
556[75] Ken Rosewall
542[75] Roy Allen
489[75] Jack Crawford
445[75] Bill Tilden
431[75] Rod Laver
401[75] John Newcombe
379[75] Adrian Quist
378[75] John Bromwich
# Carpet
392 Jimmy Connors
349 John McEnroe
286 Arthur Ashe
258 / Ivan Lendl
257 Boris Becker
223 Ilie Năstase
216 Brian Gottfried
205 Stan Smith
196 Vitas Gerulaitis
192 Goran Ivanišević
# Outdoor
985 Rafael Nadal
953 Roger Federer
926 Novak Djokovic
817 Guillermo Vilas
787 Jimmy Connors
727 / Ivan Lendl
702 Andre Agassi
628 David Ferrer
598 Manuel Orantes
584 Ilie Năstase
# Indoor
628[76] Pancho Gonzales
583[76] Pancho Segura
487[76] Jimmy Connors
450[76] Ken Rosewall
423[76] John McEnroe
402[76] Jean Borotra
368[76] Arthur Ashe
353[76] Rod Laver
348[76] Jack Kramer
341[76] / Ivan Lendl

Career match winning % per court type

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Hard % W–L
Jean Borotra 86.21 400–64
Novak Djokovic 84.61 709–129
Budge Patty 84.29 177–33
Roger Federer 83.48 783–155
Jimmy Connors 83.16 489–99
Ted Schroeder 83.13 133–27
/ Ivan Lendl 82.82 400–83
Rod Laver 82.61 152–32
John McEnroe 81.64 289–65
Pete Sampras 80.64 429–103
minimum 100 wins
Clay % W–L
Anthony Wilding 96.01 313–13[77]
Frank Parker 91.56 369–34
Rafael Nadal 90.47 484–51
Henry Mayes 87.45 223–32
René Lacoste 87.34 138–20
Bobby Riggs 87.09 317–47
Eric Sturgess 86.29 151–24
Björn Borg 86.10 285–46
Manuel Santana 84.56 493–90
Henri Cochet 84.21 400–75
minimum 100 wins
Grass[78] % W–L
Bill Tilden 88.29 445–49[79]
Anthony Wilding 88.17 246–33
Maurice McLoughlin 87.95 146–20
Laurence Doherty 87.20 184–27
Roger Federer 86.88 192–29[80]
John McEnroe 85.82 121–20
Novak Djokovic 85.71 120–20
Sydney H. Smith 85.60 315–53
Herbert R. Barrett 85.00 272–48
Bill Johnston 84.86 213–38
minimum 100 wins
Carpet[81] % W–L
John McEnroe 84.30 349–65
/ Ivan Lendl 82.75 259–54
Jimmy Connors 82.66 391–82
Björn Borg 81.17 181–42
Boris Becker 80.12 258–64
Rod Laver 78.20 208–58
Arthur Ashe 76.88 286–86
Pete Sampras 75.94 142–45
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 73.45 166–60
Stan Smith 71.43 205–82
minimum 100 wins (not used since 2009)
Outdoor % W–L
Anthony Wilding 92.46 564–46[77]
Bill Johnston 87.19 354–52
Bobby Riggs 85.56 640–108
René Lacoste 85.42 205–35
Novak Djokovic 84.34 926–172[82]
Rafael Nadal 84.33 985–183[83]
Bill Tilden 83.96 1089–208
Frank Parker 83.69 739–144
Björn Borg 83.33 430–86
Henri Cochet 83.03 510–104
minimum 200 wins
Indoor % W–L
Jean Borotra 86.04 413–67
John McEnroe 85.28 423–73
/ Ivan Lendl 82.97 341–70
Jimmy Connors 81.57 487–110
Roger Federer 80.98 298–70
Björn Borg 80.58 224–54
Boris Becker 79.84 297–75
Novak Djokovic 198–50
/ Jaroslav Drobný 79.30 180–47
Pete Sampras 77.74 213–61
minimum 100 wins

Career match win streaks per court type

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# Hard Years
56 Roger Federer 2005–06
36 Roger Federer (2) 2006–07
35 Novak Djokovic 2010–11
# Clay Years
120[84] Anthony Wilding 1910–14
115 Bill Tilden 1922–26
81 Rafael Nadal 2005–07
68 Laurence Doherty 1897–1907
66 Reginald Doherty 1895–1909
# Grass Years
75 Laurence Doherty 1902–10
65 Roger Federer 2003–08
54 Anthony Wilding 1908–11
45 Norman Brookes 1905–08
41 Björn Borg 1976–81
# Carpet Years
66 Ivan Lendl 1981–83
John McEnroe 1983–85
32 Arthur Ashe 1975

Situational stats

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After winning 1st set[85] % W–L
Novak Djokovic 95.98 979–41
Rafael Nadal 94.73 953–53
Björn Borg 93.94 574–37
Roger Federer 93.20 1111–81
Jimmy Connors 92.84 1141–88
John McEnroe 92.31 804–67
Juan Martín del Potro 92.29 371–31
Andy Murray 92.28 610–51
/ Ivan Lendl 91.60 949–87
Andre Agassi 91.03 751–74
minimum 320 wins
After losing 1st set[86] % W–L
Novak Djokovic 44.48 145–181
Björn Borg 43.72 80–103
Pete Sampras 43.56 115–149
/ Ivan Lendl 43.43 119–155
Rafael Nadal 42.19 127–174
Roger Federer 41.92 140–194
Boris Becker 41.08 99–142
Jimmy Connors 40.55 133–195
Lleyton Hewitt 39.35 122–188
Andy Murray 37.94 129–211
minimum 80 wins
Deciding set[87] % W–L
Björn Borg 73.38 102–37[88]
John McEnroe 72.83 126–47
Kei Nishikori 72.12 150–58
Novak Djokovic 72.00 216–84
Rafael Nadal 68.77 185–84
/ Johan Kriek 68.55 85–39
Jimmy Connors 68.32 179–83
Pete Sampras 68.23 189–88
Stan Smith 67.93 161–76
Andy Murray 67.50 189–91
minimum 80 wins
5th set record[89] % W–L
Björn Borg 81.82 27–6
Novak Djokovic 78.43 40–11
Kei Nishikori 77.78 28–8
Aaron Krickstein 75.68 28–9
Tomáš Berdych 70.00 21–9
John Newcombe 69.77 30–13
Wayne Ferreira 69.23 27–12
Jonas Björkman 69.05 29–13
Pete Sampras 68.75 33–15
Marat Safin 68.29 28–13
minimum 20 wins
Tiebreakers[90] % W–L
Novak Djokovic 66.21 337–172
Roger Federer 65.36 466–247
Andrés Gómez 63.19 182–106
Pete Sampras 62.84 328–194
Andy Roddick 62.09 303–185
John McEnroe 61.76 189–117
Rafael Nadal 60.55 264–172
Milos Raonic 60.41 238–156
/ Ivan Lendl 60.40 241–158
John Isner 60.19 505–334
minimum 160 wins

Single season records

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# Titles Year Ref
23 Anthony Wilding 1906 [91]
22 Jaroslav Drobný 1952 [92]
Rod Laver 1962 [93]
19 Anthony Wilding (2) 1907
Roy Emerson 1964 [94]
18 Bill Tilden 1930
Tony Trabert 1955 [95]
Rod Laver (2) 1967 [96]
16 Rod Laver (3) 1966 [97]
Guillermo Vilas 1977
# Match wins Year Ref
147 Rod Laver 1961 [98]
134 Rod Laver (2) 1962 [99]
130 Guillermo Vilas 1977 [98]
128 Pancho Gonzales 1956 [98]
126 Roy Emerson 1961 [98]
Tony Roche 1966
123 Roy Emerson (2) 1964 [98]
Tony Roche (2) 1967 [98]
120 Bill Tilden 1925 [98]
119 John Newcombe 1967 [98]
Match winning % Year % W–L Ref
Bill Tilden 1924 100 68–0 [100][101]
Bill Tilden (2) 1925 98.73 78–1 [102]
Bill Tilden (3) 1923 98.33 60–1
Anthony Wilding 1913 98.00 50–1
Henri Cochet 1928 97.53 81–2
Bill Tilden (4) 1920 96.61 59–2
John McEnroe 1984 96.47 82–3 [103]
Anthony Wilding (2) 1914 96.15 50–2
Jack Kramer 1946 96.15
Jimmy Connors 1974 95.88 93–4
minimum 50 wins

Career season streaks

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# Career 10+ titles seasons Years
7 Rod Laver 1964–70
6 Jaroslav Drobný 1950–54, 57.[104]
5 Bill Tilden 1924–27, 30
4 Anthony Wilding 1906–08, 10
Jimmy Connors 1973–74, 76, 78
Ivan Lendl 1981–82, 85, 89
3 Ken Rosewall 1956, 62, 64
John McEnroe 1979, 81, 84
Roger Federer 2004–06
2 Ilie Năstase 1972–73
Björn Borg 1977, 79
Rafael Nadal 2005, 13
Novak Djokovic 2011, 15
Yrs Consecutive 10+ titles per season Streak
7[105] Rod Laver 1964–70
5 Jaroslav Drobný 1950–54.[106]
4 Bill Tilden 1924–27
3 Anthony Wilding 1906–08
Roger Federer 2004–06
2 Ilie Năstase 1972–73
Jimmy Connors 1973–74
Ivan Lendl 1981–82
Yrs Consecutive 1+ titles per season Streak
21 Ken Rosewall 1953–73
Rod Laver 1956–76
19 Rafael Nadal 2004–22
Novak Djokovic 2006–24
18 / Jaroslav Drobný 1945–63.[106]
15 Roger Federer 2001–15
14 Bill Tilden 1918–31
Pancho Gonzales 1948–61
Ivan Lendl 1980–93
Anthony Wilding 1901–14
13 Jimmy Connors 1972–84

Single tournament records

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Most titles at a single tournament

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The following are tennis players who have won a particular tournament at least six times. Note: Grand Slam and Pro Slam tournaments in boldface

# Player Tournament First–last
17 Herbert Roper Barrett Suffolk Championships 1898–1921[107][108]
16 Dan Maskell British Pro Championships 1928–1950[109][110][111]
14 Rafael Nadal French Open 2005–2022
13 Herbert Roper Barrett Essex Championships 1897–1912[112]
Mohammed Sleem Punjab Lawn Tennis Championships 1915,17, 1919–26, 1928–29,31[113]
12 Jean Borotra Coupe Albert Canet 1921–1938[114]
Jean Borotra French Covered Court Championships 1922–1947[115]
Alexander Metreveli[116] USSR Championships 1966–1967, 1969–1976, 1978, 1980
Rafael Nadal Barcelona Open 2005–2021
11 William Larned Longwood Challenge Bowl 1894–1897, 1901, 1903–1909.[117]
Horace Rice Sydney Metropolitan Championships 1898–1922[118][119]
Jean Borotra British Covered Court Championships 1926–1949[120]
Stanley Knight River Plate Championships 1900–1908, 1910–1911.[121]
Eric Sturgess South African Championships 1939–1957[120]
Rafael Nadal Monte-Carlo Masters 2005–2018
10 Wilberforce Eaves Dinard International 1894–1896, 1902–1909[122][123]
Sydney Howard Smith Welsh Championships 1896–1906
Bill Johnston Pacific Coast Championships 1913–1927[120]
Béla von Kehrling Hungarian International Championships 1921–1929, 1931–1932
Roger Federer Halle Open 2003–2019
Roger Federer Swiss Indoors 2006–2019
Rafael Nadal Italian Open 2005–2021
Novak Djokovic Australian Open 2008–2023
9 Sydney Howard Smith Midland Counties Championships 1896–1898, 1900–1905
George Caridia Welsh Covered Court Championships 1899–1909[124]
8 Laurence Doherty South of France Championships 1898–1906
James Cecil Parke Irish Championships 1904–1913
Max Decugis French Championships 1903–1914
Gerald Patterson Victorian Championships 1919–1927[125]
Gardnar Mulloy Austin Smith Championships 1949–1954, 1958, 1961–1962
Pancho Gonzales U.S. Pro Tennis Championships 1953–1961
Ramanathan Krishnan National Lawn Tennis Championships of India 1953, 1968–1960, 1962–1964
Ken Rosewall French Pro Championship 1958–1966
Guillermo Vilas Buenos Aires 1973–1982
Roger Federer Wimbledon 2003–2017
Roger Federer Dubai Tennis Championships 2003–2019
7 Richard Sears US Championships 1881–1887
William Renshaw Wimbledon 1881–1889
Ernest Lewis British Covered Court Championships 1887–1896
Sydney Howard Smith Northern Lawn Tennis Championships 1899–1905[126]
William Larned US Championships 1901–1911
Otto Froitzheim International German Open 1907–1925
Otto Froitzheim The Homburg Cup 1907–1909, 1911, 1913, 1919–1920
Algernon Kingscote Kent Championships 1914–1926
Bill Tilden U.S. Clay Court Championships 1918–1927
Bill Tilden US Championships 1920–1929
Karel Kozeluh Bristol Cup 1925–1932
Jack Crawford Championship of New South Wales 1927–1936
Jack Crawford Victorian Championships 1928–1941
John Bromwich Championship of New South Wales 1937–1949
George Worthington British Pro Championships 1957–1964
Pete Sampras Wimbledon 1993–2000
Roger Federer Cincinnati Masters 2005–2015
Novak Djokovic Wimbledon 2011–2022
Novak Djokovic Paris Masters 2009–2023
Novak Djokovic ATP Finals 2008–2023
6 Reginald Doherty Monte Carlo Cup 1897–1904
Laurence Doherty British Covered Court Championships 1901–1906
Gottfried von Cramm International German Open 1932–1949
Roy Emerson Australian Championships 1961–1967
Ramanathan Krishnan All India Championships 1954–1965[127]
Bobby Wilson Palace Hotel Covered Courts Championships 1957–1967
Ken Rosewall Wembley Championships 1957–1968
Rod Laver Wembley Championships 1964–1970
Jimmy Connors ATP Birmingham 1974–1980
Björn Borg French Open 1974–1981
Balázs Taróczy Dutch Open 1976–1982
Ivan Lendl Canadian Open 1980–1989
Andre Agassi Miami Open 1990–2003
Roger Federer ATP Finals 2003–2011
Novak Djokovic China Open 2009–2015
Novak Djokovic Miami Open 2007–2016
Roger Federer Australian Open 2004–2018
John Isner Atlanta 2013–2021
Novak Djokovic Italian Open 2008–2022

Most finals at a single tournament

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The following are tennis players who have reached the final of single tournament at least eleven times.[128]

  • Grand Slam and Pro Slam tournaments in boldface
# Player Tournament First–last
18 Herbert Roper Barrett Suffolk Championships.[129] 1898–1921
17 Dan Maskell British Pro Championships.[130] 1928–1950
15 Herbert Roper Barrett North London Championships 1895–1910
Horace Rice Sydney Metropolitan Championships 1895–1922
Roger Federer Swiss Indoors 2000–2019
14 Robert George Bowen South Australian Championships 1894–1910
Nathaniel Niles Massachusetts Championships 1907–1924
Alexander Metreveli[116] USSR Championships 1963, 1966–1976, 1978, 1980
Rafael Nadal French Open 2005–2022
13 William Larned Longwood Challenge Bowl 1894–1910
Herbert Roper Barrett Essex Championships 1897–1912
Jean Borotra Coupe Albert Canet 1921–1938
Jean Borotra British Covered Court Championships 1926–1949[120]
Roger Federer Halle Open 2003–2019
12 Harold Mahony Middlesex Championships 1898–1922
George Caridia Welsh Covered Court Championships 1899–1920
Max Decugis French National Championships 1902–1923
Jean Borotra French Covered Court Championships 1922–1947
Eric Sturgess South African Championships 1939–1957
Bill Moss British Pro Championships 1950–1965
Rafael Nadal Monte-Carlo Masters 2005–2018
Roger Federer Wimbledon 2003–2019
Rafael Nadal Barcelona Open 2005–2021
Rafael Nadal Italian Open 2005–2021
Novak Djokovic Italian Open 2008–2022
11 Roy Allen Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships 1894–1909
Wallace F. Johnson Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships 1909–1923
John Hawkes Geelong Easter Championships 1915–1931
Jack Crawford Victorian Championships 1926–1941
Harry Hopman MCC Championships 1931–1949
Pancho Gonzales U.S. Pro Championships 1951–1964

Most consecutive titles at a single tournament

[edit]

The following are tennis players who have won a particular tournament at least five times in a row.

# Player Tournament Years
14 Herbert Roper Barrett Suffolk Championships 1904–1921[108][131]
9 Stanley Knight River Plate Championships 1900–1908.[121]
Dan Maskell British Pro Championships 1928–1936[132]
8 William Larned Longwood Bowl 1903–1910[133]
Béla von Kehrling Hungarian International Championships 1921–1929
Alexander Metreveli USSR Championships 1969–1976
Rafael Nadal Monte-Carlo Masters 2005–2012
7 Richard Sears US Championships 1881–1887
Sydney Howard Smith Welsh Championships 1896–1902
Sydney Howard Smith Northern Lawn Tennis Championships 1899–1905[134]
Laurence Doherty South of France Championships 1900–1906
Eric Sturgess South African Championships 1948–1954
Pancho Gonzales U.S. Pro Tennis Championships 1953–1959
Ken Rosewall French Pro Championship 1960–1966
6 William Renshaw Wimbledon 1881–1886
Laurence Doherty British Covered Court Championships 1901–1906
Herbert Roper Barrett Essex Championships 1901–1906
James Cecil Parke Irish Championships 1908–1913
Gerald Patterson Victorian Championships 1919–1924
Bill Tilden US Championships 1920–1925
Bill Tilden U.S. Clay Court Championships 1922–1927
Jean Borotra British Covered Court Championships 1926–1931
George Worthington British Pro Championships 1957–1962
Guillermo Vilas Buenos Aires 1973–1977 (*)
5 Ernest Lewis British Covered Court Championships 1887–1891
Laurence Doherty Wimbledon 1902–1906
William Larned US Championships 1907–1911
Algernon Kingscote Kent Championships 1914–1922 (**)
Jack Crawford Victorian Championships 1928–1932
Karel Koželuh Bristol Cup 1928–1932
Jean Borotra French Covered Court Championships 1929–1933
Fred Perry British Hard Court Championships 1932–1936
Roy Emerson Australian Championships 1963–1967
Björn Borg Wimbledon 1976–1980
Balázs Taróczy Dutch Open 1978–1982
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Kremlin Cup 1997–2001
Roger Federer Wimbledon 2003–2007
Roger Federer US Open 2004–2008
Rafael Nadal Barcelona Open 2005–2009
Rafael Nadal French Open 2010–2014

(*) Tournament held twice in 1977.
(**) Tournament wasn't held during World War I.

Year-end championships

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(1970–present) See the Open Era records page since they have occurred entirely in that era.

Masters tournaments

[edit]

(1970–present) See the Open Era records page since they have occurred entirely in that era.

Big Titles

[edit]

(1990–present) The Grand Slam tournaments, the Masters events and the ATP Finals are the Big Titles of the annual ATP Tour calendar, in addition to the Olympics.

Rankings

[edit]

Youngest & oldest No. 1

[edit]
  • Age is measured at last day of week (Sunday) ranked as No. 1.
Youngest 19 years, 1 month Lew Hoad[135] 1953
Oldest 40 years, 10 months Bill Tilden 1933

Olympic tournaments

[edit]

(1896–1924, 1988–present) See the Olympic medalists page for the all-time men's medals leaders.

Prize money

[edit]

(1926–present) Professional tennis started in 1926 but all the top earners have played in the Open Era. See the Open Era records page for the top 10 list.

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Tilden career match streak started South Atlantic Championships 1924 ended South Orange tournament 1925.
  2. ^ Wilding career match streak started World Hard Court Championships 1913 ended World Hard Court Championships 1914.
  3. ^ Doherty career match streak started South of France Championships 1902 ended London Covered Court Championships 1904.
  4. ^ Tilden career match streak started South of France Championships 1930 ended French Championships 1930.
  5. ^ Tilden career match streak started Wimbledon Championships 1920 ended Rhode Island Championships 1921.
  6. ^ Tilden career match streak started Church Cup 1925 ended U.S. National Indoors Championships 1926.
  7. ^ Emerson career match streak started Condo De Godo 1964 ended Queensland Championships 1964.
  8. ^ Riggs career match streak started Missouri Valley tournament 1938 ended Meadow Club tournament 1964.
  9. ^ Borg career match streak started Davis Cup 1978 ended US Open tournament 1978.

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