Tennis records of All Time – Men's Singles , covers the period 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 Slams . 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 the two World Wars and 1986 for the Australian Open . The Australian Open is the 1st Major of the year (January), followed by the French Open (May–June), Wimbledon (June–July), and US Open (August–September). There was no prize money and players were compensated for travel expenses only. A player who wins all four current major tournaments, as a single or as part of a doubles team, in the same calendar year is said to have achieved the "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 has been called a "Golden Slam" since 1988,.[ 1] Winning all four plus gold at some point in a career, even if not consecutively, is referred to as a "Career Golden Slam". 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 1925 the Major tennis championships governed by the International Lawn Tennis Federation were the World Hard Court Championships , World Grass Court Championships and World Covered Court Championships .
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 tours involving head-to-head competition, but also in professional tournaments as the biggest events on the pro tour.[ 2] In addition to the head-to-head tours, there were the annual professional tournaments called "Championship tournaments" (known as Professional Majors ) where the world's top professional players played. These tournaments held with a certain tradition and longevity.
The oldest of these three Professional Majors , [ 3] or "Professional Grand Slams ",[ 4] [ 5] 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. Between 1954 and 1962, the US Pro was played indoors in Cleveland and was called the World Professional Championships. The most prestigious of the three was generally the Wembley Championship . 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 1963–1967, when it was played on the indoor wood courts of Stade Coubertin .
The Open Era in 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 in. 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 event to go "open" started on April 22, 1968 at The West Hants Club in Bournemouth, England ,[ 6] while the first Grand Slam tournament to do so was the 1968 French Open (Roland Garros) [ 7] starting May 27.
Records and titles from before this date are difficult to compare with those of the Open Era, since many of the best players were not allowed to participate in the respective tournaments.
These are some of the important records since the start of the first Grand Slam tournament held at The Wimbledon Championships the Beginning .
All statistics are based on the data at the ATP World Tour website.[ 8] [ 9] and other available sources, though this is not a complete list due to the time period involved.
Active streaks and active players are in boldface .
Grand Slam tournaments
Grand Slam totals
active players in boldface
Finals
#
1.
Roger Federer
25
2.
Rafael Nadal
20
3.
Ivan Lendl
19
4.
Pete Sampras
18
5.
Rod Laver
17
6.
Ken Rosewall
16
Björn Borg
Novak Djokovic
8.
Bill Tilden
15
Roy Emerson
Jimmy Connors
Andre Agassi
Semifinals
#
1.
Roger Federer
36
2.
Jimmy Connors
31
3.
Ivan Lendl
28
4.
Andre Agassi
26
Novak Djokovic
6.
Ken Rosewall
25
7.
Pete Sampras
23
Rafael Nadal
9.
Bill Tilden
20
10.
Jack Crawford
19
Roy Emerson
John McEnroe
Stefan Edberg
Quarterfinals
#
1.
Roger Federer
44
2.
Jimmy Connors
41
3.
Roy Emerson
37
4.
Andre Agassi
36
5.
Ivan Lendl
34
6.
Novak Djokovic
33
7.
Ken Rosewall
30
8.
Pete Sampras
29
Rafael Nadal
10.
John Newcombe
28
Grand Slam tournaments streaks
active streaks in boldface
Quarterfinals
#
Roger Federer
36
Novak Djokovic
25
Roy Emerson
14
Ivan Lendl
Rafael Nadal
11
Rod Laver
10
Pete Sampras
David Ferrer
Fred Perry
9
Andy Murray
Consecutive streaks in non-consecutive Grand Slam tournaments
Player skipped one or more Grand Slam tournaments during his streak
Finals
#
Bill Tilden
10
Don Budge
7
Jimmy Connors
6
Björn Borg
Fred Perry
5
Jimmy Connors (2)
Björn Borg (2)
Andy Murray
4
Ilie Năstase
3
Björn Borg (3)
John McEnroe
Andre Agassi
Semifinals
#
Jimmy Connors
11
Bill Tilden
10
Bill Tilden (2)
Fred Perry
9
Don Budge
8
Jimmy Connors (2)
7
Jimmy Connors (3)
6
Björn Borg
Björn Borg (2)
5
John McEnroe
Vitas Gerulaitis
4
John McEnroe (2)
Ivan Lendl
Andre Agassi
Lleyton Hewitt
Andy Murray
Quarterfinals
#
Jimmy Connors
27
Bill Tilden
21
Andy Murray
16
Fred Perry
12
Björn Borg
Pete Sampras
11
Don Budge
10
John McEnroe
9
Guillermo Vilas
8
Ivan Lendl
John McEnroe (2)
Björn Borg (2)
7
Jimmy Connors (2)
Grand Slam matches
(at 08/06/2015)
Grand Slam match streaks
Finals won
Years
#
1.
Bill Tilden
1920–1925
8
Pete Sampras
1995–2000
3.
Roger Federer
2003–2006
7
Rafael Nadal
2008–2011
5.
Don Budge
1937–1938
6
6.
Rod Laver
1968–1969
5
John Newcombe
1970–1975
8.
Björn Borg
1979–1980
4
Jimmy Connors
1978–1983
Pete Sampras (2)
1993–1994
Novak Djokovic
2011–2012
Match win streak per Grand Slam event
Consecutive sets won per Grand Slam event
Career Records per Grand Slam event
Titles per Grand Slam event
Consecutive Titles per Grand Slam tournament
Finals per Grand Slam event
Runners-up per Grand Slam event
Match wins per Grand Slam event
Match winning per Grand Slam event
Winning percentage in Grand Slam tournaments per court type
Grass
% *
W–L
1.
Bill Tilden
90.51
105–11[ 16]
2.
Pete Sampras
90.00
63–7
3.
Roger Federer
89.02
73–9
4.
Björn Borg
88.89
56–7
5.
Fred Perry
88.76
79–10
6.
Jack Crawford
87.25
89–13
7.
Roy Emerson
86.88
106–22
8.
Novak Djokovic
84.90
45–8
9.
Henri Cochet
84.70
72–13 [ 17]
10.
Rod Laver
84.60
44–8
*minimum 20 wins
Match wins in Grand Slam tournaments per court type
Career Grand Slam achievements
Career Grand Slam and Golden Slam
Winning a Grand Slam singles tournament without losing a set
Reached a Grand Slam singles tournament final without losing a set
#
Player
Majors
5
Rafael Nadal
2007 French Open, 2008 French Open, 2010 French Open, 2010 US Open, French Open 2012
4
Björn Borg
1976 Wimbledon, 1978 French Open, 1980 French Open, 1981 French Open
3
Fred Perry
1934 Wimbledon Championships, 1935 Wimbledon Championships, 1936 Wimbledon Championships.
Ivan Lendl
1983 US Open, 1985 French Open, 1987 US Open
Jimmy Connors
1975 Wimbledon, 1976 US Open, 1977 US Open
Roger Federer
2006 Wimbledon, 2007 Australian Open, 2008 Wimbledon
Calendar year Grand Slam achievements
Four Majors
2 Slam wins & 2 finals
Year
Frank Sedgman
1952
Roger Federer
2009
All 4 quarterfinals
Year
Roger Federer (6)
2010
Novak Djokovic
2010
Novak Djokovic (2)
2011
Roger Federer (7)
2011
Rafael Nadal (3)
2011
Andy Murray
2011
Novak Djokovic (3)
2012
Roger Federer (8)
2012
Andy Murray (2)
2012
David Ferrer
2012
David Ferrer (2)
2013
Novak Djokovic (4)
2013
Andy Murray (3)
2014
Novak Djokovic (5)
2014
Three Majors
Consecutive Majors
Four Consecutive
Australian
French
Wimbledon
United States
Year
Don Budge
Don Budge
Don Budge
Don Budge
1938
Rod Laver
Rod Laver
Rod Laver
Rod Laver
1962
Rod Laver
Rod Laver
Rod Laver
Rod Laver
1969
Three Consecutive
Australian
French
Wimbledon
Year
Jack Crawford
Jack Crawford
Jack Crawford
1933
Lew Hoad
Lew Hoad
Lew Hoad
1956
French
Wimbledon
United States
Year
Tony Trabert
Tony Trabert
Tony Trabert
1955
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
2010
Two Consecutive
Wimbledon/United States
Year
Lawrence Doherty
1903
Bill Tilden
1920
Bill Tilden (2)
1921
Ellsworth Vines
1932
Fred Perry
1934
Fred Perry (2)
1936
Don Budge
1937
Bobby Riggs
1939
Jack Kramer
1947
Frank Sedgman
1952
Neale Fraser
1960
Rod Laver
1962
Roy Emerson
1964
John Newcombe
1967
Wimbledon/United States
Year
Rod Laver (2)
1969
Jimmy Connors
1974
John McEnroe
1981
Jimmy Connors (2)
1982
Boris Becker
1989
Pete Sampras
1993
Pete Sampras (2)
1995
Roger Federer
2004
Roger Federer (2)
2005
Roger Federer (3)
2006
Roger Federer (4)
2007
Rafael Nadal
2010
Novak Djokovic
2011
French/Wimbledon
Year
Jean Borotra
1924
Rene Lacoste
1925
Jack Crawford
1933
Fred Perry
1935
Budge Patty
1950
Ken Rosewall
1953
Rod Laver
1962
Rod Laver (2)
1969
Björn Borg
1978
Björn Borg (2)
1979
Björn Borg (3)
1980
Rafael Nadal
2008
Roger Federer
2009
Rafael Nadal (2)
2010
Australian /French
Year
Jack Crawford
1933
Ken Rosewall
1953
Lew Hoad
1956
Rod Laver
1962
Roy Emerson
1963
Roy Emerson (2)
1967
Rod Laver (2)
1969
Mats Wilander
1988
Jim Courier
1992
Non-Consecutive Majors
Three Non-Consecutive
Australian/Wimbledon/United States
Year
Fred Perry
1934
Ashley Cooper
1958
Roy Emerson
1964
Jimmy Connors
1974
Roger Federer
2004
Roger Federer (2)
2006
Roger Federer (3)
2007
Novak Djokovic
2011
Australian/French/United States
Year
Mats Wilander
1988
Two Non-Consecutive
Australian & Wimbledon
Year
Dick Savitt
1951
Alex Olmedo
1959
Roy Emerson
1961
Roy Emerson (2)
1965
Rod Laver*
1969
Jimmy Connors*
1974
Pete Sampras
1994
Pete Sampras (2)
1997
Roger Federer*
2004
Roger Federer* (2)
2006
Roger Federer* (3)
2007
Novak Djokovic*
2011
Australian & United States
Year
John Newcombe
1967
Rod Laver*
1969
John Newcombe (2)
1973
Jimmy Connors*
1974
Roger Federer*
2004
Roger Federer* (2)
2006
Roger Federer* (3)
2007
Novak Djokovic*
2011
French & United States
Year
Rene Lacoste
1927
Henri Cochet
1928
Rod Laver*
1969
Guillermo Vilas
1977
Ivan Lendl
1986
Ivan Lendl (2)
1987
Mats Wilander*
1988
Andre Agassi
1999
Rafael Nadal*
2010
Rafael Nadal (2)
2013
indicates that the player won more than two major titles during that calendar year
Single season winning percentage %
Grand Slam season streaks
Pro Slam tournaments
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Pro Slam totals
Finals
#
1.
Ken Rosewall
19
2.
Pancho Gonzales
18
3.
Rod Laver
14
4.
Hans Nüsslein
11
Pancho Segura
6.
Karel Koželuh
8
Don Budge
Frank Sedgman
9.
Bill Tilden
7
10.
Vinny Richards
4
Fred Perry
Tony Trabert
Semifinals
#
1.
Ken Rosewall
27
2.
Pancho Gonzales
25
3.
Bill Tilden
16
4.
Don Budge
15
5.
Pancho Segura
14
Rod Laver
7.
Hans Nüsslein
11
8.
Karel Koželuh
8
Frank Sedgman
10.
Tony Trabert
5
Quarterfinals
#
1.
Ken Rosewall
27
2.
Pancho Gonzales
25
3.
Bill Tilden
18
4.
Don Budge
16
5.
Rod Laver
15
6.
Pancho Segura
14
7.
Hans Nüsslein
13
8.
Fred Perry
9
9.
Karel Koželuh
8
Frank Sedgman
11.
Tony Trabert
7
Appearances
#
1.
Ken Rosewall
27
2.
Pancho Gonzales
25
3.
Bill Tilden
19
4.
Don Budge
16
5.
Rod Laver
15
6.
Pancho Segura
14
7.
Hans Nüsslein
13
8.
Fred Perry
9
9.
Karel Koželuh
8
Frank Sedgman
11.
Tony Trabert
7
Pro Slam tournaments streaks
Finals
#
1.
Pancho Gonzales
12
Rod Laver
3.
Ken Rosewall
5
4.
Ellsworth Vines
3
Semifinals
#
1.
Ken Rosewall
17
2.
Pancho Gonzales
16
3.
Rod Laver
12
4.
Bill Tilden
6
Don Budge
5.
Ellsworth Vines
4
Quarterfinals
#
1.
Ken Rosewall
17
2.
Pancho Gonzales
16
3.
Rod Laver
15
4.
Bill Tilden
6
Don Budge
Pro Slam matches
Match winning
% *
W–L
1.
Ken Rosewall
85.54
71–12
2.
Rod Laver
84.44
38–7
3.
Pancho Gonzales
81.08
60–14
4.
Don Budge
80.00
37–13
5.
* minimum 25 wins
Career Records per Pro Slam event
Titles per Pro Slam event
Finals per Pro Slam event
Match winning per Pro Slam event
French Pro
% *
W–L
1.
Ken Rosewall
93.75
30–2
2.
Rod Laver
75.00
12–4
3.
Bill Tilden
71.43
10–4
4.
5.
* minimum 10 wins
Calendar year Pro Slam achievements
Three Majors
Overall Major tournaments
Overall Major tournaments consist of the combined total of Grand Slam, Pro Slam and early ILTF Major (WHCC & WCCC) titles.
Career totals
Active players in boldface
Finals
#
1.
Ken Rosewall
35
2.
Rod Laver
31
3.
Roger Federer
25
4.
Bill Tilden
23
5.
Pancho Gonzales
20
Rafael Nadal
7.
Ivan Lendl
19
8.
Pete Sampras
18
9.
Björn Borg
16
Novak Djokovic
10.
Henri Cochet
15
Don Budge
Roy Emerson
Jimmy Connors
Andre Agassi
Semifinals
#
1.
Ken Rosewall
52
2.
Bill Tilden
36
Roger Federer
4.
Rod Laver
32
5.
Jimmy Connors
31
6.
Pancho Gonzales
29
7.
Ivan Lendl
28
8.
Andre Agassi
26
Novak Djokovic
10.
Don Budge
24
11.
Pete Sampras
23
Rafael Nadal
Quarterfinals
#
1.
Ken Rosewall
57
2.
Roger Federer
43
3.
Jimmy Connors
41
4.
Bill Tilden
39
5.
Roy Emerson
37
6.
Andre Agassi
36
7.
Rod Laver
34
8.
Novak Djokovic
32
9.
Pete Sampras
29
10.
John Newcombe
28
11.
Rafael Nadal
27
Overall Major matches
Note: The draw of Pro majors was significantly smaller than the traditional Grand Slam tournaments; usually they only had 16 or even less professional players. Though they were the top 16 ranked players in the world at the time, this meant only four rounds of play instead of the modern six or seven rounds.
All tournaments
Career totals
Career tournament streaks
Career matches
Career Match streaks
Career records per court type
Note: Wood has not been used since 1970 and Carpet has not been used since 2009.
Titles per court type
Career match wins per court type
Career match winning % per court type
Career match win streaks per court type
Career pressure situations
Career season streaks
#
Career 10+ title seasons
Streak
7.
Rod Laver
1964–70
5.
Bill Tilden
1924–27,30
4.
Tony 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
2005,2013
Single season records
Single tournament records
The following are tennis players who have won a particular tournament at least six times.
Note: Grand Slam and Pro Slam tournaments in boldface
Wins
Player
Tournament
Years
11
Jean Borotra
British Covered Court Championships
1926–1932, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1948–1949
Eric Sturgess
South African Championships
1939, 1940, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957
10
William Johnston
SAP Open
1913, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927
9
Rafael Nadal
French Open
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
8
James Cecil Parke
Irish Championship
1904, 1905, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913
Max Decugis
French Championship
1903, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1914
Pancho Gonzales
U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961
Ken Rosewall
French Pro Championship
1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
Guillermo Vilas
Buenos Aires
1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1977(2), 1979, 1982
Rafael Nadal
Monte Carlo Masters
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Rafael Nadal
Barcelona Open
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013
7
Richard Sears
US Championship
1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887
William Renshaw
Wimbledon
1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1889
Ernest Lewis
British Covered Court Championships
1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1895, 1896
Lawrence Doherty
Nice
1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906
William Larned
US Championship
1901, 1902, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911
/ Otto Froitzheim
International German Open
1907, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1922, 1925
Algernon Kingscote
Kent Championships
1914, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1926
William Tilden
U.S. Clay Court Championships
1918, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927
William Tilden
US Championship
1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1929
Karel Kozeluh
Bristol Cup
1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932
Pete Sampras
Wimbledon
1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Roger Federer
Wimbledon
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Rafael Nadal
Rome Masters
2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
Roger Federer
Gerry Weber Open (Halle)
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2014
Roger Federer
Dubai Tennis Championships
2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015
6
Reginald Doherty
Monte Carlo Masters
1897, 1898, 1899, 1902, 1903, 1904
Lawrence Doherty
British Covered Court Championships
1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906
/ / Gottfried von Cramm
International German Open
1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1948, 1949
Roy Emerson
Australian Championship
1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967
Ken Rosewall
Wembley Championship
1957, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1968
Rod Laver
Wembley Championship
1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970
Jimmy Connors
ATP Birmingham
1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980
Björn Borg
French Open
1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
Balázs Taróczy
Dutch Open
1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
Ivan Lendl
Canadian Open
1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989
Andre Agassi
Miami Masters
1990, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003
Roger Federer
ATP World Tour Finals
2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011
Roger Federer
Swiss Indoors
2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014
Most consecutive titles at a particular tournament
The following are tennis players who have won a particular tournament at least five times in a row.
Year-end tournaments
See the Open Era records page since they have occurred entirely in that era.
Masters tournaments
See the Open Era records page since they have occurred entirely in that era.
Olympic tournaments
(1896–1924 ; 1988–present )
Tennis Rankings
(1877 – present )
Leading number 1 ranked players by decade
1870s - Spencer Gore , 1877 , Frank Hadow , 1878 , & John Hartley , 1879
1880s – William Renshaw , 1881 , 1882 , 1883 , 1884 , 1885 , 1886 , 1889
1890s – Joshua Pim , 1890, 1891, 1893 , 1894 , 1895
1900s – Hugh Lawrence "Laurie" Doherty , 1902, 1903 , 1904 , 1905 , 1906
1910s – Anthony Wilding , 1911, 1912, 1913
1920s – Bill Tilden , 1920 , 1921 , 1922, 1923 , 1924 , 1925 [ 37]
1930s – Ellsworth Vines , 1932 , 1935, 1936, 1937 & Fred Perry , 1934 , 1935, 1936, 1937
1940s – Bobby Riggs , 1941, 1945 , 1946 , 1947
1950s – Pancho Gonzales , 1952, 1954 , 1955 , 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1959 ,
1960s – Rod Laver , 1964, 1965 , 1966 , 1967 , 1968 , 1969
1970s – Björn Borg , 1977, 1978 , 1979
1980s – John McEnroe , 1981 , 1982 , 1983 , 1984 & Ivan Lendl , 1985 , 1986 , 1987 , 1989
1990s – Pete Sampras , 1993 , 1994 , 1995 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998
2000s – Roger Federer , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2009
2010s – Novak Djokovic , 2011 , 2012 , 2013, 2014
Note: An undisputed number one player for the year (without another player regarded as number one) is shown in bold
Year-end rankings
(1877 – 1972 ; ATP/ ITF Rankings, 1973 – present), years at No. 1 as of end 2014
Player
Years at No. 1
#
1.
Pancho Gonzales
1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960
8
2.
William Renshaw
1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1889
7
Bill Tilden
1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1931
Rod Laver
1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970
3.
Reggie Doherty
1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902
6
Jack Kramer
1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953
Ken Rosewall
1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1970
Pete Sampras
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
4.
Joshua Pim
1890, 1891, 1893, 1894, 1895
5
William Larned
1901, 1902, 1908, 1909, 1910
Lawrence Doherty
1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906
Fred Perry
1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1941
Don Budge
1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942
Jimmy Connors
1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
Roger Federer
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
5.
Wilfred Baddeley
1891, 1892, 1895, 1896
4
Ellsworth Vines
1932, 1935, 1936, 1937
Bobby Riggs
1941, 1945, 1946, 1947
John McEnroe
1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
Ivan Lendl
1985, 1986, 1987, 1989
Novak Djokovic
2011, 2012 , 2013, 2014
Year-end ranking streaks
In Top 10
Years
#
1.
Ken Rosewall
1952–1976
25 [ 38]
2.
Pancho Gonzales
1948–1972
24 [ 39]
3.
Jimmy Connors
1973–1988
16
4.
Bill Tilden
1919–1932
14
5.
Rod Laver
1959–1971
13
/ Ivan Lendl
1980–1992
Roger Federer
2002–2014
8.
Pete Sampras
1990–2001
12
9.
Stefan Edberg
1985–1994
10
Rafael Nadal
2005–2014
Most Years end from 1881
No. 1
#
1.
Pancho Gonzales
8
2.
William Renshaw
7
Bill Tilden
Rod Laver
5.
Reggie Doherty
6
Jack Kramer
Ken Rosewall
Pete Sampras
Top 2
#
1.
Bill Tilden
10
Pancho Gonzales
Ken Rosewall
Roger Federer
5.
William Renshaw
8
Rod Laver
Jimmy Connors
Rafael Nadal
Top 3
#
1.
Ken Rosewall
13
2.
Jimmy Connors
12
3.
Bill Tilden
11
Pancho Gonzales
Roger Federer
Top 4
#
1.
Ken Rosewall
15
2.
Jimmy Connors
14
3.
Bill Tilden
11
Pancho Gonzales
Roger Federer
Top 5
#
1.
Ken Rosewall
15
2.
Jimmy Connors
14
3.
Bill Tilden
11
Pancho Gonzales
Roger Federer
Top 10
#
1.
Ken Rosewall
19
2.
Jimmy Connors
16
Andre Agassi
4.
/ Ivan Lendl
13
Roger Federer
Other Ranking Achievements
Player
Record
Earliest to clinch year-end No. 1
Roger Federer
September 2004
Roger Federer (2)
September 2006
Rafael Nadal
September 2010
Youngest No. 1 player
Lleyton Hewitt
20y 9m (2001)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-10
Michael Chang
17y 9m (1989)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-100
Aaron Krickstein
16y 4m (1983)
Oldest No. 1 player
Andre Agassi
33y 4m (2003)
Oldest player to end a year in the top-10
Ken Rosewall
41y 1m (1975)
Oldest player to end a year in the top-100
Ken Rosewall
44y 1m (1978)
Weekly rankings from 1973
Weeks at No.1 & in Top 2, 3 as of June 29, 2015 [ 40] [ 41]
Cons. No. 1
#
1.
Roger Federer
237
2.
Jimmy Connors
160
3.
Ivan Lendl
157
4.
Pete Sampras
102
5.
Jimmy Connors
84
6.
Pete Sampras
82
7.
Ivan Lendl
80
8.
Lleyton Hewitt
75
9.
John McEnroe
58
10.
Rafael Nadal
56
Top 2
#
1.
Roger Federer
456
2.
Ivan Lendl
409
3.
Rafael Nadal
403
4.
Pete Sampras
376
5.
Jimmy Connors
356
6.
John McEnroe
314
7.
Novak Djokovic
250
8.
Björn Borg
213
9.
Andre Agassi
189
10.
Stefan Edberg
176
Cons. Top 2
#
1.
Roger Federer
346
2.
Jimmy Connors
300
3.
Ivan Lendl
280
4.
Novak Djokovic
224
5.
Rafael Nadal
212
Top 3
#
1.
Jimmy Connors
595
2.
Roger Federer
568
3.
Ivan Lendl
499
4.
Rafael Nadal
460
5.
Pete Sampras
457
Cons. Top 3
#
1.
Jimmy Connors
507
2.
Ivan Lendl
497
3.
Roger Federer
432
4.
Pete Sampras
391
5.
John McEnroe
374
Weeks in Top 4, 5 & 10 as of June 29, 2015
Top 4
#
1.
Jimmy Connors
669
2.
Roger Federer
592
3.
Ivan Lendl
510
4.
Rafael Nadal
498
5.
Pete Sampras
484
Cons. Top 4
#
1.
Jimmy Connors
651
2.
Roger Federer
522
3.
Ivan Lendl
501
4.
Novak Djokovic
417
5.
Pete Sampras
403
Top 5
#
1.
Jimmy Connors
705
2.
Roger Federer
619
3.
Ivan Lendl
524
4.
Rafael Nadal
522
5.
Pete Sampras
511
Cons. Top 5
#
1.
Jimmy Connors
658
2.
Roger Federer
548
3.
Ivan Lendl
524
4.
Rafael Nadal
522
5.
Pete Sampras
491
Top 10
#
1.
Jimmy Connors
817
2.
Andre Agassi
747
3.
Roger Federer
674
4.
/ Ivan Lendl
664
5.
Pete Sampras
586
Cons. Top 10
#
1.
Jimmy Connors
788
2.
Roger Federer
664
3.
/ Ivan Lendl
612
4.
Pete Sampras
565
5.
Rafael Nadal
532
Weekly ranking streaks from 1973
In Top 10
Years
#
1.
Jimmy Connors
1973–1989
788
2.
Roger Federer
2002–2015
664
3.
/ Ivan Lendl
1980–1993
612
4.
Pete Sampras
1990–2002
565
5.
Rafael Nadal
2005–2015
532
Prize money leaders
Career earning as of November 17, 2014.[ 42] A column with the inflation adjustment is included to have an idea of the real magnitude of prizes at different times. The retirement year of players is used to perform the adjustment. This is still not an accurate representation of career earnings, as earnings won early in a player's career would not take inflation into account until they retire.[ 43]
Career
Prize money
Inflation adj.
Year
1.
Roger Federer
$88,611,538
$88,611,538
2014
2.
Novak Djokovic
$72,403,908
$72,403,908
2014
3.
Rafael Nadal
$71,379,236
$71,379,236
2014
4.
Pete Sampras
$43,280,489
$54,166,473
2003
5.
Andy Murray
$34,190,085
$34,190,085
2014
6.
Andre Agassi
$31,152,975
$35,584,857
2006
7.
Boris Becker
$25,080,956
$34,667,722
1999
8.
David Ferrer
$24,733,109
$24,733,109
2014
9.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
$23,883,797
$29,891,091
2003
10.
/ Ivan Lendl
$21,262,417
$33,038,525
1994
End of Season
Prize money
Year
1.
Rafael Nadal
$14,570,935
2013
2.
Novak Djokovic
$14,250,527
2014
3.
Novak Djokovic (2)
$12,803,737
2012
4.
Novak Djokovic (3)
$12,595,903
2011
5.
Novak Djokovic (4)
$12,447,947
2013
6.
Rafael Nadal (2)
$10,171,998
2010
7.
Roger Federer
$10,130,620
2007
8.
Roger Federer (2)
$8,768,110
2009
9.
Roger Federer (3)
$8,584,842
2012
10.
Roger Federer (4)
$8,343,885
2006
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