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List of Men's tennis records is past and present.It covers the periods Pre-open era ,Open Era (1968), Grand Prix tennis circuit (1968-89), World Championship Tennis (1968-89), ATP World Tour (1990-present).

These are some of the important records since.

Singles (from – present)[edit]

Career Records[edit]

Singles Titles and Finals[edit]

Titles #
1. Australia Rod Laver 199
2. Australia Ken Rosewall 133
3. United States Pancho Gonzales 113
4. United States Jimmy Connors 109
5. United Kingdom Fred Perry 106
6. Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 94
7. United States John McEnroe 77
8. Switzerland Roger Federer 70
9. United States Pete Sampras 64
10. Sweden Björn Borg 63
11. Argentina Guillermo Vilas 62
12. United States Andre Agassi 60
13. Romania Ilie Năstase 59
14. Germany Boris Becker 49
Titles (Active) #
1. Switzerland Roger Federer 70
2. Spain Rafael Nadal 46
3. United States Andy Roddick 30
4. Serbia Novak Djokovic 29
5. Australia Lleyton Hewitt 28
6. United Kingdom Andy Murray 22
7. Russia Nikolay Davydenko 21
8. Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 16
9. Germany Tommy Haas 12
Spain David Ferrer 12
Finals #
1. United States Jimmy Connors 158
2. Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 146
3. United Kingdom Fred Perry 118
4. United States John McEnroe 108
5. Argentina Guillermo Vilas 104
6. Switzerland Roger Federer 100
6. United States Andre Agassi 90
7. United States Pete Sampras 88
8. Sweden Björn Borg 87
9. Sweden Stefan Edberg 78
10. Germany Boris Becker 77
Finals (Active) #
1. Switzerland Roger Federer 100
2. Spain Rafael Nadal 67
3. United States Andy Roddick 50
4. Serbia Novak Djokovic 43
5. Australia Lleyton Hewitt 42
6. Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 34
7. United Kingdom Andy Murray 31
8. Russia Nikolay Davydenko 27
9. Spain David Ferrer 26
10. United States James Blake 24
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 24
Cons. Years w/ 1+ Title[1] Years #
1. Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 1980–93 14
2. United States Jimmy Connors 1972–84 13
3. Sweden Stefan Edberg 1984–95 12
Germany Boris Becker 1985–96 12
5. Argentina Guillermo Vilas 1973–83 11
United States Brian Gottfried 1973–83 11
United States Michael Chang 1988–98 11
United States Pete Sampras 1990–2000 11
Switzerland Roger Federer 2001–11 11
United States Andy Roddick 2001–11 11

Titles per court type[edit]

Clay #
1. Argentina Guillermo Vilas 45
2. Austria Thomas Muster 40
3. Spain Rafael Nadal 32
4. Sweden Björn Borg 30
5. Spain Manuel Orantes 28
Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl
7. Romania Ilie Năstase 24
8. Argentina José Luis Clerc 21
9. Sweden Mats Wilander 20
10. Ecuador Andrés Gómez 16
Spain Carlos Moyá
Hardcourt #
1. Switzerland Roger Federer 48
2. United States Andre Agassi 46
3. United States Jimmy Connors 44
4. United States Pete Sampras 36
5. Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 31
6. Sweden Stefan Edberg 23
7. United States John McEnroe 22
8. United States Michael Chang 21
Serbia Novak Djokovic
10. United States Andy Roddick 20
Grass #
1. Switzerland Roger Federer 11
2. United States Pete Sampras 10
3. United States Jimmy Connors 9
4. United States John McEnroe 8
5. Germany Boris Becker 7
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
7. Sweden Björn Borg 6
India Vijay Amritraj
9. South Africa Johan Kriek 5
Sweden Stefan Edberg
Canada/United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
Carpet * #
1. United States Jimmy Connors 44
2. United States John McEnroe 43
3. Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 33
4. Germany Boris Becker 26
5. Sweden Björn Borg 22
6. United States Arthur Ashe 18
7. United States Pete Sampras 15
8. Croatia Goran Ivanišević 14
9. United States Stan Smith 11
Sweden Stefan Edberg
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Outdoor #
1. Argentina Guillermo Vilas 56
2. United States Jimmy Connors 55
3. Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 52
4. Switzerland Roger Federer 51
5. United States Andre Agassi 48
6. Spain Rafael Nadal 45
7. Austria Thomas Muster 43
8. United States Pete Sampras 41
9. Sweden Björn Borg 40
10. Romania Ilie Năstase 34
Indoor #
1. United States Jimmy Connors 54
2. United States John McEnroe 52
3. Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 42
4. Germany Boris Becker 30
5. Sweden Björn Borg 23
United States Pete Sampras
7. Switzerland Roger Federer 19
8. United States Arthur Ashe 18
United States Stan Smith
Sweden Stefan Edberg
  • Note that Carpet surface has not been used since 2009 according to the official website of ATP.

Matches Played / Matches Won / Matches Lost (all surfaces)[edit]

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Played #
1. United States Jimmy Connors 1,479
2. Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 1,310
3. Argentina Guillermo Vilas 1,197
4. United States Andre Agassi 1,144
5. Sweden Stefan Edberg 1,076
6. United States John McEnroe 1,073
7. Switzerland Roger Federer 1,001
8. United States Pete Sampras 984
9. United States Brian Gottfried 983
10. United States Michael Chang 974
Won #
1. United States Jimmy Connors 1,217
2. Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 1,071
3. Argentina Guillermo Vilas 919
4. United States John McEnroe 875
5. United States Andre Agassi 870
6. Switzerland Roger Federer 814
7. Sweden Stefan Edberg 806
8. United States Pete Sampras 762
9. Germany Boris Becker 713
10. United States Brian Gottfried 673
Lost #
1. France Fabrice Santoro 444
2. Sweden Jonas Björkman 362
3. United States Vincent Spadea 359
4. Switzerland Marc Rosset 351
5. Spain Francisco Clavet 340
6. Germany Rainer Schüttler 337
7. Spain Javier Sánchez 335
8. Czech Republic Tomáš Šmíd 333
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Croatia Goran Ivanišević 333
10. Switzerland Jakob Hlasek 331

Match wins per court type[edit]

Clay #
1. Argentina Guillermo Vilas 629
2. Spain Manuel Orantes 454
3. Austria Thomas Muster 422
4. Spain José Higueras 375
5. United States Eddie Dibbs 361
6. Spain Carlos Moyá 337
7. Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 329
8. Ecuador Andrés Gómez 322
9. Argentina José Luis Clerc 301
10. Spain Emilio Sánchez 298
Hardcourt #
1. United States Andre Agassi 598
2. Switzerland Roger Federer 499
3. United States Jimmy Connors 488
4. United States Pete Sampras 427
5. United States Andy Roddick 412
6. United States Michael Chang 408
7. Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 394
8. Sweden Stefan Edberg 387
9. Australia Lleyton Hewitt 335
10. United States Brad Gilbert 324
Grass #
1. United States Jimmy Connors 168
2. United States John McEnroe 119
3. Germany Boris Becker 116
4. United States Roscoe Tanner 113
5. Australia Wally Masur 112
6. Australia Phil Dent 108
7. Australia Mark Edmondson 105
8. Australia Pat Cash 104
Australia Lleyton Hewitt 104
10. Switzerland Roger Federer 102
Carpet * #
1. United States John McEnroe 346
2. United States Jimmy Connors 335
3. Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 267
4. Germany Boris Becker 258
5. United States Arthur Ashe 192
6. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Croatia Goran Ivanišević 187
7. United States Brian Gottfried 183
8. Sweden Stefan Edberg 182
9. Sweden Björn Borg 176
10. United States Vitas Gerulaitis 166
Outdoor #
1. Argentina Guillermo Vilas 794
2. United States Jimmy Connors 744
3. Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 727
4. United States Andre Agassi 702
5. Switzerland Roger Federer 601
6. Austria Thomas Muster 561
7. Sweden Stefan Edberg 549
United States Pete Sampras 549
9. Spain Manuel Orantes 530
10. Spain Carlos Moyá 527
Indoor #
1. United States Jimmy Connors 458
2. United States John McEnroe 419
3. Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 344
4. Germany Boris Becker 297
5. United States Brian Gottfried 279
6. Sweden Stefan Edberg 257
7. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 235
8. Poland Wojtek Fibak 229
9. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Croatia Goran Ivanišević 226
10. United States Vitas Gerulaitis 220
  • Note that Carpet surface has not been used since 2009 according to the official website of ATP.

Winning Percentage[edit]

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  • Note that the figures below represent career winning percentages of players that are retired (regular font) as well as current active players (boldface). The latter are subject to change and do not reflect the final figure.
All surfaces % * W–L
1. Sweden Björn Borg 82.72 608–127
2. Spain Rafael Nadal 82.34 550–118
3. United States Jimmy Connors 82.29 1217–262
4. Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 81.76 1071–239
5. United States John McEnroe 81.55 875–198
6. Switzerland Roger Federer 81.32 814–187
7. Serbia and Montenegro/Serbia Novak Djokovic 78.32 401–111
8. United States Pete Sampras 77.44 762–222
9. Germany Boris Becker 76.91 713–214
10. Argentina Guillermo Vilas 76.78 919–278
* = minimum 300 wins
Hardcourt % * W–L
1. United States Jimmy Connors 83.14 488–99
2. Switzerland Roger Federer 82.89 499–103
3. Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 82.60 394–83
4. United States John McEnroe 81.11 292–68
5. United States Pete Sampras 80.41 427–104
6. Serbia and Montenegro/Serbia Novak Djokovic 79.62 254–65
7. United States Andre Agassi 79.00 598–159
8. Sweden Stefan Edberg 78.82 387–104
9. United Kingdom Andy Murray 78.03 238–67
10. Germany Boris Becker 77.39 219–64
* = minimum 200 wins
Clay % * W–L
1. Spain Rafael Nadal 92.77 231–18
2. Sweden Björn Borg 86.27 245–39
3. Czech Republic Ivan Lendl 81.44 329–75
4. Argentina Guillermo Vilas 79.92 629–158
5. United States Jimmy Connors 78.63 195–53
6. Argentina José Luis Clerc 77.38 301–88
7. Romania Ilie Năstase 77.08 259–77
Spain Manuel Orantes 77.08 454–135
9. Austria Thomas Muster 76.87 422–127
10. Sweden Mats Wilander 76.74 264–80
* = minimum 90 wins
Grass % * W–L
1. Switzerland Roger Federer 87.18 102–15
2. United States John McEnroe 85.61 119–20
3. Sweden Björn Borg 84.72 61–11
4. United States Jimmy Connors 84.00 168–32
5. United States Pete Sampras 83.47 101–20
6. Spain Rafael Nadal 82.76 48–10
7. Germany Boris Becker 82.27 116–25
8. United States Andy Roddick 80.41 78–19
9. United Kingdom Andy Murray 80.33 49–12
10. Sweden Stefan Edberg 78.57 99–27
* = minimum 40 wins
Carpet % * W–L
1. United States John McEnroe 84.39 346–64
2. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 82.66 267–56
3. Sweden Björn Borg 82.63 176–37
4. United States Jimmy Connors 81.91 335–74
5. United States Arthur Ashe 80.67 192–46
6. Germany Boris Becker 80.12 258–64
7. United States Pete Sampras 76.60 144–44
8. Australia Rod Laver 74.53 79–27
9. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 73.66 165–59
10. Switzerland Roger Federer 72.46 50–19
* = minimum 50 wins
Indoors % * W–L
1. United States John McEnroe 85.34 419–72
2. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 82.89 344–71
3. United States Jimmy Connors 81.71 460–103
4. Sweden Björn Borg 80.83 215–51
5. Switzerland Roger Federer 80.68 213–51
6. West Germany Boris Becker 79.84 297–75
7. United States Arthur Ashe 79.10 265–70
8. United Kingdom Andy Murray 78.07 89–25
9. United States Pete Sampras 77.74 213–61
10. Australia Rod Laver 76.84 136–41
* = minimum 80 wins
Outdoors % * W–L
1. Spain Rafael Nadal 84.84 498–89
2. Sweden Björn Borg 83.84 384–74
3. United States Jimmy Connors 81.68 767–172
4. Switzerland Roger Federer 81.55 601–136
5. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 81.23 727–168
6. Australia Rod Laver 80.84 270–64
7. Serbia Novak Djokovic 80.25 317–78
8. United States John McEnroe 78.35 456–126
9. Argentina Guillermo Vilas 78.16 798–223
10. United States Andre Agassi 77.74 702–201
* = minimum 200 wins

Year-End Championships[edit]

Titles # Years
1. Switzerland Roger Federer 6 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011
2. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 5 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987
United States Pete Sampras 5 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999
4. Romania Ilie Năstase 3 1972, 1973, 1975
United States John McEnroe 3 1978, 1983, 1984
Germany Boris Becker 3 1988, 1992, 1995
Finals #
1. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 9
2. Germany Boris Becker 8
3. Switzerland Roger Federer 7
4. United States Pete Sampras 6
5. United States Andre Agassi 4
Semifinals #
1. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 12
2. United States Pete Sampras 10
3. Germany Boris Becker 9
Switzerland Roger Federer
5. United States Jimmy Connors 8
Appearances #
1. United States Andre Agassi 13
2. Czech Republic Ivan Lendl 12
3. United States Jimmy Connors 11
Germany Boris Becker
United States Pete Sampras
Match Wins #
1. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 39
Switzerland Roger Federer 39
3. Germany Boris Becker 36
4. United States Pete Sampras 35
5. United States Andre Agassi 22
Win % W–L *
1. Romania Ilie Năstase 85.00 17–3
2. Switzerland Roger Federer 84.78 39–7
3. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 79.59 39–10
4. Germany Boris Becker 73.47 36–13
5. United States Brian Gottfried 72.73 8–3
* = minimum 10 matches
Won without losing a set
Player Year
United States John McEnroe 1983
United States John McEnroe 1984
Czech Republic Ivan Lendl 1985

Olympic Games (from-to and 1988- current)[edit]

Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal
1988 Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř United States Tim Mayotte Sweden Stefan Edberg / United States Brad Gilbert
1992 Switzerland Marc Rosset Spain Jordi Arrese Croatia Goran Ivanišević / Russia Andrei Cherkasov
1996 United States Andre Agassi Spain Sergi Bruguera India Leander Paes
2000 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov Germany Tommy Haas France Arnaud di Pasquale
2004 Chile Nicolás Massú United States Mardy Fish Chile Fernando González
2008 Spain Rafael Nadal Chile Fernando González Serbia Novak Djokovic
Match Wins #
1. Chile Fernando González 10
2. Switzerland Marc Rosset 8
Chile Nicolás Massú 8
Switzerland Roger Federer 8
5. Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř 6
United States Andre Agassi 6
Spain Sergi Bruguera 6
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6
France Fabrice Santoro 6
Spain Rafael Nadal 6
Win % W–L *
1. Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř 100.00 6–0
United States Andre Agassi 100.00 6–0
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 100.00 6–0
Spain Rafael Nadal 100.00 6–0
5. Switzerland Marc Rosset 88.89 8–1
6. Chile Fernando González 83.33 10–2
United States Tim Mayotte 83.33 5–1
Spain Jordi Arrese 83.33 5–1
France Arnaud di Pasquale 83.33 5–1
United States Mardy Fish 83.33 5–1
Serbia Novak Djokovic 83.33 5–1
* = minimum 5 wins

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (since inception in 1990)[edit]

Titles #
1. Spain Rafael Nadal 19
2. Switzerland Roger Federer 18
3. United States Andre Agassi 17
4. United States Pete Sampras 11
5. Serbia Novak Djokovic 10
6. Austria Thomas Muster 8
United Kingdom Andy Murray 8
8. United States Michael Chang 7
9. Germany Boris Becker 5
United States Jim Courier 5
Chile Marcelo Ríos 5
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 5
Russia Marat Safin 5
United States Andy Roddick 5
Finals #
1. Switzerland Roger Federer 30
2. Spain Rafael Nadal 29
3. United States Andre Agassi 22
4. United States Pete Sampras 19
5. Serbia Novak Djokovic 17
6. Germany Boris Becker 11
7. Austria Thomas Muster 10
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 10
9. Sweden Stefan Edberg 9
United States Michael Chang 9
United States Andy Roddick 9
United Kingdom Andy Murray 9
Semifinals #
1. Switzerland Roger Federer 41
2. Spain Rafael Nadal 39
3. United States Andre Agassi 32
4. United States Pete Sampras 31
5. Serbia Novak Djokovic 25
6. United States Andy Roddick 20
7. Australia Lleyton Hewitt 19
8. Sweden Stefan Edberg 18
9. United States Michael Chang 17
United Kingdom Andy Murray 17
Different Titles Won #
1. United States Andre Agassi 7/9
Switzerland Roger Federer 7/9
3. Spain Rafael Nadal 6/9
Serbia Novak Djokovic 6/9
5. United States Pete Sampras 5/9
Chile Marcelo Ríos 5/9
7. Sweden Stefan Edberg 4/9
United States Michael Chang 4/9
Austria Thomas Muster 4/9
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 4/9
United Kingdom Andy Murray 4/9
Different Finals reached #
1. Switzerland Roger Federer 9/9
2. Spain Rafael Nadal 8/9
Serbia Novak Djokovic 8/9
4. United States Pete Sampras 7/9
United States Andre Agassi 7/9
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 7/9
7. Sweden Stefan Edberg 6/9
8. Germany Boris Becker 5/9
Austria Thomas Muster 5/9
Chile Marcelo Ríos 5/9
United Kingdom Andy Murray 5/9
Match Wins #
1. Switzerland Roger Federer 246
2. Spain Rafael Nadal 211
3. United States Andre Agassi 209
4. United States Pete Sampras 190
5. United States Andy Roddick 154
6. Serbia and Montenegro/Serbia Novak Djokovic 138
7. United States Michael Chang 137
8. Spain Carlos Moyá 133
9. United States Jim Courier 130
10. South Africa Wayne Ferreira 128
Win % W–L *
1. Spain Rafael Nadal 82.42 211–45
2. Serbia and Montenegro/Serbia Novak Djokovic 77.53 138–40
3. Switzerland Roger Federer 76.64 246–75
4. United States Andre Agassi 74.11 209–73
5. United States Pete Sampras 73.08 190–70
6. Sweden Stefan Edberg 72.00 108–42
7. United Kingdom Andy Murray 71.15 111–45
8. United States Andy Roddick 69.68 154–67
9. Austria Thomas Muster 69.18 101–45
10. Chile Marcelo Ríos 68.63 105–48
* = minimum 100 wins

ATP World Tour 500 series (since inception in 1990)[edit]

Titles #
1. United States Pete Sampras 12
2. Spain Rafael Nadal 11
3. Switzerland Roger Federer 10
4. Germany Boris Becker 9
5. Sweden Stefan Edberg 8
6. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Croatia Goran Ivanišević 7
Serbia Novak Djokovic 7
8. Czech Republic Ivan Lendl 6
United States Andre Agassi 6
10. United States Jim Courier 5
United States Michael Chang 5
Netherlands Richard Krajicek 5
United States Andy Roddick 5
Spain David Ferrer 5
Spain Àlex Corretja 5
Finals #
1. Germany Boris Becker 14
Switzerland Roger Federer 14
3. United States Pete Sampras 13
Spain Rafael Nadal 13
5. Sweden Stefan Edberg 12
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Croatia Goran Ivanišević 12
7. Spain David Ferrer 10
8. Czech Republic Ivan Lendl 9
United States Michael Chang 9
United States Andre Agassi 9

ATP World Tour 250 series (since inception in 1990)[edit]

Titles #
1. Austria Thomas Muster 26
2. United States Pete Sampras 20
Australia Lleyton Hewitt 20
Switzerland Roger Federer 20
5. United States Michael Chang 19
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 19
United States Andre Agassi 19
United States Andy Roddick 19
9. Russia Nikolay Davydenko 16
10. Sweden Thomas Enqvist 14
Finals #
1. Austria Thomas Muster 32
2. United States Michael Chang 30
3. United States Pete Sampras 29
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 29
5. Spain Carlos Moyá 28
United States Andy Roddick 28
7. United States Andre Agassi 27
8. Australia Lleyton Hewitt 26
Switzerland Roger Federer 26
10. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Croatia Goran Ivanišević 23

Single Season Records[edit]

  • Titles and win %
Titles #
1. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (1977) 16
2. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (1982) 15
United States Jimmy Connors (1974) 15
4. Romania Ilie Năstase (1973) 14
5. Sweden Björn Borg (1979) 13
United States John McEnroe (1984) 13
7. Romania Ilie Năstase (1972) 12
United States Jimmy Connors (1976) 12
Austria Thomas Muster (1995) 12
Switzerland Roger Federer (2006) 12
Cons. 10+ Title Seasons # Years
1. Switzerland Roger Federer 3 2004–06
2. Romania Ilie Năstase 2 1972–73
United States Jimmy Connors 2 1973–74
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 2 1981–82
Match Winning % 50+ Wins
1. United States John McEnroe (1984) 96.47 82–3
2. United States Jimmy Connors (1974) 95.88 93–4
3. Switzerland Roger Federer (2005) 95.29 81–4
4. Switzerland Roger Federer (2006) 94.85 92–5
5. Sweden Björn Borg (1979) 93.33 84–6
6. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (1986) 92.50 74–6
Switzerland Roger Federer (2004) 92.50 74–6
8. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (1985) 92.31 84–7
9. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (1982) 92.17 106–9
10. Sweden Björn Borg (1980) 92.11 70–6
Serbia Novak Djokovic (2011) 92.11 70–6
Match Wins W–L
1. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (1977) 130–14
2. Romania Ilie Năstase (1973) 118–15
3. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (1980) 109–28
4. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (1982) 106–9
5. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (1981) 97–14
6. United States Jimmy Connors (1974) 93–4
7. Switzerland Roger Federer (2006) 92–5
8. United States Jimmy Connors (1976) 91–8
9. Austria Thomas Muster (1995) 86–18
10. United States Pete Sampras (1993) 85–16
  • Most consecutive years winning 90 % of matches or more:
    • 1. Sweden Björn Borg 4 (1977–1980)
    • 2. United States Jimmy Connors 3 (1974–1976)
    • = Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 3 (1985–1987)
    • = Switzerland Roger Federer 3 (2004–2006)
  • Most consecutive years winning 80 % of matches or more:
    • 1. United States Jimmy Connors 12 (1973–1984)
    • 2. Switzerland Roger Federer 9 (2003–2011)
    • 3. Sweden Björn Borg 7 (1975–1981)
    • =United States John McEnroe 7 (1979-1985)
    • = Spain Rafael Nadal 7 (2005–2011)
    • 6. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 (1985–1990)
    • 7.United States Pete Sampras 5 (1993-1997)

ATP Rankings (since 1973)[edit]

Player Total
1. United States Pete Sampras 286
2. Switzerland Roger Federer 285
3. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 270
4. United States Jimmy Connors 268
5. United States John McEnroe 170
6. Sweden Björn Borg 109
7. Spain Rafael Nadal 102
8. United States Andre Agassi 101
9. Australia Lleyton Hewitt 80
10. Sweden Stefan Edberg 72
11. United States Jim Courier 58
12. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 43
13. Romania Ilie Năstase 40
14. Serbia Novak Djokovic 38
15. Sweden Mats Wilander 20
Player Consecutive
1. Switzerland Roger Federer 237
2. United States Jimmy Connors 160
3. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 157
4. United States Pete Sampras 102
5. United States Jimmy Connors 84
6. United States Pete Sampras 82
7. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 80
8. Australia Lleyton Hewitt 75
9. United States John McEnroe 58
10. Spain Rafael Nadal 56
11. United States John McEnroe 53
12. United States Andre Agassi 52
13. Switzerland Roger Federer 48
14. Sweden Björn Borg 46
Spain Rafael Nadal 46
  • Weeks at No. 2 (as of March 19, 2012).
Player Total
1. Spain Rafael Nadal 227
2. Germany Boris Becker 136
3. Sweden Stefan Edberg 104
4. Switzerland Roger Federer 91
5. United States Pete Sampras 90
6. United States Andre Agassi 88
7. Sweden Mats Wilander 67
8. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 60
9. United States Andy Roddick 52
10. United States Jim Courier 50
Player Consecutive
1. Spain Rafael Nadal 160
2. Germany Boris Becker 46
Switzerland Roger Federer 46
4. United States Andy Roddick 43
5. Spain Rafael Nadal 38
  • Weeks at No. 3 (as of February 20, 2012).
Player Total
1. Sweden Stefan Edberg 166
2. Serbia Novak Djokovic 143
3. Germany Boris Becker 100
4. Sweden Mats Wilander 93
5. United States Pete Sampras 81
6. United States Andre Agassi 75
7. United States Andy Roddick 70
8. Switzerland Roger Federer 69
9. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 68
10. Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 55
Player Consecutive
1. Serbia Novak Djokovic 91
2. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 48
3. Sweden Stefan Edberg 44
4. Sweden Mats Wilander 42
5. Sweden Stefan Edberg 32
  • Most Years end (as of end 2011).
At No. 1 Years
1. United States Pete Sampras 6
2. United States Jimmy Connors 5
Switzerland Roger Federer 5
4. United States John McEnroe 4
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 4
In Top 2 Years
1. United States Jimmy Connors 8
Switzerland Roger Federer 8
3. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 7
Spain Rafael Nadal 7
5. United States John McEnroe 6
United States Pete Sampras 6
In Top 3 Years
1. United States Jimmy Connors 12
2. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 10
3. United States Pete Sampras 9
Switzerland Roger Federer 9
5. Sweden Bjorn Borg 7
United States John McEnroe 7
Spain Rafael Nadal 7
In Top 4 Years
1. United States Jimmy Connors 14
2. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 10
3. United States John McEnroe 9
United States Pete Sampras 9
Switzerland Roger Federer 9
In Top 5 Years
1. United States Jimmy Connors 14
2. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 11
3. United States Pete Sampras 10
4. United States John McEnroe 9
Sweden Stefan Edberg 9
Germany Boris Becker 9
Switzerland Roger Federer 9
In Top 10 Years
1. United States Jimmy Connors 16
United States Andre Agassi 16
3. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 13
4. United States Pete Sampras 12
5. Germany Boris Becker 11
Other Ranking Achievements Player Record
Most years ended at No.2 Spain Rafael Nadal 5
Most years ended at No.3 United States Jimmy Connors 4
Serbia Novak Djokovic 4
Earliest to clinch year-end No. 1 Switzerland Roger Federer September 2004
Switzerland Roger Federer September 2006
Spain Rafael Nadal September 2010
Youngest No.1-player Australia Lleyton Hewitt 20y 9m (2001)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-5 United States Michael Chang 17y 9m (1989)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-10 United States Michael Chang 17y 9m (1989)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-25 United States Aaron Krickstein 17y 4m (1984)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-50 United States Michael Chang 16y 9m (1988)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-100 United States Aaron Krickstein 16y 4m (1983)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-200 United States Michael Chang 15y 9m (1987)
Oldest No.1-player United States Andre Agassi 33y 4m (2003)
Oldest player to end a year in the top-5 Australia Rod Laver 36y 4m (1974)
Oldest player to end a year in the top-10 Australia Ken Rosewall 41y 1m (1975)
Oldest player to end a year in the top-25 Australia Ken Rosewall 43y 1m (1977)
Oldest player to end a year in the top-50 Australia Ken Rosewall 44y 1m (1978)
Oldest player to end a year in the top-100 Australia Ken Rosewall 44y 1m (1978)

Earnings[edit]

Career money leaders (as of January 30, 2012).[6] 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.[7]

Player Prize money Inflation adjustment Year of adjustment
1. Switzerland Roger Federer $67,916,965 $67,916,965 2012
2. Spain Rafael Nadal $46,300,862 $46,300,862 2012
3. United States Pete Sampras $43,280,489 $53,213,832 2003
4. Serbia and Montenegro/Serbia Novak Djokovic $35,255,670 $35,255,670 2012
5. United States Andre Agassi $31,152,975 $34,959,016 2006
6. Germany Boris Becker $25,080,956 $34,058,011 1999
7. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov $23,883,797 $29,365,388 2003
8. Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl $21,262,417 $32,457,467 1994
9. Sweden Stefan Edberg $20,630,941 $29,747,213 1996
10. United States Andy Roddick $20,122,459 $20,122,459 2012

Bold = active players

  • Top prize money winners at the end of a season[8]:
Year Player Prize Money Inflation adjustment
1985 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl $1,946,215 $4,068,584
1986 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl $1,966,831 $4,036,651
1987 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl $1,995,489 $3,951,261
1988 Sweden Mats Wilander $1,719,381 $3,269,280
1989 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl $2,333,119 $4,232,334
1990 United States Pete Sampras $2,875,406 $4,948,668
1991 United States David Wheaton $2,412,912 $3,985,007
1992 Germany Michael Stich $2,563,726 $4,110,349
1993 United States Pete Sampras $4,571,675 $7,116,595
1994 United States Pete Sampras $4,855,012 $7,368,971
1995 United States Pete Sampras $5,393,266 $7,960,340
1996 Germany Boris Becker $4,290,477 $6,151,024
1997 United States Pete Sampras $6,494,461 $9,101,916
1998 United States Pete Sampras $3,926,347 $5,418,335
1999 United States Andre Agassi $4,261,120 $5,753,254
2000 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten $4,701,610 $6,176,802
2001 Australia Lleyton Hewitt $3,770,618 $4,816,640
2002 Australia Lleyton Hewitt $4,619,386 $5,809,026
2003 Switzerland Roger Federer $4,000,680 $4,918,880
2004 Switzerland Roger Federer $6,357,547 $7,613,911
2005 Switzerland Roger Federer $6,137,018 $7,108,948
2006 Switzerland Roger Federer $8,343,885 $9,363,279
2007 Switzerland Roger Federer $10,130,620 $11,053,478
2008 Spain Rafael Nadal $6,773,773 $7,117,554
2009 Switzerland Roger Federer $8,768,110 $9,246,002
2010 Spain Rafael Nadal $10,171,998 $10,553,303
2011 Serbia Novak Djokovic $12,619,803 $12,619,803
YTD Serbia Novak Djokovic $2,372,910 $2,372,910
Prize Money Year Player
First to win over one million dollars in one season 1979 Sweden Björn Borg
First to win over 10 million dollars in one season 2007 Switzerland Roger Federer

Miscellaneous[edit]

  • Most aces hit in a match (since 1991):
Aces Player W/L Opponent Round Year Event Surface Sets
1. 113 [1] United States John Isner W France Nicolas Mahut 1R 2010 Wimbledon Grass 5
2. 103 [2] France Nicolas Mahut L United States John Isner 1R 2010 Wimbledon Grass 5
3. 78 [3] Croatia Ivo Karlović L Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek SF 2009 Davis Cup Clay 5
4. 55 [4] Croatia Ivo Karlović L Australia Lleyton Hewitt 1R 2009 Roland Garros Clay 5
5. 51 Sweden Joachim Johansson L United States Andre Agassi 4R 2005 Australian Open Hard 4
Croatia Ivo Karlović L Italy Daniele Bracciali 1R 2005 Wimbledon Grass 5
7. 50 Switzerland Roger Federer W United States Andy Roddick F 2009 Wimbledon Grass 5
8. 49 Netherlands Richard Krajicek L Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov QF 1999 US Open Hard 5
9. 48 Croatia Ivo Karlović L Croatia Ivan Dodig 1R 2011 Australian Open Hard 5
10. 47 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten L Canada Daniel Nestor 1R 2003 Davis Cup Carpet 5
Croatia Ivo Karlović W United States James Blake QF 2009 Davis Cup Clay 5
  • Most double faults hit in a match (since 1990): Marc Rosset lost to Michael Joyce at Wimbledon 1995 in four sets, hitting 26 double faults.
  • Most times elected ATP Player of The Year: Pete Sampras between 1993–1998, 6.
  • Longest match: John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon 2010, in an 11 hour, 5 minute first round match played over three days.
  • Fastest serve recorded (since 1991): Ivo Karlović in a Davis cup doubles match against Germany: 156 mph (251 km/h).[9]
  • Fastest second serve recorded (since 1991): Ivo Karlović in a match against Andy Roddick: 144 mph (232 km/h).
  • The tallest player on tour is Ivo Karlović standing at 6'10" (208 cm).
  • The shortest player on tour is David Goffin standing at 5'4" (163 cm).

Highest Playing Racket Tension

Racket Player Tension Year
Donnay Graphite Midsize Sweden Björn Borg 85 lbs. 1992
Wilson Pro Staff Original United States Pete Sampras ±75 lbs. 2002

Most Consecutive Points Won on Serve in a Major Final

Year Tournament Player Points
1980 Wimbledon Sweden Björn Borg 19

Doubles (from–present)[edit]

Career records[edit]

Titles (ranked individually)[edit]

All-time Player #
1. Australia Todd Woodbridge 83
2. United States Mike Bryan 78
3. Canada Daniel Nestor 76
United States Bob Bryan 76
5. United States John McEnroe 71
6. Australia Mark Woodforde 67
7. South Africa Frew McMillan 61
8. United States Peter Fleming 60
9. Sweden Anders Järryd 59
Mexico Raúl Ramírez 59
Active Player #
1. United States Mike Bryan 78
2. Canada Daniel Nestor 76
United States Bob Bryan 76
4. The Bahamas Mark Knowles 54
5. India Mahesh Bhupathi 49
India Leander Paes 49
7. Serbia and Montenegro/Serbia Nenad Zimonjić 43
8. Belarus Max Mirnyi 42
9. Czech Republic Martin Damm 40
10. Czech Republic František Čermák 26

Titles (ranked by team)[edit]

Player Player #
1. United States Mike Bryan United States Bob Bryan 76
2. Australia Todd Woodbridge Australia Mark Woodforde 61
3. United States John McEnroe United States Peter Fleming 51
4. South Africa Frew McMillan Australia Bob Hewitt 45
5. Canada Daniel Nestor The Bahamas Mark Knowles 40
6. Mexico Raúl Ramírez United States Brian Gottfried 39
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis Netherlands Jacco Eltingh

Matches Played / Matches Won / Matches Lost and Winning %[edit]

Updated January 28, 2012

Played #
1. Canada Daniel Nestor 1,158
2. Czech Republic Cyril Suk 1,147
3. The Bahamas Mark Knowles 1,106
4. United States Sherwood Stewart 1,080
5. Australia Todd Woodbridge 1,042
6. United States Rick Leach 1,038
7. Sweden Jonas Björkman 1,015
8. United States Mike Bryan 980
9. Czech Republic Martin Damm 979
10. Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 977
Won #
1. Canada Daniel Nestor 838
2. Australia Todd Woodbridge 782
3. United States Mike Bryan 740
4. The Bahamas Mark Knowles 736
5. United States Bob Bryan 727
6. United States Sherwood Stewart 724
7. Sweden Jonas Björkman 710
8. Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 659
9. United States Rick Leach 648
10. Australia Mark Woodforde 647
Lost #
1. Czech Republic Cyril Suk 529
2. Czech Republic Martin Damm 412
3. United States Rick Leach 390
4. The Bahamas Mark Knowles 370
5. United States Sherwood Stewart 357
6. Canada Daniel Nestor 320
7. Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 318
8. India Mahesh Bhupathi 316
9. Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett 310
India Leander Paes 310
Winning % %
1. United States John McEnroe 83.73
2. South Africa Bob Hewitt 79.94
3. United States Mike Bryan 75.510
4. Mexico Raúl Ramírez 75.40
5. United States Bob Bryan 75.337
6. Australia Todd Woodbridge 75.05
7. United States Marty Riessen 74.89
8. United States Peter Fleming 74.13
9. United States Stan Smith 73.52
10. South Africa Frew McMillan 73.43
* = minimum 400 wins

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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