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Tennis male players statistics

This article is concerned with the major tennis achievements of tennis male players of all tennis history.

Professional tennis before the Open Era

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Main article: Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era

Before the start of the Open Era and in addition to numerous small tournaments and head-to-head tours between the leading professionals, there were a few major professional tournaments that stood out during different periods:

However these three tournaments were considered retrospectively by some tennis experts[18][19][20] as the three tournaments of the professional Grand Slam (until 1967). Some years as in 1948, only one of them was held, the U.S Pro in this case, and even in 1944 none was organized : this explains why professionals players sometimes have less major titles than those of the modern players but it doesn't mean that the banished players of the pre-Open Era were less great than their Open Era colleagues.

As with any statistics, those of tennis players should be put into the correct context because: a) they are mixing performances of the amateur circuit (until 1967), the professional circuit (until 1967), and the open circuit (since 1968). b) they don't always take into account the greatest events of a given year.

For instance, Ken Rosewall's amateur successes between 1953 and 1956 were achieved without having to compete against world-class professionals like Frank Sedgman and Pancho Gonzales. Likewise, when Rod Laver captured the amateur Grand Slam in 1962, he did not have to face opponents such as Rosewall, Lew Hoad, Pancho Segura and Andrés Gimeno, all professionals. In 1967 Laver won all the greatest pro tournaments that year, Wimbledon Pro (grass), the U.S. Pro (grass), Wembley Pro (indoor wood) and the French Pro (indoor wood). In the official statistics as published by the ITF or ATP, pro events before 1968 are not listed because only the amateur tournaments were taken into account.

Most major singles titles

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The three professional tournaments (Wembley Pro, French Pro, U.S. Pro) until 1967 are sometimes referred as the 'professional Grand Slam tournaments' by tennis historians, such as Robert Geist or Raymond Lee (in his Greatest Player of All time: A Statistical Analysis article).[21] This list comprises winners of three types of titles; Amateur Era and Open Era majors (Australian, French, Wimbledon, and US championships), plus the three Amateur Era professional majors (French Pro, Wembley Pro, and US Pro).

  • As of the 2024 Australian Open (active players in boldface).
Player Total Grand Slam tournaments[a] Pro Slam tournaments
Australian French Wimbledon U.S. French Pro Wembley Pro U.S. Pro
  Novak Djokovic 24 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 2016, 2021, 2023 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 2011, 2015, 2018, 2023
  Ken Rosewall[b] 23 1953, 1955, 1971, 1972 1953, 1968 1956, 1970 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 1963, 1965
  Rafael Nadal 22 2009, 2022 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 2008, 2010 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019
  Roger Federer 20 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2018 2009 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  Rod Laver[c] 19 1960, 1962, 1969 1962, 1969 1961, 1962, 1968, 1969 1962, 1969 1967 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 1964, 1966, 1967
  Bill Tilden[d] 14 1920, 1921, 1930 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1929 1934 1931, 1935
  Pancho Gonzales 1948, 1949 1950, 1951, 1952, 1956 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961
  Pete Sampras 1994, 1997 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2002
  Roy Emerson 12 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 1963, 1967 1964, 1965 1961, 1964
  Henri Cochet[e] 11 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932 1927, 1929 1928 1936
  Björn Borg 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
  Fred Perry 10 1934 1935 1934, 1935, 1936 1933, 1934, 1936 1938, 1941
  Don Budge 1938 1938 1937, 1938 1937, 1938 1939 1939 1940, 1942

^ Only players with 10 Major titles listed.

  1. ^ Grand Slam tournaments of the Open Era are marked in bold font.
  2. ^ Rosewall's wins at the Wembley Pro in 1968 and the U.S. Pro in 1971 are not included in the list of his "major" titles because those tournaments were not major events after the start of the Open Era in April 1968.
  3. ^ Laver's wins at the Wembley Pro in 1969 and 1970, the U.S. Pro in 1968 and 1969, and the French Pro in 1968 are not included in the list of his "major" titles because those tournaments were not major events after the start of the Open Era.
  4. ^ Tilden's total includes the World Hard Court Championships in 1921 (official clay court world championships). See ILTF World Championships winners.
  5. ^ Cochet's total includes the World Hard Court Championships in 1922 and World Covered Court Championships in 1922 and 1923 (official wood court world championships). See ILTF World Championships winners.

Majors statistics

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The draws of Pro majors were significantly smaller than the traditional Grand Slam tournaments; usually they only had 16 or even fewer professional players. Though they were the top players in the world, this meant only four rounds of play instead of the modern six or seven rounds of play.

Player Slams Pro Era Surface Time Span Win/Loss Win %
Amateur Pro Open Grass Clay Hard Indoor Age Span Years
  Novak Djokovic 24 – N/A 24 7 3 14 N/A 20–36 16 2008–2023 375–50 88.23
  Ken Rosewall 8 15 4 15 4 8 6 N/A 9 18–37 20 1953–1972 246–46 84.24
  Rafael Nadal 22 – N/A 22 2 14 6 N/A 19–35 18 2005–2022 314–43 87.96
  Roger Federer 20 – N/A 20 8 1 11 N/A 21–36 16 2003–2018 369–60 86.01
  Rod Laver 11 8 6 8 5 12 2 N/A 5 21–31 10 1960–1969 180–36 83.33
  Bill Tilden 10 3 10 ( 1)[a] 3 N/A 11 3 0 0 27–42 16 1920–1935 154–30 83.69
  Pancho Gonzales 2 12 2 12 0 2 0 N/A 12 20–33 14 1948–1961 103–29 78.03
  Pete Sampras 14 – N/A 14 7 0 7 N/A 19–31 13 1990–2002 203–38 84.23
  Roy Emerson 12 – 12 N/A 0 10 2 N/A N/A 24–30 7 1961–1967 174–39 81.69
  Henri Cochet 8 1 8 ( 2)[a] 1 N/A 3 5 0 3 20–34 15 1922–1936 113–20 84.96
  Björn Borg 11 – N/A 11 5 6 0 N/A 18–25 8 1974–1981 141–16 89.81
  Fred Perry 8 2 8 2 N/A 7 2 0 1 24–32 9 1933–1941 120–22 84.51
  Don Budge 6 4 6 4 N/A 6 3 0 1 22–27 6 1937–1942 95–18 84.07
  1. ^ a b ILTF majors in parentheses. See ILTF World Championships winners.

World Professional Championship tours winners

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Main article: Tennis pro tours and tournament ranking series

In the years before the Open Era, male professionals often played more frequently in tours than in tournaments because a head-to-head tour between two tennis stars was much more remunerative than a circuit of pro tournaments and the number of professional tournaments was small. For example, Fred Perry earned U.S. $91,000[22] in a 1937 North American tour against Ellsworth Vines but won only U.S. $450[23] for his 1938 victory at the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships. Vines probably never entered a tournament between the London Indoor Professional Championship in October 1935, which he won, and the May 1939 edition of that tournament, which he lost. In 1937, Vines played 70 matches on two tours[24] and no matches in tournaments. Even in the 1950s, some professionals continued to play numerous tour matches. During his first five months as a professional (January through May 1957), Ken Rosewall played 76 matches on a tour against Pancho Gonzales.[25]

The prevalence of head-to-head tours before 1959 and the small number of professional tournaments in many years makes it necessary to consider the tours when comparing male players from before the Open Era with male players during the Open Era. The following lists the pre-Open Era professionals who won the most world professional championship tours.

Winners World Professional Championship tours (1928–63)
Player # Years
  Pancho Gonzales 7 1954, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61
  Ellsworth Vines 5 1934, 35, 36, 37, 38
  Don Budge 4 1939 (Mar), 39 (May), 41, 42
  Jack Kramer 1948, 50, 51, 53
  Bill Tilden 3 1931, 32, 33
  Karel Koželuh 1 1928
  Bobby Riggs 1946
  Ken Rosewall 1963

Professional tournament ranking series winners

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Main article: Tennis pro tours and tournament ranking series

After World War II, with an increasing number of prominent professional players, there were occasionally tournament series with point systems which created official rankings for the complete field of pros.

In 1946, there was a professional tournament series of 18 events in the U.S. under the organization of the P.P.A.T. (Professional Players Association of Tennis) linked by a points system won by Riggs, which he relied upon as evidence of his mastery of the entire pro field.[26] In 1959, Kramer established a series of 15 tournaments in Australia, North America, and Europe linked by a points system which provided a full field ranking of all the contract professionals, plus a substantial money prize for the top finisher, with Hoad emerging as world No. 1.[27] The 1959 tournament series was officially named the "Ampol Open Trophy", after the principal sponsor of the tournaments, the Ampol oil company, and the trophy awarded to the winner.[28] In 1960, Kramer again established a tournament series with a points system, but both Gonzales and Hoad withdrew from the field and the final results are unknown.

In 1964, under Kramer's advice, the I.P.T.P.A. (International Professional Tennis Players Association) established a series of 17 tournaments in U.S. and Europe with a points system, and a world No. 1 and world champion was named as a result, Rosewall.[29] This system continued in subsequent years, with Laver attaining the No. 1 ranking position for the 1965, 1966, and 1967 pro tournament series.[30] The final points tables of these later tournament series were not published.

In 1968–69, the two professional tennis tours, the NTL and the WCT, each had a tournament series ranking list which contributed four players from each tour to a combined final 8-man tournament at the Madison Square Garden. Roche won the 1968 event,[31] and Laver won the 1969 event.[32]

In 1970, the ILTF authorized Kramer to arrange a year-end championship in which the pros with the highest tournament series points competed for the title of Grand Prix champion. This event was held in various locations and finally remained at Madison Square Garden from 1977 to 1989. In 1990, the ATP took over running the event and started awarding ranking points for the 8 qualifiers based on their results in the tournament. Currently, the championship is known as the "ATP Finals".[33]

Professional tournament ranking series winners

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Series Player Years
4   Rod Laver 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969
1   Bobby Riggs 1946
1   Lew Hoad 1959
1   Ken Rosewall 1964
1   Tony Roche 1968

ILTF World Championships winners

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Main articles: World Hard Court Championships, World Covered Court Championships, and World Grass Court Championships
  • World Championships were played between 1912 and 1923.
Year WGCC WHCC WCCC
1912   Anthony Wilding   Otto Froitzheim tournament not created
1913   Anthony Wilding (2/5)   Anthony Wilding (3/5)   Anthony Wilding (4/5)
1914   Norman Brookes   Anthony Wilding (5/5) Not held due to World War I
1915 No competition due to World War I
1916
1917
1918
1919   Gerald Patterson Not held   Andre Gobert
1920   Bill Tilden   William Laurentz   Gordon Lowe
1921   Bill Tilden (2/3)   Bill Tilden (3/3)   William Laurentz
1922   Gerald Patterson (2/2)   Henri Cochet   Henri Cochet (2/3)
1923   Bill Johnston   Bill Johnston (2/2)   Henri Cochet (3/3)

Year-end Championships winners

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Main articles: ATP Finals, WCT Finals, and Grand Slam Cup
  • Year-end Championships have been played since 1970.
Player ATP Finals WCT Finals Slam Cup Years
  Novak Djokovic 7 N/A N/A 2008–2023
  Roger Federer 6 N/A N/A 2003–2011
  Ivan Lendl 5 2 – 1981–1987
  Pete Sampras N/A 2 1991–1999
  Ilie Năstase 4 – N/A 1971–1975
  John McEnroe 3 5 – 1978–1989
  Boris Becker 1 1 1988–1996
  Björn Borg 2 1 N/A 1976–1980
  Jimmy Connors 1 2 N/A 1977–1980

^ Only players with 3 YEC titles listed.

Masters Series winners

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Main articles: ATP Masters 1000 and Tennis Masters Series singles records and statistics
  • Masters Series has been played since 1990.
Player Titles Years
  Novak Djokovic 40 2007–2023
  Rafael Nadal 36 2005–2021
  Roger Federer 28 2002–2019
  Andre Agassi 17 1990–2004
  Andy Murray 14 2008–2016
  Pete Sampras 11 1992–2000

^ Only players with 10 Masters titles listed.

Most years a player was ranked No. 1

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Main article: World number 1 ranked male tennis players

Before 1912, contemporary rankings were national rankings.

  • An undisputed number one player for the year (without another player regarded as co-number one) is shown in bold.
Total World No. 1 Years
12 years   Pancho Gonzales 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
9 years   Novak Djokovic 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023
  Rod Laver 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970
  Bill Tilden 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1931, 1932, 1933
8 years   Jack Kramer 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953
  Ken Rosewall 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1971, 1972
6 years   Pete Sampras 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
  Rafael Nadal 2008, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2022
  Ellsworth Vines 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938
  Jimmy Connors 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982
  Don Budge 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, (1945)
5 years   Roger Federer 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
  Fred Perry 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1941
  Bobby Riggs 1939, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1949
  Ivan Lendl 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990
  Björn Borg 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
4 years   John McEnroe 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
  Henri Cochet 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931
  John Newcombe 1967, 1970, 1971, 1973
  Frank Sedgman 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953
3 years   René Lacoste 1926, 1927, 1929
  Norman Brookes 1907, 1912, 1914
  Roy Emerson 1961, 1964, 1965,
  Lew Hoad 1953, 1956, 1959
  Tony Trabert 1953, 1954, 1955
  Pancho Segura 1950, 1951, 1952
2 years   Ashley Cooper 1957, 1958
  Neale Fraser 1959, 1960
  Lleyton Hewitt 2001, 2002
  Stefan Edberg 1990, 1991
  Bill Johnston 1919, 1922
  Maurice McLoughlin 1913, 1914
    Hans Nüsslein 1933, 1934
  James Cecil Parke 1913, 1914
  Manuel Santana 1965, 1966
  Stan Smith 1971, 1972
  Anthony Wilding 1911, 1913
  Frank Kovacs (1945), 1951
1 year   Andre Agassi 1999
  Jim Courier 1992
  Jack Crawford 1933
  Gustavo Kuerten 2000
  Andy Murray 2016
  Andy Roddick 2003
  Mats Wilander 1988
  Carlos Alcaraz 2022
  Arthur Ashe 1975
  Boris Becker 1989
  Jean Borotra 1930
  Jaroslav Drobný 1954
  Chuck McKinley 1963
  Ilie Năstase 1973
  Rafael Osuna 1963
  Frank Parker 1948
  Gerald Patterson 1919
  Budge Patty 1950
  Martin Plaa 1932
  Ted Schroeder 1949
  Vic Seixas 1954
  Fred Stolle 1966
  Guillermo Vilas 1977

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter 2 Part 1: 1927-1928". Tennis Server. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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