List of Grand Slam men's singles champions explained
Throughout its history, many changes in the Grand Slam tennis tournaments have affected the number of titles won by various players. These have included the opening of the French national championships to international players in 1925, the elimination of the challenge round in 1922, and the admission of professional players in 1968 (the start of the Open Era).[1] [2]
All of these tournaments have been listed based on the modern definition of a tennis major, rather than when they were officially recognized by the ILTF. The Grand Slam tournaments are the annual four major tennis events played in the Open Era, which began in 1968, superseding the Amateur Era. The Australian and U.S. tournaments were officially recognized by the ILTF in 1924, and the French Championships followed a year later in 1925 when it became open to all international players. The United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) had several grievances with the ILTF and refused to join when it was formed in 1913.[3] [4] [5] [6]
From 1913 to 1923, there were three official championships recognized by the ILTF:
During that same time period the USLTA recognized the U.S. National Championships
Champions by year
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italic | Open only to specific French club members. See WHCC. (1891–1924 French titles are not counted toward major totals) | ♠ | Player won the four major tournaments in the same year. | ● | Player won three major tournaments in the same year. | ♦ | Player won two major tournaments in the same year. | § | Tournament change of surface. | Challenge-round format: Wimbledon 1878–1921, US 1884–1911. | |
Tournament surfaceAU | Grass (1905–1987) Hard (1988–present) | FR | Clay | WB | Grass | US | Grass (1881–1974) Clay (1975–1977) Hard (1978–present) | Flag icon key |
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Champions list
Tournament record and active players indicated in bold.
- 153 champions in 486 events as of the 2024 Wimbledon.
- Open Era – 58 champions in 225 events.
- Amateur Era – 98 champions in 261 events.
- Australians Ken Rosewall, Rod Laver and John Newcombe are the only players to have become champions in both the Amateur Era and in the Open Era.
- Youngest and oldest champions
Grand Slam achievements
See main article: Grand Slam (tennis).
These are players who achieved some form of a tennis Grand Slam. They include a Grand Slam, non-calendar year Grand Slam, Career Grand Slam, Career Golden Slam, and Career Super Slam. No male player has won a single season Golden Slam. The tennis Open Era began in 1968, after the Australian Open and before the French Open.
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Grand Slam
Players who won all four major titles in a calendar year.[14]
Non-calendar year Grand Slam
Players who won all four major titles consecutively (not in a calendar year).
- The event at which the non-calendar year Grand Slam was completed indicated in bold.
Career Grand Slam
Players who won all four major titles over the course of their careers.
- The event at which the Career Grand Slam was completed indicated in bold.
Career Golden Slam
Players who won all four major titles and the Olympic gold medal over the course of their careers.[15] [16]
- The event at which the Career Golden Slam was completed indicated in bold.
Career Super Slam
Players who won all four major titles, the Olympic gold medal and the Tour Finals over the course of their careers.[17]
- The event at which the Career Super Slam was completed indicated in bold.
Multiple titles in a season
Three titles
Two titles
Tournament statistics
Most titles per tournament
At one tournament
Most | | Player | Tournament | Years |
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Titles | 14 | | | 2005–22 |
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Finals | 14 | Rafael Nadal | French Open | 2005–22 |
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Semi-finals | 15 | Roger Federer | Australian Open | 2004–20 |
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Rafael Nadal | French Open | 2005–22 | Quarter-finals | 18 | Roger Federer | Wimbledon | 2001–21 |
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| French Open | 2006–24 | Finals without win | 5 | | | 2010–16 |
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Runner-up finishes | 6 | Novak Djokovic | | 2007–21 |
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Match wins | 112 | Rafael Nadal | French Open | 2005–22 |
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Consecutive wins | 41 | | | 1976–81 |
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Matches played | 119 | | Wimbledon | 1999–21 |
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Entries | 22 | | US Open | 1970–92 |
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Roger Federer | Wimbledon | 1999–21 | |
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Consecutive titles
Overall record
At one tournament
Titles | Player | | Years |
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7 | | USO | 1881–87 |
6 | | WIM | 1881–86 |
| USO | 1920–25 |
5 | | AO | 1963–67 |
| WIM | 1976–80 |
| WIM | 2003–07 |
USO | 2004–08 |
| FO | 2010–14 | |
Grand Slam titles by decade
- Note: Ken Rosewall, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal are the only male players to win Grand Slam singles titles in three different decades. Nadal is the only player to do so with multiple titles in each decade.
1870s1880s1890s1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s
1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
Grand Slam titles by country
Open Era
See also
List of Grand Slam records lists
List of Grand Slam champions
Notes and References
- Web site: Grand Slam Timeline . ultimatetennisstatistics.com . 8 September 2021.
- Web site: Grand Slam title winners . grandslamhistory.com . 8 September 2021.
- Book: Robertson, Max . The Encyclopedia of Tennis . Viking Press . 1974 . 28–30.
- Web site: Hadlich. Gui. What Are Tennis Grand Slams? (Easy Guide). 17 September 2021. My Tennis HQ. 14 May 2021 .
- Web site: Tennis Grand Slams Australian Open French Open Majors US Open Wimbledon. 17 September 2021. Tennis Play Tennis CT Connecticut Stamford CT Covid Tennis Safest Sport Tennis Blog Tennis Lessons.
- Web site: 29 September 2020. Tennis Grand Slams – The Big 4. 17 September 2021. Improves.
- Web site: Australian Open champions . live . https://archive.today/20220802120534/https://ausopen.com/history/honour-roll/mens-singles . 2 August 2022 . ausopen.com.
- Web site: French Open champions . live . https://archive.today/20220802120135/https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/palmares . 2 August 2022 . rolandgarros.com.
- Web site: Draws Archive, Gentlemen's Singles - The Championships, Wimbledon - Official Site by IBM . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220914232701/https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws_archive/champions/gentlemenssingles.html . 14 September 2022 . www.wimbledon.com.
- Web site: US Open champions . live . https://archive.today/20220914225509/https://www.usopen.org/en_US/visit/history/mschamps.html . 14 September 2022 . usopen.org.
- Web site: 23 May 2021. Pause, rewind, play: When 17-year-old Michael Chang stunned Lendl and Edberg to win French Open. 15 September 2021. Scroll.in.
- Book: Robertson, Max . The Encyclopedia of Tennis . Viking Press . 1974 . 380.
- Web site: International Tennis Hall of Fame. 15 September 2021. tennisfame.com.
- Web site: 2021-11-24. What is a Tennis Grand Slam? Definition + Essential Info. live. https://archive.today/20220221215659/https://tenniscompanion.org/grand-slam/. 2022-02-21. TennisCompanion. en-US.
- Web site: 2021-08-02. Players who won the Golden Slam in their career. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210805052925/https://sportzpoint.com/tennis/players-who-won-the-golden-slam-in-their-career/. 2021-08-05. SportzPoint. en-US.
- Web site: 2021-08-02. Olympians Who Won a Golden Slam in Tennis (12) . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220221231104/https://www.olympedia.org/lists/1/manual/. 2022-02-21. Olympedia. en-US.
- Top 10 Men's Tennis Players of All Time . Sports Illustrated . July 21, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100918231717/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1009/top.ten.tennis/content.4.html . September 18, 2010 .