List of Grand Slam men's singles champions


This article details the list of men's singles Grand Slam tournaments tennis champions. Some major changes have taken place in history and have affected the number of titles that have been 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.
Note: All of these tournaments have been listed since they began, rather than when they officially became majors. The Australian and US tournaments have only been officially regarded as majors by the ILTF since 1924. The French Championships have only been a major since 1925.
Before 1924 there were 3 official majors: Wimbledon, the World Hard Court Championships and the World Covered Court Championships.
has won 20 Major singles titles — the most by any man in history, including an all-time record eight Wimbledon titles.
is the only man in history to win all four Majors in the same calendar year "The Grand Slam" twice
is the only male player in tennis history to have won six consecutive Grand Slam singles titles, from Wimbledon 1937 to U.S. Championships 1938.
has won 19 Major titles, including 12 French Open titles at Roland Garros, making him the only male player with double digit titles at one particular Grand Slam event.
is the only player to hold all four major titles on three different surfaces simultaneously. He has 17 major titles and he holds the all-time record of 8 Australian Open titles.
won 14 Major titles, 7 of them at Wimbledon. 14 Major titles was the world record at the time of his retirement in 2002.
won 10 Major titles in the 1920s, becoming the first male player to achieve this feat.
holds a record 15 Pro Slam titles, and a record 23 overall Major titles, counting both Amateur and Pro circuits.
was the first male player in history to win each Major title twice, and the only player to have won a career Grand Slam in both singles and doubles.
was the first male player to complete the Career Grand Slam on three different surfaces, and the first male player in history to win the Career Golden Slam.

Champions by year


YearAustralian OpenFrench OpenWimbledonUS Open
1877started in 1905started in 1891 Spencer Gorestarted in 1881
1878tournament not createdtournament not created Frank Hadowtournament not created
1879tournament not createdtournament not created John Hartley tournament not created
1880tournament not createdtournament not created John Hartley tournament not created
1881tournament not createdtournament not created William Renshaw Richard Sears
1882tournament not createdtournament not created William Renshaw Richard Sears
1883tournament not createdtournament not created William Renshaw Richard Sears
1884tournament not createdtournament not created William Renshaw Richard Sears
1885tournament not createdtournament not created William Renshaw Richard Sears
1886tournament not createdtournament not created William Renshaw Richard Sears
1887tournament not createdtournament not created Herbert Lawford Richard Sears
1888tournament not createdtournament not created Ernest Renshaw Henry Slocum
1889tournament not createdtournament not created William Renshaw Henry Slocum
1890tournament not createdtournament not created Willoughby Hamilton Oliver Campbell
1891tournament not created * Wilfred Baddeley Oliver Campbell
1892tournament not created * Wilfred Baddeley Oliver Campbell
1893tournament not created * Joshua Pim Robert Wrenn
1894tournament not created * Joshua Pim Robert Wrenn
1895tournament not created * Wilfred Baddeley Fred Hovey
1896tournament not created * Harold Mahony Robert Wrenn
1897tournament not created * Reginald Doherty Robert Wrenn
1898tournament not created * Reginald Doherty Malcolm Whitman
1899tournament not created * Reginald Doherty Malcolm Whitman
1900tournament not created * Reginald Doherty Malcolm Whitman
1901tournament not created * Arthur Gore William Larned
1902tournament not created * Laurence Doherty William Larned
1903tournament not created * Laurence Doherty Laurence Doherty
1904tournament not created * Laurence Doherty Holcombe Ward
1905 Rodney Heath * Laurence Doherty Beals Wright
1906 Anthony Wilding * Laurence Doherty William Clothier
1907 Horace Rice * Norman Brookes William Larned
1908 Fred Alexander * Arthur Gore William Larned
1909 Anthony Wilding * Arthur Gore William Larned
1910 Rodney Heath * Anthony Wilding William Larned
1911 Norman Brookes * Anthony Wilding William Larned
1912 James Cecil Parke * Anthony Wilding Maurice McLoughlin
1913 Ernie Parker * Anthony Wilding Maurice McLoughlin
1914 Arthur O'Hara Wood * Norman Brookes Richard Williams
1915 Francis LoweWorld War IWorld War I William Johnston
1916World War IWorld War IWorld War I Richard Williams
1917World War IWorld War IWorld War I Robert Lindley Murray
1918World War IWorld War IWorld War I Robert Lindley Murray
1919 Algernon Kingscote †World War I Gerald Patterson William Johnston
1920 Pat O'Hara Wood * Bill Tilden Bill Tilden
1921 Rhys Gemmell * Bill Tilden Bill Tilden
1922 James Anderson * Gerald Patterson Bill Tilden
1923 Pat O'Hara Wood †† * William Johnston Bill Tilden
1924 James Anderson * Jean Borotra Bill Tilden
1925 James Anderson René Lacoste ** René Lacoste Bill Tilden
1926 John Hawkes Henri Cochet Jean Borotra René Lacoste
1927 Gerald Patterson ††† René Lacoste Henri Cochet René Lacoste
1928 Jean Borotra Henri Cochet René Lacoste Henri Cochet
1929 John Gregory René Lacoste Henri Cochet Bill Tilden
1930 Edgar Moon Henri Cochet Bill Tilden John Doeg
1931 Jack Crawford Jean Borotra Sidney Wood Ellsworth Vines
1932 Jack Crawford Henri Cochet Ellsworth Vines Ellsworth Vines
1933 Jack Crawford Jack Crawford Jack Crawford Fred Perry
1934 Fred Perry Gottfried von Cramm Fred Perry Fred Perry
1935 Jack Crawford Fred Perry Fred Perry Wilmer Allison
1936 Adrian Quist Gottfried von Cramm Fred Perry Fred Perry
1937 Vivian McGrath Henner Henkel Don Budge Don Budge
1938 Don Budge Don Budge Don Budge Don Budge
1939 John Bromwich Don McNeill Bobby Riggs Bobby Riggs
1940 Adrian Quist World War IIWorld War II Don McNeill
1941World War IIFrance held under German occupation***World War II Bobby Riggs
1942World War IIFrance held under German occupation***World War II Ted Schroeder
1943World War IIFrance held under German occupation***World War II Joseph Hunt
1944World War IIFrance held under German occupation***World War II Frank Parker
1945World War IIYvon Petra ***World War II Frank Parker
1946 John Bromwich Marcel Bernard Yvon Petra Jack Kramer
1947 Dinny Pails József Asbóth Jack Kramer Jack Kramer
1948 Adrian Quist Frank Parker Bob Falkenburg Pancho Gonzales
1949 Frank Sedgman Frank Parker Ted Schroeder Pancho Gonzales
1950 Frank Sedgman Budge Patty Budge Patty Arthur Larsen
1951 Richard Savitt Jaroslav Drobný Richard Savitt Frank Sedgman
1952 Ken McGregor Jaroslav Drobný Frank Sedgman Frank Sedgman
1953 Ken Rosewall Ken Rosewall Vic Seixas Tony Trabert
1954 Mervyn Rose Tony Trabert Jaroslav Drobný Vic Seixas
1955 Ken Rosewall Tony Trabert Tony Trabert Tony Trabert
1956 Lew Hoad Lew Hoad Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall
1957 Ashley Cooper Sven Davidson Lew Hoad Malcolm Anderson
1958 Ashley Cooper Mervyn Rose Ashley Cooper Ashley Cooper
1959 Alex Olmedo Nicola Pietrangeli Alex Olmedo Neale Fraser
1960 Rod Laver Nicola Pietrangeli Neale Fraser Neale Fraser
1961 Roy Emerson Manuel Santana Rod Laver Roy Emerson
1962 Rod Laver Rod Laver Rod Laver Rod Laver
1963 Roy Emerson Roy Emerson Chuck McKinley Rafael Osuna
1964 Roy Emerson Manuel Santana Roy Emerson Roy Emerson
1965 Roy Emerson Fred Stolle Roy Emerson Manuel Santana
1966 Roy Emerson Tony Roche Manuel Santana Fred Stolle
1967 Roy Emerson Roy Emerson John Newcombe John Newcombe
1968 William Bowrey
Ken Rosewall 		Rod Laver Arthur Ashe
1969 Rod Laver Rod Laver Rod Laver Rod Laver
1970 Arthur Ashe Jan Kodeš John Newcombe Ken Rosewall
1971 Ken Rosewall Jan Kodeš John Newcombe Stan Smith
1972 Ken Rosewall Andrés Gimeno Stan Smith Ilie Năstase
1973 John Newcombe Ilie Năstase Jan Kodeš John Newcombe
1974 Jimmy Connors Björn Borg Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors
1975 John Newcombe Björn Borg Arthur Ashe Manuel Orantes
1976 Mark Edmondson Adriano Panatta Björn Borg Jimmy Connors
1977 Roscoe Tanner Guillermo Vilas Björn Borg Guillermo Vilas
1977 Vitas Gerulaitis †††† Guillermo Vilas Björn Borg Guillermo Vilas
1978 Guillermo Vilas †††† Björn Borg Björn Borg Jimmy Connors
1979 Guillermo Vilas †††† Björn Borg Björn Borg John McEnroe
1980 Brian Teacher †††† Björn Borg Björn Borg John McEnroe
1981 Johan Kriek †††† Björn Borg John McEnroe John McEnroe
1982 Johan Kriek †††† Mats Wilander Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors
1983 Mats Wilander †††† Yannick Noah John McEnroe Jimmy Connors
1984 Mats Wilander †††† Ivan Lendl John McEnroe John McEnroe
1985 Stefan Edberg †††† Mats Wilander Boris Becker Ivan Lendl
1986Tournament date changed Ivan Lendl Boris Becker Ivan Lendl
1987 Stefan Edberg Ivan Lendl Pat Cash Ivan Lendl
1988 Mats Wilander Mats Wilander Stefan Edberg Mats Wilander
1989 Ivan Lendl Michael Chang Boris Becker Boris Becker
1990 Ivan Lendl Andrés Gómez Stefan Edberg Pete Sampras
1991 Boris Becker Jim Courier Michael Stich Stefan Edberg
1992 Jim Courier Jim Courier Andre Agassi Stefan Edberg
1993 Jim Courier Sergi Bruguera Pete Sampras Pete Sampras
1994 Pete Sampras Sergi Bruguera Pete Sampras Andre Agassi
1995 Andre Agassi Thomas Muster Pete Sampras Pete Sampras
1996 Boris Becker Yevgeny Kafelnikov Richard Krajicek Pete Sampras
1997 Pete Sampras Gustavo Kuerten Pete Sampras Patrick Rafter
1998 Petr Korda Carlos Moyá Pete Sampras Patrick Rafter
1999 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andre Agassi Pete Sampras Andre Agassi
2000 Andre Agassi Gustavo Kuerten Pete Sampras Marat Safin
2001 Andre Agassi Gustavo Kuerten Goran Ivanišević Lleyton Hewitt
2002 Thomas Johansson Albert Costa Lleyton Hewitt Pete Sampras
2003 Andre Agassi Juan Carlos Ferrero Roger Federer Andy Roddick
2004 Roger Federer Gastón Gaudio Roger Federer Roger Federer
2005 Marat Safin Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Roger Federer
2006 Roger Federer Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Roger Federer
2007 Roger Federer Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Roger Federer
2008 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Roger Federer
2009 Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Roger Federer Juan Martín del Potro
2010 Roger Federer Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal
2011 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic
2012 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Andy Murray
2013 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal Andy Murray Rafael Nadal
2014 Stan Wawrinka Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Marin Čilić
2015 Novak Djokovic Stan Wawrinka Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic
2016 Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic Andy Murray Stan Wawrinka
2017 Roger Federer Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Rafael Nadal
2018 Roger Federer Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic
2019 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal
2020 Novak Djokovic †††††Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Statistics

Grand Slam singles titles by decade

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Most Grand Slam singles titles (5 or more)

All-time
RankPlayerTotalYearsAustralian OpenFrench OpenWimbledonUS Open
1 Roger Federer202003–20186185
2 Rafael Nadal192005–201911224
3 Novak Djokovic172008–20208153
4 Pete Sampras141990–20022075
5 Roy Emerson121961–19676222
6 Rod Laver111960–19693242
6 Björn Borg111974–19810650
8 Bill Tilden101920–19300037
9 Fred Perry81933–19361133
9 Ken Rosewall81953–19724202
9 Jimmy Connors81974–19831025
9 Ivan Lendl81984–19902303
9 Andre Agassi81992–20034112
14 Richard Sears71881–18870007
14 William Renshaw71881–18890070
14 William Larned71901–19110007
14 René Lacoste71925–19290322
14 Henri Cochet71926–19320421
14 John Newcombe71967–19752032
14 John McEnroe71979–19840034
14 Mats Wilander71982–19883301
22 Laurence Doherty61902–19060051
22 Tony Wilding61906–19132040
22 Jack Crawford61931–19354110
22 Don Budge61937–19381122
22 Stefan Edberg61985–19922022
22 Boris Becker61985–19962031
28 Frank Sedgman51949–19522012
28 Tony Trabert51953–19550212

Open Era
RankPlayerTotalYearsAustralian OpenFrench OpenWimbledonUS Open
1 Roger Federer202003–20186185
2 Rafael Nadal192005–201911224
3 Novak Djokovic172008–20208153
4 Pete Sampras141990–20022075
5 Björn Borg111974–19810650
6 Jimmy Connors81974–19831025
6 Ivan Lendl81984–19902303
6 Andre Agassi81992–20034112
9 John McEnroe71979–19840034
9 Mats Wilander71982–19883301
11 Stefan Edberg61985–19922022
11 Boris Becker61985–19962031
13 Rod Laver51968–19691121
13 John Newcombe51970–19752021

Most singles titles by Grand Slam tournament

All-time
Grand SlamWinsPlayer
Australian Open8 Novak Djokovic
French Open12 Rafael Nadal
Wimbledon8 Roger Federer
US Open7 Richard Sears
William Larned
Bill Tilden

Open Era
Grand SlamWinsPlayer
Australian Open8 Novak Djokovic
French Open12 Rafael Nadal
Wimbledon8 Roger Federer
US Open5 Jimmy Connors
Pete Sampras
Roger Federer

Note: Bold indicates player still active.

Grand Slam singles titles by country (Open Era)

Most consecutive years with at least one Grand Slam title

YearsSpanPlayer
102005–2014 Rafael Nadal
81974–1981 Björn Borg
81993–2000 Pete Sampras
82003–2010 Roger Federer
71881–1887 Richard Sears

Note: * indicates ongoing streak, bold indicates player still active.

Achieved a Career Grand Slam

These players won all four majors. The year listed is the year the player first won each tournament; the last one is marked in bold. The age listed is the age at the end of that last tournament, i.e., the age at which the player completed his Career Grand Slam.
PlayerAustralian OpenFrench OpenWimbledonUS OpenAge
Fred Perry193419351934193326 years, 15 days
Don Budge193819381937193722 years, 357 days
Rod Laver196019621961196224 years, 32 days
Roy Emerson196119631964196127 years, 244 days
Andre Agassi199519991992199429 years, 38 days
Roger Federer200420092003200427 years, 203 days
Rafael Nadal200920052008201024 years, 101 days
Novak Djokovic200820162011201129 years, 14 days

Completed the Grand Slam

Winners of three Grand Slam singles tournaments in the same calendar year

Note: players with four titles are not included here.

Winners of two Grand Slam singles tournaments in the same calendar year

Note: players with more than two titles are not included here.

Winners of three or more consecutive Grand Slam singles titles

TitlesPlayerYearsFirst titleLast title
6 Don Budge1937–381937 Wimbledon1938 U.S Championships
4 Rod Laver19621962 Australian Championships1962 U.S Championships
4 Rod Laver19691969 Australian Open1969 US Open
4 Novak Djokovic2015–162015 Wimbledon2016 French Open
3 Jack Crawford19331933 Australian Championships1933 Wimbledon
3 Tony Trabert19551955 French Championships1955 U.S Championships
3 Lew Hoad19561956 Australian Championships1956 Wimbledon
3 Roy Emerson1964–651964 Wimbledon1965 Australian Championships
3 Pete Sampras1993–941993 Wimbledon1994 Australian Open
3 Roger Federer2005–062005 Wimbledon2006 Australian Open
3 Roger Federer2006–072006 Wimbledon2007 Australian Open
3 Rafael Nadal20102010 French Open2010 US Open
3 Novak Djokovic2011–122011 Wimbledon2012 Australian Open
3 Novak Djokovic2018–192018 Wimbledon2019 Australian Open

Winners of five or more singles titles at one Grand Slam tournament

Winners of four or more consecutive singles titles at one Grand Slam tournament


Bold = Active Streaks

Winning a Grand Slam singles tournament without losing a set

Chronological timeline (by player)

Most in category *

Occurrences by Grand Slam tournament

Grand Slam TournamentTimesNumber of PlayersPlayerTournament
Australian Open88 Tony Wilding1909
Australian Open88 Rodney Heath1910
Australian Open88 Pat O'Hara Wood1923
Australian Open88 Don Budge1938
Australian Open88 John Bromwich1939
Australian Open88 Roy Emerson1964
Australian Open88 Ken Rosewall1971
Australian Open88 Roger Federer2007
French Open63 Ilie Năstase1973
French Open63 Björn Borg 1978, 1980
French Open63 Rafael Nadal 2008, 2010, 2017
Wimbledon55 Don Budge1938
Wimbledon55 Tony Trabert1955
Wimbledon55 Chuck McKinley1963
Wimbledon55 Björn Borg1976
Wimbledon55 Roger Federer2017
US Open118 Richard Sears 1881, 1882, 1883
US Open118 Laurence Doherty1903
US Open118 Holcombe Ward1904
US Open118 William Larned1907
US Open118 Frank Parker1945
US Open118 Frank Sedgman1952
US Open118 Tony Trabert 1953, 1955
US Open118 Neale Fraser1960

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