Who Has the Most Men’s Tennis Grand Slams?

Roger Federer currently holds the record for the most Grand Slams in men’s tennis with 20. He is closely followed by Rafael Nadal with 19 and Novak Djokovic with 17.

Roger Federer

Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 3 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles—the most in history for a male player—and has held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a record total of 310 weeks.

Swiss tennis player

Roger Federer (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 3 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles—the most in history for a male player—and has held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a record total of 310 weeks, including 237 consecutive weeks. After dominating the sport for over a decade, he won his first Slam in 2003 and holds the record for the most consecutive Open Era Major finals appearances (10), winning five consecutives between 2005 and 2007. His success at Wimbledon has earned him the nickname “The King of Grass”, and his total of 20 Grand Slams is second only to that of Rafael Nadal (19) on the all-time list. Federer has won 101 tour titles, including a record eight Wimbledon singles titles, an all-time record of six Australian Open titles, and five U.S. Open titles.

Won 20 Grand Slams

Roger Federer (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 3 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles—the most in history for a male player—and has held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks. After turning professional in 1998, he was continuously ranked in the top ten from October 2002 to November 2016. His accomplishments have led many commentators, players, and sports writers to regard him as the greatest tennis player of all time.

Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal is a Spanish professional tennis player who has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, the second-most in history for a male player, as well as 35 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles, 21 ATP Tour 500 tournaments, and an Olympic gold medal. Nadal has been ranked world No. 1 by the ATP on five separate occasions, a record-tying sixth time. He first became the world No. 1 on 18 August 2008, and last held the ranking for a record-tying sixth consecutive time from 21 July 2009 to 5 July 2010. In majors, Nadal has won a record 13 French Open titles, two Wimbledon titles, four US Open titles, and one Australian Open title. He was also a member of the winning Spanish Davis Cup team in 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2011.

Spanish tennis player

Rafael Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player ranked world No. 2 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has won 19 Grand Slam singles titles, the second most in history for a male player, as well as 35 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles, 21 ATP Tour 500 titles, and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In majors, Nadal has won a record 12 French Open singles titles, three Wimbledon singles titles, two Australian Open singles titles, and one US Open title. He was also a member of the winning Spain Davis Cup team in 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2011. In 2010, he became the seventh player in history and youngest of four in the Open Era to achieve the Career Grand Slam at age 24. He is the only male player to win all four Grand Slam tournaments on clay in a single season which he accomplished in 2010.

Won 19 Grand Slams

Rafael Nadal has won 19 Grand Slam singles titles, the second most in history for a male player, as well as being the record holder for most French Open titles with 13. He is the only male player to have won all four Grand Slam singles tournaments on three different surfaces (clay, grass, and hardcourt).

Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has won 17 Grand Slam singles titles, the fourth most in history, and 77 ATP Tour titles, the second most in history.

Serbian tennis player

Novak Djokovic (Serbian: Новак Ђоковић, pronounced [nǒʋaːk dʑôːkoʋitɕ] (listen); born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Djokovic has won 17 Grand Slam singles titles, five ATP Finals titles, 35 Masters 1000 series titles, 13 ATP Tour 500 series titles, and four ATP Tour 250 series titles. He has also won numerous Olympic medals, including a silver medal in men’s singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Djokovic has held the No. 1 spot on the ATP rankings for a total of 309 weeks, which is Second behind Roger Federer (310 weeks). He first became world No. 1 on 4 July 2011 and regained this ranking for an unprecedented seventh time on 15 November 2020. With his Wimbledon win in 2020, Djokovic became one of only eight men to have won all nine of the Masters 1000 tournaments. In doing so he also became the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four Grand Slams and the Masters 1000 tournaments at the same time following his wins at Wimbledon and the All England Club.

Won 16 Grand Slams

Novak Djokovic has won 16 Grand Slams, more than any other man in tennis. He has also won more Masters 1000 titles than any other man in tennis. Djokovic is currently ranked No. 2 in the world by the ATP.

Pete Sampras

Pete Sampras is an American former professional tennis player. A right-handed player with a serve-and-volley style of play, Sampras is considered to be among the greatest tennis players of all time. He was a ruthlessly consistent serve-and-volleyer who won 14 Grand Slam singles titles, which is the most in history for a male player.

American tennis player

Pete Sampras (born August 12, 1971) is an American retired tennis player. A former World No. 1 and considered by many observers to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time,[1][2][3] Sampras was particularly renowned for his precise serve, earning the nickname “Pistol Pete”.[4] His career began in 1988 and ended at the 2002 US Open, which he won, defeating rival André Agassi in the final.

Sampras became the world No. 1 for the first time on April 12, 1993, at age 21 years, four months and 28 days, and regained that ranking for a final time on June 27, 1999. He held the No. 1 ranking for a record 286 weeks (total), as well as going 237 consecutive weeks from April 8, 1997 to August 24, 2003 without surrendering his ranking; both records still stand as of 2019.[5] In his 14-year tour career, he won 64 titles including 14 Grand Slam singles titles,[6] more than any males other than Roger Federer who currently holds 20 titles. He was named ATP Player of the Year five times between 1993 and 1998,[7] and finished ranked in the year-end top 10 for 11 consecutive years (1992–2002).[nb 1]

Sampras retired from professional tennis on August 25th 2003.

Won 14 Grand Slams

Sampras became a professional tennis player in 1988. In 1990, at the age of 19, he defeated Andre Agassi in the U.S. Open to win his first Grand Slam singles title. He went on to win 13 more Grand Slam titles — seven Wimbledon titles, five U.S. Open titles and one Australian Open title — before retiring from tennis in 2003.

Andre Agassi

Andre Agassi is a former professional tennis player who has a total of 8 Grand Slam titles, the most of any male player in the Open Era. He has been ranked as the world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals for a total of 101 weeks. Agassi is one of only five male players to have won all four Grand Slam tournaments, and he is the only player to have won all four without dropping a single set.

American tennis player

Andre Agassi (born April 29, 1970) is an American former professional tennis player. He was one of the game’s most dominant players from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s and is considered by many in the sport to be one of the greatest players of all time. In singles, Agassi is an eight-time Grand Slam champion and a 1996 Olympic gold medalist, as well as being a runner-up in seven other Grand Slam tournaments. During his 20-plus year tour career, he won 60 tournaments, including eight majors and one Masters 1000 event. In non-Grand Slam tournaments, he reached 17 finals. He is one of only five male singles players (the others being Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, Fred Perry and Ken Rosewall) to win all four Grand Slams in his career (a Career Grand Slam) and he did it in three different formats – best of three sets at Wimbledon and the French Open; best of five sets at the US Open. Agassi is also one of only six men to win a Career Golden Slam – winning four separate Grand Slam events plus an Olympic Gold Medal.[3] He also helped the US win their first Davis Cup title in over three decades (1990). At age 36, he became team captain of this same squad that went on to capture their second Davis Cup title in 2007.[4][5]

Agassi retired from tennis on September 3, 2006 due to persistent physical problems with his hips. In total he won 60 ATP titles including 8 Major titles,[6][7] was nicknamed “The Punisher” due to his strong groundstrokes and excellent footwork,[8] frequently had one of the best service returns on tour,[9] was known for his revolutionary shotmaking,[10][11] particularly with his two-handed backhand which has been credited with greatly expanding the two-handed backhand technique.[12][13][14]

During Agassi’s tenures as World No. 1 he held it for 101 weeks (the 9th longest stint) and finished year end No 1 five times between 1993 and 1998 while finishing as low as World No. 141 in 1997 – only four years later he would be back at World No. 1.[15][16] He is married to fellow retired tennis player Steffi Graf with whom he has two children – Jaden Gil[17] and Jaz Elle[18].

Won 8 Grand Slams

Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29, 1970) is an American retired professional tennis player and former world No. 1 who was one of the sport’s most dominant players from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s.

During his 20-plus year tour career, Agassi was known for his unconventional and flamboyant style of play as well as his fiery temperament on court. Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game.

Described by the BBC upon his retirement as ” perhaps the biggest worldwide star in the sport’s history”, Agassi won 60 singles titles and was a runner-up six times. He won 17 ATP Masters Series tournaments (a record since challenged by Roger Federer) and became world No. 1 on April 10, 1995. Agassi retired from professional tennis on September 3, 2006, after losing in the third round of the US Open to Benjamin Becker.