Who Has Won the Most Grand Slam Titles in Tennis?

With Roger Federer’s recent Wimbledon win, he now has the most Grand Slam titles of any tennis player in history.

Roger Federer

Roger Federer has won the most Grand Slam titles in tennis with a total of 20. He has also been ranked World No. 1 for a record 310 weeks. Federer has won a record eight Wimbledon singles titles, six Australian Open titles, five US Open titles, and one French Open title. He is the only player to have won all four Grand Slam tournaments in his career.

Wimbledon

Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, having been held since 1877. It takes place at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London every year and is considered the most prestigious event in tennis. It is one of the four Grand Slam tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open and the US Open. Wimbledon is played on grass courts and is a single-elimination tournament. The main event is played over two weeks in late June and early July.

Roger Federer has won a record eight Wimbledon titles, including six in a row from 2003 to 2008. He has also won a record 20 Grand Slam singles titles overall.

Australian Open

Roger Federer has won the Australian Open a record seven times and was the tournament’s champion in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017 and 2018. He is also a five-time runner-up at the event, having been defeated in the final by Marat Safin in 2005, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2008, Andy Murray in 2010, Novak Djokovic in 2011 and Stan Wawrinka in 2014.

U.S. Open

Federer has won a record 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 310 weeks, including 237 consecutive weeks. He is one of eight men to have achieved a Career Grand Slam.

Rafael Nadal

Rafel Nadal has won the most Grand Slam titles in tennis with 19. He has also won the most French Open titles with 12. Nadal has won the Wimbledon title 3 times and the US Open title twice.

French Open

Rafael Nadal has won a record 12 French Open singles titles, and holds the record for the most consecutive wins with 10, which he accomplished between 2010 and 2014. Nadal is the only male player to have won all four Grand Slam singles titles on clay.

Wimbledon

Rafael Nadal has won Wimbledon a record-tying eight times. He first won in 2005, defeating Roger Federer in the finals. Nadal went on to win Wimbledon again in 2006-2008, 2010-2011, and 2018-2019. He currently shares the record for most Wimbledon titles with fellow tennis legend Pete Sampras.

U.S. Open

Rafa Nadal has won the U.S. Open twice, in 2010 and 2013.

Novak Djokovic

As of February 2021, Djokovic has won 19 Grand Slam singles titles, five ATP Finals crowns, and an Olympic bronze medal in men’s singles. In majors, Djokovic has won a record seven Australian Open titles, three Wimbledon titles, two US Open titles, and one French Open title.

Australian Open

Novak Djokovic has won the Australian Open seven times, the most of any man in the Open Era. He has also won the Wimbledon championship three times, and he has been the runner-up at that event five times. Djokovic has won the U.S. Open twice and he was the runner-up there three times. At the French Open, which he has only won once, Djokovic was the runner-up four times. In total, Djokovic has won 17 Grand Slam singles titles, which is tied for sixth on the all-time list with Pete Sampras.

Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic has won Wimbledon seven times, the most of any man in the Open Era. He won his first Wimbledon title in 2011, defeating Rafael Nadal in the final. He then went on to win Wimbledon again in 2014, 2015, 2018, and 2019. His seventh Wimbledon title came in 2020, when he defeated Roger Federer in a memorable five-set final.

U.S. Open

The U.S. Open is an annual tennis tournament that is the modern version of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which was first played in 1881. The U.S. Open is played on hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City.

Since 1987, the U.S. Open has been scheduled for the last Monday in August, coinciding with the Labor Day holiday. If a Monday falls on September 1 (Labor Day), then the tournament is played on Tuesday, September 2 (the first Tuesday after Labor Day).

The U.S. Open is a single-elimination tournament with a field of 128 players (64 men and 64 women). The main draws (for singles) start on Wednesday and continue until the men’s championship on Sunday and the women’s championship on Saturday, respectively.