Who Has Won More Grand Slam Titles In Tennis?
We take a look at who has won more Grand Slam titles in tennis, including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic.
Introduction
In tennis, a Grand Slam title is won by winning all four major tournaments in a calendar year. The four tournaments are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. The last person to complete the Grand Slam was Steffi Graf in 1988. Since then, many players have come close to winning all four titles in a single year, but have fallen short. In this article, we will take a look at the five male and female tennis players who have won the most Grand Slam titles in their careers.
MALE:
1) Roger Federer – 20
2) Rafael Nadal – 19
3) Novak Djokovic – 16
4) Pete Sampras – 14
5) Roy Emerson – 12
FEMALE:
1) Serena Williams – 23
2) Margaret Court – 24
3) Helen Wills Moody – 19
4) Chris Evert – 18
5) Molla Bjurstedt Mallory – 8
Roger Federer
Roger Federer has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in history for a male player. He has held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a record 302 weeks (including 237 consecutive weeks), and he has been crowned year-end No. 1 six times.
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal has won more Grand Slam titles than any other men’s singles player. He has won 19 Grand Slam titles, including 12 French Open titles, 3 Wimbledon titles, and 4 US Open titles. Nadal has also won the Olympic gold medal in singles twice.
Novak Djokovic
Djokovic has a total of 17 Grand Slam titles, putting him at No. 2 on the all-time men’s list. Of those, he has won nine Australian Opens, one Wimbledon, five U.S. Opens, and two French Opens. He trails only Roger Federer, who has a record 20 Grand Slam titles.
Conclusion
We can see that Djokovic has won the most grand slam titles out of the big three, with Nadal second and Federer in third.
