Big Four career statistics

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This is a list of the combined career statistics of the Big Four, the four players who have dominated men's tennis in singles for the majority of the first quarter of the 21st century. The Big Four consists of Roger Federer, [1] Rafael Nadal, [2] Novak Djokovic, [3] and Andy Murray. [4]

Contents

The Big Four
Prize money US$ 515 million
Singles
Career record4194–987 (81.0%) [a]
Career titles 340
Highest ranking No. 1 (2 Feb 2004F, 18 August 2008N, 4 July 2011D, 7 November 2016M)
Current rankingNo. 7 (18 November 2024D) [5]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open W (2004 F, 2006 F, 2007 F, 2008 D, 2009 N, 2010 F, 2011 D, 2012 D, 2013 D, 2015 D, 2016 D, 2017 F, 2018 F, 2019 D, 2020 D, 2021 D, 2022 N, 2023 D)
French Open W (2005 N, 2006 N,2007 N, 2008 N, 2009 F, 2010 N, 2011 N, 2012 N, 2013 N, 2014 N, 2016 D, 2017 N, 2018 N, 2019 N, 2020 N, 2021 D, 2022 N, 2023 D)
Wimbledon W (2003 F, 2004 F, 2005 F, 2006 F, 2007 F, 2008 N, 2009 F, 2010 N, 2011 D, 2012 F, 2013 M, 2014 D, 2015 D, 2016 M, 2017 F, 2018 D, 2019 D, 2021 D, 2022 D)
US Open W (2004 F, 2005 F, 2006 F, 2007 F, 2008 F, 2010 N, 2011 D, 2012 M, 2013 N, 2015 D, 2017 N, 2018 D, 2019 N, 2023 D)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals W (2003 F, 2004 F, 2006 F, 2007 F, 2008 D, 2010 F, 2011 F, 2012 D, 2013 D, 2014 D, 2015 D, 2016 M, 2022 D, 2023 D)
Olympic Games W (2008 N, 2012 M, 2016 M, 2024 D)
Doubles
Career record420–336 (55.6%)
Career titles23
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 3R (2003 F, 2004 N, 2005 N)
French Open 2R (2006 M)
Wimbledon QF (2000 F)
US Open SF (2004 N)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games W (2008 F, 2016 N)
Team competitions
Davis Cup W (2004 N, 2008 N, 2009 N, 2010 D, 2011 N, 2014 F, 2015 M, 2019 N)
Hopman Cup W (2001 F, 2018 F, 2019 F)
Medal record
Olympic Games – Tennis
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Singles N
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London Singles M
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles M
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Singles D
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Doubles F
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Doubles N
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London Singles F
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London Mixed Doubles M
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing Singles D
Last updated on: 11 November 2024.

Overall dominance

Grand Slam tournaments

For two decades, from 2003 Australian Open to 2024 US Open, the Big Four have won a combined 69 Grand Slam singles titles. [b] Djokovic with a record 24 titles including a triple Career Grand Slam, Nadal with 22 including a double Career Grand Slam, Federer with 20 including a Career Grand Slam and Murray with 3.

The dominance does not just consist of winning the events, with all four members regularly making it to the latter stages of tournaments. 87 majors between the 2003 Australian Open to 2024 US Open, the only 8 finals not to include any member of the Big Four were those of 2003, [6] 2005, [7] 2024 [8] Australian Open and 2003, [9] 2014, [10] 2020, [11] 2022, [12] 2024 [13] US Open and 2003, [14] 2004, [15] 2024 [16] French Open. They occupied 10 consecutive major finals (winner and runner-up) from the 2010 US Open to the 2013 Australian Open. Since 2008, they have occupied all 4 semi-final spots on 4 occasions, at the 2008 US Open, 2011 French Open, 2011 US Open and 2012 Australian Open, as well as taking 3 of 4 spaces on 9 other separate occasions. In 2011, they occupied 14 of a possible 16 Grand Slam semifinal slots. In the same period, only twice did 2 or more not made the semifinal stage (2009 and 2010 French Open), while in 2012 they took 13 of 16 Grand Slam semifinal slots.

The Big Four, along with Rod Laver, Tony Roche and Ivan Lendl, are the only men in Open Era to reach the semifinals at all four majors in a single year. [17] Djokovic has achieved this a record 6 times in his career so far. Similarly, the Big Four make up 4 of the 7 players (along with Andre Agassi, Ken Rosewall and Ivan Lendl) to have made the semifinals 3 or more times at each of the four majors. [18] Additionally, the Big Four make up 4 of the 10 players to have reached the final at each of the four majors. Finally, prior to 2009, no player had made 20 Grand Slam singles finals, with Ivan Lendl leading the way with 19. However, since Big Three ascent, Djokovic with a record 37, Federer with 31, and Nadal with 30 have each surpassed Lendl's mark. [19]

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Combined Grand Slam tournament performance timeline (best result)

Grand Slam 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR
Australian Open 4R F W F SF F W F W F W D W N W F W D W D W D F N W D W D W F W F W D W D W D W N W D SF D18/22
French Open 1R F 3R F W N W N W N W N W F W N W N W N W N W N F D W D W N W N W N W N W D W N W D QF D18/22
Wimbledon W F W F W F W F W F W N W F W N W D W F W M W D W D W M W F W D W DNH [c] W D W D F D F D19/21
US Open 4R F W F W F W F W F W F F F W N W D W M W N SF DF W D F D W N W D W N 4R D F D 4R N W D 3R D14/22

Big Four Head-to-Head Grand Slam finals: 33

No.YearChampionshipSurfaceWinnerRunner-upScore
1. 2006 French OpenClay Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2. 2006 WimbledonGrass Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3
3. 2007 French OpenClay Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
4. 2007 WimbledonGrass Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–2
5. 2007 US OpenHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2), 6–4
6. 2008 French OpenClay Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 6–1, 6–3, 6–0
7. 2008 WimbledonGrass Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7
8. 2008 US OpenHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
9. 2009 Australian OpenHard Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2
10. 2010 Australian OpenHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(13–11)
11. 2010 US OpenHard Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
12. 2011 Australian OpenHard Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
13. 2011 French OpenClay Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1
14. 2011 WimbledonGrass Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
15. 2011 US OpenHard Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
16. 2012 Australian OpenHard Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
17. 2012 French OpenClay Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
18. 2012 WimbledonGrass Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
19. 2012 US OpenHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2
20. 2013 Australian OpenHard Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–2
21. 2013 WimbledonGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
22. 2013 US OpenHard Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
23. 2014 French OpenClay Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4
24. 2014 WimbledonGrass Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–4
25. 2015 Australian OpenHard Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0
26. 2015 WimbledonGrass Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 7–6(7–1), 6–7(10–12), 6–4, 6–3
27. 2015 US OpenHard Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
28. 2016 Australian OpenHard Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
29. 2016 French OpenClay Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
30. 2017 Australian OpenHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
31. 2019 Australian OpenHard Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
32. 2019 WimbledonGrass Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 13–12(7–3)
33. 2020 French OpenClay Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 6–0, 6–2, 7–5

ATP Masters tournaments

Similarly, ATP Masters events have been dominated by the Big Four. Djokovic with a record 40 titles including a double Career Golden Masters, Nadal with 36, Federer with 28 and Murray with 14. They have won a combined 118 titles. Between the 2005 Indian Wells and 2017 Madrid they collectively won 96 of 112 events (85.7%), however, their most dominant period was from the 2011 Indian Wells to the 2017 Madrid where they won 54 of 58 (93.1%). This includes all 9 in 2011, 2013 and 2015. Moreover, from the 2014 Cincinnati to the 2016 Toronto, they won 18 consecutive ATP Masters events. From the beginning of 2013 through the first 6 events of 2017, they had a streak of 42 consecutive Masters events where at least one of the four reached the final, winning a combined 37 titles (88.1%). Strangely, only two times (2009, 2011) did all four win at least one event during the same calendar year. Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray won their first ATP Master event in 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2008 respectively. Since then, the only ATP Masters events missed in their respective careers were: Federer: Monte-Carlo (clay) and Rome (clay); Nadal: Miami, Shanghai (hard outdoor) and Paris (hard indoor); Djokovic: Hamburg (clay) and Madrid (hard indoor); Murray: Indian Wells (hard outdoor) and Monte-Carlo (clay).

Combined Masters performance timeline (best result)

ATP Masters 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR
Indian Wells Masters 3R F 2R F W F W F W F W N W D W N SF N W D W F W N W D W D W D W F F F F FNH [c] 3R M F N 3R M 3R D13/22
Miami Open F F QF F 4R N W F W F W D F N W M SF N W D W D W M W D W D W D W F 2R DF W FA 2R M 1R M 3R M12/21
Monte-Carlo Masters 2R F 3R NA W N W N W N W N W N W N W N W N W D F F W D W N W N W N SF N QF N 2R D 3R D SF D13/22
Madrid Open [d] W F 3R NF W F W F 2R MD W F W N W F W N W D W F W N W N W M W D W N QF N W D QF N SF D 1R M 4R N15/23
Italian Open 1R F F F 2R F W N W N W N W D W N W N W D W N W N W D W D W M F D W N W N W D W N W D QF D 3R D17/23
Canadian Open 1R F SF F W F W N W F W D W N W M W M W D W D W N F F W M W D F F W N W NNH [c] A 1R M 3R MA14/20
Cincinnati Masters 1R F 2R F 1R FN W F QF NM W F W M W F W F W M W F W N W F W F F M QF N W D SF D W D 2R M 2R NM W DA13/22
Shanghai Masters [e] QF F SF F 2R N W N W F F F W M F N W M W M W D W D W F W D W M W F W D QF DFNH [c] 1R M F D12/22
Paris Masters QF F QF FA 3R D 3R M F N QF NFM W D SF F W F 3R M W D W D W D W M QF N F D W D SF N W D F D W DA9/22
Big Four ATP Masters finals: 48

The four have met one another at least twice in Masters finals. Their head-to-head records are: Federer 5–7 Nadal; Federer 3–5 Djokovic; Federer 0–2 Murray; Nadal 7–7 Djokovic; Nadal 1–1 Murray; Djokovic 5–5 Murray. Overall, in 48 'Big 4' Masters finals, Federer is 8–14; Nadal 15–13; Djokovic 17–15 and Murray 8–6.

No.YearSurfaceTournamentWinnerRunner-upScore
1. 2005 HardMiami Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–1
2. 2006 ClayMonte Carlo Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
3. 2006 ClayRome Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer6–7(0–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
4. 2007 HardIndian Wells Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 6–2, 7–5
5. 2007 ClayMonte Carlo Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer6–4, 6–4
6. 2007 ClayHamburg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal2–6, 6–2, 6–0
7. 2007 HardCanada Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer7–6(7–2), 2–6, 7–6(7–2)
8. 2008 ClayMonte Carlo Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer7–5, 7–5
9. 2008 ClayHamburg Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer7–5, 6–7(3–7), 6–3
10. 2008 HardCincinnati Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
11. 2009 HardIndian Wells Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray6–1, 6–2
12. 2009 HardMiami Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic6–2, 7–5
13. 2009 ClayMonte Carlo Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic6–3, 2–6, 6–1
14. 2009 ClayRome Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic7–6(7–2), 6–2
15. 2009 ClayMadrid Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal6–4, 6–4
16. 2009 HardCincinnati Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic6–1, 7–5
17. 2010 ClayMadrid Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer6–4, 7–6(7–5)
18. 2010 HardCanada Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer7–5, 7–5
19. 2010 HardShanghai Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer6–3, 6–2
20. 2011 HardIndian Wells Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal4–6, 6–3, 6–2
21. 2011 HardMiami Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
22. 2011 ClayMadrid Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal7–5, 6–4
23. 2011 ClayRome Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal6–4, 6–4
24. 2011 HardCincinnati Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic6–4, 3–0 ret.
25. 2012 HardMiami Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray6–1, 7–6(7–4)
26. 2012 ClayMonte Carlo Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic6–3, 6–1
27. 2012 ClayRome Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic7–5, 6–3
28. 2012 HardCincinnati Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic6–0, 7–6(9–7)
29. 2012 HardShanghai Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray5–7, 7–6(13–11), 6–3
30. 2013 ClayMonte Carlo Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal6–2, 7–6(7–1)
31. 2013 ClayRome Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer6–1, 6–3
32. 2014 HardIndian Wells Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
33. 2014 HardMiami Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal6–3, 6–3
34. 2014 ClayRome Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal4–6, 6–3, 6–3
35. 2015 HardIndian Wells Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
36. 2015 HardMiami Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–0
37. 2015 ClayMadrid Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal6–3, 6–2
38. 2015 ClayRome Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer6–4, 6–3
39. 2015 HardCanada Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic6–4, 4–6, 6–3
40. 2015 HardCincinnati Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic7–6(7–1), 6–3
41. 2015 Hard (i)Paris Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray6–2, 6–4
42. 2016 ClayMadrid Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray6–2, 3–6, 6–3
43. 2016 ClayRome Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic6–3, 6–3
44. 2017 HardMiami Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal6–3, 6–4
45. 2017 HardShanghai Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal6–4, 6–3
46. 2018 HardCincinnati Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer6–4, 6–4
47. 2019 ClayRome Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic6–0, 4–6, 6–1
48. 2021 ClayRome Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic7–5, 1–6, 6–3

From 2007 until 2022, the Big Four (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray) have combined to win 98 of 112 ATP Masters finals. Djokovic won 38 titles, Nadal won 30 titles, Federer won 16, and Murray 14 titles. The remaining 31 titles were won by 24 different players, with only Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, David Nalbandian, and Nikolay Davydenko winning multiple titles during that period of time, five, four, two, and two titles respectively.

Only 13 players outside the Big Four have reached 3 or more Masters finals during 2007–2022. David Ferrer made it to 7 finals between 2010 and 2015, winning a title at the 2012 Paris. [20] John Isner has made it to 5 finals between 2012 and 2019, and won the 2018 Miami title. [21] Tomáš Berdych made 3 finals from 2010 to 2015, and had also previously won the 2005 Paris title. [22] Juan Martín del Potro reached 4 finals between 2009 and 2018, and won the 2018 Indian Wells title. [23] Kei Nishikori and Milos Raonic have also made it to 4 finals but won none. Dominic Thiem has made it to 3 finals and won the 2019 Indian Wells title. [24] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made 3 finals and won the 2014 Toronto title (2008 Paris was Tsonga's first Masters title). [25] [26] Stan Wawrinka made it to 3 finals and won the 2014 Monte Carlo title. [27] Stefanos Tsitsipas made it to 3 finals and won the 2021 Monte Carlo title. [28] Gaël Monfils made it to 3 finals but won none. Between 2017 and 2021, Alexander Zverev made it to 9 finals and won 5 titles (2017 Rome, 2017 Montreal, 2018 Madrid, 2021 Madrid, 2021 Cincinnati), [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] while Daniil Medvedev made it to 6 finals and won 4 titles (2019 Cincinnati, 2019 Shanghai, 2020 Paris, 2023 Rome). [34] [35] [36] [37]

Only David Nalbandian (2007 Madrid, 2007 Paris), [38] [39] Nikolay Davydenko (2008 Miami, 2009 Shanghai) [40] [41] made it to 2 finals and won all two. Andy Roddick (2010 Miami) [42] made it to 2 finals and won one. Mardy Fish and Andrey Rublev also made it to 2 finals but won none.

Only 11 players during 2007–2022 outside of the Big Four won a title by beating a member of the Big Four in the final:

The Big Four had a streak of 42 consecutive finals appearances (from 2013 Indian Wells to 2017 Montreal). They won 18 consecutive titles from the 2014 Cincinnati to the 2016 Toronto event. Nadal and Djokovic together held all 9 Masters singles titles starting with the 2013 Monte Carlo tournament through the 2014 Miami event.

Combined ATP Finals performance timeline (best result)

ATP Finals 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR
SF F W F W F F F W F W F W D SF F W F W F W D W D W D W D W M SF F F D SF F SF DN SF D W D W DA14/22

Big Four ATP Finals finals: 6

YearLocationSurfaceWinnerRunner-upScore
2010 LondonHard (i) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
2012 LondonHard (i) Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 7–6(8–6), 7–5
2013 LondonHard (i) Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–4
2014 LondonHard (i) Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Walkover
2015 LondonHard (i) Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 6–3, 6–4
2016 LondonHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 6–3, 6–4

Combined Olympic Games singles performance timeline (best result)

Olympic rings without rims.svg
Olympic Games
2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2021 2024 SR
4th F 2R F G N G M G M 4th D G D4/7

Big Four Olympic finals

YearGamesSurfaceWinnerRunner-upScore
2012 London Grass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 6–2, 6–1, 6–4

Big Four finals in ATP 500 & ATP 250: 15

No.YearSurfaceTournamentWinnerRunner-upScore
1. 2005 Hard (i)Bangkok Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 6–3, 7–5
2. 2006 HardDubai Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
3. 2008 GrassQueen's Club Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 7–6(8–6), 7–5
4. 2009 Hard (i)Rotterdam Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 6–3, 4–6, 6–0
5. 2009 Hard (i)Basel Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
6. 2010 Hard (i)Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
7. 2011 HardDubai Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 6–3, 6–3
8. 2011 HardTokyo Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
9. 2012 HardDubai Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 7–5, 6–4
10. 2013 HardBeijing Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–4
11. 2015 HardDubai Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 6–3, 7–5
12. 2015 HardBeijing Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 6–2, 6–2
13. 2015 Hard (i)Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
14. 2016 HardDoha Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 6–1, 6–2
15. 2017 HardDoha Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 6–3, 5–7, 6–4

Big Titles

The Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Masters tournaments and the ATP Finals are considered the top tier events of the ATP Tour annual calendar, in addition to the quadrennial Olympics. They make up the most coveted titles in men's tennis and are collectively known as the 'Big Titles'. Djokovic, uniquely, won all titles of the annual calendar, Federer won all four majors and the year end championship, Nadal won all four majors and the olympics and Murray won at least a title in the four categories, majors, masters, the year end championship and the olympics.

Between 2004 and 2024, all other tennis players won 15 Grand Slam titles of 83, 64 ATP Masters of 181, 7 ATP Finals of 20, 1 Olympics gold of 5.

Current as of 2024 Shanghai.
Titles Player Grand Slams ATP Finals ATP Masters Olympics [f] Career
Grand Slam
Career
Super Slam
Career
Golden Slam
Career Golden
Masters
W–L (%)
AO RG WIM USO IW MIA MON MAD [d] ROM CAN CIN SHA [e] PAR
72 Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic W(10)W (3)W (7)W (4)W(7)W(5)W(6)W (2)W (3)W (6)W (4)W (3)W(4)W(7) Bronze medal.svg Gold medal.svg 2016, 2021, 2023 2024 2024 2018, 2020 855–165 (
59 Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal W (2)W(14)W (2)W (4)F (2)W (3)F (5)W(11)W(5)W(10)W(5)W (1)W (1)F (1) Gold medal.svg 2010, 2022 × 2010 ×756–155 (
54 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer W (6)W (1)W(8)W (5)W (6)W(5)W (4)F (4)W (6)§F (4)W (2)W(7)W (3)§W (1) Silver medal.svg 2009 ×××822–190 (
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray F (5)F (1)W (2)W (1)W (1)F (1)W (2)SF (3)W (1)W (1)W (3)W (2)W (4)§W (1) Gold medal.svg Gold medal.svg ××××458–170 (
205Total6914118661222891680 (

Other feats: Djokovic achieved a Non-calendar Grand Slam. Nadal and Djokovic both achieved a Surface Slam. Nadal, Djokovic and Federer achieved a Channel Slam and a Three-Quarter Slam.

^ Outright active tournament record underlined (§ = title(s) in different tournament(s))

Rivalries

The respective rivalries between the Big Four are considered to be some of the greatest of all time. [47] [48] [49] [50] Amongst the four of them they have played 235 matches against each other, 74 of which were at Grand Slam events. This includes 33 Grand Slam tournament finals, as well as 26 Grand Slam semifinal meetings, more than any other group of four players. Currently, Djokovic leads the head to head record against all members of the Big Four. [51] Djokovic has also won 20+ matches against all three of his peers, while Nadal has won 20+ matches against two of his peers. The Djokovic–Nadal and Djokovic–Federer rivalries are the only two in the Open Era to reach 50 matches. With five, Federer has recorded most bagels against all three of his peers, while receiving only one.

Head-to-Head records

Player Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic Flag of Spain.svg Nadal Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Murray OverallWin %
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 31–2927–23 ^ 25–1183–63
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 29–3124–1617–770–54
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 23–2716–2414–1153–62
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 11–257–1711–1429–56

^ Despite losing record in matches, Federer had a better head-to-head record against Djokovic in sets (74-73), games (758-749) and points (4729-4625).

Big Four vs. the rest of the field

The Big Four have collectively won 69 major titles (Djokovic winning a record 24, Nadal 22, Federer 20, and Murray 3) since 2003 Australian Open. Since Big Four's dominance in 2004 Australian Open, the only other players who have a major title are Gastón Gaudio (2004 French Open), [15] Marat Safin (2005 Australian Open), [7] Juan Martín del Potro (2009 US Open), [52] Stan Wawrinka (2014 Australian Open, 2015 French Open, 2016 US Open), [53] [54] [55] Marin Čilić (2014 US Open), [10] Dominic Thiem (2020 US Open), [11] Daniil Medvedev (2021 US Open), [56] Carlos Alcaraz (2022 US Open, 2023 Wimbledon, 2024 French Open, 2024 Wimbledon) [12] [57] [16] [58] and Jannik Sinner (2024 Australian Open, 2024 US Open). [8] [13] Their combined record at Grand Slam tournaments against everyone else is 1218–193 (86.3%). [59] Moreover, only 6 times has a player outside the group beaten two of them in the same Grand Slam (Safin at the 2005 Australian Open, Tsonga at the 2008 Australian Open, del Potro at the 2009 US Open, Berdych at the 2010 Wimbledon and Wawrinka at the 2014 Australian Open and the 2015 French Open). Stan Wawrinka, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Tomáš Berdych are the only players to have beaten each member of the Big Four at a Grand Slam event.

Wins over each member of the Big Four at a Grand Slam event

Wins over three members of the Big Four at a Grand Slam event

Wins over two members of the Big Four at a Grand Slam event

Only 4 players have defeated three of the Big Four at the same tournament. Two of these players are members of the Big Four: Nadal who defeated Murray in the round of 16, Djokovic in the semifinals, and Federer in the final to win the 2008 Hamburg; and Federer who defeated Murray in the round robin round, Djokovic in the semifinals, and Nadal in the finals to win the 2010 ATP Finals. Only two other players to have achieved this trifecta are:

Only 4 players have beaten a member of the Big Four in a major final. The first to do so was del Potro when he defeated Federer in the 2009 US Open final. Wawrinka defeated Nadal in the 2014 Australian Open final, and Djokovic in the 2015 Roland Garros final and the 2016 US Open final. Medvedev defeated Djokovic in the 2021 US Open final, and Alcaraz beat Djokovic in the 2023 and 2024 Wimbledon final. In all cases, except Alcaraz, they defeated the world No. 1 in the process.

The Big Four have played in 100 tournaments where all four have competed. Collectively, they have won 88 of these 100 tournaments (88%). Of the 12 tournaments they failed to win, they were runner-up in 6 of them, and 5 of these 12 tournaments occurred prior to them first being seeded as the top four players (later 2008 US Open). Since then, the Big Four have won 59 of 66 tournaments (89.4%). And starting with the 2010 Rome Masters, they had won 31 consecutive tournaments where all four were present, until the 2014 Australian Open.

Only 7 players have managed to win a tournament where all four of the Big Four have competed:

The Big Four's dominance is also high when only three of the Big Four have competed in the same tournament. Of 49 events where this has occurred, they have won 43 of them (87.8%). Since 2008, they have won 32 of 37 tournaments (86.5%).

Only 14 players have recorded at least 1 victory over each member of the Big Four. These players who have won at least once against each of the Big Four. Of these players, 8 have recorded 10 or more victories, and none have a lead record against all four combined.

Top-level tournament records (2004 Australian Open2024 ATP Finals)

Player Grand Slams ATP Masters ATP Finals Olympics Total
Big Four68117134202 (
Rest of the field16658190 (

Rankings

Between 8 September 2008 and 28 January 2013, the top four positions in the ATP rankings were occupied by all members of the Big Four for all but 16 weeks. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic were consistently in the top four for this period, with Andy Murray dropping to No. 5 during all 16 of those weeks. The only two other players who entered the top four in this period were Juan Martín del Potro (3 weeks) and Robin Söderling (13 weeks). This run was ended when David Ferrer replaced Nadal in the top four following a period of injury for Nadal, and retained his place in the top four for much of 2013 as Roger Federer dropped down the rankings due to his own back injury problems. [65]

All four have been world number one. Federer first reached number one in 2004 after winning his first Australian Open, [66] whereas Nadal did in 2008 following his Olympics victory after three straight years of ending the year ranked world No. 2, behind Federer. [67] Similarly, Djokovic achieved world No. 1 status following his Wimbledon victory in 2011, [68] after four consecutive years at No. 3, in a season which is regarded as one of the greatest in the history of the sport. [69] [70] [71] Murray reached the number one position after the 2016 Paris on 7 November 2016, towards the end of a season in which he had made three Grand Slam tournament finals (winning one, Wimbledon), as well as winning the Olympic Games and three Masters tournaments. [72]

Combined ranking timeline (best result)

ATP rankings 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Total
Years
Total
Weeks
1F1F1F1F1N1F1N1D1D1N1D1D1M1N1D1N1D1D2N1D7D19988
Year-ends at No. 1 5F1M5N8D
Weeks at No. 1

41M

310F

209N428D

^ Outright records indicated in bold.

Year-end ranking timeline by year

Note: rank is at the end of the season or when the player is last ranked in the season.

Year-end ranking 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 301642913621111212326231623351697 ^ retired
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal none8112004951222121241359121262670153 ^ retired
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic none67918678163333112112121211517
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray none540411631711444434621162401251221344942160 ^ retired

^ On 23 September 2022, Federer retired from professional tennis at the 2022 Laver Cup. He played this last ATP event with protected ranking 9, however he was last ranked 97 at the starting week of 2022 Wimbledon in the ATP rankings. [73]

^ On 27 July 2024, Murray retired from professional tennis at the 2024 Olympics. Last ranking recorded on 12 August 2024.

^ On 19 November 2024, Nadal retired from professional tennis at the 2024 Davis Cup. Last year-end ranking recorded on 2 December 2024.

Year-end ranking timeline by age at end of season

Year-end ranking17181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 301642913621111212326231623351697 ^
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 4951222121241359121262670153 ^ retired
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 18678163333112112121211517
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 411631711444434621162401251221344942160 ^ retired

Big Four ATP world No. 1 era

Correct as of 9 June 2024.
PlayerStart dateEnd dateWeeksTotal
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 2 February 200417 August 2008237237
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 18 August 20085 July 200946283
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (2)6 July 20096 June 201048331
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal (2)7 June 20103 July 201156387
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 4 July 20118 July 201253440
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (3)9 July 20124 November 201217457
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (2)5 November 20126 October 201348505
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal (3)7 October 20136 July 201439544
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (3)7 July 20146 November 2016122666
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 7 November 201620 August 201741707
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal (4)21 August 201718 February 201826733
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (4)19 February 20181 April 20186739
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal (5)2 April 201813 May 20186745
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (5)14 May 201820 May 20181746
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal (6)21 May 201817 June 20184750
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (6)18 June 201824 June 20181751
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal (7)25 June 20184 November 201819770
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (4)5 November 20183 November 201952822
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal (8)4 November 20192 February 202013835
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (5)3 February 202023 March 20207842
Rankings frozen
23 March 202023 August 20202222
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (5)24 August 202027 February 202279921
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (6)21 March 202212 June 202212933
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (7)30 January 202319 March 20237940
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (8)3 April 202321 May 20237947
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (9)12 June 202325 June 20232949
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (10)11 September 20239 June 202439988
Total Weeks2 February 20049 June 2024988

Represents ATP rankings record.

Top 4 time spans

Top 1

Time spans Big 4 held the Top 1 ATP ranking position.

Start dateEnd dateWeeks
2 February 200427 February 2022921
Total921

After Federer became No. 1 on 2 February 2004, the Big 4 member holding the No. 1 ranking changed 24 times.

Top 2

Time spans Big 4 held the Top 2 ATP ranking positions.

Start dateEnd dateWeeks
25 July 200518 March 2013396
13 May 20138 March 2021397
Total793

Spans per pair:

PairStart dateEnd dateWeeksTotal Weeks
Nadal–Federer25 July 20056 September 2010267267
Djokovic–Federer13 September 20107 March 201125293
Djokovic–Nadal21 March 201125 June 201266360
Djokovic–Federer9 July 201218 March 201336396
Murray13 May 201312 August 201313409
Nadal–Djokovic19 August 201323 June 201444444
Nadal–Federer7 July 20145 October 201565511
Murray–Federer12 October 20152 November 20153515
Murray–Djokovic9 November 201529 May 201781597
Nadal–Murray12 June 201728 August 201711610
Federer–Nadal11 September 201719 March 201827639
Federer–Nadal2 April 201818 June 201811652
Federer–Djokovic25 June 201829 October 201818671
Nadal–Djokovic5 November 201820 January 202063735
Nadal3 February 20208 March 202157793

Top 3

Time spans Big 4 held the Top 3 ATP ranking positions.

Start dateEnd dateWeeks
13 August 200728 June 2010148
16 August 201011 October 20108
18 October 20107 May 201280
21 May 201224 June 201357
12 August 20137 October 20138
7 July 201423 March 201537
24 August 201526 October 20159
9 November 201515 August 201639
17 July 201730 October 201715
10 September 201814 January 201918
Total419

Spans per pair:

PairStart dateEnd dateWeeksTotal Weeks
Djokovic–Murray13 August 200710 August 2009104104
Nadal–Murray17 August 200912 October 20098113
Djokovic–Murray19 October 20098 February 201016130
Nadal–Murray15 February 201029 March 20106137
Nadal–Djokovic5 April 201028 June 201011149
Djokovic–Federer16 August 201011 October 20108157
Djokovic–Federer18 October 201010 October 201151208
Murray–Federer17 October 20117 May 201229238
Federer–Nadal21 May 201227 August 201214252
Murray–Federer10 September 201224 June 201341293
Nadal–Murray12 August 20137 October 20138301
Federer–Nadal7 July 201423 March 201537338
Murray–Federer24 August 201526 October 20159347
Federer–Murray9 November 20159 May 201626373
Federer16 May 201615 August 201613386
Federer–Murray17 July 201730 October 201715401
Djokovic–Federer10 September 201814 January 201918419

Top 4

Time spans Big 4 held the Top 4 ATP ranking positions.

Start dateEnd dateWeeks
8 September 20084 January 201069
18 January 201012 April 201012
4 April 201114 January 201393
2 February 201523 February 20154
9 March 201523 March 20153
22 August 20163 October 20166
3 April 201724 July 201716
Total203

Spans per pair:

PairStart dateEnd dateWeeksTotal Weeks
Djokovic–Murray8 September 20084 January 20106969
Murray–Nadal18 January 201012 April 20101281
Murray–Federer4 April 201121 November 201133114
Murray–Nadal28 November 201114 January 201359174
Federer–Murray2 February 201523 March 20157181
Federer–Nadal22 August 20163 October 20166187
Federer–Nadal3 April 201729 May 20178195
Djokovic12 June 201724 July 20176203

Weeks in Top 4

Correct as of 11 November 2024.
PlayerNo. 1No. 2No. 3No. 4Total
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 3102182223548045
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 20938729070756
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 428117115742798
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 41791061814407

1 Most weeks at No. 1 record
2 Most weeks at No. 2 record
3 Most weeks at No. 3 record
4 Most weeks at No. 4 record
5 Most weeks in Top 4 record

Career Grand Slam tournament 1st seedings

Djokovic has been seeded 1st in 33 Grand Slam tournaments, followed by Federer (24), Nadal (16) and Murray (3).

Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian Open Flag of France.svg French Open Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wimbledon Flag of the United States.svg US Open
2004 Flag of the United States.svg Roddick (1) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (1) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (2) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (3)
2005 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (4) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (5) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (6) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (7)
2006 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (8) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (9) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (10) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (11)
2007 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (12) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (13) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (14) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (15)
2008 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (16) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (17) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (18) Flag of Spain.svg Nadal (1)
2009 Flag of Spain.svg Nadal (2) Flag of Spain.svg Nadal (3) Flag of Spain.svg Nadal 1 (4) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (19)
2010 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (20) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (21) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer 2 (22) Flag of Spain.svg Nadal (5)
2011 Flag of Spain.svg Nadal (6) Flag of Spain.svg Nadal (7) Flag of Spain.svg Nadal (8) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (1)
2012 Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (2) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (3) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (4) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (23)
2013 Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (5) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (6) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (7) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (8)
2014 Flag of Spain.svg Nadal (9) Flag of Spain.svg Nadal (10) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic 2 (9) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (10)
2015 Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (11) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (12) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (13) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (14)
2016 Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (15) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (16) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (17) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (18)
2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Murray (1) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Murray (2) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Murray (3) Flag of Spain.svg Nadal (11)
2018 Flag of Spain.svg Nadal (12) Flag of Spain.svg Nadal (13) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer 2 (24) Flag of Spain.svg Nadal (14)
2019 Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (19) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (20) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (21) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (22)
2020 Flag of Spain.svg Nadal (15) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (24)Tournament cancelled [c] Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (23)
2021 Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (25) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (26) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (27) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (28)
2022 Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic 3 (29) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (30) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (31) Flag of Russia.svg Medvedev (1)
2023 Flag of Spain.svg Nadal (16) Flag of Spain.svg Alcaraz (1) Flag of Spain.svg Alcaraz (2) Flag of Spain.svg Alcaraz (3)
2024 Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (32) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (33) Flag of Italy.svg Sinner (1) Flag of Italy.svg Sinner (2)

[1] Nadal was seeded #1 but withdrew from the tournament after the draw was released.
[2] Seeded first ahead of Nadal despite their world rankings being reversed, this was due to Wimbledon's grass seedings formula.
[3] Djokovic was seeded #1 but withdrew from the tournament after the draw was released.
Bolded name indicates that the tournament was Big 4 by the top seed.

Overall performances

Current as of 2024 Davis Cup

PlayerSinglesDoubles and Mixed DoublesTotal
TitlesFinalsMatch Win %TitlesFinalsMatch Win %TitlesFinalsMatch Win %
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 10315781% (1316–312)81461% (178–113)11117178% (1494–425)
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 9213182% (1180–264)111564% (154–86)10314679% (1334–350)
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 9914083% (1239–249)1347% (86–97)10014379% (1325–346)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 467174% (856–305)3650% (104–103)497770% (960–408)
Total34049980% (4591–1130)233857% (522–399)36353777% (5113–1529)

Grand Slam performances

Current as of 2024 US Open

Player AO RG WIM USO
TitlesFinalsWin %TitlesFinalsWin %TitlesFinalsWin %TitlesFinalsWin %
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 6787% (102–15)1581% (73–17)81288% (105–14)5786% (89–14)
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 2683% (77–16)141497% (112–4)2583% (58–12)4585% (67–12)
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 101091% (94–9)3786% (96–16)71089% (97–12)41087% (90–14)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 0576% (51–16)0176% (39–12)2382% (61–13)1275% (49–16)
Total182885% (324–56)182787% (320–49)192986% (321–51)142484% (295–56)

Grand Slam tournament performance comparison

Before 2005, Murray and Djokovic had not competed in a Grand Slam tournament. Nadal had made four appearances during 2003 and 2004, reaching the third round at 2003 Wimbledon and 2004 Australian Open. Federer had been competing in Grand Slam tournaments since 1999, and had won Wimbledon in 2003 and 2004, as well as the 2004 Australian Open and 2004 US Open.

2003–2008

Player
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
AUS RG WIM US AUS RG WIM US AUS RG WIM US AUS RG WIM US AUS RG WIM US AUS RG WIM US
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 4R1RW4RW3RWWSFSFNWWWFNWNWWDFN W NWDSFDFNFNWDM
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal AA3R2R3RAA2R4RWF2R3RAWDFFFQFQFMWDFFDF4RSFWDF W FSFM
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic AAAAAAAA1R2R3R3R1RQFN4R3R4RFSFNSFNFFWFSFN2RSFF
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray AAAAAAAAAA3R2R1R1R4R4R4RNAA3R1R3RQFNFNF

2009–2014

Player
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
AUS RG WIM US AUS RG WIM US AUS RG WIM US AUS RG WIM US AUS RG WIM US AUS RG WIM US
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer FN W W F DWMQFQFSFDSFDFDNQFSFDSFNSFD W DMQFSFMQF2R4RSFMN4RFDSF
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal W F4RASFQFMWWMWDQFWMFFMDFMDFFD W D2RAAWD1RWDFFWMD4RA
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic QF3RQFSFFQFQFSFFFNWFMSFF W NWFN W MNFFNSFFFMWMSFNFMFNQFFNWFSFM
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 4RQFSF4RFNF4RSFN3RFDSFNSFNSFNSFDQFFF W DFFDA W DQFQFFSFNQFQFD

2015–2020

Player
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
AUS RG WIM US AUS RG WIM US AUS RG WIM US AUS RG WIM US AUS RG WIM US AUS WIM US RG
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 3RQFFMDFDSFDASFA W NAWQFWAQF4R4RSFNFNDQFSFDNH [c] AA
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal QFQFD2R3R1R3RA4RFFW4RWQFWSFDSFFDWFSFFWQFA W D
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic WMFNMWFWFWFMWM3RF2RQFQFA4RQFWNWWNSF W F4RWF4RFN
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray FDSFDSFF4RFDFDWQF4RSFQFAAAA2R1RAAAA2R1R

2021–2026

Player
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
AUS RG WIM US AUS RG WIM US AUS RG WIM US AUS RG WIM US AUS RG WIM US AUS RG WIM US
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer A4RQFAAAAAretired
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal QFSFDAA W WDSF4R2RAAAA1RAAretired
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic W W NWFAQFNWAWW F W SF QF F 3R
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray AA3R1R2RA2R3R3RA2R2R1R1RAretired

D indicates the player met Novak Djokovic at that tournament.
F indicates the player met Roger Federer at that tournament.
M indicates the player met Andy Murray at that tournament.
N indicates the player met Rafael Nadal at that tournament.

Grand Slam tournament performance comparison by age

Note: age is at the end of the season

17–22

Player171819202122
AUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUS
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer AAAAA1R1RA3R4R1R4R3RQFQF4R4R1R1R4R4R1RW4R
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal AA3R2R3RAA2R4RWF2R3RAWDFFFQFQFMWDFFDF4RSFWDF W FSFM
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic AAAA1R2R3R3R1RQFN4R3R4RFSFNSFNFFWFSFN2RSFFQF3RQFSFF
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray AAAAAA3R2R1R1R4R4R4RNAA3R1R3RQFNFNF4RQFSF4R

23–28

Player232425262728
AUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUS
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer W3RWWSFSFNWWWFNWNWWDFN W NWDSFDFNFNWDMFN W W F D
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal WF4RASFQFMWWMWDQFWMFFMDFMDFFD W D2RAAWD1RWDFFWMD4RA
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic QFQFSFFFNWFMSFF W NWFN W MNFFNSFFFMWMSFNFMFNQFFNWFSFMWMFNMWFWF
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray FNF4RSFN3RFDSFNSFNSFNSFDQFFF W DFFDA W DQFQFFSFNQFQFDFDSFDSFF4R

29–34

Player293031323334
AUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUS
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer WMQFQFSFDSFDFDNQFSFDSFNSFD W DMQFSFMQF2R4RSFMN4RFDSF3RQFFMDFD
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal QFQFD2R3R1R3RA4RFFW4RWQFWSFDSFFDWFSFFWQFWDNH [c] A
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic WFMWM3RF2RQFQFA4RQFWNWWNSF W F4RWFFNNH [c] 4RW W NWF
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray FDFDWQF4RSFQFAAAA2R1RAAAA1R2RAA3R1R

35–41

Player35363738394041
AUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUS
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer SFDASFA W NAWQFWAQF4R4RSFNFNDQFSFDANH [c] AA4RQFAAAAA
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal QFSFDAA W WDSF4R2RAAAA1RAAretired
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic AQFNWAWW F W SF QF F 3R
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 2RA2R3R3RA2R2R1R1RAretired

D indicates the player met Novak Djokovic at that tournament.
F indicates the player met Roger Federer at that tournament.
M indicates the player met Andy Murray at that tournament.
N indicates the player met Rafael Nadal at that tournament.

Career finals performance comparison

Current as of 2024 US Open.
Player Grand Slams ATP Finals ATP Masters ATP Tour 500 ATP Tour 250 Olympics Total
TitlesFinalsTitlesFinalsTitlesFinalsTitlesFinalsTitlesFinalsTitlesFinalsTitlesFinals
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 203161028502431253401103157
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 2230023653232910161192131
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 2437794059151812171199141
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 3111114219101726224671

^ Outright record indicated in bold.

National and international representation

ITF team competitions: Olympics, Davis Cup, Hopman Cup and ATP team competitions: Laver Cup, ATP Cup, United Cup

Current as of 2024 Davis Cup.

Overall performance in all competitions

Player Olympics Davis Cup Hopman Cup Laver Cup ATP Cup United Cup OverallWin %YearsTitles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 20–752–1827–98–4107–381999–20228
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 19–637–63–46–10–265–202004–20248
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 22–1046–1620–82–311–13–1104–392004–20244
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 21–842–1018–80–281–282005–20243

Performance comparison by events representation

Player Olympics Davis Cup Hopman Cup Laver Cup ATP Cup/United Cup
EventsMedalsMatch
wins
Win
 %
NominationsTiesTitlesMatch
wins
Win
 %
EventsTitlesMatch
wins
Win
 %
EventsTitlesMatch
wins
Win
 %
EventsTitlesMatch
wins
Win
 %
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 722074% (20–7)272715274% (52–18)532775% (27–9)43867% (8–4)not participated
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 821976% (19–6)212443786% (37–6)not participated32343% (3–4)30667% (6–3)
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 922269% (22–10)303714674% (46–16)402071% (20–8)21240% (2–3)311488% (14–2)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 932172% (21–8)242514281% (42–10)401869% (18–8)1000% (0–2)not participated

Combined achievements

All four

  1. Won 69 of the last 87 Grand Slam events (as of the 2024 US Open), this is
  2. Represented in the final of 76 of the last 87 Grand Slam events. This is
  3. Won every Wimbledon from 2003 to 2022 (19 consecutive titles); furthermore 9 of 16 Wimbledon finals from 2006 to 2022 have been contested by two of the Big Four.
  4. 8 of 9 Australian Open finals from 2009 to 2017 (all except 2014) have been contested by two of the Big Four.
  5. 33 Grand Slam tournament finals featured two from the Big Four, the most of any four players.
  6. Occupied at least 7 of 8 Grand Slam finalist slots in 6 seasons (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015), including all 20 from the 2010 US Open until the 2013 Australian Open.
  7. Occupied all four semifinal slots on 4 Grand Slam tournament occasions (2008 US Open, 2011 French Open, 2011 US Open and 2012 Australian Open).
  8. Along with Stefan Edberg, they are the only players to reach 5 or more Australian Open finals in the Open Era.
  9. Consecutively have held the world No. 1 ranking since 2 February 2004 to 27 February 2022.
  10. Occupied the world No. 1 and 2 rankings between 25 July 2005 to 18 March 2013, 13 May 2013 to 8 March 2021.
  11. Won 96 of the 112 Masters tournaments (
  12. Won 18 consecutive Masters tournaments from the 2014 Cincinnati – 2016 Toronto.
  13. All 9 Masters tournaments won in 2011, 2013, and 2015.
  14. Won every Grand Slam and Masters tournament as well as the ATP World Tour Finals in 2011 and 2013.
  15. Won 6+ of the 9 Masters tournaments for 12 consecutive years. (2005–2016)
  16. Occupied top four places in the rankings for 5 years, all consecutive. (2008–2012)
  17. The only four players to have reached the semifinals or better at all nine ATP Masters series events at least once. [75]
  18. Were ranked in the year-end top 6 every year at age 21 through to 29.
  19. Top four prize money leaders of all time.
  20. Consecutively have held the year-end No. 1 ranking since 2004 to 2021.

Three of the four

Djokovic, Federer and Nadal

  1. The top three players of all time in terms of Grand Slam titles won.
  2. The only three players in history to win 8+ titles at a single Grand Slam event.
  3. Won 66 of the last 87 majors as of the 2024 US Open, which is
  4. Won 29 out of 32 Grand Slam events from the 2005 Australian Open up to and including 2012 US Open, which is
  5. Represented in 75 of the last 87 major finals, which is
  6. Won 18 of the last 22 Australian Open titles, which is
  7. Only three players in history to play 20 or more major finals. Djokovic has reached 37 finals, Federer 31 and Nadal 30.
  8. Only three players in history to play 38 or more major semifinals.
  9. Only three players in the Open Era to have reached the final of every Grand Slam tournament at least five times.
  10. Only three players in the Open Era to have played 5 or more consecutive Grand Slam tournament finals.
  11. Consecutively held the world No. 1 ranking from 2 February 2004 to 7 November 2016 (12 years 9 month), and also from 20 August 2017 to the 27 February 2022 (4 years 6 month).
  12. Occupied the top 3 places in the year end rankings for 8 seasons, 5 consecutively (2007–2011, 2014, 2018–2019).
  13. The only era in men's tennis where three players have won double digit majors and the Career Grand Slam while playing in the same time period.
  14. Set or tied the Open Era record for most titles won in all four Grand Slam events – Djokovic with 10 Australian Open titles, Federer with 8 Wimbledon titles and 5 US Open titles (tied), and Nadal with 14 French Open titles.
  15. Only three players in tennis history to simultaneously hold major titles on grass, hard court, and clay. Nadal achieved this feat from 2008 to 2009 and again in 2010, Federer in 2008–2009, and Djokovic from 2015 to 2016 and again from 2019 to 2021 (with no Wimbledon held in 2020).
  16. All won ATP Player of the Year, ITF Men's Singles Champion, Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year and ESPY Award for Best Male Tennis player.
  17. Hold the all-time top 3 for match wins at the Australian Open and the French Open.
  18. Hold the Open Era top 3 for number of semifinals and quarterfinals reached at the French Open.
  19. Hold the top three for number of match wins against top 10 ranked opponents.
  20. Hold the top 11 spots for number of match wins against top 10 ranked opponents in a single season.
  21. Top three earliest to clinch year end No. 1 leaders since the ATP rankings started in 1973.
  22. Held the year end number 1 ranking for 12 consecutive years (2004–2015).
  23. All three have simultaneously appeared in 13 major semifinals (Australian Open 2008, 2012; Roland Garros 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2019; Wimbledon 2007, 2019; US Open 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011).

Djokovic, Murray and Nadal

  1. Won every Grand Slam tournament, Masters tournament and the ATP World Tour Finals in 2013.
  2. Won a combined 12 consecutive Rome Masters titles from 2005 to 2016. During this period Nadal has won 7, Djokovic 4 and Murray 1.

Djokovic, Federer and Murray

  1. Won every Masters tournament and ATP World Tour Finals in 2015.
  2. Won the ATP World Tour Finals at least once from 2010 to 2016, a record 7 consecutive titles. During this period Djokovic won 4, Federer won 2 and Murray won 1.

Main tennis and sports awards

Award200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
ATP Awards
Player of the Year FFFFNFNDDNDDMNDNDDD
Sportsmanship Award FFFFFFNFFFFFFFNNNN
Fan Favorite FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFN
Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year FNDFMM
ITF World Champions
Men's Singles FFFFNFNDDDDDMNDNnot heldDND
Laureus World Sports Awards 1
Sportsman of the Year FFFFNDDDFDNDD
Breakthrough of the Year NM
Comeback of the Year NF
ESPY Award
Best International Athlete FN
Best Male Tennis Player FFFFFFNDDNDDFFFnot heldDND
BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Sports Personality of the Year MMM
Overseas Sports Personality of the Year FFFNDF
L'Équipe Champion of Champions
International FFFNNF / NNDD
La Gazzetta dello Sport
World Sportsman of the YearFFFF
Marca
Marca Leyenda FND
Flag bearer at the Summer Olympics
Opening ceremony F not heldFnot held D not held M, N not heldnot held N

1Award shown in the year it honored, not the year it was presented.

Career evolution

This table lists end of season statistics for each member of the Big Four, allowing for comparison at the same age.

Bold = age leader in completed years.

Current or former record of the Open Era
Age (end of season)181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer's season199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Flag of Spain.svg Nadal's season200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027
Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic/ Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Murray's season200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028
Grand Slam titlesFederer0000146912131516161717171717192020202020
Nadal012356910111314141416171920202222(22)
Djokovic0001114567101212141617202124(24)
Murray0000000122233333333(3)
Grand Slam match winsFederer072026396185112138162188208228247260279297307325339357362369369
Nadal61936568095120143157171187198203226247271282291313314(314)
Djokovic51433516685110134158180207228237258280296323334361(377)
Murray391426415778100117134153176188189189190192196200(200)
Masters titlesFederer00011481214141617182121232424272728282828
Nadal046912151819212627272830333535363636(36)
Djokovic00245510131620263030323436373840(40)
Murray0002468899111414141414141414(14)
All titlesFederer001411223345535761667076778288889599103103103103
Nadal112172331364346506064676975808486889292(92)
Djokovic02711161828344148596668727781869198(99)
Murray0138141621242831354445454646464646(46)
RankingFederer642913621111212326231623351697 ^
Nadal51222121241359121262670(154) ^
Djokovic7816333311211212121151(7)
Murray631711444434621162401251221344942160 ^
Weeks at number 1Federer0000048100152204237262285285302302302302302302310310310310310
Nadal0000194676102102115141141141160196205209209209209(209)
Djokovic0000002662101127179223223232275301353373405(428)
Murray00000000000841414141414141(41)
Win percentageFederer42.8650.5058.4862.9568.2172.7776.5279.4480.4480.5580.8181.0381.2781.6081.1181.4481.6581.5181.9481.9982.0882.0981.9881.98
Nadal60.8176.0778.2179.3181.3181.5082.3782.3482.7083.6183.4582.7482.2482.4582.8783.2283.1183.1083.1082.92(82.63)
Djokovic48.1562.3570.3573.1275.1475.5278.0279.2280.4481.1882.4582.8982.7782.6182.6882.9583.2583.3583.62(83.51)
Murray58.3360.6766.4470.4574.4173.9675.1275.5076.3176.1176.9978.3678.0777.7977.4477.2676.3575.4774.57(73.83)
Match winsFederer155110015823631039148355161767874380787892399610591080113411841237124212511251
Nadal451241832533354014725415836587067678068749199771004102810671068(1080)
Djokovic135312118526332439446954360468675178383689393498910311087(1124)
Murray145497155221267323379422481552630655662672676691717733(739)
Top 10 winsFederer149192846618097104119135145161165182197198212216224224224224
Nadal4919304761728899123129136140152162171174178186186(186)
Djokovic1392035396084108127158179181196205215229240257(259)
Murray049213542496166718399101101101102104105105(105)
Matches playedFederer3510117125134642651160868576683991799310761138122312971325138414441507151315261526
Nadal741632343194124925736577057878469279801060110911741208123712841288(1307)
Djokovic2785172253350429505592675744832906946101210801126118812371300(1346)
Murray2489146220297361430502553632717804839851869876905950983(1001)
Prize money ($M)Federer0.30.91.73.77.714.120.228.638.744.653.461.067.476.079.288.697.398.8111.9120.5129.2129.9130.6130.6
Nadal0.74.68.314.020.827.237.445.150.164.671.475.978.791.4103.3119.6123.5125.0134.3134.7(134.9)
Djokovic0.20.94.810.516.020.332.945.758.172.494.1107.7109.8125.8139.2145.6154.7164.7180.6(185.1)
Murray0.20.91.85.59.914.019.124.930.334.242.458.760.861.061.561.862.363.264.2(64.7)
Age (end of season)181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer's season199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Flag of Spain.svg Nadal's season200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027
Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic/ Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Murray's season200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028

Titles by tournaments played comparison

Another way to view their respective careers and evolution is to look at the progression of titles won by the number of tournaments played to win each of their titles at each level of competition including the four Majors, the nine ATP Masters, the ATP Finals (formerly Tennis Masters Cup), and the Olympic Games.

Singles title no.12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940SR
Federerwon at Grand Slam no.171921222526272930313334384041435369707220/81
Nadal69131718202425262832343638485052565860636422/68
Djokovic13252728293339414344454654555658606364656869707224/75
Murray2830423/60
Federerwon at ATP Masters no.22353839414244454647505257597577849495979911211311912412512713328/138
Nadal1011121417182224253335364042435152535967697072737475819510210310911111211611712336/130
Djokovic11151923364546474849535759636869707173777879808184858687899110410511011411511611912212612740/131
Murray252629333941515263798189919214/119
Federerwon at Tour Finals no.23569106/17
Nadal0/11
Djokovic2678915167/16
Murray81/8
Federerwon at Olympic Games no.0/4
Nadal11/3
Djokovic51/5
Murray232/3
^ Correct as of 2024 Paris.

See also

Notes

  1. In ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, Olympics, Davis Cup, Laver Cup, ATP Cup and United Cup; Open Era tennis records
  2. The exceptions were Andre Agassi's wins at the 2003 Australian Open, Juan Carlos Ferrero's wins at the 2003 French Open, Andy Roddick's wins at the 2003 US Open, Gastón Gaudio's wins at the 2004 French Open, Marat Safin's wins at the 2005 Australian Open, Juan Martín del Potro's win at the 2009 US Open, Stan Wawrinka's wins at the 2014 Australian Open, 2015 French Open and 2016 US Open, Marin Čilić's win at the 2014 US Open, Dominic Thiem's win at the 2020 US Open, Daniil Medvedev's win at the 2021 US Open, Carlos Alcaraz's win at the 2022 US Open, 2023 Wimbledon, 2024 French Open and 2024 Wimbledon, Jannik Sinner's wins at the 2024 Australian Open and 2024 US Open.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. 1 2 Held as Hamburg Masters until 2008, and Madrid Masters 2009–present.
  5. 1 2 Held as Madrid Masters from 2002 to 2008, and Shanghai Masters 2009–present.
  6. The Olympics gold medal entered the Big Titles list in 2019.

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