In men's tennis, the Grand Slam tournaments, the Masters tournaments, and the year-end championships are considered the top-tier events of the annual ATP Tour calendar, in addition to the quadrennial Olympics. They are collectively known as the 'Big Titles'. [lower-alpha 1] [1] The ATP defined the mandatory events (Slams, Masters and YEC) as follows
They are the biggest tournaments in our sport, where participation is mandatory, entry is reserved for the world's best and success is rewarded with fame and a rich haul of points and prize money. [2]
This article lists the respective singles champions of those events since the inception of the ATP Tour in 1990.
Note: By setting 1990 as the cut-off point, this list excludes many notable champions in top level tournaments from previous years. The Grand Slam tournaments and the year-end championships have been held since 1877 and 1970 respectively. The Olympics was first played in 1896 until 1924. High category tournaments equivalent to the Masters Series like the Grand Prix Super Series existed before the ATP Tour was introduced. There were also the professional Majors, the World Championship Series and the amateur Majors (WHCC, WCCC) before the Open Era.
Titles | Player | Majors | Masters | ATP Finals | Olympics |
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72 | Novak Djokovic | 24 | 40 | 7 | 1 |
59 | Rafael Nadal | 22 | 36 | — | 1 |
54 | Roger Federer | 20 | 28 | 6 | — |
30 | Pete Sampras | 14 | 11 | 5 | — |
27 | Andre Agassi | 8 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
20 | Andy Murray | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Boris Becker [lower-alpha 8] | 2 (+4) | 5 | 2 (+2) | — |
Jim Courier | 4 | 5 | — | — | |
Gustavo Kuerten | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | |
Thomas Muster | 1 | 8 | — | — | |
Alexander Zverev | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
Carlos Alcaraz | 4 | 5 | — | — | |
8 | Daniil Medvedev | 1 | 6 | 1 | — |
Winning all of the Big Titles over the course of a player's career: all four Grand Slam titles, all active Masters Series titles, the year-end championship title, and the Olympic gold medal. The feats of the Career Super Slam, the Career Golden Slam, the Career Grand Slam, as well as the Career Golden Masters are all achieved for the player who has completed the sweep. The feat of completing the Big Titles sweep has been described as completing the game of tennis. [7] [8] [9]
Player | AU | FR | WB | US | YEC | OG | IW | MIA | MON | MAD | ROM | CAN | CIN | SHA | PAR |
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Novak Djokovic [10] | 2008 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 | 2008 | 2024 | 2008 | 2007 | 2013 | 2011 | 2008 | 2007 | 2018 | 2012 | 2009 |
Winning all of the Big Titles of the annual ATP Tour calendar over the course of a player's career. [lower-alpha 9] The feats of the Career Grand Slam, the Career Golden Masters and the crown of the year-end championship are achieved for the player who has completed the annual sweep.
Player | AU | FR | WB | US | YEC | IW | MIA | MON | MAD | ROM | CAN | CIN | SHA | PAR |
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Novak Djokovic [11] | 2008 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 | 2008 | 2008 | 2007 | 2013 | 2011 | 2008 | 2007 | 2018 | 2012 | 2009 |
2011 | 2021 | 2014 | 2015 | 2012 | 2011 | 2011 | 2015 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 | 2020 | 2013 | 2013 |
Combination | Winner | Year |
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Australian Open—Indian Wells—Miami "Sunshine Slam" | Pete Sampras | 1994 |
Andre Agassi | 2001 | |
Roger Federer | 2006 | |
2017 | ||
Novak Djokovic | 2011 | |
2015 | ||
2016 | ||
Monte Carlo—Madrid—Rome—French Open "Clay Slam" | Rafael Nadal [13] | 2010 |
Canada—Cincinnati—US Open "Summer Slam" | Patrick Rafter | 1998 |
Andy Roddick | 2003 | |
Rafael Nadal | 2013 | |
Shanghai—Paris—Year-end Championship "Autumn Sweep" | Novak Djokovic | 2013 |
2015 | ||
Andy Murray | 2016 |
# | Big Titles |
---|---|
72 | Novak Djokovic |
59 | Rafael Nadal |
54 | Roger Federer |
30 | Pete Sampras |
27 | Andre Agassi |
# | Big Title finals |
---|---|
106 | Novak Djokovic |
92 | Roger Federer |
86 | Rafael Nadal |
46 | Pete Sampras |
43 | Andre Agassi |
# | Big Titles in a season | Year |
---|---|---|
10 | Novak Djokovic | 2015 |
8 | Roger Federer | 2006 |
Novak Djokovic (2) | 2011 | |
7 | Roger Federer (2) | 2004 |
Rafael Nadal | 2013 |
# | Big finals in a season | Year |
---|---|---|
13 | Novak Djokovic | 2015 |
11 | Roger Federer | 2006 |
10 | Roger Federer (2) | 2007 |
Novak Djokovic (2) | 2012 | |
Andy Murray | 2016 |
# | Big Titles streak | Years |
---|---|---|
7 | Novak Djokovic | 2014–15 |
Novak Djokovic (2) | 2015–16 | |
5 | Rafael Nadal | 2010 |
Novak Djokovic (3) | 2011 | |
4 | Roger Federer | 2006–07 |
Rafael Nadal (2) | 2008 | |
Roger Federer (2) | 2017 |
# | Big finals streak | Years |
---|---|---|
18 | Novak Djokovic | 2014–16 |
12 | Roger Federer | 2005–06 |
7 | Roger Federer (2) | 2007 |
Rafael Nadal | 2011 | |
6 | Andy Murray | 2016 |
Novak Djokovic (4) | 2018–19 |
# | Big Titles |
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9 | Alexander Zverev |
Carlos Alcaraz | |
8 | Daniil Medvedev |
6 | Jannik Sinner |
4 | Stan Wawrinka |
Stefanos Tsitsipas | |
2 | Hubert Hurkacz |
Dominic Thiem | |
Marin Čilić | |
Grigor Dimitrov | |
Andrey Rublev | |
# | Big Title finals |
---|---|
18 | Daniil Medvedev |
16 | Alexander Zverev |
11 | Carlos Alcaraz |
10 | Stefanos Tsitsipas |
9 | Jannik Sinner |
Dominic Thiem | |
8 | Stan Wawrinka |
6 | Andrey Rublev |
Casper Ruud |
# | Most finals without a win |
---|---|
6 | Casper Ruud |
5 | Kei Nishikori |
Milos Raonic | |
3 | Richard Gasquet |
Gaël Monfils | |
2 | Kevin Anderson |
Matteo Berrettini | |
David Goffin | |
Nick Kyrgios |
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