Tennis players with most titles in the Open Era

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This article lists the tennis players who have won the most tour-level professional tournament titles since the Open Era began in 1968. Titles can be any combination of singles and doubles, so the combined total is the default sorting of the lists. The current top-level events are on the ATP Tour for men and the WTA Tour for women.

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Overall titles (Open Era)

John McEnroe, the male player with the most titles in the Open Era. John McEnroe (1979)-2.jpg
John McEnroe, the male player with the most titles in the Open Era.
Martina Navratilova, the female player with the most titles in the Open Era. Tennis Nederland tegen Verenigde Staten in Den Haag Navratilova in aktie, Bestanddeelnr 930-9118 (cropped).jpg
Martina Navratilova, the female player with the most titles in the Open Era.
  Currently active players.

Note: M/W player with most mixed doubles titles in the table is also the player with most mixed doubles titles overall. [1]

Men [2]
TotalPlayerSpanSinglesDoublesMixed
155 Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe 1977–0677771
128 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan 1998–2001244
126 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan 1998–2001197
125 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors 1972–96109160
111 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 1998–2210380
111 Flag of Romania.svg Ilie Năstase 1968–8964452
104 Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith 1968–8648560
103 Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 2001–92110
100 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver 1968–7972280
100 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of the United States.svg Ivan Lendl 1978–949460
99 Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 2003–9810
96 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker 1968–8228680
95 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor 1991–180914
91 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge 1988–052836
79 Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez 1973–8319600
79 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried 1972–8525540
78 Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Vilas 1968–9262160
78 Flag of South Africa.svg Bob Hewitt 1968–837656
76 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde 1984–004675
74 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe 1968–8341330
70 Flag of South Africa.svg Frew McMillan 1968–832635
70 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg 1973–936640
69 Flag of the United States.svg Marty Riessen 1968–819537
67 Flag of Poland.svg Wojtek Fibak 1973–8915520
67 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd 1980–968590
66 Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 1988–026420
65 Flag of India.svg Leander Paes 1991–2115410
65 Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez 1984–9715500
64 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd 1976–929550
64 Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker 1984–9949150
63 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming 1973–883600
61 Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi 1986–066010
60 Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman 1991–086540
60 Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi 1995–160528
59 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg 1983–9641180
59 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić 1995–210545
58 Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe 1968–7944140
58 Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi 1996–181525
56 Flag of Spain.svg Manuel Orantes 1968–8334220
56 Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles 1992–120551
55 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis 1989–031540
54 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Rosewall [3] 1968–8040140
54 Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart 1968–851512
54 Flag of Ecuador.svg Andrés Gómez 1979–9521330
53 Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1992–0326270
52 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Lutz 1968–859430
50 Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach 1987–060464
49 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 2005–4630
49 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal 1981–951471
48 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh 1988–984440
45 Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Muster 1985–994410
41 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut 2000–4370
40 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson 1975–886340
40 Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander 1981–963370
40 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm 1990–110400
39 Flag of Hungary.svg Balázs Taróczy 1972–9013260
39 Flag of France.svg Yannick Noah 1977–9623160
39 Flag of France.svg Guy Forget 1982–0011280
39 Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău 2003–220381
39 Flag of Croatia.svg Mate Pavić 2011–0363
38 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares 2001–220353
38 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jean-Julien Rojer 2003–0371
37 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo 1998–0370
37 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray 2004–0325
Women [4]
TotalPlayerSpanSinglesDoublesMixed
354 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova 1975–0616717710
189 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert 1972–89157320
147 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court 1968–7792487
133 Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver 1979–97211111
126 Flag of the United States.svg Rosemary Casals [5] [6] 1968–91111123
118 Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf 1982–99107110
114 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis 1994–1743647
104 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná 1987–9924764
102 Flag of Spain.svg A. Sánchez Vicario 1985–0229694
101 Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King 1968–8378167
98 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 1995–2273232
93 Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport 1993–0855380
88 Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond 1993–154795
86 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Flag of Belarus.svg Natasha Zvereva 1988–024802
84 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková 1981–9810695
80 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve 1964–821754
80 Flag of Australia (converted).svg E. Goolagong Cawley 1968–8368111
73 Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams 1994–49222
71 Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández 1983–972690
71 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Neiland 1982–992654
69 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull 1970–899555
66 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black 1998–151605
62 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs 1986–110602
59 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles 1989–085360
55 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade 1968–865500
55 Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber 1993–170532
52 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters 1999–2241110
48 Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez 1991–124440
48 Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik 1995–204395
47 Flag of Spain.svg V. Ruano Pascual 1992–103431
47 Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza 2003–231433
46 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hana Mandlíková 1978–9027190
46 Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez 1988–0633130
45 Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama 1992–096381
45 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin 1999–114320
44 Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil 1983–0210331
41 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini 1985–9627140
40 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur 1999–239283
39 Flag of Spain.svg A. Medina Garrigues 1997–1811280
39 Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova 2001–203630
38 Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani 2002–9290
38 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei 2001–3341
37 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie 1982–972323
37 Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova 1999–1713240
36 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke 1993–221350
36 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Latisha Chan 2004–0333
35 Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin 1978–943041
35 Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci 1999–1810250
34 Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova 2000–2118160
34 Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka 2003–21103
34 Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands 1999–0304
34 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová 2003–232320
33 Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 1980–948250
33 Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison 1982–9711193
33 Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat 1984–038250
32 Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki 2005–3020
32 Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic 2009–1283
31 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová 2006–3100
30 Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva 2000–12162
29 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková 2012–5240
28 Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo 1993–092530
28 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková 2014–7183
28 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens 2013–8200
27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ash Barty 2010–2215120
25 Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep 2006–2410

Singles titles

Men

Open Era title leaders composition

Pete SamprasIlie NăstaseBjörn BorgRod LaverJohn McEnroeRafael NadalIvan LendlNovak DjokovicRoger FedererJimmy ConnorsTennis players with most titles in the Open Era
  • Correct as of 19 November 2023.

Sources: ATP; Michel Sutter, Vainqueurs Winners 1946–2003, Paris 2003; Joe McCauley, The History of Professional Tennis, London 2001; Robert Geist, Der Grösste Meister Die denkwürdige Karriere des australischen Tennisspielers Kenneth Robert Rosewall, Vienna 1999; Tony Trabert in "Tennis de France" magazine; ATP; John Barrett editor, World of Tennis Yearbooks, London 1969 to 1983.

Before 1972 tennis results were not automatically registered as they are now with the ITF (International Tennis Federation) and the ATP. Many have been lost or never even recorded. In particular, many professional results before 1968 have disappeared or are contradictory (for instance Ray Bowers, who gives a very detailed account of the 1926–1945 pro era called "History of the Pro Tennis Wars" in the "Tennis Server" Web site, categorically affirms that there was no 1936 Wembley Pro tournament (and no 1938 edition too) while McCauley lists a final result). However the most important ones have been preserved. ATP data is far from being exhaustive. They only begin in 1968 and they omit many results until 1971–1972 and even after. For example, there are no results of the New South Wales Championships in 1973 (Mal Anderson) or in 1974 (Tony Roche).

Therefore, the global numbers listed here are at least equal if not superior to those of the ATP (even the modern players as Connors, Lendl, McEnroe, Nastase, Ashe or Borg have more titles here (for instance Borg won his first tournament at Helsinki in 1973 and it doesn't appear in the ATP statistics)). Other remark: Michel Sutter chose about 150–200 tournaments each year including some invitation tournaments or tournaments which were at the time (before the nineties) the equivalent of the Challenger series tournaments of today. When those tournaments appeared in the early nineties Sutter listed them in his book. Sutter, being the main source of that part of the article, such tournaments are counted in this list (this explains for instance why Federer has four more wins than his ATP wins number).

Women

  Currently active players.
Open Era [4]
PlayerTitles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova 167
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert 157
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf 107
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court 92
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 73
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong 68
Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King 67
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade 55
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport 55
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles 53

See also

Notes

  1. At the 1984 Olympics, tennis was a demonstration event therefore doesn't count towards Edberg's total.

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  3. listed at Ken Rosewall career statistics
  4. 1 2 "WTA Record book" (PDF).
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