List of Grand Slam men's singles champions

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Many changes in the Grand Slam tennis tournaments have affected the number of titles won by various players during its history. These changes have included the opening of the French national championships to international players in 1925, the elimination of the challenge round in 1922, and the admission of professional players in 1968 (the start of the Open Era).[1][2]

All of these tournaments have been listed based on the modern definition of a tennis major, rather than when they were officially recognized by the ILTF. The Grand Slam tournaments are the annual four major tennis events played in the Open Era, which began in 1968, superseding the Amateur Era. The Australian and U.S. tournaments were officially recognized by the ILTF in 1924, and the French Championships followed a year later in 1925 when it became open to all international players. The United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) had several grievances with the ILTF and refused to join when it was formed in 1913.[3][4][5][6]

From 1913 to 1923, there were three official championships recognized by the ILTF:

During that same time period the USLTA recognized the U.S. National Championships

Novak Djokovic holds the all-time record of 24 major singles titles, including a record 10 Australian Open titles. He is the only singles player to hold all four majors simultaneously on three different surfaces (2016), and the only one to complete a triple Career Grand Slam (2023).
Rafael Nadal holds an all-time record of 14 French Open titles, the most at any slam in tennis history. He is the second man in the Open Era to complete a double Career Grand Slam (2022).
Roger Federer holds an all-time record of 8 Wimbledon titles. He also held the most major titles in singles between 2009 and 2022.
Bill Tilden won 10 major singles titles in the 1920s, including an all-time record of seven U.S. Championships titles.
Don Budge is the only man to have won six consecutive major singles titles, from Wimbledon 1937 to U.S. Championships 1938, and the first player ever to complete a Grand Slam (1938).
Ken Rosewall holds a record 15 Pro Major titles, and 23 major titles overall, counting both amateur and professional circuits.
Roy Emerson was the first man in history to win each major title twice (1967), and the only man to have completed a Career Grand Slam in both singles and doubles.
Rod Laver is the only man to complete a Grand Slam more than once in his career, in 1962 as an amateur and in 1969 as a professional.
Pete Sampras won 14 major singles titles in his career, including seven titles at Wimbledon.
Andre Agassi was the first man to complete a Career Grand Slam across three different surfaces (1999), and the first to win a Career Golden Slam (winning the four majors and an Olympic singles gold medal).

Champions by year

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italic Open only to specific French club members. See WHCC.[a]
(1891–1924 French titles are not counted toward major totals)
bold outline Player won the Grand Slam (four major tournaments in the same year).
§ Tournament change of surface.
Challenge-round format: Wimbledon 1878–1921, US 1884–1911.
Tournament surface
AUGrass (1905–1987)
Hard (1988–present)
FRGrass (1891)
Sand (1892–1907)
Clay (1908–present)
WBGrass
USGrass (1881–1974)
Clay (1975–1977)
Hard (1978–present)
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  1. The World Hard Court Championships which was held in Paris on clay courts, has often been considered the true precursor to the French Open.
  2. Wimbledon from 1878 to 1921 was decided in a Challenge Round match.
  3. US Championship from 1884 to 1911 was decided in a Challenge Round match.
  4. French Championship from 1891 to 1924 was open only to specific club members.[a] Titles are not counted toward major totals.
  5. 1919 Australasian Championships was held in January 1920, before the 1920 Australasian Championships.
  6. 1923 Australasian Championships was held in August, after Wimbledon and before the US National Championships.
  7. The French Championships opened itself to international competitors and renamed as Championnats Internationaux de France (de tennis). See WHCC.
  8. Australasian Championships was renamed to Australian Championships.
  9. French Championships held between 1941 and 1945 are not recognized by the tournament organizer. See Tournoi de France.
  10. French Open was held in July, after Wimbledon from 1946 to 1947 due to the effects in the aftermath of World War II.
  11. Australian Open was held in December, after the US Open from 1977 to 1985.
  12. Johan Kriek became a naturalised US citizen after originally representing South Africa.
  13. 2020 French Open was held in September, after the US Open due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  14. This edition of Wimbledon was stripped of its ranked points due to the tournament banning Russian and Belarusian players.

Champions list

AO Australian Open WIM Wimbledon
FO French Open USO US Open

Tournament record and active players indicated in bold.

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Titles Player AO FO WIM USO Years
24 Serbia Novak Djokovic103742008–2023
22 Spain Rafael Nadal214242005–2022
20 Switzerland Roger Federer61852003–2018
14 United States Pete Sampras20751990–2002
12 Australia Roy Emerson62221961–1967
11 Australia Rod Laver32421960–1969
Sweden Björn Borg06501974–1981
10 United States Bill Tilden00371920–1930
8 United Kingdom Fred Perry11331933–1936
Australia Ken Rosewall42021953–1972
United States Jimmy Connors10251974–1983
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl23031984–1990
United States Andre Agassi41121992–2003
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Grand Slam achievements

These are players who achieved some form of a tennis Grand Slam. They include a Grand Slam, non-calendar year Grand Slam, Career Grand Slam, Career Golden Slam, and Career Super Slam. No male player has won a single season Golden Slam. The tennis Open Era began in 1968, after the Australian Open and before the French Open.

H Hard court C Clay court G Grass court Cp Carpet court

Grand Slam

Players who won all four major titles in a calendar year.[14]

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Non-calendar year Grand Slam

Players who won all four major titles consecutively (not in a calendar year).

  • The event at which the non-calendar year Grand Slam was completed indicated in bold.
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Player Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
Serbia Novak Djokovic 2016H2016C2015G2015H
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Career Grand Slam

Players who won all four major titles over the course of their careers.

  • The event at which the Career Grand Slam was completed indicated in bold.
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Career Golden Slam

Players who won all four major titles and the Olympic gold medal over the course of their careers.[a][15][16]

  • The event at which the Career Golden Slam was completed indicated in bold.
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Player Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open Olympics
United States Andre Agassi 1995H1999C1992G1994H1996H
Spain Rafael Nadal 2009H2005C2008G2010H2008H
Serbia Novak Djokovic 2008H 2016C 2011G 2011H 2024C
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  1. Tennis was not an Olympic sport between 1928 and 1984.

Career Super Slam

Players who won all four major titles, the Olympic gold medal and the Tour Finals over the course of their careers.[a][17]

  • The event at which the Career Super Slam was completed indicated in bold.
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Player Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open Olympics Year-end
United States Andre Agassi 1995H1999C1992G1994H1996H1990Cp
Serbia Novak Djokovic 2008H 2016C 2011G 2011H 2024C 2008H
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  1. The Year-end Championships started in 1970 but the achievement has been possible since tennis was reinstated as an Olympic sport in 1988.

Career Surface Slam

Players who won Grand Slam titles on clay, grass and hard courts over the course of their careers.

  • The event at which the Career Surface Slam was completed indicated in bold

Multiple titles in a season

 Player won the four major tournaments in the same year.

Three titles

 Surface Slam (major titles on three different surfaces in the same season).[a]
  1. The U.S. and Australian Opens have been played on hardcourts since 1978 and 1988 respectively.
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Australian—French—Wimbledon
1933 Australia Jack Crawford
1938 United States Don Budge
1956 Australia Lew Hoad
1962 Australia Rod Laver
Open Era
1969 Australia Rod Laver
2021 Serbia Novak Djokovic
Australian—French—U.S.
1938 United States Don Budge
1962 Australia Rod Laver
Open Era
1969 Australia Rod Laver
1988 Sweden Mats Wilander
2023 Serbia Novak Djokovic
Australian—Wimbledon—U.S.
1934 United Kingdom Fred Perry
1938 United States Don Budge
1958 Australia Ashley Cooper
1962 Australia Rod Laver
1964 Australia Roy Emerson
Open Era
1969 Australia Rod Laver
1974 United States Jimmy Connors
2004 Switzerland Roger Federer
2006
2007
2011 Serbia Novak Djokovic
2015
French—Wimbledon—U.S.
1938 United States Don Budge
1955 United States Tony Trabert
1962 Australia Rod Laver
Open Era
1969 Australia Rod Laver
2010 Spain Rafael Nadal
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Two titles

 Three-Quarter Slam (Three major titles in the same season).[18]
 Channel Slam (French and Wimbledon title double).
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Tournament statistics

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Most titles per tournament

Tournament Titles Player(s)
Australian Open 10Serbia Novak Djokovic
French Open 14Spain Rafael Nadal
Wimbledon 8Switzerland Roger Federer
US Open 7
(All-time)
United States Richard Sears
United States William Larned
United States Bill Tilden
5
(Open Era)
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Pete Sampras
Switzerland Roger Federer

At one tournament

Most # Player Tournament Years
Titles 14Spain Rafael NadalFrench Open2005–22
Finals 14Spain Rafael NadalFrench Open2005–22
Semi-finals 15Switzerland Roger FedererAustralian Open2004–20
Spain Rafael NadalFrench Open2005–22
Quarter-finals 19 Serbia Novak DjokovicFrench Open2006–25
Finals without win[a] 5United Kingdom Andy MurrayAustralian Open2010–16
Runner-up finishes[b] 6Serbia Novak DjokovicUS Open2007–21
Match wins 112 Spain Rafael NadalFrench Open2005–22
Consecutive wins 41Sweden Björn BorgWimbledon1976–81
Matches played 119Switzerland Roger FedererWimbledon1999–21
Entries 22 United States Jimmy ConnorsUS Open1970–92
Switzerland Roger FedererWimbledon1999–21
France Richard GasquetFrench Open2002–25
  1. Most finals played without winning the title.
  2. Most times finished as runner-up, having previously won the tournament.
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Consecutive titles

AO Australian Open WIM Wimbledon
FO French Open USO US Open
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Grand Slam titles by decade

as of 2026 Australian Open.

  • Note: Ken Rosewall, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal are the only male players to win Grand Slam singles titles in three different decades. Nadal is the only player to win multiple titles in all three decades, winning at least 3 titles in all three decades.

Grand Slam titles by country

All-time

as of 2026 Australian Open.

147 
 United States (49 players)
100 
 Australia (34 players)
48 
 Great Britain (19 players)
40 
 Spain (9 players)
26 
 Sweden (5 players)
24 
 Serbia (1 player)
23 
  Switzerland (2 players)
21 
 France (6 players)
12 
Czech Republic Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic (3 players)
10 
Germany Germany / West Germany (4 players)
7 
 Italy (3 players)
6 
 Argentina (3 players),  New Zealand (1 player)
5 
 Russia (3 players)
3 
 Brazil (1 player),  Egypt (1 player)
2 
 Austria (2 players),  Croatia (2 players),  Romania (1 player)
1 
 Ecuador,  Hungary,  Mexico,  Netherlands,  South Africa

Open Era

as of 2026 Australian Open.

52 
 United States (13 players)
36 
 Spain (8 players)
25 
 Sweden (4 players)
24 
 Serbia (1 player)
23 
  Switzerland (2 players)
20 
 Australia (7 players)
12 
Czech Republic Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic (3 players)
7 
Germany West Germany / Germany (2 players)
6 
 Argentina (3 players)
5 
 Italy (2 players),  Russia (3 players)
3 
 Brazil (1 player),  Great Britain (1 player)
2 
 Austria (2 players),  Croatia (2 players),  Romania (1 player)
1 
 Ecuador,  France,  Netherlands,  South Africa

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