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List of Men's tennis records is past and present.It covers the periods Pre-open era ,Open Era (1968), Grand Prix tennis circuit (1968-89), World Championship Tennis (1968-89), ATP World Tour (1990-present).

These are some of the important records since.

Singles (from – present) edit

Career Records edit

Singles Titles and Finals edit

Titles #
1.   Rod Laver 199
2.   Ken Rosewall 133
3.   Pancho Gonzales 113
4.   Jimmy Connors 109
5.   Fred Perry 106
6.  /  Ivan Lendl 94
7.   John McEnroe 77
8.   Roger Federer 70
9.   Pete Sampras 64
10.   Björn Borg 63
11.   Guillermo Vilas 62
12.   Andre Agassi 60
13.   Ilie Năstase 59
14.   Boris Becker 49
Titles (Active) #
1.   Roger Federer 70
2.   Rafael Nadal 46
3.   Andy Roddick 30
4.   Novak Djokovic 29
5.   Lleyton Hewitt 28
6.   Andy Murray 22
7.   Nikolay Davydenko 21
8.   Juan Carlos Ferrero 16
9.   Tommy Haas 12
  David Ferrer 12
Finals #
1.   Jimmy Connors 158
2.  /  Ivan Lendl 146
3.   Fred Perry 118
4.   John McEnroe 108
5.   Guillermo Vilas 104
6.   Roger Federer 100
6.   Andre Agassi 90
7.   Pete Sampras 88
8.   Björn Borg 87
9.   Stefan Edberg 78
10.   Boris Becker 77
Finals (Active) #
1.   Roger Federer 100
2.   Rafael Nadal 67
3.   Andy Roddick 50
4.   Novak Djokovic 43
5.   Lleyton Hewitt 42
6.   Juan Carlos Ferrero 34
7.   Andy Murray 31
8.   Nikolay Davydenko 27
9.   David Ferrer 26
10.   James Blake 24
  Ivan Ljubičić 24
Cons. Years w/ 1+ Title[1] Years #
1.  /  Ivan Lendl 1980–93 14
2.   Jimmy Connors 1972–84 13
3.   Stefan Edberg 1984–95 12
  Boris Becker 1985–96 12
5.   Guillermo Vilas 1973–83 11
  Brian Gottfried 1973–83 11
  Michael Chang 1988–98 11
  Pete Sampras 1990–2000 11
  Roger Federer 2001–11 11
  Andy Roddick 2001–11 11

Titles per court type edit

Clay #
1.   Guillermo Vilas 45
2.   Thomas Muster 40
3.   Rafael Nadal 32
4.   Björn Borg 30
5.   Manuel Orantes 28
 /  Ivan Lendl
7.   Ilie Năstase 24
8.   José Luis Clerc 21
9.   Mats Wilander 20
10.   Andrés Gómez 16
  Carlos Moyá
Hardcourt #
1.   Roger Federer 48
2.   Andre Agassi 46
3.   Jimmy Connors 44
4.   Pete Sampras 36
5.  /  Ivan Lendl 31
6.   Stefan Edberg 23
7.   John McEnroe 22
8.   Michael Chang 21
  Novak Djokovic
10.   Andy Roddick 20
Grass #
1.   Roger Federer 11
2.   Pete Sampras 10
3.   Jimmy Connors 9
4.   John McEnroe 8
5.   Boris Becker 7
  Lleyton Hewitt
7.   Björn Borg 6
  Vijay Amritraj
9.   Johan Kriek 5
  Stefan Edberg
 /  Greg Rusedski
Carpet * #
1.   Jimmy Connors 44
2.   John McEnroe 43
3.  /  Ivan Lendl 33
4.   Boris Becker 26
5.   Björn Borg 22
6.   Arthur Ashe 18
7.   Pete Sampras 15
8.   Goran Ivanišević 14
9.   Stan Smith 11
  Stefan Edberg
  Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Outdoor #
1.   Guillermo Vilas 56
2.   Jimmy Connors 55
3.  /  Ivan Lendl 52
4.   Roger Federer 51
5.   Andre Agassi 48
6.   Rafael Nadal 45
7.   Thomas Muster 43
8.   Pete Sampras 41
9.   Björn Borg 40
10.   Ilie Năstase 34
Indoor #
1.   Jimmy Connors 54
2.   John McEnroe 52
3.  /  Ivan Lendl 42
4.   Boris Becker 30
5.   Björn Borg 23
  Pete Sampras
7.   Roger Federer 19
8.   Arthur Ashe 18
  Stan Smith
  Stefan Edberg
  • Note that Carpet surface has not been used since 2009 according to the official website of ATP.

Matches Played / Matches Won / Matches Lost (all surfaces) edit

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Played #
1.   Jimmy Connors 1,479
2.  /  Ivan Lendl 1,310
3.   Guillermo Vilas 1,197
4.   Andre Agassi 1,144
5.   Stefan Edberg 1,076
6.   John McEnroe 1,073
7.   Roger Federer 1,001
8.   Pete Sampras 984
9.   Brian Gottfried 983
10.   Michael Chang 974
Won #
1.   Jimmy Connors 1,217
2.  /  Ivan Lendl 1,071
3.   Guillermo Vilas 919
4.   John McEnroe 875
5.   Andre Agassi 870
6.   Roger Federer 814
7.   Stefan Edberg 806
8.   Pete Sampras 762
9.   Boris Becker 713
10.   Brian Gottfried 673
Lost #
1.   Fabrice Santoro 444
2.   Jonas Björkman 362
3.   Vincent Spadea 359
4.   Marc Rosset 351
5.   Francisco Clavet 340
6.   Rainer Schüttler 337
7.   Javier Sánchez 335
8.   Tomáš Šmíd 333
 /  Goran Ivanišević 333
10.   Jakob Hlasek 331

Match wins per court type edit

Clay #
1.   Guillermo Vilas 629
2.   Manuel Orantes 454
3.   Thomas Muster 422
4.   José Higueras 375
5.   Eddie Dibbs 361
6.   Carlos Moyá 337
7.  /  Ivan Lendl 329
8.   Andrés Gómez 322
9.   José Luis Clerc 301
10.   Emilio Sánchez 298
Hardcourt #
1.   Andre Agassi 598
2.   Roger Federer 499
3.   Jimmy Connors 488
4.   Pete Sampras 427
5.   Andy Roddick 412
6.   Michael Chang 408
7.  /  Ivan Lendl 394
8.   Stefan Edberg 387
9.   Lleyton Hewitt 335
10.   Brad Gilbert 324
Grass #
1.   Jimmy Connors 168
2.   John McEnroe 119
3.   Boris Becker 116
4.   Roscoe Tanner 113
5.   Wally Masur 112
6.   Phil Dent 108
7.   Mark Edmondson 105
8.   Pat Cash 104
  Lleyton Hewitt 104
10.   Roger Federer 102
Carpet * #
1.   John McEnroe 346
2.   Jimmy Connors 335
3.  /  Ivan Lendl 267
4.   Boris Becker 258
5.   Arthur Ashe 192
6.  /  Goran Ivanišević 187
7.   Brian Gottfried 183
8.   Stefan Edberg 182
9.   Björn Borg 176
10.   Vitas Gerulaitis 166
Outdoor #
1.   Guillermo Vilas 794
2.   Jimmy Connors 744
3.  /  Ivan Lendl 727
4.   Andre Agassi 702
5.   Roger Federer 601
6.   Thomas Muster 561
7.   Stefan Edberg 549
  Pete Sampras 549
9.   Manuel Orantes 530
10.   Carlos Moyá 527
Indoor #
1.   Jimmy Connors 458
2.   John McEnroe 419
3.  /  Ivan Lendl 344
4.   Boris Becker 297
5.   Brian Gottfried 279
6.   Stefan Edberg 257
7.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 235
8.   Wojtek Fibak 229
9.  /  Goran Ivanišević 226
10.   Vitas Gerulaitis 220
  • Note that Carpet surface has not been used since 2009 according to the official website of ATP.

Winning Percentage edit

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  • Note that the figures below represent career winning percentages of players that are retired (regular font) as well as current active players (boldface). The latter are subject to change and do not reflect the final figure.
All surfaces % * W–L
1.   Björn Borg 82.72 608–127
2.   Rafael Nadal 82.34 550–118
3.   Jimmy Connors 82.29 1217–262
4.  /  Ivan Lendl 81.76 1071–239
5.   John McEnroe 81.55 875–198
6.   Roger Federer 81.32 814–187
7.  /  Novak Djokovic 78.32 401–111
8.   Pete Sampras 77.44 762–222
9.   Boris Becker 76.91 713–214
10.   Guillermo Vilas 76.78 919–278
* = minimum 300 wins
Hardcourt % * W–L
1.   Jimmy Connors 83.14 488–99
2.   Roger Federer 82.89 499–103
3.  /  Ivan Lendl 82.60 394–83
4.   John McEnroe 81.11 292–68
5.   Pete Sampras 80.41 427–104
6.  /  Novak Djokovic 79.62 254–65
7.   Andre Agassi 79.00 598–159
8.   Stefan Edberg 78.82 387–104
9.   Andy Murray 78.03 238–67
10.   Boris Becker 77.39 219–64
* = minimum 200 wins
Clay % * W–L
1.   Rafael Nadal 92.77 231–18
2.   Björn Borg 86.27 245–39
3.   Ivan Lendl 81.44 329–75
4.   Guillermo Vilas 79.92 629–158
5.   Jimmy Connors 78.63 195–53
6.   José Luis Clerc 77.38 301–88
7.   Ilie Năstase 77.08 259–77
  Manuel Orantes 77.08 454–135
9.   Thomas Muster 76.87 422–127
10.   Mats Wilander 76.74 264–80
* = minimum 90 wins
Grass % * W–L
1.   Roger Federer 87.18 102–15
2.   John McEnroe 85.61 119–20
3.   Björn Borg 84.72 61–11
4.   Jimmy Connors 84.00 168–32
5.   Pete Sampras 83.47 101–20
6.   Rafael Nadal 82.76 48–10
7.   Boris Becker 82.27 116–25
8.   Andy Roddick 80.41 78–19
9.   Andy Murray 80.33 49–12
10.   Stefan Edberg 78.57 99–27
* = minimum 40 wins
Carpet % * W–L
1.   John McEnroe 84.39 346–64
2.   Ivan Lendl 82.66 267–56
3.   Björn Borg 82.63 176–37
4.   Jimmy Connors 81.91 335–74
5.   Arthur Ashe 80.67 192–46
6.   Boris Becker 80.12 258–64
7.   Pete Sampras 76.60 144–44
8.   Rod Laver 74.53 79–27
9.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 73.66 165–59
10.   Roger Federer 72.46 50–19
* = minimum 50 wins
Indoors % * W–L
1.   John McEnroe 85.34 419–72
2.   Ivan Lendl 82.89 344–71
3.   Jimmy Connors 81.71 460–103
4.   Björn Borg 80.83 215–51
5.   Roger Federer 80.68 213–51
6.   Boris Becker 79.84 297–75
7.   Arthur Ashe 79.10 265–70
8.   Andy Murray 78.07 89–25
9.   Pete Sampras 77.74 213–61
10.   Rod Laver 76.84 136–41
* = minimum 80 wins
Outdoors % * W–L
1.   Rafael Nadal 84.84 498–89
2.   Björn Borg 83.84 384–74
3.   Jimmy Connors 81.68 767–172
4.   Roger Federer 81.55 601–136
5.   Ivan Lendl 81.23 727–168
6.   Rod Laver 80.84 270–64
7.   Novak Djokovic 80.25 317–78
8.   John McEnroe 78.35 456–126
9.   Guillermo Vilas 78.16 798–223
10.   Andre Agassi 77.74 702–201
* = minimum 200 wins

Year-End Championships edit

Titles # Years
1.   Roger Federer 6 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011
2.   Ivan Lendl 5 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987
  Pete Sampras 5 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999
4.   Ilie Năstase 3 1972, 1973, 1975
  John McEnroe 3 1978, 1983, 1984
  Boris Becker 3 1988, 1992, 1995
Finals #
1.   Ivan Lendl 9
2.   Boris Becker 8
3.   Roger Federer 7
4.   Pete Sampras 6
5.   Andre Agassi 4
Semifinals #
1.   Ivan Lendl 12
2.   Pete Sampras 10
3.   Boris Becker 9
  Roger Federer
5.   Jimmy Connors 8
Appearances #
1.   Andre Agassi 13
2.   Ivan Lendl 12
3.   Jimmy Connors 11
  Boris Becker
  Pete Sampras
Match Wins #
1.   Ivan Lendl 39
  Roger Federer 39
3.   Boris Becker 36
4.   Pete Sampras 35
5.   Andre Agassi 22
Win % W–L *
1.   Ilie Năstase 85.00 17–3
2.   Roger Federer 84.78 39–7
3.   Ivan Lendl 79.59 39–10
4.   Boris Becker 73.47 36–13
5.   Brian Gottfried 72.73 8–3
* = minimum 10 matches
Won without losing a set
Player Year
  John McEnroe 1983
  John McEnroe 1984
  Ivan Lendl 1985

Olympic Games (from-to and 1988- current) edit

Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal
1988   Miloslav Mečíř   Tim Mayotte   Stefan Edberg /   Brad Gilbert
1992   Marc Rosset   Jordi Arrese   Goran Ivanišević /   Andrei Cherkasov
1996   Andre Agassi   Sergi Bruguera   Leander Paes
2000   Yevgeny Kafelnikov   Tommy Haas   Arnaud di Pasquale
2004   Nicolás Massú   Mardy Fish   Fernando González
2008   Rafael Nadal   Fernando González   Novak Djokovic
Match Wins #
1.   Fernando González 10
2.   Marc Rosset 8
  Nicolás Massú 8
  Roger Federer 8
5.   Miloslav Mečíř 6
  Andre Agassi 6
  Sergi Bruguera 6
  Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6
  Fabrice Santoro 6
  Rafael Nadal 6
Win % W–L *
1.   Miloslav Mečíř 100.00 6–0
  Andre Agassi 100.00 6–0
  Yevgeny Kafelnikov 100.00 6–0
  Rafael Nadal 100.00 6–0
5.   Marc Rosset 88.89 8–1
6.   Fernando González 83.33 10–2
  Tim Mayotte 83.33 5–1
  Jordi Arrese 83.33 5–1
  Arnaud di Pasquale 83.33 5–1
  Mardy Fish 83.33 5–1
  Novak Djokovic 83.33 5–1
* = minimum 5 wins

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (since inception in 1990) edit

Titles #
1.   Rafael Nadal 19
2.   Roger Federer 18
3.   Andre Agassi 17
4.   Pete Sampras 11
5.   Novak Djokovic 10
6.   Thomas Muster 8
  Andy Murray 8
8.   Michael Chang 7
9.   Boris Becker 5
  Jim Courier 5
  Marcelo Ríos 5
  Gustavo Kuerten 5
  Marat Safin 5
  Andy Roddick 5
Finals #
1.   Roger Federer 30
2.   Rafael Nadal 29
3.   Andre Agassi 22
4.   Pete Sampras 19
5.   Novak Djokovic 17
6.   Boris Becker 11
7.   Thomas Muster 10
  Gustavo Kuerten 10
9.   Stefan Edberg 9
  Michael Chang 9
  Andy Roddick 9
  Andy Murray 9
Semifinals #
1.   Roger Federer 41
2.   Rafael Nadal 39
3.   Andre Agassi 32
4.   Pete Sampras 31
5.   Novak Djokovic 25
6.   Andy Roddick 20
7.   Lleyton Hewitt 19
8.   Stefan Edberg 18
9.   Michael Chang 17
  Andy Murray 17
Different Titles Won #
1.   Andre Agassi 7/9
  Roger Federer 7/9
3.   Rafael Nadal 6/9
  Novak Djokovic 6/9
5.   Pete Sampras 5/9
  Marcelo Ríos 5/9
7.   Stefan Edberg 4/9
  Michael Chang 4/9
  Thomas Muster 4/9
  Gustavo Kuerten 4/9
  Andy Murray 4/9
Different Finals reached #
1.   Roger Federer 9/9
2.   Rafael Nadal 8/9
  Novak Djokovic 8/9
4.   Pete Sampras 7/9
  Andre Agassi 7/9
  Gustavo Kuerten 7/9
7.   Stefan Edberg 6/9
8.   Boris Becker 5/9
  Thomas Muster 5/9
  Marcelo Ríos 5/9
  Andy Murray 5/9
Match Wins #
1.   Roger Federer 246
2.   Rafael Nadal 211
3.   Andre Agassi 209
4.   Pete Sampras 190
5.   Andy Roddick 154
6.  /  Novak Djokovic 138
7.   Michael Chang 137
8.   Carlos Moyá 133
9.   Jim Courier 130
10.   Wayne Ferreira 128
Win % W–L *
1.   Rafael Nadal 82.42 211–45
2.  /  Novak Djokovic 77.53 138–40
3.   Roger Federer 76.64 246–75
4.   Andre Agassi 74.11 209–73
5.   Pete Sampras 73.08 190–70
6.   Stefan Edberg 72.00 108–42
7.   Andy Murray 71.15 111–45
8.   Andy Roddick 69.68 154–67
9.   Thomas Muster 69.18 101–45
10.   Marcelo Ríos 68.63 105–48
* = minimum 100 wins

ATP World Tour 500 series (since inception in 1990) edit

Titles #
1.   Pete Sampras 12
2.   Rafael Nadal 11
3.   Roger Federer 10
4.   Boris Becker 9
5.   Stefan Edberg 8
6.  /  Goran Ivanišević 7
  Novak Djokovic 7
8.   Ivan Lendl 6
  Andre Agassi 6
10.   Jim Courier 5
  Michael Chang 5
  Richard Krajicek 5
  Andy Roddick 5
  David Ferrer 5
  Àlex Corretja 5
Finals #
1.   Boris Becker 14
  Roger Federer 14
3.   Pete Sampras 13
  Rafael Nadal 13
5.   Stefan Edberg 12
 /  Goran Ivanišević 12
7.   David Ferrer 10
8.   Ivan Lendl 9
  Michael Chang 9
  Andre Agassi 9

ATP World Tour 250 series (since inception in 1990) edit

Titles #
1.   Thomas Muster 26
2.   Pete Sampras 20
  Lleyton Hewitt 20
  Roger Federer 20
5.   Michael Chang 19
  Yevgeny Kafelnikov 19
  Andre Agassi 19
  Andy Roddick 19
9.   Nikolay Davydenko 16
10.   Thomas Enqvist 14
Finals #
1.   Thomas Muster 32
2.   Michael Chang 30
3.   Pete Sampras 29
  Yevgeny Kafelnikov 29
5.   Carlos Moyá 28
  Andy Roddick 28
7.   Andre Agassi 27
8.   Lleyton Hewitt 26
  Roger Federer 26
10.  /  Goran Ivanišević 23

Single Season Records edit

  • Titles and win %
Titles #
1.   Guillermo Vilas (1977) 16
2.   Ivan Lendl (1982) 15
  Jimmy Connors (1974) 15
4.   Ilie Năstase (1973) 14
5.   Björn Borg (1979) 13
  John McEnroe (1984) 13
7.   Ilie Năstase (1972) 12
  Jimmy Connors (1976) 12
  Thomas Muster (1995) 12
  Roger Federer (2006) 12
Cons. 10+ Title Seasons # Years
1.   Roger Federer 3 2004–06
2.   Ilie Năstase 2 1972–73
  Jimmy Connors 2 1973–74
  Ivan Lendl 2 1981–82
Match Winning % 50+ Wins
1.   John McEnroe (1984) 96.47 82–3
2.   Jimmy Connors (1974) 95.88 93–4
3.   Roger Federer (2005) 95.29 81–4
4.   Roger Federer (2006) 94.85 92–5
5.   Björn Borg (1979) 93.33 84–6
6.   Ivan Lendl (1986) 92.50 74–6
  Roger Federer (2004) 92.50 74–6
8.   Ivan Lendl (1985) 92.31 84–7
9.   Ivan Lendl (1982) 92.17 106–9
10.   Björn Borg (1980) 92.11 70–6
  Novak Djokovic (2011) 92.11 70–6
Match Wins W–L
1.   Guillermo Vilas (1977) 130–14
2.   Ilie Năstase (1973) 118–15
3.   Ivan Lendl (1980) 109–28
4.   Ivan Lendl (1982) 106–9
5.   Ivan Lendl (1981) 97–14
6.   Jimmy Connors (1974) 93–4
7.   Roger Federer (2006) 92–5
8.   Jimmy Connors (1976) 91–8
9.   Thomas Muster (1995) 86–18
10.   Pete Sampras (1993) 85–16
  • Most consecutive years winning 90 % of matches or more:
    • 1.   Björn Borg 4 (1977–1980)
    • 2.   Jimmy Connors 3 (1974–1976)
    • =   Ivan Lendl 3 (1985–1987)
    • =   Roger Federer 3 (2004–2006)
  • Most consecutive years winning 80 % of matches or more:
    • 1.   Jimmy Connors 12 (1973–1984)
    • 2.   Roger Federer 9 (2003–2011)
    • 3.   Björn Borg 7 (1975–1981)
    • =  John McEnroe 7 (1979-1985)
    • =   Rafael Nadal 7 (2005–2011)
    • 6.   Ivan Lendl 6 (1985–1990)
    • 7.  Pete Sampras 5 (1993-1997)

ATP Rankings (since 1973) edit

Player Total
1.   Pete Sampras 286
2.   Roger Federer 285
3.   Ivan Lendl 270
4.   Jimmy Connors 268
5.   John McEnroe 170
6.   Björn Borg 109
7.   Rafael Nadal 102
8.   Andre Agassi 101
9.   Lleyton Hewitt 80
10.   Stefan Edberg 72
11.   Jim Courier 58
12.   Gustavo Kuerten 43
13.   Ilie Năstase 40
14.   Novak Djokovic 38
15.   Mats Wilander 20
Player Consecutive
1.   Roger Federer 237
2.   Jimmy Connors 160
3.   Ivan Lendl 157
4.   Pete Sampras 102
5.   Jimmy Connors 84
6.   Pete Sampras 82
7.   Ivan Lendl 80
8.   Lleyton Hewitt 75
9.   John McEnroe 58
10.   Rafael Nadal 56
11.   John McEnroe 53
12.   Andre Agassi 52
13.   Roger Federer 48
14.   Björn Borg 46
  Rafael Nadal 46
  • Weeks at No. 2 (as of March 19, 2012).
Player Total
1.   Rafael Nadal 227
2.   Boris Becker 136
3.   Stefan Edberg 104
4.   Roger Federer 91
5.   Pete Sampras 90
6.   Andre Agassi 88
7.   Mats Wilander 67
8.   Ivan Lendl 60
9.   Andy Roddick 52
10.   Jim Courier 50
Player Consecutive
1.   Rafael Nadal 160
2.   Boris Becker 46
  Roger Federer 46
4.   Andy Roddick 43
5.   Rafael Nadal 38
  • Weeks at No. 3 (as of February 20, 2012).
Player Total
1.   Stefan Edberg 166
2.   Novak Djokovic 143
3.   Boris Becker 100
4.   Mats Wilander 93
5.   Pete Sampras 81
6.   Andre Agassi 75
7.   Andy Roddick 70
8.   Roger Federer 69
9.   Ivan Lendl 68
10.   Juan Carlos Ferrero 55
Player Consecutive
1.   Novak Djokovic 91
2.   Ivan Lendl 48
3.   Stefan Edberg 44
4.   Mats Wilander 42
5.   Stefan Edberg 32
  • Most Years end (as of end 2011).
At No. 1 Years
1.   Pete Sampras 6
2.   Jimmy Connors 5
  Roger Federer 5
4.   John McEnroe 4
  Ivan Lendl 4
In Top 2 Years
1.   Jimmy Connors 8
  Roger Federer 8
3.   Ivan Lendl 7
  Rafael Nadal 7
5.   John McEnroe 6
  Pete Sampras 6
In Top 3 Years
1.   Jimmy Connors 12
2.   Ivan Lendl 10
3.   Pete Sampras 9
  Roger Federer 9
5.   Bjorn Borg 7
  John McEnroe 7
  Rafael Nadal 7
In Top 4 Years
1.   Jimmy Connors 14
2.   Ivan Lendl 10
3.   John McEnroe 9
  Pete Sampras 9
  Roger Federer 9
In Top 5 Years
1.   Jimmy Connors 14
2.   Ivan Lendl 11
3.   Pete Sampras 10
4.   John McEnroe 9
  Stefan Edberg 9
  Boris Becker 9
  Roger Federer 9
In Top 10 Years
1.   Jimmy Connors 16
  Andre Agassi 16
3.   Ivan Lendl 13
4.   Pete Sampras 12
5.   Boris Becker 11
Other Ranking Achievements Player Record
Most years ended at No.2   Rafael Nadal 5
Most years ended at No.3   Jimmy Connors 4
  Novak Djokovic 4
Earliest to clinch year-end No. 1   Roger Federer September 2004
  Roger Federer September 2006
  Rafael Nadal September 2010
Youngest No.1-player   Lleyton Hewitt 20y 9m (2001)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-5   Michael Chang 17y 9m (1989)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-10   Michael Chang 17y 9m (1989)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-25   Aaron Krickstein 17y 4m (1984)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-50   Michael Chang 16y 9m (1988)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-100   Aaron Krickstein 16y 4m (1983)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-200   Michael Chang 15y 9m (1987)
Oldest No.1-player   Andre Agassi 33y 4m (2003)
Oldest player to end a year in the top-5   Rod Laver 36y 4m (1974)
Oldest player to end a year in the top-10   Ken Rosewall 41y 1m (1975)
Oldest player to end a year in the top-25   Ken Rosewall 43y 1m (1977)
Oldest player to end a year in the top-50   Ken Rosewall 44y 1m (1978)
Oldest player to end a year in the top-100   Ken Rosewall 44y 1m (1978)

Earnings edit

Career money leaders (as of January 30, 2012).[6] A column with the inflation adjustment is included to have an idea of the real magnitude of prizes at different times. The retirement year of players is used to perform the adjustment.[7]

Player Prize money Inflation adjustment Year of adjustment
1.   Roger Federer $67,916,965 $67,916,965 2012
2.   Rafael Nadal $46,300,862 $46,300,862 2012
3.   Pete Sampras $43,280,489 $53,213,832 2003
4.  /  Novak Djokovic $35,255,670 $35,255,670 2012
5.   Andre Agassi $31,152,975 $34,959,016 2006
6.   Boris Becker $25,080,956 $34,058,011 1999
7.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov $23,883,797 $29,365,388 2003
8.  /  Ivan Lendl $21,262,417 $32,457,467 1994
9.   Stefan Edberg $20,630,941 $29,747,213 1996
10.   Andy Roddick $20,122,459 $20,122,459 2012

Bold = active players

  • Top prize money winners at the end of a season[8]:
Year Player Prize Money Inflation adjustment
1985   Ivan Lendl $1,946,215 $4,068,584
1986   Ivan Lendl $1,966,831 $4,036,651
1987   Ivan Lendl $1,995,489 $3,951,261
1988   Mats Wilander $1,719,381 $3,269,280
1989   Ivan Lendl $2,333,119 $4,232,334
1990   Pete Sampras $2,875,406 $4,948,668
1991   David Wheaton $2,412,912 $3,985,007
1992   Michael Stich $2,563,726 $4,110,349
1993   Pete Sampras $4,571,675 $7,116,595
1994   Pete Sampras $4,855,012 $7,368,971
1995   Pete Sampras $5,393,266 $7,960,340
1996   Boris Becker $4,290,477 $6,151,024
1997   Pete Sampras $6,494,461 $9,101,916
1998   Pete Sampras $3,926,347 $5,418,335
1999   Andre Agassi $4,261,120 $5,753,254
2000   Gustavo Kuerten $4,701,610 $6,176,802
2001   Lleyton Hewitt $3,770,618 $4,816,640
2002   Lleyton Hewitt $4,619,386 $5,809,026
2003   Roger Federer $4,000,680 $4,918,880
2004   Roger Federer $6,357,547 $7,613,911
2005   Roger Federer $6,137,018 $7,108,948
2006   Roger Federer $8,343,885 $9,363,279
2007   Roger Federer $10,130,620 $11,053,478
2008   Rafael Nadal $6,773,773 $7,117,554
2009   Roger Federer $8,768,110 $9,246,002
2010   Rafael Nadal $10,171,998 $10,553,303
2011   Novak Djokovic $12,619,803 $12,619,803
YTD   Novak Djokovic $2,372,910 $2,372,910
Prize Money Year Player
First to win over one million dollars in one season 1979   Björn Borg
First to win over 10 million dollars in one season 2007   Roger Federer

Miscellaneous edit

  • Most aces hit in a match (since 1991):
Aces Player W/L Opponent Round Year Event Surface Sets
1. 113 [1]   John Isner W   Nicolas Mahut 1R 2010 Wimbledon Grass 5
2. 103 [2]   Nicolas Mahut L   John Isner 1R 2010 Wimbledon Grass 5
3. 78 [3]   Ivo Karlović L   Radek Štěpánek SF 2009 Davis Cup Clay 5
4. 55 [4]   Ivo Karlović L   Lleyton Hewitt 1R 2009 Roland Garros Clay 5
5. 51   Joachim Johansson L   Andre Agassi 4R 2005 Australian Open Hard 4
  Ivo Karlović L   Daniele Bracciali 1R 2005 Wimbledon Grass 5
7. 50   Roger Federer W   Andy Roddick F 2009 Wimbledon Grass 5
8. 49   Richard Krajicek L   Yevgeny Kafelnikov QF 1999 US Open Hard 5
9. 48   Ivo Karlović L   Ivan Dodig 1R 2011 Australian Open Hard 5
10. 47   Gustavo Kuerten L   Daniel Nestor 1R 2003 Davis Cup Carpet 5
  Ivo Karlović W   James Blake QF 2009 Davis Cup Clay 5
  • Most double faults hit in a match (since 1990): Marc Rosset lost to Michael Joyce at Wimbledon 1995 in four sets, hitting 26 double faults.
  • Most times elected ATP Player of The Year: Pete Sampras between 1993–1998, 6.
  • Longest match: John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon 2010, in an 11 hour, 5 minute first round match played over three days.
  • Fastest serve recorded (since 1991): Ivo Karlović in a Davis cup doubles match against Germany: 156 mph (251 km/h).[9]
  • Fastest second serve recorded (since 1991): Ivo Karlović in a match against Andy Roddick: 144 mph (232 km/h).
  • The tallest player on tour is Ivo Karlović standing at 6'10" (208 cm).
  • The shortest player on tour is David Goffin standing at 5'4" (163 cm).

Highest Playing Racket Tension

Racket Player Tension Year
Donnay Graphite Midsize   Björn Borg 85 lbs. 1992
Wilson Pro Staff Original   Pete Sampras ±75 lbs. 2002

Most Consecutive Points Won on Serve in a Major Final

Year Tournament Player Points
1980 Wimbledon   Björn Borg 19

Doubles (from–present) edit

Career records edit

Titles (ranked individually) edit

All-time Player #
1.   Todd Woodbridge 83
2.   Mike Bryan 78
3.   Daniel Nestor 76
  Bob Bryan 76
5.   John McEnroe 71
6.   Mark Woodforde 67
7.   Frew McMillan 61
8.   Peter Fleming 60
9.   Anders Järryd 59
  Raúl Ramírez 59
Active Player #
1.   Mike Bryan 78
2.   Daniel Nestor 76
  Bob Bryan 76
4.   Mark Knowles 54
5.   Mahesh Bhupathi 49
  Leander Paes 49
7.  /  Nenad Zimonjić 43
8.   Max Mirnyi 42
9.   Martin Damm 40
10.   František Čermák 26

Titles (ranked by team) edit

Player Player #
1.   Mike Bryan   Bob Bryan 76
2.   Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde 61
3.   John McEnroe   Peter Fleming 51
4.   Frew McMillan   Bob Hewitt 45
5.   Daniel Nestor   Mark Knowles 40
6.   Raúl Ramírez   Brian Gottfried 39
  Paul Haarhuis   Jacco Eltingh

Matches Played / Matches Won / Matches Lost and Winning % edit

Updated January 28, 2012

Played #
1.   Daniel Nestor 1,158
2.   Cyril Suk 1,147
3.   Mark Knowles 1,106
4.   Sherwood Stewart 1,080
5.   Todd Woodbridge 1,042
6.   Rick Leach 1,038
7.   Jonas Björkman 1,015
8.   Mike Bryan 980
9.   Martin Damm 979
10.   Tomáš Šmíd 977
Won #
1.   Daniel Nestor 838
2.   Todd Woodbridge 782
3.   Mike Bryan 740
4.   Mark Knowles 736
5.   Bob Bryan 727
6.   Sherwood Stewart 724
7.   Jonas Björkman 710
8.   Tomáš Šmíd 659
9.   Rick Leach 648
10.   Mark Woodforde 647
Lost #
1.   Cyril Suk 529
2.   Martin Damm 412
3.   Rick Leach 390
4.   Mark Knowles 370
5.   Sherwood Stewart 357
6.   Daniel Nestor 320
7.   Tomáš Šmíd 318
8.   Mahesh Bhupathi 316
9.   Kevin Ullyett 310
  Leander Paes 310
Winning % %
1.   John McEnroe 83.73
2.   Bob Hewitt 79.94
3.   Mike Bryan 75.510
4.   Raúl Ramírez 75.40
5.   Bob Bryan 75.337
6.   Todd Woodbridge 75.05
7.   Marty Riessen 74.89
8.   Peter Fleming 74.13
9.   Stan Smith 73.52
10.   Frew McMillan 73.43
* = minimum 400 wins

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Shark Bites: Global Game". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
  2. ^ "Federer Joins 700 Match Wins Club". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  3. ^ "FedEx ATP Reliability Index". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  4. ^ http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx
  5. ^ http://www.cbssports.com/tennis/rankings/alltime
  6. ^ "ATP World Tour:Stats". ATP. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
  7. ^ "CPI Inflation Calculator". Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  8. ^ "ATP World Tour:Stats". ATP. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
  9. ^ ((156 mph)http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2011/3/9/Davis-Cup-Saturday-Austria-Keeps-Hopes-Alive.aspx)