The
Open Era
The racket sport traditionally named lawn tennis, invented in Birmingham, England now commonly known simply as tennis, is the direct descendant of what is now denoted real tennis or royal tennis, which continues to be played today as a separate sp ...
is the current era of professional
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
. It began in 1968 when the
Grand Slam
Grand Slam most often refers to:
* Grand Slam (tennis), one player or pair winning all four major annual tournaments, or the tournaments themselves
Grand Slam or Grand slam may also refer to:
Games and sports
* Grand slam, winning category te ...
tournaments allowed professional players to compete with amateurs, ending the division that had persisted since the dawn of the sport in the 19th century. The first open tournament was the
1968 British Hard Court Championships
The 1968 British Hard Court Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at The West Hants Club in Bournemouth in England. It was the first tournament in the Open Era of tennis. The tournament wa ...
held in April, followed by the inaugural open Grand Slam tournament, the
1968 French Open, a month later. Unless otherwise sourced, all records are based on data from the
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuits – the ATP Tour, the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP Champions Tour. It was formed in September 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, an ...
(ATP), the
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there a ...
(ITF), and the official websites of the four Grand Slam tournaments. All rankings-related records are based on
ATP rankings
The Pepperstone ATP rankings are the merit-based method used by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for determining the qualification for entry as well as the seeding of players in all singles and doubles tournaments. The first rankings ...
, which began in 1973. The names of active players appear in boldface.
Grand Slam tournaments
Career totals
:
''Updated as of 2022 US Open. Where there are multiple entries for the same record, entrants are ranked on the basis of who achieved the record in chronological order.''
Matches
Grand Slam achievements
Calendar Year Grand Slam
Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam
Career Grand Slam
At each Grand Slam tournament totals
Season totals
Most seasons with at least one major title or one final
Per Grand Slam tournament totals
Titles per tournament
Finals per tournament
Match record per tournament
*
minimum 20 wins (''correct as of 2022 US Open'').
Match wins per tournament
Events won with no sets dropped
*Most sets dropped en route to the title were 8:
Borg
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in
1974
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,
Becker
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in
1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
and
Kuerten in
1997
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.
Consecutive totals
:▲ indicates an active streak
Spanning consecutive tournaments
Spanning non-consecutive tournaments
Consecutive titles per tournament
=Consecutive match wins per tournament
=
Court type totals
Match record
*
minimum 30 wins (''correct as of 2022 US Open'').
Match wins
Year-end championships
There have been three prominent Year-end Championships in the
Open Era
The racket sport traditionally named lawn tennis, invented in Birmingham, England now commonly known simply as tennis, is the direct descendant of what is now denoted real tennis or royal tennis, which continues to be played today as a separate sp ...
, each involving only the top performers for the given year. Those championships have been the most coveted titles after the four Grand Slams during the Open Era.
(1970–present) This is a combination of the YECs for two separate tours: the
ITF Grand Prix that ran until 1989 and the
ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The second-tier tour is the ATP Challenger Tour and the third-tier is the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. The equivalent women's organis ...
that replaced it. For record-keeping purposes, the ATP has incorporated the entire history of the ITF "Masters Grand Prix" alongside its
ATP Finals
The ATP Finals is the season-ending championship of the ATP Tour. It is the most significant event in the annual ATP calendar after the four majors as it features the top-eight singles players and top-eight doubles teams based on their results th ...
tournament; thus they are both listed as "ATP" here. In total, these YECs have been held at numerous venues around the globe and played on several surfaces (indoor hard since 2006).
(1971–89) The
WCT Finals
The WCT Finals was a men's tennis tournament that served as the season-ending championship for the World Championship Tennis circuit. From 1971–1989 the event was held annually in Texas on indoor carpet courts. The 1971 quarterfinals and semifin ...
, as the YEC for the
World Championship Tennis
World Championship Tennis (WCT) was a tour for professional male tennis players established in 1968 (the first players signed a contract at the end of 1967) and lasted until the emergence of the ATP Tour in 1990. A number of tennis tournaments arou ...
tour, was held in
Dallas, Texas
Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County w ...
and played on indoor carpet courts.
(1990–99) The
Grand Slam Cup
The Grand Slam Cup was a tennis tournament held annually at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany from 1990 through 1999. The event was organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), which invited the best-performing players in the year's G ...
(GSC) was an ITF tournament for the top performers in the year's Grand Slam tournaments. It was held in
Munich, Germany
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...
and played on indoor carpet courts.
Boris Becker
Boris Franz Becker (, ; born 22 November 1967) is a German former world No. 1 tennis player. Becker was successful from the start of his career, winning the Wimbledon Championships at the age of 17. He ultimately won six Grand Slam singles tit ...
was the only player to have won all three Championships.
* WCT and GSC tournaments are specifically indicated in the Overall titles table.
Overall totals
:
''Correct as of 21 November 2022.''
ATP totals
WCT totals
Masters tournaments
(1970–1989)
Before the
ATP took control of the men's professional tour in 1990, the
Grand Prix Super Series
The Grand Prix Super Series of men's tennis tournaments was part of the Grand Prix and World Championship Tennis tours between 1970 and 1989. They were held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia. These tournament ...
was the highest class of events after the Grand Slams and the Year-end Championships but unlike the Masters series, the participation of the top players was not mandatory.
(1990–present)
The
Masters is an annual series of nine top-level tournaments featuring the top professional men players. The Masters events along with the Grand Slam tournaments and Year-end Championships constitute the most coveted titles on the annual
ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The second-tier tour is the ATP Challenger Tour and the third-tier is the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. The equivalent women's organis ...
calendar.
ATP Tour totals
:
''Correct as of 2022 Paris Masters.''
Career Golden Masters
All tournaments
Career totals
:
''Match stats correct (correct as of 2022 Paris Masters).''
Titles & finals
Matches
vs. Top 10
Season totals
Tournament totals
*
''Grand Slam tournaments in bold.''
Winning streaks
:▲ indicates an active streak
Winning streaks per court type
Court type totals
Titles
Match record
=Match wins
=
Titles per season
Per consecutive seasons
Big Titles
The
Grand Slam
Grand Slam most often refers to:
* Grand Slam (tennis), one player or pair winning all four major annual tournaments, or the tournaments themselves
Grand Slam or Grand slam may also refer to:
Games and sports
* Grand slam, winning category te ...
tournaments, the
Masters events and the
ATP Finals
The ATP Finals is the season-ending championship of the ATP Tour. It is the most significant event in the annual ATP calendar after the four majors as it features the top-eight singles players and top-eight doubles teams based on their results th ...
are the Big Titles of the annual
ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The second-tier tour is the ATP Challenger Tour and the third-tier is the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. The equivalent women's organis ...
calendar since 1990, in addition to the
Olympics
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...
. Between 1970 and 1989, the biggest titles were the Grand Slams and the Year-end Championships (ATP Finals,
WCT Finals
The WCT Finals was a men's tennis tournament that served as the season-ending championship for the World Championship Tennis circuit. From 1971–1989 the event was held annually in Texas on indoor carpet courts. The 1971 quarterfinals and semifin ...
and
Grand Slam Cup
The Grand Slam Cup was a tennis tournament held annually at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany from 1990 through 1999. The event was organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), which invited the best-performing players in the year's G ...
), in addition to the
Grand Prix Super Series
The Grand Prix Super Series of men's tennis tournaments was part of the Grand Prix and World Championship Tennis tours between 1970 and 1989. They were held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia. These tournament ...
events.
Olympic tournaments
Tennis was reinstated as an official
Olympic sport
Olympic sports are contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games. The 2020 Summer Olympics included 33 sports; the 2022 Winter Olympics included seven sports. Each Olympic sport is represented by an international governing b ...
in 1988. There have been nine tournaments in the Open Era.
ATP rankings achievements
ATP rankings began in 1973. These weekly rankings determine tournament eligibility and seedings. At the end of each year they also become the official ATP season rankings.
Rankings weeks
*
The ATP Tour was suspended from 16 March to 21 August 2020. The ATP ranking was frozen from 23 March to 23 August 2020.
''Correct with'' (▲) ''indicating active streaks.''
;Consecutive weeks
Year-end rankings
;Consecutive years
Prize money
Prize money has increased throughout the open era, in some cases greatly in a short time span. For example, the Australian Open
The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Th ...
winner received A$916,000 in 2004 and A$2,875,000 in 2022.
*Career totals include doubles prize money and are not inflation-adjusted.
*
Miscellaneous
Youngest and oldest
Grand Slams
No. 1 & Top 10
Win percentage
* minimum 25 matches (M/Y is average number of matches per year during the streak)
Consecutive
Sets statistics
Set and game winning percentages
:''Correct as of 2022 Atp Tour Finals.''
Consecutive sets won
See also
* Lists of tennis records and statistics
The following articles list tennis records and statistics:
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General
Grand Slam
* Grand Slam
* List of Grand Slam–related tennis records
* List of Grand Slam mixed doubles champions
* List of quad wheelchair tennis champions
* ...
* All-time tennis records – Men's singles
* ATP Tour records
The ATP Tour is the modern top-level men's professional tennis circuit. It was introduced in 1990 and it's administered by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). All the records listed here are only for the players who played most of their ...
* ATP Finals appearances
This list shows the appearances of all participants in the men's tennis ATP Finals singles since their inception as the Pepsi-Cola Masters in 1970. The tournament is currently held in Pala Alpitour in Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Tori ...
* Tennis Masters Series singles records and statistics
In tennis, the Masters Series of ATP tournaments (currently known as ATP Tour Masters 1000 series) is an annual series of nine top-level tournaments featuring the elite men's players on the ATP Tour since 1990. The Masters tournaments along w ...
* List of Grand Slam men's singles champions
* List of ATP Tour top-level tournament singles champions
* List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players
The Pepperstone ATP rankings are the Association of Tennis Professionals' (ATP) merit-based system for determining the rankings in men's tennis. The top-ranked player is the player who, over the previous 52 weeks, has garnered the most ranking ...
* Open Era tennis records – Women's singles
Notes
References
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Tennis records and statistics