List Of Career Achievements By Novak Djokovic
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This article lists various career, tournament, and seasonal achievements by Serbian tennis player
Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl, Новак Ђоковић, translit=Novak Đoković, ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 for a record total 373 weeks, and has finished as the year-end No. 1 ...
. Novak Djokovic has won an all-time record 22 Grand Slam men's singles titles, jointly-held with
Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Parera (, ; born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is currently ranked world No. 2 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has been ranked List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis ...
. He has been the world No. 1 for a record 380 weeks, and the year-end world No. 1 a record seven times. Djokovic is one of eight male players to achieve the Career Grand Slam and one of four to achieve the Double Career Grand Slam. He is the only player in tennis history to hold all four major titles on three different surfaces at once. He is also the only player to win all four majors, all nine
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tournaments, and the
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in their career, and has achieved this feat twice. Djokovic is widely viewed by many sports analysts, fans and media pundits as one of the three greatest tennis players of all time, alongside
Roger Federer Roger Federer (; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Weeks at No. 1, world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, in ...
and
Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Parera (, ; born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is currently ranked world No. 2 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has been ranked List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis ...
, collectively known as the " Big Three" who have dominated men's tennis for over a decade. He has reached a record 33 Grand Slam finals and played the final of each Grand Slam tournament at least six times, an all-time record. He has won six ATP Tour Finals titles, including a record streak of four consecutive titles from 2012 to 2015. Djokovic's 2011 season is considered one of the greatest seasons by a tennis player in the Open Era. Djokovic won 10 titles on 3 different surfaces and defeated
Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Parera (, ; born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is currently ranked world No. 2 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has been ranked List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis ...
and
Roger Federer Roger Federer (; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Weeks at No. 1, world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, in ...
a total of 10 times collectively, his match record being 10–1 against them. Djokovic went on a 41-match win streak and set a then-record of 5 Masters titles won in a season. In
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Djokovic won three majors in one season for the second time, improved his record of most Masters won in a season by winning six titles, and finished the year by winning his fourth consecutive Tour Finals title. Djokovic also made the finals of all Big tournaments he played in 2015, defeating 31 Top-10 players along the way (Open Era record) and setting an all-time ATP rankings record (16,950 points). Djokovic holds the records for reaching 15 consecutive finals in a single season, 11 consecutive Masters finals, and 18 straight top-tier tournament finals. Djokovic has won a record 38 titles in the ATP Masters tournaments. By 2018, he had won Masters titles across all 9 tournaments, becoming the first player to achieve the "Career Golden Masters". As a result, he is considered to be one of the most accomplished player in ATP Masters history for his versatility and success in winning Masters titles on a consistent basis. Djokovic is widely viewed as one of the greatest
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players of the Open Era. He has the record of most hardcourt Majors and Masters titles. Djokovic has won 8 titles on grass courts, including 7
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titles. Besides hard courts and grass courts, Djokovic has won 18 titles on clay, including two
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titles and 11 Masters titles, which is second only to Nadal's (also known as the ''King of Clay'') record of 26. Djokovic is one of two players, along with
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, to defeat Nadal at the French Open and the only one to do so twice. He is the only player to defeat Nadal in all three clay-court Masters events and ended Nadal's consecutive run of 8 Monte Carlo titles in the 2013 final. Djokovic is also the only player to defeat Federer and Nadal in all four Grand Slam tournaments.


All-time records

* These records were attained since the amateur era of tennis, beginning 1877. In 2009 a new point system was introduced where points were roughly doubled.


Grand Slam tournaments records

* These records were attained in the
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of tennis, since 1968.
* Djokovic is one of eight men in tennis history to complete the Career Grand Slam and one of four to complete the Double Career Grand Slam. * Djokovic is one of six players in the Open Era (Connors, Wilander, Agassi, Federer, Nadal) to win Grand Slams on three different surfaces.


Records at each Grand Slam tournament

* These records were attained in the
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of tennis, since 1968.
* Djokovic is the first and only player in the Open Era to be undefeated in ten Australian Open finals, and holds a perfect 10–0 record.


ATP Masters and ATP Finals records

* ATP Masters Series was introduced in 1990 as a successor to the "Grand Prix Super Series" which began in 1970. * ATP Finals was introduced in 1990 as a successor to the "Grand Prix Masters" championship which began in 1970. * Djokovic is the first and only player to win his first 5 finals at the ATP Finals.


Records at each Masters tournament


Other significant records

* These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis, since 1968. * The ATP ranking was frozen from 23 March to 23 August 2020


Guinness World Records

As of June 2022, Djokovic holds 23
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. # Most Australian Open tennis singles titles won (male) # Most Australian Open singles titles won (open era) # First tennis player to win three successive Australian Open titles # First player to achieve a “Career Golden Masters” # Most weeks ranked number one in singles tennis (male) # Most ATP Masters 1000 singles titles won in a career # Most ATP Masters 1000 singles titles won in a season # Most ATP Masters 1000 singles finals in a season # Most consecutive Masters 1000 matches won # Most consecutive men's Grand Slam Singles tennis titles (open era) # Most consecutive Grand Slam singles matches won (male, open era) # Fewest matches completed to reach a Grand Slam semi-final # First male tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title in three different decades (open era) # First player to win a Wimbledon men's singles final after saving match points (open era) # First Grand Slam men's singles final to feature a final-set tie-break # Most ATP Tour singles matches between two players (open era) # Most tennis Grand Slam meetings (singles) # Most consecutive Grand Slam singles final losses by a man adal to Djokovic# Longest Grand Slam tennis final # Longest Wimbledon singles final # Highest earnings in a tennis season # Highest earnings in a tennis career (male) # Highest earnings in a tennis season (male)


Awards and honours


Tennis

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ITF World Champion The International Tennis Federation (ITF) designates a World Champion each year based on performances throughout the year, emphasising the Grand Slam tournaments,ITF Constitution, p.26, Rule 2.2(a)(iii) and also considering team events such as the ...
(7): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021 * ATP Player of the Year (7): 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021 * ATP Most Improved Player of the Year (2): 2006, 2007 * ATP Comeback Player of the Year: 2018 * Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year: 2012 * ''
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'' Player of the Decade: 2010s *
Best Male Tennis Player ESPY Award The Best Male Tennis Player ESPY Award has been presented annually since 1993 to the professional male tennis player adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year. Between 1993 and 2004, the award voting panel comprised variously fans; sportsw ...
(5): 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2021 *
Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...
Commitment Award


Sport awards

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Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year The Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year is an annual award honouring the achievements of individual men from the world of sports. It was first awarded in 2000 as one of the seven constituent awards presented during the Laureus ...
(4): 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019 *
Olympic Committee of Serbia The Olympic Committee of Serbia ( sr, / ) is the National Olympic Committee representing Serbia. It organizes the country's representatives at the Olympic Games and other multisport events. Members of the committee are 47 sports federations, wh ...
Sportsman of the Year Since its inception in 1954, ''Sports Illustrated'' has annually presented the Sportsman of the Year award to "the athlete or team whose performance that year most embodies the spirit of sportsmanship and achievement." Both Americans and non-Amer ...
(9): 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013–2015, 2018–2020 * ''
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(4): 2007, 2010, 2011, 2015 *
BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year The BBC World Sport Star of the Year (formerly known as the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year) is an award presented at the annual BBC Sports Personality of the Year award ceremony. The award is presented to a non-British sportsperson c ...
: 2011 * ''
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'' World Champion of Champions: 2021 * '' GQ'' ACE of the Year: 2011 * AIPS Athletes of the Year: 2011 * AIPS Europe Athletes of the Year – ''Frank Taylor Trophy'' (3): 2011, 2012, 2015 * US Sports Academy Male Athlete of the Year (2): 2011, 2014 *
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International Athlete of the Year (3): 2011, 2015, 2021 * PAP European Sportsperson of the Year (4): 2011, 2015, 2018, 2021 * EFE Champion of Champions Award: 2015 * ''Marca'' Legend (2016)


Orders

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Order of St. Sava The Royal Order of St. Sava is an Order of merit, first awarded by the Kingdom of Serbia in 1883 and later by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. It was awarded to nationals and foreigners for meritorious ach ...
, First Class by
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Novak Djokovic awarded with the highest distinction of the Serbian Church , Serbian Orthodox Church Official web site
, Spc.rs (28 April 2011). Retrieved 10 May 2011.
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Order of Karađorđe's Star The Order of Karađorđe's Star ( sr, Orden Karađorđeve zvezde, italics=yes, sr-Cyrl, Орден Карађорђеве звезде) is Serbia's highest civilian and military decoration. It originated in the Kingdom of Serbia, and was initial ...
, First Class by
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(2012) *
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on Sash by
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, President of
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(2013)


Special awards

* Vermeil Medal for Physical Education and Sports by
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(2012) * Centrepoint Great Britain Youth Inspiration Award by
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(2013),
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(2015),
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(2022) and
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(2022) * Honorary Mayor of
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by Prince Michael Karađorđević, Royal Order of Knights (2016) * Order of Nikola Tesla by Tesla Science Foundation of Philadelphia (2022)


See also

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List of career achievements by Roger Federer Roger Federer has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, third to Rafael Nadal (22) and Novak Djokovic (21). He has reached 31 Grand Slam finals, second behind Djokovic (32), including 10 consecutive, and another 8 consecutive (the two longest finals ...
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List of career achievements by Rafael Nadal This article lists various career, tournament, and seasonal achievements by the Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal. Rafael Nadal has won an all-time record 22 Grand Slam men’s singles titles, jointly shared with Novak Djokovic. Nadal has con ...
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List of career achievements by Andy Murray This is a list of career achievements by Andy Murray. At the 2012 US Open, Murray became the first British player since 1977, and the first British man since 1936, to win a Grand Slam singles tournament, when he defeated Novak Djokovic in the f ...


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