List of Grand Slam men's singles champions facts for kids

The Grand Slam tennis tournaments are the four biggest events in tennis each year: the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Winning all four of these tournaments in the same year is called a "Grand Slam."

Over time, the rules and how these tournaments were played have changed. For example, in 1925, the French championships allowed players from all over the world to compete. Also, in 1968, professional players were finally allowed to join, marking the start of the "Open Era" in tennis. Before 1968, only amateur players (who didn't earn money from tennis) could compete in these major events.

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 across 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 eight Wimbledon titles.

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).

Grand Slam Champions

This list shows the tennis players who have won three or more Grand Slam singles titles.

Players who are still actively playing are shown in bold.

Titles	Player	AE	OE	Australian Open	French Open	Wimb­ledon	US Open	Years
24	Novak Djokovic	N/A	24	10	3	7	4	2008–2023
22	Rafael Nadal	N/A	22	2	14	2	4	2005–2022
20	Roger Federer	N/A	20	6	1	8	5	2003–2018
14	Pete Sampras	N/A	14	2	0	7	5	1990–2002
12	Roy Emerson	12	N/A	6	2	2	2	1961–1967
11	Rod Laver	6	5	3	2	4	2	1960–1969
	Björn Borg	N/A	11	0	6	5	0	1974–1981
10	Bill Tilden	10	N/A	0	0	3	7	1920–1930
8	Fred Perry	8	N/A	1	1	3	3	1933–1936
	Ken Rosewall	4	4	4	2	0	2	1953–1972
	Jimmy Connors	N/A	8	1	0	2	5	1974–1983
	Ivan Lendl	N/A	8	2	3	0	3	1984–1990
	Andre Agassi	N/A	8	4	1	1	2	1992–2003
7	Richard Sears	7	N/A	0	0	0	7	1881–1887
	William Renshaw	7	N/A	0	0	7	0	1881–1889
	William Larned	7	N/A	0	0	0	7	1901–1911
	René Lacoste	7	N/A	0	3	2	2	1925–1929
	Henri Cochet	7	N/A	0	4	2	1	1926–1932
	John Newcombe	2	5	2	0	3	2	1967–1975
	John McEnroe	N/A	7	0	0	3	4	1979–1984
	Mats Wilander	N/A	7	3	3	0	1	1982–1988
6	Laurence Doherty	6	N/A	0	0	5	1	1902–1906
	Anthony Wilding	6	N/A	2	0	4	0	1906–1913
	Jack Crawford	6	N/A	4	1	1	0	1931–1935
	Don Budge	6	N/A	1	1	2	2	1937–1938
	Stefan Edberg	N/A	6	2	0	2	2	1985–1992
	Boris Becker	N/A	6	2	0	3	1	1985–1996
5	Frank Sedgman	5	N/A	2	0	1	2	1949–1952
	Tony Trabert	5	N/A	0	2	1	2	1953–1955
4	Robert Wrenn	4	N/A	0	0	0	4	1893–1897
	Reginald Doherty	4	N/A	0	0	4	0	1897–1900
	Jean Borotra	4	N/A	1	1	2	0	1924–1931
	Frank Parker	4	N/A	0	2	0	2	1944–1949
	Lew Hoad	4	N/A	1	1	2	0	1956–1957
	Ashley Cooper	4	N/A	2	0	1	1	1957–1958
	Manuel Santana	4	N/A	0	2	1	1	1961–1966
	Guillermo Vilas	N/A	4	2	1	0	1	1977–1979
	Jim Courier	N/A	4	2	2	0	0	1991–1993
	Carlos Alcaraz	N/A	4	0	1	2	1	2022–2024
3	Oliver Campbell	3	N/A	0	0	0	3	1890–1892
	Wilfred Baddeley	3	N/A	0	0	3	0	1891–1895
	Malcolm Whitman	3	N/A	0	0	0	3	1898–1900
	Arthur Gore	3	N/A	0	0	3	0	1901–1909
	Norman Brookes	3	N/A	1	0	2	0	1907–1914
	Bill Johnston	3	N/A	0	0	1	2	1915–1923
	Gerald Patterson	3	N/A	1	0	2	0	1919–1927
	James Anderson	3	N/A	3	0	0	0	1922–1925
	Ellsworth Vines	3	N/A	0	0	1	2	1931–1932
	Adrian Quist	3	N/A	3	0	0	0	1936–1948
	Bobby Riggs	3	N/A	0	0	1	2	1939–1941
	Jack Kramer	3	N/A	0	0	1	2	1946–1947
	Jaroslav Drobný	3	N/A	0	2	1	0	1951–1954
	Neale Fraser	3	N/A	0	0	1	2	1959–1960
	Arthur Ashe	N/A	3	1	0	1	1	1968–1975
	Jan Kodeš	N/A	3	0	2	1	0	1970–1973
	Gustavo Kuerten	N/A	3	0	3	0	0	1997–2001
	Andy Murray	N/A	3	0	0	2	1	2012–2016
	Stan Wawrinka	N/A	3	1	1	0	1	2014–2016

• There have been 153 Grand Slam champions in men's singles.
  • 58 champions have won titles in the Open Era (since 1968).
  • 98 champions won titles in the Amateur Era (before 1968).
  • Only three players, Ken Rosewall, Rod Laver, and John Newcombe, have won Grand Slam titles in both the Amateur and Open Eras.

• The youngest champion was Michael Chang, who won the French Open in 1989 when he was 17 years and 3 months old.
• The oldest champion in the Open Era was Ken Rosewall, who won the Australian Open in 1972 at 37 years and 2 months old.

Grand Slam Achievements

A "Grand Slam" means winning all four major tennis tournaments. There are different ways to achieve this:

Grand Slam (Calendar Year)

This is when a player wins all four major titles in the same year.

Player	Australian Open	French Open	Wimbledon	US Open
Don Budge	1938G	1938C	1938G	1938G
Rod Laver	1962G	1962C	1962G	1962G
Rod Laver (2)	1969G	1969C	1969G	1969G

Non-calendar Year Grand Slam

This is when a player wins all four major titles in a row, but not necessarily in the same calendar year. For example, winning the US Open in 2015, then the Australian, French, and Wimbledon in 2016.

• The tournament where the non-calendar year Grand Slam was completed is shown in bold.

Player	Australian Open	French Open	Wimbledon	US Open
Novak Djokovic	2016H	2016C	2015G	2015H

Career Grand Slam

This means a player has won all four major titles at some point during their career, even if it wasn't in the same year.

• The tournament where the Career Grand Slam was completed is shown in bold.

Player	Australian Open	French Open	Wimbledon	US Open
Fred Perry	1934G	1935C	1934G	1933G
Don Budge	1938G	1938C	1937G	1937G
Rod Laver	1960G	1962C	1961G	1962G
Roy Emerson	1961G	1963C	1964G	1961G
Roy Emerson (2)	1963G	1967C	1965G	1964G
Rod Laver (2)	1962G	1969C	1962G	1969G
Andre Agassi	1995H	1999C	1992G	1994H
Roger Federer	2004H	2009C	2003G	2004H
Rafael Nadal	2009H	2005C	2008G	2010H
Novak Djokovic	2008H	2016C	2011G	2011H
Novak Djokovic (2)	2011H	2021C	2014G	2015H
Rafael Nadal (2)	2022H	2006C	2010G	2013H
Novak Djokovic (3)	2012H	2023C	2015G	2018H

Career Golden Slam

This is when a player wins all four major titles and an Olympic singles gold medal during their career.

• The event where the Career Golden Slam was completed is shown in bold.

Player	Australian Open	French Open	Wimbledon	US Open	Olympics
Andre Agassi	1995H	1999C	1992G	1994H	1996H
Rafael Nadal	2009H	2005C	2008G	2010H	2008H
Novak Djokovic	2008H	2016C	2011G	2011H	2024C

Career Super Slam

This is the hardest achievement! It means a player has won all four major titles, an Olympic gold medal, and the ATP Tour Finals (a big year-end tournament) during their career.

• The event where the Career Super Slam was completed is shown in bold.

Player	Australian Open	French Open	Wimbledon	US Open	Olympics	Year-end
Andre Agassi	1995H	1999C	1992G	1994H	1996H	1990Cp
Novak Djokovic	2008H	2016C	2011G	2011H	2024C	2008H

Most Titles at Each Tournament

Some players are especially good at certain Grand Slams. Here are the players with the most wins at each major tournament:

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

Consecutive Titles

This section shows players who won many titles in a row, either overall or at a single tournament.

Overall Consecutive Titles This shows players who won many Grand Slam titles one after another, regardless of which tournament it was. Titles Player First event Last event 6 Don Budge 1937 WIM 1938 USO 4 Rod Laver 1969 AO 1969 USO Novak Djokovic 2015 WIM 2016 FO

Consecutive Titles at One Tournament This shows players who won the same Grand Slam tournament many times in a row. Titles Player Tourn. Years 7 Richard Sears USO 1881–87 6 William Renshaw WIM 1881–86 Bill Tilden USO 1920–25 5 Roy Emerson AO 1963–67 Björn Borg WIM 1976–80 Roger Federer WIM 2003–07 USO 2004–08 Rafael Nadal FO 2010–14

Grand Slam Titles by Decade

This shows how many Grand Slam titles were won in each decade. as of 2024 Wimbledon^[update].

• 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 do so with multiple titles in each decade.

Grand Slam Titles by Country

This shows which countries have produced the most Grand Slam champions.

All-time

as of 2024 Wimbledon^[update].

147	United States (49 players)

100	Australia (34 players)

48	Great Britain (19 players)

37	Spain (9 players)

26	Sweden (5 players)

24	Serbia (1 player)

23	Switzerland (2 players)

21	France (6 players)

12	Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic (3 players)

10	Germany / West Germany (4 players)

6	Argentina (3 players),  New Zealand (1 player)

5	Russia (3 players)

4	Italy (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 2024 Wimbledon^[update].

52	United States (13 players)

33	Spain (8 players)

25	Sweden (4 players)

24	Serbia (1 player)

23	Switzerland (2 players)

20	Australia (7 players)

12	Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic (3 players)

7	West Germany / Germany (2 players)

6	Argentina (3 players)

5	Russia (3 players)

3	Brazil (1 player),  Great Britain (1 player)

2	Austria (2 players),  Croatia (2 players),  Italy (2 players),  Romania (1 player)

1	Ecuador,  France,  Netherlands,  South Africa

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Campeones de torneos de Grand Slam (individual masculino) para niños

More Grand Slam Lists

• Chronological list of men's Grand Slam tennis champions
• List of Grand Slam men's singles finals
• List of Grand Slam–related tennis records
• Lists of tennis records and statistics

Other Grand Slam Champions

• List of Grand Slam men's doubles champions
• List of Grand Slam women's singles champions
• List of Grand Slam women's doubles champions
• List of Grand Slam mixed doubles champions