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Throughout its history, many changes in the Grand Slam tennis tournaments have affected the number of titles won by various players. These 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).

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.

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

  • World Grass Court Championships – Wimbledon.
  • World Hard Court Championships, held in Paris on clay courts.
  • World Covered Court Championships, held in Europe on an indoor wood surface.

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 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).

Champions by year

Legend
italic Open only to specific French club members. See WHCC.
(1891–1924 French titles are not counted toward major totals)
Player won the four major tournaments in the same year.
Player won three major tournaments in the same year.
Player won two major tournaments in the same year.
§ Tournament change of surface.
Challenge-round format: Wimbledon 1878–1921, US 1884–1911.
Tournament surface
AU Grass (1905–1987)
Hard (1988–present)
FR Clay
WB Grass
US Grass (1881–1974)
Clay (1975–1977)
Hard (1978–present)
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Champions list

Tournament record and active players indicated in bold.
Only players with three or more Grand Slam titles are included in the list.


Titles Player AE OE Australian Open French Open Wimb­ledon US Open Years
24 Serbia Novak Djokovic N/A 24 10 3 7 4 2008–2023
22 Spain Rafael Nadal N/A 22 2 14 2 4 2005–2022
20 Switzerland Roger Federer N/A 20 6 1 8 5 2003–2018
14 United States Pete Sampras N/A 14 2 0 7 5 1990–2002
12 Australia Roy Emerson 12 N/A 6 2 2 2 1961–1967
11 Australia Rod Laver 6 5 3 2 4 2 1960–1969
Sweden Björn Borg N/A 11 0 6 5 0 1974–1981
10 United States Bill Tilden 10 N/A 0 0 3 7 1920–1930
8 United Kingdom Fred Perry 8 N/A 1 1 3 3 1933–1936
Australia Ken Rosewall 4 4 4 2 0 2 1953–1972
United States Jimmy Connors N/A 8 1 0 2 5 1974–1983
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl N/A 8 2 3 0 3 1984–1990
United States Andre Agassi N/A 8 4 1 1 2 1992–2003
7 United States Richard Sears 7 N/A 0 0 0 7 1881–1887
United Kingdom William Renshaw 7 N/A 0 0 7 0 1881–1889
United States William Larned 7 N/A 0 0 0 7 1901–1911
France René Lacoste 7 N/A 0 3 2 2 1925–1929
France Henri Cochet 7 N/A 0 4 2 1 1926–1932
Australia John Newcombe 2 5 2 0 3 2 1967–1975
United States John McEnroe N/A 7 0 0 3 4 1979–1984
Sweden Mats Wilander N/A 7 3 3 0 1 1982–1988
6 United Kingdom Laurence Doherty 6 N/A 0 0 5 1 1902–1906
New Zealand Anthony Wilding 6 N/A 2 0 4 0 1906–1913
Australia Jack Crawford 6 N/A 4 1 1 0 1931–1935
United States Don Budge 6 N/A 1 1 2 2 1937–1938
Sweden Stefan Edberg N/A 6 2 0 2 2 1985–1992
Germany Boris Becker N/A 6 2 0 3 1 1985–1996
5 Australia Frank Sedgman 5 N/A 2 0 1 2 1949–1952
United States Tony Trabert 5 N/A 0 2 1 2 1953–1955
4 United States Robert Wrenn 4 N/A 0 0 0 4 1893–1897
United Kingdom Reginald Doherty 4 N/A 0 0 4 0 1897–1900
France Jean Borotra 4 N/A 1 1 2 0 1924–1931
United States Frank Parker 4 N/A 0 2 0 2 1944–1949
Australia Lew Hoad 4 N/A 1 1 2 0 1956–1957
Australia Ashley Cooper 4 N/A 2 0 1 1 1957–1958
Spain Manuel Santana 4 N/A 0 2 1 1 1961–1966
Argentina Guillermo Vilas N/A 4 2 1 0 1 1977–1979
United States Jim Courier N/A 4 2 2 0 0 1991–1993
Spain Carlos Alcaraz N/A 4 0 1 2 1 2022–2024
3 United States Oliver Campbell 3 N/A 0 0 0 3 1890–1892
United Kingdom Wilfred Baddeley 3 N/A 0 0 3 0 1891–1895
United States Malcolm Whitman 3 N/A 0 0 0 3 1898–1900
United Kingdom Arthur Gore 3 N/A 0 0 3 0 1901–1909
Australia Norman Brookes 3 N/A 1 0 2 0 1907–1914
United States Bill Johnston 3 N/A 0 0 1 2 1915–1923
Australia Gerald Patterson 3 N/A 1 0 2 0 1919–1927
Australia James Anderson 3 N/A 3 0 0 0 1922–1925
United States Ellsworth Vines 3 N/A 0 0 1 2 1931–1932
Australia Adrian Quist 3 N/A 3 0 0 0 1936–1948
United States Bobby Riggs 3 N/A 0 0 1 2 1939–1941
United States Jack Kramer 3 N/A 0 0 1 2 1946–1947
Egypt Jaroslav Drobný 3 N/A 0 2 1 0 1951–1954
Australia Neale Fraser 3 N/A 0 0 1 2 1959–1960
United States Arthur Ashe N/A 3 1 0 1 1 1968–1975
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš N/A 3 0 2 1 0 1970–1973
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten N/A 3 0 3 0 0 1997–2001
United Kingdom Andy Murray N/A 3 0 0 2 1 2012–2016
Switzerland Stan Wawrinka N/A 3 1 1 0 1 2014–2016
  • 153 champions in 486 events as of the 2024 Wimbledon.
    • Open Era – 58 champions in 225 events.
    • Amateur Era – 98 champions in 261 events.
    • Australia Australians Ken Rosewall, Rod Laver and John Newcombe are the only players to have become champions in both the Amateur Era and in the Open Era.
  • Youngest and oldest champions
    • United States Michael Chang – 17 years, 3 months, at 1989 French Open.
    • United Kingdom Arthur Gore – 41 years, 6 months, at 1909 Wimbledon. (One match)
    • Australia Ken Rosewall – 37 years, 2 months, at 1972 Australian Open. (Open Era)

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.


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

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.


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

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.


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

Career Golden Slam

Players who won all four major titles and the Olympic gold medal over the course of their careers.

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


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

Career Super Slam

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

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


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

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).

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

Two titles

  ●   Three-Quarter Slam (Three major titles in the same season).   ‡   Channel Slam (French and Wimbledon title double).

Australian—French
1933 Australia Jack Crawford
1938 United States Don Budge
1953 Australia Ken Rosewall
1956 Australia Lew Hoad
1962 Australia Rod Laver
1963 Australia Roy Emerson
1964
1967
Open Era
1969 Australia Rod Laver
1988 Sweden Mats Wilander
1992 United States Jim Courier
2016 Serbia Novak Djokovic
2021
2022 Spain Rafael Nadal
2023 Serbia Novak Djokovic
Australian—Wimbledon
1933 Australia Jack Crawford
1934 United Kingdom Fred Perry
1938 United States Don Budge
1951 United States Dick Savitt
1956 Australia Lew Hoad
1958 Australia Ashley Cooper
1959 United States Alex Olmedo
1962 Australia Rod Laver
1965 Australia Roy Emerson
Open Era
1969 Australia Rod Laver
1974 United States Jimmy Connors
1994 United States Pete Sampras
1997
2004 Switzerland Roger Federer
2006
2007
2011 Serbia Novak Djokovic
2015
2017 Switzerland Roger Federer
2019 Serbia Novak Djokovic
2021
Australian—U.S.
1934 United Kingdom Fred Perry
1938 United States Don Budge
1958 Australia Ashley Cooper
1961 Australia Roy Emerson
1962 Australia Rod Laver
1964 Australia Roy Emerson
Open Era
1969 Australia Rod Laver
1973 Australia John Newcombe
1974 United States Jimmy Connors
1988 Sweden Mats Wilander
2004 Switzerland Roger Federer
2006
2007
2011 Serbia Novak Djokovic
2015
2023
French—Wimbledon
1925 France René Lacoste
1933 Australia Jack Crawford
1935 United Kingdom Fred Perry
1938 United States Don Budge
1950 United States Budge Patty
1955 United States Tony Trabert
1956 Australia Lew Hoad
1962 Australia Rod Laver
Open Era
1969 Australia Rod Laver
1978 Sweden Björn Borg
1979
1980
2008 Spain Rafael Nadal
2009 Switzerland Roger Federer
2010 Spain Rafael Nadal
2021 Serbia Novak Djokovic
2024 Spain Carlos Alcaraz
French—U.S.
1927 France René Lacoste
1928 France Henri Cochet
1938 United States Don Budge
1955 United States Tony Trabert
1962 Australia Rod Laver
Open Era
1969 Australia Rod Laver
1977 Argentina Guillermo Vilas
1986 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
1987
1988 Sweden Mats Wilander
1999 United States Andre Agassi
2010 Spain Rafael Nadal
2013
2017
2019
2023 Serbia Novak Djokovic
Wimbledon—U.S.
1903 United Kingdom Laurence Doherty
1920 United States Bill Tilden
1921
1932 United States Ellsworth Vines
1934 United Kingdom Fred Perry
1936
1937 United States Don Budge
1938
1939 United States Bobby Riggs
1947 United States Jack Kramer
1952 Australia Frank Sedgman
1955 United States Tony Trabert
1958 Australia Ashley Cooper
1960 Australia Neale Fraser
1962 Australia Rod Laver
1964 Australia Roy Emerson
1967 Australia John Newcombe
Open Era
1969 Australia Rod Laver
1974 United States Jimmy Connors
1981 United States John McEnroe
1982 United States Jimmy Connors
1984 United States John McEnroe
1989 West Germany Boris Becker
1993 United States Pete Sampras
1995
2004 Switzerland Roger Federer
2005
2006
2007
2010 Spain Rafael Nadal
2011 Serbia Novak Djokovic
2015
2018

Tournament statistics

Most titles per tournament

Tournament Titles Player(s)
Australian Open 10 Serbia Novak Djokovic
French Open 14 Spain Rafael Nadal
Wimbledon 8 Switzerland 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 14 Spain Rafael Nadal French Open 2005–22
Finals 14 Spain Rafael Nadal French Open 2005–22
Semi-finals 15 Switzerland Roger Federer Australian Open 2004–20
Spain Rafael Nadal French Open 2005–22
Quarter-finals 18 Switzerland Roger Federer Wimbledon 2001–21
Serbia Novak Djokovic French Open 2006–24
Finals without win 5 United Kingdom Andy Murray Australian Open 2010–16
Runner-up finishes 6 Serbia Novak Djokovic US Open 2007–21
Match wins 112 Spain Rafael Nadal French Open 2005–22
Consecutive wins 41 Sweden Björn Borg Wimbledon 1976–81
Matches played 119 Switzerland Roger Federer Wimbledon 1999–21
Entries 22 United States Jimmy Connors US Open 1970–92
Switzerland Roger Federer Wimbledon 1999–21

Consecutive titles

AO Australian Open WIM Wimbledon
FO French Open USO US Open

Grand Slam titles by decade

as of 2024 Wimbledon.

  • 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 do so with multiple titles in each decade.

Grand Slam titles by country

All-time

as of 2024 Wimbledon.

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 
Czech Republic Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic (3 players)
10 
Germany Germany / West Germany (4 players)
 Argentina (3 players),  New Zealand (1 player)
 Russia (3 players)
 Italy (3 players)
 Brazil (1 player),  Egypt (1 player)
 Austria (2 players),  Croatia (2 players),  Romania (1 player)
 Ecuador,  Hungary,  Mexico,  Netherlands,  South Africa

Open Era

as of 2024 Wimbledon.

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 
Czech Republic Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic (3 players)
Germany West Germany / Germany (2 players)
 Argentina (3 players)
 Russia (3 players)
 Brazil (1 player),  Great Britain (1 player)
 Austria (2 players),  Croatia (2 players),  Italy (2 players),  Romania (1 player)
 Ecuador,  France,  Netherlands,  South Africa

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Anexo:Campeones de torneos de Grand Slam (individual masculino) para niños

List of Grand Slam records 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
  • Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era
  • List of ATP Tour top-level tournament singles champions
  • Lists of tennis records and statistics

List of 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
  • List of Grand Slam boys' singles champions
  • List of Grand Slam girls' singles champions
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