List of Open Era tennis records

This is a list of tennis records that were obtained during the Open Era from 1968 onwards. Records are included from both male (ATP, Grand Prix and WCT) and female (WTA) professional tennis tours.

To keep the list at a reasonable length, it includes only players who have been ranked World No. 1, have won a Grand Slam title and/or hold records (overall or consecutive) with regards to most titles, weeks at No. 1, matches (played, won or lost), winning percentage, tournament appearances, aces and records by court type at a Grand Slam, Year-End Championship or Masters 1000 tournament.

Most titles at a single tournament

The following are lists of tennis players who have won a particular tournament at least five times during the open era. Rafael Nadal has won a record nine times at the French Open, Monte Carlo, and Barcelona, and seven times at Rome. Roger Federer has won a record seven tournaments at least five times each (five on hard courts and two on grass).

Men

WinsPlayerTournamentYears
9 Rafael Nadal French Open 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Rafael Nadal Monte-Carlo Masters 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016
Rafael Nadal Barcelona Open 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
8 Guillermo Vilas Buenos Aires 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1977(2), 1979, 1982
Roger Federer Halle Open 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015
7 Pete Sampras Wimbledon 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Rafael Nadal Italian Open 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
Roger Federer Wimbledon 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Roger Federer Dubai Tennis Championships 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015
Roger Federer Cincinnati Masters 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015
Roger Federer Swiss Indoors 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015
6 Jimmy Connors Grand Prix Birmingham 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980
Björn Borg French Open 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
Balázs Taróczy Dutch Open 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
Ivan Lendl Canadian Open 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989
Andre Agassi Miami Masters 1990, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003
Roger Federer ATP World Tour Finals 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011
Novak Djokovic China Open 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Novak Djokovic Australian Open 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
Novak Djokovic Miami Open 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
5 Björn Borg Wimbledon 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
Jimmy Connors US Open 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983
John McEnroe Wembley Championship 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983
John McEnroe Pacific Coast Championships 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1986
Ivan Lendl Masters 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987
John McEnroe WCT Finals 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1989
Ivan Lendl Tokyo Indoor 1983, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1993
Andre Agassi Washington Open (tennis) 1990, 1991, 1995, 1998, 1999
Pete Sampras ATP Tour World Championship 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Kremlin Cup 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Pete Sampras US Open 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2002
Andre Agassi Pacific Coast Championships 1990, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2003
Carlos Moyà Croatia Open 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007
Roger Federer US Open 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Novak Djokovic ATP World Tour Finals 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Novak Djokovic Indian Wells Masters 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016

Women

Wins Player Tournament Years
12 Martina Navratilova Chicago 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992
11 Martina Navratilova Eastbourne 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993
9 Martina Navratilova Washington, D.C. 1975, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990
Martina Navratilova Wimbledon 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990
Martina Navratilova Dallas 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989
Steffi Graf German Open, Berlin 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996
8 Chris Evert Hilton Head & Charleston 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1985
Martina Navratilova WTA Tour Championships 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (twice)
Martina Navratilova Los Angeles 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1993
Serena Williams Key Biscayne 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015
7 Chris Evert French Open 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986
Martina Navratilova Orlando 1974, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
Steffi Graf Wimbledon 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996
6 Chris Evert Virginia Slims Palm Harbour Tampa St.Petersburg 1971, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1987, 1988
Chris Evert U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980
Chris Evert US Open 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982
Martina Navratilova Houston 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1985
Martina Navratilova Filderstadt & Stuttgart 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992
Serena Williams US Open 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014
Serena Williams Australian Open 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015
Serena Williams Wimbledon 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015
Steffi Graf Brighton 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
Steffi Graf Zurich 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
Steffi Graf French Open 1987, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999
Steffi Graf Boca Raton and other sites in Florida 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Steffi Graf Hamburg 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Spanish Open 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001[1]
5 Virginia Wade London (Dewar Cup) 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
Chris Evert Italian Open 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982
Chris Evert Houston 1974, 1975, 1986, 1987, 1988
Martina Navratilova U.S. Indoor Championships 1975, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1986
Martina Navratilova Virginia Slims Worcester Boston New England 1975, 1986 (twice), 1988, 1989
Martina Navratilova Sydney 1976, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1989
Martina Navratilova Stanford & Oakland, California 1979, 1980, 1988, 1991, 1993
Steffi Graf Key Biscayne 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996
Steffi Graf WTA Tour Championships 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996
Steffi Graf US Open 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996
Steffi Graf Leipzig 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998
Monica Seles Toyota Princess Cup 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998
Martina Hingis Tokyo Pan Pacific Open 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007
Kim Clijsters Luxembourg City 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
Venus Williams Wimbledon 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008
Anabel Medina Garrigues Palermo 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011
Serena Williams WTA Tour Championships 2001, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014

Longest match winning streaks during the open era (all surfaces)

Men

The following table is based on information maintained on the website of the Association of Tennis Professionals.

#PlayerMatchesYear
1. Sweden Björn Borg
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
49†
46
1978[2]
1977
2. Sweden Björn Borg
48
1979–1980
4. United States Ivan Lendl
44
1981–1982
5. Serbia Novak Djokovic
43
2010–2011
6. United States John McEnroe
42
1984
7. Switzerland Roger Federer
41
2006–2007
8. United States Jimmy Connors
35
1974
Austria Thomas Muster 1995
Switzerland Roger Federer 2005

Women

The following table is from page 255 of the 2009 Official Guide to Professional Tennis, compiled by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour.

#PlayerMatchesYear
1 United States Martina Navratilova
74
1984
2 Germany Steffi Graf
66
1989–90
3 United States Martina Navratilova
58
1986–87
4 Australia Margaret Court
57
1972–73
5 United States Chris Evert
56
1974
6 United States Martina Navratilova
54
1983–84
7 Germany Steffi Graf
46
1988
8 Germany Steffi Graf
45
1987
9 United States Chris Evert
42
1975-76
10 United States Martina Navratilova
41
1982-83

† Note: Sources are not in agreement as to the length of Borg's winning streaks. News articles of the time in question clearly tell of the Borg streaks as does counting the ITF results, yet more sources use the Vilas streak as the record.

Most Year-End Championships (combined)

The only man to have won all three of these season end championships was Boris Becker (he won the WCT Finals in 1988, the World Tour Finals in 1988, 1992 and 1995 and the Grand Slam Cup in 1996)

Key
I LTF / ATP ATP World Tour Finals
WCT WCT Finals
ITF Grand Slam Cup

Men

Rank Player I LTF / ATP WCT ITF Total
1.
United States John McEnroe
3
5
-
8
2.
United States Ivan Lendl
5
2
-
7
United States Pete Sampras
5
2
7
4.
Switzerland Roger Federer
6
-
6
5.
Germany Boris Becker
3
1
1
5
Serbia Novak Djokovic
5
-
5
7.
Romania Ilie Năstase
4
-
4
8.
Sweden Björn Borg
2
1
-
3
United States Jimmy Connors
1
2
-
3

Women

Rank Name Total
1.
United States Martina Navratilova
8
2.
Germany Steffi Graf
5
United States Serena Williams
5
3.
United States Chris Evert
4
5.
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/United StatesMonica Seles
3
Belgium Kim Clijsters
3
7.
Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley
2
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
2
Switzerland Martina Hingis
2
Belgium Justine Henin
2

Open era records

Men

The following six male players have won at least five singles titles in one Grand Slam tournament during the open era:

Player Grand Slam tournament # of titles
Pete SamprasWimbledon7
US Open5
Roger FedererWimbledon7
US Open5
Rafael NadalFrench Open9
Björn BorgFrench Open6
Wimbledon5
Novak DjokovicAustralian Open6
Jimmy ConnorsUS Open5

By player

The records and achievements of various players who have competed during the open era are listed in this section. This section is based on information maintained on the website of the Association of Tennis Professionals.

Roger Federer
Pete Sampras
Rafael Nadal
Björn Borg
Rod Laver
Main article: Rod Laver § Records
Andre Agassi
Ivan Lendl
Main article: Ivan Lendl § Records
Novak Djokovic
John McEnroe
Jimmy Connors
Mats Wilander
Stefan Edberg
Boris Becker
Jim Courier
Guillermo Vilas
Lleyton Hewitt
Andy Murray
Andy Roddick
Goran Ivanišević
Michael Chang
Ken Rosewall
Ilie Năstase
Bob and Mike Bryan

Women

The following five players have won at least five singles titles in one Grand Slam tournament during the open era:

Player Grand Slam tournament # of titles
Martina NavratilovaWimbledon9
Steffi GrafWimbledon7
French Open6
US Open5
Chris EvertFrench Open7
US Open6
Serena WilliamsAustralian Open6
US Open6
Wimbledon6
Venus WilliamsWimbledon5

By player

Margaret Court
Steffi Graf
Serena Williams
Chris Evert
Martina Navratilova
Monica Seles
Venus Williams
Justine Henin
Martina Hingis
Billie Jean King
Evonne Goolagong Cawley

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