ATP Tour records

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Some major records of the ATP Tour.

Contents

[edit] Singles

[edit] Grand Slam history

* - Only counting the record since Open-Era

R. Player Titles
1. Pete Sampras 14
2. Roger Federer 12
Roy Emerson 12
4. Björn Borg 11
Rod Laver 11
6. Bill Tilden 10
7. Andre Agassi 8
Ivan Lendl 8
Jimmy Connors 8
Fred Perry 8
Ken Rosewall 8
R. Player Finals
1. Ivan Lendl 19
2. Pete Sampras 18
3. Rod Laver 17
4. Ken Rosewall 16
Björn Borg 16
6. Bill Tilden 15
Roy Emerson 15
Jimmy Connors 15
Andre Agassi 15
Roger Federer 15
R. Player Wins
1. Jimmy Connors 233
2. Andre Agassi 224
3. Ivan Lendl 222
4. Pete Sampras 203
5. Stefan Edberg 178
6. Roy Emerson 174 *
7. John McEnroe 167
8. Boris Becker 163
9. Ken Rosewall 159 *
10. Roger Federer 149
R. Player W. % W / L
1. Björn Borg .898 141-16
2. Roger Federer .861 149-24
3. Rod Laver .843 129-24 *
4. Pete Sampras .842 203-38
5. Ken Rosewall .837 159-31 *
6. Jimmy Connors .826 233-49
7. Ivan Lendl .819 222-49
8. Roy Emerson .817 174-39 *
9. John McEnroe .815 167-38
10. Andre Agassi .809 224-53

[edit] Career Records

  • Singles Titles (Open Era):
All-time
Rank Player #
1. Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 109
2. Flag of Czechoslovakia/Flag of the United States Ivan Lendl 94
3. Flag of the United States John McEnroe 77
4. Flag of the United States Pete Sampras 64
5. Flag of Sweden Björn Borg 62
5. Flag of Argentina Guillermo Vilas 62
7. Flag of the United States Andre Agassi 60
8. Flag of Romania Ilie Nastase 57
9. Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer 54
10. Flag of Germany Boris Becker 49
Active
Rank Player #
1. Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer 54
2. Flag of Australia Lleyton Hewitt 26
Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal
4. Flag of the United States Andy Roddick 25
5. Flag of Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 20
Flag of Spain Carlos Moyà
7. Flag of Russia Marat Safin 15
8. Flag of Russia Nikolay Davydenko 13
9. Flag of Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 11
Flag of Germany Tommy Haas
  • Titles per court type (Open Era):
Clay
Rank Player Titles
1. Guillermo Vilas 45
2. Thomas Muster 40
Grass
Rank Player Titles
1. Pete Sampras 10
2. Roger Federer 9
Hardcourt
Rank Player Titles
1. Jimmy Connors 47
2. Andre Agassi 46
Carpet
Rank Player Titles
1. John McEnroe 43
2. Jimmy Connors 39
  • Match Wins and Winning %, Open Era (as of April 21 2008):
Rank Player Wins
1. Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 1,234
2. Flag of the Czech Republic/Flag of the United States Ivan Lendl 1,071
3. Flag of Argentina Guillermo Vilas 923
4. Flag of the United States Andre Agassi 870
5. Flag of the United States John McEnroe 870
6. Flag of Sweden Stefan Edberg 806
7. Flag of the United States Pete Sampras 762
8. Flag of Romania Ilie Nastase 724
9. Flag of Germany Boris Becker 713
10. Flag of the United States Michael Chang 662
Rank Player W.% W/L **
1. Flag of Sweden Björn Borg .825 597-127
2. Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors .818 1,234-275
3. Flag of the Czech Republic/Flag of the United States Ivan Lendl .818 1,071-239
4. Flag of the United States John McEnroe .816 870-196
5. Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer* .804 571-139
6. Flag of the United States Pete Sampras .774 762-222
7. Flag of Germany Boris Becker .769 713-214
8. Flag of Argentina Guillermo Vilas .765 923-284
9. Flag of the United States Andre Agassi .760 870-274
10. Flag of Sweden Stefan Edberg .749 806-270
** = minimum 700 matches
* = active player
  • Most career Tennis Masters Cup titles:
    • 1. Flag of the United States Pete Sampras, 5
    • = Flag of the Czech Republic Ivan Lendl, 5
    • 3. Flag of Romania Ilie Nastase, 4
    • = Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer, 4
    • 5 Flag of the United States John McEnroe, 3
    • = Flag of Germany Boris Becker, 3
  • Most career ATP Masters Series titles:
    • 1. Flag of the United States Andre Agassi, 17
    • 2. Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer, 14
    • 3. Flag of the United States Pete Sampras, 11
    • = Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal, 11
  • Most different ATP Masters Series tournaments won:
    • 1. Flag of the United States Andre Agassi, 7/9
    • 2. Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer, 6/9
    • = Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal, 6/9
    • 3. Flag of Chile Marcelo Ríos, 5/9
    • = Flag of the United States Pete Sampras, 5/9

[edit] Single Season Records

  • Titles and win %
Rank Player Titles
1. Flag of Argentina Guillermo Vilas (1977) 16
2. Flag of the Czech Republic Ivan Lendl (1982) 15
= Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors (1974) 15
4. Flag of Romania Ilie Năstase (1973) 14
5. Flag of Sweden Björn Borg (1979) 13
= Flag of the United States John McEnroe (1984) 13
6. Flag of Romania Ilie Năstase (1972) 12
= Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors (1976) 12
= Flag of Austria Thomas Muster (1995) 12
= Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer (2006) 12
11. Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors (1973) 11
= Flag of Sweden Björn Borg (1977) 11
= Flag of the Czech Republic Ivan Lendl (1985) 11
= Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer (2004,'05) 11
= Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal (2005) 11
Rank Player W. %
1. Flag of the United States John McEnroe (1984) .965 (82-3)
2. Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors (1974) .957 (89-4)
3. Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer (2005) .953 (81-4)
4. Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer (2006) .948 (92-5)
5. Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors (1976) .941 (95-6)
6. Flag of Sweden Björn Borg (1979) .931 (81-6)
7. Flag of the Czech Republic Ivan Lendl (1986) .925 (74-6)
= Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer (2004) .925 (74-6)
9. Flag of the Czech Republic Ivan Lendl (1985) .923 (84-7)
10. Flag of the Czech Republic Ivan Lendl (1982) .922 (106-9)
11. Flag of the Czech Republic Ivan Lendl (1989) .919 (79-7)
12. Flag of the Czech Republic Ivan Lendl (1987) .914 (74-7)
13. Flag of Sweden Björn Borg (1977) .906 (77-8)
14. Flag of Argentina Guillermo Vilas (1977) .901 (128-14)
15. Flag of Argentina Guillermo Vilas (1972) .897 (131-15)
  • Most Consecutive 10+ Title Seasons:
    • 1. Roger Federer, 3 (2004-06)
    • 2. Ilie Năstase, 2 (1972-73)
    • = Jimmy Connors, 2 (1973-74, 1978-79)
    • = Björn Borg, 2 (1976-77)
    • = Ivan Lendl, 2 (1981-82)
  • Most Wins in a Season:
    • 1. Guillermo Vilas (1972), 131-15
    • 2. Guillermo Vilas (1977), 128-14
    • 3. Ilie Năstase (1973), 118-15
    • 4. Ivan Lendl (1982), 106-9
    • 5. Ivan Lendl (1981), 97-14
    • 6. Jimmy Connors (1976) 95-6
    • 7. Roger Federer (2006) 92-5
    • 8. Jimmy Connors (1973) 89-13
    • 9. Jimmy Connors (1974) 89-4
    • 10. Thomas Muster (1995) 86-18
  • Most ATP Masters Series titles won in a season: Roger Federer (Switzerland) in 2005 and 2006, and Rafael Nadal (Spain) in 2005, 4.
  • Consecutive tournaments won on 3 different surfaces:
    • before 1990: Björn Borg (Sweden) in 1979 and Ivan Lendl in 1985 (twice) and in 1989 (only players to have won them in consecutive weeks)
    • since 1990: Roger Federer (Switzerland) in 2004. (Wimbledon (grass), Gstaad (clay) and Toronto Masters (hard))
  • A single tournament won on 3 different surfaces: Jimmy Connors (USA). (U.S. Open in 1974 (grass), U.S. Open in 1976 (clay), U.S. Open in 1978, 1982 and 1983 (hard))
  • Most singles titles won as a teenager: Björn Borg (Sweden) and Rafael Nadal (Spain), 16.
  • Most singles titles won in a season as a teenager: Rafael Nadal (Spain) in 2005, 11 (surpassing Mats Wilander’s record of nine titles in 1983).
  • Most singles titles won in a row: Ivan Lendl (USA) 8, Guillermo Vilas (ARG) 7, Björn Borg (SWE) 7, John McEnroe (USA) 7, Roger Federer (SUI) 7
  • Number of different continents to win ATP singles titles in a single season:
    • 1. Guillermo Vilas (1977), 4 ( Europe, America, Africa and Asia)
  • Most aces in a single season
Rank Player Year Aces
1. Flag of Croatia Goran Ivanišević 1996 1,477
2. Flag of Croatia Ivo Karlović 2007 1,318
3. Flag of Croatia Goran Ivanišević 1994 1,169
4. Flag of Croatia Goran Ivanišević 1998 1,065
5. Flag of Croatia Goran Ivanišević 1997 1,048
6. Flag of the United States Andy Roddick 2004 1,019
7. Flag of the United States Pete Sampras 1993 1,011

[edit] Winning Streaks (Open Era)

Open Era
Rank Player Wins
1. Flag of Argentina Guillermo Vilas 46 (1977)
2. Flag of Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 44 (1981-82)
3. Flag of the United States John McEnroe 42 (1984)
4. Flag of Sweden Björn Borg 41 (1979-80)
= Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer 41 (2006-07)
6. Flag of Sweden Björn Borg 35 (1978)
= Flag of Austria Thomas Muster 35 (1995)
= Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer 35 (2005)
9. Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 33 (1974)
10. Flag of Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 31 (1985)
Before 1990
Rank Player Wins
1. Flag of Argentina Guillermo Vilas 46 (1977)
2. Flag of Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 44 (1981-82)
3. Flag of the United States John McEnroe 42 (1984)
4. Flag of Sweden Björn Borg 41 (1979-80)
5. Flag of Sweden Björn Borg 35 (1978)
6. Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 33 (1974)
7. Flag of Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 31 (1985)
8. Flag of Romania Ilie Năstase 29 (1973)
Since 1990
Rank Player Wins
1. Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer 41 (2006-07)
2. Flag of Austria Thomas Muster 35 (1995)
= Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer 35 (2005)
4. Flag of the United States Pete Sampras 29 (1994)
5. Flag of the United States Andre Agassi 26 (1995)
= Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer 26 (2004-05)
= Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 26 (2006)
8. Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer 25 (2005)
9. Flag of the United States Pete Sampras 24 (1999)
= Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 24 (2005)


  • Hard
1.- Roger Federer (Switzerland) between 2005-06, 56 (lost to Rafael Nadal, Dubai F)
2.- Roger Federer (Switzerland) between 2006-07, 36 (lost to Guillermo Canas, Indian Wells 2RD)
3.- Pete Sampras (USA) in 1994 and 1996-97 (twice), 34
  • Grass
1.- Roger Federer (Switzerland) between 2003-07, 54 (running)
2.- Björn Borg (Sweden) between 1976-81, 41 (lost to John McEnroe, Wimbledon F)
  • Clay
1.- Rafael Nadal (Spain) between 2005-07, 81 (lost to Roger Federer, Hamburg F)
2.- Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) in 1977, 53
  • Carpet
1.- John McEnroe (USA) between 1983-85, 66 (lost to Joakim Nyström, Dallas Q)
  • Indoors
1.- Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) between 1981-1983, 66 (lost to John McEnroe, Philadelphia F)
  • Against Top-10 players:
1.- Roger Federer (Switzerland) between 2003-2005, 26 (lost to Marat Safin, Australian Open SF)
2.- Roger Federer (Switzerland) between 2006-2007, 17 (lost to Rafael Nadal, Monte Carlo F)
  • Most singles titles won in a row:
1.- Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia), 8
= John McEnroe (USA), 8
  • Most finals won in succession:
1.- Roger Federer (Switzerland) between 2003-2005, 24 (lost to David Nalbandian, Tennis Masters Cup F)
2.- Rafael Nadal (Spain) between 2005-2006, 14 (lost to Roger Federer, Wimbledon F)
3.- Björn Borg (Sweden) between 1979-1980 and John McEnroe (U.S.) between 1984-1985, 12
  • Most finals played in a row:
1.- Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) (1981-1982), 18
2.- Roger Federer (Switzerland) (2005-2006), 17

[edit] Ranking

  • Weeks at No. 1 (as of June 9, 2008).
Rank Player Total Weeks
1. Flag of the United States Pete Sampras 286
2. Flag of Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 270
3. Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 268
4. Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer* 228
5. Flag of the United States John McEnroe 170
6. Flag of Sweden Björn Borg 109
7. Flag of the United States Andre Agassi 101
8. Flag of Australia Lleyton Hewitt 80
9. Flag of Sweden Stefan Edberg 72
10. Flag of the United States Jim Courier 58
* = Running
Rank Player Consecutive
1. Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer* 228
2. Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 160
3. Flag of the Czech Republic Ivan Lendl 157
4. Flag of the United States Pete Sampras 102
5. Flag of Australia Lleyton Hewitt 75
6. Flag of the United States John McEnroe 58
7. Flag of the United States Andre Agassi 52
8. Flag of Sweden Björn Borg 46
9. Flag of Romania Ilie Năstase 40
10. Flag of Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 30
* = Running
Most years ended at No.1 Flag of the United States Pete Sampras 6 (1993–1998)
Youngest No.1-player Flag of Australia Lleyton Hewitt 20y 8m (2001)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-10 Flag of the United States Michael Chang 17y 9m (1989)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-25 Flag of the United States Aaron Krickstein 17y 4m (1984)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-50 Flag of the United States Michael Chang 16y 9m (1988)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-100 Flag of the United States Aaron Krickstein 16y 4m (1983)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-200 Flag of the United States Michael Chang 15y 9m (1987)
Oldest No.1-player Flag of the United States Andre Agassi 33y 4m (2003)
Oldest player to end a year in the top-10 Flag of the United States Pancho Gonzales 43y 1m (1969)
Oldest player to end a year in the top-25 Flag of the United States Pancho Gonzales 43y 1m (1969)
Oldest player to end a year in the top-50 Flag of Australia Ken Rosewall 44y 1m (1978)
Oldest player to end a year in the top-100 Flag of Australia Ken Rosewall 44y 1m (1978)
Highest number of year-end ranking points Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer 8,370 (2006)
Highest number of ranking points at any time of the year Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer 8,370 (Nov 20, 2006)
Highest number of ATP Race points (since 2000) Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer 1,674 (2006)
  • Players who never reached the No. 1 ranking but were No. 2 or No. 3:
Player First date reached
No. 2s
Flag of Spain Manuel Orantes 23 August 1973
Flag of Australia Ken Rosewall 30 April 1975
Flag of Argentina Guillermo Vilas 30 April 1975
Flag of the United States Arthur Ashe 10 May 1976
Flag of Germany Michael Stich 22 November 1993
Flag of Croatia Goran Ivanisevic 4 July 1994
Flag of the United States Michael Chang 9 September 1996
Flag of the Czech Republic Petr Korda 2 February 1998
Flag of Spain Alex Corretja 1 February 1999
Flag of Sweden Magnus Norman 12 June 2000
Flag of Germany Tommy Haas 13 May 2002
Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 25 July 2005
Player First date reached
No. 3s
Flag of the United States Stan Smith 23 August 1973
Flag of the Netherlands Tom Okker 2 March 1974
Flag of the United States Brian Gottfried 19 June 1977
Flag of the United States Vitas Gerulaitis 27 February 1978
Flag of France Yannick Noah 7 July 1984
Flag of Spain Sergi Bruguera 1 August 1994
Flag of Argentina Guillermo Coria 3 May 2004
Flag of Argentina David Nalbandian 20 March 2006
Flag of Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 1 May 2006
Flag of Russia Nikolay Davydenko 6 November 2006
Flag of Serbia Novak Đjoković 9 July 2007

Earnings

  • Career money leaders (as of May 19, 2008)
Rank Player Prize Money W%
1. Flag of the United States Pete Sampras $43,280,489 1.000
2. Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer* $39,962,037 0.907
3. Flag of the United States Andre Agassi $31,152,975 0.720
4. Flag of Germany Boris Becker $25,080,956 0.579
5. Flag of Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov $23,883,797 0.552
6. Flag of Czechoslovakia / Flag of the United States Ivan Lendl $21,262,417 0.491
7. Flag of Sweden Stefan Edberg $20,630,941 0.477
8. Flag of Croatia Goran Ivanišević $19,876,579 0.459
9. Flag of the United States Michael Chang $19,145,632 0.442
10. Flag of Australia Lleyton Hewitt* $17,432,911 0.403
* = active player
  • Top prize money winners at the end of a season:
Rank Player Prize Money
2000 Flag of Brazil Gustavo Kuerten $4,701,610
2001 Flag of Australia Lleyton Hewitt $3,770,618
2002 Flag of Australia Lleyton Hewitt $4,619,386
2003 Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer $4,000,680
2004 Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer $6,357,547
2005 Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer $6,137,018
2006 Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer $8,343,885
2007 Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer $10,130,620
  • Most prize money won in a single season:
    • 1. Roger Federer (Switzerland) in 2007, $10,130,620
    • 2. Roger Federer (Switzerland) in 2006, $8,343,885
    • 3. Pete Sampras (USA) in 1997, $6,498,311
  • Earnings as of April 21, 2008:
    • 397 players have made $1 million or more since 1973.
    • 78 players have made $5 million or more since 1973.
    • 29 players have made $10 million or more since 1973.
    • 7 players have made $20 million or more since 1973.
    • 3 players have made $30 million or more since 1973.
    • 2 players have made $40 million or more since 1973. (After the 2008 French Open, Federer will become the second player to have earned more than $40 million.)

[edit] Miscellaneous

  • Most Aces hit in a match (since 1991):
# Aces Player W/L Opponent Rnd Year Event Sets
1. 51 Flag of Croatia Ivo Karlović L Flag of Italy Daniele Bracciali 1R 2005 Wimbledon 5
= 51 Flag of Sweden Joachim Johansson L Flag of the United States Andre Agassi 4R 2005 Australian Open 4
3. 50 Flag of Australia Chris Guccione W Flag of France Olivier Patience q1 2005 Wimbledon 3
4. 49 Flag of the Netherlands Richard Krajicek L Flag of Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov QF 1999 US Open 5
5. 47 Flag of Brazil Gustavo Kuerten L Flag of Canada Daniel Nestor PO 2003 Davis Cup 5
6. 46 Flag of Croatia Goran Ivanišević L Flag of Sweden Magnus Norman 2R 1997 Wimbledon 5
= 46 Flag of Australia Mark Philippoussis W Flag of the United States Andre Agassi 4R 2003 Wimbledon 5
8. 45 Flag of Australia Chris Guccione L Flag of Belgium Olivier Rochus 1R 2007 Australian Open 5
9 44 Flag of Australia Mark Philippoussis W Flag of Zimbabwe Byron Black 2R 1995 Kuala Lumpur 3
  • Karlović was initially credited with 55 aces after his match, but ultimately was found to have hit 51, which ties the overall record. A mistake on the part of the chair umpire caused some confusion. [1]
  • Most Doubles Faults hit in a match (since 1990): Marc Rosset (Switzerland) lost to Michael Joyce (United States) at Wimbledon 1995 in four sets, hitting 26 doubles faults.
  • Most times elected ATP Player of The Year: Pete Sampras (U.S.) between 1993–1998, 6.
  • Longest match: Fabrice Santoro defeated Arnaud Clément (France) at Roland Garros 2004, in a 6h 37m first round match played over three days.
  • Fastest individual serve recorded (since 1991): Andy Roddick (U.S.) in the 2004 Davis Cup against Belarus: 155 Mph (249 km/h).
  • The tallest player on tour is Croat Ivo Karlović standing at 6'10" (208 cm).
  • The shortest player on tour is Belgian Olivier Rochus standing at 5'5" (165 cm).

[edit] Doubles

[edit] Grand Slam history

  • Most Grand Slam titles overall: Roy Emerson (Australia), Todd Woodbridge (Australia), 16.
  • Most Grand Slam titles as a team: Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde (Australia), 11.

[edit] Career records

  • Titles (Open Era):
All-time
Rank Player #
1. Flag of Australia Todd Woodbridge 83
2. Flag of the United States John McEnroe 70
3. Flag of the Netherlands Tom Okker 69
4. Flag of Australia Mark Woodforde 67
5. Flag of South Africa Frew McMillan 63
6. Flag of the United States Peter Fleming 60
7. Flag of Sweden Anders Järryd 59
Flag of Mexico Raúl Ramírez 59
9. Flag of Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 55
10. Flag of the United States Brian Gottfried 54
Flag of the Netherlands Paul Haarhuis 54
Flag of South Africa Bob Hewitt 54
Flag of the United States Stan Smith 54
Active
Rank Player #
1. Flag of Sweden Jonas Björkman 50
2. Flag of Canada Daniel Nestor 50
3. Flag of the Bahamas Mark Knowles 49
4. Flag of the United States Mike Bryan 49
5. Flag of the United States Bob Bryan 47
6. Flag of India Mahesh Bhupathi 43
7. Flag of India Leander Paes 39
8. Flag of the Czech Republic Martin Damm 37
9. Flag of Belarus Max Mirnyi 34
10. Flag of Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett 30

[edit] See also