List of ATP Big Titles singles champions

In men's tennis, the Grand Slam tournaments, Masters tournaments, and the year-end championships are considered the top-tier events of the annual ATP Tour calendar, in addition to the quadrennial Summer Olympics. They are collectively known as the 'Big Titles'.[1] The ATP defined the mandatory events (majors, Masters and YEC) as follows

They are the biggest tournaments in our sport, where participation is mandatory, entry is reserved for the world's best and success is rewarded with fame and a rich haul of points and prize money.[2]

This article lists the respective singles champions of those events since the inception of the ATP Tour in 1990.

Note: By setting 1990 as the cut-off point, this list excludes many notable champions in top level tournaments from previous years. The Grand Slam tournaments and the year-end championships have been held since 1877 and 1970 respectively. The Olympics was first played in 1896 until 1924. High category tournaments equivalent to the Masters Series like the Grand Prix Super Series existed before the ATP Tour was introduced. There were also the professional Majors, the World Championship Series and the amateur Majors (WHCC, WCCC) before the Open Era.

Champions list edit

Year Grand Slam tournaments[3] Masters Series[a][4] Year-end
Championship
[5]
Olympics[6]
Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open Indian Wells Miami Monte Carlo Madrid[b] Rome Canada Cincinnati Shanghai[c] Paris
1990   Lendl (1/1)   Gómez (1/1)   Edberg (2/7)   Sampras (1/30)   Edberg (1/7)   Agassi (1/27)   Chesnokov (1/2)   Aguilera (1/1)   Muster (1/9)   Chang (1/7)   Edberg (3/7)   Becker (1/9)   Edberg (4/7)   Agassi (2/27) not held
1991   Becker (2/9)   Courier (3/9)   Stich (1/4)   Edberg (5/7)   Courier (1/9)   Courier (2/9)   Bruguera (1/4)   Nováček (1/1)   Sánchez (1/1)   Chesnokov (2/2)   Forget (1/2)   Becker (3/9)   Forget (2/2)   Sampras (2/30) not held
1992   Courier (4/9)   Courier (6/9)   Agassi (3/27)   Edberg (7/7)   Chang (2/7)   Chang (3/7)   Muster (2/9)   Edberg (6/7)   Courier (5/9)   Agassi (4/27)   Sampras (3/30)   Ivanišević (1/3)   Becker (4/9)   Becker (5/9)   Rosset (1/1)
1993   Courier (7/9)   Bruguera (3/4)   Sampras (5/30)   Sampras (6/30)   Courier (8/9)   Sampras (4/30)   Bruguera (2/4)   Stich (2/4)   Courier (9/9)   Pernfors (1/1)   Chang (4/7)   Stich (3/4)   Ivanišević (2/3)   Stich (4/4) not held
1994   Sampras (7/30)   Bruguera (4/4)   Sampras (11/30)   Agassi (6/27)   Sampras (8/30)   Sampras (9/30)   A. Medvedev (1/4)   A. Medvedev (2/4)   Sampras (10/30)   Agassi (5/27)   Chang (5/7)   Becker (6/9)   Agassi (7/27)   Sampras (12/30) not held
1995   Agassi (8/27)   Muster (5/9)   Sampras (14/30)   Sampras (15/30)   Sampras (13/30)   Agassi (9/27)   Muster (3/9)   A. Medvedev (3/4)   Muster (4/9)   Agassi (10/27)   Agassi (11/27)   Muster (6/9)   Sampras (16/30)   Becker (7/9) not held
1996   Becker (8/9)   Kafelnikov (1/3)   Krajicek (1/3)   Sampras (17/30)   Chang (6/7)   Agassi (12/27)   Muster (7/9)   Carretero (1/1)   Muster (8/9)   Ferreira (1/2)   Agassi (14/27)   Becker (9/9)   Enqvist (1/3)   Sampras (18/30)   Agassi (13/27)
1997   Sampras (19/30)   Kuerten (1/9)   Sampras (20/30)   Rafter (1/4)   Chang (7/7)   Muster (9/9)   Ríos (1/5)   A. Medvedev (4/4)   Corretja (1/3)   Woodruff (1/1)   Sampras (21/30)   Korda (1/2)   Sampras (22/30)   Sampras (23/30) not held
1998   Korda (2/2)   Moyá (2/4)   Sampras (24/30)   Rafter (4/4)   Ríos (2/5)   Ríos (3/5)   Moyá (1/4)   Costa (1/2)   Ríos (4/5)   Rafter (2/4)   Rafter (3/4)   Krajicek (2/3)   Rusedski (1/1)   Corretja (2/3) not held
1999   Kafelnikov (2/3)   Agassi (15/27)   Sampras (25/30)   Agassi (16/27)   Philippoussis (1/1)   Krajicek (3/3)   Kuerten (2/9)   Ríos (5/5)   Kuerten (3/9)   Johansson (1/2)   Sampras (26/30)   Enqvist (2/3)   Agassi (17/27)   Sampras (27/30) not held
2000   Agassi (18/27)   Kuerten (5/9)   Sampras (29/30)   Safin (2/7)   Corretja (3/3)   Sampras (28/30)   Pioline (1/1)   Kuerten (4/9)   Norman (1/1)   Safin (1/7)   Enqvist (3/3)   Ferreira (2/2)   Safin (3/7)   Kuerten (6/9)   Kafelnikov (3/3)
2001   Agassi (19/27)   Kuerten (8/9)   Ivanišević (3/3)   Hewitt (1/6)   Agassi (20/27)   Agassi (21/27)   Kuerten (7/9)   Portas (1/1)   Ferrero (1/5)   Pavel (1/1)   Kuerten (9/9)   Haas (1/1)   Grosjean (1/1)   Hewitt (2/6) not held
2002   Johansson (2/2)   Costa (2/2)   Hewitt (4/6)   Sampras (30/30)   Hewitt (3/6)   Agassi (22/27)   Ferrero (2/5)   Federer (1/54)   Agassi (23/27)   Cañas (1/1)   Moyá (3/4)   Agassi (24/27)   Safin (4/7)   Hewitt (5/6) not held
2003   Agassi (25/27)   Ferrero (4/5)   Federer (2/54)   Roddick (3/6)   Hewitt (6/6)   Agassi (26/27)   Ferrero (3/5)   Coria (1/2)   Mantilla (1/1)   Roddick (1/6)   Roddick (2/6)   Ferrero (5/5)   Henman (1/1)   Federer (3/54) not held
2004   Federer (4/54)   Gaudio (1/1)   Federer (7/54)   Federer (9/54)   Federer (5/54)   Roddick (4/6)   Coria (2/2)   Federer (6/54)   Moyá (4/4)   Federer (8/54)   Agassi (27/27)   Safin (5/7)   Safin (6/7)   Federer (10/54)   Massú (1/1)
2005   Safin (7/7)   Nadal (3/59)   Federer (14/54)   Federer (16/54)   Federer (11/54)   Federer (12/54)   Nadal (1/59)   Federer (13/54)   Nadal (2/59)   Nadal (4/59)   Federer (15/54)   Nadal (5/59)   Berdych (1/1)   Nalbandian (1/3) not held
2006   Federer (17/54)   Nadal (8/59)   Federer (20/54)   Federer (22/54)   Federer (18/54)   Federer (19/54)   Nadal (6/59)   Robredo (1/1)   Nadal (7/59)   Federer (21/54)   Roddick (5/6)   Federer (23/54)   Davydenko (1/4)   Federer (24/54) not held
2007   Federer (25/54)   Nadal (12/59)   Federer (27/54)   Federer (29/54)   Nadal (9/59)   Djokovic (1/71)   Nadal (10/59)   Federer (26/54)   Nadal (11/59)   Djokovic (2/71)   Federer (28/54)   Nalbandian (2/3)   Nalbandian (3/3)   Federer (30/54) not held
2008   Djokovic (3/71)   Nadal (15/59)   Nadal (16/59)   Federer (31/54)   Djokovic (4/71)   Davydenko (2/4)   Nadal (13/59)   Nadal (14/59)   Djokovic (5/71)   Nadal (17/59)   Murray (1/20)   Murray (2/20)   Tsonga (1/2)   Djokovic (6/71)   Nadal (18/59)
2009   Nadal (19/59)   Federer (33/54)   Federer (34/54)   del Potro (1/2)   Nadal (20/59)   Murray (3/20)   Nadal (21/59)   Federer (32/54)   Nadal (22/59)   Murray (4/20)   Federer (35/54)   Davydenko (3/4)   Djokovic (7/71)   Davydenko (4/4) not held
2010   Federer (36/54)   Nadal (26/59)   Nadal (27/59)   Nadal (28/59)   Ljubičić (1/1)   Roddick (6/6)   Nadal (23/59)   Nadal (25/59)   Nadal (24/59)   Murray (5/20)   Federer (37/54)   Murray (6/20)   Söderling (1/1)   Federer (38/54) not held
2011   Djokovic (8/71)   Nadal (30/59)   Djokovic (13/71)   Djokovic (15/71)   Djokovic (9/71)   Djokovic (10/71)   Nadal (29/59)   Djokovic (11/71)   Djokovic (12/71)   Djokovic (14/71)   Murray (7/20)   Murray (8/20)   Federer (39/54)   Federer (40/54) not held
2012   Djokovic (16/71)   Nadal (33/59)   Federer (43/54)   Murray (10/20)   Federer (41/54)   Djokovic (17/71)   Nadal (31/59)   Federer (42/54)   Nadal (32/59)   Djokovic (18/71)   Federer (44/54)   Djokovic (19/71)   Ferrer (1/1)   Djokovic (20/71)   Murray (9/20)
2013   Djokovic (21/71)   Nadal (37/59)   Murray (12/20)   Nadal (40/59)   Nadal (34/59)   Murray (11/20)   Djokovic (22/71)   Nadal (35/59)   Nadal (36/59)   Nadal (38/59)   Nadal (39/59)   Djokovic (23/71)   Djokovic (24/71)   Djokovic (25/71) not held
2014   Wawrinka (1/4)   Nadal (42/59)   Djokovic (29/71)   Čilić (1/2)   Djokovic (26/71)   Djokovic (27/71)   Wawrinka (2/4)   Nadal (41/59)   Djokovic (28/71)   Tsonga (2/2)   Federer (45/54)   Federer (46/54)   Djokovic (30/71)   Djokovic (31/71) not held
2015   Djokovic (32/71)   Wawrinka (3/4)   Djokovic (37/71)   Djokovic (38/71)   Djokovic (33/71)   Djokovic (34/71)   Djokovic (35/71)   Murray (13/20)   Djokovic (36/71)   Murray (14/20)   Federer (47/54)   Djokovic (39/71)   Djokovic (40/71)   Djokovic (41/71) not held
2016   Djokovic (42/71)   Djokovic (46/71)   Murray (16/20)   Wawrinka (4/4)   Djokovic (43/71)   Djokovic (44/71)   Nadal (43/59)   Djokovic (45/71)   Murray (15/20)   Djokovic (47/71)   Čilić (2/2)   Murray (18/20)   Murray (19/20)   Murray (20/20)   Murray (17/20)
2017   Federer (48/54)   Nadal (46/59)   Federer (51/54)   Nadal (47/59)   Federer (49/54)   Federer (50/54)   Nadal (44/59)   Nadal (45/59)   Zverev (1/8)   Zverev (2/8)   Dimitrov (1/2)   Federer (52/54)   Sock (1/1)   Dimitrov (2/2) not held
2018   Federer (53/54)   Nadal (50/59)   Djokovic (48/71)   Djokovic (50/71)   del Potro (2/2)   Isner (1/1)   Nadal (48/59)   Zverev (3/8)   Nadal (49/59)   Nadal (51/59)   Djokovic (49/71)   Djokovic (51/71)   Khachanov (1/1)   Zverev (4/8) not held
2019   Djokovic (52/71)   Nadal (53/59)   Djokovic (54/71)   Nadal (55/59)   Thiem (1/2)   Federer (54/54)   Fognini (1/1)   Djokovic (53/71)   Nadal (52/59)   Nadal (54/59)   D. Medvedev (1/8)   D. Medvedev (2/8)   Djokovic (55/71)   Tsitsipas (1/4) not held
2020   Djokovic (56/71)   Nadal (56/59)[d] not held [e]   Thiem (2/2) not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   Djokovic (58/71) not held [e]   Djokovic (57/71) not held [e]   D. Medvedev (3/8)   D. Medvedev (4/8) not held [e]
2021   Djokovic (59/71)   Djokovic (60/71)   Djokovic (61/71)   D. Medvedev (6/8)   Norrie (1/1)   Hurkacz (1/2)   Tsitsipas (2/4)   Zverev (5/8)   Nadal (57/59)   D. Medvedev (5/8)   Zverev (7/8) not held [e]   Djokovic (62/71)   Zverev (8/8)   Zverev (6/8)
2022   Nadal (58/59)   Nadal (59/59)   Djokovic (64/71)   Alcaraz (3/7)   Fritz (1/1)   Alcaraz (1/7)   Tsitsipas (3/4)   Alcaraz (2/7)   Djokovic (63/71)   Carreño Busta (1/1)   Ćorić (1/1) not held [e]   Rune (1/1)   Djokovic (65/71) not held
2023   Djokovic (66/71)   Djokovic (67/71)   Alcaraz (6/7)   Djokovic (69/71)   Alcaraz (4/7)  [f] D. Medvedev (7/8)  [f] Rublev (1/1)   Alcaraz (5/7)  [f] D. Medvedev (8/8)   Sinner (1/3)   Djokovic (68/71)   Hurkacz (2/2)   Djokovic (70/71)   Djokovic (71/71) not held
2024   Sinner (2/3)   Alcaraz (7/7)   Sinner (3/3)   Tsitsipas (4/4)
Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open Indian Wells Miami Monte Carlo Madrid[b] Rome Canada Cincinnati Shanghai[c] Paris ATP Finals Olympics

Big Titles leaders edit

  • Top leaders since 1990 (active players and records in bold).
Titles Player Majors Masters ATP Finals Olympics
71   Novak Djokovic 24 40 7
59   Rafael Nadal 22 36 1
54   Roger Federer 20 28 6
30   Pete Sampras 14 11 5
27   Andre Agassi 8 17 1 1
20   Andy Murray 3 14 1 2
9   Boris Becker[g] 2 5 2
  Jim Courier 4 5
  Gustavo Kuerten 3 5 1
  Thomas Muster 1 8
8   Daniil Medvedev 1 6 1
  Alexander Zverev 5 2 1
7   Michael Chang[h] 7
  Stefan Edberg[i] 3 4
  Marat Safin 2 5
  Carlos Alcaraz 2 5

Big Titles Sweep (annual) edit

Winning all of the annual Big Titles over the course of a player's career: all four Grand Slam titles, all active Masters Series titles and the Year-end Championship.[j]

  • The event at which the sweep was completed indicated in bold.
Player AU FR WB US YEC IW MIA MON MAD ROM CAN CIN SHA PAR
  Novak Djokovic[8] 2008 2016 2011 2011 2008 2008 2007 2013 2011 2008 2007 2018 2012 2009
2011 2021 2014 2015 2012 2011 2011 2015 2016 2011 2011 2020 2013 2013

Calendar sweeps edit

  • Back-to-back titles in a calendar year (three minimum).
Combination Winner Year
Australian Open—Indian Wells—Miami
"Sunshine Slam"
  Pete Sampras 1994
  Andre Agassi 2001
  Roger Federer 2006
2017
  Novak Djokovic 2011
2015
2016
Monte Carlo—Madrid—Rome—French Open[9]
"Clay Slam"
  Rafael Nadal 2010
Canada—Cincinnati—US Open
"Summer Slam"
  Patrick Rafter 1998
  Andy Roddick 2003
  Rafael Nadal 2013
Shanghai—Paris—Year-end Championship
"Autumn Sweep"
  Novak Djokovic 2013
2015
  Andy Murray 2016

Statistics edit

Correct as of the 2024 Miami Open (with active players in bold).
# Big Titles
71   Novak Djokovic
59   Rafael Nadal
54   Roger Federer
30   Pete Sampras
27   Andre Agassi
# Big Title finals
103   Novak Djokovic
92   Roger Federer
86   Rafael Nadal
46   Pete Sampras
43   Andre Agassi
# Big Titles in a season Year
10   Novak Djokovic 2015
8   Roger Federer 2006
  Novak Djokovic (2) 2011
7   Roger Federer (2) 2004
  Rafael Nadal 2013
# Big finals in a season Year
13   Novak Djokovic 2015
11   Roger Federer 2006
10   Roger Federer (2) 2007
  Novak Djokovic (2) 2012
  Andy Murray 2016
# Big Titles streak Years
7   Novak Djokovic 2014–15
  Novak Djokovic (2) 2015–16
5   Rafael Nadal 2010
  Novak Djokovic (3) 2011
4   Roger Federer 2006–07
  Rafael Nadal (2) 2008
  Roger Federer (2) 2017
# Big finals streak Years
18   Novak Djokovic 2014–16
12   Roger Federer 2005–06
7   Roger Federer (2) 2007
  Rafael Nadal 2011
6   Andy Murray 2016
  Novak Djokovic (4) 2018–19

Other active players edit

# Big Titles
20   Andy Murray
8   Alexander Zverev
  Daniil Medvedev
7   Carlos Alcaraz
4   Stan Wawrinka
  Stefanos Tsitsipas
3   Jannik Sinner
2   Hubert Hurkacz
  Dominic Thiem
  Marin Cilic
  Grigor Dimitrov
# Big Title finals
35   Andy Murray
18   Daniil Medvedev
14   Alexander Zverev
10   Stefanos Tsitsipas
9   Dominic Thiem
8   Stan Wawrinka
  Carlos Alcaraz
# Most finals without a win
6   Casper Ruud
5   Kei Nishikori
  Milos Raonic
3   Richard Gasquet
  Gaël Monfils
2   Kevin Anderson
  Matteo Berrettini
  David Goffin
  Nick Kyrgios

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ The Masters tournaments are listed in chronological order with two exceptions:
    1. Cincinnati was held before Canada in 1996.
    2. Rome was held before Madrid/Hamburg from 2000 to 2010 and after Cincinnati in 2020.
  2. ^ a b The 4th Masters event has been held in:
    Madrid (2009–present).
    Hamburg (1990–2008).
  3. ^ a b The 8th Masters event has had a very turbulent history. It has been held in:
    Shanghai (2009–present).
    Madrid (2002–2008).
    Stuttgart (1996–2001).
    Essen (1995).
    Stockholm (1990–1994).
  4. ^ 2020 French Open was held in September, after the US Open, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  5. ^ a b c d e f not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  6. ^ a b c Competed under no flag due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  7. ^ 5 of Becker's 14 Big Titles were won before the ATP Tour era.
  8. ^ 1 of Chang's 8 Big Titles was won before the ATP Tour era.
  9. ^ 4 of Edberg's 11 Big Titles were won before the ATP Tour era.
  10. ^ The Olympics was recognized by ATP as a (non-annual) Big Title in 2020.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Djokovic Extends Big Titles Lead Over Nadal, Federer". Association of Tennis Professionals. June 13, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Big Titles: Federer Leads But Novak's Strike Rate Dazzles", Association of Tennis Professionals, 10 May 2016.
  3. ^ "ATP Scores & Stats: Grand Slam tournaments".
  4. ^ "ATP Scores & Stats: Masters tournaments".
  5. ^ "ATP Finals: Past singles champions".
  6. ^ "Tennis Men's Singles Winners at Olympics".
  7. ^ "Novak Djokovic Extends 'Big Titles' Lead With Historic 20th Grand Slam | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. 11 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Novak Djokovic Stands Alone With Big Titles Sweep". ATP. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Rafa's Record Career in Numbers". Roland-Garros. 27 May 2019.

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