Men's tennis records

These are just some of the records kept. They will not always be accurate as you read them as the statistics change every week. Mostly these records are accurate as of the end of 2007. They are statistics for singles only.
Men to win the Grand Slam
Don Budge 1938
Rod Laver 1962, 1969
Men to win all four grand slams but not in one calendar year.
Andre Agassi
Don Budge
Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
Fred Perry
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
Titles in the Open era
1 J. Connors 109
2 I. Lendl 94
3 J. McEnroe 77
4 P. Sampras 64
5 B. Borg 62
6 G. Vilas 62
7.Roger Federer 60
8 A. Agassi 59
9 I. Nastase 57
10 B. Becker 49
11 R. Laver 47
12 T. Muster 44
13 S. Edberg 41
14 S. Smith 39
15 M. Chang 34
16 A. Ashe 33
17 M. Wilander 33
18 Lleyton Hewitt 25
Grand Slam title wins
Roger Federer : 17
Pete Sampras : 14
Roy Emerson : 12
Bjorn Borg : 11
Rod Laver : 11
Bill Tilden : 10
Rafael Nadal : 9
Fred Perry : 8
Andre Agassi : 8
Jimmy Conners : 8
Ken Rosewall : 8
Ivan Lendl : 8
Novak Djokovic

Winning streaks since 1990
1. Roger Federer 41 (March 2007) missing out on Guillarmo Villas record of 47 matches set before 1990.
2. Roger Federer 36 ( Jan 2006)
3. Thomas Muster 35
3. Roger Federer 35 (ended by Nalbandian in the Masters Cup, November 2005)
5. Pete Sampras 29 (1994)
6. Andre Agassi 26 (1995)
7. Jim Courier 25 (1992)
8. Pete Sampras 24 (1999)
9. Roger Federer 23 (2004)
10. Stefan Edberg 21 (1990, ’91)
10. Ivan Lendl 21 (1990)
12. Pete Sampras 21 (1996)
13. Pete Sampras 20 (1996-97)

Rafael Nadal surpasses Guillermo Vilas's record winning streak on clay after winning the first round of the French 2006. As he won the French Open, his record will be difficult to beat and has only just been broken by Federer at Hamburg 2007. Nadal had won 81 times in succession on clay.
Roger Federer equals Borg's winning streak on grass at Halle, Germany 2006. Should he keep winning at Wimbledon he will surpass that record to 48. By winning Wimbledon 2007, he also equaled Borg's record of 5 consecutive wins at Wimbledon.

Most aces in a match

49 R. Krajicek
47 G. Kuerten
46 G. Ivanisevic
46 M. Philippoussis
Most aces in 2005:
Roddick at 912.

Fastest individual serves recorded since 1991 (in mph)

Andy Roddick 155
Greg Rusedski 149
Taylor Dent 145
Jo-Wilfred Tsonga 144
Joachim Johansson 144
Mark Philippoussis 142.3
Joachim Johansson 141
Julian Alonso 140
Gilles Elseneer 140

Miscellanaeous

Wimbledon and the US Open Roger Federer is the first man in the Open era to take Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in consecutive years (2005) He has done that a third time (2006) He has now done this the fourth time (2007)
Seven men have won the two Grand Slam events in the same year, with Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe and Pete Sampras doing it twice apiece. Rod Laver and Boris Becker also pulled off the feat. Roger Federer is now the next one.
Federer wins his first U.S. Open title with a win over Hewitt to become the first player since Swede Mats Wilander in 1988 to win three grand slams in the same year, and the first man in the Open Era to win his first four grand slam finals. Federer also became the first man to win back to back US Opens since Patrick Rafter in 1988.

Federer is the first man to progress to a grand slam final 8 consecutive times. He is the holder of the grand slam record at 17 times.

Agassi played in his 61st Grand Slam event which is now a record and he has played for 21 consecutive years at the US Open (2006)

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Steffi Graf

Although Steffi became a tennis professional in 1982, her pinnacle year was 1988.
In 1988 Steffi Graf, aged 19, was the best female tennis player in the world. She had won the Grand Slam that year (winning all four grand slams) and an Olympic Gold medal at Seoul. No tennis player had ever done this before. It is hard enough to win a grand slam. Only Maureen Connelly and Margaret Court had done that before (in the women's game). But to win the Gold on top was a master stroke. However, tennis had not been an Olympic sport between 1924 and 1988. Grand slams were also not recorded before the late 20s either.

I think those achievements alone made her one of the greatest female tennis players ever. Martina Navratalova of the same vintage had won many tournaments and Gram Slams but never in the one calendar year had she won them all.


I loved watching the grace of Steffi's game. I saw her play at the Australian Open in a game of doubles. I was 6 foot away from her and very excited. She was taller than expected. She was the best athlete and most well-rounded player. She had a great serve. Her trademark powerful forehand revolutionized the game, and her slice backhand, while not as powerful, complimented her game perfectly, especially because it was virtually the same swing as her backhand drop shot. She was always the fastest player with the most endurance, the best conditioning, and the most will to win and she always raised the level of play on the big points.

Steffi's career highlights
Highest Rank: 1
Grand Slam Titles: 22
Tournaments Won: 107
Australian Open Titles: 4
French Open Titles: 6
Wimbledon Titles: 7
US Open Titles: 5
Grand Slam Finals: 31
Consecutive Grand Slams: 5
Years Ranked No1: 8
Career Prize Money: $21 million
Career Record: 902-114
Career Weeks Ranked No 1: 377



Steffi's biography
Steffi was born in Mannheim, West Germany and later moved to Bruhl. She still lived with her family in Bruhl in 1988. Steffi's parents both played tennis and her father was a competent player. She picked up a sawn off racquet at the age of 2 and played inside the house with her father using the sofa as a net. Soon she was hitting so hard this was no longer feasible and she moved on to a court at the age of 5.

She was dedicated player and sacrificed much to become the great player she was. She had to practice a lot and went to bed at 9pm. But she always loved the game and was never forced to practice.

As she got older it became clear that she had a powerful serve and a beautiful forehand. She was also extremely fit and could run 800 metres in 2' 5 secs. In those days the women didn't use weights or run to get fit. They just played tennis. But Steffi practiced running with weights on her ankles to become stronger.

Steffi retired from the sport at the age of 30, married Andre Agassi and has 2 children with him. I love it when Agassi plays becauseSteffi Graf and kids I love seeing the TV move in on her after they have found where she is sitting. She never sits in the players' box except maybe for a final Agassi is in. She is still shy of the spotlight. You see her these days with her children all watching Agassi play.
What sort of players will those kids be I wonder?

Steffi's records

Only person to win all four Grand Slams at least four times each
Only person to win Golden Grand Slam
Only person to win Grand Slam on four different surfaces
Only person to win and successfully defend all four Grand Slams
Only person to win all four Grand Slams twice in 2 different decades
Only person to win all four Grand Slams in the 1990's
Had a .500 or better record against every major opponent
Ranked No1 for a record 377 weeks
Ranked No1 for a record 186 consecutive weeks
Ranked No1 at end of year for a record 8 years
Ranked at least No 2 every week for a record 10 consecutive years
Named WTA Player of the Year a record 8 times
Won 3+ Grand Slams in a year a record 5 times
Had a record 13 consecutive Grand Slam Finals
Had a record 57 set win streak
Had a record 45 Grand Slam match win streak
Reached all four Grand Slam Finals in a year a record 3 times
Won a record 8 out of 9 Grand Slams in 1988-'90
1st in career prize money, $21 million
Achieved highest ranking point average ever of 441.1746
Achieved highest ranking point total ever of 6951.6185
Only person to win a calendar and a non-calendar year Grand Slam on separate occasions
One of only 5 people (3 women) to win all four Grand Slams in a year
One of only 2 people to win a non-calendar year Grand Slam
2nd in career Grand Slam wins, 22
3rd in career tournaments won, 107
3rd in most consecutive Grand Slams won, 5
2nd in consecutive years with 1+ Grand Slam, 10
4th in career Australian Open titles, 4
2nd in career French Open titles, 6
3rd in career Wimbledon titles, 7
4th in career US Open titles, 5
6th in career Australian Open finals, 5
1st in career French Open finals, 9
2nd in career Wimbledon finals, 9
4th in career US Open finals, 8
2nd in career WTA Championships titles, 5
3rd on my list of the top 100 Athletes of the Century

Roger Federer

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My favourite male player is Roger Federer who I first saw when he used to come to play in the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia as a run up event before the Australian Open. He is from Switzerland. Federer is expected by many (including Rod Laver, John McEnroe and Boris Becker) to go on and become one of the game's greatest male players ever. He has only lost 3 matches this year (September 2005). He has won 9 titles in all and has just won a back to back US Open title. He also won the Australian Open 2006. (See below for further years).

He has a brilliant and graceful game, able to send offhand backhands and running forehands down the line, almost at will. He can also create angles extremely well. His serve is deceptive. His ball toss doesn't allow the receiver to see where he is going to hit the ball and his second serve is very deep. He plays one-handed on both sides and is coached by one the best Australian players of the past : Tony Roche. What Tony Roche has taught him is to concentrate better, come forward to the net more and volley better. There is not much that Federer cannot do.

Federer was born in 1981 and grew up near Basel, Switzerland. He speaks three languages (German, French and English) fluently and conducts press conferences in all of them.

He currently lives in Oberwil, Switzerland. His wife is the former Swiss WTA player Miroslava Vavrinec (Mirka). She retired from the game in 2002 after a foot injury. They met at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Tony Roche was not Federer's first professional coach. That honour goes to another Australian : Peter Carter. Roger says Peter was the person who made a lasting impression on him and had a huge impact on his tennis and life. Peter died in a car crash in 2002 after which Federer played badly at the US Open. Roger also says of Peter, "I think he's had the most influence on my game as a coach........We had great times together. And he actually, I think, taught me the beautiful technique I play" (from a 60 Minutes interview)


Peter coached Federer from an early age to aged 18 or 19 in Switzerland. Federer used to throw racquets and get in bad moods on court. Peter helped him with his temperament. When Peter met Roger at the age of 12 Peter said, " I've got someone here that's special but he's a pretty wild boy". Roger was already hitting the ball hard and with great technique at this age.


Roger Federer's career
Roger joined the ATP tour early in July 1998

In 1999, he played for the Swiss Davis Cup team. He finished the year inside the ATP's top 100 ranked players, the youngest ever to do so.

Federer won his first ATP tournament in Milan in February, 2001.

In 2002, in February, he won both his Davis Cup singles against former world number ones, Russians Marat Safin and Yevgeny Kafelnikov. In May, he won the Masters Series tournament in Hamburg, defeating Marat Safin.

In July, 2003, he became the first Swiss man to win the Wimbledon championship, defeating Australia's Mark Philippoussis in the final. He also won four Davis Cup matches during the year to lead Switzerland to the semi-finals. He finished 2003 by winning the Tennis Masters Cup at Houston and he then was No 2 in the rankings.

In 2004, Federer had a great year winning three of the four Grand Slam titles. He won the Australian Open for the first time, defeating Marat Safin. In May, he won the Hamburg Masters on clay by beating Guillermo Coria. He then defended his Wimbledon crown, beating Andy Roddick. In September, he defeated Lleyton Hewitt at the US Open final for the year's third Grand Slam. He finished the year by taking the Tennis Masters Cup at Houston for the second time in a row.

In 2005 Federer won the Wimbledon Championship for the third successive year by defeating Andy Roddick of the United States. At that Wimbledon final, Federer struck 49 winners and only 12 unforced errors. He won the US Open 2005, making him the first man in the Open era to win back to back US Open AND Wimbledon grand slams in consecutive years. He has also been the first man to win the US Open back to back since Patrick Rafter in 1998.

Becomes the first man in the professional era to win three consecutive majors twice in his career - Wimbledon, U.S. Open and Australian Open. Becomes the first man to retain the Australian Open title since Andre Agassi in 2001 and the first man since Bjorn Borg to win a grand slam without losing a set.

Roger Federer's stats November 2010
Year Turned Pro: 1998
Current 2 year rank for singles: 1
Current ATP Champions Race Position: 1
Current Doubles Rank: 129
High Rank for singles: 1
High Rank date for singles: 2 February 2004
High ATP Champions Race Position: 1
High ATP Champions Race Position: 1 (end 2009)
Grand slam wins : 16
High rank for doubles: 24
High rank date for doubles: 9 June 2003
Career titles for singles: 60 +
Career titles for doubles: 7
Career matches won: 387
Career matches lost: 119
Career prize money: $31,237,103 USD plus prize money for Wimbledon 2007


Federer loses to Nalbandian in the final of the Masters Cup 2005. He thus fails to continue his winning streak which stands at equal to the best by Muster. His consecutive 24 finals wins (in the finals he has been in) also ceases. But he was spent after 4 sets. He came in to the tourrnament with an ankle injury meaning he was not fit enough to match Nalbandian. But Nalbandian also played extremely well, perhaps the match of his career.

Federer wins Australian Open 2006 and Wimbledon 2006. Federer wins the US Open 2006 and the Australian Open 2007. Wins Wimbledon 2007 and the US Open 2007. Wins French Open 2009 and Wimbledon back to back. Becomes no 1 again (never been done before) and breaks record for grand slam wins

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