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).[1][2]
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.[3][4][5][6]
From 1913 to 1923, there were three official championships recognized by the ILTF:
During that same time period the USLTA recognized the U.S. National Championships
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 8
Wimbledon titles. He also held the most major titles in singles between 2009 and 2022.
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.
Champions by year
Legend
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Open only to specific French club members. See WHCC.[a] (1891–1924 French titles are not counted toward major totals)
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Player won the four major tournaments in the same year.
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Player won three major tournaments in the same year.
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Player won two major tournaments in the same year.
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Tournament change of surface.
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Challenge-round format: Wimbledon 1878–1921, US 1884–1911.
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Grass (1881–1974) Clay (1975–1977) Hard (1978–present)
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- ^ a b c d The World Hard Court Championships which was held in Paris on clay courts, has often been considered the true precursor to the French Open.
- ^ Wimbledon from 1878 to 1921 was decided in a Challenge Round match.
- ^ US Championship from 1884 to 1911 was decided in a Challenge Round match.
- ^ French Championship from 1891 to 1924 was open only to specific club members.[a] Titles are not counted toward major totals.
- ^ 1919 Australasian Championships was held in January 1920, before the 1920 Australasian Championships.
- ^ 1923 Australasian Championships was held in August, after Wimbledon and before the US National Championships.
- ^ The French Championships opened itself to international competitors and renamed as Championnats Internationaux de France (de tennis). See WHCC.
- ^ Australasian Championships was renamed to Australian Championships.
- ^ French Championships held between 1941 and 1945 are not recognized by the tournament organizer. See Tournoi de France.
- ^ a b French Open was held in July, after Wimbledon from 1946 to 1947 due to the effects in the aftermath of World War II.
- ^ Australian Open was held in December, after the US Open from 1977 to 1985.
- ^ Johan Kriek became a naturalised US citizen after originally representing South Africa.
- ^ 2020 French Open was held in September, after the US Open due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Champions list
Tournament record and active players indicated in bold.
Only players with three or more Grand Slam titles are included in the list.
- 153 champions in 490 events as of the 2025 Wimbledon.
- Amateur Era – 98 champions in 261 events.
- Open Era – 58 champions in 229 events.
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
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.
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C Clay court
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G Grass court
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Grand Slam
Players who won all four major titles in a calendar year.[14]
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.
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.
Career Golden Slam
Players who won all four major titles and the Olympic gold medal over the course of their careers.[a][15][16]
- The event at which the Career Golden Slam was completed indicated in bold.
- ^ Tennis was not an Olympic sport between 1928 and 1984.
Career Super Slam
Players who won all four major titles, the Olympic gold medal and the Tour Finals over the course of their careers.[a][17]
- The event at which the Career Super Slam was completed indicated in bold.
- ^ The Year-end Championships started in 1970 but the achievement has been possible since tennis was reinstated as an Olympic sport in 1988.
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).
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- ^ The U.S. and Australian Opens have been played on hardcourts since 1978 and 1988 respectively.
Two titles
Tournament statistics
Most titles per tournament
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At one tournament
- ^ Most finals played without winning the title.
- ^ Most times finished as runner-up, having previously won the tournament.
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Consecutive titles
AO Australian Open
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WIM Wimbledon
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FO French Open
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USO US Open
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Overall record
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At one tournament
- ^ Richard Sears won 6 titles in a challenge round match.
- ^ William Renshaw won 5 titles in a challenge round match.
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Grand Slam titles by decade
as of 2025 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 win multiple titles in all three decades, winning at least 3 titles in all three decades.
1870s
1880s
1890s
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
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Allison, Borotra, Bromwich, Doeg, Henkel, McGrath, McNeill, Moon, Quist, Tilden, Wood
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1940s
1950s
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1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
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Grand Slam titles by country
All-time
as of 2025 Wimbledon.
Open Era
as of 2025 Wimbledon.
See also
List of Grand Slam records lists
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List of Grand Slam champions
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References