Open Era tennis records – Men's singles

The Open Era is the current era of professional tennis. It began in 1968 when the Grand Slam tournaments allowed professional players to compete with amateurs, ending the division that had persisted since the dawn of the sport in the 19th century. The first open tournament was the 1968 British Hard Court Championships held in April, followed by the inaugural open Grand Slam tournament, the 1968 French Open, a month later. Unless otherwise sourced, all records are based on data from the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), the International Tennis Federation (ITF), and the official websites of the four Grand Slam tournaments. All rankings-related records are based on ATP rankings, which began in 1973. The names of active players appear in boldface.

Career totals

 * Updated as of 2024 Wimbledon Championships. Where there are multiple entries for the same record, entrants are ranked on the basis of who achieved the record in chronological order.

Match record per tournament

 * minimum 30 wins (correct as of 2024 Wimbledon Championships).

Match wins per tournament

 * Top 10

Events won with no sets dropped

 * Most sets dropped en route to the title were 8: Borg in 1974, Becker in 1985 and Kuerten in 1997.

Consecutive totals

 * ▲ indicates an active streak

Match record

 * minimum 30 wins (correct as of 2024 Wimbledon Championships).

Year-end championships
There have been three prominent Year-end Championships in the Open Era, each involving only the top performers for the given year. Those championships have been the most coveted titles after the four Grand Slams during the Open Era.

(1970–present) This is a combination of the YECs (Year-end Championships) for two separate tours: the ITF Grand Prix that ran until 1989 and the ATP Tour that replaced it. For record-keeping purposes, the ATP has incorporated the entire history of the ITF "Masters Grand Prix" alongside its ATP Finals tournament; thus they are both listed as "ATP" here. In total, these YECs have been held at numerous venues around the globe and played on several surfaces (indoor hard since 2006).

(1971–89) The WCT Finals, as the YEC for the World Championship Tennis tour, was held in Dallas, Texas and played on indoor carpet courts.

(1990–99) The Grand Slam Cup (GSC) was an ITF tournament for the top performers in the year's Grand Slam tournaments. It was held in Munich, Germany and played on indoor carpet courts.

Overall totals

 * Ordered by most titles won at one year-end championship (correct as of 2023 ATP Finals).

Masters tournaments
(1970–1989) Before the ATP took control of the men's professional tour in 1990, the Grand Prix Super Series was the highest class of events after the Grand Slams and the Year-end Championships but unlike the Masters series, the participation of the top players was not mandatory.

(1990–present) The Masters is an annual series of nine top-level tournaments featuring the top professional men players. The Masters events along with the Grand Slam tournaments and Year-end Championships constitute the most coveted titles on the annual ATP Tour calendar.

ATP Tour totals

 * Correct as of 2024 Italian Open.

Career totals

 * Match stats correct (as of 2024 Swedish Open).

Tournament totals

 * Grand Slam tournaments in bold.

Winning streaks

 * ▲ indicates an active streak

Winning streaks per court type

Court type totals
Match stats correct as of 2024 Swedish Open

Big Titles
(1990–present) The Grand Slam tournaments, the Masters events and the ATP Finals are the Big Titles of the annual ATP Tour calendar, in addition to the quadrennial Summer Olympics. Between 1970 and 1989, the biggest titles were the four majors and the Year-end Championships (ATP Finals, WCT Finals and Grand Slam Cup), in addition to the Grand Prix Super Series events.

ATP Tour totals

 * Top 10 leaders with active players and records in bold

Olympic tournaments
Tennis was reinstated as an official Olympic sport in 1988. There have been nine tournaments in the Open Era.

ATP rankings achievements
ATP rankings began in 1973. These weekly rankings determine tournament eligibility and seedings. At the end of each year they also become the official ATP season rankings.

Rankings weeks
Correct  with (▲) indicating active streaks.
 * The ATP ranking was frozen for 22 weeks from 23 March to 23 August 2020.


 * Consecutive weeks

Year-end rankings

 * Consecutive years

Prize money
Prize money has increased throughout the Open Era, in some cases greatly in a short time span. For example, the Australian Open winner received A$916,000 in 2004 and received A$3,150,000 in 2024.
 * Career totals include doubles prize money and are not inflation-adjusted.


 * Correct .

Win percentage

 * minimum 25 matches (M/Y is average number of matches per year during the streak)

Set and game winning percentages

 * Correct as of 2023 Davis Cup Finals.

Consecutive sets won
Consecutive sets won per court type