Tennis performance timeline comparison (men)

This article compares the Grand Slam and Olympic tournament results of male tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final. The Grand Slam tournaments are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open. All data is from the International Tennis Federation men's circuit database.

Legend
Less frequent qualifiers are explained in the notes below the table.

Athletes in bold are considered to be still in championship tennis.

1967–1972

 * Winner of most titles: Rod Laver, with 5.

1973–1978

 * Winner of most titles: Björn Borg, with 6.

1979–1984

 * Winner of most titles: John McEnroe, with 7.

1985–1990

 * Winner of most titles: Ivan Lendl, with 7.

1991–1996

 * Winner of most titles: Pete Sampras, with 7.

1997–2002

 * Winner of most titles: Pete Sampras, with 6.

2003–2008

 * Winner of most titles: Roger Federer, with 13.

2009–2014
Winner of most titles: Rafael Nadal, with 9.

2015–2020
Winner of most titles: Novak Djokovic, with 10.

2021–2026
Winner of most titles: Novak Djokovic, with 7.