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List of Men's tennis records is past and present.It covers the periods Pre-open era ,Open Era (1968), Grand Prix tennis circuit (1968-89), World Championship Tennis (1968-89), ATP World Tour (1990-present).

These are some of the important records since.

Titles per court type

 * Note that Carpet surface has not been used since 2009 according to the official website of ATP.

Match wins per court type

 * Note that Carpet surface has not been used since 2009 according to the official website of ATP.

Winning Percentage

 * Note that the figures below represent career winning percentages of players that are retired (regular font) as well as current active players (boldface). The latter are subject to change and do not reflect the final figure.

Year-End Championships

 * Won without losing a set

Single Season Records

 * Titles and win %


 * Most consecutive years winning 90 % of matches or more:
 * 1. 🇸🇪 Björn Borg         4 (1977–1980)
 * 2. 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors      3 (1974–1976)
 * =   Ivan Lendl         3 (1985–1987)
 * =   Roger Federer      3 (2004–2006)


 * Most consecutive years winning 80 % of matches or more:
 * 1. 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors 12 (1973–1984)
 * 2. Roger Federer   9 (2003–2011)
 * 3. 🇸🇪 Björn Borg         7 (1975–1981)
 * =🇺🇸 John McEnroe 7 (1979-1985)
 * = 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal  7 (2005–2011)
 * 6. Ivan Lendl 6 (1985–1990)
 * 7.🇺🇸 Pete Sampras 5 (1993-1997)


 * Most ATP Masters Series titles won in a season:
 * 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic 5 (2011)
 * Consecutive tournaments won on 3 different surfaces:
 * 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors in 1972, 1974 (twice), 1975, 1976
 * 🇸🇪 Björn Borg in 1979
 * 🇺🇸 John McEnroe in 1981, 1983, 1984
 * Ivan Lendl in 1985 (twice), 1989
 * Roger Federer in 2004
 * 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal in 2008


 * Most singles titles won as a teenager:
 * 🇸🇪 Björn Borg and 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal, 16.
 * Most singles titles won in a season as a teenager:
 * 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal in 2005, 11.


 * Winning an ATP singles title on the most continents in a single season:
 * 1. 🇦🇷 Guillermo Vilas: 5 (South America, North America, Europe, Asia and Africa) in 1977
 * 2. 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors: 4 (Australia, Europe, North America and Africa) in 1974
 * = 🇸🇪 Björn Borg: 4 (Australia, Europe, South America and North America) in 1974
 * = 🇦🇺 John Newcombe: 4 (Australia, Europe, North America and Asia) in 1974
 * = 🇺🇸 John McEnroe: 4 (Australia, Europe, North America and Asia) in 1982
 * = 🇺🇸 Vitas Gerulaitis: 4 (Australia, Europe, North America and Africa) in 1982
 * = Ivan Lendl: 4 (Australia, Europe, North America and Asia) in 1985 and 1990
 * = 🇩🇪 Boris Becker: 4 (Australia, Europe, North America and Asia) in 1985
 * = 🇸🇪 Stefan Edberg: 4 (Australia, Europe, North America and Asia) in 1987 and 1991
 * = 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras: 4 (Australia, Europe, North America and Asia) in 1993 and 1994
 * = Marcelo Ríos: 4 (Australia, Europe, North America and Asia) in 1998
 * = 🇦🇺 Lleyton Hewitt: 4 (Australia, Europe, North America and Asia) in 2001
 * = Roger Federer: 4 (Australia, Europe, North America and Asia) in 2004, 2006 and 2007
 * = 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal: 4 (South America, North America, Europe, Asia) in 2005
 * = 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic: 4 (Australia, Europe, North America and Asia) in 2008 and 2011


 * Most aces in a single season (since the ATP began keeping records in 1991)

Winning streaks

 * Hardcourt
 * 1. Roger Federer (2005–06), 56 (lost to  🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal, Dubai F)
 * 2. Roger Federer (2006–07), 36 (lost to 🇦🇷 Guillermo Cañas, Indian Wells R64)
 * 3. 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic (2010–11), 35 (retired against 🇬🇧 Andy Murray, Cincinnati F)
 * 4. 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras (1994), 34 (lost to Richard Krajicek, Davis Cup QF)
 * = 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras (1996–97), 34 (lost to 🇨🇿 Bohdan Ulihrach, Indian Wells R32)


 * Grass
 * 1. Roger Federer (2003–08), 65 (lost to 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal, Wimbledon F)
 * 2. 🇸🇪 Björn Borg (1976–81), 41 (lost to 🇺🇸 John McEnroe, Wimbledon F)
 * 3. 🇺🇸 John McEnroe (1980–82), 23 (lost to 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors, Queens F)
 * = 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras (1994–96), 23 (lost to  Richard Krajicek, Wimbledon QF)


 * Clay
 * 1. 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal (2005–07), 81 (lost to Roger Federer, Hamburg F)
 * 2. 🇦🇷 Guillermo Vilas (1977), 53 (retired against Ilie Năstase, Aix-en-Provence F)
 * 3. 🇸🇪 Björn Borg (1977–79), 41 (retired against 🇺🇸 Eliot Teltscher, Hamburg R16)
 * 4. 🇦🇹 Thomas Muster (1995), 40 (lost to 🇪🇸 Àlex Corretja, Gstaad R32)


 * Carpet
 * 1. 🇺🇸 Ivan Lendl (1981–83), 66 (lost to 🇺🇸 John McEnroe, Philadelphia F)
 * = 🇺🇸 John McEnroe (1983–85), 66 (lost to 🇸🇪 Joakim Nyström, Dallas QF)


 * Against Top-10 players:
 * 1. Roger Federer (2003–05), 26 (lost to 🇷🇺 Marat Safin, Australian Open SF)
 * 2. Roger Federer (2006–07), 17 (lost to 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal, Monte Carlo F)
 * 3. 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic (2011), 13 (lost to Roger Federer, Roland Garros SF)


 * Most singles titles won in a row:
 * 1.  Ivan Lendl (1981–82), 8
 * =  🇺🇸 John McEnroe (1983–84), 8
 * 3. 🇦🇷 Guillermo Vilas (1977), 7
 * =   Roger Federer (2006–07), 7
 * =  🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic (2011), 7


 * Most finals won in succession:
 * 1. Roger Federer (2003–05), 24 (lost to 🇦🇷 David Nalbandian, Tennis Masters Cup F)
 * 2. 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal (2005–06), 14 (lost to Roger Federer, Wimbledon F)
 * 3. 🇸🇪 Björn Borg (1979–80), 12
 * = 🇺🇸 John McEnroe (1984–85), 12


 * Most finals played in a row:
 * 1. Ivan Lendl (1981–82), 18 (lost to 🇸🇪 Mats Wilander, French Open R16)
 * 2. Roger Federer (2005–06), 17 (lost to 🇬🇧 Andy Murray, Cincinnati R32)

ATP Rankings (since 1973)

 * Weeks at No. 1 (as of March 19, 2012).


 * Weeks at No. 2 (as of March 19, 2012).


 * Weeks at No. 3 (as of February 20, 2012).


 * Most Years end (as of end 2011).

Earnings
Career money leaders (as of January 30, 2012). A column with the inflation adjustment is included to have an idea of the real magnitude of prizes at different times. The retirement year of players is used to perform the adjustment.

Bold = active players


 * Top prize money winners at the end of a season :

Miscellaneous

 * Most aces hit in a match (since 1991):


 * Most double faults hit in a match (since 1990): Marc Rosset lost to Michael Joyce at Wimbledon 1995 in four sets, hitting 26 double faults.
 * Most times elected ATP Player of The Year: Pete Sampras between 1993–1998, 6.
 * Longest match: John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon 2010, in an 11 hour, 5 minute first round match played over three days.
 * Fastest serve recorded (since 1991): Ivo Karlović in a Davis cup doubles match against Germany: 156 mph (251 km/h).
 * Fastest second serve recorded (since 1991): Ivo Karlović in a match against Andy Roddick: 144 mph (232 km/h).
 * The tallest player on tour is Ivo Karlović standing at 6'10" (208 cm).
 * The shortest player on tour is David Goffin standing at 5'4" (163 cm).

Highest Playing Racket Tension

Most Consecutive Points Won on Serve in a Major Final

Matches Played / Matches Won / Matches Lost and Winning %
Updated January 28, 2012