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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).
487 men's singles Grand Slam championships have been played since 1877. 153 different players have won a men's singles Grand Slam championship; they are listed here in order of their first win. Players in bold are still active.
Pages in category "Lists of Grand Slam (tennis) men's champions" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's singles" The following 156 pages are in this category, out of 156 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Name Tournament Date of birth Date of first title ° Notes 25 years, 290 days Nancy Richey * 1968 French Open: 23 August 1942: 8 June 1968: 23 years, 59 days Virginia Wade: 1968 US Open: 10 July 1945: 7 September 1968: 1st of 3 24 years, 226 days Billie Jean King * 1968 Wimbledon: 22 November 1943: 5 July 1968: 1st of 8 26 years, 194 days ...
In the history of men's tennis, only two players have won the calendar Grand Slam, Don Budge (1938) and Rod Laver (1962 and 1969). [13] Budge remains the sole player to have won six majors in a row (1937–1938). In the Open Era, only one player has achieved the non-calendar year Grand Slam, Novak Djokovic (2015–2016). This is followed by a ...
This is a list of all the men's Grand Slam singles finals in tennis. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] From the 1877 Wimbledon Championship up to and including the 2023 US Open, there have been 483 finals contested between 273 different men, with 152 champions emerging.
In men's tennis, the Grand Slam tournaments, the Masters tournaments, and the year-end championships are considered the top-tier events of the annual ATP Tour calendar, in addition to the quadrennial Olympics. They are collectively known as the 'Big Titles'. [a] [1] The ATP defined the mandatory events (Slams, Masters and YEC) as follows