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

They are the biggest tournaments in our sport, where participation is mandatory, entry is reserved for the world's best and success is rewarded with fame and a rich haul of points and prize money.[2]

This article lists the respective singles champions of those events since the inception of the ATP Tour in 1990.

Note: By setting 1990 as the cut-off point, this list excludes many notable champions in top level tournaments from previous years. The Grand Slam tournaments and the year-end championships have been held since 1877 and 1970 respectively. The Olympics was first played in 1896 until 1924. High category tournaments equivalent to the Masters Series like the Grand Prix Super Series existed before the ATP Tour was introduced. There were also the professional Majors, the World Championship Series and the amateur Majors (WHCC, WCCC) before the Open Era.

List of champions

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Year Grand Slam tournaments[3] Year-end
Championship
[4]
Olympics[5] Masters Series[b][6]
Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open Indian Wells Miami Monte Carlo Madrid[c] Rome Canada Cincinnati Shanghai[d] Paris
1990   Lendl (1/1)   Gómez (1/1)   Edberg (2/7)   Sampras (1/30)   Agassi (2/27)   Edberg (1/7)   Agassi (1/27)   Chesnokov (1/2)   Aguilera (1/1)   Muster (1/9)   Chang (1/7)   Edberg (3/7)   Becker (1/9)   Edberg (4/7)
1991   Becker (2/9)   Courier (3/9)   Stich (1/4)   Edberg (5/7)   Sampras (2/30)   Courier (1/9)   Courier (2/9)   Bruguera (1/4)   Nováček (1/1)   Sánchez (1/1)   Chesnokov (2/2)   Forget (1/2)   Becker (3/9)   Forget (2/2)
1992   Courier (4/9)   Courier (6/9)   Agassi (3/27)   Edberg (7/7)   Becker (5/9)   Rosset (1/1)   Chang (2/7)   Chang (3/7)   Muster (2/9)   Edberg (6/7)   Courier (5/9)   Agassi (4/27)   Sampras (3/30)   Ivanišević (1/3)   Becker (4/9)
1993   Courier (7/9)   Bruguera (3/4)   Sampras (5/30)   Sampras (6/30)   Stich (4/4)   Courier (8/9)   Sampras (4/30)   Bruguera (2/4)   Stich (2/4)   Courier (9/9)   Pernfors (1/1)   Chang (4/7)   Stich (3/4)   Ivanišević (2/3)
1994   Sampras (7/30)   Bruguera (4/4)   Sampras (11/30)   Agassi (6/27)   Sampras (12/30)   Sampras (8/30)   Sampras (9/30)   A. Medvedev (1/4)   A. Medvedev (2/4)   Sampras (10/30)   Agassi (5/27)   Chang (5/7)   Becker (6/9)   Agassi (7/27)
1995   Agassi (8/27)   Muster (5/9)   Sampras (14/30)   Sampras (15/30)   Becker (7/9)   Sampras (13/30)   Agassi (9/27)   Muster (3/9)   A. Medvedev (3/4)   Muster (4/9)   Agassi (10/27)   Agassi (11/27)   Muster (6/9)   Sampras (16/30)
1996   Becker (8/9)   Kafelnikov (1/3)   Krajicek (1/3)   Sampras (17/30)   Sampras (18/30)   Agassi (13/27)   Chang (6/7)   Agassi (12/27)   Muster (7/9)   Carretero (1/1)   Muster (8/9)   Ferreira (1/2)   Agassi (14/27)   Becker (9/9)   Enqvist (1/3)
1997   Sampras (19/30)   Kuerten (1/9)   Sampras (20/30)   Rafter (1/4)   Sampras (23/30)   Chang (7/7)   Muster (9/9)   Ríos (1/5)   A. Medvedev (4/4)   Corretja (1/3)   Woodruff (1/1)   Sampras (21/30)   Korda (1/2)   Sampras (22/30)
1998   Korda (2/2)   Moyá (2/4)   Sampras (24/30)   Rafter (4/4)   Corretja (2/3)   Ríos (2/5)   Ríos (3/5)   Moyá (1/4)   Costa (1/2)   Ríos (4/5)   Rafter (2/4)   Rafter (3/4)   Krajicek (2/3)   Rusedski (1/1)
1999   Kafelnikov (2/3)   Agassi (15/27)   Sampras (25/30)   Agassi (16/27)   Sampras (27/30)   Philippoussis (1/1)   Krajicek (3/3)   Kuerten (2/9)   Ríos (5/5)   Kuerten (3/9)   Johansson (1/2)   Sampras (26/30)   Enqvist (2/3)   Agassi (17/27)
2000   Agassi (18/27)   Kuerten (5/9)   Sampras (29/30)   Safin (2/7)   Kuerten (6/9)   Kafelnikov (3/3)   Corretja (3/3)   Sampras (28/30)   Pioline (1/1)   Kuerten (4/9)   Norman (1/1)   Safin (1/7)   Enqvist (3/3)   Ferreira (2/2)   Safin (3/7)
2001   Agassi (19/27)   Kuerten (8/9)   Ivanišević (3/3)   Hewitt (1/6)   Hewitt (2/6)   Agassi (20/27)   Agassi (21/27)   Kuerten (7/9)   Portas (1/1)   Ferrero (1/5)   Pavel (1/1)   Kuerten (9/9)   Haas (1/1)   Grosjean (1/1)
2002   Johansson (2/2)   Costa (2/2)   Hewitt (4/6)   Sampras (30/30)   Hewitt (5/6)   Hewitt (3/6)   Agassi (22/27)   Ferrero (2/5)   Federer (1/54)   Agassi (23/27)   Cañas (1/1)   Moyá (3/4)   Agassi (24/27)   Safin (4/7)
2003   Agassi (25/27)   Ferrero (4/5)   Federer (2/54)   Roddick (3/6)   Federer (3/54)   Hewitt (6/6)   Agassi (26/27)   Ferrero (3/5)   Coria (1/2)   Mantilla (1/1)   Roddick (1/6)   Roddick (2/6)   Ferrero (5/5)   Henman (1/1)
2004   Federer (4/54)   Gaudio (1/1)   Federer (7/54)   Federer (9/54)   Federer (10/54)   Massú (1/1)   Federer (5/54)   Roddick (4/6)   Coria (2/2)   Federer (6/54)   Moyá (4/4)   Federer (8/54)   Agassi (27/27)   Safin (5/7)   Safin (6/7)
2005   Safin (7/7)   Nadal (3/59)   Federer (14/54)   Federer (16/54)   Nalbandian (1/3)   Federer (11/54)   Federer (12/54)   Nadal (1/59)   Federer (13/54)   Nadal (2/59)   Nadal (4/59)   Federer (15/54)   Nadal (5/59)   Berdych (1/1)
2006   Federer (17/54)   Nadal (8/59)   Federer (20/54)   Federer (22/54)   Federer (24/54)   Federer (18/54)   Federer (19/54)   Nadal (6/59)   Robredo (1/1)   Nadal (7/59)   Federer (21/54)   Roddick (5/6)   Federer (23/54)   Davydenko (1/4)
2007   Federer (25/54)   Nadal (12/59)   Federer (27/54)   Federer (29/54)   Federer (30/54)   Nadal (9/59)   Djokovic (1/72)   Nadal (10/59)   Federer (26/54)   Nadal (11/59)   Djokovic (2/72)   Federer (28/54)   Nalbandian (2/3)   Nalbandian (3/3)
2008   Djokovic (3/72)   Nadal (15/59)   Nadal (16/59)   Federer (31/54)   Djokovic (6/72)   Nadal (18/59)   Djokovic (4/72)   Davydenko (2/4)   Nadal (13/59)   Nadal (14/59)   Djokovic (5/72)   Nadal (17/59)   Murray (1/20)   Murray (2/20)   Tsonga (1/2)
2009   Nadal (19/59)   Federer (33/54)   Federer (34/54)   del Potro (1/2)   Davydenko (4/4)   Nadal (20/59)   Murray (3/20)   Nadal (21/59)   Federer (32/54)   Nadal (22/59)   Murray (4/20)   Federer (35/54)   Davydenko (3/4)   Djokovic (7/72)
2010   Federer (36/54)   Nadal (26/59)   Nadal (27/59)   Nadal (28/59)   Federer (38/54)   Ljubičić (1/1)   Roddick (6/6)   Nadal (23/59)   Nadal (25/59)   Nadal (24/59)   Murray (5/20)   Federer (37/54)   Murray (6/20)   Söderling (1/1)
2011   Djokovic (8/72)   Nadal (30/59)   Djokovic (13/72)   Djokovic (15/72)   Federer (40/54)   Djokovic (9/72)   Djokovic (10/72)   Nadal (29/59)   Djokovic (11/72)   Djokovic (12/72)   Djokovic (14/72)   Murray (7/20)   Murray (8/20)   Federer (39/54)
2012   Djokovic (16/72)   Nadal (33/59)   Federer (43/54)   Murray (10/20)   Djokovic (20/72)   Murray (9/20)   Federer (41/54)   Djokovic (17/72)   Nadal (31/59)   Federer (42/54)   Nadal (32/59)   Djokovic (18/72)   Federer (44/54)   Djokovic (19/72)   Ferrer (1/1)
2013   Djokovic (21/72)   Nadal (37/59)   Murray (12/20)   Nadal (40/59)   Djokovic (25/72)   Nadal (34/59)   Murray (11/20)   Djokovic (22/72)   Nadal (35/59)   Nadal (36/59)   Nadal (38/59)   Nadal (39/59)   Djokovic (23/72)   Djokovic (24/72)
2014   Wawrinka (1/4)   Nadal (42/59)   Djokovic (29/72)   Čilić (1/2)   Djokovic (31/72)   Djokovic (26/72)   Djokovic (27/72)   Wawrinka (2/4)   Nadal (41/59)   Djokovic (28/72)   Tsonga (2/2)   Federer (45/54)   Federer (46/54)   Djokovic (30/72)
2015   Djokovic (32/72)   Wawrinka (3/4)   Djokovic (37/72)   Djokovic (38/72)   Djokovic (41/72)   Djokovic (33/72)   Djokovic (34/72)   Djokovic (35/72)   Murray (13/20)   Djokovic (36/72)   Murray (14/20)   Federer (47/54)   Djokovic (39/72)   Djokovic (40/72)
2016   Djokovic (42/72)   Djokovic (46/72)   Murray (16/20)   Wawrinka (4/4)   Murray (20/20)   Murray (17/20)   Djokovic (43/72)   Djokovic (44/72)   Nadal (43/59)   Djokovic (45/72)   Murray (15/20)   Djokovic (47/72)   Čilić (2/2)   Murray (18/20)   Murray (19/20)
2017   Federer (48/54)   Nadal (46/59)   Federer (51/54)   Nadal (47/59)   Dimitrov (2/2)   Federer (49/54)   Federer (50/54)   Nadal (44/59)   Nadal (45/59)   Zverev (1/10)   Zverev (2/10)   Dimitrov (1/2)   Federer (52/54)   Sock (1/1)
2018   Federer (53/54)   Nadal (50/59)   Djokovic (48/72)   Djokovic (50/72)   Zverev (4/10)   del Potro (2/2)   Isner (1/1)   Nadal (48/59)   Zverev (3/10)   Nadal (49/59)   Nadal (51/59)   Djokovic (49/72)   Djokovic (51/72)   Khachanov (1/1)
2019   Djokovic (52/72)   Nadal (53/59)   Djokovic (54/72)   Nadal (55/59)   Tsitsipas (1/4)   Thiem (1/2)   Federer (54/54)   Fognini (1/1)   Djokovic (53/72)   Nadal (52/59)   Nadal (54/59)   D. Medvedev (1/8)   D. Medvedev (2/8)   Djokovic (55/72)
2020   Djokovic (56/72)   Nadal (56/59)[e] not held [f]   Thiem (2/2)   D. Medvedev (4/8) not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   Djokovic (58/72) not held [f]   Djokovic (57/72) not held [f]   D. Medvedev (3/8)
2021   Djokovic (59/72)   Djokovic (60/72)   Djokovic (61/72)   D. Medvedev (6/8)   Zverev (8/10)   Zverev (6/10)   Norrie (1/1)   Hurkacz (1/2)   Tsitsipas (2/4)   Zverev (5/10)   Nadal (57/59)   D. Medvedev (5/8)   Zverev (7/10) not held [f]   Djokovic (62/72)
2022   Nadal (58/59)   Nadal (59/59)   Djokovic (64/72)   Alcaraz (3/8)   Djokovic (65/72)   Fritz (1/1)   Alcaraz (1/9)   Tsitsipas (3/4)   Alcaraz (2/9)   Djokovic (63/72)   Carreño Busta (1/1)   Ćorić (1/1) not held [f]   Rune (1/1)
2023   Djokovic (66/72)   Djokovic (67/72)   Alcaraz (6/9)   Djokovic (69/72)   Djokovic (71/72)   Alcaraz (4/9)  [g] D. Medvedev (7/8)  [g] Rublev (1/2)   Alcaraz (5/9)  [g] D. Medvedev (8/8)   Sinner (1/6)   Djokovic (68/72)   Hurkacz (2/2)   Djokovic (70/72)
2024   Sinner (2/6)   Alcaraz (8/9)   Alcaraz (9/9)   Sinner (5/6)   Djokovic (72/72)   Alcaraz (7/9)   Sinner (3/6)   Tsitsipas (4/4)  [g] Rublev (2/2)   Zverev (9/10)   Popyrin (1/1)   Sinner (4/6)   Sinner (6/6)   Zverev (10/10)
Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open ATP Finals Olympics Indian Wells Miami Monte Carlo Madrid[c] Rome Canada Cincinnati Shanghai[d] Paris

Big Titles leaders

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  • Top leaders since 1990 (active players and records in bold).
Titles Player Majors Masters ATP Finals Olympics
72   Novak Djokovic 24 40 7 1
59   Rafael Nadal 22 36 1
54   Roger Federer 20 28 6
30   Pete Sampras 14 11 5
27   Andre Agassi 8 17 1 1
20   Andy Murray 3 14 1 2
10   Alexander Zverev 7 2 1
9   Boris Becker[h] 2 (+4) 5 2 (+2)
  Jim Courier 4 5
  Gustavo Kuerten 3 5 1
  Thomas Muster 1 8
  Carlos Alcaraz 4 5
8   Daniil Medvedev 1 6 1

Big Titles sweep

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Winning all of the Big Titles over the course of a player's career: all four Grand Slam titles, all active Masters Series titles, the year-end championship title, and the Olympic gold medal. The feats of the Career Super Slam, the Career Golden Slam, the Career Grand Slam, as well as the Career Golden Masters are all achieved for the player who has completed the sweep. The feat of completing the Big Titles sweep has been described as completing the game of tennis.[7][8][9]

  • The event at which the sweep was completed indicated in bold.
Player AU FR WB US YEC OG IW MIA MON MAD ROM CAN CIN SHA PAR
  Novak Djokovic[10] 2008 2016 2011 2011 2008 2024 2008 2007 2013 2011 2008 2007 2018 2012 2009

Calendar sweeps

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  • Back-to-back titles in a calendar year (three minimum).[11]
Combination Winner Year
Australian Open—Indian Wells—Miami
"Sunshine Slam"
  Pete Sampras 1994
  Andre Agassi 2001
  Roger Federer 2006
2017
  Novak Djokovic 2011
2015
2016
Monte Carlo—Madrid—Rome—French Open
"Clay Slam"
  Rafael Nadal[12] 2010
Canada—Cincinnati—US Open
"Summer Slam"
  Patrick Rafter 1998
  Andy Roddick 2003
  Rafael Nadal 2013
Shanghai—Paris—Year-end Championship
"Autumn Sweep"
  Novak Djokovic 2013
2015
  Andy Murray 2016

Statistics

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Correct as of the 2024 Paris Masters (with active players in bold).
# Big Titles
72   Novak Djokovic
59   Rafael Nadal
54   Roger Federer
30   Pete Sampras
27   Andre Agassi
# Big Title finals
106   Novak Djokovic
92   Roger Federer
86   Rafael Nadal
46   Pete Sampras
43   Andre Agassi
# Big Titles in a season Year
10   Novak Djokovic 2015
8   Roger Federer 2006
  Novak Djokovic (2) 2011
7   Roger Federer (2) 2004
  Rafael Nadal 2013
# Big finals in a season Year
13   Novak Djokovic 2015
11   Roger Federer 2006
10   Roger Federer (2) 2007
  Novak Djokovic (2) 2012
  Andy Murray 2016
# Big Titles streak Years
7   Novak Djokovic 2014–15
  Novak Djokovic (2) 2015–16
5   Rafael Nadal 2010
  Novak Djokovic (3) 2011
4   Roger Federer 2006–07
  Rafael Nadal (2) 2008
  Roger Federer (2) 2017
# Big finals streak Years
18   Novak Djokovic 2014–16
12   Roger Federer 2005–06
7   Roger Federer (2) 2007
  Rafael Nadal 2011
6   Andy Murray 2016
  Novak Djokovic (4) 2018–19

Other active players

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# Big Titles
10   Alexander Zverev
9   Carlos Alcaraz
8   Daniil Medvedev
6   Jannik Sinner
4   Stan Wawrinka
  Stefanos Tsitsipas
2   Hubert Hurkacz
  Marin Čilić
  Grigor Dimitrov
  Andrey Rublev
# Big Title finals
18   Daniil Medvedev
17   Alexander Zverev
11   Carlos Alcaraz
10   Stefanos Tsitsipas
9   Jannik Sinner
8   Stan Wawrinka
6   Andrey Rublev
  Casper Ruud
# Most finals without a win
6   Casper Ruud
5   Kei Nishikori
  Milos Raonic
3   Richard Gasquet
  Gaël Monfils
2   Kevin Anderson
  Matteo Berrettini
  David Goffin
  Nick Kyrgios

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Olympics have been recognized by the ATP as a (non-annual) Big Title since 2020.
  2. ^ The Masters tournaments are listed in chronological order with two exceptions:
    1. Cincinnati was held before Canada in 1996.
    2. Rome was held before Madrid/Hamburg from 2000 to 2010 and after Cincinnati in 2020.
  3. ^ a b The fourth Masters event has been held in:
    Madrid (2009–present).
    Hamburg (1990–2008).
  4. ^ a b The eighth Masters event has had a very turbulent history. It has been held in:
    Shanghai (2009–present).
    Madrid (2002–2008).
    Stuttgart (1996–2001).
    Essen (1995).
    Stockholm (1990–1994).
  5. ^ 2020 French Open was held in September, after the US Open, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  6. ^ a b c d e not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  7. ^ a b c d Competed under no flag due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  8. ^ Six of Becker's 15 Big Titles were won before the ATP Tour era.

References

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  1. ^ "Djokovic extends big titles lead with Olympic gold". Association of Tennis Professionals. August 4, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Big Titles: Federer Leads But Novak's Strike Rate Dazzles", Association of Tennis Professionals, 10 May 2016.
  3. ^ "ATP Scores & Stats: Grand Slam tournaments".
  4. ^ "ATP Finals: Past singles champions".
  5. ^ "Tennis Men's Singles Olympic Champions".
  6. ^ "ATP Scores & Stats: Masters tournaments".
  7. ^ "Djokovic has completed tennis".
  8. ^ "Novak Djokovic 'completes tennis' after beating Carlos Alcaraz to win Olympic gold".
  9. ^ "Djokovic, the tennis champion who finally has it all with Olympic gold".
  10. ^ "Djokovic extends big titles lead with Olympic gold". ATP. 5 August 2024.
  11. ^ "The Four Season Sweeps of the ATP Tour". ATP. Retrieved 30 Sep 2023.
  12. ^ "Rafa's Record Career in Numbers". Roland-Garros. 27 May 2019.
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