The 23 Greatest Hard-Court Tennis Players of All Time

From serve-and-volley legends to the flat-hitting baseliners who own the modern game, the fast blue courts have crowned very different champions. Who is the true hard-court king? Cast your vote!

1. 1
   Novak Djokovic

   Record holder for hard-court Grand Slam titles, with unmatched movement and return on the surface.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Pete Sampras

   Dominant hard-court server who won multiple US Open and Australian Open titles.
   503pts
3. 3
   Jannik Sinner

   Italian world No. 1 whose flat, powerful ball-striking makes him arguably the most dominant hard-court player of his era.
   436pts
4. 4
   Andre Agassi

   Baseline pioneer and multiple hard-court major champion famed for his return of serve.
   356pts
5. 5
   Rafael Nadal

   Multiple US and Australian Open champion who added hard-court majors to his clay legacy.
   356pts
6. 6
   Jimmy Connors

   Relentless competitor who won five US Open titles across hard, grass and clay.
   356pts
7. 7
   Ivan Lendl

   1980s hard-court powerhouse who reached eight straight US Open finals.
   261pts
8. 8
   Daniil Medvedev

   US Open champion and one of the finest pure hard-court players of the modern game.
   261pts
9. 9
   Carlos Alcaraz

   Spanish multiple major winner whose explosive game translates to elite hard-court results.
   261pts
10. 10
    Roger Federer

    Multiple US and Australian Open champion whose all-court game shone on quick hard courts.
    0pts
11. 11
    Andy Murray

    Won the 2012 US Open, reached five Australian Open finals and took the 2016 ATP Finals on the way to year-end No. 1.
12. 12
    Stan Wawrinka

    Swiss who won the 2014 Australian Open and the 2016 US Open, beating Novak Djokovic in the latter final.
13. 13
    Juan Martín del Potro

    Argentine who beat Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer to win the 2009 US Open at 20 and reached the 2018 final.
14. 14
    Marat Safin

    Russian who crushed Pete Sampras in the 2000 US Open final and won the 2005 Australian Open.
15. 15
    Andy Roddick

    Won the 2003 US Open and reached world No. 1 on the strength of a record-breaking serve.
16. 16
    Lleyton Hewitt

    Won the 2001 US Open and back-to-back season-ending championships, becoming the youngest year-end world No. 1.
17. 17
    Stefan Edberg

    Swedish serve-and-volleyer who won back-to-back US Open titles in 1991 and 1992.
18. 18
    Boris Becker

    Won the 1989 US Open and the Australian Open in 1991 and 1996 with a booming serve.
19. 19
    John McEnroe

    Won the US Open four times, in 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1984, on the hard courts of Flushing Meadows.
20. 20
    Alexander Zverev

    Won the 2026 US Open and two ATP Finals titles, a fixture near the top of the hard-court game for a decade.
21. 21
    Marin Čilić

    Croatian who overpowered Roger Federer and Kei Nishikori on the way to the 2014 US Open title.
22. 22
    Dominic Thiem

    Austrian who won the 2020 US Open final from two sets down against Alexander Zverev.
23. 23
    Jim Courier

    American who won the Australian Open in 1992 and 1993, celebrating with leaps into the Yarra River.

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