The 34 Greatest Men's Grand Slam Tennis Champions of All Time

Men's tennis has been defined by legends who dominated courts across generations. From Rod Laver to Novak Djokovic, who is the greatest men's tennis player of all time?

1. 1
   Novak Djokovic

   Record holder with 24 Grand Slam titles including 10 Australian Opens, establishing himself as the most decorated player in history.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Roger Federer

   20-time Grand Slam champion including a record 8 Wimbledon titles, widely celebrated as the sport's most elegant ambassador.
   851pts
3. 3
   Ken Rosewall

   8-time Grand Slam champion whose major titles stretched from the 1953 Australian Championships to the 1972 Australian Open, won at the age of 37.
   653pts
4. 4
   Henri Cochet

   7-time Grand Slam champion and one of France's Four Musketeers, winning four French titles, two Wimbledons and the 1928 US Championships.
   619pts
5. 5
   Bill Tilden

   10-time Grand Slam champion who won seven US titles and three Wimbledons while dominating the game through the 1920s.
   599pts
6. 6
   Arthur Ashe

   3-time Grand Slam champion and the first African-American man to win Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open.
   582pts
7. 7
   Rafael Nadal

   22-time Grand Slam champion and undisputed 'King of Clay' with 14 French Open titles and a warrior mentality.
   582pts
8. 8
   William Renshaw

   Seven-time Wimbledon champion of the 1880s whose men's record at the All England Club stood until Roger Federer won an eighth title in 2017.
   541pts
9. 9
   Jack Crawford

   6-time Grand Slam champion who won three majors in 1933 and lost the US final that would have completed the first calendar Grand Slam.
   541pts
10. 10
    Manuel Santana

    4-time Grand Slam champion who became the first Spaniard to win Wimbledon and the US Championships in the mid-1960s.
    494pts
11. 11
    Pete Sampras

    14-time Grand Slam champion who dominated the 1990s with 7 Wimbledon titles and a serve-and-volley game for the ages.
    494pts
12. 12
    Frank Sedgman

    5-time Grand Slam singles champion who won two Australian titles, two US titles and Wimbledon in 1952 before turning professional.
    442pts
13. 13
    Don Budge

    6-time Grand Slam champion who became the first player to win all four majors in a single calendar year in 1938.
    442pts
14. 14
    Björn Borg

    11-time champion known as 'The Ice Man', winning 6 French Opens and 5 consecutive Wimbledons with ice-cold composure.
    442pts
15. 15
    René Lacoste

    7-time Grand Slam champion and Four Musketeer nicknamed 'The Crocodile', who later founded the famous clothing brand that bears his name.
    442pts
16. 16
    John McEnroe

    7-time Grand Slam champion renowned for his touch, net game, and fiery temperament on the court.
    442pts
17. 17
    Boris Becker

    6-time Grand Slam champion who became the youngest men's champion in Wimbledon history when he won the title at 17 in 1985.
    442pts
18. 18
    Carlos Alcaraz

    The youngest man to complete the Career Grand Slam at 22, with 7 titles across all four Slams as of 2026.
    383pts
19. 19
    Tony Trabert

    5-time Grand Slam champion who won three of the four majors in 1955, taking Wimbledon that year without dropping a set.
    316pts
20. 20
    Fred Perry

    8-time Grand Slam champion and the first man to complete the career Grand Slam, also winning three straight Wimbledons from 1934 to 1936.
    316pts
21. 21
    Jim Courier

    4-time Grand Slam champion who won back-to-back French Open and Australian Open titles in the early 1990s.
    316pts
22. 22
    Roy Emerson

    12-time Grand Slam singles champion who won six Australian titles and held the men's record for majors until Pete Sampras passed him in 2000.
    238pts
23. 23
    Jimmy Connors

    8-time Grand Slam champion and the only player to win the US Open on three different surfaces — grass, clay, and hard court.
    238pts
24. 24
    Andre Agassi

    8-time Grand Slam champion and one of the few to complete a Career Grand Slam, known for his electric baseline game.
    238pts
25. 25
    Rod Laver

    11-time Grand Slam champion and the only player to win the calendar Grand Slam twice, as an amateur in 1962 and a professional in 1969.
    238pts
26. 26
    Andy Murray

    3-time Grand Slam champion who ended Britain's 77-year wait for a home men's Wimbledon champion in 2013 and won two Olympic singles golds.
    238pts
27. 27
    Stan Wawrinka

    3-time Grand Slam champion who beat the reigning world No. 1 in each of his three major finals during the Big Three era.
    238pts
28. 28
    Stefan Edberg

    6-time Grand Slam champion and elegant serve-and-volleyer who won two Wimbledons, two US Opens and two Australian Opens.
    238pts
29. 29
    Ivan Lendl

    8-time Grand Slam champion who dominated the mid-1980s and transformed professional tennis with his rigorous training methods.
    147pts
30. 30
    Jannik Sinner

    5-time Grand Slam champion who won two Australian Opens, the 2024 US Open and back-to-back Wimbledon titles in 2025 and 2026.
    147pts
31. 31
    Guillermo Vilas

    4-time Grand Slam champion from Argentina who won Roland Garros and the US Open in 1977 and two Australian Open titles.
    147pts
32. 32
    Lew Hoad

    4-time Grand Slam champion who came within one match of the calendar Grand Slam in 1956 before turning professional.
    147pts
33. 33
    Mats Wilander

    7-time Grand Slam champion who won majors on grass, clay and hard courts and took three of the four in his 1988 season.
    147pts
34. 34
    John Newcombe

    7-time Grand Slam champion who won three Wimbledon titles plus two US and two Australian crowns between 1967 and 1975.
    0pts

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