Greatest men's tennis player
Sixteen of the best men to have played the game, from the amateur era to the Big Three and beyond.
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- Novak Djokovic — Serbian holder of the men's records for Grand Slam singles titles and weeks at world No. 1.
- Rafael Nadal — Spanish left-hander with 22 Grand Slam singles titles, including a record 14 French Opens.
- Roger Federer — Swiss champion with 20 Grand Slam singles titles, including a men's record eight at Wimbledon.
- Pete Sampras — American with 14 Grand Slam titles, seven at Wimbledon; year-end No. 1 six years running (1993–98).
- Rod Laver — Australian left-hander; the only player to win the calendar-year Grand Slam twice (1962 and 1969).
- Björn Borg — Swede who won 11 Grand Slam titles, including six French Opens and five straight Wimbledons.
- Andre Agassi — American with eight Grand Slam titles; won all four majors plus Olympic gold.
- Ivan Lendl — Czech-born champion with eight Grand Slam titles and 270 weeks at world No. 1.
- John McEnroe — American serve-and-volley artist with seven Grand Slam singles titles and many more in doubles.
- Jimmy Connors — American with eight Grand Slam titles and a record 109 singles titles in the Open Era.
- Roy Emerson — Australian who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles in the 1960s.
- Bill Tilden — American who dominated the 1920s with ten major singles titles.
- Stefan Edberg — Swedish serve-and-volleyer with six Grand Slam titles and a former world No. 1.
- Mats Wilander — Swede with seven Grand Slam titles, three of them in 1988 when he reached world No. 1.
- Carlos Alcaraz — Spaniard who became the youngest year-end No. 1 in 2022; multiple Grand Slam champion on clay, grass and hard courts.
- Jannik Sinner — Italian former world No. 1 and multiple Grand Slam champion of the 2020s.