List of Grand Slam men's singles champions

This article details the list of men's singles Grand Slam tournament tennis champions. Many changes have taken place in history which have affected the number of titles that have been 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).[1][2]

All of these tournaments have been listed based on the modern definition of a tennis major, rather than when they were officially recognized by the ILTF. The Grand Slam tournaments are the annual four major tennis events played in the Open era, which began in 1968, superseding the Amateur Era. The Australian and U.S. tournaments were officially recognized by the ILTF in 1924, and the French Championships followed a year later in 1925 when it became open to all international players. The United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) had several grievances with the ILTF and refused to join when it was formed in 1913.[3][4][5][6]

From 1913 to 1923 there were three official championships recognized by the ILTF:

• World Grass Court Championships – Wimbledon.
• World Hard Court Championships, held in Paris on clay courts.
• World Covered Court Championships, held in Europe on an indoor wood surface.

During that same time period the USLTA recognized the U.S. National Championships

• U.S. National Championships, held in New York on grass.

Rafael Nadal has won an all time men's record 21 Major singles titles, including 13 French Open titles at Roland Garros, making him the only male player with double digit titles at one particular Major event. He is the second player in the Open Era to complete the double career Grand Slam.

Novak Djokovic is the only player to hold all four Major titles on three different surfaces simultaneously and the first player in the Open Era to complete the double career Grand Slam. He holds the all-time record of nine Australian Open titles.

Roger Federer, holds an all-time record of eight Wimbledon titles. Federer held the record of 20 major singles titles for 14 years (2009-2022) until he was surpassed by Rafael Nadal.

Bill Tilden won 10 Major titles in the 1920s, including an all-time record seven US Open titles.

Don Budge is the only male player in tennis history to have won six consecutive Grand Slam singles titles, from Wimbledon 1937 to U.S. Championships 1938.

Ken Rosewall holds a record 15 Pro Slam titles, and a record 23 overall Major titles, counting both Amateur and Pro circuits.

Roy Emerson was the first male player in history to win each Major title twice, and the only male player to have won a career Grand Slam in both singles and doubles.

Rod Laver is the only man in history to win all four Majors in the same calendar year "The Grand Slam" twice (1962 and 1969).

Pete Sampras won 14 Major titles, 7 of them at Wimbledon. Both were records at the time of his retirement in 2002.

Andre Agassi was the first male player to complete the Career Grand Slam on three different surfaces, and the first male player in history to win the Career Golden Slam (winning the four Majors and the Olympic gold medal in singles).