TENNISGOAT

Records

Novak Djokovic leads the Open Era with 8 seasons, ahead of Pete Sampras (6) and Jimmy Connors (5). The full top 50 is listed below, computed from every ATP tour-level match played since 1968.

#PlayerSeasons W–LWin %Active
1 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic 8 1,177–238 83.2% 2004–2026
2 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras 6 762–222 77.4% 1988–2002
3 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors 5 1,277–286 81.7% 1969–1996
4 🇨🇭 Roger Federer 5 1,251–275 82.0% 1998–2021
5 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal 5 1,080–228 82.6% 2002–2024
6 🇺🇸 Ivan Lendl 4 1,068–243 81.5% 1978–1994
7 🇺🇸 John McEnroe 4 884–198 81.7% 1976–1994
8 🇸🇪 Stefan Edberg 2 801–270 74.8% 1982–1996
9 🇸🇪 Bjorn Borg 2 654–140 82.4% 1971–1993
10 🇦🇺 Lleyton Hewitt 2 616–262 70.2% 1997–2016
11 🇪🇸 Carlos Alcaraz 2 302–68 81.6% 2020–2026
12 🇷🇴 Ilie Nastase 1 909–335 73.1% 1968–1985
13 🇺🇸 Andre Agassi 1 870–274 76.0% 1986–2006
14 🇬🇧 Andy Murray 1 739–262 73.8% 2005–2024
15 🇺🇸 Andy Roddick 1 612–213 74.2% 2000–2012
16 🇸🇪 Mats Wilander 1 571–222 72.0% 1980–1996
17 🇺🇸 Jim Courier 1 506–237 68.1% 1987–2000
18 🇮🇹 Jannik Sinner 1 365–89 80.4% 2019–2026
19 🇧🇷 Gustavo Kuerten 1 358–195 64.7% 1996–2008
Methodology

GOAT points: every round reached scores, scaled per tier from these title anchors — Slam 2000 (runner-up 1200), Tour Finals 1500, Masters 1000, Olympics 1000, ATP 500 → 500, ATP 250 and legacy tour events → 250 — following the shape of the official ATP points tables. Davis Cup doesn't score; the GOAT ranking lists Slam champions only. Titles = winning the final of a tour-level event (Slams, Masters, Tour Finals, 500s, 250s, legacy events, Olympic gold). Weeks at No. 1 and year-end No. 1 finishes come from official ATP ranking records (curated in rankings.json), because the match dataset records only a player's rank on the weeks they played. Peak Elo: chess-style rating over the full chronological match history with K = 250/(n+5)^0.4; walkovers are skipped and are also excluded from all win–loss records, per ATP convention.