List of career achievements by Roger Federer
has won an all-time record 20 Grand Slam
Federer has won an all-time record 11 hard court Grand Slam titles. He is the only player to win 5 consecutive titles at the US Open. Federer has won an all-time record of 71 hard court titles. Federer has won an all-time record 7 Cincinnati Masters 1000 titles. He has also won an all-time record 10 Swiss Indoors titles and has reached the final at the Swiss Indoors for a total of 15 years and 10 consecutive years and is the only player to ever achieve both feats in the Open Era in any tournament. Federer has also registered a 56-match win streak on hard courts which is the all-time record.
Federer's success does not hold strictly to hard courts, his most successful surface is grass where he has won an Open Era record 19 grass court titles including an all-time record 10 Halle Open titles and an all-time record of 8 Wimbledon titles. He reached an all-time record 7 consecutive Wimbledon finals from 2003–09 and is the only player to achieve this feat in the Open Era. Federer has the longest grass court winning streak in the Open Era as he won 65 consecutive matches on grass from 2003 to 2008 where he was beaten by Rafael Nadal in the 2008 Wimbledon final. Due to his success on grass courts, Federer is considered by many as the greatest grass court player of all time having surpassed the likes of Pete Sampras, Björn Borg, Boris Becker, John McEnroe, Novak Djokovic due to his consistent record on grass and the number of titles/finals he has accrued.
Alongside his record on grass, Federer has been successful on clay courts. He has reached 5 French Open finals, and has won 6 Masters 1000 titles on clay from 16 finals. Federer won his first and only French Open title in 2009 when he also won Wimbledon thus achieving the "Channel Slam" alongside Rod Laver, Borg and Nadal. Federer has won 11 clay court titles from 26 finals. His consistency in his prime years on clay was surpassed only by Rafael Nadal, and Federer was widely viewed as the second greatest clay court player during Nadal's era in the French Open from 2005–11 when he achieved 1 quarterfinal, 1 semifinal, 4 runners-up, and 1 title.
Federer is the only player to register at least ten titles on clay, grass and hard courts, he has 71 hard court titles, 19 grass court titles, and 11 clay court titles. In his prime years, he won an unparalleled 11 Grand Slam tournaments of a possible 16 events from 2004 to 2007. He reached the finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments in the same calendar year in 2006, 2007, and 2009, joining Rod Laver and later joined by Novak Djokovic. In the World Tour Finals, Federer has won 6 titles from 10 finals, both Open Era records, at the prestigious year-end tournament featuring the top-8 players in the year-end rankings. He has qualified for the tournament a record 14 consecutive years from 2002 through 2015. Following an injury enforced absence for 6 months in 2016, in which Federer did not play on the tour after his defeat in the semifinal of Wimbledon, he qualified second to Rafael Nadal for the ATP Finals for a record 15th time in 2017. That year was the first time Federer won multiple Grand Slam titles since 2009.
Federer was selected by fellow players as winner of the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award 13 times. Fans voted for him in 2018 to receive the ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favourite Award for a 16th straight year. Since his Grand Slam winning debut in 2003, Federer has won a record total of 37 ATP World Tour Awards.
All-time records
- These records were attained since the amateur era and the Open Era of tennis, beginning since 1877.
- Records in italics are currently active streaks.
Tournament | Since | Record accomplished | Player tied | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 20 men's Grand Slam singles titles | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 31 men's Grand Slam finals | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | All 4 Grand Slam finals in 1 season reached three times | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 2+ men's Grand Slam titles per-year 6 times | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 3 men's Grand Slam titles per-year 3 times | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 2 consecutive years winning 3 titles | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 4 consecutive years winning 2+ titles | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 46 men's Grand Slam semifinals | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 57 men's Grand Slam quarter-finals | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 10 consecutive men's Grand Slam finals | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 23 consecutive men's Grand Slam semifinals | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 36 consecutive men's Grand Slam quarter-finals | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 25 consecutive victories in quarter-finals | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 79 men's Grand Slam tournament appearances | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 7+ finals at three tournaments | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 4+ consecutive finals at three tournaments | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 6+ consecutive finals at two tournaments | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 5 consecutive titles at two tournaments | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 5+ titles at three tournaments | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 6+ titles at two tournaments | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 10 titles defended overall | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 70+ match wins at all four tournaments | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 85+ match wins at three tournaments | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 100+ match wins at two tournaments | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 40 consecutive match wins at two tournaments | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 191 hard court match wins | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 8+ titles on two different surfaces | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 12+ finals on two different surfaces | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 362 match wins | Stands alone | |
Grand Slams | 1877 | 421 matches played | Stands alone | |
ATP World Tour | 1970 | 24 consecutive tournament finals won | Stands alone | |
ATP World Tour | 1970 | 24 consecutive match wins against top ten opponents | Stands alone | |
ATP World Tour | 1970 | 71 hard court titles | Stands alone | |
ATP World Tour | 1970 | 56 consecutive hard court match victories | Stands alone | |
ATP World Tour | 1970 | 24 ATP 500 series titles | Stands alone | |
ATP World Tour | 1970 | 6+ titles at seven different tournaments | Stands alone | |
ATP Rankings | 1973 | 310 weeks as world No. 1 | Stands alone | |
ATP Rankings | 1973 | 237 consecutive weeks as world No. 1 | Stands alone | |
ATP Rankings | 1973 | 3 consecutive calendar years as wire-to-wire No. 1 | Stands alone | |
ATP Rankings | 1973 | Oldest No. 1 in ATP history | Stands alone | |
ATP Rankings | 1973 | 15 years ended inside the top 3 | Stands alone | |
Wimbledon | 1877 | 8 men's singles titles | Stands alone | |
World Tour Finals | 1970 | 6 men's singles titles | Stands alone | |
Cincinnati Masters | 1899 | 7 men's singles titles | Stands alone | |
Swiss Indoors | 1970 | 10 men's singles titles | Stands alone | |
Halle Open | 1993 | 10 men's singles titles | Stands alone | |
Dubai Tennis Championships | 1993 | 8 men's singles titles | Stands alone | |
Qatar Open | 1993 | 3 men's singles titles | Stands alone | |
Thailand Open | 2003–13 | 2 men's singles titles | Stands alone |
- Federer has won more Grand Slam singles titles than any other male player. Federer broke the previous all-time record held by Pete Sampras in 2009 and is the first, and one of only three male players to win 15+ Grand Slam singles titles in tennis history.
- Federer has been ranked world No. 1 for longer than any other player in the Open Era. Federer broke the previous all-time record of 286 weeks as No. 1, which Pete Sampras held until 2012. Federer has held the No. 1 ranking for 310 total weeks and is the only male player in the Open Era to register 300 or more weeks as world No. 1. Additionally, from 2004 through 2008, Federer held the top singles ranking for 237 consecutive weeks, breaking Jimmy Connors' 31-year-old record of 160 consecutive weeks.
- Federer is the only player in tennis history who has won 6+ titles in 7 different tournaments. Federer has won 10 titles at the Halle Open, 10 titles at the Swiss Indoors, 8 titles at Wimbledon, 8 titles at the Dubai Tennis Championships, 7 titles at the Cincinnati Masters, 6 titles at the Australian Open, and 6 titles at the World Tour Finals.
Open Era records - Grand Slams
- These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis.
- Records in italics are currently active streaks.
Time Span | Grand Slam Tournament Records | Players Matched | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2018 Australian Open | 20 Grand Slam men's singles titles | Stands alone | |
2009 French Open | Career Grand Slam | Rod Laver Andre Agassi Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2019 Wimbledon | 31 finals overall | Stands alone | |
2005 Wimbledon — 2007 US Open | 10 consecutive finals | Stands alone | |
2004, 2006–2009 | Reached 3+ finals per year on 5 occasions | Novak Djokovic | |
2003–2009 | 4+ consecutive finals on Grass, Clay, and Hard courts | Stands alone | |
2003–2012, 2014–2015, 2017–2019 | 15 years reaching 1+ final | Stands alone | |
2006–2007 | 2 consecutive years winning 3 titles | Stands alone | |
2007 | Defended 3 Grand Slam titles in a season | Stands alone | |
2004, 2006–2007 | 3 men's singles titles per-year 3 times | Stands alone | |
2004–2007, 2009, 2017 | 2+ men's singles titles per-year 6 times | Stands alone | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2020 Australian Open | 46 semifinals overall | Stands alone | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2020 Australian Open | 18 consecutive years reaching 1+ semifinal | Stands alone | |
2004 Wimbledon — 2010 Australian Open | 23 consecutive semifinals | Stands alone | |
2001 French Open — 2020 Australian Open | 57 quarterfinals overall | Stands alone | |
2004 Wimbledon — 2013 French Open | 36 consecutive quarterfinals | Stands alone | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2010 Australian Open | 25 consecutive victories in quarterfinals | Stands alone | |
2000 Australian Open — 2020 Australian Open | 79 appearances overall | Stands alone | |
2004–2007 | 4 consecutive years winning 2+ titles | Stands alone | |
2004–2011 | 8 consecutive years winning 20+ matches | Stands alone | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2018 Australian Open | 5+ titles at 3 different Grand Slams | Stands alone | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2018 Australian Open | 6+ titles at 2 different Grand Slams | Stands alone | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2018 Australian Open | 14+ year span of Grand Slam titles | Rafael Nadal | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2018 Australian Open | 8+ titles on two different surfaces | Stands alone | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2019 Wimbledon | 7+ finals at 3 different Grand Slams | Stands alone | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2019 Wimbledon | 5+ finals at all 4 Grand Slams | Rafael Nadal | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2019 Wimbledon | 12+ finals on two different surfaces | Stands alone | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2019 Wimbledon | 12 finals at a single tournament | Rafael Nadal | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2008 US Open | 5 consecutive titles at two Grand Slams | Stands alone | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2009 US Open | 2+ consecutive titles at 3 Grand Slams | Ivan Lendl | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2009 US Open | 6+ consecutive finals at 2 Grand Slams | Stands alone | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2009 US Open | 40 consecutive match wins at 2 Grand Slams | Stands alone | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2009 US Open | 15 Grand Slams won in 1 decade | Novak Djokovic | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2017 Wimbledon | 8 grass court titles | Stands alone | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2017 Wimbledon | 10 finals won in straight sets | Stands alone | |
2004 Australian Open — 2020 Australian Open | 15 semifinals at a single Grand Slam | Stands alone | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2020 Australian Open | 13+ semifinals at 2 Grand Slams | Stands alone | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2020 Australian Open | 10+ semifinals at 3 Grand Slams | Stands alone | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2020 Australian Open | 8+ semifinals at all 4 Grand Slams | Novak Djokovic | |
2001 Wimbledon — 2020 Australian Open | 15+ quarterfinals at 2 Grand Slams | Stands alone | |
2001 Wimbledon — 2020 Australian Open | 13+ quarterfinals at 3 Grand Slams | Stands alone | |
2001 French Open — 2020 Australian Open | 12+ quarterfinals at all 4 Grand Slams | Stands alone | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2009 French Open | 5+ consecutive semifinals at all 4 Grand Slams | Stands alone | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2013 French Open | 9+ consecutive quarterfinals at all 4 Grand Slams | Stands alone | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2006 Australian Open | First 7 finals won | Stands alone | |
2003 Wimbledon — 2007 Australian Open | 10 out of 11 first finals won | Stands alone | |
2005 US Open — 2007 US Open | 5 consecutive hard court major titles won | Stands alone | |
2004 Australian Open — 2018 Australian Open | 11 hard court titles | Novak Djokovic | |
2008 US Open — 2009 Wimbledon | Simultaneous holder of Grand Slams on clay, grass and hard court | Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic | |
2009 French Open — 2009 Wimbledon | Accomplished "Channel Slam". Won both tournaments in the same year | Rod Laver Björn Borg Rafael Nadal | |
2004 Wimbledon — 2018 Australian Open | 10 titles defended overall | Stands alone | |
2007 Wimbledon — 2019 Wimbledon | 9 finals played over five sets | Stands alone | |
2004 Australian Open — 2018 Australian Open | 6 existing Major champions defeated in finals | Björn Borg | |
2006–2007, 2009–2009 | All 4 Grand Slam finals in 3 separate seasons | Stands alone | |
2006–2007, 2009–2009 | All 4 Grand Slam finals in 1 season | Rod Laver Novak Djokovic | |
2005–2009 | 5 consecutive years reaching all 4 Grand Slam semifinals | Stands alone | |
2005–2012 | 8 consecutive years reaching all 4 Grand Slam quarterfinals | Stands alone | |
2006 French Open — 2009 US Open | Runner-up finishes at all four Grand Slams | Ivan Lendl Andy Murray | |
2000 Australian Open — 2020 Australian Open | 362 match wins | Stands alone | |
2000 Australian Open — 2020 Australian Open | 70+ match wins at all four Grand Slams | Stands alone | |
2000 Australian Open — 2020 Australian Open | 85+ match wins at three Grand Slams | Stands alone | |
2000 Australian Open — 2020 Australian Open | 100+ match wins at two Grand Slams | Stands alone | |
2000 Australian Open — 2020 Australian Open | 191 hard court match wins | Stands alone | |
1999 French Open — 2020 Australian Open | 421 matches played | Stands alone | |
2004–2007 | Wimbledon & US Open title double won for four consecutive years | Stands alone | |
2004, 2006–2007, 2017 | Australian Open & Wimbledon title double in four non consecutive years | Stands alone | |
2004, 2006–2007 | Australian Open, Wimbledon & US Open title triple in three non consecutive years | Stands alone | |
2004, 2006–2007 | Australian Open & US Open title double in three non consecutive years | Stands alone | |
2006 Australian Open — 2006 US Open | 27 match wins in 1 season | Novak Djokovic | |
2004–2007, 2009, 2017 | 6 years with match winning percentage of 90% + | Stands alone | |
2003–2012, 2014–2019 | 16 years with match winning percentage of 80% + | Stands alone | |
2004 French Open — 2018 Wimbledon | Seeded first 24 times | Stands alone | |
2004 French Open — 2008 Wimbledon | Seeded first in 18 consecutive grand slams | Stands alone | |
2003 US Open — 2010 US Open | Seeded first or second in 30 consecutive grand slams | Stands alone | |
2004 Wimbledon — 2010 Australian Open | Won 11 grand slams as first seed | Novak Djokovic | |
2007 Australian Open — 2007 French Open | 11 consecutive match victories without losing a set | John McEnroe | |
2006 US Open — 2007 French Open | 36 consecutive sets won | Stands alone | |
2009 Wimbledon | 50 aces in a final | Stands alone | |
2005 Wimbledon — 2007 French Open | 2 winning streaks of 27+ matches | Novak Djokovic | |
2005 Wimbledon — 2009 US Open | 3 winning streaks of 20+ matches | Novak Djokovic | |
2004 Wimbledon — 2017 US Open | 6 winning streaks of 15+ matches | Stands alone | |
2017 Australian Open | 4 match victories vs. top 10 opponents in one tournament | Guillermo Vilas Björn Borg Mats Wilander |
Open Era records at each Grand Slam tournament
- Records in italics are currently active streaks.
Grand Slam Tournaments | Time Span | Record Accomplished | Players Matched | |
Australian Open | 2004–2014, 2016–2018, 2020 | 15 semifinals | Stands alone | |
Australian Open | 2004–2014, 2016–2018, 2020 | 15 quarterfinals | Stands alone | |
Australian Open | 2004–2014 | 11 consecutive semifinals | Stands alone | |
Australian Open | 2007 | Won title without losing a set | Ken Rosewall | |
Australian Open | 2000–2020 | 102 match wins | Stands alone | |
Australian Open | 2000–2020 | 117 matches played | Stands alone | |
Australian Open | 2000–2020 | 21 tournaments played | Stands alone | |
Australian Open | 2006–2008 | 30 consecutive sets won | Stands alone | |
Australian Open | 2004, 2006–2007, 2010, 2017–2018 | Title won thrice on both Rebound Ace and Plexicushion Prestige | Stands alone | |
Australian Open | 2004, 2006–2007, 2010, 2017–2018 | 14 year gap between first and last singles title | Stands alone | |
Wimbledon | 2003–2007, 2009, 2012, 2017 | 8 titles | Stands alone | |
Wimbledon | 2003–2007 | 5 consecutive titles | Björn Borg | |
Wimbledon | 2017 | Won title without losing a set | Björn Borg | |
Wimbledon | 2017 | Oldest champion | Stands alone | |
Wimbledon | 2003–2007, 2009, 2012, 2017 | 14 year gap between first and last singles title | Stands alone | |
Wimbledon | 2003–2009, 2012, 2014–2015, 2017, 2019 | 12 finals | Stands alone | |
Wimbledon | 2003–2009 | 7 consecutive finals | Stands alone | |
Wimbledon | 2003–2009 | 7 consecutive semifinals | Stands alone | |
Wimbledon | 2001–2019 | 101 match wins | Stands alone | |
Wimbledon | 1999–2019 | 114 matches played | Stands alone | |
Wimbledon | 1999–2019 | 21 tournaments played | Stands alone | |
Wimbledon | 2001, 2003–2012, 2014–2019 | 17 quarterfinals | Stands alone | |
Wimbledon | 2003–2009, 2012, 2014–2017, 2019 | 13 semifinals | Stands alone | |
Wimbledon | 2005–2006, 2017–2018 | 34 consecutive sets won | Stands alone | |
Wimbledon | 2018 | 35 consecutive service points won | Stands alone | |
Wimbledon | 2019 | Longest rally won in a Wimbledon final | Stands alone | |
Wimbledon | 2019 | Longest final vs. Novak Djokovic | Novak Djokovic | |
US Open | 2004–2008 | 5 titles | Jimmy Connors Pete Sampras | |
US Open | 2004–2008 | 5 consecutive titles | Stands alone | |
US Open | 2004–2009 | 40 consecutive match wins | Stands alone | |
US Open | 2007 | 35 consecutive service points won | Stands alone | |
US Open | 2007 | Won as US Open Series champion | Rafael Nadal |
- Federer is the first and only player to win both Wimbledon and the US Open for four consecutive years, a feat he achieved from 2004 until 2007.
ATP Finals records and ATP Masters 1000 Series records
- 1970, 1971 - Round robin with no semifinals or finals, winner decided on best performed player
- 1982, 1983, 1984 - 12 player knock-out tournament with no round robin. The top four seeds in the event received a bye in the first round.
- 1985 - 16 player knock-out tournament with no round robin
- In the current tournament, winners are awarded up to 1500 rankings points; with each round-robin loss, 200 points are deducted from that amount.
- Grand Prix Championship Series began in 1970.
- ATP Masters Series was introduced in 1990.
- Renamed ATP Masters 1000 in 2009.
Tournament | Time Span | Records Accomplished | Players Matched | |
ATP Finals | 2003–2004, 2006–2007, 2010–2011 | 6 titles | Stands alone | |
ATP Finals | 2003–2007, 2010–2012, 2014–2015 | 10 finals | Stands alone | |
ATP Finals | 2002–2007, 2009–2015, 2017–2019 | 16 semifinals overall | Stands alone | |
ATP Finals | 2002–2015, 2017–2019 | 59 match wins | Stands alone | |
ATP Finals | 2002–2015, 2017–2019 | 17 appearances overall | Stands alone | |
ATP Finals | 2002–2015 | 14 consecutive appearances | Stands alone | |
ATP Finals | 2003–2004, 2006, 2010–2011 | Won tournament undefeated five times | Ivan Lendl | |
ATP Finals | 2011 | Oldest champion | Stands alone | |
ATP Masters 1000 | 2002–2011 | Appearances in finals of all 9 Masters 1000 tournaments | Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal | |
ATP Masters 1000 | 2019 | Oldest ATP 1000 champion | Stands alone | |
ATP Masters 1000 | 2019 | Oldest ATP 1000 finalist | Stands alone | |
ATP Masters 1000 | 2004–2017 | 2+ titles at all four North American tournaments | Stands alone | |
ATP Masters 1000 | 2005–2006 | Winner of three North American tournaments in a single season | Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal | |
Indian Wells | 2004–2006, 2012, 2017 | 5 titles | Novak Djokovic | |
Indian Wells | 2004–2006, 2012, 2014–2015, 2017–2019 | 9 finals | Stands alone | |
Indian Wells | 2004–2006 | 3 consecutive titles | Novak Djokovic | |
Indian Wells | 2004–2006, 2017–2019 | 3 consecutive finals | Novak Djokovic | |
Indian Wells | 2004–2019 | 66 match wins | Stands alone | |
Indian Wells | 2017 | Oldest champion | Stands alone | |
Miami Open | 2019 | Oldest champion | Stands alone | |
Shanghai Masters | 2017 | Oldest champion | Stands alone | |
Hamburg Masters | 2002, 2004–2005, 2007 | 4 titles | Stands alone | |
Hamburg Masters | 2004–2005 | 2 consecutive titles | Eddie Dibbs Andrei Medvedev | |
Hamburg Masters | 2002, 2004–2005, 2007–2008 | 5 finals | Stands alone | |
Hamburg Masters | 2004–2008 | 21 consecutive match wins | Stands alone | |
Cincinnati Masters | 2005, 2007, 2009–2010, 2012, 2014–2015 | 7 titles | Stands alone | |
Cincinnati Masters | 2005, 2007, 2009–2010, 2012, 2014–2015, 2018 | 8 finals | Stands alone | |
Cincinnati Masters | 2009–2010, 2014–2015 | 2 consecutive titles | Andre Agassi Michael Chang Mats Wilander | |
Cincinnati Masters | 2003–2019 | 47 match wins | Stands alone | |
Cincinnati Masters | 2012, 2015 | Won title twice without having serve broken or losing a set | Stands alone |
- Roger Federer is the first player to win more than 5 titles at the World Tour Finals. Federer is the first and only player to reach 10 finals overall and 16 semifinals. He has appeared in the 8-man year-end tournament 14 consecutive times and total 17 times, and is the only player to achieve both these feats in the open era.
- Federer has won 28 Masters 1000 titles, he is third in the open era masters list behind Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Records at each ATP 500 Series tournament
- Halle Open used to be an ATP 250 series tournament before 2015 when Federer won the majority of his titles there.
Other significant records (ATP Rankings achievements*, ATP 500 & 250 Series & win streaks)
- * ATP Ranking is frozen from 23 March to 16 August, 2020
Time span | Record accomplished | Players matched | |
2 February 2004 – 24 June 2018 | 310 total weeks at No. 1 | Stands alone | |
2 February 2004 – 17 August 2008 | 237 consecutive weeks at No. 1 | Stands alone | |
2005–2007 | 3 calendar years as wire-to-wire No. 1 | Jimmy Connors | |
2005–2007 | 3 consecutive calendar years as wire-to-wire No. 1 | Stands alone | |
24 June 2018 | Oldest player ranked No. 1 | Stands alone | |
2 February 2004 – 18 June 2018 | 14 years, 136 days between first and last stints at No. 1 | Stands alone | |
4 November 2012 – 19 February 2018 | 5 years, 106 days between stints at No. 1 | Stands alone | |
17 November 2003 – 4 July 2010 | 346 consecutive weeks in top 2 | Stands alone | |
2003–2010, 2012, 2014, 2017 | Ended 11 years ranked inside the top two | Rafael Nadal | |
2003–2010 | Ended 8 consecutive years ranked inside the top two | Stands alone | |
7 July 2003 – 1 March 2020 | 750 weeks ranked in top 3 | Stands alone | |
2003–2012, 2014–2015, 2017–2019 | Ended 15 years ranked inside the top three | Stands alone | |
3 March 2003 – 16 August 2020 | 793 weeks ranked in top 4 | Stands alone | |
2003–2012, 2014–2015, 2017–2019 | Ended 15 years ranked inside the top four | Stands alone | |
27 January 2003 – 16 August 2020 | 831 weeks ranked in top 5 | Stands alone | |
2003–2012, 2014–2015, 2017–2019 | Ended 15 years ranked inside the top five | Stands alone | |
20 May 2002 – 16 August 2020 | 908 weeks ranked in top 10 | Stands alone | |
2002–2015, 2017–2019 | Ended 17 years ranked inside the top ten | Stands alone | |
6 March 2000 – 16 August 2020 | 1038 weeks ranked in top 50 | Stands alone | |
12 June 2000 – 16 August 2020 | 1032 consecutive weeks in top 50 | Stands alone | |
20 September 1999 – 16 August 2020 | 1069 weeks ranked in Top 100 | Stands alone | |
11 October 1999 – 16 August 2020 | 1067 consecutive weeks in top 100 | Stands alone | |
1999–2019 | 224 match wins vs top 10 players | Stands alone | |
2003–2005 | 24 consecutive match victories vs. top 10 opponents | Stands alone | |
2003–2006 | Won Halle Open and Wimbledon for four consecutive years | Stands alone | |
2003–2008 | Reached Halle Open and Wimbledon final for six consecutive years | Stands alone | |
1999–2020 | 782 hard court match victories | Stands alone | |
1999–2020 | 944 outdoor court match victories | Stands alone | |
2000–2019 | 187 grass court match victories | Stands alone | |
2005–2006 | 9 consecutive hard court titles | Stands alone | |
2005–2006 | 56 consecutive hard court match victories | Stands alone | |
2006 | 59 hard court match wins in a season | Novak Djokovic | |
2000–2019 | 87.38% grass court match winning percentage | Stands alone | |
2003–2008 | 10 consecutive grass court titles | Stands alone | |
2003–2008 | 65 consecutive grass court match victories | Stands alone | |
2003–2010 | 13 consecutive grass court finals reached | Stands alone | |
2003–2004 | 36 consecutive sets on grass court won | Stands alone | |
2003–2005 | 24 consecutive tournament finals won | Stands alone | |
2002–2012 | 1+ big title for 11 consecutive years | Pete Sampras | |
2001–2019 | 10+ titles on grass, clay and hard courts | Stands alone | |
2003–2019 | 19 grass court titles | Stands alone | |
2002–2019 | 71 hard court titles | Stands alone | |
2002–2019 | 24 ATP 500 Series titles | Stands alone | |
2014–2015 | 5 consecutive ATP 500 series titles | Rafael Nadal | |
2001–2019 | 31 ATP 500 Series finals | Stands alone | |
2014–2016 | 28 consecutive ATP 500 Series match wins | Stands alone | |
2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 | 13 Olympic match wins | Stands alone | |
2004–2008 | 13 consecutive ATP 250 Series titles | Stands alone | |
2000–2018 | 34 ATP 250 Series finals | Stands alone | |
2004–2009 | 68 consecutive ATP 250 Series match wins | Stands alone | |
2000, 2001, 2006–2015, 2017–2019 | 15 finals at a single tournament | Stands alone | |
2006–2015 | 10 consecutive finals at a single tournament | Stands alone | |
2003–06, 2008, 2013–15, 2017, 2019 | 10 Halle Open titles | Stands alone | |
2003–2006 | 4 consecutive Halle Open titles | Stands alone | |
2003–2019 | 13 Halle Open finals | Stands alone | |
2004, 2008, 2017 | 3 Halle Open titles without losing a set | Stands alone | |
2005, 2006, 2011 | 3 Qatar Open titles | Stands alone | |
2005–2006 | 2 consecutive Qatar Open titles | Novak Djokovic Stefan Edberg Andy Murray | |
2004–2005 | 2 Thailand Open titles | Stands alone | |
2006 | 9 hard court titles in 1 season | Jimmy Connors | |
2005 | 7 titles defended in a season | Novak Djokovic | |
2001–2015, 2017–2019 | 18 years winning 1+ title | Stands alone | |
2002–2012, 2014–2015, 2017–2019 | 16 years winning 3+ titles | Stands alone | |
2003–2012, 2014–2015, 2017–2019 | 15 years winning 4+ titles | Stands alone | |
2004–2006 | 3 consecutive years winning 10+ titles | Rod Laver | |
2000–2019 | 20 consecutive years reaching 1+ final | Stands alone | |
2003–2019 | 7+ titles at five different tournaments | Stands alone | |
2003–2019 | 6+ titles at seven different tournaments | Stands alone | |
2000–2019 | 10+ finals at six different tournaments | Stands alone | |
2001–2018 | 20+ wins over four different opponents | Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal | |
1998–2020 | 460 tie breaks won | Stands alone | |
2006 | 94.12% of tournament finals reached in 1 season | Stands alone | |
2005–2007 | 2 winning streaks of 35+ matches | Björn Borg Jimmy Connors | |
2000–2016 | 10 match wins after trailing 0–2 in sets | Aaron Krickstein Boris Becker | |
2001–2015 | ATP titles won in 19 different countries | Stands alone |
Guinness World Records
Roger Federer had held the world's second highest number of Guinness World records within one discipline - 24 performance based records. Higher number is held by Fiann Paul. As of 2019 Federer holds the world's 3rd highest number of performance based Guinness World Records within one discipline,performance based records:
- Most consecutive Men’s Grand Slam semi-finals
- First male player to win 100 singles matches at a Grand Slam tennis tournament
- Longest time consecutively ranked tennis world number one
- Most Wimbledon Men's singles tennis titles
- Most French Open Tennis Men's Singles Final defeats
- Most tennis Grand Slam singles matches won
- Most weeks ranked number one in singles tennis
- Most tennis singles matches on grass won consecutively
- Most tennis Grand Slam singles matches won
- Most wins of the singles ATP World Tour Finals
- Most Grand Slam singles tennis titles won
- Most consecutive tennis final victories
- Most consecutive tennis Grand Slam quarter-finals
- Most Grand Slam singles tournaments played
- Most matches played on the ATP World Tour without retiring
- Most singles appearances at the ATP Finals
- Most consecutive seasons at the ATP World Tour Finals
- Most games in a tennis Wimbledon singles final
- Highest annual earnings for a tennis player
- Oldest person ranked world tennis number one
- Highest annual earnings for a tennis player ever
- Highest annual earnings for a tennis player ever
- Most powerful sports star
- Most Laureus World Sports Awards won
- Longest span of Grand Slam singles titles by a tennis player
- Most Laureus World Sportsman of the Year awards won
- Longest Wimbledon singles final
- Most tennis Grand Slam meetings
- Longest Olympic tennis match
- Most playable real-life characters in a tennis videogame
Awards
1998
- ITF World Junior Champion
2003
- ATP European Player of the Year
- Swiss Sportsman of the Year
- Swiss of the Year
- Michael-Westphal Award
2004
- ATP European Player of the Year
- ATPTennis.com Fans' Favourite award
- ITF World Champion
- Sports Illustrated Tennis Player of the Year
- Swiss Sportsman of the Year
- Reuters International Sportsman of the Year
- BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year
- International Tennis Writers Association Player of the Year
- International Tennis Writers Ambassador(ITWA) for Tennis
- Golden Bagel Award
- European Sportsman of the Year
2005
- Ambassador of United Nations' Year of Sport and Physical Education
- Goldene Kamera Award
- ATP Player of the Year
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
- ATPTennis.com Fans' Favourite
- Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
- Michael-Westphal Award
- International Tennis Writers Association Player of the Year
- International Tennis Writers Ambassador for Tennis
- Most Outstanding Athlete by the United States Sports Academy
- Freedom Air People's Choice Sports Awards International Sportsperson of the Year
- ITF World Champion
- ESPY Best Male Tennis Player
- La Gazzetta dello Sport named him World Sportsman of the Year
- European Sportsman of the Year
- The 'Prix Orange' Award
2006
- L'Equipe Magazine's Champion of Champions
- ATP Player of the Year
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
- ATPTennis.com Fans' Favourite
- Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
- ESPY Best Male Tennis Player
- International Tennis Writers Association Player of the Year
- International Tennis Writers Ambassador for Tennis
- ITF World Champion
- BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year
- Swiss Sportsman of the Year
- EFE's Sportsman of the Year
- Golden Bagel Award
- Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year by The United States Sports Academy
- European Sportsman of the Year
- La Gazzetta dello Sport named him World Sportsman of the Year
- The 'Prix Orange' Award
- Baccarat Athlete of the Year 2006
2007
- Time magazine named him as one of the 100 most important people in the world.
- L'Equipe Magazine's Champion of Champions
- ATP Player of the Year
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
- ATPTennis.com Fans' Favourite
- Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year
- Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
- ESPY Best Male Tennis Player
- ESPY Best Male International Athlete
- ITF World Champion
- BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year
- Tennis magazine's 2007 player of the year
- La Gazzetta dello Sport named him World Sportsman of the Year
- Swiss Sportsman of the Year
- The 'Prix Orange' Award
- Marca Leyenda
2008
- L'Equipe Magazine's Champion of Champions
- European Sportsman of the Year
- Laureus World Sportsman of the Year – First ever winner of four Laureus World Sports Awards
- Men's Doubles gold medalist partnering Stanislas Wawrinka at the 2008 Olympic Games held in Beijing, China
- ATP Player of the Year
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
- ATPTennis.com Fans' Favourite
- ESPY Best Male Tennis Player
- Swiss Team of the Year
- The 'Prix Orange' Award
2009
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
- ATPWorldtour.com Fans' Favourite
- Talksport Hall of Fame
- ESPY Best Male Tennis Player
- Ehrespalebaerglemer award. An award given to outstanding citizens of the city of Basel.
- ATPWorldtour.com Player of the Decade
- ITF World Champion
- European Sportsman of the Year
- One of Sports Illustrated's Athletes of the Decade
- Listed at #27 on the Forbes Celebrity 100
- European Sportsman of the Year
- The 'Prix Orange' Award
- Best Match of the Year
2010
- International Tennis Writers' Association's Ambassador of the Year
- ESPY Best Male Tennis Player
- ATP Player of the Year
- ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favourite
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
- ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favourite
- MARCA magazine's Sportsman of the Decade
- Listed at #29 on the Forbes Celebrity 100
- Compeed Elegance Award
2011
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
- ATPWorldtour.com Fans' Favourite
- Listed at #25 on the Forbes Celebrity 100
- Best Grand Slam/Davis Cup Match of the Year
- Only player to "bagel" Nadal on three different surfaces., 2007 Hamburg 2011 World Tour Finals
2012
- Listed at #1 in 100 Greatest of All Time by Tennis Channel
- Listed at #5 in Forbes list of 100 richest athletes of the world
- Singles silver medalist at 2012 Olympic Games held in London, England
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
- ATPWorldtour.com Fans' Favourite
- Swiss Sportsman of the Year
- Hello Magazine's Most Attractive Man of 2012
- Davis Cup Commitment Award
2013
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
- ATPWorldtour.com Fans' Favourite
- Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year
- Jean Borotra Sportsmanship Award.
2014
- US Open Sportsmanship Award
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
- ATPWorldtour.com Fans' Favourite
- Swiss Sportsman of the Year
- Swiss Team of the Year
- Best Grand Slam Match of the Year
- Davis Cup Most Valuable Player
2015
- International Tennis Writers' Association's Ambassador of the Year
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
- ATPWorldtour.com Fans' Favourite
- International Tennis Writers' Association's Ambassador of the Year
2016
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
- ATPWorldtour.com Fans' Favourite
- Most Stylish Man of the Year by GQ
2017
- Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
- ATPWorldtour.com Fans' Favourite
- Comeback Player of the year
- Best ATP World Tour match of the year
- Best Grand Slam match of the year
- Swiss Sportsman of the Year
- BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year
- ESPY Best Male Tennis Player
- AIPS Athletes of the Year
- L'Equipe Magazine's Champion of Champions
- La Gazzetta dello Sport named him World Sportsman of the Year
- Eurosport International Athlete of the Year
2018
- International Tennis Writers' Association's Ambassador of the Year
- European Sportsman of the Year
- Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
- Laureus World Comeback of the Year
- ESPY Best Male Tennis Player
- ATPWorldtour.com Fans' Favourite
- Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award
- Best ATP World Tour match of the year
2019
- ESPY Best Male Tennis Player
- Best Grand slam match of the year
- ATPTour.com Fans' Favourite Award
- Most Stylish Man of the Decade by GQ
Footnotes