Well, clinching the prestigious grand slam titles is often hailed as one of the most coveted and decorated achievements for professional tennis players. Over the decades, numerous legendary tennis stalwarts, including Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and many others, have created history and clinched multiple grand slam titles in their glorious professional tennis careers.
Interestingly, a few of these legendary tennis players have earned enormous attention from tennis aficionados from all over the world after defeating the most seasoned players and clinching the prestigious grand slam titles at an old age. Have you ever wondered about the top-notch tennis players who have fought against the odds of their age and clinched the grand slam title at an old age? Well, let’s find out.
In this article we will take a look at the top four oldest tennis players who have claimed the coveted grand slam titles in their careers.
Top 4 Oldest Players to Win Grand Slam Titles
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Ken Rosewall – 37 Years and 54 Days
The legendary Australian former world no. 1 professional tennis player, Ken Rosewall, is at the first spot in our list of the top four oldest football players who clinched grand slam titles and left the fans stunned. Throughout his glorious professional tennis career, Ken Rosewall clinched a record total of 147 singles titles, including 23 majors; a record 15 Pro Majors and eight Grand Slam tournaments.
Additionally, Ken Rosewall also clinched a phenomenal total of 15 Pro Majors in doubles and nine Grand Slam doubles titles. The Australian tennis stalwart Ken Rosewall created history and won the 1972 Australian Open at the age of 37 years and 54 days, establishing himself as the oldest tennis player to win a grand slam title.
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Roger Federer – 36 Years and 173 Days
At the second spot in our list of the top four oldest tennis players who have claimed the coveted grand slam titles in their careers, we have the Swiss former professional tennis player Roger Federer, who was ranked as the world No. 1in men’s singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks.
Often hailed as one of the greatest professional tennis players of all-time, Roger Federer garnered enormous fame for clinching the 2018 Australian Open at the age of 36 years and 173 days, establishing himself as the second-oldest professional tennis player to claim a grand slam title as of September 2025. Throughout his glorious professional tennis career, Roger Federer clinched a record total of 103 singles titles on the ATP Tour.
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Novak Djokovic – 36 Years and 111 Days
Next, at the third spot on our list of the top four oldest football players who clinched grand slam titles and left the fans stunned, we have the legendary Serbian professional tennis player Novak Djokovic, who has been ranked as the world No. 1 in men’s singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for a record 428 weeks speaking volumes about his unwavering dominance on the game.
Novak Djokovic created history after he clinched the prestigious 2023 U.S. Open title at the age of 36 years and 111 days, establishing himself as the third-youngest player to achieve the glorious feat after Ken Rosewall and Roger Federer as of September 2025.
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Rafael Nadal – 36 Years and 2 Days
Finally, at the fourth spot in our list of the top four oldest tennis players who have claimed the coveted grand slam titles in their careers, we have the Spanish former tennis sensation Rafael Nadal, who is widely regarded as one of the most influential professional tennis players of all-time. Often popularly referred to as “Rafa”, Rafael Nadal was ranked as the world No. 1 in men’s singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals(ATP) for 209 weeks and clinched a record total of 92 ATP Toursingles titles, with 22 major titles—including a record 14 French Open titles throughout his glorious professional tennis career.
Moreover, Rafael Nadal clinched the 2022 French Open at the age of 36 years and two days, establishing himself as the fourth-oldest professional tennis player to clinch the coveted grand slam title.
