In tennis, there are four major tournaments held every year. They are the Australian Open (played in January in Melbourne), the French Open (played in May-June in Paris on clay courts), Wimbledon (played in June-July in London on grass), and the US Open (played in August-September in New York). These four tournaments are called the Grand Slams, and they are the biggest, most important events in all of tennis.
Winning even one Grand Slam title is a huge deal; it signifies that you are among the very best in the world. But winning multiple Grand Slam titles makes you a legend, and lets you write history.
Let’s have a look at some such legends who have won multiple Grand Slam titles.
Top 10 Players With Most Grand Slam Titles
Here is the table of the top Grand Slam winners:
| Player | Grand Slam Titles |
| Novak Djokovic | 24 |
| Margaret Court | 24 |
| Serena Williams | 23 |
| Rafael Nadal | 22 |
| Steffi Graf | 22 |
| Roger Federer | 20 |
| Helen Wills Moody | 19 |
| Chris Evert | 18 |
| Martina Navratilova | 18 |
| Pete Sampras | 14 |
1. Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is the greatest men’s tennis player of all time by Grand Slam count, and he shares the top spot on this all-time list. His 24 titles include a record 10 Australian Opens, 7 Wimbledons, 4 US Opens, and 3 French Opens. He surpassed Roger Federer’s 20 and then Rafael Nadal’s 22 to reach the top, with his 24th title coming at the 2023 US Open.
2. Margaret Court
Margaret Court shares the all-time top spot with 24 Grand Slam singles titles, it is the most any woman has ever won. Her tally includes 11 Australian Opens, 5 French Opens, 3 Wimbledons, and 5 US Opens.
In 1970, she became only the second woman ever to win all four majors in the same calendar year. It’s worth noting that 13 of her 24 titles came before the Open Era, which means before 1968, but the titles are fully official and recognized.
3. Serena Williams
Serena Williams is the greatest women’s tennis player of the Open Era, since 1968. She won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, including 7 Australian Opens, 3 French Opens, 7 Wimbledons, and 6 US Opens and holds the Open Era record for the most Slams by any women’s player.
What makes Serena so special is the span and story of her career. She won her first Grand Slam in 1999 (US Open) and kept winning titles for nearly two more decades. She won the 2017 Australian Open while pregnant. She battled life-threatening health complications after giving birth, then came back to the professional tour. She retired at the 2022 US Open, finishing just one title short of Court’s record.
She also won four Olympic gold medals, one in singles, three in doubles alongside her sister Venus.
4. Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, including 14 French Open titles. It is the most any player has ever won at a single Grand Slam tournament. He also claimed 4 US Opens, 2 Wimbledons, and 2 Australian Opens.
His record at the French Open is almost impossible to believe: 112 wins and just 3 losses at Roland Garros over his entire career. He earned the nickname ‘King of Clay’ and absolutely deserved it.
He also won Olympic gold in 2008 in Beijing, completing the Career Golden Slam. He retired from professional tennis in 2024.
5. Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf is tied with Rafael Nadal at 22 Grand Slam singles titles, and her 1988 season is considered one of the greatest individual achievements in the history of any sport. That year, she won all four Grand Slams and the Olympic gold medal.
No player has ever done this before or since. Steffi won 6 French Opens, 7 Wimbledons, 5 US Opens, and 4 Australian Opens. She was known for her ferocious forehand and her physical dominance on court. She retired in 1999 at the age of 30.
6. Roger Federer
Roger Federer has been the most beloved tennis player in history. He won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, 8 at Wimbledon, 6 at the Australian Open, 5 at the US Open, and 1 at the French Open.
Roger Federer was known for his effortless movement, elegant footwork, and the ability to pull off impossible-looking shots as if he were simply strolling in a park. He was ranked world No. 1 for 310 weeks total, including a record 237 consecutive weeks. He held the men’s Grand Slam record from 2009 until Nadal and Djokovic eventually passed him.
He finally retired in September 2022,
7. Helen Wills Moody
Helen Wills Moody has won 19 Grand Slam singles titles, including 8 Wimbledons and 7 US Opens. During one incredible stretch, she didn’t lose a single set in match play for six years.
Her dominance was so complete that she just kept winning. She retired in 1938, and her records stood for decades. She played in an era when the Australian Open and French Open were not always open to international players.
8. Chris Evert
Chris Evert won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 7 French Opens, 3 Wimbledons, 6 US Opens, and 2 Australian Opens.
She was a baseline player who stayed at the back of the court and wore opponents down with pinpoint accurate groundstrokes. She was so good at it that she essentially changed how the game was played.
One of the most remarkable facts about Chris Evert is that she never lost in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament in her entire career. She reached the semifinals at around 34 consecutive Grand Slams between 1971 and 1983.
9. Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova also finished her career with 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 9 Wimbledons, 4 US Opens, 3 Australian Opens, and 2 French Opens. Where Chris Evert was a baseline grinder, Martina was an aggressive serve-and-volley attacker. Their styles were opposite, which made their 80 head-to-head matches endlessly fascinating.
10. Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras was the undisputed king of men’s tennis throughout the 1990s. He won 14 Grand Slam singles titles, 7 at Wimbledon, 5 at the US Open, and 2 at the Australian Open.
He never won the French Open, but on every other surface, he was nearly unbeatable. He was ranked world No. 1 for six consecutive years. He retired in 2002, and his 14 Slam titles stood as the men’s record for nearly a decade until Roger Federer came along.
