Big Four career statistics explained

This is a list of the combined career statistics of the Big Four, the four players who have dominated men's tennis in singles for the majority of the first quarter of the 21st century. The Big Four consists of Roger Federer,[1] Rafael Nadal,[2] Novak Djokovic,[3] and Andy Murray.[4]

The Big Four
Careerprizemoney:US$
  •  Top 4 all-time leaders in earnings
Singlesrecord: (81.0%)
Singlestitles:340
Highestsinglesranking:No. 1 (2 Feb 2004F, 18 August 2008N, 4 July 2011D, 7 November 2016M)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 2 (24 June 2024D)[5]
Australianopenresult:W (2004F, 2006F, 2007F, 2008D, 2009N, 2010F, 2011D, 2012D, 2013D, 2015D, 2016D, 2017F, 2018F, 2019D, 2020D, 2021D,2022N, 2023D)
Frenchopenresult:W (2005N, 2006N,2007N, 2008N, 2009F, 2010N, 2011N, 2012N, 2013N, 2014N, 2016D, 2017N, 2018N, 2019N, 2020N, 2021D, 2022N, 2023D)
Wimbledonresult:W (2003F, 2004F, 2005F, 2006F, 2007F, 2008N, 2009F, 2010N, 2011D, 2012F, 2013M, 2014D, 2015D, 2016M, 2017F, 2018D, 2019D, 2021D, 2022D)
Usopenresult:W (2004F, 2005F, 2006F, 2007F, 2008F, 2010N, 2011D, 2012M, 2013N, 2015D, 2017N, 2018D, 2019N, 2023D)
Othertournaments:Yes
Masterscupresult:W (2003F, 2004F, 2006F, 2007F, 2008D, 2010F, 2011F, 2012D, 2013D, 2014D, 2015D, 2016M, 2022D, 2023D)
Olympicsresult:W (2008N, 2012M, 2016M, 2024D)
Doublesrecord: (55.5%)
Doublestitles:23
Australianopendoublesresult:3R (2003F, 2004N, 2005N)
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (2006M)
Wimbledondoublesresult:QF (2000F)
Usopendoublesresult:SF (2004N)
Othertournamentsdoubles:yes
Olympicsdoublesresult:W (2008F, 2016N)
Team:yes
Daviscupresult:W (2004N, 2008N, 2009N, 2010D, 2011N, 2014F, 2015M, 2019N)
Hopmancupresult:W (2001F, 2018F, 2019F)
Medaltemplates-Expand:yes
Updated:4 August 2024

Overall dominance

Grand Slam tournaments

For two decades, from 2003 Australian Open to 2024 Wimbledon Championships, the Big Four have won a combined 69 Grand Slam singles titles. Djokovic with a record 24 titles including a triple Career Grand Slam, Nadal with 22 including a double Career Grand Slam, Federer with 20 including a Career Grand Slam and Murray with 3.

The dominance does not just consist of winning the events, with all four members regularly making it to the latter stages of tournaments. 86 majors between the 2003 Australian Open to 2024 Wimbledon Championships, the only 8 finals not to include any member of the Big Four were those of 2003,[6] 2005,[7] 2024 Australian Open and 2003,[8] 2014, 2020, 2022 US Open and 2003,[9] 2004,[10] 2024 French Open. They occupied 10 consecutive major finals (winner and runner-up) from the 2010 US Open to the 2013 Australian Open. Since 2008, they have occupied all four semi-final spots on four occasions, at the 2008 US Open, 2011 French Open, 2011 US Open and 2012 Australian Open, as well as taking three of the four spaces on nine other separate occasions. In 2011, they occupied 14 of a possible 16 Grand Slam semi-final slots. In the same period, only twice did two or more not made the semi-final stage (2009 and 2010 French Open), while in 2012 they took 13 of 16 Grand Slam semi-final slots.

The Big Four, along with Rod Laver, Tony Roche and Ivan Lendl, are the only men in Open Era to reach the semi-finals at all four Majors in a single year.[11] Djokovic has achieved this a record 6 times in his career so far. Similarly, the Big Four make up four of the seven players (along with Andre Agassi, Ken Rosewall and Ivan Lendl) to have made the semi-finals three or more times at each of the four Majors.[12] Additionally, the Big Four make up four of the ten players to have reached the final at each of the four Majors. Finally, prior to 2009, no man had made 20 Grand Slam singles finals, with Ivan Lendl leading the way with 19. However, since then, Djokovic with a record 37, Federer with 31, and Nadal with 30 have each surpassed Lendl's mark.[13]

Combined Grand Slam tournament performance timeline (best result)

Grand Slam2003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SR
Australian Open4RFWFSFFWFWFWDWNWFWDWDWDFNWDWDWFWFWDWDWDWNWDSFD18/22
1RF3RFWNWNWNWNWFWNWNWNWNWNFDWDWNWNWNWNWDWNWDQFD18/22
WimbledonWFWFWFWFWFWNWFWNWDWFWMWDWDWMWFWDWDNH WDWDFDFD19/21
US Open4RFWFWFWFWFWFFFWNWDWMWNSFDFWDFDWNWDWN4RDFD4RNWD14/21

Big Four Head-to-Head Grand Slam finals: 33

No.YearChampionshipSurfaceWinnerRunner-upScore
1.2006French OpenClay Rafael Nadal Roger Federer1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2.2006WimbledonGrass Roger Federer Rafael Nadal6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3
3.2007French OpenClay Rafael Nadal Roger Federer6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
4.2007WimbledonGrass Roger Federer Rafael Nadal7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–2
5.2007US OpenHard Roger Federer Novak Djokovic7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2), 6–4
6.2008French OpenClay Rafael Nadal Roger Federer6–1, 6–3, 6–0
7.2008WimbledonGrass Rafael Nadal Roger Federer6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7
8.2008US OpenHard Roger Federer Andy Murray6–2, 7–5, 6–2
9.2009Australian OpenHard Rafael Nadal Roger Federer7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2
10.2010Australian OpenHard Roger Federer Andy Murray6–3, 6–4, 7–6(13–11)
11.2010US OpenHard Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
12.2011Australian OpenHard Novak Djokovic Andy Murray6–4, 6–2, 6–3
13.2011French OpenClay Rafael Nadal Roger Federer7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1
14.2011WimbledonGrass Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
15.2011US OpenHard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
16.2012Australian OpenHard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
17.2012French OpenClay Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
18.2012WimbledonGrass Roger Federer Andy Murray4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
19.2012US OpenHard Andy Murray Novak Djokovic7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2
20.2013Australian OpenHard Novak Djokovic Andy Murray6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–2
21.2013WimbledonGrass Andy Murray Novak Djokovic6–4, 7–5, 6–4
22.2013US OpenHard Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
23.2014French OpenClay Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4
24.2014WimbledonGrass Novak Djokovic Roger Federer6–7(7–9), 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–4
25.2015Australian OpenHard Novak Djokovic Andy Murray7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0
26.2015WimbledonGrass Novak Djokovic Roger Federer7–6(7–1), 6–7(10–12), 6–4, 6–3
27.2015US OpenHard Novak Djokovic Roger Federer6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
28.2016Australian OpenHard Novak Djokovic Andy Murray6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
29.2016French OpenClay Novak Djokovic Andy Murray3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
30.2017Australian OpenHard Roger Federer6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
31.2019Australian OpenHard Novak Djokovic6–3, 6–2, 6–3
32.2019WimbledonGrass Roger Federer7–6(7–5), 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 13–12(7–3)
33.2020French OpenClay Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic6–0, 6–2, 7–5

ATP Masters tournaments

Similarly, ATP Masters events have been dominated by the Big Four. Djokovic with a record 40 titles including a double Career Golden Masters, Nadal with 36, Federer with 28 and Murray with 14. They have won a combined 118 titles. Between the 2005 Indian Wells Masters and 2017 Madrid Masters they collectively won 96 of 112 events (85.7%), however, their most dominant period was from the 2011 Indian Wells Masters to the 2017 Madrid Masters where they won 54 out of 58 (93.1%). This includes all 9 in 2011, 2013 and 2015. Moreover, from the 2014 Cincinnati Masters to the 2016 Canada Masters, they won 18 consecutive ATP Masters events. From the beginning of 2013 through the first six events of 2017, they had a streak of 42 consecutive Masters events where at least one of the four reached the final, winning a combined 37 titles (88.1%). Strangely, only two times (2009, 2011) did all four win at least one event during the same calendar year.

Combined Masters performance timeline (best result)

ATP Masters20022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SR
Indian Wells Masters3RF2RFWFWFWFWNWDWNSFNWDWFWNWDWDWDWFFFFFNH 3RMFN3RM3RD13/22
Miami OpenFFQFF4RNWFWFWDFNWMSFNWDWDWMWDWDWDWF2RDFWFA2RM1RM3RM12/21
Monte-Carlo Masters2RF3RNAWNWNWNWNWNWNWNWNWDFFWDWNWNWNSFNQFN2RD3RDSFD13/22
Madrid OpenWF3RNFWFWF2RMDWFWNWFWNWDWFWNWNWMWDWNQFNWDQFNSFD1RM4RN15/23
Italian Open1RFFF2RFWNWNWNWDWNWNWDWNWNWDWDWMFDWNWNWDWNWDQFD3RD17/23
Canadian Open1RFSFFWFWNWFWDWNWMWMWDWDWNFFWMWDFFWNWN NH A1RM3RMA14/20
Cincinnati Masters1RF2RF1RFNWFQFNMWFWMWFWFWMWFWNWFWFFMQFNWDSFDWD2RM2RNMWDA13/22
Shanghai MastersQFFSFF2RNWNWFFFWMFNWMWMWDWDWFWDWMWFWDQFDFNH 1RM12/21
Paris MastersQFFQFFA3RD3RMFNQFNFMWDSFFWF3RMWDWDWDWMQFNFDWDSFNWDFDWD9/22
Big Four ATP Masters finals: 48

The four have met one another at least twice in Masters finals. Their head-to-head records are: Federer 5–7 Nadal; Federer 3–5 Djokovic; Federer 0–2 Murray; Nadal 7–7 Djokovic; Nadal 1–1 Murray; Djokovic 5–5 Murray. Overall, in 48 'Big 4' Masters finals, Federer is 8–14; Nadal 15–13; Djokovic 17–15 and Murray 8–6.

No.YearSurfaceTournamentWinnerRunner-upScore
1.2005HardMiami Roger Federer Rafael Nadal2–6, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–1
2.2006ClayMonte Carlo Rafael Nadal Roger Federer6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
3.2006ClayRome Rafael Nadal Roger Federer6–7(0–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
4.2007HardIndian Wells Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic6–2, 7–5
5.2007ClayMonte Carlo Rafael Nadal Roger Federer6–4, 6–4
6.2007ClayHamburg Roger Federer Rafael Nadal2–6, 6–2, 6–0
7.2007HardCanada Novak Djokovic Roger Federer7–6(7–2), 2–6, 7–6(7–2)
8.2008ClayMonte Carlo Rafael Nadal Roger Federer7–5, 7–5
9.2008ClayHamburg Rafael Nadal Roger Federer7–5, 6–7(3–7), 6–3
10.2008HardCincinnati Andy Murray Novak Djokovic7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
11.2009HardIndian Wells Rafael Nadal Andy Murray6–1, 6–2
12.2009HardMiami Andy Murray Novak Djokovic6–2, 7–5
13.2009ClayMonte Carlo Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic6–3, 2–6, 6–1
14.2009ClayRome Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic7–6(7–2), 6–2
15.2009ClayMadrid Roger Federer Rafael Nadal6–4, 6–4
16.2009HardCincinnati Roger Federer Novak Djokovic6–1, 7–5
17.2010ClayMadrid Rafael Nadal Roger Federer6–4, 7–6(7–5)
18.2010HardCanada Andy Murray Roger Federer7–5, 7–5
19.2010HardShanghai Andy Murray Roger Federer6–3, 6–2
20.2011HardIndian Wells Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal4–6, 6–3, 6–2
21.2011HardMiami Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
22.2011ClayMadrid Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal7–5, 6–4
23.2011ClayRome Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal6–4, 6–4
24.2011HardCincinnati Andy Murray Novak Djokovic6–4, 3–0 ret.
25.2012HardMiami Novak Djokovic Andy Murray6–1, 7–6(7–4)
26.2012ClayMonte Carlo Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic6–3, 6–1
27.2012ClayRome Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic7–5, 6–3
28.2012HardCincinnati Roger Federer Novak Djokovic6–0, 7–6(9–7)
29.2012HardShanghai Novak Djokovic Andy Murray5–7, 7–6(13–11), 6–3
30.2013ClayMonte Carlo Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal6–2, 7–6(7–1)
31.2013ClayRome Rafael Nadal Roger Federer6–1, 6–3
32.2014HardIndian Wells Novak Djokovic Roger Federer3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
33.2014HardMiami Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal6–3, 6–3
34.2014ClayRome Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal4–6, 6–3, 6–3
35.2015HardIndian Wells Novak Djokovic Roger Federer6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
36.2015HardMiami Novak Djokovic Andy Murray7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–0
37.2015ClayMadrid Andy Murray Rafael Nadal6–3, 6–2
38.2015ClayRome Novak Djokovic Roger Federer6–4, 6–3
39.2015HardCanada Andy Murray Novak Djokovic6–4, 4–6, 6–3
40.2015HardCincinnati Roger Federer Novak Djokovic7–6(7–1), 6–3
41.2015Hard (i)Paris Novak Djokovic Andy Murray6–2, 6–4
42.2016ClayMadrid Novak Djokovic Andy Murray6–2, 3–6, 6–3
43.2016ClayRome Andy Murray Novak Djokovic 6–3, 6–3
44.2017HardMiami Roger Federer Rafael Nadal6–3, 6–4
45.2017HardShanghai Roger Federer Rafael Nadal6–4, 6–3
46.2018HardCincinnati Novak Djokovic Roger Federer6–4, 6–4
47.2019ClayRome Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic6–0, 4–6, 6–1
48.2021ClayRome Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic7–5, 1–6, 6–3

From 2007 until 2022, the Big Four (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray) have combined to win 98 of 112 ATP Masters finals. Djokovic won 38 titles, Nadal won 30 titles, Federer won 16, and Murray 14 titles. The remaining 31 titles were won by 24 different players, with only Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, David Nalbandian, and Nikolay Davydenko winning multiple titles during that period of time, five, four, two, and two titles respectively.

Only thirteen players outside the Big Four have reached three or more Masters finals during 2007–2022. David Ferrer made it to seven finals between 2010 and 2015, winning a title at the 2012 Paris Masters.[14] John Isner has made it to five finals between 2012–2019 and won the 2018 Miami Open title.[15] Tomáš Berdych made 3 finals from 2010 to 2015, and had also previously won the 2005 Paris title.[16] Juan Martín del Potro reached four finals between 2009–2018 and won the 2018 Indian Wells title. Kei Nishikori and Milos Raonic have also made it to four finals but won none. Dominic Thiem has made it to three finals and won the 2019 Indian Wells title. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made three finals during this period and won the 2014 Canada title (2008 Paris was Tsonga's first Masters title). Stan Wawrinka made it to three finals and won the 2014 Monte Carlo title. Stefanos Tsitsipas made it to three finals and won the 2021 Monte-Carlo title.[17] Gaël Monfils made it to three finals but won none. Between 2017 and 2021, Alexander Zverev made it to nine finals and won five titles, while Daniil Medvedev made it to six finals and won four titles.

Only David Nalbandian (2007 Madrid, 2007 Paris), Nikolay Davydenko (2008 Miami, 2009 Shanghai) made it to two finals and won all two. Andy Roddick (2010 Miami Open) made it to two finals and won one. Mardy Fish and Andrey Rublev also made it to two finals but won zero titles.

Only on eleven occasions during 2007–2022 has a player outside of the Big Four won a title by beating a member of the Big Four in the final:

The Big Four had a streak of 42 consecutive finals appearances (from 2013 Indian Wells to 2017 Canada). They won 18 consecutive titles from the 2014 Cincinnati to the 2016 Canada event. Nadal and Djokovic together held all 9 Masters singles titles starting with the 2013 Monte-Carlo tournament through the 2014 Miami event.

Combined ATP Finals performance timeline (best result)

See also: ATP Finals appearances.

Big Four ATP Finals finals: 6

Yearwidth=100LocationSurfacewidth=125Winnerwidth=125Runner-upScore
2010LondonHard (i) Roger Federer Rafael Nadal6–3, 3–6, 6–1
2012LondonHard (i) Novak Djokovic Roger Federer7–6(8–6), 7–5
2013LondonHard (i) Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal6–3, 6–4
2014LondonHard (i) Novak Djokovic Roger FedererWalkover
2015LondonHard (i) Novak Djokovic Roger Federer6–3, 6–4
2016LondonHard (i) Andy Murray Novak Djokovic6–3, 6–4

Combined Olympic Games singles performance timeline (best result)

Big Four Olympic finals

YearGamesSurfacewidth=125Winnerwidth=125Runner-upScore
2012LondonGrass Andy Murray Roger Federer6–2, 6–1, 6–4

Big Four finals in ATP 500 & ATP 250: 15

No.YearSurfaceTournamentWinnerRunner-upScore
1.2005Hard (i)Bangkok Roger Federer Andy Murray6–3, 7–5
2.2006HardDubai Rafael Nadal Roger Federer2–6, 6–4, 6–4
3.2008GrassQueen's Club Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic7–6(8–6), 7–5
4.2009Hard (i)Rotterdam Andy Murray Rafael Nadal6–3, 4–6, 6–0
5.2009Hard (i)Basel Novak Djokovic Roger Federer6–4, 4–6, 6–2
6.2010Hard (i)Basel Roger Federer Novak Djokovic6–4, 3–6, 6–1
7.2011HardDubai Novak Djokovic Roger Federer6–3, 6–3
8.2011HardTokyo Andy Murray Rafael Nadal3–6, 6–2, 6–0
9.2012HardDubai Roger Federer Andy Murray7–5, 6–4
10.2013HardBeijing Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal6–3, 6–4
11.2015HardDubai Roger Federer Novak Djokovic6–3, 7–5
12.2015HardBeijing Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal6–2, 6–2
13.2015Hard (i)Basel Roger Federer Rafael Nadal6–3, 5–7, 6–3
14.2016HardDoha Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal6–1, 6–2
15.2017HardDoha Novak Djokovic Andy Murray6–3, 5–7, 6–4

Big Titles

See also: List of ATP Big Titles singles champions.

The Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Masters tournaments and the ATP Finals are considered the top-tier events of the ATP Tour annual calendar, in addition to the quadrennial Olympics. They make up the most coveted titles in men's tennis and are collectively known as the 'Big Titles'. Djokovic, uniquely, won all titles of the annual calendar, Federer won all four majors and the year-end championship, Nadal won all four majors and the olympics and Murray won at least a title in the four categories, majors, masters, the year-end championship and the olympics.

Between 2004 to 2023, all other tennis players won 11 Grand Slam titles of 79, 49 ATP Masters of 168, 7 ATP Finals of 20, 1 Olympics gold of 4.

Current as of 2024 Cincinnati Open.

TitlesPlayerGrand SlamsATP FinalsATP MastersOlympicsCareer
Grand Slam		Career
Golden Slam		Golden
Masters
CINPAR
72 Novak DjokovicW (10)W (3)W (7)W (4)W (7)W (5)W (6)W (2)W (3)W (6)W (4)W (3)W (4)W (7)2016, 2021, 202320242018, 2020848–163
59 Rafael NadalW (2)W (14)W (2)W (4)F (2)W (3)F (5)W (11)W (5)W (10)W (5)W (1)W (1)F (1)2010, 20222010×756–155
54 Roger FedererW (6)W (1)W (8)W (5)W (6)W (5)W (4)F (4)W (6)§F (4)W (2)W (7)W (3)§W (1)2009××822–190
20 Andy MurrayF (5)F (1)W (2)W (1)W (1)F (1)W (2)SF (3)W (1)W (1)W (3)W (2)W (4)§W (1)×××458–170
205 Total69 14 118 4 6 2 2 –

Other feats: Djokovic achieved a Non-calendar Grand Slam and a Career Super Slam. Nadal and Djokovic both achieved a Career Golden Slam and a Surface Slam. Nadal, Djokovic and Federer achieved a Channel Slam and a Three-Quarter Slam.

Outright active tournament record underlined (§ = title(s) in different tournament(s))

Rivalries

See also: List of tennis rivalries.

The respective rivalries between the Big Four are considered to be some of the greatest of all time.[32] [33] [34] [35] [36] Amongst the four of them they have played 234 matches against each other, 74 of which were at Grand Slam events. This includes 33 Grand Slam tournament finals, as well as 26 Grand Slam semi-final meetings, more than any other group of four players. Currently, Djokovic leads the head-to-head record against all members of the Big Four.[37] Djokovic has also won 20+ matches against all three of his peers, while Nadal has won 20+ matches against two of his peers. The Djokovic–Nadal and Djokovic–Federer rivalries are the only two in the Open Era to reach 50 matches. With five, Federer has recorded most bagels against all three of his peers, while receiving only one.

Head-to-Head records

Player MurrayOverall Win %
Novak Djokovic31–2927–2325–1183–63
Rafael Nadal29–3124–1617–770–54
Roger Federer23–2716–2414–1153–62
Andy Murray11–257–1711–1429–56

Big Four vs. the rest of the field

The Big Four have collectively won 69 Major titles (Djokovic winning a record 24, Nadal 22, Federer 20, and Murray 3) since 2003 Wimbledon. The only other active players who have a Major title to their name are Stan Wawrinka (2014 Australian Open, 2015 French Open, 2016 US Open[38]), Marin Čilić (2014 US Open),[39] Dominic Thiem (2020 US Open),[40] Daniil Medvedev (2021 US Open),[41] Carlos Alcaraz (2022 US Open, 2023 Wimbledon, 2024 French Open, 2024 Wimbledon)[42] [43] [44] [45] and Jannik Sinner (2024 Australian Open).[46] Their combined record at Grand Slam tournaments against everyone else is 1216–192 (86.4%).[47] Moreover, only six times has a player outside the group beaten two of them in the same Grand Slam (Safin at the 2005 Australian Open, Tsonga at the 2008 Australian Open, del Potro at the 2009 US Open, Berdych at the 2010 Wimbledon and Wawrinka at the 2014 Australian Open and the 2015 French Open). Stan Wawrinka, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Tomáš Berdych are the only players to have beaten each member of the Big Four at a Grand Slam event.

Wins over each member of the Big Four at a Grand Slam event

Wins over three members of the Big Four at a Grand Slam event

Wins over two members of the Big Four at a Grand Slam event

Only four players have defeated 3 of the Big Four at the same tournament. Two of these players are members of the Big Four: Nadal who defeated Murray in the round of 16, Djokovic in the semi-finals, and Federer in the final to win the 2008 Hamburg Masters; and Federer who defeated Murray in the round robin round, Djokovic in the semi-finals, and Nadal in the finals to win the 2010 ATP World Tour Finals. The only two other players to have achieved this trifecta are:

Only four players have beaten a member of the Big Four in a major final. The first to do so was Juan Martín del Potro when he defeated Federer in the 2009 US Open final. Wawrinka defeated Nadal in the 2014 Australian Open final, and Djokovic in the 2015 Roland Garros final and the 2016 US Open final. Medvedev defeated Djokovic in the 2021 US Open final, and Alcaraz beat Djokovic in the 2023 and 2024 Wimbledon final. In all cases except Alcaraz, they defeated the world No. 1 in the process.

The Big Four have played in 100 tournaments where all four have competed. Collectively they have won 88 of these 100 tournaments (88%). Of the 12 tournaments they failed to win, they were runner-up in six of them, and five of these 12 tournaments occurred prior to them first being seeded as the top four players (later US Open 2008). Since this time in 2008, the Big Four have won 59 of 66 tournaments (89.4%). And starting with the 2010 Rome Masters, they had won 31 consecutive tournaments where all four were present, until the 2014 Australian Open.

Only seven players have managed to win a tournament where all four of the Big Four have competed:

The Big Four's dominance ratio is also high when only three of the Big Four have competed in the same tournament. Of the 49 events where this has occurred, they have won 43 of them (87.8%). Since 2008, they have won 32 of 37 tournaments (86.5%).

Only 14 players have recorded at least one victory over each member of the Big Four. These players who have won at least once against each of the Big Four. Of these players, eight have recorded ten or more victories in total, and none have a positive record against all four combined.

Top-level tournament records (2002 Australian Open – 2024 Cincinnati Open)

Player ATP FinalsOlympicsTotal
Big Four69118144 205
Rest of the field2179 81 109

Rankings

See also: List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players. Between 8 September 2008 and 28 January 2013, the top four positions in the ATP rankings were occupied by all members of the Big Four for all but 16 weeks. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic were consistently in the top four for this period, with Andy Murray dropping to no. 5 during all 16 of those weeks. The only two other players who entered the top four in this period were Juan Martín del Potro (3 weeks) and Robin Söderling (13 weeks). This run was ended when David Ferrer replaced Nadal in the top four following a period of injury for Nadal, and retained his place in the top four for much of 2013 as Roger Federer dropped down the rankings due to his own back injury problems.[57]

All four have been world number one. Federer first reached number one in 2004 after winning his first Australian Open,[58] whereas Nadal did in 2008 following his Olympics victory after three straight years of ending the year ranked world No. 2, behind Federer.[59] Similarly, Djokovic achieved world No. 1 status following his Wimbledon victory in 2011,[60] after four consecutive years at No. 3, in a season which is regarded as one of the greatest in the history of the sport.[61] [62] [63] Murray reached the number one position after the Paris Masters on 7 November 2016, towards the end of a season in which he had made three Grand Slam tournament finals (winning one, Wimbledon), as well as winning the Olympic Games and three Masters tournaments.[64]

They have held:

Combined ranking timeline (best result)

ATP rankings200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024Total
Years		Total
Weeks
1F1F1F1F1N1F1N1D1D1N1D1D1M1N1D1N1D1D2N1D19988
Year-ends at No. 15F1M5N8D
Weeks at No. 141M310F209N428D

Outright records indicated in bold.

Year-end ranking timeline by year

Note: rank is at the end of the season or when the player is last ranked in the season.

Year-end ranking1998width=321999!width=322000!width=322001!width=322002!width=322003!width=322004!width=322005!width=322006!width=322007!width=322008!width=322009!width=322010!width=322011!width=322012!width=322013!width=322014!width=322015!width=322016!width=322017!width=322018!width=322019!width=322020!width=322021!width=322022!width=322023!width=322024!width=322025
Roger Federer3016429136bgcolor=thistle2bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=thistle2bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=thistle23bgcolor=thistle26bgcolor=thistle2316bgcolor=thistle23351697bgcolor=efefef colspan=3retired
Rafael Nadalbgcolor=F5F5F5 colspan=3none8112004951bgcolor=thistle2bgcolor=thistle2bgcolor=thistle2bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=thistle2bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=thistle24bgcolor=lime1359bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=thistle2bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=thistle26bgcolor=thistle2670
Novak Djokovicbgcolor=F5F5F5 colspan=5none67918678163333bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=thistle2bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=thistle212bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=thistle2bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=lime15bgcolor=lime1
Andy Murraybgcolor=F5F5F5 colspan=5none5404116317114444346bgcolor=thistle2bgcolor=lime1162401251221344942117bgcolor=efefef colspan=1retired

On 23 September 2022, Federer retired from professional tennis at the 2022 Laver Cup. He played this last ATP event with protected ranking 9, however he was last ranked 97 at the starting week of 2022 Wimbledon in the ATP rankings.[65]

On 27 July 2024, Murray retired from professional tennis at the 2024 Olympics. However he was last ranked 117 during the 2024 Olympics in the ATP rankings.

Year-end ranking timeline by age at end of season

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Roger Federer3016429136bgcolor=thistle2bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=thistle2bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=thistle23bgcolor=thistle26bgcolor=thistle2316bgcolor=thistle23351697
Rafael Nadal4951bgcolor=thistle2bgcolor=thistle2bgcolor=thistle2bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=thistle2bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=thistle24bgcolor=lime1359bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=thistle2bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=thistle26bgcolor=thistle2670
Novak Djokovic18678163333bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=thistle2bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=thistle212bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=thistle2bgcolor=lime1bgcolor=lime15bgcolor=lime1
Andy Murray4116317114444346bgcolor=thistle2bgcolor=lime1162401251221344942117bgcolor=efefef colspan=4retired

Big Four ATP world No. 1 era

Correct as of 9 June 2024.

width=185Playerwidth=160Start datewidth=160End dateWeeksTotal
237 237
46 46
Roger Federer 48 285
Rafael Nadal 56 102
Novak Djokovic53 53
Roger Federer 17 302
Novak Djokovic 48 101
Rafael Nadal 39 141
Novak Djokovic 122 223
Andy Murray41 41
Rafael Nadal 26 167
Roger Federer 6 308
Rafael Nadal 6 173
Roger Federer 1 309
Rafael Nadal 4 177
Roger Federer 1 310
Rafael Nadal 19 196
Novak Djokovic 52275
Rafael Nadal 13209
Novak Djokovic 7282
2222
Novak Djokovic 79 361
Novak Djokovic 12 373
Novak Djokovic 7 380
Novak Djokovic 7 387
Novak Djokovic 2 389
Novak Djokovic 39 428
Total Weeks 988
Represents ATP rankings record.

Top 4 time spans

Top 1

Correct as of 9 June 2024.

Time span Big 4 held the top 1 ATP ranking position.

width=160Start datewidth=160End dateWeeks
921
Total 921

After Federer became No. 1 on, the Big 4 member holding the No. 1 ranking changed 24 times.

Top 2

Time spans Big 4 held the Top 2 ATP ranking positions.

width=160Start datewidth=160End dateWeeks
396
397
Total 793

Spans per pair:

width=120Pairwidth=160Start datewidth=160End datewidth=80Weekswidth=100Total Weeks
Nadal–Federer 267 267
Djokovic–Federer 25 293
Djokovic–Nadal 66 360
Djokovic–Federer 36 396
Murray 13 409
Nadal–Djokovic 44 444
Nadal–Federer 65 511
Murray–Federer 3 515
Murray–Djokovic 81 597
Nadal–Murray 11 610
Federer–Nadal 27 639
Federer–Nadal 11 652
Federer–Djokovic 18 671
Nadal–Djokovic 63 735
Nadal 57 793

Top 3

Time spans Big 4 held the Top 3 ATP ranking positions.

width=160Start datewidth=160End dateWeeks
148
8
80
57
8
37
9
39
15
18
Total 419

Spans per pair:

width=120Pairwidth=160Start datewidth=160End datewidth=80Weekswidth=100Total Weeks
Djokovic–Murray 104 104
Nadal–Murray 8 113
Djokovic–Murray 16 130
Nadal–Murray 6 137
Nadal–Djokovic 11 149
Djokovic–Federer 8 157
Djokovic–Federer 51 208
Murray–Federer 29 238
Federer–Nadal 14 252
Murray–Federer 41 293
Nadal–Murray 8 301
Federer–Nadal 37 338
Murray–Federer 9 347
Federer–Murray 26 373
Federer 13 386
Federer–Murray 15 401
Djokovic–Federer 18 419

Top 4

Time spans Big 4 held the Top 4 ATP ranking positions.

width=160Start datewidth=160End dateWeeks
69
12
93
4
3
6
16
Total 203

Spans per pair:

width=120Pairwidth=160Start datewidth=160End datewidth=80Weekswidth=100Total Weeks
Djokovic–Murray 69 69
Murray–Nadal 12 81
Murray–Federer 33 114
Murray–Nadal 59 174
Federer–Murray 7 181
Federer–Nadal 6 187
Federer–Nadal 8195
Djokovic 6 203

Weeks in Top 4

Correct as of 19 August 2024.

width=200Playerwidth=100No. 1width=100No. 2width=100No. 3width=100No. 4width=100Total
310 218222 54 8045
209 387 90 70 756
428169 157 32 786
41 79 106 181 407

Most weeks at No. 1 record
Most weeks at No. 2 record
Most weeks at No. 3 record
Most weeks at No. 4 record
Most weeks in top 4 record

Career Grand Slam tournament 1st seedings

Djokovic has been seeded 1st in 33 Grand Slam tournaments, followed by Federer (24), Nadal (16) and Murray (3).

Yearwidth=160 Australian Openwidth=160 French Openwidth=160 Wimbledonwidth=160 US Open
2004 Roddick (1) Federer (1) Federer (2) Federer (3)
2005 Federer (4) Federer (5) Federer (6) Federer (7)
2006 Federer (8) Federer (9) Federer (10) Federer (11)
2007 Federer (12) Federer (13) Federer (14) Federer (15)
2008 Federer (16) Federer (17) Federer (18) Nadal (1)
2009 Nadal (2) Nadal (3) Nadal (4) Federer (19)
2010 Federer (20) Federer (21) Federer (22) Nadal (5)
2011 Nadal (6) Nadal (7) Nadal (8) Djokovic (1)
2012 Djokovic (2) Djokovic (3) Djokovic (4) Federer (23)
2013 Djokovic (5) Djokovic (6) Djokovic (7) Djokovic (8)
2014 Nadal (9) Nadal (10) Djokovic (9) Djokovic (10)
2015 Djokovic (11) Djokovic (12) Djokovic (13) Djokovic (14)
2016 Djokovic (15) Djokovic (16) Djokovic (17) Djokovic (18)
2017 Murray (1) Murray (2) Murray (3) Nadal (11)
2018 Nadal (12) Nadal (13) Federer (24) Nadal (14)
2019 Djokovic (19) Djokovic (20) Djokovic (21) Djokovic (22)
2020 Nadal (15) Djokovic (24)Tournament cancelled Djokovic (23)
2021 Djokovic (25) Djokovic (26) Djokovic (27) Djokovic (28)
2022 Djokovic (29) Djokovic (30) Djokovic (31) Medvedev (1)
2023 Nadal (16) Alcaraz (1) Alcaraz (2) Alcaraz (3)
2024 Djokovic (32) Djokovic (33) Sinner (1) Sinner (2)
Nadal was seeded #1 but withdrew from the tournament after the draw was released.
Seeded first ahead of Nadal despite their world rankings being reversed, this was due to Wimbledon's grass seedings formula.
Djokovic was seeded #1 but withdrew from the tournament after the draw was released.
Bolded name indicates that the tournament was Big 4 by the top seed.

Overall performances

Current as of 2024 Cincinnati Open

PlayerSinglesDoubles and Mixed DoublesTotal
TitlesFinalsMatch Win %TitlesFinalsMatch Win %TitlesFinalsMatch Win %
Roger Federer103157 (1316–312)814 (178–113)111171 (1494–425)
Rafael Nadal92131 (1180–263)1115 (154–86)103146 (1334–349)
Novak Djokovic99140 (1231–247)13 (85–97)100143 (1316–344)
Andy Murray4671 (856–305)36 (104–103)4977 (960–408)
Total 340 499 (4583–1127)23 38 (521–399)363 537 (5104–1526)

Grand Slam performances

See also: List of Grand Slam men's singles champions. Current as of 2024 Wimbledon Championships

PlayerAORGWIMUSO
TitlesFinalsWin %TitlesFinalsWin %TitlesFinalsWin %TitlesFinalsWin %
Roger Federer67 (102–15)15 (73–17)812 (105–14)57 (89–14)
Rafael Nadal26 (77–16)1414 (112–4)25 (58–12)45 (67–12)
Novak Djokovic1010 (94–9)37 (96–16)710 (97–12)410 (88–13)
Andy Murray05 (51–16)01 (39–12)23 (61–13)12 (49–16)
Total 18 28 (324–56) 18 27 (320–49) 19 29 (321–51) 14 24 (293–55)

Grand Slam tournament performance comparison

See also: Tennis performance timeline comparison (men). Before 2005, Murray and Djokovic had not competed in a Grand Slam tournament. Nadal had made four appearances during 2003 and 2004, reaching the third round at 2003 Wimbledon and 2004 Australian Open. Federer had been competing in Grand Slam tournaments since 1999, and had won Wimbledon in 2003 and 2004, as well as the 2004 Australian Open and 2004 US Open.

2003–2008

Player
200320042005200620072008
US
Roger Federer4R1RW4RW3RWWSFSFNWWWFNWNWWDFNWNWDSFDFNFNWDM
Rafael NadalAA3R2R3RAA2R4RWF2R3RAWDFFFQFQFMWDFFDF4RSFWDFWFSFM
Novak DjokovicAAAAAAAA1R2R3R3R1RQFN4R3R4RFSFNSFNFFWFSFN2RSFF
Andy MurrayAAAAAAAAAA3R2R1R1R4R4R4RNAA3R1R3RQFNFNF

2009–2014

Player
200920102011201220132014
USUSUSUS
Roger FedererFNWWFDWMQFQFSFDbgcolor=yellowSFDbgcolor=thistleFDNQFbgcolor=yellowSFDbgcolor=yellowSFNbgcolor=yellowSFDbgcolor=limeWDMQFbgcolor=yellowSFMQF2R4Rbgcolor=yellowSFMN4Rbgcolor=thistleFDbgcolor=yellowSF
Rafael NadalWF4RASFQFMWWMWDQFbgcolor=limeWMFbgcolor=thistleFMDbgcolor=thistleFMDbgcolor=thistleFFDbgcolor=limeWD2RAAbgcolor=limeWD1Rbgcolor=limeWDbgcolor=thistleFFbgcolor=limeWMD4RA
Novak DjokovicQF3RQFSFFQFQFSFFFNbgcolor=limeWFMbgcolor=yellowSFFbgcolor=limeWNbgcolor=limeWFNbgcolor=limeWMNbgcolor=thistleFFNbgcolor=yellowSFFbgcolor=thistleFMbgcolor=limeWMbgcolor=yellowSFNbgcolor=thistleFMbgcolor=thistleFNQFbgcolor=thistleFNbgcolor=limeWFbgcolor=yellowSFM
Andy Murray4RQFSF4RFNF4RSFN3Rbgcolor=thistleFDbgcolor=yellowSFNbgcolor=yellowSFNbgcolor=yellowSFNbgcolor=yellowSFDQFbgcolor=thistleFFbgcolor=limeWDbgcolor=thistleFFDAbgcolor=limeWDQFQFFbgcolor=yellowSFNQFQFD

2015–2020

Player
201520162017201820192020
RG
Roger Federer3RQFbgcolor=thistleFMDbgcolor=thistleFDbgcolor=yellowSFDAbgcolor=yellowSFAbgcolor=limeWNAbgcolor=limeWQFbgcolor=limeWAQF4R4Rbgcolor=yellowSFNbgcolor=thistleFNDQFbgcolor=yellowSFDNH AA
Rafael NadalQFQFD2R3R1R3RA4Rbgcolor=thistleFFbgcolor=limeW4Rbgcolor=limeWQFbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=yellowSFDbgcolor=yellowSFbgcolor=thistleFDbgcolor=limeWFbgcolor=yellowSFFbgcolor=limeWQFAbgcolor=limeWD
Novak Djokovicbgcolor=limeWMbgcolor=thistleFNMbgcolor=limeWFbgcolor=limeWFbgcolor=limeWFMbgcolor=limeWM3Rbgcolor=thistleF2R QFQFA4RQFbgcolor=limeWNbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=limeWNbgcolor=yellowSFbgcolor=limeWF4Rbgcolor=limeWF4Rbgcolor=thistleFN
Andy Murraybgcolor=thistleFDbgcolor=yellowSFDbgcolor=yellowSFF4Rbgcolor=thistleFDbgcolor=thistleFDbgcolor=limeWQF4Rbgcolor=yellowSFQFAAAA2R1RAAAA2R1R

2021–2026

Player
202120222023202420252026
USUSUSUS
Roger FedererA4RQFAAAAAbgcolor=efefef colspan=16retired
Rafael NadalQFSFDAAbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=limeWDSF4R2RAAAA1RAA
Novak Djokovicbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=limeWNbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=thistleFAQFNbgcolor=limeWAbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=thistleFbgcolor=limeWSFQFbgcolor=thistleF
Andy MurrayAA3R1R2RA2R3R3RA2R2R1R1RAbgcolor=efefef colspan=9retired
D indicates the player met Novak Djokovic at that tournament.
F indicates the player met Roger Federer at that tournament.
M indicates the player met Andy Murray at that tournament.
N indicates the player met Rafael Nadal at that tournament.

Grand Slam tournament performance comparison by age

Note: age is at the end of the season

17–22

Player171819202122
AUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUS
Roger FedererAAAAA1R1RA3R4R1R4R3RQFQF4R4R1R1R4R4R1RW4R
Rafael NadalAA3R2R3RAA2R4RWF2R3RAWDFFFQFQFMWDFFDF4RSFWDFWFSFM
Novak DjokovicAAAA1R2R3R3R1RQFN4R3R4RFSFNSFNFFWFSFN2RSFFQF3RQFSFF
Andy MurrayAAAAAA3R2R1R1R4R4R4RNAA3R1R3RQFNFNF4RQFSF4R

23–28

Player232425262728
AUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUS
Roger FedererW3RWWSFSFNWWWFNWNWWDFNWNWDSFDFNFNWDMFNWWFD
Rafael NadalWF4RASFQFMWWMWDQFbgcolor=limeWMFbgcolor=thistleFMDbgcolor=thistleFMDbgcolor=thistleFFDbgcolor=limeWD2RAAbgcolor=limeWD1Rbgcolor=limeWDbgcolor=thistleFFbgcolor=limeWMD4RA
Novak DjokovicQFQFSFFFNbgcolor=limeWFMbgcolor=yellowSFFbgcolor=limeWNbgcolor=limeWFNbgcolor=limeWMNbgcolor=thistleFFNbgcolor=yellowSFFbgcolor=thistleFMbgcolor=limeWMbgcolor=yellowSFNbgcolor=thistleFMbgcolor=thistleFNQFbgcolor=thistleFNbgcolor=limeWFbgcolor=yellowSFMbgcolor=limeWMbgcolor=thistleFNMbgcolor=limeWFbgcolor=limeWF
Andy MurrayFNF4RSFN3Rbgcolor=thistleFDbgcolor=yellowSFNbgcolor=yellowSFNbgcolor=yellowSFNbgcolor=yellowSFDQFbgcolor=thistleFFbgcolor=limeWDbgcolor=thistleFFDAbgcolor=limeWDQFQFFbgcolor=yellowSFNQFQFDbgcolor=thistleFDbgcolor=yellowSFDbgcolor=yellowSFF4R

29–34

Player293031323334
AUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUS
Roger FedererWMQFQFSFDSFDbgcolor=thistleFDNQFSFDbgcolor=yellowSFNbgcolor=yellowSFDbgcolor=limeWDMQFbgcolor=yellowSFMQF2R4Rbgcolor=yellowSFMN4Rbgcolor=thistleFDSF3RQFbgcolor=thistleFMDbgcolor=thistleFD
Rafael NadalQFQFD2R3R1R3RA4Rbgcolor=thistleFFbgcolor=limeW4Rbgcolor=limeWQFbgcolor=limeWSFDbgcolor=yellowSFbgcolor=thistleFDbgcolor=limeWFbgcolor=yellowSFFbgcolor=limeWQFbgcolor=limeWDNH A
Novak Djokovicbgcolor=limeWFMbgcolor=limeWM3Rbgcolor=thistleF2RQFQFA4RQFbgcolor=limeWNbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=limeWNbgcolor=yellowSFbgcolor=limeWF4Rbgcolor=limeWFbgcolor=thistleFNNH 4Rbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=limeWNbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=thistleF
Andy Murraybgcolor=thistleFDbgcolor=thistleFDbgcolor=limeWQF4Rbgcolor=yellowSFQFAAAA2R1RAAAA1R2RAA3R1R

35–41

Player35363738394041
AUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUS
Roger Federerbgcolor=yellowSFDAbgcolor=yellowSFAbgcolor=limeWNAbgcolor=limeWQFbgcolor=limeWAQF4R4RSFNbgcolor=thistleFNDQFbgcolor=yellowSFDANHAA4RQFAAAAA
Rafael NadalQFSFDAAbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=limeWDSF4R2RAAAA1RAA
Novak DjokovicAQFNbgcolor=limeWAbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=thistleFbgcolor=limeWSFQFbgcolor=thistleF
Andy Murray2RA2R3R3RA2R2R1R1RAbgcolor=efefef colspan=17retired

D indicates the player met Novak Djokovic at that tournament.
F indicates the player met Roger Federer at that tournament.
M indicates the player met Andy Murray at that tournament.
N indicates the player met Rafael Nadal at that tournament.

Career finals performance comparison

Current as of 2024 Cincinnati Open.

PlayerGrand SlamsATP FinalsATP Tour 500ATP Tour 250OlympicsTotal
TitlesFinalsTitlesFinalsTitlesFinalsTitlesFinalsTitlesFinalsTitlesFinalsTitlesFinals
Roger Federer203161028502431253401103157
Rafael Nadal2230023653232910161192131
Novak Djokovic2437794058151812171199140
Andy Murray3111114219101726224671
Outright record indicated in bold.

National and international representation

ITF team competitions: Olympics, Davis Cup, Hopman Cup andATP team competitions: Laver Cup, ATP Cup, United Cup

Current as of 2024 Olympics.

Overall performance in all competitions

Player Overall Win % Years Titles
Roger Federer20–752–1827–98–4––107–381999–20228
Rafael Nadal19–637–5–3–46–10–265–192004–20248
Novak Djokovic22–1044–1620–82–311–13–1102–392004–20244
Andy Murray21–842–1018–80–2––81–282005–20243

Performance comparison by events representation

PlayerOlympicsDavis CupHopman CupLaver CupATP Cup / United Cup
EventsMedalsMatch
wins		Win
%		TiesTitlesMatch
wins		Win
%		EventsTitlesMatch
wins		Win
%		EventsTitlesMatch
wins		Win
%		EventsTitlesMatch
wins		Win
%
Roger Federer7220 (20–7)27152 (52–18)5327 (27–9)438 (8–4)not participated
Rafael Nadal7219 (19–6)23437 (37–5)not participated323 (3–4)306 (6–3)
Novak Djokovic8222 (22–10)36144 (44–16)4020 (20–8)212 (2–3)3114 (14–2)
Andy Murray8321 (21–8)25142 (42–10)4018 (18–8)100 (0–2)not participated

Combined achievements

All four

  1. Won 69 of the last 86 Grand Slam events (as of the 2024 Wimbledon), this is of the majors won since the Australian Open in 2003.
  2. Represented in the final of 76 of the last 86 Grand Slam events. This is of the majors won (2003 Australian Open to 2024 Wimbledon).
  3. Won every Wimbledon from 2003 to 2022 (19 consecutive titles); furthermore 9 of 16 Wimbledon finals from 2006 to 2022 have been contested by two of the Big Four.
  4. 8 of 9 Australian Open finals from 2009 to 2017 (all except 2014) have been contested by two of the Big Four.
  5. 33 Grand Slam tournament finals featured two from the Big Four, the most of any four players.
  6. Occupied at least 7 of 8 Grand Slam finalist slots in 6 seasons (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015), including all 20 from the 2010 US Open until the 2013 Australian Open.
  7. Occupied all four semi-final slots on 4 Grand Slam tournament occasions (2008 US Open, 2011 French Open, 2011 US Open and 2012 Australian Open).
  8. Along with Stefan Edberg, they are the only players to reach 5 or more Australian Open finals in the Open Era.
  9. Consecutively have held the world No. 1 ranking since February 2004 to February 2022.
  10. Occupied the world No. 1 and 2 rankings between 25 July 2005 and 14 March 2021.
  11. Won 96 of the 112 Masters tournaments from 2005 Indian Wells – 2017 Madrid Open.
  12. Won 18 consecutive Masters tournaments from the 2014 Cincinnati Open – 2016 Canadian Open.
  13. All 9 Masters tournaments won in 2011, 2013, and 2015.
  14. Won every Grand Slam and Masters tournament as well as the ATP World Tour Finals in 2011 and 2013.
  15. Won 6+ of the 9 Masters tournaments for 12 consecutive years. (2005–2016)
  16. Occupied top four places in the rankings for 5 years, all consecutive. (2008–2012)
  17. The only four players to have reached the semi-finals or better at all nine ATP Masters series events at least once.[66]
  18. Were ranked in the year-end top 6 every year at age 21 through 29.
  19. Top four prize money leaders of all time.
  20. Consecutively have held the year-end No. 1 ranking since 2004 to 2021.

Three of the four

Djokovic, Federer and Nadal

  1. The top three players of all time in terms of Grand Slam titles won.
  2. The only three players in history to win 8+ titles at a single Grand Slam event.
  3. Won 66 of the last 86 Majors as of the 2024 Wimbledon, which is of majors won since the Wimbledon in 2003.
  4. Won 29 out of 32 Grand Slam events from the 2005 Australian Open up to and including 2012 US Open, which is of majors won.
  5. Represented in 75 of the last 86 Major finals, which is of majors won from the 2003 Wimbledon up to the 2024 Wimbledon.
  6. Won 18 of the last 22 Australian Open titles, which is of majors won since 2003.
  7. Only three players in history to play 20 or more Major finals. Djokovic has reached 37 finals, Federer 31 and Nadal 30.
  8. Only three players in history to play 38 or more Major semi-finals.
  9. Only three players in the Open Era to have reached the final of every Grand Slam tournament at least five times.
  10. Only three players in the Open Era to have played 5 or more consecutive Grand Slam tournament finals.
  11. Consecutively held the world No. 1 ranking from February 2004 to November 2016 (almost 13 years), and also from August 2017 to the February 2022 (4 years).
  12. Occupied the top 3 places in the year-end rankings for 8 seasons, 5 consecutively (2007–2011, 2014, 2018–2019).
  13. The only era in men's tennis where three players have won double digit majors and the Career Grand Slam while playing in the same time period.
  14. Set or tied the Open Era record for most titles won in all four Grand Slam events – Djokovic with 10 Australian Open titles, Federer with 8 Wimbledon titles and 5 US Open titles (tied), and Nadal with 14 French Open titles.
  15. Only three players in tennis history to simultaneously hold Major titles on grass, hard court, and clay. Nadal achieved this feat from 2008 to 2009 and again in 2010, Federer in 2008–2009, and Djokovic from 2015 to 2016 and again from 2019 to 2021 (with no Wimbledon held in 2020).
  16. All won ATP Player of the Year, ITF Men's Singles Champion, Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year and ESPY Award for Best Male Tennis player.
  17. Hold the all-time top 3 for match wins at the Australian Open and the French Open.
  18. Hold the Open Era top 3 for number of semifinals and quarterfinals reached at the French Open.
  19. Hold the top three for number of match wins against top 10 ranked opponents.
  20. Hold the top 11 spots for number of match wins against top 10 ranked opponents in a single season.
  21. Top three earliest to clinch year-end No. 1 leaders since the ATP rankings started in 1973.
  22. Held the Year-End Number 1 ranking for 12 consecutive years (2004–2015).
  23. All three have simultaneously appeared in 13 Major semifinals (Australian Open 2008, 2012; Roland Garros 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2019; Wimbledon 2007, 2019; US Open 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011).

Djokovic, Murray and Nadal

  1. Won every Grand Slam tournament, Masters tournament and the ATP World Tour Finals in 2013.
  2. Won a combined 12 consecutive Rome Masters titles from 2005 to 2016. During this period Nadal has won 7, Djokovic 4 and Murray 1.

Djokovic, Federer and Murray

  1. Won every Masters tournament and ATP World Tour Finals in 2015.
  2. Won the ATP World Tour Finals at least once from 2010 to 2016, a record 7 consecutive titles. During this period Djokovic won 4, Federer won 2 and Murray won 1.

Main tennis and sports awards

See also: ATP Awards.

Award200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
ATP Awards
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Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the YearFNDFMM
ITF World Champions
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Laureus World Sports Awards1
Sportsman of the YearFFFFNDDDFDNDD
Breakthrough of the YearNM
Comeback of the YearNF
ESPY Award
Best International AthleteFN
Best Male Tennis PlayerFFFFFFNDDNDDFFFnot heldDND
BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Sports Personality of the YearMMM
Overseas Sports Personality of the YearFFFNDF
L'Équipe Champion of Champions
InternationalFFFNNF / NNDD
La Gazzetta dello Sport
World Sportsman of the YearFFFF
Marca
Marca LeyendaFND
Flag bearer at the Summer Olympics
Opening ceremonyFnot heldFnot heldDnot heldM, Nnot heldnot heldN

1Award shown in the year it honored, not the year it was presented.

Career evolution

This table lists end-of-season statistics for each member of the Big Four, allowing for comparison at the same age.

Bold = age leader in completed years.

Age (end of season)181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041
Federer's season199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Nadal's season200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027
Djokovic/ Murray's season200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028
Grand Slam titlesFederer0000146912131516161717171717192020 202020
Nadal01235691011131414141617192020 2222(22)
Djokovic000111456710121214161720 21 24 (24)
Murray0000000122233333333(3)
Grand Slam match winsFederer072026396185112138162188208228247260279297307325339357362369369
Nadal61936568095120143157171187198203226247271282291313314(314)
Djokovic51433516685110134158180207228237258280296323334361(375)
Murray391426415778100117134153176188189189190192196200(200)
Masters titlesFederer000114812141416171821212324242727282828 28
Nadal046912151819212627272830333535363636(36)
Djokovic00245510131620263030323436373840(40)
Murray0002468899111414141414141414(14)
All titlesFederer001411223345535761667076778288889599103103103103
Nadal112172331364346506064676975808486889292(92)
Djokovic02711161828344148596668727781869198(99)
Murray0138141621242831354445454646464646(46)
RankingFederer6429136211112123262316233516 97
Nadal51222121241359121262670(154)
Djokovic7816333311211212121151 (2)
Murray631711444434621162401251221344942117
Weeks at number 1Federer0000048100152204237262285285302302302302302302310310310310310
Nadal0000194676102102115141141141160196205209209209209(209)
Djokovic0000002662101127179223223232275301353373405(428)
Murray000000000000841414141414141(41)
Win percentageFederer42.8650.5058.4862.9568.2172.7776.5279.4480.4480.5580.8181.0381.2781.6081.1181.4481.6581.5181.9481.9982.0882.0981.98 81.98
Nadal60.8176.0778.2179.3181.3181.5082.3782.3482.7083.6183.4582.7482.2482.4582.8783.2283.1183.1083.1082.92(82.63)
Djokovic48.1562.3570.3573.1275.1475.5278.0279.2280.4481.1882.4582.8982.7782.6182.6882.9583.2583.3583.62(83.53)
Murray58.3360.6766.4470.4574.4173.9675.1275.5076.3176.1176.9978.3678.0777.7977.4477.2676.3575.47 74.57(73.83)
Match winsFederer155110015823631039148355161767874380787892399610591080113411841237124212511251
Nadal451241832533354014725415836587067678068749199771004102810671068(1080)
Djokovic135312118526332439446954360468675178383689393498910311087(1116)
Murray145497155221267323379422481552630655662672676691717733(739)
Top 10 winsFederer149192846618097104119135145161165182197198212216224224224224
Nadal4919304761728899123129136140152162171174178186186(186)
Djokovic1392035396084108127158179181196205215229240257(258)
Murray049213542496166718399101101101102104105105(105)
Matches playedFederer3510117125134642651160868576683991799310761138122312971325138414441507151315261526
Nadal741632343194124925736577057878469279801060110911741208123712841288(1307)
Djokovic2785172253350429505592675744832906946101210801126118812371300(1336)
Murray2489146220297361430502553632717804839851869876905950983(1001)
Prize money ($M)Federer0.30.91.73.77.714.120.228.638.744.653.461.067.476.079.288.697.398.8111.9120.5129.2129.9130.6130.6
Nadal0.74.68.314.020.827.237.445.150.164.671.475.978.791.4103.3119.6123.5125.0134.3134.7(134.9)
Djokovic0.20.94.810.516.020.332.945.758.172.494.1107.7109.8125.8139.2145.6154.7164.7180.6(184.3)
Murray0.20.91.85.59.914.019.124.930.334.242.458.760.861.061.561.862.363.264.2(64.7)
Age (end of season)181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041
Federer's season199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Nadal's season200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027
Djokovic/ Murray's season200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028

Titles by tournaments played comparison

Another way to view their respective careers and evolution is to look at the progression of titles won by the number of tournaments played to win each of their titles at each level of competition including the four Majors, the nine ATP Masters, the ATP Finals (formerly Tennis Masters Cup), and the Olympic Games.

Singles title no. 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940SR
Federerwon at Grand Slam no.171921222526272930313334384041435369707220/81
Nadal69131718202425262832343638485052565860636422/68
Djokovic13252728293339414344454654555658606364656869707224/75
Murray2830423/60
Federerwon at ATP Masters no.22353839414244454647505257597577849495979911211311912412512713328/138
Nadal1011121417182224253335364042435152535967697072737475819510210310911111211611712336/130
Djokovic11151923364546474849535759636869707173777879808184858687899110410511011411511611912212612740/130
Murray252629333941515263798189919214/119
Federerwon at Tour Finals no.23569106/17
Nadal0/11
Djokovic2678915167/16
Murray81/8
Federerwon at Olympic Games no.0/4
Nadal11/3
Djokovic51/5
Murray232/3

Correct as of 2024 Cincinnati Open.

See also

Notes and References

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