Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are ridiculously good, but are the Big 3 better than every other era in tennis history?

(From left to right): Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer
(From left to right): Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer

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The Big 3

The Big 3 have won a total of 239 titles - Federer with 96, Nadal with 75, and Djokovic with 68. Each one has helped his respective country win the Davis Cup title too.

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Since Federer ascended to to the top of the rankings on February 2, 2004, the No. 1 spot has been held exclusively by the Big 3 and Murray: an amazing figure of 736 total and consecutive weeks. Federer leads with 305 weeks as No. 1, followed by Djokovic with 223 weeks, Nadal with 167 weeks, and Murray with 41 weeks.

The table below shows the total and consecutive weeks at No. 1 for each group.

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The top two spots in the rankings were held by the Big 3 for more than a decade, from July 25, 2005 to November 24, 2015.

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Meanwhile, Federer has the longest winning streak on grass and hard courts, 65 and 56 respectively. Nadal has the longest winning streak on clay at 81.

Additionally, the Big 3 are the top three on the all-time earnings list: Federer, Djokovic and Nadal, in that order.

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