Players with most ATP singles titles in the Open Era

Winning an ATP title is no mean feat. Players strive extremely hard right from the beginning of their career in order to lift a trophy up one day.

There are a few players who, despite fighting extremely hard and putting in a lot of effort, have failed to win a single ATP title. For example, the 36-year-old Frenchman Julien Benneteau made his debut way back in 1999, has been in the finals of an ATP tournament on 10 occasions but has failed to win a single tital.

On the other hand, there are players like Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal, who have won a few too many trophies throughout their careers.

To this date, there has been just one player who has won more than 100 titles and there is another one who is just one title away.

In this article, we take a look at the men's players with most ATP titles:

#5 John McEnroe - 77

The enigmatic American burst onto the scene in the late 1970s and was one of the very few players who challenged Bjorn Borg, with whom he formed a great rivalry.

He was known for his outbursts on court with the umpires and linesmen, however, he was one of the best players of his time as well. With a big serve and great net play, McEnroe went on to win 77 titles throughout his career.

He won a total of 7 Grand Slam singles titles, winning the US Open on four occasions and Wimbledon thrice. However, he never managed to win the Australian or the French Open. He was a phenomenal doubles player as well, racking up 9 Grand Slam titles - 5 at Wimbledon and 4 at US Open.

Currently, he is a tennis commentator and expert as well.

#4 Rafael Nadal - 80*

Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal, burst onto the scene when Roger Federer was dominating the tennis circuit and it took just a few months to him to stamp his authority on the circuit.

Along with his compatriots Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, he has been dominating and winning titles since 2004. He has broken numerous records since turning pro. He holds the record of having won the most number of French Open titles (11). He is also second on the list of most number of Grand Slams won, with 17 titles to his name - 3 behind Federer.

Apart from winning 11 French Open titles, he has won 2 Wimbledon titles, 3 US Open titles, and 1 Australian Open title.

He is the all-time leader in the most number of Masters won, with 33 titles to his name. He is currently the no. 2 player in the world.

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#3 Ivan Lendl - 94

Ivan Lendl

Ivan Lendl, the Czech-American tennis player, dominated the tennis circuit in the 1980s and held the world no. 1 ranking for 270 weeks that decade. He formed great rivalries with Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Mats Wilander, and Stefan Edberg, to name a few.

In his career which lasted over 15 years, Lendl won a total of 94 singles titles. He was second on the list of players with most ATP singles titles, however, was toppled by Roger Federer in 2017.

Out of the 94 titles, he won 8 Grand Slam singles titles, including 2 at the Australian Open, 3 at the French Open, and 3 at the US Open. He also won the year-ending Championship on 7 occasions.

Apart from his playing career, he is also known for his coaching stint with Andy Murray, who won 3 Grand Slam titles and got the world no. 1 ranking under his tutelage.

#2 Roger Federer - 99*

Roger Federer

Arguably the Greatest of All Time, Roger Federer's turned pro in the late 1990s, however, it was only in 2001 when he made his mark on the circuit by defeating his idol Pete Sampras at Wimbledon.

He won his first title at Milan in 2001, however, It was only two years later that he won his first Grand Slam title in 2003 at Wimbledon, defeating Mark Philippoussis.

Since then, he has gone on to win a total of 99 titles, including 20 Grand Slam titles. He has 8 Wimbledon titles to his name - the most by any player in the Open Era. In addition, he also has 6 Australian Open titles, 5 US Open titles, and 1 French Open title to his name.

He is still active on the tour and is ranked no. 3 in the world. He won his 99th title in 2018, defeating Marius Copil in the final of the Swiss Indoors in Basel.

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#1 Jimmy Connors - 109

Jimmy Connors

With Roger Federer chasing a century, Jimmy Connors is the only tennis player ahead of him, with a grand total of 109 ATP singles titles to his name.

Apart from holding the record of most singles titles won, he also holds the record of having played the most number of matches till-date.

Connors dominated the tennis circuit along with Bjorn Borg in the 1970s and went on to challenge the top players in the 1980s and 1990s as well. He finally retired in 1996.

Out of the 109 titles, he won a total of 7 Grand Slam singles titles, including 5 US Open titles, 2 at Wimbledon, and 1 Australian Open title.

He also coached Andy Roddick from 2006 to 2008. In that period, Roddick reached the final of the 2006 US Open where he lost to Federer. He also coached Maria Sharapova for a brief period later on.