The 5 best Masters 1000 performers in the 2019 ATP season

#3 Novak Djokovic (Won - Madrid, Paris)

Novak Djokovic

One of only two players to have won over 30 Masters 1000 titles, Novak Djokovic started his 2019 Masters 1000 campaign with early exits at Indian Wells (2nd round - lost to Phillipp Kohlschreiber) and Miami (3rd round - lost to Roberto Bautista Agut). He then lost to Daniil Medvedev in the Monte Carlo quarterfinals.

At the next stop in Madrid, Djokovic did not drop a set en route to winning his third title in the Spanish capital. It was the then-World No. 1's 33rd Masters 1000 title, to go level with Rafael Nadal's all-time record of most titles in the tournament category.

In his first opportunity to take the outright lead in the all-time Masters 1000 titles leaderboard, Djokovic reached his 9th final in Rome only to fall to Nadal in a three-set title match. Djokovic then reached the semifinals in Cincinnati where a loss to eventual winner Daniil Medvedev prevented the Serb from becoming the first player to win all nine Masters 1000 titles multiple times.

Defending champion Djokovic fell to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Shanghai quarterfinals before winning a record 5th Paris Masters title by beating Denis Shapovalov in the final. In the process, Djokovic (353) became the first player after Roger Federer (381) and Rafael Nadal (384) to record over 350 Masters 1000 match wins - and also the third member of the Big 3 to contest 50 Masters 1000 finals.

The Serb's 2019 Masters win-loss record of 23-6 (79%) was a shade under his career success rate of 82% in the tournament category. Djokovic's 23 match wins in 2019 Masters 1000 tournaments is the most by any player during the season. However, he is third in this list, as the two players above him recorded a superior win% during the 2019 season.