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10. John McEnroe – 1079 matches
\nThe American’s professional career spanned from 1978 until 1994 and of his 1079 matches, he won 881 and only lost 198.

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And in case you wanted to know, he earned $12,552,132 in prize money during his career.

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9. Novak Djokovic – 1098 matches
\nReigning world No 1 Djokovic moved up to No 9 on this list at the start of the 2020 season and you expect him to jump up a few more places in the next few years.

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8. David Ferrer – 1011 matches
\nSpaniard Ferrer, who retired in 2019 after nearly two decades on the ATP Tour, is the only player in this top 10 who doesn’t have a Grand Slam title to his name.

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7. Andre Agassi – 1144 matches
\nThe American turned professional in 1986 and retired 20 years later, finishing his career with eight Grand Slam titles and 60 singles trophies.

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6. Ilie Nastase – 1179 matches
\nThe Romanian, whose active career spanned from 1966 until 1985, was bumped out of the top five by Rafael Nadal earlier in 2020.

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5 Rafael Nadal – 1190
\nThe Spaniard slots in at No 5 and you expect him to move up at least two more places before he calls it a day.

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4 Guillermo Vilas – 1240
\nThe Argentine competed from 1968 to 1992 and during that time he won 62 singles titles, including four Grand Slams.

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Villas accumulated a lot of his wins during his brilliant 1977 season when he won 130 matches, which ended up with him winning 16 of the 31 tournaments he entered.

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3 Ivan Lendl – 1310
\nThe Czech-born American won eight-time Grand Slam titles and finished his career with 94 singles titles. He also spent an incredible 270 weeks atop the world rankings.

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He may have had a few more singles wins to his name if he wasn’t forced to retire due to a chronic back problem in 1994.

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Lendl is also third on the Open Era list of most matches won as he won 1068 of his 1310 for an 81.5% win-loss ratio.

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2 Roger Federer – 1513
\nThe big question is whether or not Federer will usurp Connors from No 1 on the list as he is only 44 match wins away from the American’s tally. A year ago you would have backed Federer to reach it quite comfortably, but following knee surgery and with the 2020 season shortened, it’s a case of wait and see.

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1 Jimmy Connors – 1557
\nThe American’s career spanned from 1970 until 1996 and, as mentioned above, he won 109 singles titles and spent 268 weeks as the world No 1.

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Connors won eight Grand Slam titles with his peak years from 1974 until 1978 when he reached five consecutive US Open finals and four Wimbledon finals.

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10 Stefan Edberg – 801
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\nIt is a bit of a surprise that McEnroe isn’t part of the 900-club, considering the length of his career and the number of titles he won. He went pro in 1978 and played actively in singles until 1994.

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7 Ilie Nastase – 905
\nFormer world No 1 Nastase won 62 singles titles, including the US Open in 1972 and French Open in 2973, during a career that spanned from 1968 to 1985.

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6 Novak Djokovic – 930
\nThe Serb is likely to become a member of the 1,000 club at some point next year, but for now the reigning world No 1 is just outside the top five.

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5 Guillermo Vilas – 951
\nThe Argentine competed from 1968 to 1992 and during that time he won 62 singles titles, including two Australian Open titles, one French Open and one US Open trophy.

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4 Rafael Nadal – 999
\nThe Spaniard is just one win away from the magical 1,000 mark and you expect him to reach at least No 3 on the list if he continues to play for a couple more years.

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3 Ivan Lendl – 1068
\nLendl became the second member of the 1,000 club after Jimmy Connors. The eight-time Grand Slam winner won 94 career singles titles and spent an incredible 270 weeks atop the world rankings.

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2 Roger Federer – 1242
\nThe 20 Grand Slam winner is only 32 wins away from equalling Connors’ all-time record, but no one is quite sure how long the Swiss icon will continue to play professional tennis.

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Federer, who has 103 singles titles to his name (six behind Connors), is second in the all-time career-prize money list behind Djokovic with $129,946,683.

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1 Jimmy Connors – 1274
\nThe American’s career spanned from 1970 until 1996 and, as mentioned above, he won 109 singles titles and spent 268 weeks as the world No 1.

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So many players have been playing for a long time and have their records. Let\u2019s have a look at the Top 10 tennis players who have played the most matches.

 

7. Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic, the Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked as world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals has played a total of 1142 matches in his career till now. He has won 948 matches out of all the matches with a winning percentage of 83%. Djokovic has been the No. 1 in tennis for the longest period of time of 320 weeks and has also won 18 Grand Slams. He is the winner of 82 ATP singles titles, 5 ATP Finals titles, and 36 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles. He has also made the record of being the only male player to win all 9 of the ATP Tour Masters 1000 tournaments twice.

 

6. Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal is one of the most famous players of his time. He is ranked world No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals and has played 1226 matches. He has successfully won 1019 matches with a winning percentage of 83.1. He has also been ranked No. 1 in the ATP rankings for a straight 209 weeks. He has 20 Grand Slams to his name. He also has the best finish at each of the four Grand Slams. Nadal is the youngest player in the Open Era to achieve the Career Grand Slam. He is also the only player to win at least 1 Grand Slam for 10 consecutive years (2005-2014), and 400+ matches on both hard courts and clay courts.

 

5. Ilie Nastase

The Romanian tennis player was one of the world\u2019s top players of the 70s and was ranked No. 1 globally from 23 August 1973 to 2 June 1974. He has played 1238 matches and with a winning percentage of 73.1, he has won 905 matches. He has won 2 Grand Slams and is one of the 10 players in history to win 100+ ATP professional titles. On his 70th birthday, he received the Star of Romania. He was also made a Knight of France\u2019s Legion d\u2019honneur in 2009 for his exceptional sporting career.

 

4. Guillermo Vilas

Guillermo Vilas, the Argentine former professional tennis player, is the No. 1 player of the Grand Prix seasons in 1974, 1975, and 1977. He has played 1248 matches and won 951 matches out of it with a winning percentage of 76.3. Vilas made a record 53-match winning streak on clay courts, which was later surpassed by Nadal in 2006.  He won 2 Grand Slam singles tournaments and 16 of the 31 Association of Tennis Professionals in 1977. 977 is considered to be the best year of his career.

 

3. Ivan Lendl

Ivan Lendl, the Czech-American former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 for 270 weeks and won 94 singles titles has played a total of 1310 matches in his career. He has won 1068 matches out of all the matches with a winning percentage of 81.5. He is the winner of 8 Grand Slams (Single).

 

2. Roger Federer

Roger Federer, the legend of his era, is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time. He is ranked No. 8 in his field by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The legend has a record of winning 20 Grand Slam men\u2019s singles titles and 103 ATP titles. He has played 1515 matches and won 1243 out of it and has a great winning percentage of 82.1%. He is the only player who won all the consecutive 5 titles at the US Open (2004\u201308). The dominant is also the only player to register at least ten titles on clay, grass, and hard courts. He also has won an all-time record of 71 hardcourt titles, 19 grass-court titles, and 11 clay-court titles. He also has the most number of records in tennis to his name and the list continues.

 

1. Jimmy Connors

Jimmy Connors, a No. 1 former American Tennis player, has played the second-highest number till now. He has played 1557 matches and won 1274 matches. He too has a great winning percentage of 81.9%. Connors made a record during his time from 1974 to 1977 to hold the top Association of Tennis Professionals ranking for consecutive 160 weeks and a career total of 268 weeks. He is also the first male player to remain at the No. 1 for over 200 weeks. He has a male record of 109 singles titles and winning more matches than any other male professional tennis player in the open era. Connors has also won 16 doubles titles that include the men\u2019s doubles titles at Wimbledon in 1973 and the US Open in 1975.

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\n \n \n \n \n\n", + "page_last_modified": "" + }, + { + "page_name": "Most singles matches won in a tennis career (male, open era) | ...", + "page_url": "https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/83143-most-tennis-tournament-match-wins-by-a-man", + "page_snippet": "The Guinness World Records Official site with ultimate record-breaking facts & achievements. Do you want to set a world record? Are you Officially Amazing?Jimmy Connors (USA) won 1,274 of the 1,557 singles matches he played during his professional career (1972\u201396), including a record 109 titles in the open era. Among his most notable victories, Connors won the Australian Open in 1974 (at his first attempt), Wimbledon in 1974 and 1982 and the US Open in 1974, 1976, 1978 and 1982-83. The charismatic left-hander also won the ATP Finals (then the Masters Grand Prix) in 1977. Connors was the first male player to be ranked world No.1 for more than 200 weeks, and his 98 match wins at the US Open remains an all-time record for a male tennis player. Connors was the first male player to be ranked world No.1 for more than 200 weeks, and his 98 match wins at the US Open remains an all-time record for a male tennis player. Most match wins by a man (singles): 1. Jimmy Connors (USA, 1972\u201396) - 1,274; 2. Roger Federer (Switzerland, 1998\u2013present) - 1,242; 3. Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia/USA, 1978-94) - 1,068; 4. Rafael Nadal (Spain, 2001\u2013present) - 1,004; 5. Guillermo Vilas (Argentina, 1969\u201392) - 951; 6. Novak Djokovic (Serbia, 2003\u2013present) - 935; 7. Ilie N\u0103stase (Romania, 1969\u201385) - 905; 8. John McEnroe (USA, 1978\u201392) - 883; 9. Andre Agassi (USA, 1986\u20132006) - 870; 10. As of 4 February 2021, Federer was also chasing down a number of other open era records held by Connors in singles competition, including most titles won (109; Federer 103), most finals played (164; Federer 157) and most matches played (1,557; Federer 1,513). Connors\u2019 open era record of five US Open titles was matched by Pete Sampras in 2002 and Federer in 2008.", + "page_result": "", + "page_last_modified": "" + }, + { + "page_name": "10 Records Roger Federer Will Never Equal or Break | News, Scores, ...", + "page_url": "https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1371892-ten-records-roger-federer-will-never-equal-or-break", + "page_snippet": "It seems that every time Roger Federer takes the court these days, he sets a new record for this tennis milestone or surpasses another tennis great for that long-held record...Every year, the clock starts over in tennis\u2014players, male and female, enter tournaments, play matches and some will win titles. Throughout a career, the titles accumulate. At the end, the tennis professional measures his or her success in part by the number of titles won. Winning matches is the foundation for winning titles. Longevity is a key factor as well as the total number of tournaments played season after season. The following are examples of outstanding single-season performances by male tennis pros. The following are examples of outstanding single-season performances by male tennis pros. In 1977, Guillermo Vilas of Argentina had 130 match wins and 14 losses which meant that Vilas played between 25-30 tournaments that year. In 2013 or a year following, Federer would have to amass a very impressive and very long win streak to better Vilas' 130-match wins from 1977. This record will stand for a very long time. Federer will not be the one to overtake Vilas. In fact, it is hard to imagine that anyone will surpass the superlative Argentine. ... Considering all tennis professionals who labored through long and successful careers, Martina Navratilova holds the record with 1,442 match wins.", + "page_result": "10 Records Roger Federer Will Never Equal or Break | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report
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    10 Records Roger Federer Will Never Equal or Break

    JA AllenSenior Writer IOctober 17, 2012

    10 Records Roger Federer Will Never Equal or Break

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      It seems that every time Roger Federer takes the court these days, he sets a new record for this tennis milestone or surpasses another tennis great for that long-held record.

      There are countless records in tennis which Roger Federer set or surpassed during his 14-year professional career\u2014so far.

      Most recently, the Swiss moved past Pete Sampras for the ATP's most weeks at No. 1\u2014a record Sampras held since he retired from tennis over 10 years ago.

      After Federer's last rise and fall from No. 1 in 2009-2010, everyone\u2014even Federer's most ardent admirers\u2014felt that the Swiss could never rise to No. 1 again. With Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic battling it out for No.1, most felt Federer was finished as a holder of the No. 1 ranking.

      Everyone, that is, except Federer.

      For the Swiss, it was hard to accept that he remained only one week shy of Sampras' 286 weeks at No. 1.

      But on July 9, 2012, Federer did rise to No.1 and soon left Pistol Pete in another cloud of tennis dust. Federer currently celebrates 300 weeks at No.1.

      This proves that you can never count Federer out\u2014except, perhaps, in the following 10 categories...

    Most Year-End No. 1 Rankings

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      For some reason, ending the year as No. 1 is very important to tennis professionals.

      This probably harkens back to the days when players were only ranked at the end of the year by tennis organizations and the media\u2014back before the WTA and the ATP.

      For our purposes, this category concerns male players ranked since the inception of the Open Era in tennis.

      Pete Sampras ended the years 1993-1998 ranked No. 1\u2014six years in total.

      Jimmy Connors ended the years 1974-1978 ranked No. 1 for five years.

      Tied with Connors is Roger Federer who was ranked No. 1 from 2004-2007 ending each year ranked in the top spot.

      Federer additionally ended 2009 ranked No. 1\u2014giving him five year-end No. 1 rankings.

      Federer, however, is again ranked No. 1\u2014hoping to extend his stay at the top until the end of 2012. That would give Federer six year-ending No. 1 rankings.

      Can Federer do it again to tie with Sampras?

      Beyond that, the world No. 1 would have to do it all over again to pass Sampras.

      Overtaking Sampras in this category to hold the record outright remains very doubtful for Federer.

    Most Career Singles Titles

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      Every year, the clock starts over in tennis\u2014players, male and female, enter tournaments, play matches and some will win titles.\u00a0

      Throughout a career, the titles accumulate. At the end, the tennis professional measures his or her success in part by the number of titles won.

      Ahead of Federer in this category are Martina Navratilova with 167 career titles, Chris Evert with 154, Jimmy Connors with 109, Steffi Graf with 107, Margaret Smith Court with 92, and John McEnroe with 77.\u00a0

      Federer with 76 career titles, remains in seventh place, one behind McEnroe.\u00a0

      Chances are that Federer will only aim to pass Jimmy Connors at 109. That means Federer has to win another 33 titles to equal Connors.\u00a0

      Federer averages a little over five titles per year, based on his 14-year career. That means Federer would have to play another seven years to pass Connors\u2014and Federer would be 38 by then.

      Is it possible? Perhaps\u2014but only a remote chance that Federer might pass Connors.

      On the other hand, the Swiss will never overtake Navratilova for the greatest number of titles won.

    Most Single-Season Match Wins

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      Winning matches is the foundation for winning titles. Longevity is a key factor as well as the total number of tournaments played season after season.

      The following are examples of outstanding single-season performances by male tennis pros.

      In 1977, Guillermo Vilas of Argentina had 130 match wins and 14 losses which meant that Vilas played between 25-30 tournaments that year.

      Prior to that great season, Ilie Nastase of Romania won 118 matches while losing 15 in 1973.\u00a0

      Ivan Lendl set the courts on fire winning 109 matches in 1980\u2014losing 28 and followed that in 1982 by winning 106 in 1982 while losing nine.

      In 1981, moreover, Lendl added to his trifecta by winning 97 matches\u2014losing 14.\u00a0

      During the 1974 season, Jimmy Connors won 93 matches while losing four.

      Roger Federer, seventh on this list, won 92 matches in 2006 while losing five.\u00a0

      These are single-season records for the most match wins in a 12-month period.

      In 2013 or a year following, Federer would have to amass a very impressive and very long win streak to better Vilas' 130-match wins from 1977.

      This record will stand for a very long time. Federer will not be the one to overtake Vilas.

      In fact, it is hard to imagine that anyone will surpass the superlative Argentine.

    Most Tennis Match Wins

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      Considering all tennis professionals who labored through long and successful careers, Martina Navratilova holds the record with 1,442 match wins.

      The great Martina is followed by Chris Evert who won 1,309 matches.

      Jimmy Connors holds the record for men but comes in third here with 1,243 match wins during his career.

      He is followed by Ivan Lendl who has 1,071. Guillermo Vilas of Argentina remains fifth with 925 while Steffi Graf trails slightly with 902.

      John McEnroe holds a slight lead over Roger Federer\u2014875 match wins to 871 as they follow in sixth and seventh place.

      So if Federer were to first pass Connors, he would need another 372 match wins.

      Let us assume Federer plays 20 tournaments and averages five match wins per tournament\u2014that would give him 100 match wins per year. Using those numbers, Federer would have to play another 3.75 years to reach Connors.

      Reaching and passing Navratilova, however, is asking a great deal.

      In order to accomplish that huge task, Federer would have to win 571 more matches over the next 6 years.

      Federer would be 37 years old by then playing at a fairly hectic pace.

      Federer might become the all-time match winner for men\u2014but will undoubtedly not be inclined to try to pass the ladies.

    Most Titles Won Per Season

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      This is another very tough record for Federer to equal or surpass.

      In 1977, Guillermo Vilas won 16 titles. No man in the Open Era has managed to equal that record.

      Ivan Lendl, however, won 15 titles in 1982\u2014falling one short of Vilas' record.

      Jimmy Connors, during his greatest year on tour in 1974, also took home 15 titles, equaling Lendl but falling short by one title of equaling Vilas.

      Ilie Nastase won 14 titles in 1973, holding the record for a short time until Vilas passed him in 1977.

      Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe each won 13 titles in one season\u2014Borg in 1979 and McEnroe in 1984.

      Tied for seventh place with 12 titles are Roger Federer (2006), Ilie Nastase (1972) and Thomas Muster (1995).

      The chances of Federer winning 16 or 17 titles to equal or surpass Vilas are, seemingly, slim and none.

      Federer will never supplant Vilas in this category during the remaining years of his career.

    Most Grand Slam Singles Titles

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      It is true that Federer holds the most Grand Slam singles titles for men at 17.

      But, the current world No. 1 does not hold the most Grand Slam titles for all professional tennis players.

      There are a handful of women who reached totals greater than 17.

      When you look at Margaret Smith Court with 24, Steffi Graf with 22, Helen Wills Moody with 19 and Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova tied with 18 each, Federer has some work left to do.

      Federer would have to win seven more Grand Slam singles titles to tie Margaret Court\u2014but only three more to reach 20 and pass the ladies sitting at 18 and 19.\u00a0

      More than likely, Federer will work to reach 20\u2014because it is symmetrical and far beyond those following him in the game\u2014giving Federer plenty of breathing room.

      Twenty also seems respectable when compared to those awesome ladies ahead of him.

      Reaching 20 Grand Slam singles titles will keep Federer moving forward and fully engaged in tennis for several more seasons.

    Most Grand Slam Appearances

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      This record is all about consistency and longevity.

      Fabrice Santoro of France leads in this category, having appeared in 70 Grand Slam tournaments over 17.5 years.

      Next is Andre Agassi who competed in 61 Grand Slams over 15.25 years. Jonas Borkman made it to 58 Grand Slam tournaments while Ivan Lendl, Michael Chang and Wayne Ferreira followed with 57.

      Jimmy Connors, Mark Woodforde and Arnaud Clement came in with 55 total appearances while Stefan Edberg, Vincent Spadea, Lleyton Hewitt and Roger Federer have appeared in 54 Grand Slams.

      For the past 13.5 years, Federer has not missed a major tournament.

      Federer only needs to appear at the 2013 Australian Open, followed by the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open to tie with Jonas Borkman who ranks third on the list with 58.

      It would take Federer until Wimbledon in 2014 to tie with Agassi who is second on this list.

      But, it would require Federer to remain fully active until the Australian Open in 2017 to reach Santoro\u2014 the 2017 French Open to pass him.

      That is over four years from now, and Federer would be 35 years of age. That assumes, of course, that the Swiss suffers from no injury or illness to keep him out of Grand Slam competition in the near future.

      It is a long way off. Federer might do it because there is always that possibility. Time will tell.

    Most Match Wins at Grand Slams Played on Grass

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      The outcomes concerning this record require some thought.

      It would seem likely that Pete Sampras or Roger Federer would already hold this record since they have each won at Wimbledon seven times.

      However, that is not the case because prior to the late 1980s when hard courts became the surface of choice at the Australian Open in Melbourne and at Flushing Meadows in New York City, other Grand Slams were played on grass in addition to Wimbledon.

      Jimmy Connors holds this record, having won 106 Grand Slam matches on grass with Boris Becker second at 77.

      Connors participated and won both the Australian Open and the U.S. Open when they were played on grass in 1974.

      Federer and John McEnroe are tied for third place\u2014each with 66 major match wins on grass.

      It would take Federer another six years winning titles at Wimbledon to surpass Connors in this interesting category.\u00a0

      Federer would be 37 years old\u2014not only playing at Wimbledon but also winning the next half-dozen Wimbledon Championships to pass Connors in the shortest amount of time.

      Chances are rare that Federer will ever break Connors' stranglehold on this record.

    Winning a Career Golden Slam

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      Winning a career Golden Slam means that you have won each of the Majors at least once in your career\u2014the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. Plus, you must also have won an Olympic gold medal in singles\u2014hence, the Golden Slam.

      Andre Agassi accomplished a career Golden Slam after winning the gold medal in Athens in 1996. He had won the Australian Open in 1995, the French Open in 1999, Wimbledon in 1992 and the U.S. Open in 1994\u2014each for the first time.

      After Agassi, Rafael Nadal managed it by winning an Olympic gold medal in 2008 just after winning his first Wimbledon title. Earlier, he won his first French Open in 2005. Following his gold medal win, Nadal would win the Australian Open in 2009 and the U.S. Open in 2010.

      Steffi Graf, of course, has a \"true\" Golden Slam, having accomplished all five events in the same calendar year; but no one else has managed that to date.

      Federer, of course, can only equal Agassi and Nadal by winning a gold medal in singles during the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janerio.

      By then, the Swiss Maestro will be 35 or 36 depending on the exact date of the Olympic tennis competition.

      This will be a very tough task for Federer to accomplish.

    Winning Calendar Year Grand Slam

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      Federer has never won a calendar year Grand Slam\u2014in fact no man has since 1969 when Australian Rod Laver did it\u2014winning all four majors in the same year.

      Laver accomplished it first in 1962 and will undoubtedly be the only person to win the Grand Slam twice in a career.

      Most recently, German juggernaut Steffi Graf won all four majors in 1988 as well as winning an Olympic gold medal in singles. Graf was the last professional tennis player to win a Grand Slam.

      Prior to Laver, Aussie Margaret Smith Court accomplished the feat in 1970.

      Maureen Connolly of the United States did it in 1953. The first to scoop up all four in one year was American Don Budge in 1938.

      Federer was so close twice\u2014but needed to capture the French Open in 2006 and 2007. Unfortunately, the Swiss could never get past Nadal at Roland Garros.

      This is one record Federer yearned to capture, but it is beyond him now to accomplish it.

      Still, the hope of winning a true Grand Slam remains\u2014keeping Federer in the hunt.

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