Big Four career statistics

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]

Main article: Big Three (tennis)

Overall dominance

Grand Slam tournaments

For two decades, from 2003 Wimbledon Championships to 2023 US Open, the Big Four have won a combined 69 Grand Slam singles titles.[lower-alpha 1] 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. Out of 75 majors between the 2005 Australian Open and 2023 US Open, the only four finals not to include any member of the Big Four were those of 2005 Australian Open, 2014, 2020 and 2022 US Opens. They occupied ten 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 out 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 out 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.[5] Djokovic has achieved this a record six 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.[6] 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 36, Federer with 31, and Nadal with 30 have each surpassed Lendl's mark.

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Combined Grand Slam tournament performance timeline (best result)
Grand Slam1999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023 SR
Australian Open Q1F 3RF 3RF 4RF 4RF WF SFF WF WF WD WN WF WD WD WD FN WD WD WF WF WD WD WD WN WD 18 / 24
French Open 1RF 4RF QFF 1RF 1RF 3RF WN WN WN WN WF WN WN WN WN WN FD WD WN WN WN WN WD WN WD 18 / 25
Wimbledon 1RF 1RF QFF 1RF WF WF WF WF WF WN WF WN WD WF WM WD WD WM WF WD WD NH[lower-alpha 2] WD WD FD 19 / 24
US Open Q2F 3RF 4RF 4RF 4RF WF WF WF WF WF FF WN WD WM WN SFDF WD FD WN WD WN 4RD FD 4RN WD 14 / 24

Big Four Head-to-Head Grand Slam finals: 33
No. Year Championship Surface Winner Runner-up Score
1.2006French OpenClaySpain Rafael NadalSwitzerland Roger Federer1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2.2006WimbledonGrassSwitzerland Roger FedererSpain Rafael Nadal6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3
3.2007French OpenClaySpain Rafael NadalSwitzerland Roger Federer6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
4.2007WimbledonGrassSwitzerland Roger FedererSpain Rafael Nadal7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–2
5.2007US OpenHardSwitzerland Roger FedererSerbia Novak Djokovic7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2), 6–4
6.2008French OpenClaySpain Rafael NadalSwitzerland Roger Federer6–1, 6–3, 6–0
7.2008WimbledonGrassSpain Rafael NadalSwitzerland Roger Federer6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7
8.2008US OpenHardSwitzerland Roger FedererUnited Kingdom Andy Murray6–2, 7–5, 6–2
9.2009Australian OpenHardSpain Rafael NadalSwitzerland Roger Federer7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2
10.2010Australian OpenHardSwitzerland Roger FedererUnited Kingdom Andy Murray6–3, 6–4, 7–6(13–11)
11.2010US OpenHardSpain Rafael NadalSerbia Novak Djokovic6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
12.2011Australian OpenHardSerbia Novak DjokovicUnited Kingdom Andy Murray6–4, 6–2, 6–3
13.2011French OpenClaySpain Rafael NadalSwitzerland Roger Federer7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1
14.2011WimbledonGrassSerbia Novak DjokovicSpain Rafael Nadal6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
15.2011US OpenHardSerbia Novak DjokovicSpain Rafael Nadal6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
16.2012Australian OpenHardSerbia Novak DjokovicSpain Rafael Nadal5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
17.2012French OpenClaySpain Rafael NadalSerbia Novak Djokovic6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
18.2012WimbledonGrassSwitzerland Roger FedererUnited Kingdom Andy Murray4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
19.2012US OpenHardUnited Kingdom Andy MurraySerbia Novak Djokovic7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2
20.2013Australian OpenHardSerbia Novak DjokovicUnited Kingdom Andy Murray6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–2
21.2013WimbledonGrassUnited Kingdom Andy MurraySerbia Novak Djokovic6–4, 7–5, 6–4
22.2013US OpenHardSpain Rafael NadalSerbia Novak Djokovic6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
23.2014French OpenClaySpain Rafael NadalSerbia Novak Djokovic3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4
24.2014WimbledonGrassSerbia Novak DjokovicSwitzerland Roger Federer6–7(7–9), 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–4
25.2015Australian OpenHardSerbia Novak DjokovicUnited Kingdom Andy Murray7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0
26.2015WimbledonGrassSerbia Novak DjokovicSwitzerland Roger Federer7–6(7–1), 6–7(10–12), 6–4, 6–3
27.2015US OpenHardSerbia Novak DjokovicSwitzerland Roger Federer6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
28.2016Australian OpenHardSerbia Novak DjokovicUnited Kingdom Andy Murray6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
29.2016French OpenClaySerbia Novak DjokovicUnited Kingdom Andy Murray3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
30.2017Australian OpenHardSwitzerland Roger FedererSpain Rafael Nadal6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
31.2019Australian OpenHardSerbia Novak DjokovicSpain Rafael Nadal6–3, 6–2, 6–3
32.2019WimbledonGrassSerbia Novak DjokovicSwitzerland Roger Federer7–6(7–5), 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 13–12(7–3)
33.2020French OpenClaySpain Rafael NadalSerbia 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 39 titles including a double career Golden Masters, Nadal with 36, Federer with 28 and Murray with 14. They have won a combined 117 titles. Between the 2005 Indian Wells Masters and 2017 Madrid Masters they collectively won 96 out of 112 events (85%), 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%). 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. Strangely, only three times (2009, 2011 & 2012) did all four win at least one event during the same calendar year.

Combined Masters performance timeline (best result)
ATP Masters1999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023SR
Indian Wells Masters A Q1 1RF 3RF 2RF WF WF WF WN WD WN SFN WD WF WN WD WD WD WF FF FF NH[lower-alpha 2] 3RM FN 3RM 13 / 22
Miami Open 1RF 2RF QFF FF QFF 4RN WF WF WD FN WM SFN WD WD WM WD WD WD WF 2RDF WF A 2RM 1RM 12 / 23
Monte-Carlo Masters 1RF 1RF QFF 2RF 3RN A WN WN WN WN WN WN WN WN WD FF WD WN WN WN SFN QFN 2RD 3RD 13 / 23
Madrid Open[lower-alpha 3] A 1RF 1RF WF 3RNF WF WF 2RMD WF WN WF WN WD WF WN WN WM WD WN QFN WD QFN SFD 1RM 15 / 23
Italian Open A 1RF 3RF 1RF FF 2RF WN WN WN WD WN WN WD WN WN WD WD WM FD WN WN WD WN WD QFD 17 / 24
Canadian Open A 1RF A 1RF SFF WF WN WF WD WN WM WM WD WD WN FF WM WD FF WN WN NH[lower-alpha 2] A 1RM 3RM 14 / 21
Cincinnati Masters A 1RF A 1RF 2RF 1RFN WF QFNM WF WM WF WF WM WF WN WF WF FM QFN WD SFD WD 2RM 2RNM WD 13 / 23
Shanghai Masters[lower-alpha 4] A 2RF 2RF QFF SFF 2RN WN WF FF WM FN WM WM WD WD WF WD WM WF WD QFDF NH[lower-alpha 2] 1RM 12 / 21
Paris Masters A 1RF 2RF QFF QFF A 3RD 3RM FN QFNFM WD SFF WF 3RM WD WD WD WM QFN FD WD SFN WD FD 8 / 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.

No. Year Surface Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
1. 2005 Hard Miami Switzerland Roger Federer Spain Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–1
2. 2006 Clay Monte Carlo Spain Rafael Nadal Switzerland Roger Federer 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
3. 2006 Clay Rome Spain Rafael Nadal Switzerland Roger Federer 6–7(0–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
4. 2007 Hard Indian Wells Spain Rafael Nadal Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–2, 7–5
5. 2007 Clay Monte Carlo Spain Rafael Nadal Switzerland Roger Federer 6–4, 6–4
6. 2007 Clay Hamburg Switzerland Roger Federer Spain Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–2, 6–0
7. 2007 Hard Canada Serbia Novak Djokovic Switzerland Roger Federer 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 7–6(7–2)
8. 2008 Clay Monte Carlo Spain Rafael Nadal Switzerland Roger Federer 7–5, 7–5
9. 2008 Clay Hamburg Spain Rafael Nadal Switzerland Roger Federer 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 6–3
10. 2008 Hard Cincinnati United Kingdom Andy Murray Serbia Novak Djokovic 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
11. 2009 Hard Indian Wells Spain Rafael Nadal United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–1, 6–2
12. 2009 Hard Miami United Kingdom Andy Murray Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–2, 7–5
13. 2009 Clay Monte Carlo Spain Rafael Nadal Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–3, 2–6, 6–1
14. 2009 Clay Rome Spain Rafael Nadal Serbia Novak Djokovic 7–6(7–2), 6–2
15. 2009 Clay Madrid Switzerland Roger Federer Spain Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–4
16. 2009 Hard Cincinnati Switzerland Roger Federer Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–1, 7–5
17. 2010 Clay Madrid Spain Rafael Nadal Switzerland Roger Federer 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
18. 2010 Hard Canada United Kingdom Andy Murray Switzerland Roger Federer 7–5, 7–5
19. 2010 Hard Shanghai United Kingdom Andy Murray Switzerland Roger Federer 6–3, 6–2
20. 2011 Hard Indian Wells Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
21. 2011 Hard Miami Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
22. 2011 Clay Madrid Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal 7–5, 6–4
23. 2011 Clay Rome Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–4
24. 2011 Hard Cincinnati United Kingdom Andy Murray Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–4, 3–0 ret.
25. 2012 Hard Miami Serbia Novak Djokovic United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
26. 2012 Clay Monte Carlo Spain Rafael Nadal Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–3, 6–1
27. 2012 Clay Rome Spain Rafael Nadal Serbia Novak Djokovic 7–5, 6–3
28. 2012 Hard Cincinnati Switzerland Roger Federer Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–0, 7–6(9–7)
29. 2012 Hard Shanghai Serbia Novak Djokovic United Kingdom Andy Murray 5–7, 7–6(13–11), 6–3
30. 2013 Clay Monte Carlo Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal 6–2, 7–6(7–1)
31. 2013 Clay Rome Spain Rafael Nadal Switzerland Roger Federer 6–1, 6–3
32. 2014 Hard Indian Wells Serbia Novak Djokovic Switzerland Roger Federer 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
33. 2014 Hard Miami Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–3
34. 2014 Clay Rome Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
35. 2015 Hard Indian Wells Serbia Novak Djokovic Switzerland Roger Federer 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
36. 2015 Hard Miami Serbia Novak Djokovic United Kingdom Andy Murray 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–0
37. 2015 Clay Madrid United Kingdom Andy Murray Spain Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–2
38. 2015 Clay Rome Serbia Novak Djokovic Switzerland Roger Federer 6–4, 6–3
39. 2015 Hard Canada United Kingdom Andy Murray Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
40. 2015 Hard Cincinnati Switzerland Roger Federer Serbia Novak Djokovic 7–6(7–1), 6–3
41. 2015 Hard (i) Paris Serbia Novak Djokovic United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–2, 6–4
42. 2016 Clay Madrid Serbia Novak Djokovic United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
43. 2016 Clay Rome United Kingdom Andy Murray Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–3, 6–3
44. 2017 Hard Miami Switzerland Roger Federer Spain Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–4
45. 2017 Hard Shanghai Switzerland Roger Federer Spain Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–3
46. 2018 Hard Cincinnati Serbia Novak Djokovic Switzerland Roger Federer 6–4, 6–4
47. 2019 Clay Rome Spain Rafael Nadal Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–0, 4–6, 6–1
48. 2021 Clay Rome Spain Rafael Nadal Serbia Novak Djokovic 7–5, 1–6, 6–3

From 2009 until 2021, the Big Four (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray) have combined to win 83 of 110 ATP Masters finals. Djokovic won 33 titles, Nadal won 24 titles, Federer won 14, and Murray 12 titles. The remaining 27 titles were won by 20 different players, with only Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev winning multiple titles during that period of time, five and four titles respectively.

Only thirteen players outside the Big Four have reached three or more Masters finals during 2009–2021. David Ferrer made it to seven finals between 2010 and 2015, winning a title at the 2012 Paris Masters. John Isner has made it to five finals between 2012–2019 and won the 2018 Miami Open title. Tomáš Berdych made 3 finals from 2010 to 2015, and had also previously won the 2005 Paris title. 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. 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.

Of the eleven remaining players that won a Masters title between 2009 and 2021, only Andy Roddick (2010 Miami Open) made it to two finals. Mardy Fish and Andrey Rublev also made it to two finals but won zero titles.

Only on nine occasions during 2009–2021 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)
  • Since the year of first ATP Finals qualification.
ATP Finals200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016 2017201820192020202120222023SR
SFF WF WF FF WF WF WD SFF WF WF WD WD WD WD WM SFF FD SFF SFDN SFD WD 13 / 21

Big Four ATP Finals finals: 6
Year Location Surface Winner Runner-up Score
2010LondonHard (i)Switzerland Roger FedererSpain Rafael Nadal6–3, 3–6, 6–1
2012LondonHard (i)Serbia Novak DjokovicSwitzerland Roger Federer7–6(8–6), 7–5
2013LondonHard (i)Serbia Novak DjokovicSpain Rafael Nadal6–3, 6–4
2014LondonHard (i)Serbia Novak DjokovicSwitzerland Roger FedererWalkover
2015LondonHard (i)Serbia Novak DjokovicSwitzerland Roger Federer6–3, 6–4
2016LondonHard (i)United Kingdom Andy MurraySerbia Novak Djokovic6–3, 6–4

Combined Olympic Games singles performance timeline (best result)
Olympic Games2000200420082012201620212024SR
4thF 2RF GN GM GM 4thD 3 / 6

Big Four Olympic finals
Year Games Surface Winner Runner-up Score
2012LondonGrassUnited Kingdom Andy MurraySwitzerland Roger Federer6–2, 6–1, 6–4

Big Four finals in ATP 500 & ATP 250: 15
No. Year Surface Tournament Winner Runner-up Score
1. 2005 Hard (i) Bangkok Switzerland Roger Federer United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–3, 7–5
2. 2006 Hard Dubai Spain Rafael Nadal Switzerland Roger Federer 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
3. 2008 Grass Queen's Club Spain Rafael Nadal Serbia Novak Djokovic 7–6(8–6), 7–5
4. 2009 Hard (i) Rotterdam United Kingdom Andy Murray Spain Rafael Nadal 6–3, 4–6, 6–0
5. 2009 Hard (i) Basel Serbia Novak Djokovic Switzerland Roger Federer 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
6. 2010 Hard (i) Basel Switzerland Roger Federer Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
7. 2011 Hard Dubai Serbia Novak Djokovic Switzerland Roger Federer 6–3, 6–3
8. 2011 Hard Tokyo United Kingdom Andy Murray Spain Rafael Nadal 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
9. 2012 Hard Dubai Switzerland Roger Federer United Kingdom Andy Murray 7–5, 6–4
10. 2013 Hard Beijing Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–4
11. 2015 Hard Dubai Switzerland Roger Federer Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–3, 7–5
12. 2015 Hard Beijing Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal 6–2, 6–2
13. 2015 Hard (i) Basel Switzerland Roger Federer Spain Rafael Nadal 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
14. 2016 Hard Doha Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal 6–1, 6–2
15. 2017 Hard Doha Serbia Novak Djokovic United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–3, 5–7, 6–4

Big Titles
See also: List of ATP Tour Top-level tournament singles champions

The Grand Slam tournaments, the Masters Series tournaments and the Year-end Championship are considered the top-tier events of the men's professional tour annual calendar, in addition to the quadrennial Summer 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 2005 and 2019, all other tennis players won six Grand Slam titles out of 60, 28 ATP Masters out of 135, five ATP finals out of 15, no Olympic golds out of 3.

Current through the 2023 Shanghai Masters.
Titles Player Grand Slams ATP Finals ATP Masters Olympics Career
Grand Slam		 Golden
Masters		 W–L (%)
AORGWIMUSOIWMIAMONMAD[lower-alpha 3]ROMCANCINSHA[lower-alpha 4]PAR
69 Serbia Novak Djokovic W (10) W (3) W (7) W (4) W (6) W (5) W (6) W (2) W (3) W (6) W (4) W (3) W (4) W (6) 2016, 2021, 2023 2018, 2020 814–157 (83.8%)
59 Spain Rafael Nadal W (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, 2022 × 751–151 (83.3%)
54 Switzerland Roger Federer W (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 (81.2%)
20 United Kingdom Andy Murray F (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) × × 455–165 (73.4%)
202Total69131173622842–663 (81.1%)

Other feats: Djokovic achieved a Non-calendar Grand Slam, Nadal achieved a Career Golden Slam, and both achieved a Surface Slam.

^ Outright record underlined (§ = titles in different tournaments).

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.[16][17][18][19][20] 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.[21] 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
PlayerSerbia DjokovicSpain NadalSwitzerland FedererUnited Kingdom MurrayOverallWin %
Serbia Novak Djokovic 30–29 27–23 25–11 82–63 56.6%
Spain Rafael Nadal 29–30 24–16 17–7 70–53 57.4%
Switzerland Roger Federer 23–27 16–24 14–11 53–62 46.1%
United Kingdom Andy Murray 11–25 7–17 11–14 29–56 34.1%

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). The only other active players who have a Major title to their name are Juan Martín del Potro (2009 US Open), Stan Wawrinka (2014 Australian Open, 2015 French Open, 2016 US Open), Marin Čilić (2014 US Open), Dominic Thiem (2020 US Open), Daniil Medvedev (2021 US Open), and Carlos Alcaraz (2022 US Open and 2023 Wimbledon). Their combined record at Grand Slam tournaments against everyone else is 1170–132.[22] 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 Championships 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

  • Stan Wawrinka, 10 wins (defeated Murray at the 2010 and 2013 US Open and 2017 and 2020 French Open; Nadal at the 2014 Australian Open; Federer at the 2015 French Open; and Djokovic at the 2014 Australian Open, 2015 French Open and 2016 and 2019 US Open).
  • Tomáš Berdych, 6 wins (def. Murray at the 2010 French Open; Federer at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships and 2012 US Open; Djokovic at the 2010 and 2017 Wimbledon Championships; and Nadal at the 2015 Australian Open)
  • Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 5 wins (defeated Murray and Nadal at the 2008 Australian Open; Djokovic at the 2010 Australian Open; and Federer at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and at the 2013 French Open)

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

  • Fernando Verdasco, 4 wins (def. Djokovic at the 2005 US Open; Murray at the 2009 Australian Open and the 2018 US Open; and Nadal at the 2016 Australian Open)
  • Andy Roddick, 3 wins (defeated Nadal at the 2004 US Open; Djokovic at the 2009 Australian Open; and Murray at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships)
  • Marin Čilić, 3 wins (defeated Murray at the 2009 US Open; Federer at the 2014 US Open; and Nadal at the 2018 Australian Open)

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:

  • David Nalbandian (defeated Nadal in the quarter-finals, Djokovic in the semi-finals, and Federer in the finals to win the 2007 Madrid Masters)
  • Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (defeated Djokovic in the round of 16, Murray in the quarter-finals, and Federer in the finals to win the 2014 Canada Masters)

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 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 (post-US Open 2008). Since this time in 2008, the Big Four have won 59 of 66 tournaments (89%). And starting with the 2010 Rome Masters, they had won 31 consecutive tournaments where all four were present, until the 2014 Australian Open.[23]

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 (88%). Since 2008, they have won 32 of 37 tournaments (86%).

Only 14 players have recorded at least one victory over each member of the Big Four.[hth] Of these players, eight have recorded ten or more victories in total, one has a positive record against two members (both are 2–1 win–loss records), and none have a positive record against all four combined.

Top-Level tournament records from 2005 Australian Open – 2023 US Open.

PlayerGrand SlamsATP MastersATP FinalsOlympicsTotal
Big Four 65 / 75 113 / 161 11 / 18 3 / 4 192 / 258 = 74.42%
Rest of the field 10 / 75 48 / 161 7 / 18 1 / 4 66 / 258 = 25.58%

Rankings
Main articles: ATP rankings and 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.[lower-alpha 5]

All four have been world number one. Federer first reached number one in 2004 after winning his first Australian Open, whereas Nadal did in 2008 following his Olympics victory after three straight years of ending the year ranked world No. 2, behind Federer.[32] Similarly, Djokovic achieved world No. 1 status following his Wimbledon victory in 2011, after four consecutive years at No. 3, in a season which is regarded as one of the greatest in the history of the sport.[33][34][35] 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.[36]

They have held:

  • The first two places in the ATP rankings continuously since 25 July 2005 (exclusively by Federer and Nadal from July 2005 to August 2009), and end on 14 March 2021 (total of 794 weeks) when Nadal moved from world number 2 to number 3.
  • The first three places in the ATP rankings continuously from 13 August 2007 to 7 July 2013.
  • The top four places in the ATP rankings for all but 16 weeks from 8 September 2008 to 28 January 2013.

Combined ranking timeline (best result)
  • Since the first year-end No. 1 finish.
ATP Rankings20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023Total
Years		Total
Weeks
1F 1F 1F 1F 1N 1F 1N 1D 1D 1N 1D 1D 1M 1N 1D 1N 1D 1D 2N 18 954
Years at No. 1 5F 1M 5N 7D
Weeks at No. 1 41M 310F 209N 394D

^ 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 ranking19981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Switzerland Roger Federer 301 64 29 13 6 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 6 2 3 16 2 3 3 5 16 97 ret.
Spain Rafael Nadal 811 200 49 51 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 1 3 5 9 1 2 1 2 6 2
Serbia Novak Djokovic 679 186 78 16 3 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 12 1 2 1 1 5
United Kingdom Andy Murray 540 411 63 17 11 4 4 4 4 3 4 6 2 1 16 240 125 122 134 49
  • 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.[37]

Year-end ranking timeline by age at end of season
Year-end ranking171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940
Switzerland Roger Federer 301 64 29 13 6 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 6 2 3 16 2 3 3 5 16
Spain Rafael Nadal 49 51 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 1 3 5 9 1 2 1 2 6 2
Serbia Novak Djokovic 186 78 16 3 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 12 1 2 1 1 5
United Kingdom Andy Murray 411 63 17 11 4 4 4 4 3 4 6 2 1 16 240 125 122 134 49

Big Four ATP world No. 1 era
Correct as of 9 October 2023.
Player Start date End date Weeks Total
Switzerland Roger Federer 2 February 200417 August 2008237‡237
Spain Rafael Nadal 18 August 20085 July 20094646
Switzerland Roger Federer (2) 6 July 20096 June 201048285
Spain Rafael Nadal (2) 7 June 20103 July 201156102
Serbia Novak Djokovic 4 July 20118 July 20125353
Switzerland Roger Federer (3) 9 July 20124 November 201217302
Serbia Novak Djokovic (2) 5 November 20126 October 201348101
Spain Rafael Nadal (3) 7 October 20136 July 201439141
Serbia Novak Djokovic (3) 7 July 20146 November 2016122223
United Kingdom Andy Murray 7 November 201620 August 20174141
Spain Rafael Nadal (4) 21 August 201718 February 201826167
Switzerland Roger Federer (4) 19 February 20181 April 20186308
Spain Rafael Nadal (5) 2 April 201813 May 20186173
Switzerland Roger Federer (5) 14 May 201820 May 20181309
Spain Rafael Nadal (6) 21 May 201817 June 20184177
Switzerland Roger Federer (6) 18 June 201824 June 20181310
Spain Rafael Nadal (7) 25 June 20184 November 201819196
Serbia Novak Djokovic (4) 5 November 20183 November 201952275
Spain Rafael Nadal (8) 4 November 20192 February 202013209
Serbia Novak Djokovic (5) 3 February 202023 March 20207282
Rankings frozen
23 March 202023 August 20202222
Serbia Novak Djokovic (5) 24 August 202027 February 202279361
Serbia Novak Djokovic (6) 21 March 202212 June 202212373
Serbia Novak Djokovic (7) 30 January 202319 March 20237380
Serbia Novak Djokovic (8) 3 April 202321 May 20237387
Serbia Novak Djokovic (9) 12 June 202325 June 20232389
Serbia Novak Djokovic (10) 11 September 2023present5394‡
Total Weeks2 February 2004present954

‡Represents ATP rankings record.

Top 1
Correct as of 9 October 2023.

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

Start date End date Weeks
2 February 200427 February 2022921
21 March 202212 June 202212
30 January 202319 March 20237
3 April 202321 May 20237
12 June 202325 June 20232
11 September 2023present 5
Total954

After Federer became number 1 on 2 February 2004, 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.

Start date End date Weeks
25 July 200514 March 2021794
26 April 20219 May 20212
Total796

Spans per pair:

Pair Start date End date Weeks Total Weeks
Federer–Nadal25 July 200516 August 2009212212
Federer–Murray17 August 200913 September 200944
Federer–Nadal14 September 200931 January 201020232
Djokovic–Federer1 February 201016 May 20101515
Federer–Nadal17 May 20104 July 20107239
Djokovic–Nadal5 July 201015 August 201066
Federer–Nadal16 August 201012 September 20104243
Djokovic–Nadal13 September 201017 October 2010511
Federer–Nadal18 October 201020 March 201122265
Djokovic–Nadal21 March 201113 May 20126071
Djokovic–Federer14 May 201220 May 2012116
Djokovic–Nadal21 May 20128 July 2012778
Djokovic–Federer9 July 201231 March 20133854
Djokovic–Murray1 April 201321 April 201333
Djokovic–Federer22 April 201312 May 2013357
Djokovic–Murray13 May 201318 August 20131417
Djokovic–Nadal19 August 201312 October 201460138
Djokovic–Federer13 October 201416 August 201544101
Djokovic–Murray17 August 201523 August 2015118
Djokovic–Federer24 August 201511 October 20157108
Djokovic–Murray12 October 20151 November 2015321
Djokovic–Federer2 November 20158 November 20151109
Djokovic–Murray9 November 20158 May 20162647
Djokovic–Federer9 May 201615 May 20161110
Djokovic–Murray16 May 201611 June 201756103
Murray–Nadal12 June 201710 September 20171313
Federer–Nadal11 September 201714 October 201857322
Djokovic–Nadal15 October 201814 March 2021104242
Djokovic–Nadal26 April 20219 May 20212244

Top 3

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

Start date End date Weeks
9 July 200730 July 20074
13 August 200724 June 2013308
12 August 20137 October 20139
7 July 201415 August 2016111
17 July 201730 October 201716
10 September 201814 January 201919
6 May 20192 March 202044
Total511

Top 4

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

Start date End date Weeks
8 September 20084 January 201070
18 January 201012 April 201013
3 May 20108 November 201028
29 November 20103 January 20116
4 April 201114 January 201395
18 March 201318 March 20132
20 May 201327 May 20133
2 February 201523 February 20154
9 March 201523 March 20154
20 April 20154 May 20153
6 June 201625 July 20168
17 July 201724 July 20172
Total238

Weeks in Top 4
Correct as of 9 October 2023.
Player No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 Total
Switzerland Roger Federer3102182223548045
Spain Rafael Nadal20938729070756
Serbia Novak Djokovic394116015532741
United Kingdom Andy Murray41791061814407

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

Career Grand Slam tournament 1st seedings

Djokovic has been seeded 1st in 31 Grand Slam tournaments, followed by Federer (24), Nadal (16) and Murray (3).

Year Australia Australian Open France French Open United Kingdom Wimbledon United States US Open
2004United States Andy Roddick Switzerland Federer (1) Switzerland Federer (2) Switzerland Federer (3)
2005Switzerland Federer (4) Switzerland Federer (5) Switzerland Federer (6) Switzerland Federer (7)
2006Switzerland Federer (8) Switzerland Federer (9) Switzerland Federer (10) Switzerland Federer (11)
2007Switzerland Federer (12) Switzerland Federer (13) Switzerland Federer (14) Switzerland Federer (15)
2008Switzerland Federer (16) Switzerland Federer (17) Switzerland Federer (18) Spain Nadal (1)
2009Spain Nadal (2) Spain Nadal (3) Spain Nadal1 (4) Switzerland Federer (19)
2010Switzerland Federer (20) Switzerland Federer (21) Switzerland Federer2 (22) Spain Nadal (5)
2011Spain Nadal (6) Spain Nadal (7) Spain Nadal (8) Serbia Djokovic (1)
2012Serbia Djokovic (2) Serbia Djokovic (3) Serbia Djokovic (4) Switzerland Federer (23)
2013Serbia Djokovic (5) Serbia Djokovic (6) Serbia Djokovic (7) Serbia Djokovic (8)
2014Spain Nadal (9) Spain Nadal (10) Serbia Djokovic2 (9) Serbia Djokovic (10)
2015Serbia Djokovic (11) Serbia Djokovic (12) Serbia Djokovic (13) Serbia Djokovic (14)
2016Serbia Djokovic (15) Serbia Djokovic (16) Serbia Djokovic (17) Serbia Djokovic (18)
2017United Kingdom Murray (1) United Kingdom Murray (2) United Kingdom Murray (3) Spain Nadal (11)
2018Spain Nadal (12) Spain Nadal (13) Switzerland Federer2 (24) Spain Nadal (14)
2019Serbia Djokovic (19) Serbia Djokovic (20) Serbia Djokovic (21) Serbia Djokovic (22)
2020Spain Nadal (15) Serbia Djokovic (24) Tournament cancelled [lower-alpha 2] Serbia Djokovic (23)
2021Serbia Djokovic (25) Serbia Djokovic (26) Serbia Djokovic (27) Serbia Djokovic (28)
2022Serbia Djokovic 3 (29) Serbia Djokovic (30) Serbia Djokovic (31) Russia Medvedev
2023Spain Nadal (16) Spain Alcaraz (1) Spain Alcaraz (2) Spain Alcaraz (3)

[1] Nadal was seeded #1 but withdrew from the tournament after the draw was released.
[2] Seeded first ahead of Nadal despite their world rankings being reversed, this was due to Wimbledon's grass seedings formula.
[3] Djokovic was seeded #1 but withdrew from the tournament after the draw was released.
Bolded name indicates that the tournament was won by the top seed.

Grand Slam performances
See also: Grand Slam (tennis) and List of Grand Slam men's singles champions

Current as of 2023 US Open

Player AO RG WIM USO
Titles Finals Win % Titles Finals Win % Titles Finals Win % Titles Finals Win %
Switzerland Roger Federer 6 7 87% (102–15) 1 5 81% (73–17) 8 12 88% (105–14) 5 7 86% (89–14)
Spain Rafael Nadal 2 6 83% (77–16) 14 14 97% (112–3) 2 5 83% (58–12) 4 5 85% (67–12)
Serbia Novak Djokovic 10 10 92% (89–8) 3 7 85% (92–16) 7 9 89% (92–11) 4 10 87% (88–13)
United Kingdom Andy Murray 0 5 77% (51–15) 0 1 78% (39–11) 2 3 83% (60–12) 1 2 76% (48–15)
Total182886%182787%192887%142484%

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
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
AUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUS
Switzerland Roger Federer 4R 1R W 4R W 3R W W SF SFN W W W FN WN W WD FN WN WD SFD FN FN WDM
Spain Rafael Nadal A A 3R 2R 3R A A 2R 4R WF 2R 3R A WDF FF QF QFM WDF FDF 4R SF WDF WF SFM
Serbia Novak Djokovic A A A A A A A A 1R 2R 3R 3R 1R QFN 4R 3R 4RF SFN SFN FF WF SFN 2R SFF
United Kingdom Andy Murray A A A A A A A A A A 3R 2R 1R 1R 4R 4R 4RN A A 3R 1R 3R QFN FNF

2009–2014
Player
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
AUSRGWIMUS AUSRGWIMUS AUSRGWIMUS AUSRGWIMUS AUSRGWIMUS AUSRGWIMUS
Switzerland Roger Federer FN W W FD WM QF QF SFD SFD FDN QF SFD SFN SFD WDM QF SFM QF 2R 4R SFMN 4R FD SF
Spain Rafael Nadal WF 4R A SF QFM W WM WD QF WMF FMD FMD FFD WD 2R A A WD 1R WD FF WMD 4R A
Serbia Novak Djokovic QF 3R QF SFF QF QF SF FFN WFM SFF WN WFN WMN FFN SFF FM WM SFN FM FN QF FN WF SFM
United Kingdom Andy Murray 4R QF SF 4R FNF 4R SFN 3R FD SFN SFN SFN SFD QF FF WD FFD A WD QF QFF SFN QF QFD

2015–2020
Player
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
AUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSWIMUSRG
Switzerland Roger Federer 3R QF FMD FD SFD A SF A WN A W QF W A QF 4R 4R SFN FND QF SFD NH[lower-alpha 2] A A
Spain Rafael Nadal QF QFD 2R 3R 1R 3R A 4R FF W 4R W QF W SFD SF FD WF SFF W QF A WD
Serbia Novak Djokovic WM FNM WF WF WFM WM 3R F 2R QF QF A 4R QF WN W WN SF WF 4R WF 4R FN
United Kingdom Andy Murray FD SFD SFF 4R FD FD W QF 4R SF QF A A A A 2R 1R A A A A 2R 1R

2021–2026
Player
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
AUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUS AUSRGWIMUS AUSRGWIMUS AUSRGWIMUS AUSRGWIMUS
Switzerland Roger Federer A 4R QF A A A A A retired
Spain Rafael Nadal QF SFD A A W WD SF 4R 2R A A A
Serbia Novak Djokovic W WN W F A QFN W A W W F W
United Kingdom Andy Murray A A 3R 1R 2R A 2R 3R 3R A 2R 2R

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
See also: Tennis performance timeline comparison (men)

Note: age is at the end of the season

17–22
Player 17 18 19 20 21 22
AUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUS
Switzerland Roger Federer A A A A A 1R 1R A 3R 4R 1R 4R 3R QF QF 4R 4R 1R 1R 4R 4R 1R W 4R
Spain Rafael Nadal A A 3R 2R 3R A A 2R 4R WF 2R 3R A WDF FF QF QFM WDF FDF 4R SF WDF WF SFM
Serbia Novak Djokovic A A A A 1R 2R 3R 3R 1R QFN 4R 3R 4RF SFN SFN FF WF SFN 2R SFF QF 3R QF SFF
United Kingdom Andy Murray A A A A A A 3R 2R 1R 1R 4R 4R 4RN A A 3R 1R 3R QFN FNF 4R QF SF 4R

23–28
Player 23 24 25 26 27 28
AUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUS
Switzerland Roger Federer W 3R W W SF SFN W W W FN WN W WD FN WN WD SFD FN FN WDM FN W W FD
Spain Rafael Nadal WF 4R A SF QFM W WM WD QF WMF FMD FMD FFD WD 2R A A WD 1R WD FF WMD 4R A
Serbia Novak Djokovic QF QF SF FFN WFM SFF WN WFN WMN FFN SFF FM WM SFN FM FN QF FN WF SFM WM FNM WF WF
United Kingdom Andy Murray FNF 4R SFN 3R FD SFN SFN SFN SFD QF FF WD FFD A WD QF QFF SFN QF QFD FD SFD SFF 4R

29–34
Player 29 30 31 32 33 34
AUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUS
Switzerland Roger Federer WM QF QF SFD SFD FDN QF SFD SFN SFD WDM QF SFM QF 2R 4R SFMN 4R FD SF 3R QF FMD FD
Spain Rafael Nadal QF QFD 2R 3R 1R 3R A 4R FF W 4R W QF W SFD SF FD WF SFF W QF WD NH[lower-alpha 2] A
Serbia Novak Djokovic WFM WM 3R F 2R QF QF A 4R QF WN W WN SF WF 4R WF FN NH[lower-alpha 2] 4R W WN W F
United Kingdom Andy Murray FD FD W QF 4R SF QF A A A A 2R 1R A A A A 1R 2R A A 3R 1R

35–40
Player 35 36 37 38 39 40
AUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUS
Switzerland Roger Federer SFD A SF A WN A W QF W A QF 4R 4R SFN FND QF SFD A NH[lower-alpha 2] A A 4R QF A
Spain Rafael Nadal QF SFD A A W WD SF 4R 2R A A A
Serbia Novak Djokovic A QFN W A W W F W
United Kingdom Andy Murray 2R A 2R 3R 3R A 2R 2R

41–
Player 41
AUSRGWIMUS
Switzerland Roger Federer retired
Spain Rafael Nadal
Serbia Novak Djokovic
United Kingdom Andy Murray

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 through the 2023 US Open.
Player Grand Slams ATP Finals ATP Masters ATP Tour 500 ATP Tour 250 Olympics Total
Titles Finals Titles Finals Titles Finals Titles Finals Titles Finals Titles Finals Titles Finals
Switzerland Roger Federer 20 31 6 10 28 50 24 31 25 34 0 1 103 157
Spain Rafael Nadal 22 30 0 2 36 53 23 29 10 15 1 1 92 130
Serbia Novak Djokovic 24 36 6 8 39 57 15 18 12 17 0 0 96 136
United Kingdom Andy Murray 3 11 1 1 14 21 9 10 17 25 2 2 46 70

^ Outright record indicated in bold.

National and international representation

{{see also ITF team competitions: Olympics, Davis Cup, Hopman Cup and ATP team competitions: Laver Cup, ATP Cup, United Cup}}

Current as of 2023 United Cup

  • The United Cup, a mixed-gender team event from 2023, directly replaced now defunct ATP Cup (2020-22).
  • A player being considered as a part of Davis Cup winning team, if he is nominated for the Finals.

Overall performance in all competitions
PlayerOlympicsDavis CupHopman CupLaver CupATP CupUnited CupOverallWin %YearsTitles
Switzerland Roger Federer 20–7 52–18 27–9 8–4 – – 107–38 73.8% 1999–2022 8
Spain Rafael Nadal 16–4 37–5 – 3–4 6–2 0–2 62–17 78.5% 2004–2023 8
Serbia Novak Djokovic 16–10 42–13 20–8 2–3 11–1 – 91–35 72.2% 2004–2022 3
United Kingdom Andy Murray 19–7 41–10 18–8 0–2 – – 78–27 74.3% 2005–2022 3

Performance comparison by events representation
Player Olympics Davis Cup Hopman Cup Laver Cup ATP Cup / United Cup
Events Medals Match
wins		 Win
 %		 Ties Titles Match
wins		 Win
 %		 Events Titles Match
wins		 Win
 %		 Events Titles Match
wins		 Win
 %		 Events Titles Match
wins		 Win
 %
Switzerland Federer 7 2 20 74% 27 1 52 74% 5 3 27 75% 4 3 8 67% not participated
Spain Nadal 6 2 16 80% 23 4 37 88% not participated 3 2 3 43% 2 0 6 60%
Serbia Djokovic 8 1 16 62% 32 1 42 76% 4 0 20 71% 2 1 2 40% 2 1 11 92%
United Kingdom Murray 9 3 19 73% 24 1 41 80% 4 0 18 69% 1 0 0 0% not participated

Combined achievements

All four
  1. Won 65 of the last 75 Grand Slam events (as of the 2023 US Open), this is 87% of the majors won since the Australian Open in 2005.
  2. Represented in the final of 71 of the last 75 Grand Slam events (2005 Australian Open–2023 US Open).
  3. Won every Wimbledon from 2003 to 2022 (19 consecutive titles); furthermore 9 out of the 16 Wimbledon finals from 2006 to 2022 have been contested by two of the Big Four.
  4. 8 of the 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 out 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 (86%) from 2005 Indian Wells – 2017 Madrid.
  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.[38]
  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.

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 83 Majors as of the 2023 US Open, which is 80% of majors won since the Australian Open 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 91% of majors won.
  5. Represented in 70 of 75 Major finals from the 2005 Australian Open up to and including the 2023 US Open.
  6. Won 17 of the last 18 Australian Open titles since 2006 (represented in all 18 finals), as of 2023.
  7. Only three players in history to play 20 or more Major finals. Djokovic has reached 36 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
Award20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020 2021 2022
ATP Awards
Player of the Year F F F F N F N D D N D D M N D N D D
Sportsmanship Award F F F F F F N F F F F F F F N N N N
Fan Favorite F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F N
Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year F N D F M M
ITF World Champions
Men's Singles F F F F N F N D D D D D M N D N not held D N
Laureus World Sports Awards1
Sportsman of the Year F F F F N D D D F D N
Breakthrough of the Year N M
Comeback of the Year N F
ESPY Award 1
Best International Athlete F
Best Male Tennis Player F F F F F F N D D N D D D F F F not held D N
BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Sports Personality of the Year M M M
Overseas Sports Personality of the Year F F F N D F
L'Équipe Champion of Champions
International F F F N N F / N N D
La Gazzetta dello Sport
World Sportsman of the Year F F F F
Marca
Marca Leyenda F N D
Flag bearer at the Summer Olympics
Opening ceremony F not held F not held D not held M, N not held

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.

  • () = active record (updated Monday 9 October 2023).

Bold = age leader in completed years.

Current or former record of the Open Era
Age (end of season)181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041
Switzerland Federer's season199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Spain Nadal's season200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027
Serbia Djokovic/United Kingdom Murray's season200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028
Grand Slam titles Federer0000146912131516161717171717192020202020
Nadal0123569101113141414161719202022(22)
Djokovic00011145671012121416172021(24)
Murray000000012223333333(3)
Grand Slam match wins Federer072026396185112138162188208228247260279297307325339357362369369
Nadal61936568095120143157171187198203226247271282291313(314)
Djokovic51433516685110134158180207228237258280296323334(361)
Murray391426415778100117134153176188189189190192196(200)
Masters titles Federer00011481214141617182121232424272728282828
Nadal0469121518192126272728303335353636(36)
Djokovic002455101316202630303234363738(39)
Murray00024688991114141414141414(14)
All titles Federer001411223345535761667076778288889599103103103103
Nadal1121723313643465060646769758084868892(92)
Djokovic027111618283441485966687277818691(96)
Murray01381416212428313544454546464646(46)
Ranking Federer6429136211112123262316233516-
Nadal51222121241359121262(237)
Djokovic781633331121121212115(1)
Murray6317114444346211624012512213449(41)
Weeks at number 1 Federer0000048100152204237262285285302302302302302302310310310310310
Nadal0000194676102102115141141141160196205209209209(209)
Djokovic0000002662101127179223223232275301353373(394)
Murray000000000008414141414141(41)
Win percentage Federer42.8650.5058.4862.9568.2172.7776.5279.4480.4480.5580.8181.0381.2781.6081.1181.4481.6581.5181.9481.9982.0882.0981.9881.98
Nadal60.8176.0778.2179.3181.3181.5082.3782.3482.7083.6183.4582.7482.2482.4582.8783.2283.1183.1083.10(82.92)
Djokovic48.1562.3570.3573.1275.1475.5278.0279.2280.4481.1882.4582.8982.7782.6182.6882.9583.2583.35(83.62)
Murray58.3360.6766.4470.4574.4173.9675.1275.5076.3176.1176.9978.3678.0777.7977.4477.2676.3575.47(74.97)
Match wins Federer155110015823631039148355161767874380787892399610591080113411841237124212511251
Nadal45124183253335401472541583658706767806874919977100410281067(1068)
Djokovic13531211852633243944695436046867517838368939349891031(1077)
Murray145497155221267323379422481552630655662672676691717(731)
Top 10 wins Federer149192846618097104119135145161165182197198212216224224224224
Nadal4919304761728899123129136140152162171174178185(185)
Djokovic1392035396084108127158179181196205215229240(251)
Murray049213542496166718399101101101102104105(105)
Matches played Federer3510117125134642651160868576683991799310761138122312971325138414441507151315261526
Nadal74163234319412492573657705787846927980106011091174120812371284(1288)
Djokovic278517225335042950559267574483290694610121080112611881237(1288)
Murray2489146220297361430502553632717804839851869876905950(975)
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
Nadal0.74.68.314.020.827.237.445.150.164.671.475.978.791.4103.3119.6123.5125.0134.3(134.6)
Djokovic0.20.94.810.516.020.332.945.758.172.494.1107.7109.8125.8139.2145.6154.7164.7(175.3)
Murray0.20.91.85.59.914.019.124.930.334.242.458.760.861.061.561.862.363.2(64.1)
Age (end of season)181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041
Switzerland Federer's season199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Spain Nadal's season200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027
Serbia Djokovic/United Kingdom 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.123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839SR
Federer won at Grand Slam no. 1719212225262729303133343840414353697072 20 / 81
Nadal691317182024252628323436384850525658606364 22 / 67
Djokovic132527282933394143444546545556586063646568697072 24 / 72
Murray283042 3 / 58
Federer won at ATP Masters no. 223538394142444546475052575975778494959799112113119124125127133 28 / 138
Nadal10111214171822242533353640424351525359676970727374758195102103109111112116117123 36 / 128
Djokovic111519233645464748495357596368697071737778798081848586878991104105110114115116119122126 39 / 126
Murray2526293339415152637981899192 14 / 115
Federer won at Tour Finals no. 2356910 6 / 17
Nadal 0 / 10
Djokovic2678915 6 / 15
Murray8 1 / 8
Federer won at Olympic Games no. 0 / 4
Nadal1 1 / 2
Djokovic 0 / 4
Murray23 2 / 3
^ Correct as of 2023 US Open.

See also

Notes
  1. The exceptions were Marat Safin's wins at the 2005 Australian Open, del Potro's win at the 2009 US Open, Stan Wawrinka's wins at the 2014 Australian Open, 2015 French Open and 2016 US Open, Marin Čilić's win at the 2014 US Open, Dominic Thiem's win at the 2020 US Open, Daniil Medvedev's win at the 2021 US Open and Carlos Alcaraz's win at the 2022 US Open and 2023 Wimbledon.
  2. not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. Held as Hamburg Masters until 2008, and Madrid Masters 2009–present.
  4. Held as Madrid Masters from 2002 to 2008, and Shanghai Masters 2009–present.
  5. See[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]

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