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 21st century. The Big Four consist of Roger Federer,[1] Rafael Nadal,[2] Novak Djokovic,[3] and Andy Murray.[4]

Main article: Big Four Dominance

Overall dominance
Andy Murray won the Olympic gold medal in 2012, defeating Roger Federer in the final.

Since the 2005 Australian Open the Big Four have won all three Olympic Games singles tournaments, all but six majors[5] and all but four ATP Finals championships.

The dominance does not just consist of winning the events either, with all four members regularly making it to the latter stages of the tournament. Out of 61 majors between the 2005 French Open and 2020 US Open, the only finals not to include any member of the Big Four were those of 2014 and 2020 US Open. 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 have 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. At the Olympics, members of the Big Four took five of the nine available singles medals in 2008, 2012 and 2016, and also including doubles have a total of five golds, two silvers and a bronze from these Games.[6][7][8] Murray has three Olympic medals, whilst Nadal and Federer have won two Olympic medals each. Murray is the only one to have won two medals at the same tournament, taking both the singles gold medal and the mixed doubles silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is also the only player of either gender to win two gold medals in the singles event. Djokovic is the only member not to have won a gold medal in any event so far, although he did win the singles bronze medal in 2008.

The Big Four, along with Rod Laver, Tony Roche and Ivan Lendl, are the only men in Open Era history to reach the semi-finals at all four Majors in a single calendar year.[9][10] Federer has achieved this a record five times in his career so far and Djokovic four times. However, this feat was accomplished many more times in the pre-Open Era. 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.[11] 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, Federer (31), Nadal (28) and Djokovic (27) have each surpassed this mark.

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
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 Slam1999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020 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 15 / 21
French Open 1RF 4RF QFF 1RF 1RF 3RF WN WN WN WN WF WN WN WN WN WN FD WD WN WN WN WN 15 / 22
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 1] 17 / 21
US Open Q2F 3RF 4RF 4RF 4RF WF WF WF WF WF FF WN WD WM WN SFDF WD FD WN WD WN 4RD 13 / 20

Big Four Head-to-Head Grand Slam finals: 33
No. Year Championship Surface Winner Runner-up Score
1.2006French OpenClay Rafael Nadal Roger Federer1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2.2006WimbledonGrass Roger Federer Rafael Nadal6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3
3.2007French OpenClay Rafael Nadal Roger Federer6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
4.2007WimbledonGrass Roger Federer Rafael Nadal7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–2
5.2007US OpenHard Roger Federer Novak Djokovic7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2), 6–4
6.2008French OpenClay Rafael Nadal Roger Federer6–1, 6–3, 6–0
7.2008WimbledonGrass Rafael Nadal Roger Federer6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7
8.2008US OpenHard Roger Federer Andy Murray6–2, 7–5, 6–2
9.2009Australian OpenHard Rafael Nadal Roger Federer7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2
10.2010Australian OpenHard Roger Federer Andy Murray6–3, 6–4, 7–6(13–11)
11.2010US OpenHard Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
12.2011Australian OpenHard Novak Djokovic Andy Murray6–4, 6–2, 6–3
13.2011French OpenClay Rafael Nadal Roger Federer7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1
14.2011WimbledonGrass Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
15.2011US OpenHard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
16.2012Australian OpenHard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
17.2012French OpenClay Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
18.2012WimbledonGrass Roger Federer Andy Murray4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
19.2012US OpenHard Andy Murray Novak Djokovic7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2
20.2013Australian OpenHard Novak Djokovic Andy Murray6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–2
21.2013WimbledonGrass Andy Murray Novak Djokovic6–4, 7–5, 6–4
22.2013US OpenHard Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
23.2014French OpenClay Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4
24.2014WimbledonGrass Novak Djokovic Roger Federer6–7(7–9), 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–4
25.2015Australian OpenHard Novak Djokovic Andy Murray7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0
26.2015WimbledonGrass Novak Djokovic Roger Federer7–6(7–1), 6–7(10–12), 6–4, 6–3
27.2015US OpenHard Novak Djokovic Roger Federer6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
28.2016Australian OpenHard Novak Djokovic Andy Murray6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
29.2016French OpenClay Novak Djokovic Andy Murray3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
30.2017Australian OpenHard Roger Federer Rafael Nadal6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
31.2019Australian OpenHard Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal6–3, 6–2, 6–3
32.2019WimbledonGrass Novak Djokovic Roger Federer7–6(7–5), 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 13–12(7–3)
33.2020French OpenClay Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic6–0, 6–2, 7–5

Combined ATP Finals performance timeline (best result)
ATP Finals199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016 2017201820192020SR
Did Not Qualify SFF WF WF FF WF WF WD SFF WF WF WD WD WD WD WM SFF FD SFF SFDN 12 / 19

Big Four ATP Finals finals: 6
Year Location Surface Winner Runner-up Score
2010LondonHard (i) Roger Federer Rafael Nadal6–3, 3–6, 6–1
2012LondonHard (i) Novak Djokovic Roger Federer7–6(8–6), 7–5
2013LondonHard (i) Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal6–3, 6–4
2014LondonHard (i) Novak Djokovic Roger FedererWalkover
2015LondonHard (i) Novak Djokovic Roger Federer6–3, 6–4
2016LondonHard (i) Andy Murray Novak Djokovic6–3, 6–4

Combined Olympic Games singles performance timeline (best result)
Olympic Games200020042008201220162021SR
4thF 2RF GN GM GM 3 / 5

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

ATP Masters tournaments

Similarly, ATP Masters events have been dominated by the Big Four. Djokovic lead with 36 titles, followed by Nadal (35), Federer (28) and Murray (14). They have won a combined 113 titles (being represented in 128 finals). 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. Since 2003 no other player has won more than 3 titles. Nadal (386), Federer (381) and Djokovic (365) have won more matches than any other player (Jimmy Connors is a distant fourth with 261). Murray (215) stands seventh.

Combined Masters performance timeline (best result)
Big Two Big Four Big Three
ATP Tour Masters199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016 20172018 201920202021SR
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 1] 13 / 19
Miami Open 1RF 2RF QFF FF QFF 4RN WF WF WD FN WM SFN WD WD WM WD WD WD WF 2RDF WF 12 / 21
Monte-Carlo Masters 1RF 1RF QFF 2RF 3RN A WN WN WN WN WN WN WN WN WD FF WD WN WN WN SFN 13 / 20
Madrid Open[lower-alpha 2] A 1RF 1RF WF 3RNF WF WF 2RMD WF WN WF WN WD WF WN WN WM WD WN QFN WD 15 / 20
Italian Open A 1RF 3RF 1RF FF 2RF WN WN WN WD WN WN WD WN WN WD WD WM FD WN WN WD 15 / 21
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 1] 14 / 19
Cincinnati Masters A 1RF A 1RF 2RF 1RFN WF QFNM WF WM WF WF WM WF WN WF WF FM QFN WD SFD WD 12 / 20
Shanghai Masters[lower-alpha 3] A 2RF 2RF QFF SFF 2RN WN WF FF WM FN WM WM WD WD WF WD WM WF WD QFDF NH[lower-alpha 1] 12 / 20
Paris Masters A 1RF 2RF QFF QFF A 3RD 3RM FN QFNFM WD SFF WF 3RM WD WD WD WM QFN FD WD SFN 7 / 19
Big Four ATP Masters finals: 47

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 6–7 Djokovic; Nadal 1–1 Murray; Djokovic 5–5 Murray.

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

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

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

The four Grand Slams, the ATP Finals, the ATP Masters and the Summer Olympics, make up the 15 most coveted tournaments in men's tennis. Although no player has won each of these 15 events in men's singles, Djokovic is the closest to achieve all 15 tournaments, missing only the Olympic title. Murray is only the second player in the Open Era after Agassi to have won a Major, Masters title, Tour Finals, Davis Cup and Olympic Gold.

Federer and Nadal are two behind Djokovic. Nadal has also achieved a Career Grand Slam and a Career Golden Slam, but has thus far fallen short of winning the Tour Finals, the Miami Open and Paris Masters. Federer has also achieved a Career Grand Slam, but is missing the Olympic Gold in singles, the Monte-Carlo Masters and Italian Open. Murray has won 11 of the 15 events.

Federer and Nadal have reached the final of each of the 15 elite tournaments. Djokovic has reached the final of all of them except the Olympics. Murray has yet to play in the final at Monte Carlo.

^ This table is current as of 2020 ATP Finals.[12]

Player Grand Slams ATP Finals ATP Masters Olympics Career
Slam		 Golden
Masters		 W–L (%) Total[13]
AORGWIMUSOIWMIAMONMAD[lower-alpha 2]ROMCANCINSHA[lower-alpha 3]PAR
Novak Djokovic W (8) W (1) W (5) W (3) W (5) W (5) W (6) W (2) W (3) W (5) W (4) W (2) W (4) W (5) 2016 2018 708–144 (83.1%) 58
Rafael Nadal W (1) W (13) W (2) W (4) F (2) W (3) F (5) W (11) W (5) W (9) W (5) W (1) W (1) F (1) 2010 / 701–138 (83.6%) 56
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 / 815–189 (81.2%) 54
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) / / 433–143 (75.2%) 20

Open-era tournament record underlined.
*Denotes Masters titles were won in different tournaments.

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

This table is current as of 2020 French Open[14]

Player AO RG WIM USO
Titles Finals Match wins Titles Finals Match wins Titles Finals Match wins Titles Finals Match wins
Roger Federer 6 7 102 1 5 70 8 12 101 5 7 89
Rafael Nadal 1 5 65 13 13 100 2 5 53 4 5 64
Novak Djokovic 8 8 75 1 5 74 5 6 72 3 8 75
Andy Murray 0 5 48 0 1 39 2 3 57 1 2 46

All Career Finals Performance Comparison

This table is current as of 2020 French Open[15]

Player Grand Slams ATP Finals Olympic Gold ATP Masters ATP Tour 500 ATP Tour 250 Total
Titles Finals Titles Finals Titles Finals Titles Finals Titles Finals Titles Finals Titles Finals
Roger Federer 20 31 6 10 0 1 28 50 24 31 25 34 103 157
Rafael Nadal 20 28 0 2 1 1 35 51 21 27 9 14 86 123
Novak Djokovic 17 27 5 7 0 0 36 52 14 17 9 13 81 116
Andy Murray 3 11 1 1 2 2 14 21 9 10 17 23 46 68

Boldface indicates an Open era record. Italics indicate a record since the reorganization of the ATP World Tour in 1990.

Big Four vs the rest of the field

The Big Four have collectively won 60 Major titles (with Federer and Nadal a record 20, Djokovic 17, 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), and Dominic Thiem (2020 US Open). Starting with the 2005 Wimbledon Championships, their combined record at Grand Slam tournaments against everyone else is 707–62.[16] 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).
  • Tomas 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 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 two players have beaten a member of the Big Four in a major final. The first to do so was Juan Martin 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. In all four cases, 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.[17]

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 2005–present

PlayerGrand SlamsATP MastersATP FinalsOlympicsTotal
Big Four 55 / 61 109 / 137 10 / 15 3 / 3 177 / 216 = 81.94%
Rest of the field 6 / 61 28 / 137 5 / 15 0 / 3 39 / 216 = 18.06%

^ As of 2020 Rome Masters.

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. The last time a Grand Slam semi-final did not feature Federer, Nadal or Djokovic was the 2004 French Open. Only two Grand Slam finals since the 2005 Australian Open have been contested without any of the big three, the 2014 US Open and the 2016 Wimbledon.

2003–2008
Tournament Federer Big Two Big Four
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
AUSFREWIMUS AUSFREWIMUS AUSFREWIMUS AUSFREWIMUS AUSFREWIMUS AUSFREWIMUS
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
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
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
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
Tournament Big Four
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
AUSFREWIMUS AUSFREWIMUS AUSFREWIMUS AUSFREWIMUS AUSFREWIMUS AUSFREWIMUS
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
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
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
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
Tournament Big Four Big Three
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
AUSFREWIMUS AUSFREWIMUS AUSFREWIMUS AUSFREWIMUS AUSFREWIMUS AUSWIMUSFREP
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 1] A A
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
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
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

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.
P indicates the tournament was rescheduled to September 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Grand Slam tournament performance comparison by age
See also: Tennis performance timeline comparison (men)

17–22
Tournament 17 18 19 20 21 22
1998, 2003, 2004 1999, 2004, 2005 2000, 2005, 2006 2001, 2006, 2007 2002, 2007, 2008 2003, 2008, 2009
AUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUS
Roger Federer A A A A A 1R 1R A 3R 4R 1R 3R 3R QF QF 4R 4R 1R 1R 4R 4R 1R W 4R
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
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
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
Tournament 23 24 25 26 27 28
2004, 2009, 2010 2005, 2010, 2011 2006, 2011, 2012 2007, 2012, 2013 2008, 2013, 2014 2009, 2014, 2015
AUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUS
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
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
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
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
Tournament 29 30 31 32 33 34
2010, 2015, 2016 2011, 2016, 2017 2012, 2017, 2018 2013, 2018, 2019 2014, 2019, 2020 2015, 2020, 2021
AUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUS
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
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 1] A
Novak Djokovic WFM WM 3R F 2R QF QF A 4R QF WN W WN SF WF 4R WF FN NH[lower-alpha 1] 4R
Andy Murray FD FD W QF 4R SF QF A A A A 2R 1R A A A A 1R 2R A

35–40
Tournament 35 36 37 38 39 40
2016, 2021, 2022 2017, 2022, 2023 2018, 2023, 2024 2019, 2024, 2025 2020, 2025, 2026 2021, 2026, 2027
AUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUSAUSRGWIMUS
Roger Federer SFD A SF A WN A W QF W A QF 4R 4R SFN FND QF SFD A NH[lower-alpha 1] A A
Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic
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.

Rankings
Main article: ATP Rankings

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 4]

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.[26] 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.[27][28][29] 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.[30]

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). As of 3 February 2020, this represents 759 weeks.
  • 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 ATP Year-end ranking timeline (best result)
Year-end Ranking19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021Total
Years		Total
Weeks
64F 29F 13F 6F 2F 1F 1F 1F 1F 1N 1F 1N 1D 1D 1N 1D 1D 1M 1N 1D 1N 1D 17 867
Years at No.1 5F 1M 5N 6D
Weeks at No.1 41M 310F 209N 307D

ATP Year-end ranking timeline by year
Year End Ranking199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
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
Rafael Nadal 811 200 49 51 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 1 3 5 9 1 2 1 2
Novak Djokovic 679 186 78 16 3 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 12 1 2 1
Andy Murray 540 411 63 17 11 4 4 4 4 3 4 6 2 1 16 240 125 122

ATP Year-end ranking timeline by age at end of season
Year End Ranking171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940
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
Rafael Nadal 49 51 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 1 3 5 9 1 2 1 2
Novak Djokovic 186 78 16 3 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 12 1 2 1
Andy Murray 411 63 17 11 4 4 4 4 3 4 6 2 1 16 240 125 122

Current rankings
ATP Rankings (singles) as of 8 February 2021[31]
# Player Points Move† Tours
1 Novak Djokovic (SRB)12,03018
2 Rafael Nadal (ESP)9,85018
5 Roger Federer (SUI)6,63016
125 Andy Murray (GBR)547110

†Change since previous week's rankings

Big Four ATP world No. 1 era
* All statistics correct as of 8 February 2021.
Player Start date End date Weeks Total
Roger Federer 2 February 200417 August 2008237237
Rafael Nadal 18 August 20085 July 20094646
Roger Federer (2) 6 July 20096 June 201048285
Rafael Nadal (2) 7 June 20103 July 201156102
Novak Djokovic 4 July 20118 July 20125353
Roger Federer (3) 9 July 20124 November 201217302
Novak Djokovic (2) 5 November 20126 October 201348101
Rafael Nadal (3) 7 October 20136 July 201439141
Novak Djokovic (3) 7 July 20146 November 2016122223
Andy Murray 7 November 201620 August 20174141
Rafael Nadal (4) 21 August 201718 February 201826167
Roger Federer (4) 19 February 20181 April 20186308
Rafael Nadal (5) 2 April 201813 May 20186173
Roger Federer (5) 14 May 201820 May 20181309
Rafael Nadal (6) 21 May 201817 June 20184177
Roger Federer (6) 18 June 201824 June 20181310
Rafael Nadal (7) 25 June 20184 November 201819196
Novak Djokovic (4) 5 November 20183 November 201952275
Rafael Nadal (8) 4 November 20192 February 202013209
Novak Djokovic (5) 3 February 202023 March 20207282
ATP Ranking is frozen
23 March 202023 August 20202222
Novak Djokovic (5) 24 August 2020Present25307
Total Weeks2 February 2004Present867

Represents ATP rankings record.

Top 4 time spans
* All statistics correct as of 8 February 2021.
Top 1

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

Start date End date Weeks
2 February 2004Present867

After Federer became number 1 on 2 February 2004, the Big 4 member holding the no. 1 ranking changed 19 times.

Top 2

Time spans Big 4 held the top 2 ATP Ranking positions.

Start date End date Weeks
25 July 2005Present790

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 2018Present100238
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
Player\Ranking 1 2 3 4 Total
Roger Federer3101218222354804
Rafael Nadal20936425754684
Novak Djokovic30714414832631
Andy Murray41791061814407

No other contemporary player comes close to these stats. The nearest is Stan Wawrinka:

Player\Ranking 1 2 3 4 Total
Stan Wawrinka006096156

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

Career Grand Slam tournament 1st seedings

Djokovic has been seeded 1st in 25 Grand Slam tournaments, followed by Federer (24), Nadal (15) and Murray (3).

Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
2004(Roddick) Federer (1) Federer (2) Federer (3)
2005 Federer (4) Federer (5) Federer (6) Federer (7)
2006 Federer (8) Federer (9) Federer (10) Federer (11)
2007 Federer (12) Federer (13) Federer (14) Federer (15)
2008 Federer (16) Federer (17) Federer (18) Nadal (1)
2009 Nadal (2) Nadal (3) Nadal1 (4) Federer (19)
2010 Federer (20) Federer (21) Federer2 (22) Nadal (5)
2011 Nadal (6) Nadal (7) Nadal (8) Djokovic (1)
2012 Djokovic (2) Djokovic (3) Djokovic (4) Federer (23)
2013 Djokovic (5) Djokovic (6) Djokovic (7) Djokovic (8)
2014 Nadal (9) Nadal (10) Djokovic2 (9) Djokovic (10)
2015 Djokovic (11) Djokovic (12) Djokovic (13) Djokovic (14)
2016 Djokovic (15) Djokovic (16) Djokovic (17) Djokovic (18)
2017 Murray (1) Murray (2) Murray (3) Nadal (11)
2018 Nadal (12) Nadal (13) Federer2 (24) Nadal (14)
2019 Djokovic (19) Djokovic (20) Djokovic (21) Djokovic (22)
2020 Nadal (15) Djokovic (24) Tournament Cancelled[lower-alpha 1] Djokovic (23)
2021 Djokovic (25)

[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.
Bolded name indicates that the tournament was won by the top seed.

Main international tennis and sports awards
See also: ATP Awards
Award20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
ATP Awards
Player of the Year F F F F N F N D D N D D M N D N N
Sportsmanship Award F F F F F F N F F F F F F F N N N
Fan Favorite F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year F N D F M
ITF World Champions
Men's Singles F F F F N F N D D D D D M N D N
Laureus World Sports Awards1
Sportsman of the Year F F F F N D D D F D
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
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
La Gazzetta dello Sport
World Sportsman of the Year F F F F
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.

Combined achievements

All four
  1. Won 56 of 62 last Grand Slam events (as of the 2020 French Open), this is 90.3% of majors won since the French Open in 2005.
  2. Represented in the final of 60 of the last 62 Grand Slam events (2005 French Open–2020 French Open).
  3. Won every Wimbledon since 2003 (17 consecutive titles), furthermore 9 out of the last 14 Wimbledon finals have been contested by two of the Big 4, as of 2019. During this period Federer has won an Open Era record 8 titles, Djokovic 5, Nadal and Murray 2 apiece.
  4. Won 13 out of the last 16 US Opens as of 2019.
  5. 8 of the 9 Australian Open finals from 2009 to 2017 (all except 2014) have been contested by two of the Big Four.
  6. 32 Grand Slam tournament finals featured two from the Big Four, the most of any four players.
  7. 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 French Open.
  8. 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).
  9. Along with Stefan Edberg, they are the only players to reach 5 or more Australian Open finals in the Open Era.
  10. Consecutively held the world No. 1 ranking since February 2004.
  11. Occupied the world No. 1 and 2 rankings since July 2005.
  12. Won 105 of the last 131 Masters tournaments as of Shanghai 2017. (Represented in 109 finals)
  13. Won 18 consecutive Masters tournaments from the 2014 Cincinnati Open – 2016 Canadian Open.
  14. All 9 Masters tournaments won in 2011, 2013, and 2015.
  15. Won every Grand Slam, Masters tournaments and the ATP World Tour Finals in 2011 and 2013.
  16. Won at least 6 of the 9 Masters tournaments for eleven consecutive years. (2005–2016)
  17. Occupied top four places in the rankings for 5 years, all consecutive. (2008–2012)
  18. Won BBC Sports Personality (or Overseas Personality) of the year and ATP Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year.
  19. Reached 11+ consecutive Grand Slam tournament quarter-finals.
  20. Reached the semi-finals of every ATP Finals since 2002.
  21. The only four players to have reached the semi-finals or better at all nine ATP Masters series events at least once.[32]
  22. Were ranked in the year-end top 6 every year at age 21 through 29.
  23. Top four prize money leaders of all time.

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 or more titles at a single Grand Slam event.
  3. Won 53 of the last 62 Majors as of the 2020 French Open, which is 85.5% of majors won since the French Open in 2005.
  4. Won 29 out of 30 Grand Slam events from the 2005 French Open up to and including Wimbledon 2012 which is 97% of majors won.
  5. Represented in 59 of 62 Major finals from the 2005 French Open up to and including the 2020 French Open.
  6. Won 14 of the last 15 Australian Open titles (represented in all 15 finals), as of 2020.
  7. Only three players in history to play 20 or more Major finals. Federer has reached 31 finals, Nadal has 28 finals and Djokovic 27.
  8. Only three players in history to play 32 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 (13 years).
  12. Occupied the top 3 places in the year-end rankings for 8 years, 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 (2003–present).
  14. Set or tied the Open Era record for most titles won in all four Grand Slam events – Djokovic with 8 Australian Open titles, Federer with 8 Wimbledon titles and 5 US Open titles (tied), and Nadal with 13 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 twice from 2008 to 2009 and in 2010, Federer in 2008/2009, and Djokovic from 2015 to 2016.
  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/Australian Championships and the French Open/French Championships.
  18. Hold the Open Era top 3 for number of semi-finals and quarter-finals reached at the French Open.
  19. Won 8 out of 9 Masters tournaments in 2012.
  20. Won 7 out of 9 Masters tournaments in 2007 and 2014 and were represented in every final both years.
  21. Hold the top three for match wins against top 10 ranked opponents.
  22. Hold the top 11 spots for winning top 10 ranked opponents wins in single season.
  23. Top three earliest to clinch year-end No. 1 leaders since the ATP Rankings started in 1973.
  24. Held the Year-End Number 1 ranking for 12 consecutive years (2004–2015). No other three players have held the year end number 1 ranking for 12 consecutive years.
  25. All three have simultaneously appeared in 13 Major semi-finals (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 – 2016, a record 7 consecutive titles. During this period Djokovic won 4, Federer won 2 and Murray won 1.

Legacy and recognition

Prize money

Djokovic, Federer, Nadal and Murray make up the top four prize money leaders of all time (not adjusted for inflation).[33]

Additionally, they have collectively owned the 10 biggest single season payouts ranging from $13.06 million to $21.15 million.

CareerPrize moneyEnding
1. Novak Djokovic$145,656,1772020
2. Roger Federer$129,946,6832020
3. Rafael Nadal$123,482,7642020
4. Andy Murray$61,793,3682020
5. Pete Sampras$43,280,4892002
6. Stan Wawrinka$34,632,7082020
7. David Ferrer$31,483,9112019
8. Andre Agassi$31,152,9752006
9. Tomáš Berdych$29,491,3282019
10. Marin Čilić$28,286,5452020
Single seasonPrize moneyYear
1. Novak Djokovic$21,146,1452015
2. Andy Murray$16,349,7012016
3. Rafael Nadal$16,349,5862019
4. Novak Djokovic$15,967,1842018
5. Rafael Nadal$15,864,0002017
6. Rafael Nadal$14,570,9352013
7. Novak Djokovic$14,250,5272014
8. Novak Djokovic$14,138,8242016
9. Novak Djokovic$13,372,3552019
10. Roger Federer$13,054,8562017

^ as of 1 February 2021.
^ Active players in bold.

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.[34][35][36][37][38] Amongst the four of them they have played 217 matches against each other, 65 of which were at Grand Slam events. This includes 30 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.[39] 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.

Head-to-head records
Player Djokovic Nadal Federer MurrayOverallWin %
Novak Djokovic 29–27 27–23 25–11 81–61 57%
Rafael Nadal 27–29 24–16 17–7 68–52 56.7%
Roger Federer 23–27 16–24 14–11 53-62 46.1%
Andy Murray 11–25 7–17 11–14 29–56 34.1%

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 25 January 2021).

Bold = age leader in completed years.

Current or former record of the Open Era
Age (end of season)1819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940
Federer's season19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Nadal's season20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Djokovic/ Murray's season20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027
Grand Slam titlesFederer000014691213151616171717171719202020
Nadal012356910111314141416171920
Djokovic0001114567101212141617
Murray0000000122233333
Grand Slam match winsFederer072026396185112138162188208228247260279297307325339357362
Nadal61936568095120143157171187198203226247271282
Djokovic51433516685110134158180207228237258280296
Murray391426415778100117134153176188189189190
Masters titlesFederer0001148121414161718212123242427272828
Nadal046912151819212627272830333535
Djokovic00245510131620263030323436
Murray0002468899111414141414
All titlesFederer001411223345535761667076778288889599103103
Nadal112172331364346506064676975808486
Djokovic02711161828344148596668727781
Murray0138141621242831354445454646
Matches playedFederer35101171251346426511608685766839917993107611381223129713251384144415071513
Nadal741632343194124925736577057878469279801060110911741208
Djokovic2785172253350429505592675744832906946101210801126
Murray2489146220297361430502553632717804839851869876
Match winsFederer1551100158236310391483551617678743807878923996105910801134118412371242
Nadal451241832533354014725415836587067678068749199771004
Djokovic1353121185263324394469543604686751783836893934
Murray145497155221267323379422481552630655662672676
Win percentageFederer42.8650.5058.4862.9568.2172.7776.5279.4480.4480.5580.8181.0381.2781.6081.1181.4481.6581.5181.9481.9982.0882.09
Nadal60.8176.0778.2179.3181.3181.5082.3782.3482.7083.6183.4582.7482.2482.4582.8783.2283.11
Djokovic48.1562.3570.3573.1275.1475.5278.0279.2280.4481.1882.4582.8982.7782.6182.6882.95
Murray58.3360.6766.4470.4574.4173.9675.1275.5076.3176.1176.9978.3678.0777.7977.4477.26
Top 10 winsFederer149192846618097104119135145161165182197198212216224224
Nadal4919304761728899123129136140152162171174
Djokovic1392035396084108127158179181196205215
Murray049213542496166718399101101101102
RankingFederer6429136211112123262316233(4)
Nadal512221212413591212
Djokovic7816333311211212121
Murray63171144443462116240125122
Weeks at number 1Federer0000048100152204237262285285302302302302302302310310310
Nadal0000194676102102115141141141160196205209
Djokovic0000002662101127179223223232275301305
Murray00000000000841414141
Prize money ($M)Federer0.30.91.73.77.714.120.228.638.744.653.461.067.476.079.288.697.398.8111.9120.5129.2129.9
Nadal0.74.68.314.020.827.237.445.150.164.671.475.978.791.4103.3119.6123.5
Djokovic0.20.94.810.516.020.332.945.758.172.494.1107.7109.8125.8139.2145.6
Murray0.20.91.85.59.914.019.124.930.334.242.458.760.861.061.561.8
Age (end of season)1819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940
Federer's season19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Nadal's season20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Djokovic/ Murray's season20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027

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.

(updated Monday 12 October 2020)

Singles title #123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536SR
Federerwon at Grand Slam #1719212225262729303133343840414353697072 20 / 79
Nadal69131718202425262832343638485052565860 20 / 60
Djokovic1325272829333941434445465455565860 17 / 62
Murray283042 3 / 48
Federerwon at ATP Masters#223538394142444546475052575975778494959799112113119124125127133 28 / 138
Nadal10111214171822242533353640424351525359676970727374758195102103109111112116117 35 / 118
Djokovic111519233645464748495357596368697071737778798081848586878991104105110114115116 36 / 116
Murray2526293339415152637981899192 14 / 100
Federerwon at ATP Tour Finals #2356910 6 / 17
Nadal 0 / 9
Djokovic26789 5 / 12
Murray8 1 / 8
Federerwon at Olympic Games # 0 / 4
Nadal1 1 / 2
Djokovic 0 / 3
Murray23 2 / 3

Notes
  1. Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. Held as Hamburg Masters until 2008, and Madrid Masters 2009–present.
  3. Held as Madrid Masters from 2002 to 2008, and Shanghai Masters 2009–present.
  4. See[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]

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