Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic lead list of 8 active ATP stars with multiple grass court titles
The grass court season is the shortest swing on tour, and famously one of the most difficult.
Several top players struggle to find their feet on the surface, and there are only eight active ATP players who have won multiple titles on grass.
We look at the grass pedigree of those men – many of whom could make an impact again this summer.
Andy Murray – 8
Most of the greatest moments of Murray’s career have come on grass, in front of his home fans.
After a heartbreaking Wimbledon final defeat in 2012, he beat Roger Federer on Centre Court for Olympic gold just a few weeks later.
The Brit then ended a 77-year wait for a home Wimbledon champion in 2013, before winning a second title in SW19 in 2016.
But the most successful tournament of the former world No 1’s career is Queen’s, where his tally of five titles is better than any other player in the event’s history.
Murray is set to play Queen’s and Wimbledon this year – in what could be his final summer on tour.
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Novak Djokovic – 8
One of the greatest Wimbledon champions of all time, world No 3 Djokovic has lifted the title at All England Club a staggering seven times.
His first Wimbledon win came back in 2011 but his most impressive feat was arguably his four straight titles between 2018 and 2022.
However, it is not just at the All England Club where the Serbian has found success on the grass.
Djokovic was also a champion in Eastbourne in 2017, his only grass title outside of Wimbledon.
Matteo Berrettini – 4
One of the few ‘Next Gen’ players to have found success on grass, former Wimbledon finalist Berrettini’s greatest successes have come on the surface.
Outside of his SW19 run in 2019 he has found further success in London, winning back-to-back Queen’s titles in 2021 and 2022.
The Italian won his first title on the surface at the Stuttgart Open in 2019, while regaining that title in 2022.
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Richard Gasquet – 3
A constant figure on the ATP Tour for the best part of two decades, French star Gasquet has had some success on the surface throughout his career.
Alongside being a Wimbledon semi-finalist, he won the first two ATP titles of his career on grass – at the Nottingham Open in 2005 and 2006.
The Frenchman also found further success on UK soil almost a decade later, winning the Eastbourne title in 2014.
Marin Cilic – 3
Former SW19 runner-up Cilic is currently struggling with injury but has proven himself to be a grass-court force throughout his career.
The Croatian infamously won his first title on the surface by default at Queen’s in 2012, though regained the title six years later after prevailing in an epic battle against Djokovic.
It is not just at Queen’s where the former world No 3 has found success, winning in Stuttgart in 2021.
Taylor Fritz – 2
Fritz is one of the few ATP American players in recent years to enjoy playing on the grass, with a Wimbledon quarter-final on his CV.
But the former world No 5 has also won two titles on the surface, both in Eastbourne.
Fritz won the first title of his career at the tournament in 2019, beating compatriot Sam Querrey in the final, before regaining the title three years later by beating Maxime Cressy.
Carlos Alcaraz – 2
A fairly new addition to this list, Alcaraz’s incredible summer 12 months ago saw him claim the two first grass court titles of his career – at two of the biggest events possible.
The Spaniard first won the title at Queen’s, beating Australian Alex de Minaur in the final.
He then went on to win the second major title of his career at Wimbledon, ending Djokovic’s stranglehold of the event in a thrilling five-set final.
Adrian Mannarino – 2
Late bloomer Mannarino has a perfect grass court game, so it is no surprise that he is one of a select handful of players to have had multiple successes on the surface.
The first title of the Frenchman’s career came in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2019, beating Jordan Thompson to claim victory after going 0-6 in tour finals previously.
Mannarino then added to that by winning the Hall of Fame Open last summer, defeating rising American Alex Michelsen in straight sets.
