How Novak Djokovic broke a Rafael Nadal record with his 100th career title
Novak Djokovic had to wait a long time for title No 100, but his latest career milestone helped him to set a new record as he moved ahead of Rafael Nadal on one particular list.
The 24-time Grand Slam winner won his 99th professional trophy at the 2024 Paris Olympics when he defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the gold medal match at Roland Garros last August, but he then had a dry spell in terms of title runs.
Seven months after that historic day in Paris he came up short at the 2025 Miami Open in March as he finished runner-up to Jakub Mensik, but he wasn’t to be denied.
Djokovic’s magical moment arrived two months later when he won the Geneva Open to move to 100 ATP Tour singles titles, which puts him third on the all-time list for most titles behind Jimmy Connors (109) and Roger Federer (103).
But he has set another landmark as he is now the man who has won a singles title in the most consecutive seasons in the Open Era, a record he previously co-held with Nadal (19).
Djokovic’s titles in 20 consecutive seasons
He won his maiden title in 2006 at the Dutch Open and since then he has collected trophy after trophy after trophy.
His most successful year was in 2015 when he won 11 tournaments while he also reached double figures in 2011 (10). The 2024 season was the first year when he won only one title during a full season while he now sits on one for 2025 after his Geneva Open run.
Djokovic’s titles per year:
2006 – 2
2007: 5
2008: 4
2009: 5
2010: 2
2011: 10
2012: 6
2013: 7
2014: 7
2015: 11
2016: 7
2017: 2
2018: 4
2019: 5
2020: 4
2021: 5
2022: 5
2023: 7
2024: 1
2025: 1
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Rafael Nadal – 19 (2004 to 2022)
Nadal initially held the record as he was the first to 19 as he reached the tally in 2022 with that record coming at the start of the year when he won the Melbourne Summer Set. He won another three titles that year, including the Australian Open and French Open.
But his run of consecutive seasons with a title came to an end in 2023 as he picked up an injury early in the year and never fully recovered, undergoing surgery in May and missing the remainder of the campaign.
Roger Federer – 15 (2001 to 2015)
Before Nadal and Djokovic, there was Federer as the Swiss was the first to 15 as his record was achieved in January 2015 when he won the Brisbane International.
He won another five titles in 2015, but his run of consecutive seasons with a title was ended the following year as he didn’t collect any trophies, finishing runner-up in just one tournament, the Brisbane event.
Many believed it was the end of Federer, but in 2017 he won seven titles – including the Australian Open and Wimbledon – while the following year he successfully defended his title at Melbourne Park.
The last of his 103 titles came at the Swiss Indoors in October 2019.
Ivan Lendl – 14 (1980 to 1993)
The Czechoslovakia-born American sits fourth on the list of most titles as he has won 94 tournaments.
Lendl’s very first title was in Houston in August 1980 and he lifted a trophy every single year until his retirement in 1993 with the Tokyo Indoor his last piece of silverware.
Jimmy Connors – 13 (1972–84)
The first of Connors’ 109 singles titles came at Jacksonville in 1972, title No 50 was at Indianapolis in 1976 and title No 100 was at the US Open in 1983.
He made it 13 consecutive years with a title when he won the Memphis event in 1984, but there were no titles in 1985, 1986 and 1987.
The American then won two titles in 1988 and two in 1989 with the last of his 109 tournament trophies coming in Tel Aviv.
Stefan Edberg (1984-1995), Boris Becker (1985-1996), Andy Roddick (2001-2012) and Andy Murray (2006-2017) are tied sixth with 12 consecutive seasons with at least one title.
