The 9 men with the most indoor ATP titles: Roger Federer 8th, John McEnroe with 52
Jimmy Connors holds the record for the most ATP singles titles won on indoor courts in the Open Era.
Roger Federer is the only player who has competed in the 21st century to make the top 10 of the list.
Bjorn Borg won 24 indoor titles, which puts him 10th; Pete Sampras sits 11th with 23, while Novak Djokovic‘s tally of 19 leaves him in 12th place.
Here are the nine players who have won over 25 men’s singles titles on indoor courts in the Open Era.
=8. Roger Federer – 26
Roger Federer won 26 of his 103 (25.2%) ATP singles titles at indoor tournaments, with his tally made up of 24 hard-court crowns and two carpet titles.
The Swiss claimed his maiden career title on indoor carpet at the 2001 Milan Indoor, while his last-ever title also came indoors on hard courts at the 2019 Swiss Indoors in Basel.
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=8. Ilie Nastase – 26
Ilie Nastase picked up 26 of his 64 career singles titles on indoor courts (40.6%), with 18 of these triumphs coming on carpet and eight on hard courts.
The Romanian won his first indoor event on hard courts in Denver in 1969, while his final indoor title was at the 1978 Miami Grand Prix — which was played on carpet.
=6. Stan Smith – 27
Stan Smith won 27 of his 48 Open Era singles titles (56.3%) indoors, with 18 of these titles on carpet and nine on hard courts.
The American collected his first indoor title of the Open Era on carpet at the 1968 Dewar Cup in London, while his last-ever title — at the 1980 Frankfurt Grand Prix — was also on indoor carpet.
=6. Arthur Ashe – 27
Arthur Ashe secured 27 of his 45 Open Era singles titles (60%) at indoor events, with this tally consisting of 23 carpet titles and four on hard courts.
The American earned his maiden Open Era tournament win on indoor hard courts in Richmond in 1968, while his final career title was on indoor carpet in Los Angeles in 1978.
5. Rod Laver – 28
Rod Laver claimed 28 of his 78 Open Era singles titles (35.9%) on indoor courts, with 22 of these victories on carpet, four on hard courts and two on indoor clay courts.
The Australian won his first Open Era indoor title on clay in Sao Paolo in 1968, while his last indoor triumph came on carpet in the same city in 1975.
4. Boris Becker – 30
Boris Becker won 30 of his 49 ATP singles titles (61.2%) on indoor courts, with 26 of these coming on carpet and four on hard courts.
The German picked up his maiden indoor title on carpet in Chicago in 1986, while his last-ever career title also came on indoor carpet at the 1996 Grand Slam Cup in Munich.
3. Ivan Lendl – 42
Ivan Lendl collected 42 of his 94 career ATP singles titles (44.7%) at indoor tournaments, with 33 of these titles on carpet and nine on hard courts.
The Czech-American’s first indoor title was on hard courts at the 1980 Swiss Indoors, while his final career title came on indoor carpet at the 1993 Tokyo Indoor.
2. John McEnroe – 52
John McEnroe secured 52 of his 77 ATP singles titles (67.5%) indoors, with 43 of these triumphs on carpet and nine on hard courts.
The American won both his maiden and last-ever career titles on indoor carpet in Hartford in 1978 and Chicago in 1991 respectively.
1. Jimmy Connors – 53
Jimmy Connors won 53 of his 109 singles titles (48.6%) on indoor courts, with 43 of these victories on carpet and 10 on hard courts.
The American claimed his first-ever career singles title on indoor carpet at the 1972 Jacksonville Open, while his last indoor title and penultimate career title came on hard courts in Toulouse in 1989.
