The 15 men with the most grass-court match wins: Roger Federer 192, Novak Djokovic 12th
Grass-court tennis is underway in 2025, and the biggest stars of the ATP Tour are in action.
However, the likes of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner may need some time to record as many grass-court wins as previous legends of the game.
We look at the 15 men to seal the most grass-court match wins in the Open Era.
Behind the stats
The majority of the players towards the top of this countdown retired several decades ago, with only a small handful of 21st-century players inside the top 15.
That is because of the greater prevalence of grass-court tennis back in the early years of the Open Era, with more tournaments held on the surface throughout the year.
The Australian Open was held on grass until 1987, and even the US Open was held on grass until 1974, part of the reason why many leading players on this list are from the 1970s.
Who ranks highly?
A total of 15 men have recorded at least 116 wins on grass courts, starting with tennis icon and Wimbledon great Boris Becker, who sits in 15th place on that total.
Just ahead of him is former world No 4 Roscoe Tanner and then fellow Wimbledon champions Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, with seven-time SW19 winner Djokovic currently 12th on 120 wins.
Narrowly in front of him is former world No 1 John McEnroe in 11th, with Arthur Ashe and Lleyton Hewitt among those inside the top 10.
Most grass-court wins: 15-6
15) Boris Becker – 116
14) Roscoe Tanner – 118
13) Andy Murray – 119
12) Novak Djokovic – 120
11) John McEnroe – 121
10) Arthur Ashe – 125
9) Lleyton Hewitt – 129
8) John Alexander – 134
7) Tony Roche – 135
6) Ken Rosewall – 139
Top 5
5) Phil Dent – 145
One of the more surprising names on this list, Dent reached a career-high of world No 17 and won three ATP Tour titles, alongside a runner-up finish at the Australian Open.
However, the Australian amassed a staggering 145 grass-court match wins, the fifth-most of any man in the Open Era.
4) Stan Smith – 148
A former US Open and Wimbledon champion at the peak of his powers, American ace Smith won an impressive 148 matches on the surface.
Both of his major singles titles came on grass, and his nine titles rank him joint third among men in the Open Era.
3) John Newcombe – 164
One of the greatest Australian tennis players of all time, Newcombe’s haul of 164 wins on grass ranks him third among men in the Open Era.
The former world No 1 won all five of his Open Era Grand Slams on the surface and won seven recognised titles in total.
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2) Jimmy Connors – 178
One of the most dominant world No 1’s in ATP Tour history, tennis icon Connors won a staggering 178 matches on grass courts across his career.
Connors won the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open all on grass in 1974 and also triumphed at SW19 in 1982, winning nine titles in total on the surface.
1) Roger Federer – 192
The man with the most grass-court titles (19) of any man in the Open Era, it comes as no surprise to see Federer sit at the top of this list.
Federer won a staggering 192 matches on the surface, including 105 wins at Wimbledon – a tournament he won eight times.
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