The 5 men to win ATP titles in the most consecutive years as Novak Djokovic ties Rafael Nadal’s record
The 5 men to win ATP titles in the most consecutive years as Novak Djokovic ties Rafael Nadal’s record
Ewan West 05 Aug 2024 5:34 PM
Novak Djokovic with his 2024 Olympic gold medal; Rafael Nadal with his 2022 French Open trophy
Novak Djokovic with his 2024 Olympic gold medal; Rafael Nadal with his 2022 French Open trophy
Novak Djokovic has equalled Rafael Nadal’s record for winning a title in the most successive seasons after his gold medal triumph at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion had not won a tournament since the 2023 ATP Finals in November prior to his victory against Carlos Alcaraz in the Olympic final.
It was the 37-year-old legend’s longest start to a season without a trophy since he claimed his maiden ATP title in 2006.
Here, we look at the five players who have won an ATP singles title in the most consecutive years.
5. Jimmy Connors – 13 seasons (1972-1984)
Jimmy Connors secured his maiden title at the Jacksonville Open in 1972 and won tournaments every season from 1972 to 1984 — with 105 of his record 109 titles coming during this 13-year period.
The highest number of titles the American won in a season was the mammoth tally of 15 he collected in 1974, while his last title came at the 1989 Tel Aviv Open.
4. Ivan Lendl – 14 seasons (1980-1993)
Ivan Lendl claimed his first ATP title in Houston in 1980 — a triumph that started a run of 14 straight seasons in which he won at least one event.
The Czech-American’s biggest title-haul in a year was a superb 15 in 1983, while the last of his 94 tournament victories was at the 1993 Tokyo Indoor.
3. Roger Federer – 15 seasons (2001-2015)
Roger Federer won his maiden singles title at the 2001 Milan Indoor and he secured a tournament in 15 straight years from 2001-2005 — with 88 of his 103 titles
coming in this stretch.
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