Countries with most Grand Slam titles in men's singles in the XXI century (so far)

[Sport]

As per the thread title, here's the list of the countries with most Grand Slam titles in men's singles in the XXI century (so far):

1. Spain: 28 Slams (22 by Nadal, 4 by Alcaraz, 1 by Ferrero, 1 by Costa).
2. Serbia: 24 Slams (24 by Djokovic).
3. Switzerland: 23 Slams (20 by Federer, 3 by Wawrinka).
4. United States: 4 Slams (2 by Agassi, 1 by Sampras, 1 by Roddick).
5. United Kingdom: 3 Slams (3 by Murray).
6-10. Australia: 2 Slams (2 by Hewitt).
6-10. Russia: 2 Slams (1 by Safin, 1 by Medvedev).
6-10. Croatia: 2 Slams (1 by Ivanisevic, 1 by Cilic).
6-10. Argentina: 2 Slams (1 by Gaudio, 1 by Del Potro).
6-10. Italy: 2 Slams (2 by Sinner).
11-13. Brazil: 1 Slam (1 by Kuerten).
11-13. Sweden: 1 Slam (1 by Johansson).
11-13 Austria. 1 Slam (1 by Thiem).

 

[Sport]

Some interesting facts:

-The United States of America, the nation which has produced historically the most men’s Slam winners in singles, has not produced a Grand Slam winner in men’s singles since 2003 (that is, more than 20 years ago).

-Despite China being the second global sports power as per the last 3 Olympics medal tables, and despite having had Grand Slam winners in women’s tennis (and Olympic Gold winner in women’s tennis), they have yet to produce a Chinese Grand Slam winner in men’s singles.

-Germany, a sports world power that has also produced tennis legends like Boris Becker, has not produced any Grand Slam winner in men’s tennis in the XXI century-

-France, a powerful nation in sports as per their Olympics displays, has also not produced any Grand Slam winner in men’s tennis since 1983.

 

[nolefam_2024]

Switzerland and Serbia two very small countries produced 44 slams. That's 11 years out of 24 wiped out.

 

[socallefty]

France, a powerful nation in sports as per their Olympics displays, has also not produced any Grand Slam winner in men’s tennis since 1946.

Yannick Noah won the FO in 1983.

 

[Lleytonstation]

Switzerland and Serbia two very small countries produced 44 slams. That's 11 years out of 24 wiped out.

Yeah, slam titles will not work for this type of convo.

You have to look at something else to see how the countries as a whole are doing.

Tennis is more independent and individualized than ever. Yoi won't see groups of like aged kids from a country coming up and being successful like the 80s and 90s kids.

 

[Oceans II]

Spain. Best country in the world for mainstream sports???
Tennis.
Football.
Basketball. Used to be 2nd behind USA. Still decent now.
Golf.
Cycling.
Motorsports.

 

[zakopinjo]

As per the thread title, here's the list of the countries with most Grand Slam titles in men's singles in the XXI century (so far):

1. Spain: 28 Slams (22 by Nadal, 4 by Alcaraz, 1 by Ferrero, 1 by Costa).
2, Serbia: 24 Slams (24 by Djokovic).
3. Switzerland: 23 Slams (20 by Federer, 3 by Wawrinka).
4. United States: 4 Slams (2 by Agassi, 1 by Sampras, 1 by Roddick).
5. United Kingdom: 3 Slams (3 by Murray).
6-7. Australia: 2 Slams (2 by Hewitt).
6-7. Russia: 2 Slams (1 by Safin, 1 by Medvedev).
8-11. Brazil: 1 Slam (1 by Kuerten).
8-11. Sweden: 1 Slam (1 by Johansson).
8-11. Croatia: 1 Slam (1 by Cilic).
8-11. Italy: 1 Slam (1 by Sinner).

Where are Delpo and Thiem?

 

[nolefam_2024]

Where are Delpo and Thiem?

Thiem op dqed because it was COVID slam.

 

[Sport]

Where are Delpo and Thiem?

Fixed.

 

[Sport]

Spain. Best country in the world for mainstream sports???
Tennis.
Football.
Basketball. Used to be 2nd behind USA. Still decent now.
Golf.
Cycling.
Motorsports.

I concur with your philosophico-methodological analysis.

However, Spain ended 15th at the Olympic Medal Table in Paris 2024. So it's a great power in most world-wide popular sports, but not in most sports overall, unlike USA, China, Japan, etc.

 

[RaulRamirez]

Having followed it all, it's not a surprise ...but still, the drop-off from #3 to #4 is precipitous.

 

[Sport]

Yannick Noah won the FO in 1983.

Thanks, fixed.

 

[JMR]

Some interesting facts:

-The United States of America, the nation which has produced historically the most men’s Slam winners in singles, has not produced a Grand Slam winner in men’s singles since 2003 (that is, more than 20 years ago).

Add this: Swedish men won a total of 24 slams (not counting doubles) in a mere 19 years near the end of the 20th century. Three ATGs and three No. 1s! Seven Davis Cup titles. But in the 21st century, Sweden's total is one slam.

Sweden also was a major table tennis power in the 20th century. Swedes won many world championship, European championship, and Olympic medals, as a team and as individuals, with stars like Waldner, Persson, Bengsston, Appelgren, Johansson, Lindh, etc. Then the program declined for a little while, but it seems to have revived. Sweden took the silver medals in both men's singles and men's team at the recent Paris Olympics. The big challenge will be to defeat China for gold somewhere, as they used to be able to do.

Can Swedish men's tennis make a comeback too? It seems unlikely -- the country has essentially no good players at the moment. It's grim.

 

[Tano]

Some interesting facts:

-The United States of America, the nation which has produced historically the most men’s Slam winners in singles, has not produced a Grand Slam winner in men’s singles since 2003 (that is, more than 20 years ago).

-Despite China being the second global sports power as per the last 3 Olympics medal tables, and despite having had Grand Slam winners in women’s tennis (and Olympic Gold winner in women’s tennis), they have yet to produce a Chinese Grand Slam winner in men’s singles.

-Germany, a sports world power that has also produced tennis legends like Boris Becker, has not produced any Grand Slam winner in men’s tennis in the XXI century-

-France, a powerful nation in sports as per their Olympics displays, has also not produced any Grand Slam winner in men’s tennis since 1946.

Yannick Noah won the FO in 1983.

How can the OP forget Noah's championship at Roland Garros 1983?

 

[timmyy]

Christ OP, you're terrible at this

 

[zakopinjo]

Fixed.

Add Ivanisevic 2001 Wimbledon to Croatia.

 

[BorgTheGOAT]

Kuerten won two not one slam, he won the 2000 FO as well unless you start grunting XXI Century at 2001 which doesn’t make sense to me. Goran missing too and Gaudio for Argentina. Also, let’s expand that to OE.

 

[NeutralFan]

Spain. Best country in the world for mainstream sports???
Tennis.
Football.
Basketball. Used to be 2nd behind USA. Still decent now.
Golf.
Cycling.
Motorsports.

I would rank Australia ahead of Spain for mainstream sports

They have almost every mainstream sports and with a decent representation.

Spain have almost no presence in Rugby union and Cricket.

 

[Sport]

Kuerten won two not one slam, he won the 2000 FO as well unless you start grunting XXI Century at 2001 which doesn’t make sense to me. Goran missing too. Also, let’s expand that to OE.

Yes, the XXI century started in 2001. I fixed and added Ivanisevic already.

The thread is about the XXI century specifically, feel free to create another thread about the OE if that is of your interest.

 

[zakopinjo]

Kuerten won two not one slam, he won the 2000 FO as well unless you start grunting XXI Century at 2001 which doesn’t make sense to me. Goran missing too. Also, let’s expand that to OE.

January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2100.

 

[BorgTheGOAT]

I would rank Australia ahead of Spain for mainstream sports

They have almost every mainstream sports and with a decent representation.

Spain have almost no presence in Rugby union and Cricket.

Australia sucks in football, Australia is non present in basketball, Australia sucks in tennis. Better put Germany in there. WC in basketball, used to be good in football, have some slam champions.

 

[BorgTheGOAT]

Yes, the XXI century started in 2001. I fixed and added Ivanisevic already.

The thread is about the XXI century specifically, feel free to add another one about the OE if that is of your interest.

Gaudio is still missing. 2004 FO. Also, the century didn’t start in 2001, doesn’t make sense.

 

[Bill Lobsalot]

It's an individual sport. Nationality doesn't play a role.

 

[BorgTheGOAT]

January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2100.

The change of the millennium was celebrated at 31.12.1999.

 

[NeutralFan]

Australia sucks in football, Australia is non present in basketball, Australia sucks in tennis. Better put Germany in there. WC in basketball, used to be good in football, have some slam champions.

I said historically they represented and have done well in almost every sport. They have even qualified and reached knockout rounds in multiple football World Cup, besides they have been major power in cricket ,Rugby union , league and even Tennis.

Spain have zero presence in two of the biggest two team sports after football ( Rugby union and Cricket) even at Olympics Australia scores more medals than Spain despite having less population.

 

[zakopinjo]

Gaudio is still missing. 2004 FO. Also, the century didn’t start in 2001, doesn’t make sense.

I'm pretty sure that even Gaudio doesn't know that he won the slam.

 

[zakopinjo]

The change of the millennium was celebrated at 31.12.1999.

The people are stupid, so it's not surprising that they celebrated something that would come a year later.

 

[Sport]

I would rank Australia ahead of Spain for mainstream sports

They have almost every mainstream sports and with a decent representation.

Spain have almost no presence in Rugby union and Cricket.

Australia has almost no presence in football though. And, compared to Spain with 28 Slams in men's singles in the XXI century, Australia has only produced 2 Grand Slams winners in men's singles this century. With regard to basketball, Australia got the Bronze Medal this year while Spain got 0 medals. So I'd say Spain still leads Australia in most super mainstream sports nowadays (not historically).

Now, Australia performed better overall in most sports at the Olympics. They got much more medals than Spain due to their incredible performance in swimming, cycling and canoe.

 

[NeutralFan]

Australia has almost no presence in football though. And, compared to Spain with 28 Slams in men's singles in the XXI century, Australia has only produced 2 Grand Slams winners in men's singles this century. With regard to basketball, Australia got the Bronze Medal this year while Spain got 0 medals. So I'd say Spain still leads Australia in most super mainstream sports nowadays (not historically).

Now, Australia performed better overall in most sports at the Olympics. They got much more medals than Spain due to their incredible performance in swimming, cycling and canoe.

Australia has no presence in football? Dude they have played many knock out rounds in world cup and played tough against team like Italy and Argentina. What presence Spain has in Rugby and Cricket , the two most followed team sports after Football? Australia has always done well at Olympics.

 

[Olli Jokinen]

Croatia is on there twice.

 

[Olli Jokinen]

The change of the millennium was celebrated at 31.12.1999.

No. Google it.

 

[inflation_era]

Arbitrary cutoff. Meaningless.

 

[Justshort]

As per the thread title, here's the list of the countries with most Grand Slam titles in men's singles in the XXI century (so far):

1. Spain: 28 Slams (22 by Nadal, 4 by Alcaraz, 1 by Ferrero, 1 by Costa).
2. Serbia: 24 Slams (24 by Djokovic).
3. Switzerland: 23 Slams (20 by Federer, 3 by Wawrinka).
4. United States: 4 Slams (2 by Agassi, 1 by Sampras, 1 by Roddick).
5. United Kingdom: 3 Slams (3 by Murray).
6-9. Australia: 2 Slams (2 by Hewitt).
6-9. Russia: 2 Slams (1 by Safin, 1 by Medvedev).
6-9. Croatia: 2 Slams (1 by Ivanisevic, 1 by Cilic).
6-9. Argentina: 2 Slams (1 by Gaudio, 1 by Del Potro).
10-13. Brazil: 1 Slam (1 by Kuerten).
10-13. Sweden: 1 Slam (1 by Johansson).
10-13 Austria. 1 Slam (1 by Thiem).
10-13. Italy: 1 Slam (1 by Sinner).

If by country why not women too ? They are country residents as werll.
Bet tthat table would look very different

 

[AO13]

The people are stupid, so it's not surprising that they celebrated something that would come a year later.

It appears some cultures count different the beginning of decades, centuries, millenniums. I had an argument few years ago here when some members attacked me I don't know how to count decades. I said the 2nd decade of 21st century started 01. 01. 2011. and finished 31. 12. 2020. yet they were saying I am ignorant. But I remember then they were saying in their schools, they were being taught it's from 01. 01. 2010. to 31. 12. 2019, which was weird because most of the world counts decades as you and me do.

About the OP, it's safe to say Switzerland and Serbia after Novak won't have a Grand Slam winner in a long time, but I do believe that eventually at least one more title will be added to those countries respective names untill the end of the century.​

 

[BauerAlmeida]

It appears some cultures count different the beginning of decades, centuries, millenniums. I had an argument few years ago here when some members attacked me I don't know how to count decades. I said the 2nd decade of 21st century started 01. 01. 2011. and finished 31. 12. 2020. yet they were saying I am ignorant. But I remember then they were saying in their schools, they were being taught it's from 01. 01. 2010. to 31. 12. 2019, which was weird because most of the world counts decades as you and me do.

About the OP, it's safe to say Switzerland and Serbia after Novak won't have a Grand Slam winner in a long time, but I do believe that eventually at least one more title will be added to those countries respective names untill the end of the century.​

This is the way most people count it, the most logical one.

And the most logical thing is to apply the same format to centuries, millennia, etc.

 

[JustMy2Cents]

Some interesting facts:

-The United States of America, the nation which has produced historically the most men’s Slam winners in singles, has not produced a Grand Slam winner in men’s singles since 2003 (that is, more than 20 years ago).

-Despite China being the second global sports power as per the last 3 Olympics medal tables, and despite having had Grand Slam winners in women’s tennis (and Olympic Gold winner in women’s tennis), they have yet to produce a Chinese Grand Slam winner in men’s singles.

-Germany, a sports world power that has also produced tennis legends like Boris Becker, has not produced any Grand Slam winner in men’s tennis in the XXI century-

-France, a powerful nation in sports as per their Olympics displays, has also not produced any Grand Slam winner in men’s tennis since 1983.

Moya won a GS... one more for Spain

 

[Sport]

Moya won a GS... one more for Spain

In 1998, so not valid for this thread.

 

[Hitman]

Djokovic single handily putting Serbia in 2nd place, even Federer Wawrinka combined fall short of him.

 

[zakopinjo]

This is the way most people count it, the most logical one.

And the most logical thing is to apply the same format to centuries, millennia, etc.

Decade 1-10

Century 1-100

Millennium 1-1000

It's simple

 

[BauerAlmeida]

Decade 1-10

Century 1-100

Millennium 1-1000

It's simple

10 is a combination of two digits. The logical thing is 0-9, every digit.

Not too mention using the other logic '90 is not in the '90s, '70 is not in the '70s, etc. which doesn't make sense.

 

[zakopinjo]

10 is a combination of two digits. The logical thing is 0-9, every digit.

Not too mention using the other logic '90 is not in the '90s, '70 is not in the '70s, etc. which doesn't make sense.

Decade, century and millennium always end with zeros.

 

[Mainad]

Yannick Noah won the FO in 1983.

But that was back in the 20th century. OP is talking about 21st century Slam winners.

 

[ActualTennisPlayer]

Spain. Best country in the world for mainstream sports???
Tennis.
Football.
Basketball. Used to be 2nd behind USA. Still decent now.
Golf.
Cycling.
Motorsports.

Great at mainstream sports but I would not say the best. I find summer and Winter Olympics medal counts mainstream. I also find ice hockey mainstream. Spain is terrible in those. You could also argue handball, volleyball and field hockey are mainstream.

Moreover, this is more of a new thing.
Spain was not that great in soccer and basketball until the golden generations - Both Xavi and Pau Gasol were born in 1980. Tennis was decent but not a powerhouse until Nadal.

However, it’s amazing how they were dominant in soccer, basketball and tennis at the same time. And it’s amazing that they seem to have a new golden generation in soccer and tennis. Basketball is looking a bit more rough though.

 

[Sport]

But that was back in the 20th century. OP is talking about 21st century Slam winners.

I edited my post. I initially said no French male player had won a Major since 1946 and the great @socallefty corrected me.

 

[ActualTennisPlayer]

Australia has no presence in football? Dude they have played many knock out rounds in world cup and played tough against team like Italy and Argentina. What presence Spain has in Rugby and Cricket , the two most followed team sports after Football? Australia has always done well at Olympics.

Australia in soccer lost in the group stage in 2010, 2014 and 2018 and only won 1 game in those tournaments. At the 2022 World Cup they had an easy group and passed the group stage but lost in the first knockout game. Nobody considers them good.

Not sure how mainstream cricket is. I mean sure there is a huge number of players because of India and Pakistan… but in a lot of countries nobody plays it. It’s a bit like saying table tennis and badminton are mainstream because a bunch of Chinese play it.

Australia’s last two Rugby Union world cups were terrible. Also if you consider rugby union as mainstream why not also handball, ice hockey, volleyball and Winter Olympics? Australia is not good at those sports.

 

[Sport]

Great at mainstream sports but I would not say the best. I find summer and Winter Olympics medal counts mainstream. I also find ice hockey mainstream. Spain is terrible in those. You could also argue handball, volleyball and field hockey are major sports.

Moreover, this is more of a new thing.
Spain was not that great in soccer and basketball until the golden generations - Both Xavi and Pau Gasol were born in 1980. Tennis was decent but not a powerhouse until Nadal.

However, it’s amazing how they were dominant in soccer, basketball and tennis at the same time. And it’s amazing that they seem to have a new golden generation in soccer and tennis. Basketball is looking a bit more rough though.

Most Olympics sports are not top mainstream, if we consider the top 10 in terms of global audience.

Rank	Sport Name	Amount of Fans	Regions
1	Football (Soccer)	3.5 Billion	Europe, Africa, Asia, America
2	Cricket	2.5 Billion	Asia, Australia, UK
3	Hockey	2 Billion	Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
4	Tennis	1 Billion	Europe, Asia, America
5	Volleyball	900 Million	Europe, Australia, Asia, America
6	Table Tennis	850 Million	Europe, Africa, Asia, America
7	Basketball	800 Million	America, Oceania, Middle East
8	Baseball	500 Million	America, Japan
9	Rugby	475 Million	Oceania, South Africa, England
10	Golf

The Most Popular Sports In The World

Discover the top 10 most popular sports in the world, their history, and what makes them so captivating — from soccer and cricket to basketball and golf.

www.worldatlas.com

Ice hockey is only mainstream in spefic countries. It's not mainstream in most of Western Europe, Hispanic America, East Asia. South East Asia and Africa. But I agree that excluding most of Western Europe, Hispanic America, East Asia, South East Asia and Africa it has a massive audience. In fact, it's the third sport with most followers worldwide as per WorldAtlas.

As of now, Spain is a world power in football (the most popular sport in the world) and tennis (the 4th most popular sport in the world). They've had better times in basketball for sure, but in all the other sports of the top 10 most mainstream they've never been a superpower.

 

[Sport]

Australia in soccer lost in the group stage in 2010, 2014 and 2018 and only won 1 game in those tournaments. At the 2022 World Cup they had an easy group and passed the group stage but lost in the first knockout game. Nobody considers them good.

Not sure how mainstream cricket is. I mean sure there is a huge number of players because of India and Pakistan… but in a lot of countries nobody plays it. It’s a bit like saying table tennis and badminton are mainstream because a bunch of Chinese play it.

Australia’s last two Rugby Union world cups were terrible. Also if you consider rugby union as mainstream why not also handball, ice hockey, volleyball and Winter Olympics? Australia is not good at those sports.

I'd argue ping-pong/table tennis is more popular worldwide (despite having a lesser audience) than cricket. Cricket possesses a colossal audience because it's massively followed in India, the most populated country in the world.

In Western and East Asian high schools it's relatively common to see ping-pong tables at the school gym. Ping-pong tables are also relatively common at houses. And almost everyone born in Europe, Australia, America or Asia has played table tennis at least once during their lifetime. Who has played a cricket match having been born outside of India and Pakistan?

 

[ActualTennisPlayer]

Most Olympics sports are not top mainstream, if we consider the top 10 in terms of global audience.

Rank	Sport Name	Amount of Fans	Regions
1	Football (Soccer)	3.5 Billion	Europe, Africa, Asia, America
2	Cricket	2.5 Billion	Asia, Australia, UK
3	Hockey	2 Billion	Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
4	Tennis	1 Billion	Europe, Asia, America
5	Volleyball	900 Million	Europe, Australia, Asia, America
6	Table Tennis	850 Million	Europe, Africa, Asia, America
7	Basketball	800 Million	America, Oceania, Middle East
8	Baseball	500 Million	America, Japan
9	Rugby	475 Million	Oceania, South Africa, England
10	Golf

The Most Popular Sports In The World

Discover the top 10 most popular sports in the world, their history, and what makes them so captivating — from soccer and cricket to basketball and golf.

www.worldatlas.com

Hockey is not mainstream in most of Western Europe, East Asia and South East Asia. But I agree that excluding most of Western Europe, East Asia and South East Asia it has a massive audience. In fact, it's the third sport with most followers worldwide as per WorldAtlas.

As of now, Spain is a world power in football (the most popular sport in the world) and tennis (the 4th most popular sport in the world). They've had better times in basketball for sure, but in all the other sports of the top 10 most mainstream they've never been a superpower.

These popularity statistics are mostly garbage.

Im not making the case that Spain is the best country in mainstream sports. I’m just saying Australia isn’t the best. I mean taking your list:
Football: Germany > Australia
Cricket: Germany < Australia
Hockey: Germany > Australia
Tennis: Germany > Australia
Volleyball: Germany > Australia
Table tennis: Germany > Australia
Basketball: Germany > Australia
Baseball: ?
Rugby: Germany < australia
Golf: Germany < Australia

Not sure which Hockey you referred to. In any case, field hockey and ice hockey is popular in Western Europe (I consider Germany Western Europe).

 

[Sport]

These popularity statistics are mostly garbage.

Im not making the case that Spain is the best country in mainstream sports. I’m just saying Australia isn’t the best. I mean taking your list:
Football: Germany > Australia
Cricket: Germany < Australia
Hockey: Germany > Australia
Tennis: Germany > Australia
Volleyball: Germany > Australia
Table tennis: Germany > Australia
Basketball: Germany > Australia
Baseball: ?
Rugby: Germany < australia
Golf: Germany < Australia

Not sure which Hockey you referred to. In any case, field hockey and ice hockey is popular in Western Europe (I consider Germany Western Europe).

In most of Western Europe, hockey is definetely not mainstream. Germany is one of the exceptions, not the rule.

 

[Sport]

Surprisingly, tennis is not the most popular sport in any country. This image also shows why cricket, despite having the second most followers, it's not one of the most popular worldwide, as most of its viewers are from India.