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Hall of Fame
A different way of looking at a player's success at the majors in the Open Era:
(courtesy of http://www.tennis28.com/slams/matchwins_slam.html, their numbers only go through Wimbledon 2008, I updated the records of the current pros since then)
Most Matches won in Majors
1 Jimmy Connors 233
2 Andre Agassi 224
3 Ivan Lendl 222
4 Pete Sampras 203
5 Roger Federer 182
6 Stefan Edberg 178
7 John McEnroe 167
8 Boris Becker 163
9 Mats Wilander 144
10 Bjorn Borg 141
Most Match Wins at the Australian Open
1 Stefan Edberg 56
2 Andre Agassi 48
2 Ivan Lendl 48
4 Roger Federer 47
5 Pete Sampras 45
6 Wayne Ferreira 39
7 Mats Wilander 36
8 Jim Courier 35
9 John Newcombe 30
10 Boris Becker 29
10 Marat Safin 29
Most Match Wins at the French Open
1 Guillermo Vilas 56
2 Ivan Lendl 53
3 Andre Agassi 51
4 Bjorn Borg 49
5 Mats Wilander 47
6 Jim Courier 40
6 Jimmy Connors 40
6 Yannick Noah 40
9 Roger Federer 39
9 Jan Kodes 39
Most Match Wins at Wimbledon
1 Jimmy Connors 84
2 Boris Becker 71
3 Pete Sampras 63
4 John McEnroe 59
5 Bjorn Borg 51
5 Roger Federer 51
7 Goran Ivanisevic 49
7 Stefan Edberg 49
9 Ivan Lendl 48
10 Andre Agassi 46
Most Match Wins at U.S. Open
1 Jimmy Connors 98
2 Andre Agassi 79
3 Ivan Lendl 73
4 Pete Sampras 71
5 John McEnroe 65
6 Roger Federer 45
6 Guillermo Vilas 43
6 Michael Chang 43
6 Stefan Edberg 43
10 Bjorn Borg 40
10 Roscoe Tanner 40
Best Match Win% at all majors
1 Bjorn Borg 141-17 89.2%
2 Roger Federer 182-26 87.5%
3 Rod Laver 60-10 85.7%
3 Rafael Nadal 90-15 85.7%
5 Pete Sampras 203-38 84.2%
6 Ken Rosewall 92-19 82.9%
7 Jimmy Connors 233-49 82.6%
8 Ivan Lendl 222-49 81.9%
9 John Newcombe 93-21 81.6%
10 John McEnroe 167-38 81.5%
Best Match Win% at Australian Open
1 Jimmy Connors 11-1 91.7%
2 Andre Agassi 48-5 90.6%
3 Guillermo Vilas 23-3 88.5%
4 Roger Federer 47-7 87.2%
5 Stefan Edberg 56-10 84.8%
6 Arthur Ashe 16-3 84.2%
7 Rafael Nadal 21-4 84%
7 Mats Wilander 36-7 83.7%
8 Pete Sampras 45-9 83.3%
9 Ivan Lendl 48-10 82.8%
10 Jim Courier 35-8 81.4%
Best Match Win % at Roland Garros
1 Rafael Nadal 31-1 96.9%
2 Bjorn Borg 49-2 96.1%
3 Ken Rosewall 13-1 92.9%
3 Rod Laver 13-1 92.9%
5 Mats Wilander 47-9 83.9%
6 Andres Gimeno 14-3 82.4%
7 Gustavo Kuerten 36-8 81.8%
8 Jim Courier 40-9 81.6%
9 Ivan Lendl 53-12 81.5%
10 Roger Federer 39-10 79.6%
Best Match Win % at Wimbledon
1 Bjorn Borg 51-4 92.7%
2 Roger Federer 51-5 91.1%
3 Pete Sampras 63-7 90.0%
4 Rod Laver 22-3 88.0%
5 John Newcombe 32-5 86.5%
6 Boris Becker 71-12 85.5%
7 Rafael Nadal 22-4 84.6%
8 John McEnroe 59-11 84.3%
9 Jimmy Connors 84-18 82.4%
10 Ken Rosewall 25-6 80.6%
Best Match Win % at US Open
1 Roger Federer 45-4 91.8%
2 Pete Sampras 71-9 88.8%
3 Jimmy Connors 98-17 85.2%
4 Ivan Lendl 73-13 84.9%
5 John McEnroe 65-12 84.4%
6 Ken Rosewall 30-6 83.3%
7 Lleyton Hewitt 39-8 83.0%
8 John Newcombe 27-6 81.8%
9 Arthur Ashe 38-9 80.9%
10 Andre Agassi 79-19 80.6%
(courtesy of http://www.tennis28.com/slams/matchwins_slam.html, their numbers only go through Wimbledon 2008, I updated the records of the current pros since then)
Most Matches won in Majors
1 Jimmy Connors 233
2 Andre Agassi 224
3 Ivan Lendl 222
4 Pete Sampras 203
5 Roger Federer 182
6 Stefan Edberg 178
7 John McEnroe 167
8 Boris Becker 163
9 Mats Wilander 144
10 Bjorn Borg 141
Most Match Wins at the Australian Open
1 Stefan Edberg 56
2 Andre Agassi 48
2 Ivan Lendl 48
4 Roger Federer 47
5 Pete Sampras 45
6 Wayne Ferreira 39
7 Mats Wilander 36
8 Jim Courier 35
9 John Newcombe 30
10 Boris Becker 29
10 Marat Safin 29
Most Match Wins at the French Open
1 Guillermo Vilas 56
2 Ivan Lendl 53
3 Andre Agassi 51
4 Bjorn Borg 49
5 Mats Wilander 47
6 Jim Courier 40
6 Jimmy Connors 40
6 Yannick Noah 40
9 Roger Federer 39
9 Jan Kodes 39
Most Match Wins at Wimbledon
1 Jimmy Connors 84
2 Boris Becker 71
3 Pete Sampras 63
4 John McEnroe 59
5 Bjorn Borg 51
5 Roger Federer 51
7 Goran Ivanisevic 49
7 Stefan Edberg 49
9 Ivan Lendl 48
10 Andre Agassi 46
Most Match Wins at U.S. Open
1 Jimmy Connors 98
2 Andre Agassi 79
3 Ivan Lendl 73
4 Pete Sampras 71
5 John McEnroe 65
6 Roger Federer 45
6 Guillermo Vilas 43
6 Michael Chang 43
6 Stefan Edberg 43
10 Bjorn Borg 40
10 Roscoe Tanner 40
Best Match Win% at all majors
1 Bjorn Borg 141-17 89.2%
2 Roger Federer 182-26 87.5%
3 Rod Laver 60-10 85.7%
3 Rafael Nadal 90-15 85.7%
5 Pete Sampras 203-38 84.2%
6 Ken Rosewall 92-19 82.9%
7 Jimmy Connors 233-49 82.6%
8 Ivan Lendl 222-49 81.9%
9 John Newcombe 93-21 81.6%
10 John McEnroe 167-38 81.5%
Best Match Win% at Australian Open
1 Jimmy Connors 11-1 91.7%
2 Andre Agassi 48-5 90.6%
3 Guillermo Vilas 23-3 88.5%
4 Roger Federer 47-7 87.2%
5 Stefan Edberg 56-10 84.8%
6 Arthur Ashe 16-3 84.2%
7 Rafael Nadal 21-4 84%
7 Mats Wilander 36-7 83.7%
8 Pete Sampras 45-9 83.3%
9 Ivan Lendl 48-10 82.8%
10 Jim Courier 35-8 81.4%
Best Match Win % at Roland Garros
1 Rafael Nadal 31-1 96.9%
2 Bjorn Borg 49-2 96.1%
3 Ken Rosewall 13-1 92.9%
3 Rod Laver 13-1 92.9%
5 Mats Wilander 47-9 83.9%
6 Andres Gimeno 14-3 82.4%
7 Gustavo Kuerten 36-8 81.8%
8 Jim Courier 40-9 81.6%
9 Ivan Lendl 53-12 81.5%
10 Roger Federer 39-10 79.6%
Best Match Win % at Wimbledon
1 Bjorn Borg 51-4 92.7%
2 Roger Federer 51-5 91.1%
3 Pete Sampras 63-7 90.0%
4 Rod Laver 22-3 88.0%
5 John Newcombe 32-5 86.5%
6 Boris Becker 71-12 85.5%
7 Rafael Nadal 22-4 84.6%
8 John McEnroe 59-11 84.3%
9 Jimmy Connors 84-18 82.4%
10 Ken Rosewall 25-6 80.6%
Best Match Win % at US Open
1 Roger Federer 45-4 91.8%
2 Pete Sampras 71-9 88.8%
3 Jimmy Connors 98-17 85.2%
4 Ivan Lendl 73-13 84.9%
5 John McEnroe 65-12 84.4%
6 Ken Rosewall 30-6 83.3%
7 Lleyton Hewitt 39-8 83.0%
8 John Newcombe 27-6 81.8%
9 Arthur Ashe 38-9 80.9%
10 Andre Agassi 79-19 80.6%
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