Reaching the finals or winning the title at every significant/historic tournament...

[FedererDropShot]

These tournaments include the:

- 4 Grand Slams - champion or runner-up
- 9 Masters 1000s - champion or runner-up
- World Tour Finals - champion or runner-up
- Olympic games - Gold Medal or Silver Medal
- Davis Cup - champion team or runner-up team

How many players have achieved this historic feat?

Out of the active players, we have Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer (and before Chico starts hating on me, Djokovic is missing an Olympic final from what I'm aware. Djokovic has a Bronze medal for now but that's not a final).

 

[Strobe Lights]

I'd say it is significant in showing the greatness of those that have achieved it, in terms of their level and desire to win.

It should not be discounted that the standing of the Australian Open; and tennis not being in the Olympics and no-one seeming to care that much about it once it was until Fed started talking about how important it was to him makes this achievement more likely amongst recent players.

The big three have all come pretty close to the full set as well.

Federer
Monte Carlo: 4 RU
Rome: 3 RU
Olympics: 1 RU (and this is a once every 4 years competition)

Nadal
Miami: 4 RU
Paris-Bercy: 1 RU
YEC: 2 RU

Djokovic
Roland Garros: 2 RU
Cincinnati: 4 RU
Olympics: 2 SFs (1 Bronze, 1 4th place)

 

[TopFH]

Djokovic will complete the set. Or maybe not, depending on his form in Rio.

 

[jg153040]

Maybe Rafa and Feddy are the best two of the modern era.

 

[Mr.Snrub]

Lumping finals and wins together like this is pretty weak. If Djokovic wins all the masters and slams that would be an actual achievement worth talking about.

 

[JMR]

"Reaching the finals or winning the title" is an unnecessarily complex expression. It can be simplified to just "reaching the final." All title winners also reached the final.

Is reaching the final at every big event an impressive accomplishment? Yes, but not nearly as impressive as winning every big event.

 

[FedererDropShot]

Lumping finals and wins together like this is pretty weak. If Djokovic wins all the masters and slams that would be an actual achievement worth talking about.

Yet not all of the greatest players in tennis have achieved this feat that lumps ''finals and wins together''.

:???:

 

[jg153040]

Lumping finals and wins together like this is pretty weak. If Djokovic wins all the masters and slams that would be an actual achievement worth talking about.

Ok, then ignore the winning part.

 

[BVSlam]

Naturally one of the greatest feats in tennis as nobody has done it so far I believe aside from Federer and Nadal, two of the greatest of all time. Maybe someone else too, I don't remember.

I appreciate the joke answers though.

 

[Deleted member 77403]

The fact that Fedal have contested ALL possible big events in tennis, all the slams, olympics, WTF, DC, masters just shows how special they really are.

I expect Djokovic to join them in 2016.

 

[PrinceMoron]

The fact that Fedal have contested ALL possible big events in tennis, all the slams, olympics, WTF, DC, masters just shows how special they really are.

I expect Djokovic to join them in 2016.

And doesn't Murray know it .....

 

[yoloiamtheman]

Ivan also reached all the finals except Olympics singles which he never got the opportunity to participate. In fact he achieved career golden masters. I would like to know if anyone else reached all the finals.

 

[AngieB]

Getting to the finals of tennis tournaments doesn't get you inducted in the ITHOF as a former player. You have to WIN a grand slam event.

Stop majoring in minors.

#PTL #JC4Ever

AngieB​

 

[Russeljones]

Getting to the finals of tennis tournaments doesn't get you inducted in the ITHOF as a former player. You have to WIN a grand slam event.

Stop majoring in minors.

#PTL #JC4Ever

AngieB​

hashtags are your major, right?

 

[AngieB]

hashtags are your major, right?

#Correct #MajorInMajors

#PTL #JC4Ever

AngieB​

 

[FedererDropShot]

Ivan also reached all the finals except Olympics singles which he never got the opportunity to participate. In fact he achieved career golden masters. I would like to know if anyone else reached all the finals.

Ivan is so underrated.

One of the greats with formidable consistency.

I assume Andre has also achieved this feat or is he missing a final somewhere?

 

[yoloiamtheman]

Ivan is so underrated.

One of the greats with formidable consistency.

I assume Andre has also achieved this feat or is he missing a final somewhere?

No he didn't reach Monte Carlo and Hamburg finals. He skipped them most of the time.

 

[The Green Mile]

I'd say it is significant in showing the greatness of those that have achieved it, in terms of their level and desire to win.

It should not be discounted that the standing of the Australian Open; and tennis not being in the Olympics and no-one seeming to care that much about it once it was until Fed started talking about how important it was to him makes this achievement more likely amongst recent players.

The big three have all come pretty close to the full set as well.

Federer
Monte Carlo: 4 RU
Rome: 3 RU
Olympics: 1 RU (and this is a once every 4 years competition)

Nadal
Miami: 4 RU
Paris-Bercy: 1 RU
YEC: 2 RU

Djokovic
Roland Garros: 2 RU
Cincinnati: 4 RU
Olympics: 2 SFs (1 Bronze, 1 4th place)

It's quite amazing that all three of them have a M1000 with 4 RU places to their name (or even 3). You would of thought they would have at least won one of the finals, knowing who they are...

Yet the reasons are simple, Fed's 5 of the 7 clay finals have been against Rafa, Djokovic meeting in form Murray and Fed, etc....

 

[Prabhanjan]

Great compilation

Federer
Monte Carlo: 4 RU
Rome: 3 RU
Olympics: 1 RU (and this is a once every 4 years competition)

In terms of difficulty, Fed is the most challenged one. Given that he shows he is more focused on Rio, it seems he has both MC and Rome on low priority, especially since the year he won RG (FO). He would be doing great even closing it out on any one of the three, and two looks more like icing on the cake.

Nadal
Miami: 4 RU
Paris-Bercy: 1 RU
YEC: 2 RU

Given the way blitzed past the masters hard-court last year, it can be easily said that he can win Miami without much difficulty. For the last two, he will have to prioritize one a year, and post reaching 30 years, anything will be difficult. Since he is generally in poor form when he reaches this part of the calender year, it will be really difficult for him to win on both of them.

Djokovic
Roland Garros: 2 RU
Cincinnati: 4 RU
Olympics: 2 SFs (1 Bronze, 1 4th place)

Olympics will be very difficult for him, and with each passing-by year, FO will be going out of reach. Cincinnati is his best hope though not FO after 2015.

 

[kandamrgam]

I'd say it is significant in showing the greatness of those that have achieved it, in terms of their level and desire to win.

It should not be discounted that the standing of the Australian Open; and tennis not being in the Olympics and no-one seeming to care that much about it once it was until Fed started talking about how important it was to him makes this achievement more likely amongst recent players.

The big three have all come pretty close to the full set as well.

Federer
Monte Carlo: 4 RU
Rome: 3 RU
Olympics: 1 RU (and this is a once every 4 years competition)

Nadal
Miami: 4 RU
Paris-Bercy: 1 RU
YEC: 2 RU

Djokovic
Roland Garros: 2 RU
Cincinnati: 4 RU
Olympics: 2 SFs (1 Bronze, 1 4th place)

Good list compiled.

Given the holes,
- Federer misses Olympics
- Nadal misses Finals
- Djokovic misses a Major

As it stands, Major > Finals > Olympics. So the big edge here goes to Roger. Djokovic for all his mastery over Masters, he has the biggest hole.



And then there is Ninja level or Guru level or Zen Master level. Which is AO + RG + WC + UO + YEC + OG + DC. Only one man ever attained that level of salvation of all pros:

Yes I named it.

 

[Deleted member 688153]

Getting to the finals of tennis tournaments doesn't get you inducted in the ITHOF as a former player. You have to WIN a grand slam event.

Stop majoring in minors.

#PTL #JC4Ever

AngieB​

I do wish you and TV would top talking about the ITHOF as if it is the best thing since frozen pie crust.
ITHOF isn't even that great.
Most one-slam wonders are in or will get in.
If I was a pro, I wouldn't care about some meaningless "Hall of Fame", I'd rather win a 250 tourney.