Shaolin
Talk Tennis Guru
Ok. I will try to give this one a try. Note. these ones really have to stand out, IMHO. For example, as cool as Fed's record of winning 5 straight slam titles at 2 different events is, it doesn't stand out. Borg had 4 x 5 and 5 x 5. And the surfaces that Borg did this on were far more polarized. And the 4 x 5 streak at the FO didn't end with a loss. He simply ended on a 4 title winning streak. And as much as I love Mac's 82-3 record for winning percentage that still stands, Federer came within 1 set of tying it during his very last match of the 2005 season. Also, Connors 93-4, .959 in 1974 barely trails Mac's 82-3, .965 in 1984. This one is out.
Here are some that stand out; but in no particular order of greatness
Laver's 3 CYGS: Amateur CYGS, Pro Slam(1967), and his Open Era Grand Slam. Nice work, Rod
Djoker's 428 weeks at #1. Next best is 310 by Fed, followed by 286 by Sampras
Fed's 237 consecutive weeks at #1. The next best is 160 by Connors, followed by 157 by Lendl.
Fed's 65 straight wins on grass courts. Next best is 41 by Borg, followed by 34 by Djoker.
Mac's 65 straight wins on carpet. The next best is 51 by Lendl, followed by 30(Lendl and Connors)
Nadal's 81 straight wins on clay. The next best is 53 by Vilas, followed by 48 by Borg
Fed's 24 straight finals wins. The next best is 19 by laver.
Fed's 24 straight wins vs top-10. The next best is 17 by Federer and Djoker
Djoker's 72 big titles. The next best is 59 by Nadal, followed by 54 by Federer.
Lendl's 7 consecutive wins vs world #1. The next best is 5 by both Djoker and Nadal
Fed's 23 straight slam semis. Next best is 14 by Djoker, followed by 10 by Lendl
Djoker's 10 finals reached at 3 different slam events. Only Nadal and Federer have reached 10 finals at a slam event. And they only did it at 1 event.
Nadal's 14 titles at a slam event. The next best is 10 by Djoker, followed by 8 by Federer.
Borg's 3 consecutive channel slams. Nobody else did 2 straight.
Djoker's 2 career boxed sets of masters events. Nobody else has done it once.
Connors 659 consecutive week staying in the top-5. The next best is 558 by Lendl, followed by 548 by Federer
Nadal's 912 consecutive weeks in in the top-10. The next best is 788 by Connors, followed by 734 by Federer
Ken Rosewall's #2 ranking on his 41st birthday. I don't have a list of others here. But this is bonkers.
Nadal's 50 consecutive sets won on clay. The next best is 35 by Coria, followed by 34 by Nastase
Federer's 36 consecutie sets won on grass. The next best is 30 by Federer, followed by 29 by Federer
Great list.