And tell that to the journalists/historians that listed only the open-era stats & records.
Longest Match Win Streaks
1 United States Bill Tilden 95 1924–25
2 United States Don Budge 92 1937–38
3 Australia Roy Emerson 55 1964
4 United States Bill Tilden 50 1930
5 Sweden Björn Borg 49 1978
6 Sweden Björn Borg 48 1979-80
7 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 46 1977
8 Czech Republic Ivan Lendl 44 1981–82
9 Serbia Novak Djokovic 43 2010–11
10 United States John McEnroe 42 1984
Overall Major tournaments
Titles #
1. Australia Ken Rosewall 23
2. Australia Rod Laver 19
3. Switzerland Roger Federer 17
4. United States Bill Tilden 15
5. United States Pancho Gonzales 14
United States Pete Sampras
Spain Rafael Nadal
8. Australia Roy Emerson 12
9. France Henri Cochet 11
Sweden Björn Borg
10. New Zealand Anthony Wilding 10
United Kingdom Fred Perry
United States Don Budge
Finals #
1. Australia Ken Rosewall 35
2. Australia Rod Laver 31
3. Switzerland Roger Federer 25
4. United States Bill Tilden 23
5. United States Pancho Gonzales 20
Spain Rafael Nadal
7. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 19
8. United States Pete Sampras 18
9. Sweden Björn Borg 16
10. France Henri Cochet 15
United States Don Budge
Australia Roy Emerson
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Andre Agassi
Semifinals #
1. Australia Ken Rosewall 52
2. United States Bill Tilden 36
3. Switzerland Roger Federer 33
4. Australia Rod Laver 32
5. United States Jimmy Connors 31
6. United States Pancho Gonzales 29
7. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 28
8. United States Andre Agassi 26
9. United States Don Budge 26
10. United States Pete Sampras 23
Quarterfinals #
1. Australia Ken Rosewall 57
2. United States Jimmy Connors 41
Switzerland Roger Federer
4. United States Bill Tilden 39
5. Australia Roy Emerson 37
6. United States Andre Agassi 36
7. Australia Rod Laver 34
8. United States Pete Sampras 29
9. Australia John Newcombe 28
Serbia Novak Djokovic
10. Spain Rafael Nadal 27
Tournaments Won
Player
Titles
1. Australia Rod Laver 200
2. United States Jimmy Connors 149
3. Czech Republic/United States Ivan Lendl 146
4. Czech Republic Jaroslav Drobný 139
5. Australia Ken Rosewall 133
6. United States Bill Tilden 130
7. New Zealand Tony Wilding 118
8. United States Pancho Gonzales 113
9. Australia Roy Emerson 110
10. United States John McEnroe 104
11. Sweden Björn Borg 101
12. United States Bobby Riggs 95
13. Romania Ilie Năstase 87
14. United States Gardnar Mulloy 80
Switzerland Roger Federer 80
Finals #
1. Australia Rod Laver 218
2. United States Bill Tilden 166
3. United States Jimmy Connors 163
4. Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 146
5. Czech Republic Jaroslav Drobný 139
6. Australia Ken Rosewall 133
7. United States Bill Tilden 130
8. Switzerland Roger Federer 121
9. New Zealand Tony Wilding 118
10. United States Pancho Gonzales 113
11. United States John McEnroe 108
12. Argentina Guillermo Vilas 104
13. Romania Ilie Năstase 94
14. Spain Rafael Nadal 92
15. United States Andre Agassi 90
Career season streaks
Consecutive 10+ titles per season Streak Yrs
1. Australia Rod Laver 1964–1970 7
2. United States Bill Tilden 1924–1927 4
3. Switzerland Roger Federer 2004–2006 3
4. Romania Ilie Năstase 1972–1973 2
United States Jimmy Connors 1973–1974
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 1981–1982
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Career 10+ title seasons Streak
7. Australia Rod Laver 1964–70
5. United States Bill Tilden 1924–27,30
4. United States Jimmy Connors 1973–74,76,78
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 1981–82,85,89
3. Australia Tony Wilding 1906,07,08
Australia Ken Rosewall 1956,62,64
United States John McEnroe 1979,81,84
Switzerland Roger Federer 2004–06
2. Romania Ilie Năstase 1972–73
Sweden Björn Borg 1977,79
Spain Rafael Nadal 2005,2013
Consecutive 1+ titles per season Streak Yrs
1. Australia Ken Rosewall 1953–1973 21
Australia Rod Laver 1956–1976
3. United States Bill Tilden 1918–1931 14
United States Pancho Gonzales 1948–1961
Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 1980–1993
6. Australia Tony Wilding 1901–1914 13
United States Jimmy Connors 1972–1984
Switzerland Roger Federer 2001–2014
9. Sweden Stefan Edberg 1984–1995 12
Germany Boris Becker 1985–1996
United States Andy Roddick 2001–2012
Most Titles in one season
# Titles Year #
1. Australia Tony Wilding 1906 23
2. Australia Rod Laver 1962 22
3. Australia Tony Wilding 1907 19
4. United States Bill Tilden 1930 18
Australia Rod Laver 1969
5. Argentina Guillermo Vilas 1977 16
6. Australia Tony Wilding 1908 15
USA Bill Tilden 1925
Australia Rod Laver 1970
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 1982
United States Jimmy Connors 1974
Romania Ilie Năstase 1973 14
7. United States Bill Tilden 1927 13
Australia Rod Laver 1968
Sweden Björn Borg 1979
United States John McEnroe 1984
8. Australia Tony Wilding 1910 12
Australia Ken Rosewall 1956
Romania Ilie Năstase 1972
United States Jimmy Connors 1976
Austria Thomas Muster 1995
Switzerland Roger Federer 2006
Year-end rankings
Player Years at No. 1 #
1. United States Pancho Gonzales 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 8
2. United Kingdom William Renshaw 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1889 7
United States Bill Tilden 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1931
Australia Rod Laver 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970
3. United Kingdom Reggie Doherty 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902 6
United States Jack Kramer 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953
Australia Ken Rosewall 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1970
United States Pete Sampras 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
4. Ireland Joshua Pim 1890, 1891, 1893, 1894, 1895 5
United States William Larned 1901, 1902, 1908, 1909, 1910
United Kingdom Lawrence Doherty 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906
United Kingdom Fred Perry 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1941
United States Don Budge 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942
United States Jimmy Connors 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
Switzerland Roger Federer 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
5. United Kingdom Wilfred Baddeley 1891, 1892, 1895, 1896 4
United States Ellsworth Vines 1932, 1935, 1936, 1937
United States Bobby Riggs 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947
United States John McEnroe 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989
Year-End Streaks
At No. 1 Years #
1. United States Pancho Gonzales 1954–1960 7
Australia Rod Laver 1964–1970
3. United Kingdom William Renshaw 1881–1886 6
United Kingdom Reggie Doherty 1897–1902
United States Bill Tilden 1920–1925
United States Pete Sampras 1993–1998
7. United States Jimmy Connors 1974–1978 5
8. United States John McEnroe 1981–1984 4
Switzerland Roger Federer 2004–2007
In Top 10 Years #
1. Australia Ken Rosewall 1952–1976 25
2. United States Pancho Gonzales 1949–1969 21
3. United States Jimmy Connors 1973–1988 16
4. United States Bill Tilden 1919–1932 14
5. Australia Rod Laver 1959–1971 13
Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 1980–1992
7. United States Pete Sampras 1990–2001 12
Switzerland Roger Federer 2002–2013
9. Sweden Stefan Edberg 1985–1994 10
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overall_tennis_records_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles#Overall_Major_tournaments
Its there, you just ignore it
GOAT debate is Laver vs Gonzalez, Federer is not in the conversation