Novak Djokovic has equalled Rafael Nadal’s record for winning a title in the most successive seasons after his gold medal triumph at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion had not won a tournament since the 2023 ATP Finals in November prior to his victory against Carlos Alcaraz in the Olympic final.
It was the 37-year-old legend’s longest start to a season without a trophy since he claimed his maiden ATP title in 2006.
Here, we look at the five players who have won an ATP singles title in the most consecutive years.
5. Jimmy Connors – 13 seasons (1972-1984)
Jimmy Connors secured his maiden title at the Jacksonville Open in 1972 and won tournaments every season from 1972 to 1984 — with 105 of his record 109 titles coming during this 13-year period.
The highest number of titles the American won in a season was the mammoth tally of 15 he collected in 1974, while his last title came at the 1989 Tel Aviv Open.
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4. Ivan Lendl – 14 seasons (1980-1993)
Ivan Lendl claimed his first ATP title in Houston in 1980 — a triumph that started a run of 14 straight seasons in which he won at least one event.
The Czech-American’s biggest title-haul in a year was a superb 15 in 1983, while the last of his 94 tournament victories was at the 1993 Tokyo Indoor.
3. Roger Federer – 15 seasons (2001-2015)
Roger Federer won his maiden singles title at the 2001 Milan Indoor and he secured a tournament in 15 straight years from 2001-2005 — with 88 of his 103 titles coming in this stretch.
The Swiss won a career-best 12 titles during a staggering 2006 campaign and the final event he won was the 2019 Swiss Indoors in Basel.
=1. Novak Djokovic – 19 seasons (2006-2024)
Djokovic has won at least one title in each of the last 19 seasons since he triumphed at a tour-level tournament for the first time at the 2006 Dutch Open.
The most titles the Serbian has won in a year was the 11 he collected in an astonishing 2015 season. Djokovic’s 99th and most recent title was his triumph at the 2024 Olympics.
=1. Rafael Nadal – 19 seasons (2004-2022)
Nadal‘s first title came at the Warsaw Open in 2004 and he won a tournament in 19 straight years between 2004 and 2022.
The Spaniard’s largest title haul in a single season was the 11 he won in a brilliant 2005 campaign. Nadal lifted his 92nd and most recent trophy at the 2022 French Open.
