Most Grand Slam Titles in Tennis

In men’s singles tennis, Novak Djokovic holds the record with 24 Grand Slam titles, ahead of Rafael Nadal’s 22 and Roger Federer’s 20. In women’s singles, Margaret Court leads the all-time list with 24, while Serena Williams owns the Open era record with 23.

Grand Slam titles are the currency by which tennis greatness is measured. The four majors, the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open, dwarf every other event on the calendar, so the players who collect them in bulk enter a conversation reserved for the sport’s immortals. Here are the full leaderboards for both the men and the women, with the context that makes the numbers meaningful. All figures are through the 2025 season.

The men’s record holder: Novak Djokovic and 24 titles

Djokovic pulled clear of his great rivals Nadal and Federer in the 2020s, reaching 24 majors and standing alone at the top of the men’s game. His haul is spread across all four majors, a mark of completeness, and he has won each of them at least three times, something no other man has matched.

Because he remains active, the men’s record is not necessarily settled. Every tournament he enters carries the chance of a 25th major, which means the number that already leads the sport could still grow.

The men’s Grand Slam leaderboard

The table below ranks the men’s singles Grand Slam title leaders in the Open era and before.

Rank	Titles	Player	Country	Era
1	24	Novak Djokovic*	Serbia	2008-present
2	22	Rafael Nadal	Spain	2005-2022
3	20	Roger Federer	Switzerland	2003-2018
4	14	Pete Sampras	United States	1990-2002
5	12	Roy Emerson	Australia	1961-1967
6	11	Rod Laver	Australia	1960-1969
6	11	Bjorn Borg	Sweden	1974-1981
8	10	Bill Tilden	United States	1920-1930

*Djokovic’s total is current through 2025 and still climbing.

The “Big Three” of Djokovic, Nadal and Federer occupy the top three spots and account for a combined 66 majors, an unprecedented concentration of titles in a single generation.

The women’s record holders: Court, Williams and Graf

The women’s picture requires two numbers. Margaret Court holds the all-time record with 24 titles, but 13 came before the Open era began in 1968, and 11 were won at the Australian Championships when its field was comparatively weak. Serena Williams’s 23 is therefore widely treated as the Open era benchmark, with Steffi Graf’s 22 close behind.

Graf’s 1988 season stands out on its own: she won all four majors and Olympic gold, the only “Golden Slam” ever achieved.

The women’s Grand Slam leaderboard

The table below ranks the women’s singles Grand Slam title leaders.

Rank	Titles	Player	Country	Era
1	24	Margaret Court	Australia	1960-1973
2	23	Serena Williams	United States	1999-2017
3	22	Steffi Graf	Germany	1987-1999
4	19	Helen Wills Moody	United States	1923-1938
5	18	Chris Evert	United States	1974-1986
5	18	Martina Navratilova	United States	1978-1990
7	12	Billie Jean King	United States	1966-1975

Serena Williams’s 23 Open-era titles are the modern standard, and her rivalry with players across two decades kept her at the top of the women’s game longer than almost anyone.

Why the record matters

Grand Slam counts are the simplest, most durable measure of tennis greatness, which is why every major win reshapes the all-time debate. For a fuller explanation of the four tournaments and what “winning the Slam” actually means, see our guide to what a grand slam in tennis is. The concept echoes across sports, too; the career grand slam in golf applies the same all-four-majors idea to a very different game.

The short version: Novak Djokovic leads men’s tennis with 24 Grand Slam titles, ahead of Nadal (22) and Federer (20). Margaret Court’s 24 is the women’s all-time record, with Serena Williams’s 23 the Open-era mark and Steffi Graf on 22. Djokovic, still active through 2025, could push the men’s record higher.