List of career achievements by Novak Djokovic

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This article lists various career, tournament, and seasonal achievements by Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic.

Novak Djokovic has won 11 Grand Slam (major) titles, a total which is ranked third in the Open Era (tied with Björn Borg) and fourth on the all-time list (tied with Rod Laver and Björn Borg). He has the record of most titles won in ATP Masters 1000 with 29 titles. He has won 5 World Tour Finals titles, four of which were won consecutively from 2012 to 2015 (Open Era record).

Novak Djokovic is widely viewed as one of the greatest tennis players of all time and viewed by many sports analysts, fans and media pundits as a top five player in the Open Era, often ranked alongside Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Pete Sampras and Björn Borg.[lower-alpha 1] He has appeared in 19 Grand Slam finals and has participated in the final of each grand slam tournament at least three times. He has won multiple titles at three out of the four majors. Djokovic has won an Open Era record of 6 Australian Open titles, three of which he won consecutively 2011–2013 (an Open Era record). He is widely viewed as the greatest player to play in the Australian Open; he holds a perfect record of 6–0 in Australian Open finals.

Djokovic's 2011 season is considered as one of the greatest seasons by a tennis player in the Open Era. Djokovic won 10 titles on 3 different surfaces and defeated both of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer ten times, going 10–1 against them. Djokovic went on a 43-match win streak and set a new record of most Masters titles won in a season (5). In 2015 Djokovic won three majors in one season for the second time, improved his record of most Masters titles won in a season (6), and finished the year winning his fourth consecutive World Tour Finals title. Djokovic also made the finals of all big tournaments he played in 2015 and set a new all-time rankings record (16,785 points). Djokovic's 2015 is seen as the greatest season in the Open Era by many fans and analysts. Djokovic is widely viewed as one of the greatest hard court players of the Open Era.[14] He has won 8 hard court major titles which is second to Roger Federer’s record of 9. He has also won an Open Era record of 21 Masters 1000 hard court titles. He has an 88.4% Grand Slam match win percentage on hard courts, which is an all-time record.

Djokovic's consistency on the ATP tour is matched only by Roger Federer. He has appeared in 14 consecutive semifinals and 27 consecutive quarter-finals in Grand Slam events and also appeared in four consecutive Grand Slam finals in 2011–2012 and five consecutive Grand Slam from 2014-2016. He reached all four major finals (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open) in 2015, sharing the record of reaching all four majors in a calendar year with Federer and Rod Laver. Djokovic is the only player since the 1973 ATP rankings were introduced to have accrued 16,785 points more than the world number 2 and 3 combined, he is the only player to have ever achieved such a high points tally. Djokovic is the only player in the Open Era to reach 15 straight finals in a single season (2015). In 2015, Djokovic beat top 10 opposition 31, a total which set a new Open Era record.

Djokovic has won an all time record 29 titles in the ATP Masters 1000 tournaments. Djokovic has won an all-time record of 12 consecutive Masters 1000 finals from 2012 to 2015, he has also won the first three Masters 1000 tournaments in 2015 after having won Indian Wells, Miami and Monte Carlo and is the only player to achieve this feat in the Open Era. Novak Djokovic has participated in 8 Masters 1000 finals in 2015 and is the only player to accomplish this, breaking the previous record of 6 finals. Djokovic won an all-time record 6 Masters 1000 titles in 2015 and is the only player to achieve such a feat in the Open Era. He has won multiple masters 1000 titles in the 9 tournaments and is the only player to win 1+ titles in 8 tournaments and make 2+ finals in all 9 tournaments. As a result, he is considered to be the greatest and most accomplished player in ATP Masters 1000 history for his versatility and success in winning the masters tournaments on a consistent basis.[15]

Besides hard courts, Djokovic is also a remarkable player on clay courts and has some great achievements on clay. He won 12 titles on clay, including 8 Masters 1000 titles which is second to Rafael Nadal’s (considered to be the greatest clay court player ever) all time record of 20. Djokovic is the only player to defeat Rafael Nadal in French Open in straight sets. He is also the only player to defeat Nadal in all three clay court Masters 1000 events, which he achieved in finals of Madrid (2011), Rome (2011) and Monte Carlo (2013). Djokovic is also the one who ended Nadal's consecutive run of 8 Monte Carlo titles in the 2013 final and is the player with the most clay-match wins over Nadal.

Djokovic is the only player to defeat Federer and Nadal in multiple Grand Slam finals. He has beaten both players in a combined six Grand Slam finals. He is also the only player to defeat Federer and Nadal in all four majors. He is the only player to defeat Federer in two Wimbledon finals (2014–2015) and the only player to defeat Nadal in three Grand Slam finals (Wimbledon 2011, US Open 2011 and Australian Open 2012).

All-time records

  • These records were attained since the amateur era (1877).
Event Since Record accomplished Players tied
Grand Slams 1877 Highest hardcourt match win percentage (88.4%) Stands alone
7 consecutive hard court finals Stands alone
ATP World Tour 1970 15 straight finals reached in a season (2015) Stands alone
10 Top tier tournaments won in a season[lower-alpha 2] Stands alone
18 Top tier tournaments finals in a row Stands alone
30+ match wins vs Top 10 opponents in a season Stands alone
Defeated all Top 10 players in a season Stands alone
Highest overall match win percentage (82.9%) Stands alone
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 1970 29 men's singles titles overall Stands alone
6 titles won in a single season (2015) Stands alone
21 hard court titles Stands alone
12 finals won in a row (2012–2015) Stands alone
2 years winning 5+ titles Stands alone
1+ titles at 8 different tournaments Stands alone
2+ titles at 8 different tournaments Stands alone
3+ titles at 6 different tournaments Stands alone
4+ titles at 4 different tournaments Stands alone
Highest Masters match win percentage (82.8%) Stands alone
ATP Rankings 1973 Highest number of ranking points as World No.1 (16,790) Stands alone
Paris Masters 1968 4 men's singles titles Stands alone
Indian Wells Masters 1974 5 men's singles titles Stands alone
China Open 1993 6 men's singles titles Stands alone
Shanghai Masters 2009 3 men's singles titles Stands alone

Grand Slam tournaments records

  • These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis, since 1968.
Grand Slams Year(s) Record accomplished Players tied

Australian Open

French Open

Wimbledon

US Open

2015 All 4 Major finals in a season Rod Laver
Roger Federer

Australian Open

US Open

2010–2013 7 consecutive hard court finals Stands alone
2005–2016 Highest hardcourt match win percentage - 88.4% (114–15) Stands alone

Wimbledon

US Open

Australian Open

2011–2012

2015–2016

2 streaks of 3 consecutive Major titles Roger Federer
French Open — Australian Open 2007–2008 Youngest player to reach the semi-finals of all 4 Majors (20 years, 250 days old) Stands alone
2007–2008 Youngest player to reach all 4 Majors semi-finals consecutively Stands alone

Australian Open

Wimbledon

2008–2016

2011–2015

3+ titles at each of the two Majors Roger Federer

French Open

US Open

2012–2015

2007–2013

3+ runner-up finishes at 2 Majors Roger Federer
Australian Open 2012 Longest Grand Slam final (by duration) vs. Rafael Nadal[lower-alpha 3] Rafael Nadal

Records at each Grand Slam tournament

  • These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis, since 1968.
Grand Slam Year(s) Record accomplished Players tied
Australian Open 2008–2016 6 titles overall Stands alone
2011–2013 3 consecutive titles Stands alone
2008–2016 6 finals overall Stands alone
French Open 2011–2015 5 consecutive semifinals Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
US Open 2012 Longest final (by duration) vs. Andy Murray[lower-alpha 4] Andy Murray
  • Djokovic is the first and only player in the Open Era to be undefeated in six Australian Open finals, he is sitting at a perfect 6-0 record.

ATP World Tour Finals records

  • The championship was introduced in 1970 and was originally known as the Masters Grand Prix.
  • It was known as 'Tennis Masters Cup' from 2000 to 2008.
Time span Record accomplished Players tied
2012–2015 4 consecutive titles Stands alone
15 consecutive match wins Stands alone
2014 76.1% (51–16) games winning percentage in one tournament Stands alone
2011 Qualified the earliest – 18 weeks, 6 days Stands alone
  • Djokovic is the first and only player to win his first 5 finals at the best eight-men tournament, he is sitting at a perfect 5-0 record in finals.
  • Djokovic is the fourth man with Roger Federer, Ivan Lendl and Pete Sampras to win the World Tour Finals 5 times.

ATP Masters 1000 records

  • Grand Prix Super Series began in 1970.
  • ATP Masters Series was introduced in 1990 and it was renamed ATP Masters 1000 in 2009.
Time span Record accomplished Players tied
2007–2016 29 titles overall Stands alone
2007–2016 42 finals overall Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
2007–2013 8/9 titles won[lower-alpha 5] Stands alone
2007–2012 1+ finals in all 9 different tournaments Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal

Ivan Lendl

2007–2016 2+ finals in all 9 different tournaments Stands alone
2007–2016 21 hard court titles Stands alone
2015 6/6 hard court finals in a season Stands alone
2015 6 titles won in a single season Stands alone
2015 8 finals reached in a single season[lower-alpha 6] Stands alone
2011, 2014–2015 Streak of 5 titles Stands alone
2014–2016 Streak of 11 finals Stands alone
2011, 2012, 2015 3 years reaching 6+ finals Stands alone
2011, 2012 2 consecutive years reaching 6+ finals Stands alone
2012–2015 12 finals won in a row Stands alone
2011 31 consecutive match wins Stands alone
2015 39 match wins in a single season Stands alone
2011, 2014–2015 2 streaks of 30+ consecutive match wins Stands alone
2013–2014 4 consecutive tournaments titles Rafael Nadal
2015–2016 7 consecutive tournaments finals Stands alone
2011, 2015 2 years winning 5+ titles Stands alone
2011, 2014–2015 2 streaks of 5 titles Stands alone
2011, 2014–2015 3 years winning 4+ titles Stands alone
2011–2016 4 streaks of 4 titles Stands alone
2013–2016 3 streaks of 4 consecutive tournaments titles Stands alone
2014–2015 2 consecutive years winning 4+ titles Roger Federer
2011–2016 6 consecutive years winning 3+ titles Stands alone
2007–2015 4+ titles at 4 tournaments Stands alone
2007–2015 3+ titles at 6 tournaments Stands alone
2007–2016 2+ titles at 8 tournaments Stands alone
2007–2013 1+ titles at 8 tournaments Stands alone
2007–2016 Holding the record of most titles won at 4 different tournaments Stands alone
2014–2015 Simultaneous holder of 6 different tournaments titles Stands alone
2011–2015 Retaining titles at 6 different tournaments Stands alone
2015 4 consecutive title defences Stands alone
2011–2013 Winning all 3 clay tournaments[lower-alpha 7] (twice) Rafael Nadal
2015 Winning the first 3 tournaments of a season[lower-alpha 8] Stands alone
2011, 2014–2016 Winning Indian Wells/Miami Masters title double 4 times Stands alone
2014–2016 Winning Indian Wells/Miami Masters title double for 3 consecutive years Stands alone
2007–2016 6 Miami Masters titles overall Andre Agassi
2014–2016 3 consecutive Miami titles Andre Agassi
2008–2016 5 Indian Wells Masters titles overall Stands alone
2014–2016 3 consecutive Indian Wells Masters titles Roger Federer
2009–2015 4 Paris Masters titles overall Stands alone
2013–2015 3 consecutive Paris Masters titles Stands alone
2012–2015 3 Shanghai Masters titles overall Stands alone
2012–2013 2 consecutive Shanghai Masters titles Andy Murray
2005–2016 Highest Masters 1000 match win percentage - 82.8% (288-60) Stands alone
2013–2015 3 years winning Paris Masters and Year-end championship back to back Stands alone
  • Djokovic has won the highest amount of Masters 1000 titles in the open era having won 29 titles overall in men's singles. He is the first and only player in the open era to win one masters title at eight tournaments, two titles at eight tournaments, 3 titles at six tournaments and four titles at four tournaments.
  • Djokovic is the first and only player to win the Indian Wells/Miami Masters double four times and for three consecutive years from 2014-2016. He was won a combined 11 titles from Indian Wells and Miami. Djokovic also has the highest win percentage in the ATP Masters 1000 tournaments and is often considered the greatest player to participate in the masters tournaments due to the number of titles won and his consistency in winning these titles.

Other significant records

  • These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis, since 1968.
Time span Record accomplished Players tied
2016 Highest number of points accrued in ATP rankings as World No.1 (16,790) Stands alone
2015 15 straight finals in a season Stands alone
2014–2016 18 Top tier tournaments finals in a row[lower-alpha 2] Stands alone
2015 10 Top tier tournaments won in a season Stands alone
2014–2015 7 Top tier tournaments won in a row Stands alone
2011, 2015–2016 2 streaks of 7 titles Stands alone
2014–2015–2016 2 streaks of 7 consecutive Top tier titles Stands alone
2009–2016 Three-peat at 7 different tournaments Stands alone
2006–2015 20+ wins over each other member of the Big Four (Federer, Nadal & Murray) Stands alone
2006–2016 Positive head-to-head record against each other member of the Big Four Stands alone
2006–2015 20+ wins over 4 different opponents (Nadal, Federer, Murray & Berdych) Stands alone
2006–2016 26 match wins vs. one opponent (Rafael Nadal) Stands alone
2015 31 match wins vs. Top 10 opponents in a single season Stands alone
2015 37.8% percentage of Top 10 wins to the overall match wins of a season Stands alone
2015 Defeated all Top 10 players in a season Stands alone
2012, 2013, 2015 3 years winning 24+ matches vs. Top 10 opponents Stands alone
2011–2013, 2015 4 years winning 20+ matches vs. Top 10 opponents Stands alone
2011–2013 3 consecutive years winning 20+ matches vs. Top 10 opponents Stands alone
2011 5 consecutive match wins against World No.1 player in finals (Rafael Nadal)[lower-alpha 9] Stands alone
2007 Youngest player to defeat the top 3 players in succession (Roddick, Nadal & Federer) Stands alone
2007 Youngest player to win Miami Open (19 years and 316 days old) Stands alone
2015 Most prize money won in a season ($21,646,145) Stands alone
2016 All-time prize money leader ($99,673,404) Stands alone
2009–2015 6 China Open titles Stands alone
2012–2015 4 consecutive China Open titles Stands alone
2015 7 titles defended in a season Roger Federer
2007–2010 4 years ended at No.3 Jimmy Connors
2007–2010 4 consecutive years ended at No.3 Stands alone
2009 Longest best-of-three match with tiebreak in last set (by duration) vs. Rafael Nadal[lower-alpha 10] Rafael Nadal
2012 Longest tie-break in a US Open final (by points – 22) vs. Andy Murray Andy Murray
2004–2016 82.9% (723–149) - Highest overall match win percentage Stands alone
84.3% (479–89) - Highest hard court match win percentage Stands alone
95.9% (635–27) - Highest match win percentage after winning first set[lower-alpha 11] Stands alone
74.5% (146–50) - Highest deciding set win percentage[lower-alpha 12] Stands alone

Awards and Honours

List of awards

Orders and special awards

Ord.St.Sava-ribbon.jpg Order of St. Sava, First Class (by Irinej, Serbian Patriarch)[48]
Order of the Karađorđe's Star rib.png Order of Karađorđe's Star, First Class (by Serbia Boris Tadić, President of Serbia)[49][50]

See also

Notes

  1. See[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Top tier tournments are Grand Slams, World Tour Finals and Masters 1000 series. They're also known as "Big Tournaments" or "Big Titles"[16]
  3. The final took 5 hours, 53 minutes to complete.[17][18]
  4. The final took 4 hours, 54 minutes to complete.[19]
  5. Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, Madrid, Rome, Canada, Shanghai and Paris.
  6. DNP in the 9th Masters, Madrid.
  7. Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome.
  8. Indian Wells, Miami and Monte Carlo.
  9. Djokovic proceeded to defeat Nadal at the 2011 US Open and 2012 Australian Open, where their rankings were by then reversed.[20]
  10. The match took 4 hours, 3 minutes to complete.[21]
  11. Minimum 250 wins.
  12. Minimum 100 wins.
  13. US Open semifinal def. Roger Federer 6–7(7), 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5
  14. Australian Open final def. Rafael Nadal 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5), 7–5
  15. French Open semifinal def. by Rafael Nadal 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3), 7–9
  16. Wimbledon final def. Roger Federer 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–4
  17. Rome semifinal def. Andy Murray 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(2)
  18. Shanghai final def. Andy Murray 5–7, 7–6(11), 6–3
  19. Montreal semifinal def. by Rafael Nadal 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(2)

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