In 1968 began the so called "Open Era" in tennis, when professionals were allowed to compete in the Grand Slam events, thus abandoning the longstanding rules of amateurism. Professionals, until then a rather small part of the tennis scene, swiftly achieved overwhelming dominance.
En 1968 se permitió participar por primera vez a jugadores profesionales en los torneos de Grand Slam, comenzando así la llamada "Era Open" del tenis. Los profesionales, que hasta ese momento eran una minoría, pronto lograron un dominio abrumador en las competiciones.
| Year | Wimbledon | Roland Garros | US Open | Australian Open |
| 1961 | Rod Laver | Manuel Santana | Roy Emerson | Roy Emerson |
| 1962 | Rod Laver | Rod Laver | Rod Laver | Rod Laver |
| 1963 | Chuck McKinley | Roy Emerson | Rafael Osuna | Roy Emerson |
| 1964 | Roy Emerson | Manuel Santana | Roy Emerson | Roy Emerson |
| 1965 | Roy Emerson | Fred Stolle | Manuel Santana | Roy Emerson |
| 1966 | Manuel Santana | Tony Roche | Fred Stolle | Roy Emerson |
| 1967 | John Newcombe | Roy Emerson | John Newcombe | Roy Emerson |
| 1968 | Rod Laver | Ken Rosewall | Arthur Ashe | Brian Bowrey |
| 1969 | Rod Laver | Rod Laver | Rod Laver | Rod Laver |
| 1970 | John Newcombe | Jan Kodes | Ken Rosewall | Arthur Ashe |
| Year | Wimbledon | Roland Garros | US Open | Australian Open |
| 1971 | John Newcombe | Jan Kodes | Stan Smith | Ken Rosewall |
| 1972 | Stan Smith | Andrés Gimeno | Ilie Nastase | Ken Rosewall |
| 1973 | Jan Kodes | Ilie Nastase | John Newcombe | John Newcombe |
| 1974 | Jimmy Connors | Bjorn Borg | Jimmy Connors | Jimmy Connors |
| 1975 | Arthur Ashe | Bjorn Borg | Manuel Orantes | John Newcombe |
| 1976 | Bjorn Borg | Adriano Panatta | Jimmy Connors | Mark Edmondson |
| 1977 | Bjorn Borg | Guillermo Vilas | Guillermo Vilas | Roscoe Tanner |
| 1978 | Bjorn Borg | Bjorn Borg | Jimmy Connors | Vitas Gerulaitis |
| 1979 | Bjorn Borg | Bjorn Borg | John McEnroe | Guillermo Vilas |
| 1980 | Bjorn Borg | Bjorn Borg | John McEnroe | Guillermo Vilas |
| Year | Wimbledon | Roland Garros | US Open | Australian Open |
| 1981 | John McEnroe | Bjorn Borg | John McEnroe | Brian Teacher |
| 1982 | Jimmy Connors | Mats Wilander | Jimmy Connors | Johan Kriek |
| 1983 | John McEnroe | Yannick Noah | Jimmy Connors | Johan Kriek |
| 1984 | John McEnroe | Ivan Lendl | John McEnroe | Mats Wilander |
| 1985 | Boris Becker | Mats Wilander | Ivan Lendl | Mats Wilander |
| 1986 | Boris Becker | Ivan Lendl | Ivan Lendl | Stefan Edberg |
| 1987 | Pat Cash | Ivan Lendl | Ivan Lendl | Stefan Edberg |
| 1988 | Stefan Edberg | Mats Wilander | Mats Wilander | Mats Wilander |
| 1989 | Boris Becker | Michael Chang | Boris Becker | Ivan Lendl |
| 1990 | Stefan Edberg | Andrés Gómez | Pete Sampras | Ivan Lendl |
| Year | Wimbledon | Roland Garros | US Open | Australian Open |
| 1991 | Michael Stich | Jim Courier | Stefan Edberg | Boris Becker |
| 1992 | Andre Agassi | Jim Courier | Stefan Edberg | Jim Courier |
| 1993 | Pete Sampras | Sergi Bruguera | Pete Sampras | Jim Courier |
| 1994 | Pete Sampras | Sergi Bruguera | Andre Agassi | Pete Sampras |
| 1995 | Pete Sampras | Thomas Muster | Pete Sampras | Andre Agassi |
| 1996 | Richard Krajicek | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Pete Sampras | Boris Becker |
| 1997 | Pete Sampras | Gustavo Kuerten | Patrick Rafter | Pete Sampras |
| 1998 | Pete Sampras | Carlos Moyá | Patrick Rafter | Petr Korda |
| 1999 | Pete Sampras | Andre Agassi | Andre Agassi | Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
| 2000 | Pete Sampras | Gustavo Kuerten | Marat Safin | Andre Agassi |
| Year | Wimbledon | Roland Garros | US Open | Australian Open |
| 2001 | Goran Ivanisevic | Gustavo Kuerten | Lleyton Hewitt | Andre Agassi |
| 2002 | Lleyton Hewitt | Albert Costa | Pete Sampras | Thomas Johansson |
| 2003 | Roger Federer | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Andy Roddick | Andre Agassi |
| 2004 | Roger Federer | Gastón Gaudio | Roger Federer | Roger Federer |
| 2005 | Roger Federer | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | Marat Safin |
| 2006 | Roger Federer | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | Roger Federer |
| 2007 | Roger Federer | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | Roger Federer |
| 2008 | Rafael Nadal | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | Novak Djokovic |
| 2009 | Roger Federer | Roger Federer | Juan Martín del Potro | Rafael Nadal |
| 2010 | - | - | - | Roger Federer |
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Roger Federer (SUI, 2) df Andy Roddick (USA, 6) 7-5, 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 16-14 Federer se convierte en el tenista con más títulos de Grand Slam de la historia (15). De las 20 finales disputadas, sólo ha perdido 5 (todas contra Nadal.) * The match in the finals was the longest men's singles final (in terms of games played) in Grand Slam history with 77 games played, breaking the record of 71 games set at the 1927 Australian Open. The match also had the longest fifth set in a Grand Slam men's singles final, surpassing the 1927 French Open final, which went to 11–9 in the fifth. The match took 4 hours and 17 minutes to complete, and the fifth set alone lasted 95 minutes.
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Juan Martín del Potro (ARG, 6) df. Roger Federer (SUI, 1) 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 (played on Monday Sep, 14) |
| Ps | Country (Players) | WI | RG | US | AU | Tot | Wimbledon // Roland Garros // Open USA // Australia |
| 1. | Roger Federer, SUI | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 03 04 05 06 07 09 // 09 // 04 05 06 07 08 // 04 06 07 10 |
| 2. | Pete Sampras, USA | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 93 94 95 97 98 99 00 // -- // 90 93 95 96 02 // 94 97 |
| 3. | Roy Emerson, AUS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 64 65 // 63 67 // 61 64 // 61 63 64 65 66 67 |
| 4. | Rod Laver, AUS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 61 62 68 69 // 62 69 // 62 69 // 60 62 69 |
| 5. | Bjorn Borg, SWE | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 76 77 78 79 80 // 74 75 78 79 80 81 // -- // -- |
| 6. | Andre Agassi, USA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 92 // 99 // 94 99 // 95 00 01 03 |
| 7. | Jimmy Connors, USA | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 74 82 // -- // 74 76 78 82 83 // 74 |
| . | Ken Rosewall, AUS | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -- // 53 68 // 56 70 // 53 55 71 72 |
| . | Ivan Lendl, TCH | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -- // 84 86 87 // 85 86 87 // 89 90 |
| 10. | John McEnroe, USA | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 81 83 84 // -- // 79 80 81 84 // -- |
| . | John Newcombe, AUS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 67 70 71 // -- // 67 73 // 73 75 |
| . | Mats Wilander, SWE | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -- // 82 85 88 // 88 // 84 85 88 |
| 13. | Boris Becker, GER | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 85 86 89 // -- // 89 // 91 96 |
| . | Stefan Edberg, SWE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 88 90 // -- // 91 92 // 86 87 |
| . | Rafa Nadal, ESP | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 08 // 05 06 07 08 // -- // 09 |
| 16. | Manuel Santana, ESP | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 66 // 61 64 // 65 // -- |
| . | Jim Courier, USA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -- // 91 92 // -- // 92 93 |
| . | Guillermo Vilas, ARG | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -- // 77 // 77 // 79 80 |
| 19. | Arthur Ashe, USA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 75 // -- // 68 // 70 |
| . | Jan Kodes, TCH | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 // 70 71 // -- // -- |
| . | Gustavo Kuerten, BRA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -- // 97 00 01 // -- // -- |
| 22. | Stan Smith, USA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 // -- // 71 // -- |
| . | Lleyton Hewitt, AUS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 02 // -- // 01 // -- |
| . | Fred Stolle, AUS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -- // 65 // 66 // -- |
| . | Ilie Nastase, ROM | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -- // 73 // 72 // -- |
| . | Evgeny Kafelnikov, RUS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -- // 96 // -- // 99 |
| . | Sergi Bruguera, ESP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- // 93 94 // -- // -- |
| . | Patrick Rafter, AUS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -- // -- // 97 98 // -- |
| . | Marat Safin, RUS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -- // -- // 00 // 05 |
| . | Johan Kriek, RSA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -- // -- // -- // 82 83 |
| 31. | (1) Brian Bowrey, AUS (68) / Pat Cash, AUS (87) / Michael Chang, USA (89) / Albert Costa, ESP (02) / Juan Martín del Potro, ARG (09) / Novak Djokovic, SRB (08) / Mark Edmondson, AUS (76) / Juan Carlos Ferrero, ESP (03) / Gastón Gaudio, ARG (04) / Vitas Gerulaitis, USA (78) / Andrés Gimeno, ESP (72) / Andrés Gómez, ECU (90) / Goran Ivanisevic, CRO (01) / Thomas Johansson, SWE (02) / Petr Korda, CZE (98) / Richard Krajicek, NED (96) / Chuck McKinley, USA (63) / Carlos Moyá, ESP (98) / Thomas Muster, AUT (95) / Yannick Noah, FRA (83) / Manuel Orantes, ESP (75) / Rafael Osuna, MEX (63) / Adriano Panatta, ITA (76) / Tony Roche, AUS (66) / Andy Roddick, USA (03) / Michael Stich, GER (91) / Roscoe Tanner, USA (77) / Brian Teacher, USA (81). (28) | ||||||
| Ps | Player | WI | RG | US | AU | Tot |
| 1. | United States (12) | 16 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 52 |
| 2. | Australia (11) | 11 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 43 |
| 3. | Sweden (4) | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
| 4. | Spain (8) | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 5. | Switzerland (1) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 6. | Czechoslovakia (2) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 7. | Germany (2) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 8. | Argentina (3) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9. | Russia (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10. | Brazil (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11. | Romania (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| . | South Africa (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13. | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| . | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| . | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 197 | |