Sunday, October 24, 2010

Roger Federer's 64th title ties Sampras

Roger Federer beat Germany's Florian Mayer 6-4, 6-3 to win the Stockholm Open and match Pete Sampras' total of 64 career titles.

Since 1968, only Jimmy Connors (109), Ivan Lendl (94) and John McEnroe (77) have won more singles tournaments than Federer and Sampras.

Federer, a 16-time Grand Slam winner, won his 50th match of the year Friday. He became only the fifth man, and the first since Sampras, to win 50 matches in at least nine straight years in the Open era.


Federer, the 16-time Grand Slam winner, continues to reach new milestones with every season. On Friday he won his 50th match of the year, becoming only the fifth man, and the first since Sampras, to win 50 matches in at least nine straight years in the Open era.

Most singles ATP titles in the Open Era (1968-present):
  1. Jimmy Connors 109 (160 finals)
  2. Ivan Lendl 94 (146)
  3. John McEnroe 77 (108)
  4. Roger Federer 64 (92)
  5. Pete Sampras 64 (88)
  6. Bjorn Borg 63 (87)
  7. Guillermo Vilas 62 (104)
  8. Andre Agassi 60 (90)
  9. Ilie Nastase 57
  10. Boris Becker 49 (77)
  • Thomas Muster 44
  • Rafael Nadal 43
  • Stefan Edberg 42
  • Mats Wilander 33
  • Andy Roddick 29
  • Lleyton Hewitt 28
  • Carlos Moya 20
  • Nikolay Davydenko 20
  • Novak Djokovic 18
  • Andy Murray 16
  • Juan Carlos Ferrero 15
Masters Events (since 1990)
  1. Rafael Nadal 18
  2. Andre Agassi 17
  3. Roger Federer 17
  4. Pete Sampras 11
  5. Thomas Muster 8
  6. Michael Chang 7

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