Top five oldest ATP title winners

Gael Monfils tops the list of oldest ATP title winners.

It is not unheard of for tennis players to peak in the later stages of their careers. By winning a title at an age generally considered past one’s prime, they set personal milestones for themselves. As they transition to ATP tour veterans, they continue to showcase their love for their game. Coupled with their longevity, the seasoned players defy age and expectations to add to their trophy cabinet. 

Here are five players who have added or continue to pick up tournament wins at the later stages of their careers and since the creation of the ATP Tour in 1990. 

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Novak Djokovic – 36 years, 5 months

When Novak Djokovic won the 2023 ATP Finals, his name was already etched in the history books. The Serb added to his resume by defeating Italian Jannik Sinner on home turf in Turin. It was Djokovic’s seventh ATP Finals trophy at the season finale.

Djokovic repeated the win against Sinner from their group stage clash to become one of the oldest winners of an ATP-level event. He had become the oldest man to win the US Open two months earlier at 36 years and three months. It was also the Serbian’s 71st ‘Big Title,’ a combination of Grand Slams, ATP Masters 1000, and ATP Finals titles and Olympic singles golds. 

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Ivo Karlovic – 37 years, 5 months

The 2016 Mexican Open at Los Cabos was the eighth ATP title for Croatian Ivo Karlovic. It was his second of the season after winning in Newport in July. The final title of his career also made him one of the oldest men at 37 years and five months to win a tour-level title. 

Karlovic defeated Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic in straight sets before ending the title hopes of top-seeded Spaniard Feliciano Lopez also in straight sets. It was the inaugural edition of the event. Lopez, at 34, was also a tour veteran and had recently won the Swiss Open, Gstaad in July.

Feliciano Lopez – 37 years, 9 months

Feliciano Lopez’s sole title in 2019 came at the Queen’s Club event in London. He secured his seventh and final singles title by defeating  Frenchman Gilles Simon in three sets. He completed the double that year when he won the men’s double trophy alongside Andy Murray. Lopez won the event as a wildcard for his second win at Queen’s after lifting the trophy in 2017. 

The Spaniard enjoyed success on grass, with two titles coming to the surface. Lopez won consecutive Rothesay Internationals in 2013 and 2014 with wins over Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet.

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Roger Federer – 38 years, 2 months

Roger Federer became the first man over 38 to win a title on the ATP tour. The Swiss won his home event, the Swiss Indoors Basel, in 2019 to reach the milestone. Federer was 38 years and two months old when he won the trophy for the third successive time. 

Federer defeated Australian wildcard Alex de Minaur, dropping just four games for a 68-minute win. It was one of ten titles Federer won in Basel, steamrolling De Minaur in dominating fashion. His previous triumphs were in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018.

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Gael Monfils – 38 years, 4 months

Gael Monfils took over from Roger Federer as the oldest man to win an ATP-level title by claiming the 2025 Auckland Classic. The Frenchman was two months older than Federer when the Swiss Maestro won in Basel in 2019. 

Monfils recorded a straight-set win over Zizou Bergs for the 13th ATP title, twenty years after winning his first title in Poland in 2005. The Frenchman is currently ranked No. 33 after a rankings boost and is the oldest in ATP history to be ranked in the top 100. The 2025 ASB Classic was his 35th trip to a title round. Monfils is also the third man who called France home to win in Auckland since Ugo Humbert (2020) and Richard Gasquet (2023). 

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