Full list of tennis players with 500 wins on ATP Tour in Open Era

Jimmy Connors leads the all-time list with the most career wins on the ATP Tour.

Professional tennis is a highly competitive sport, making it difficult to achieve individual accomplishments. However, when they do, it’s all the more gratifying. Tennis demands grit, resilience, and a relentless pursuit of goals—no matter how far-fetched they may seem.

Notable achievements include 500 career wins on the ATP Tour. While Grand Slam titles and the aspiration for attaining the World No. 1 position gain the most traction, it is the day-in, day-out grind of winning matches that gets the top players there.  

Not more than a handful of men have gone past this groundbreaking milestone since the Open Era began in 1968. These players have taken on challengers on every surface to deliver memorable performances. This list is a summation of rivalries and iconic moments that have shaped the Open Era on the ATP Tour. 

Join us as we dive into the list of players who have crossed the threshold of 500 wins or more on the ATP Tour. The names on the list have two things in common – they have 500+ career wins to their name and a career winning percentage of greater than 70. 

Players with 500 wins on ATP Tour-

Alexander Zverev (500-212)

Alexander Zverev achieved a significant milestone on Thursday after he defeated Matteo Arnaldi with a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2 scoreline. With the win over Arnaldi in round three of the ongoing Canadian Open, the German brings up his 500th career win. 

This makes him just the third German, after Boris Becker and Tommy Haas, to hit the milestone. The 28-year-old Zverev is also only the fifth active player to achieve this feat, making it an exclusive list. He joins Novak Djokovic, Marin Cilic, Gael Monfils, and Stan Wawrinka in achieving the breakthrough.

Ken Rosewall (546-192)

Ken Rosewall kicked off his career in the Open Era by defeating fellow Aussie Rod Laver at Bournemouth in April 1968. The event at Bournemouth, England, was the first official ATP event of the Open Era. Rosewall also defeated Laver in Paris to win the French Open – the inaugural Grand Slam of the Open Era. 

The Australian won his 500th match at the now-defunct Tournament of Champions in 1977. He outlasted American Eddie Dibbs to register the milestone. Rosewall’s last tournament win came at the 1977 Hong Kong Open when he was 43, making him the oldest winner of an ATP event in the Open Era. His defeat of Tom Gorman in the title round earned Rosewall that honour.    

John Newcombe (568-227)

John Newcombe pocketed his first Grand Slam title of the Open Era at Wimbledon in 1970. His first final since the dawn of the new era was at Minneapolis, United States, in May 1968. Newcombe went on to win in Hamburg the same year, for his 500th win in his pro career, by defeating South African Cliff Drysdale.

The Australian has five Grand Slam titles since the start of the Open era. This included his Wimbledon title defence in 1971, the Australian and US Open titles in 1973, and the Australian Open title in 1975. He notched up his 500th career win in March 1976 at Palm Springs.

Mats Wilander (571-222) 

Mats Wilander made quite the impression at the beginning of his professional career. He took over from his illustrious countryman Bjorn Borg as the French Open champion in 1982. Borg had won the clay court major a year earlier. Wilander conquered Paris as an unseeded 17-year-old by defeating the 1977 winner, Guillermo Vilas.

Wilander secured his 500th career win by defeating Boris Becker in the 1990 Australian Open quarter-finals. Wilander fell short of winning his fourth Australian Open title when he lost to fellow Swede Stefan Edberg in the last four. 

Rod Laver (576-146)

Rod Laver’s Open Era journey began with a loss to Ken Rosewall in 1968 at Bournemouth – the first official ATP event of that era.

Rod Laver, however, sprung a surprise on his fellow Aussie at Wembley in May, defeating Rosewall in straight sets. Ken Rosewall returned the favour at the Roland Garros finals later in the same month.

Laver went on to make amends by bagging the 1968 Wimbledon title with a win over compatriot Tony Roche in the finals. He is the only man in the Open Era to complete a calendar slam, a feat he accomplished in 1969. He earned his 500th career win at St. Petersburg, United States, in February 1975.

Andy Roddick (612-213)

Andy Roddick ensured an American name went on to the winner’s list at the US Open for another year following Pete Sampras’ title run in 2002. Roddick won the 2003 US Open by defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero in the finals in straight sets.

The win in New York paved the way for his ascent to the World No. 1 spot in the ATP Rankings. Roddick’s short-lived 13-week tenure at No. 1 ended in February 2004 when he relinquished the position to Roger Federer.

Roddick’s first breakthrough came at Atlanta in 2001, followed by victories at Houston and Washington. He reached another four Grand Slam finals; the 2003 US Open was his only major title.

His 500th win came at Washington against Sam Querry in August 2009. Roddick reached the title round of the ATP 500 event, but lost to Argentine Juan Martin del Potro in three sets.

Lleyton Hewitt (616-262)

Lleyton Hewitt rose to prominence when it looked as if the talent well from Australia had dried up. Three years after his debut win at Adelaide, he won the 2001 US Open by defeating Pete Sampras in the finals. In doing so, he became the first Australian to win in New York since Patrick Rafter in 1998.

The following year, he lifted the Wimbledon title by defeating David Nalbandian. The win over the Argentine ended an even longer wait for an Australian champion. In this case, it was Pat Cash, who was the last Aussie to lift the Wimbledon trophy back in 1987.

Hewitt’s Aussie spirit propelled the then 20-year-old to the No. 1 position in 2001 – the youngest No.1 in ATP history. He held on to the top spot for a total of 80 weeks, including an opening stint of 75 weeks. Hewitt breached the 500-career win milestone in Munich in May 2009, less than a month after winning the ATP 250 title in Houston.

Bjorn Borg (654-140)

From going without a title in his first three years on tour, Bjorn Borg won eight in 1974, including the first of his six Roland Garros titles. The Swede also picked up five titles at SW19 – all of them consecutive.

Borg also reached four finals at Flushing Meadows, losing twice to Jimmy Connors (1976, 1978) and twice to his nemesis John McEnroe (1980, 1981). He made a sole appearance in Melbourne, which ended in a second-round exit via walkover. 

The Iceman, as he was also known, became World No. 1 in April 1979 and finished as year-ending No. 1 twice. He held on to the top spot for 109 weeks. The 1979 season also witnessed Borg record 500 career wins en route to the finals of the WCT Finals in Dallas in April. 

Tom Okker (666-274)

Tom Okker won 30 tour-level titles in his career, but success at the majors proved elusive. His championship round appearance in the 1968 US Open finals was his only opportunity at Grand Slam glory. Okker lost to Arthur Ashe at Forest Hills in five hard-fought sets. 

The Okker and Ashe rivalry was one of the most prolific of the Open Era. Their head-to-head rivalry concluded in favour of Ashe. 19-10. Nine of those meetings were in finals, which Ashe leads 6-3.

It is Okker who had the last laugh when he beat the American in their final encounter at an indoor event in Paris in 1975. His 500th career win coincided with his title round appearance at Rotterdam in February 1975. Okker’s semi-final victory over Bjorn Borg brought up the milestone for the Dutchman.  

Boris Becker (713-214)

Boris Becker had the honour of becoming the first German man and unseeded player to win the Wimbledon title. He claimed the trophy in 1985 as a 17-year-old while making his debut at the venue, and defended his win in 1986. Becker won the title at SW19 once again in 1989, this time in tandem with another German legend, Steffi Graf, who won the women’s singles title.

Becker won five titles in 1989, including his fourth Grand Slam at the US Open. He won his 500th career title in Rome in 1993. Although this was slightly less than in 1992, in which he won five titles, the 1993 season saw Becker win two titles in Doha and Milan.

Manuel Orantes (724-294)

While not quite a household name, Manuel Orantes had his fifteen minutes of fame when he defeated Jimmy Connors in the finals of the 2025 US Open. Orantes defeated Connors, the defending champion, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 for his first and only Grand Slam title. His first title came in February 1968 in Kingston, Jamaica, just a few months before the Open Era began.

The 1975 season was his most successful on tour as it saw him win eight titles, including the Flushing Meadows title, as well as victories in Cairo, Monte Carlo, Hamburg, and Indianapolis. Clay was his favourite surface on which he won 31 of his 34 titles.

He turned up to play in Roland Garros on 14 occasions, where he was a losing finalist to Bjorn Borg in 1974. Two years after his maiden Grand Slam, he brought up his 500th career win by getting the better of Ken Rosewall in August 1977 at North Conway, United States.

Andy Murray (739-262)

Andy Murray will be remembered as the man who gave the British people their first homegrown Wimbledon champion since Fred Perry in 1936. Murray lifted the Wimbledon trophy in 2013 to become the first player from the United Kingdom to win at SW19 in the Open Era.

He proved it was not a one-off when he won the prestigious event once again in 2016. In 2013, he defeated Novak Djokovic, while in 2016, it was Milos Raonic’s turn to lose to the Scotsman.  

Murray ended a 76-year drought in Grand Slam singles for British men when he defeated Novak Djokovic in five sets at the 2012 US Open. In 2015, he reached the 500 career wins mark during his title run in Munich. He won three other titles that year – ATP 1000s at Madrid and Canada and the Queen’s Club Championships in London.

Pete Sampras (762-222)

Pete Sampras stormed onto the tennis scene when he won the 1990 US Open on debut. It was his first Grand Slam final. Sampras defeated fellow American Andre Agassi in the title round. It was the beginning of a more than decade-long rivalry between the two players.

Sampras was just a month past his 19th birthday when he defeated Agassi in New York in straight sets to become the youngest US Open men’s singles champion in history. The Greek-American’s first title came in February 1990, when he defeated Andres Gomez in Philadelphia.

Sampras spent 286 weeks as World No. 1, placing him third on the all-time list, just below Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. While 1994 was his best year, with ten titles, 1996 was not far behind.

Sampras won eight titles in 1996, along with his fourth US Open title and third ATP Tour World Championship title. It was during the World Championship that he would register his 500th career win by defeating Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the round robin stage. 

Stan Smith (779-305)

Stan Smith kick-started his Open Era career with three titles in 1968. His first success was winning the US Open title in 1971, followed by a Wimbledon title in 1972.

Smith defeated Jan Kodes for his US Open title and Ilie Nastase at Wimbledon as the top seed. He reached the finals at SW19 in 1971, but lost to defending champion John Newcombe in a marathon five-setter. 

Smith earned 18 of his 48 career singles titles. His wins at Grand Slams accounted for 102 of his 500 career wins with a 71% win rate. Smith faced Rod Laver more times than any other player. They crossed paths 20 times in a rivalry spanning seven years, with Laver leading their head-to-head, 10-7.

Arthur Ashe (799-260)

Arthur Ashe is a landmark figure in tennis history. He is the first black man to win a Grand Slam singles title. Ashe accumulated 37 tour-level titles, including three Grand Slams during his 11 years as a professional tennis player.. The American reached the milestone of 500 career wins in October 1974 at an indoor hard court event in Paris.

His journey in the Open Era began on a strong note when he won eight ATP titles in 1968, including the US Open final against Tom Okker. Ashe’s second major victory was at the 1970 Australian Open, defeating Dick Crealy for the title.

He also won Wimbledon as a 32-year-old in 1975, where he denied Jimmy Connors his second straight title in London. It was a significant milestone as he became the first and to date only black man to lift the trophy at the prestigious venue. 

Stefan Edberg (801-270)

Stefan Edberg slipped effortlessly into the shoes of Bjorn Borg following the abrupt retirement of his illustrious countryman. A serve-and-volleyer, Edberg won the junior Grand Slam in 1983. The Swede also won six Grand Slams in his career – two each at the Australian Open (1985, 1987), Wimbledon (1988, 1990), and the US Open (1991, 1992) 

From a lone title in Milan in 1984 to four titles in 1985, it was a rapid rise to stardom for Edberg. In tandem with fellow Swede Mats Wilander, the duo claimed all five Australian Open titles between 1983 and 1988.

When he lifted his first trophy at SW19 in 1988, he was just the second seed to have that honour in the Open Era after Borg. Edberg registered his 500th career win the same year he won the US Open for the first time. The milestone came at the warm-up event in Long Island against fellow Swede Peter Lundgren.

Andre Agassi (870-274)

Eight Grand Slams and 17 Masters 1000s make up Andre Agassi’s impressive resume. Andre Agassi claimed his first major at Wimbledon in 1992 after missing chances at Roland Garros (1990, 1991) and in New York (1990). His visits to Melbourne were the most fruitful, with four Australian Open titles, and he has never lost a final at the venue. Agassi’s two wins in New York come a close second. 

Agassi’s reputation as a showman and entertainer kept the crowds making a beeline for his matches. The American’s love for bold colours led them to boycott Wimbledon, where he found the all-white apparel rule stifling. Just as Agassi took the longer route to his maiden Grand Slam win, the American spent a dozen years on the ATP Tour before recording his 500th career win at Wimbledon in 1998.

John McEnroe (863-198)

It took just two years for John McEnroe to ascend to the top of the ATP Rankings after turning pro. He became the fifth player to rise to the World No. 1 ranking on March 3, 1980. McEnroe took the top spot from Bjorn Borg after defeating Jimmy Connors in the finals at Memphis. 

The left-hander, known for his aggressive attitude, has faced fines, suspensions, and disqualifications in his professional career. 

He was just 20 when he defeated fellow New Yorker Vitas Gerulaitis to win the US Open. It was his maiden Grand Slam title and preceded the 1981 victory over Bjorn Borg at Wimbledon that snapped the Swede’s five-year and 41-match unbeaten run at Wimbledon. 

The man gave us the iconic “You cannot be serious!” outburst directed at the umpire during the 1981 Wimbledon over a disputed line call. His milestone of 500 career match wins coincided with his title run in Philadelphia in January 1984.   

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