Roger Federer might have retired in 2022, but his legacy still lives on throughout the ATP Tour.
Federer’s Australian Open appearance made history this year, while he’s also set for a Tennis Hall of Fame induction later on this year.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion dominated the sport for two decades, alongside Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.
The Swiss star still has the records to show for it, including one that will likely never be beaten in the sport.
Roger Federer’s incredible Grand Slam record
Federer was a relative late bloomer in tennis, having not won his first Grand Slam until he was 21 years of age.
The star’s victory at Wimbledon in 2003 began an incredible stretch of Grand Slam final victories, where he won seven in a row.
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Federer’s stretch from Wimbledon in 2003 to the Australian Open in 2006 saw him go unbeaten in Grand Slam finals.
No player has ever managed the feat, while the two biggest stars of today, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, have not event come close.
The Spaniard won five in a row before losing to Sinner in four sets in the final of Wimbledon in 2025.
Sinner, meanwhile, notched up three straight Grand Slams victories before losing to Alcaraz in the final of Roland Garros.
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Not even Federer’s two biggest rivals – Djokovic and Nadal – have come close to reaching seven straight Grand Slam final victories.
Djokovic won five of his first seven Grand Slams, with losses coming at the US Open in 2007 and 2010, in between lifting trophies at Wimbledon, the Australian Open, and the US Open.
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Nadal, meanwhile, also suffered two Grand Slam defeats in his first seven Grand Slams finals, and they both came against Federer.
Federer needed five sets to defeat Nadal in back-to-back Wimbledon finals in 2006 and 2007, which are considered two of the best Grand Slam finals in history.
With four of the best players in the world incapable of matching Federer’s record in Sinner, Alcaraz, Djokovic, and Nadal, it’s a wonder if anyone will be able to break the Swiss star’s record.
