Novak Djokovic may or may not seal the Grand Slam deal at this year’s US Open to become the most decorated male tennis player in history. Win or lose, he still owns an embarrassment of career-achievement riches, illustrated by these eye-popping numbers. And if the Serb does complete the storied Grand Slam—becoming the first man in 52 years to do so since Rod Laver in 1969—there are still records left to chase.
Here’s a snapshot of the numbers that have brought Djokovic to the brink of ultimate tennis greatness, and those that can take him farther into history.
The Records
337: Weeks at No. 1, more than any other male player in history
20: Grand Slam singles titles won, tied for most with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal
9: Masters 1000 tournaments each year, and Djokovic is the only player to have won them all (in fact, he has won them all twice)
36: Total Masters 1000 titles won, tied for most with Nadal
9: Australian Open titles, the most ever by a man or a woman
30: Head-to-head victories over one opponent (Nadal), a men's Open-Era record
2015: The year Djokovic defeated all Top 10 players in a season, a men's record
2018: Djokovic finished as the year-end No. 1 after being ranked outside the Top 20 in the same season
16,950: Most points accumulated in an ATP Tour season (2016)
The Records In Progress
50: Djokovic needs to win 50 more Grand Slam singles wins (the equivalent of seven Slam titles plus one more match) to overtake Roger Federer’s all-time record of 369 victories
41: Should the Serb retain the world No. 1 ranking for 41 more weeks, he will break Steffi Graf’s all-time record of 377 weeks
25: Djokovic needs 25 more titles to overtake Jimmy Connors as the all-time leader in championship victories (109)
3.1: Percentage increase of return games won to overtake Guillermo Coria as the all-time leader (35.3)
1: Should Djokovic finish as the year-end No. 1 for another year, he would break his tie with Pete Sampras for most finishes as year-end No. 1 (6)
1: win needed on Arthur Ashe Stadium to overtake Roger Federer for the best winning percentage on the world’s largest court (87.5%)
1: Indian Wells title needed to become the all-time leader, breaking a tie with Roger Federer (5 titles)
1: Miami Open title needed to become the all-time leader, breaking a tie with Andre Agassi (6 titles)
6: Additional consecutive appearances in major finals Djokovic needs to beat Roger Federer’s record of 10. In other words, if Djokovic reaches the final in all the majors through the 2023 French Open, he will match Federer’s record (10, 2004 Wimbledon through 2007 US Open)
7,499: Aces needed to overtake Ivo Karlovic as the career ace leader
