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Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic turned pro in 2003 and, by the time he'd finished his run through the sport's record books, held more Grand Slam singles titles than any player in tennis history, male or female — 24 majors, passing both Rafael Nadal's and Roger Federer's totals despite starting his career slightly behind both of them. Djokovic holds the record for most weeks spent at world No. 1, more than 400 total, and won a record 10 Australian Open titles, making Melbourne Park the site of his single greatest tournament dominance the way clay was for Nadal and grass was for Federer. He completed the career Grand Slam, winning all four majors at least once, and in 2021 came within one match of the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men's tennis since 1969, losing the US Open final after winning the season's first three majors — a near-miss that still stands as one of the closest any player has come to the feat in the modern era. Djokovic's game is built on a foundation of elite return of serve and defensive flexibility that made him exceptionally difficult to hit through, a style that took longer to earn the same popular affection as Federer's or Nadal's but that ultimately produced the most statistically decorated career of the three.
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Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf turned pro in 1982 at 13 and, by 1988, had accomplished something no other player, male or female, has managed before or since: the "Golden Slam," winning all four Grand Slam singles titles plus Olympic gold in the same calendar year, the year tennis returned to the Olympics as a full medal sport. Graf finished her career with 22 Grand Slam singles titles, and held the world No. 1 ranking for a then-record 377 weeks total, a mark that stood as the all-time record for both men and women until Novak Djokovic eventually passed it more than two decades later. Her forehand was widely regarded as the single most dominant shot in the women's game during her era, generating enough pace and precision that opponents structured entire match strategies around simply avoiding it, a level of shot-specific fear that few players in tennis history have inspired to the same degree. Graf retired in 1999 still ranked third in the world, choosing to step away while she remained a genuine title contender rather than playing out a decline — a career that, between the 1988 Golden Slam and the multi-decade No. 1 weeks record, remains one of the most statistically dominant in the sport's history for either gender.
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