Jannik Sinner wins Rome, becomes youngest player ever to complete Career Golden Masters

Jannik Sinner has made history, becoming the second—and by far the youngest—player ever to win all nine Masters 1000 events in their career, otherwise known as the Career Golden Masters.

Coming into 2026, he had already won Miami, Canada, Cincinnati, Shanghai and Paris, and over the last few months he ticked off all of the missing ones—Indian Wells, Monte Carlo, Madrid and now Rome.

He defeated Casper Ruud in the Rome final on Sunday, 6-4, 6-4.

Novak Djokovic is the only other player ever to complete the Career Golden Masters, since Masters 1000 events began in 1990, but he achieved the feat at age 31. Sinner is currently just 24 years old.

JANNIK SINNER’S BEST RESULTS BY MASTERS 1000 EVENT:

• Won Indian Wells [2026]
• Won Miami [2024, 2026]
• Won Monte Carlo [2026]
• Won Madrid [2026]
• Won Rome [2026]
• Won Canada [2023]
• Won Cincinnati [2024]
• Won Shanghai [2024]
• Won Paris [2025]

Sinner hit a few more milestones on Sunday, too.

Having won Miami twice and of the other eight Masters 1000 events once each, it was the 10th Masters 1000 title of his career, becoming just the seventh player ever to hit double-digit trophies at this level.

MOST CAREER MASTERS 1000 TITLES (since 1990):

• 40: Novak Djokovic
• 36: Rafael Nadal
• 28: Roger Federer
• 17: Andre Agassi
• 14: Andy Murray
• 11: Pete Sampras
• 10: Jannik Sinner
• 8: Thomas Muster
• 8: Carlos Alcaraz

He's also just the second player ever to sweep all three clay-court Masters 1000 events in the same year, after Rafael Nadal, who captured the Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome titles in 2010.

And last but certainly not least, Sinner is the first Italian man to win the title in Rome in 50 years, since before the Masters 1000 level of tournament even began. The last home player to win the men's title in the Italian capital was Adriano Panatta in 1976.

More to come...