Roger Federer is headed to the International Tennis Hall of Fame: 26 stats for his 2026 induction

Roger Federer, one of the most accomplished and beloved players in tennis history, will receive the sport's ultimate honor next year—induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

The widely expected news was announced Wednesday from Newport, Rhode Island.

To celebrate the announcement—and to refresh your memory of Roger's greatness—here are 26 of the most incredible things the Swiss superstar achieved during his illustrious career:

1 is for No. 1, where Federer spent 237 straight weeks from 2004 to 2008—the longest streak at No. 1 in ATP or WTA rankings history. He would spend a total of 310 career weeks at the top spot.

2 is for winning two different majors five years in a row each. He’s the only player in tennis history, male or female, to achieve that feat, winning five consecutive Wimbledons from 2003 to 2007, and five consecutive US Opens from 2004 to 2008.

3 is for winning three different majors five (or more) times each. He’s the only man in tennis history to achieve that feat, with six Australian Opens, eight Wimbledons and five US Opens to his name (he also won one Roland Garros title in 2009).

4 is for the four years in a row where he was in the finals of Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open. He reached the final of all of those majors in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009—and he also reached the Australian Open final in three of those years.

5 is for his five year-end No. 1 finishes in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009. That’s tied for the third-most in ATP rankings history, alongside Jimmy Connors and Rafael Nadal, trailing only Novak Djokovic (eight times) and Pete Sampras (six times).

6 is for his six ATP Finals titles in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2011. That's the second-most titles in tournament history, which dates back to 1970, trailing only Djokovic's seven.

7 is for going 7-0 in his first seven major finals. It’s the best undefeated start in major finals for a man in the Open Era.

8 is for his eight Wimbledon titles in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2017, which is the all-time men’s record at the most famous tennis tournament in the world.

9 is for being ranked No. 1 in nine different years. He touched the top spot every year from 2004 to 2010, then in 2012 and 2018 too.

10 is for reaching the final at 10 consecutive majors, from Wimbledon in 2005 to the US Open in 2007, the longest streak of major finals for a man in tennis history. And after falling to Djokovic in the semifinals of the next one at the 2008 Australian Open, he reached the final at the next eight majors in a row—the second-longest streak of major finals for a man in tennis history.

11 is for 11,478 career aces, which is the third-most on record since the ATP began tracking serving statistics in 1991. He only trails John Isner (14,470) and Ivo Karlovic (13,728).

12 is for winning 12 ATP titles in 2006, still the highest single-season tally since Thomas Muster also won 12 in 1995. Federer’s haul in 2006 included three Grand Slam titles (Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open) and the ATP Finals title.

13 is for winning the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award a record 13 times, from 2004 to 2009 and 2011 to 2017 (Nadal won it in 2010). They’re among his record 40 overall ATP Awards.

14 is for spending more than 14 straight years in the Top 10, from October 2002 to November 2016. His run of 734 weeks is the third-longest in ATP rankings history after Nadal’s 912 weeks from 2005 to 2023, and Connors’ 789 weeks from 1973 to 1988.

15 is for winning at least one ATP title for 15 straight years, from 2001 to 2015. He didn’t win one in his knee injury-marred 2016 season, then won at least four a year from 2017 to 2019.

16 is for winning 50 or more matches in 16 different seasons, the most for a man in the Open Era. He achieved the feat every year from 2002 to 2012, then in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

17 is for reaching the final of 17 straight tournaments between 2005 and 2006. After falling to Nadal in the semis of Roland Garros in 2005, he reached the final at all six events he played the rest of the year (winning five) and then at the first 11 events he played the next year (winning seven). Andy Murray snapped the streak in the second round of Cincinnati in 2006.

18 is for his 18 year-end Top 10 finishes, which puts him in a three-way tie with Nadal and Djokovic for the most in ATP rankings history. He finished every year from 2002 to 2020 in the elite except for the aforementioned injury-marred 2016 season.

19 is for winning ATP titles in 19 different countries in his career. He won 103 ATP titles in all. The country breakdown: United States (23), Germany (16), Switzerland (11), the United Kingdom (10), Australia (8), UAE (8), China (4), France (3), the Netherlands (3), Qatar (3), Spain (3), Austria (2), Canada (2), Thailand (2), Italy (1), Japan (1), Portugal (1), Sweden (1) and Turkey (1).

20 is for his 20 career Grand Slam titles. He was the first man in tennis history to hit that number, and has since been surpassed by Nadal and Djokovic, who now have 22 and 24, respectively.

21 is for his age when he captured the first of his 20 Grand Slam titles. He won his first major title at Wimbledon in 2003.

22 is for his age when he first hit No. 1. That came on February 2, 2004, after his second major title at the Australian Open.

23 is for reaching 23 straight major semifinals, from Wimbledon in 2004 to the Australian Open in 2010, the longest major semifinal streak for a man in tennis history. He also holds the longest major quarterfinal streak for a man in tennis history, reaching 36 in a row, from Wimbledon in 2004 to Roland Garros in 2013.

24 is for winning 24 consecutive finals from October 2003 to November 2005, the longest winning streak in finals for a man in the Open Era, and by a long way—Bjorn Borg is next with 15.

25 is for playing 25 years on the tour without a single retirement. He played 1,526 singles matches (1,251-275) and 224 doubles matches (131-93) in his career, completing them all.

And finally, 26 is for 26 career indoor titles, which is the most for a man this century. Djokovic and Murray are next with 20 and 15.