Rafael Nadal won his record 13th French Open title in 2020 and that elevate him to top of the grand slam title wins ladder alongside Roger Federer with 20 titles each. Novak Djokovic is just three behind with 17 grand slams making them not only the three best players of current generation but of all times as well. As far as women singles champions are concerned, Margaret Court leads the way with 24 titles while Serena Williams is second with 23 titles.
We take a look at both men’s and Women’s singles grand slam records. We take into account both amateur era and open era.
| RANK | PLAYER | TOTAL | Australian | French | Wimbledon | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rafael Nadal | 20 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 |  Roger Federer | 20 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 3 |  Novak Djokovic | 17 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 |  Pete Sampras | 14 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 |  Roy Emerson | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Rod Laver | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 |  Björn Borg | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Bill Tilden | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 |  Fred Perry | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Ken Rosewall | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jimmy Connors | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
 Ivan Lendl | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Andre Agassi | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | Richard Sears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| William Renshaw | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| William Larned | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
 René Lacoste | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Henri Cochet | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| John Newcombe | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| John McEnroe | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Mats Wilander | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Laurence Doherty | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Tony Wilding | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Jack Crawford | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Don Budge | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Stefan Edberg | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Boris Becker | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 12 | Frank Sedgman | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tony Trabert | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |