Jannik Sinner’s 2025 run puts him in elite company with Federer, Djokovic, Nadal, and Murray

Just two weeks ago, Jannik Sinner captured his first Wimbledon title after defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the final. The victory not only allowed the Italian to maintain his position as World No. 1, but also placed him in an exclusive group alongside Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Andy Murray.

According to Mister Only Tennis, a stats-focused account on X, Sinner now holds one of the highest point totals recorded in the ATP Rankings over the past 35 years. In fact, since 1990, he is only the fifth player to accumulate this many points.

At the moment, Jannik leads the standings with 12,030 points, boosted by the 1,600 he earned with his Wimbledon title. That gives him a clear advantage over second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz, who lost 700 points after failing to defend his 2024 Wimbledon title and now sits at 8,600.

To find a player who reached a similar point total, one has to go back to 2016. That year, Novak Djokovic racked up points from his titles at Wimbledon and the US Open in 2015, and followed them with wins at the Australian Open and Roland Garros in 2016. As the reigning champion of all four Grand Slams, he hit a staggering 16,950 points—a number no one else has matched before or since.

Roger Federer came close in 2006 when he won the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open, while finishing runner-up at Roland Garros. That run earned him 15,495 points. Rafael Nadal was near that mark in 2009, reaching 15,390 points. Completing the list is Andy Murray, who peaked at 12,685 points in 2016.

How do the ATP Rankings work?

The ATP Rankings are a points-based system that ranks all professional tennis players based on their performances in official ATP Tour events over the past 12 months. Players earn a set number of points depending on how far they advance in a tournament and how important that event is, with points dropping off after 52 weeks.

The Grand Slam tournaments (Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and US Open) carry the most weight, awarding 2,000 points to the winner. Next in importance are the Masters 1000 events and the ATP Finals. After that, a player’s best seven results from ATP 500s, ATP 250s, and Challenger events are also counted.

Sinner’s dominant run

To reach his current total of 12,030 points, Jannik Sinner has delivered a dominant stretch of tennis over the past year. And it’s worth noting that he’s doing it despite missing three months of competition—from February to May—due to a suspension following a positive doping test.

Sinner’s surge is largely driven by his performances at the Grand Slams: he is the reigning champion at three of the four majors. It began with his 2024 US Open title, followed by wins at the 2025 Australian Open and Wimbledon, along with a runner-up finish at Roland Garros. He also captured titles at three other important events that still count toward his ranking: the Cincinnati Masters 1000, the Shanghai Masters 1000, and the Nitto ATP Finals.