Rafael Nadal came back from an awful first set to defeat Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber 0-6, 6-2, 6-3 and advance to the fourth round of the Miami Open on Sunday.
It was the 1,000th ATP match of the Spaniard’s stellar career and of the ten other players to have reached and gone beyond that landmark – Nadal has the highest winning percentage at 82.19%.
Here’s a breakdown of the players that have played the most singles matches in men’s tennis history, as well as their overall win-loss record and winning percentage.
Win-Loss record: 822-178
Win percentage: 82.19%
10) Brian Gottfried Matches Played: 1,004Win-Loss record: 680–324
Win percentage: 67.73%
9) David Ferrer Matches Played: 1,034Win-Loss record: 696-338
Win percentage: 67.31%
8) Stefan Edberg Matches Played: 1,071Win-Loss record: 801-270
Win percentage: 74.79%
7) John McEnroe Matches Played: 1,075Win-Loss record: 877-198
Win percentage: 81.58%
6) Ilie Nastase Matches Played: 1,085Win-Loss record: 780-305
Win percentage: 71.89%
5) Andre Agassi Matches Played: 1,144Win-Loss record: 870-274
Win percentage: 76.05%
4) Guillermo Vilas Matches Played: 1,215Win-Loss record: 929-286
Win percentage: 76.46%
3) Ivan Lendl Matches Played: 1,310Win-Loss record: 1,068-242
Win percentage: 81.52%
2) Roger Federer Matches Played: 1,340Win-Loss record: 1,094-246
Win percentage: 81.79%
1) Jimmy ConnorsMatches Played: 1,535
Win-Loss record: 1,256-279
Win percentage: 81.82%