Jannik Sinner secured his third career Grand Slam championship on Sunday after defeating Alexander Zverev in straight sets to retain his Australian Open tennis title.
While his victory over Zverev was relatively routine, Sinner encountered far more resistance in the 2024 final, where Daniil Medvedev pushed him all the way in a five-set epic. In between his two Melbourne triumphs, Sinner enjoyed a trouble-free win against Taylor Fritz in the 2024 US Open finale.
The 23-year-old has now won each of his first three Grand Slam finals, joining an elite group of eight men to have achieved the same feat. Below, we’ve ranked all eight of those champions, based on the quality of their first three major tournament wins.
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The 8 male tennis players to win their first three Grand Slam finals [ranked] Rank Player Grand Slams won 8. Jimmy Connors Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open (all 1974) 7. Stan Wawrinka Australian Open (2014), French Open (2015), US Open (2016) 6. Stefan Edberg Australian Open (1985, 1987), Wimbledon (1988) 5. Gustavo Kuerten French Open (1997, 2000, 2001) 4. Jannik Sinner Australian Open (2024, 2025), US Open (2024) 3. Carlos Alcaraz US Open (2022), Wimbledon (2023), French Open (2024) 2. Bjorn Borg French Open (1974, 1975), Wimbledon (1976) 1. Roger Federer Australian Open (2004), Wimbledon (2003, 2004)
8 Jimmy Connors
Tournaments won: Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open (all 1974)
Despite skipping the French Open in 1974, Connors won the other three Grand Slam events over the course of the calendar year. However, he was widely expected to win all three and didn’t beat the quality of opposition that others on this list had to overcome. Beating Phil Dent (Australian Open) and Ken Rosewall (Wimbledon and US Open), his finals wins hardly echo through the ages.
In addition, all three tournaments were played on grass in the 1970s, meaning Connors didn’t have to master a number of surfaces. He would end his career with eight Grand Slam wins.
7 Stan Wawrinka
Tournaments won: Australian Open (2014), French Open (2015), US Open (2016)
Wawrinka enjoyed Grand Slam success across three straight years – and beat some of the GOATs of the sport in the process. The Swiss star defeated Rafael Nadal to win his first major at the Australian Open in 2014. He then followed that up with a pair of victories over Novak Djokovic to claim both the 2015 French Open and 2016 US Open.
Nadal got his revenge when the pair met in the 2017 French Open final. Wawrinka never won another Grand Slam title.
6 Stefan Edberg
Tournaments won: Australian Open (1985, 1987), Wimbledon (1988)
Edberg used his serve-and-volley game to great effect to win a trio of Grand Slam titles in his first three Grand Slam titles. His victory over compatriot Mats Wilander in the 1985 Australian Open was followed up with a win against Pat Cash two years later. His third success came at the expense of fierce rival Boris Becker in the 1988 Wimbledon final.
The Swede finished his career with six Grand Slam trophies.
5 Gustavo Kuerten
Tournaments won: French Open (1997, 2000, 2001)
Before Rafael Nadal established himself as ‘The King of Clay’, Brazil’s Kuerten had a highly impressive run of his own at Roland Garros. In what were his only three Grand Slam final appearances, he bested Sergi Bruguera (1997), Magnus Norman (2000) and Alex Corretja (2001) to lift La Coupe des Mousquetaires.
Kuerten’s ability to master such a notoriously tricky surface sees him given extra credit ahead of some of his peers on this list.
4 Jannik Sinner
Tournaments won: Australian Open (2024, 2025), US Open (2024)
Sinner hasn’t lost a Grand Slam match on a hard court since the 2023 US Open. In an era where Novak Djokovic has been hunting for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title, Sinner has dominated on the surface – and already shown great heart to come back from two sets down on the big stage against Medvedev in last year’s Australian Open final.
He’s three from three in major finals so far – and has every chance of continuing to enjoy success as his career progresses.
GIVEMESPORT’s Key Statistic: Sinner didn’t face a single break point in his straight sets 2025 Australian Open final win over Alexander Zverev. He is only the fourth player in the last 35 years to achieve the feat in a Grand Slam final.
3 Carlos Alcaraz
Tournaments won: US Open (2022), Wimbledon (2023), French Open (2024)
By defeating Casper Ruud in the US Open final in 2022, Alcaraz became the youngest man to win the tournament in the Open Era at 19 years, 4 months, and 6 days. His first Grand Slam victory also saw him become the youngest-ever player to reach world number one.
The Spaniard then took the spoils at Wimbledon 2023 when he beat Novak Djokovic, before getting the better of Alexander Zverev in the 2024 French Open final. Now 21, Alcaraz is four out four in Grand Slam finals after gaining another win over Djokovic at Wimbledon in 2024.
2 Bjorn Borg
Tournaments won: French Open (1974, 1975), Wimbledon (1976)
Borg would go on to win 11 Grand Slam titles, but few would have been as sweet as his first, where he outlasted Manuel Orantes over five sets at the 1974 French Open. He defended the title by beating Guillermo Vilas in straight sets in 1975. He picked up his third career Grand Slam by winning the first of his five Wimbledon titles when he defeated Ilie Nastase, again in straight sets. The dominant nature of the latter two victories see him take second place in this countdown.
1 Roger Federer
Tournaments won: Australian Open (2004), Wimbledon (2003, 2004)
Swiss superstar Federer won his first Grand Slam by beating Mark Philippoussis in straight sets at Wimbledon in 2003 – and never looked back. A few short months later, he claimed the 2004 Australian Open title by brushing aside Marat Safin.
Andy Roddick became the first man to take a set from Federer in a Grand Slam final at Wimbledon 2004, but the American still went down 3-1 at SW19. Those three titles were just the start for Federer. He went on to win a staggering 20 Grand Slam titles, making him the third most successful player in men’s tennis history [behind Rafael Nadal (22) and Novak Djokovic (24)].