Federer chases century of ATP titles

After triumphing at the Swiss Indoors tournament in Basel, Roger Federer, 37, is now aiming to capture his 100th ATP tour title. With Jimmy Connors holding the Open Era record of 109 titles,
surpassing that could be one challenge too many – even for this timeless tennis master


OPEN ERA: MEN’S SINGLES TITLES LEADERS
Jimmy Connors	USA	Years: 1972-96	109
Roger Federer	SUI	1998-		99
Ivan Lendl	CZE	1978-94		94
Rafael Nadal	ESP	2001-		80
John McEnroe	USA	1978-94		77
Novak Djokovic	SRB	2003-		72


FEDERER: TITLE BREAKDOWN
Grand Slams		20
ATP Finals		6
Tour Masters 1000	27
Tour 500 series		21
Tour 250 series		25
Total titles 99


Federer claimed ninth title in Basel – equalled only by Halle as his most successful hunting ground


Source: ATP
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