Longest Streak of Consecutive Grand Slam Semifinals

The longest streak of consecutive Grand Slam semifinals reached in the Open Era belongs to Roger Federer, with 23 straight major semifinals between Wimbledon 2004 and the 2010 Australian Open. His run is the gold standard for durability at the highest level of tennis. The streak began at Wimbledon 2004, where Federer reached the semifinals after beating Lleyton Hewitt 6-1, 6-7(1), 6-0, 6-4 in the quarterfinals. It ended at Roland Garros 2010, when Robin Soderling defeated him 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 in the quarterfinals.

Second is Novak Djokovic, with 14 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals from Wimbledon 2010 through the 2014 Australian Open. His run began with a quarterfinal win over Yen-Hsun Lu at Wimbledon 2010 and was interrupted when Stan Wawrinka beat him 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 9-7 in the 2014 Australian Open quarterfinals.

Jimmy Connors also belongs in this tier, with 11 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals from the 1976 US Open to the 1980 US Open. The streak ended at Roland Garros 1981, where Connors was stopped in the quarterfinals.

Before Djokovic, the main reference was Ivan Lendl, who reached 10 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals from 1985 US Open to the 1988 Australian Open. Lendl’s run ended at Roland Garros 1988, when Jonas Svensson defeated him 7-6, 7-5, 6-2.

The Grand Slam semifinal-streak hierarchy is therefore led by Federer at 23, followed by Djokovic at 14, Connors at 11 and Lendl at 10. This ranking counts consecutive Grand Slam tournaments in which the player reached at least the semifinal stage.