Most Grass Court Appearances

At the top of the Open Era list for most ATP grass-court main-draw appearances stands John Alexander, with 95 grass-court main draws. Alexander leads a ranking shaped almost entirely by the old Australian grass-court calendar. His appearances came in an era when events such as the Australian Open, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and other Australian tournaments were regularly played on grass, giving Australian players far more opportunities on the surface than in the modern ATP calendar.

Second is Phil Dent, with 89 grass-court main draws. Like Alexander, Dent built most of his total through repeated appearances in the Australian grass season, especially around the Australian Open at Kooyong and the domestic grass events of the 1970s and early 1980s.

Third is Colin Dibley, with 83 grass-court main draws, followed by Syd Ball with 80 and Dick Crealy with 79. Their totals reflect the same period, when grass was still a central part of the Australian circuit and not just a short pre-Wimbledon swing.

The top seven is completed by Geoff Masters with 75 grass-court main draws and Ross Case with 74. All seven players in the ranking are Australian, a direct result of the surface distribution of the early Open Era calendar.

The record number is 95: John Alexander leads the Open Era ranking for ATP grass-court main-draw appearances. The top seven are Alexander 95, Dent 89, Dibley 83, Ball 80, Crealy 79, Masters 75 and Case 74.