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The Watches Worn by Tennis’s Most Decorated Players

From Rolex Daytonas to Richard Mille tourbillons, these are the timepieces most closely associated with the sport’s current and former stars.

The U.S. Open has long been one of the best watch-spotting events in sports. Rolex clocks surround the grounds at Flushing Meadows, luxury watch brands sponsor many of the game's biggest players, and champions regularly strap on a watch before lifting the trophy. But some of those relationships go much deeper than the usual post-match photo opp. Rafael Nadal famously played while wearing his Richard Mille tourbillons, Serena Williams competed in Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshores and Naomi Osaka worked with TAG Heuer on a limited-edition watch of her own. 

For decades, luxury brands have used the intense pressure of the hard court to prove that haute horlogerie can be as resilient as it is refined. Seen on the wrists of both contemporary champions and stars of decades past, these are some of the watches most closely associated with tennis's biggest names.

Tennis icons and their watches

Carlos Alcaraz's Rolex Cosmograph Daytona

Coco Gauff's Rolex Oyster Perpetual "Red Grape"

Novak Djokovic's Hublot Big Bang Unico Yellow Magic

Naomi Osaka's TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300 Limited Edition

Daniil Medvedev's Bovet OttantaSei Tourbillon

Andre Agassi's Ebel Sport Classic

Steffi Graf's Baume & Mercier Avant-Garde

Serena Williams's Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore

Roger Federer's Rolex Datejust II

Rafael Nadal's Richard Mille RM 27

Carlos Alcaraz's Rolex Cosmograph Daytona

Carlos Alcaraz has built one of the most recognizable Rolex collections in professional tennis, with several Cosmograph Daytonas appearing on his wrist after major victories. One of the most striking is the yellow-gold ref. 126518LN, which pairs a turquoise lacquer dial with a black ceramic bezel and Oysterflex bracelet.Alcaraz wore the watch after winning the 2025 French Open and again after capturing his second U.S. Open title later that year. As one of Rolex's leading........

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