Is Roger Federer's 65 consecutive Grand Slams a record?

Question

In 2016, Roger Federer missed a Grand Slam for the first time in his career, the French Open. This was the first Grand Slam he had not competed in since the since 2000 Australian Open, i.e. 65 straight Grand Slams.

Is this a record? If it is, then what is the next highest number of consecutive slams played without a withdrawal?

Martin · Accepted Answer

Roger Federer's 65 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments (2001 US Open - 2016 Australian Open) was indeed a record at the time of posting this question. Since then he was surpassed by Feliciano López, currently at 76 (2002 French Open - 2021 French Open) and Fernando Verdasco with 66 (2003 Wimbledon - 2020 Australian Open).
You should be able to find a list which is up to date in the Wikipedia article linked below.
Sources:

List of Grand Slam related tennis records at Wikipedia (link to a revision from 2016 and a revision from 2021)
List of career achievements by Roger Federer at Wikipedia (link to a revision from 2016)
Djokovic Set To Defend Wimbledon Title - June 2016 (Wayback Machine)
Federer, Big Four Looking To Reach New Heights At Wimbledon - June 2015 (Wayback Machine)
Wimbledon diary: Feliciano López reveals secret of playing long game (Wayback Machine)

Is Roger Federer's 65 consecutive Grand Slams a record?

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