Roger Federer wins the Stockholm Open, ties Pete Sampras on the all-time list of tournament wins!

Roger Federer may not have dominated the men’s tennis tour this year, but he’s still carving out places for himself in the sports record books.

With his win today at the Stockholm Open, he matched Pete Sampras’s total of 64 career singles titles they are now tied for fourth on the all-time list.

Only Jimmy Connors (109), Ivan Lendl (94) and John McEnroe (77) have won more singles tournaments than Federer and Sampras.

I doubt Federer will end up climbing any higher than third on the list before he calls it a career but he already is in first place on the list that really matters: number of grand slam titles. He’s won 16 while Connors and Lendl won 8 and McEnroe 7. Sampras won 14.

By beating Germany’s Florian Mayer 6-4, 6-3 in today’s final, Federer won his third title of the year. His wins include the Australian Open and he has reached four other finals. He lost in the semifinals of the US Open last month.

“It’s amazing that I’m there where Pete’s ended his career on,” Federer said. “You never know when it’s your last one. That’s why you want to savor every tournament victory.”

Federer won his 50th match of the year Friday. He became only the fifth man, and the first since Sampras, to win 50 matches in at least nine straight years in the Open era.

“Early on, I think that feeling of wanting to prove yourself to the world and all the doubters is a very strong one, so you’re very aggressive in your ways of winning and not enjoying them,” he said after the match. “Today it’s much more of the enjoyment part because I don’t need to prove myself to anyone anymore, except to myself.”

Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria presented the trophy to Federer, who was appearing at this tournament for the first time in a decade.

“For me, every tournament victory is special,” the Swiss star said. “This is one I’ll definitely remember, maybe more than other ones.”