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Novak Djokovic, the current world No.1 in men's singles.
The ATP Rankings are the Association of Tennis Professionals' (ATP) merit-based method for determining the rankings in men's tennis. The top-ranked player is the player who, over the previous 52 weeks, has garnered the most ranking points on the ATP Tour. Points are awarded based on how far a player advances in tournaments and the category of those tournaments. The ATP has used a computerized system for determining the rankings since August 23, 1973.[1] Starting in 1979, an updated rankings list is released at the beginning of each week.[2] Since 1973, 26 men have been ranked No. 1 by the ATP,[3][4] of which 17 have been year-end No. 1. The current world number one is Novak Djokovic from Serbia.
Ranking method
Since the introduction of the rankings, the method used to calculate a player's ranking points has changed several times. As of 2019, the rankings are calculated by totalling the points a player wins in his best eighteen tournaments, subject to certain restrictions. For top players the counting tournaments are the four Grand Slam tournaments, the eight mandatory ATP Masters tournaments, the player's best four eligible ATP Tour 500 tournaments (the non-mandatory ATP Masters 1000 event in Monte Carlo may be substituted for one of these), and his best two results from ATP Tour 250 tournaments. Lower-ranked players who are not eligible for some or all of the top tournaments may include additional ATP 500 and ATP 250 events, and also ATP Challenger Tour, and ITF Men's Circuit tournaments. Players who qualify for the year-end ATP Finals also include any points gained from the tournament in his total, increasing the number of tournaments counted to 19.[5]
ATP records and particularities
Roger Federer holds the records for both the most total weeks at No. 1 (310) and most consecutive weeks at No. 1 (237).[6] Novak Djokovic and Pete Sampras hold the record for the most year-end No. 1 rankings, both men achieving the feat 6 times.[7][8] Patrick Rafter spent the least time at No. 1 (one week).
Lleyton Hewitt is both the youngest world No. 1 (20 years, 268 days) and youngest year-end No. 1,[9][10] while Roger Federer is the oldest No. 1 (36 years, 320 days).[11][12] Novak Djokovic is the oldest year-end No. 1 (33 years, 223 days).[13]
Roger Federer is the player with the longest time span between first and most recent dates at world No. 1 in the history of the ATP. He most recently held the top ranking the week of June 18, 2018, more than fourteen years after first becoming No. 1 on February 2, 2004.[14]
Rafael Nadal has the longest timespan, 11 years, between his first and last year-end No. 1 titles, 2008 and 2019. He is also the only player to be world No. 1 in three decades.
Two players, Ivan Lendl and Marcelo Ríos, have reached No. 1 without previously having won a Grand Slam tournament.[15] Lendl reached No. 1 on February 21, 1983, but did not win his first Grand Slam title until the 1984 French Open.[16] Ríos reached No. 1 on March 30, 1998, but retired without ever having won a Grand Slam singles title, making him the only No. 1 player with that distinction.[17][18]
Since 1973 when the ATP rankings started, there have been twelve years in which one player held the top spot for the entire year: Jimmy Connors in 1975, 1976, and 1978; Ivan Lendl in 1986 and 1987; Pete Sampras in 1994 and 1997; Lleyton Hewitt in 2002; Roger Federer in 2005, 2006, and 2007; and Novak Djokovic in 2015. In contrast to this, 1999 saw five players hold the No. 1 ranking (the most in any single year): Pete Sampras, Carlos Moya, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Andre Agassi, and Patrick Rafter.
John McEnroe held the No. 1 ranking on a record 14 occasions, and Pete Sampras is the only other player to have held it on 10 or more occasions with 11 stints.
World No. 1 ranked players
- The statistics are updated only when the ATP website revises its rankings (usually every Monday morning except when tournament finals are postponed).
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Roger Federer has spent a total of 310 weeks at world No. 1, including a record 237 consecutive weeks at the top of the ATP rankings.
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Ivan Lendl spent the most weeks at the top of the ATP rankings in the '80s.
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Jimmy Connors spent the most weeks at world No. 1 in the '70s.
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Ilie Năstase became the first ATP world No. 1 ranked player on August 23, 1973.
 | ATP Ranking record | Current No. 1 player[19][20] |
| No. | Player | Start date | End date | Weeks | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Ilie Năstase | Aug 23, 1973 | Jun 2, 1974 | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} John Newcombe | Jun 3, 1974 | Jul 28, 1974 | 8 | 8 |
| 3 |  Jimmy Connors | Jul 29, 1974 | Aug 22, 1977 | 160 | 160 |
| 4 |  Björn Borg | Aug 23, 1977 | Aug 29, 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Connors (2) | Aug 30, 1977 | Apr 8, 1979 | 84 | 244 | |
| Björn Borg (2) | Apr 9, 1979 | May 20, 1979 | 6 | 7 | |
| Jimmy Connors (3) | May 21, 1979 | Jul 8, 1979 | 7 | 251 | |
| Björn Borg (3) | Jul 9, 1979 | Mar 2, 1980 | 34 | 41 | |
| 5 | John McEnroe | Mar 3, 1980 | Mar 23, 1980 | 3 | 3 |
| Björn Borg (4) | Mar 24, 1980 | Aug 10, 1980 | 20 | 61 | |
| John McEnroe (2) | Aug 11, 1980 | Aug 17, 1980 | 1 | 4 | |
| Björn Borg (5) | Aug 18, 1980 | Jul 5, 1981 | 46 | 107 | |
| John McEnroe (3) | Jul 6, 1981 | Jul 19, 1981 | 2 | 6 | |
| Björn Borg (6) | Jul 20, 1981 | Aug 2, 1981 | 2 | 109 | |
| John McEnroe (4) | Aug 3, 1981 | Sep 12, 1982 | 58 | 64 | |
| Jimmy Connors (4) | Sep 13, 1982 | Oct 31, 1982 | 7 | 258 | |
| John McEnroe (5) | Nov 1, 1982 | Nov 7, 1982 | 1 | 65 | |
| Jimmy Connors (5) | Nov 8, 1982 | Nov 14, 1982 | 1 | 259 | |
| John McEnroe (6) | Nov 15, 1982 | Jan 30, 1983 | 11 | 76 | |
| Jimmy Connors (6) | Jan 31, 1983 | Feb 6, 1983 | 1 | 260 | |
| John McEnroe (7) | Feb 7, 1983 | Feb 13, 1983 | 1 | 77 | |
| Jimmy Connors (7) | Feb 14, 1983 | Feb 27, 1983 | 2 | 262 | |
| 6 |  Ivan Lendl | Feb 28, 1983 | May 15, 1983 | 11 | 11 |
| Jimmy Connors (8) | May 16, 1983 | Jun 5, 1983 | 3 | 265 | |
| John McEnroe (8) | Jun 6, 1983 | Jun 12, 1983 | 1 | 78 | |
| Jimmy Connors (9) | Jun 13, 1983 | Jul 3, 1983 | 3 | 268 | |
| John McEnroe (9) | Jul 4, 1983 | Oct 30, 1983 | 17 | 95 | |
| Ivan Lendl (2) | Oct 31, 1983 | Dec 11, 1983 | 6 | 17 | |
| John McEnroe (10) | Dec 12, 1983 | Jan 8, 1984 | 4 | 99 | |
| Ivan Lendl (3) | Jan 9, 1984 | Mar 11, 1984 | 9 | 26 | |
| John McEnroe (11) | Mar 12, 1984 | Jun 10, 1984 | 13 | 112 | |
| Ivan Lendl (4) | Jun 11, 1984 | Jun 17, 1984 | 1 | 27 | |
| John McEnroe (12) | Jun 18, 1984 | Jul 8, 1984 | 3 | 115 | |
| Ivan Lendl (5) | Jul 9, 1984 | Aug 12, 1984 | 5 | 32 | |
| John McEnroe (13) | Aug 13, 1984 | Aug 18, 1985 | 53 | 168 | |
| Ivan Lendl (6) | Aug 19, 1985 | Aug 25, 1985 | 1 | 33 | |
| John McEnroe (14) | Aug 26, 1985 | Sep 8, 1985 | 2 | 170 | |
| Ivan Lendl (7) | Sep 9, 1985 | Sep 11, 1988 | 157 | 190 | |
| 7 | Mats Wilander | Sep 12, 1988 | Jan 29, 1989 | 20 | 20 |
| Ivan Lendl (8) | Jan 30, 1989 | Aug 12, 1990 | 80 | 270 | |
| 8 | Stefan Edberg | Aug 13, 1990 | Jan 27, 1991 | 24 | 24 |
| 9 |  Boris Becker | Jan 28, 1991 | Feb 17, 1991 | 3 | 3 |
| Stefan Edberg (2) | Feb 18, 1991 | Jul 7, 1991 | 20 | 44 | |
| Boris Becker (2) | Jul 8, 1991 | Sep 8, 1991 | 9 | 12 | |
| Stefan Edberg (3) | Sep 9, 1991 | Feb 9, 1992 | 22 | 66 | |
| 10 | Jim Courier | Feb 10, 1992 | Mar 22, 1992 | 6 | 6 |
| Stefan Edberg (4) | Mar 23, 1992 | Apr 12, 1992 | 3 | 69 | |
| Jim Courier (2) | Apr 13, 1992 | Sep 13, 1992 | 22 | 28 | |
| Stefan Edberg (5) | Sep 14, 1992 | Oct 4, 1992 | 3 | 72 | |
| Jim Courier (3) | Oct 5, 1992 | Apr 11, 1993 | 27 | 55 | |
| 11 | Pete Sampras | Apr 12, 1993 | Aug 22, 1993 | 19 | 19 |
| Jim Courier (4) | Aug 23, 1993 | Sep 12, 1993 | 3 | 58 | |
| Pete Sampras (2) | Sep 13, 1993 | Apr 9, 1995 | 82 | 101 | |
| 12 | Andre Agassi | Apr 10, 1995 | Nov 5, 1995 | 30 | 30 |
| Pete Sampras (3) | Nov 6, 1995 | Jan 28, 1996 | 12 | 113 | |
| Andre Agassi (2) | Jan 29, 1996 | Feb 11, 1996 | 2 | 32 | |
| 13 |  Thomas Muster | Feb 12, 1996 | Feb 18, 1996 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Sampras (4) | Feb 19, 1996 | Mar 10, 1996 | 3 | 116 | |
| Thomas Muster (2) | Mar 11, 1996 | Apr 14, 1996 | 5 | 6 | |
| Pete Sampras (5) | Apr 15, 1996 | Mar 29, 1998 | 102 | 218 | |
| 14 |  Marcelo Ríos | Mar 30, 1998 | Apr 26, 1998 | 4 | 4 |
| Pete Sampras (6) | Apr 27, 1998 | Aug 9, 1998 | 15 | 233 | |
| Marcelo Ríos (2) | Aug 10, 1998 | Aug 23, 1998 | 2 | 6 | |
| Pete Sampras (7) | Aug 24, 1998 | Mar 14, 1999 | 29 | 262 | |
| 15 |  Carlos Moyá | Mar 15, 1999 | Mar 28, 1999 | 2 | 2 |
| Pete Sampras (8) | Mar 29, 1999 | May 2, 1999 | 5 | 267 | |
| 16 |  Yevgeny Kafelnikov | May 3, 1999 | Jun 13, 1999 | 6 | 6 |
| Pete Sampras (9) | Jun 14, 1999 | Jul 4, 1999 | 3 | 270 | |
| Andre Agassi (3) | Jul 5, 1999 | Jul 25, 1999 | 3 | 35 | |
| 17 | Patrick Rafter | Jul 26, 1999 | Aug 1, 1999 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Sampras (10) | Aug 2, 1999 | Sep 12, 1999 | 6 | 276 | |
| Andre Agassi (4) | Sep 13, 1999 | Sep 10, 2000 | 52 | 87 | |
| Pete Sampras (11) | Sep 11, 2000 | Nov 19, 2000 | 10 | 286 | |
| 18 | Marat Safin | Nov 20, 2000 | Dec 3, 2000 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 |  Gustavo Kuerten | Dec 4, 2000 | Jan 28, 2001 | 8 | 8 |
| Marat Safin (2) | Jan 29, 2001 | Feb 25, 2001 | 4 | 6 | |
| Gustavo Kuerten (2) | Feb 26, 2001 | Apr 1, 2001 | 5 | 13 | |
| Marat Safin (3) | Apr 2, 2001 | Apr 22, 2001 | 3 | 9 | |
| Gustavo Kuerten (3) | Apr 23, 2001 | Nov 18, 2001 | 30 | 43 | |
| 20 | Lleyton Hewitt | Nov 19, 2001 | Apr 27, 2003 | 75 | 75 |
| Andre Agassi (5) | Apr 28, 2003 | May 11, 2003 | 2 | 89 | |
| Lleyton Hewitt (2) | May 12, 2003 | Jun 15, 2003 | 5 | 80 | |
| Andre Agassi (6) | Jun 16, 2003 | Sep 7, 2003 | 12 | 101 | |
| 21 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Sep 8, 2003 | Nov 2, 2003 | 8 | 8 |
| 22 | Andy Roddick | Nov 3, 2003 | Feb 1, 2004 | 13 | 13 |
| 23 |  Roger Federer | Feb 2, 2004 | Aug 17, 2008 | 237 | 237 |
| 24 | Rafael Nadal | Aug 18, 2008 | Jul 5, 2009 | 46 | 46 |
| Roger Federer (2) | Jul 6, 2009 | Jun 6, 2010 | 48 | 285 | |
| Rafael Nadal (2) | Jun 7, 2010 | Jul 3, 2011 | 56 | 102 | |
| 25 |  Novak Djokovic | Jul 4, 2011 | Jul 8, 2012 | 53 | 53 |
| Roger Federer (3) | Jul 9, 2012 | Nov 4, 2012 | 17 | 302 | |
| Novak Djokovic (2) | Nov 5, 2012 | Oct 6, 2013 | 48 | 101 | |
| Rafael Nadal (3) | Oct 7, 2013 | Jul 6, 2014 | 39 | 141 | |
| Novak Djokovic (3) | Jul 7, 2014 | Nov 6, 2016 | 122 | 223 | |
| 26 |  Andy Murray | Nov 7, 2016 | Aug 20, 2017 | 41 | 41 |
| Rafael Nadal (4) | Aug 21, 2017 | Feb 18, 2018 | 26 | 167 | |
| Roger Federer (4) | Feb 19, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | 6 | 308 | |
| Rafael Nadal (5) | Apr 2, 2018 | May 13, 2018 | 6 | 173 | |
| Roger Federer (5) | May 14, 2018 | May 20, 2018 | 1 | 309 | |
| Rafael Nadal (6) | May 21, 2018 | Jun 17, 2018 | 4 | 177 | |
| Roger Federer (6) | Jun 18, 2018 | Jun 24, 2018 | 1 | 310 | |
| Rafael Nadal (7) | Jun 25, 2018 | Nov 4, 2018 | 19 | 196 | |
| Novak Djokovic (4) | Nov 5, 2018 | Nov 3, 2019 | 52 | 275 | |
| Rafael Nadal (8) | Nov 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2020 | 13 | 209 | |
| Novak Djokovic (5) | Feb 3, 2020 | Mar 22, 2020 | 7 | 282 | |
Rankings frozen | Mar 23, 2020 | Aug 23, 2020 | 22 | ||
| Novak Djokovic (5) | Aug 24, 2020 | Present | 26 | 308 | |
Weeks at No. 1
The table on the left shows the total number of weeks that each player has been ranked No. 1 in their career by the ATP.[6] The table on the right shows the longest number of consecutive weeks that each indicated player has been ranked No. 1 by the ATP.[6]
- The ATP Tour was suspended from 16 March to 21 August 2020. ATP Ranking was frozen from 23 March to 23 August 2020, thus that period was not counted towards the total. In that period (22 weeks), the world number one was Novak Djokovic.
| Current No. 1 player as of Feb 15 2021 (Active streaks and players in bold) |
Consecutive weeks at No. 1
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Year-end No. 1
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Pete Sampras and Novak Djokovic finished as year-end world no. 1 six times. Sampras finished the year as the top-ranked player for six consecutive years in the '90s.
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John McEnroe finished the year as the top-ranked player for four consecutive years in the '80s
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Lleyton Hewitt was the youngest male player to hold the world No. 1 ranking, at age 20 in November 2001.
The ATP year-end No. 1 ranked player, in recent decades, has been determined as the player at the head of the ATP rankings following the completion of the final tournament of the calendar year, usually in November. Prior to the early 1990s this was not always the case. Pete Sampras and Novak Djokovic hold the ATP record of six year-end No. 1 rankings. Six players have stayed at ATP No. 1 in the rankings every week of a calendar year. Roger Federer is the only player to have been ranked No. 1 every week for three consecutive calendar years. Four players (Ivan Lendl, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal) have achieved year-end No. 1 rankings in non-consecutive years.
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Players who became No. 1 before winning a Major title
| Player | Date first ranked No. 1 | First Grand Slam final | First Grand Slam title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Lendl | February 28, 1983 | 1981 French Open (1st of 19) | 1984 French Open (1st of 8) | |
| Marcelo Ríos | March 30, 1998 | 1998 Australian Open (only final) | None (retired in 2004) | [15] |
Time spans holding the ranking
Between first and last dates No. 1 ranking was held
| Current No. 1 player (Active players in bold) |
| Rank | Player | Time span | First held No. 1 | Last held No. 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Federer | 14 years, 142 days | Feb 2, 2004 | Jun 24, 2018 |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal | 11 years, 168 days | Aug 18, 2008 | Feb 2, 2020 |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | 9 years, 219 days | Jul 4, 2011 | Feb 15, 2021 |
| 4 | Jimmy Connors | 8 years, 339 days | Jul 29, 1974 | Jul 3, 1983 |
| 5 | Andre Agassi | 8 years, 150 days | Apr 10, 1995 | Sep 7, 2003 |
| 6 | Pete Sampras | 7 years, 221 days | Apr 12, 1993 | Nov 19, 2000 |
| 7 | Ivan Lendl | 7 years, 165 days | Feb 28, 1983 | Aug 12, 1990 |
| 8 | John McEnroe | 5 years, 189 days | Mar 3, 1980 | Sep 8, 1985 |
| 9 | Björn Borg | 3 years, 344 days | Aug 23, 1977 | Aug 2, 1981 |
| 10 | Stefan Edberg | 2 years, 52 days | Aug 13, 1990 | Oct 4, 1992 |
| 11 | Jim Courier | 1 year, 214 days | Feb 10, 1992 | Sep 12, 1993 |
| 12 | Lleyton Hewitt | 1 year, 208 days | Nov 19, 2001 | Jun 15, 2003 |
| 13 | Gustavo Kuerten | 349 days | Dec 4, 2000 | Nov 18, 2001 |
| 14 | Andy Murray | 286 days | Nov 7, 2016 | Aug 20, 2017 |
| 15 |  Ilie Năstase | 283 days | Aug 23, 1973 | Jun 2, 1974 |
| 16 | Boris Becker | 223 days | Jan 28, 1991 | Sep 8, 1991 |
| 17 | Marat Safin | 153 days | Nov 20, 2000 | Apr 22, 2001 |
| 18 | Marcelo Ríos | 146 days | Mar 30, 1998 | Aug 23, 1998 |
| 19 | Mats Wilander | 139 days | Sep 12, 1988 | Jan 29, 1989 |
| 20 | Andy Roddick | 90 days | Nov 3, 2003 | Feb 1, 2004 |
| 21 | Thomas Muster | 62 days | Feb 12, 1996 | Apr 14, 1996 |
| 22 | John Newcombe | 55 days | Jun 3, 1974 | Jul 28, 1974 |
| Juan Carlos Ferrero | 55 days | Sep 8, 2003 | Nov 2, 2003 | |
| 24 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 41 days | May 3, 1999 | Jun 13, 1999 |
| 25 | Carlos Moyá | 13 days | Mar 15, 1999 | Mar 28, 1999 |
| 26 | Patrick Rafter | 6 days | Jul 26, 1999 | Aug 1, 1999 |
Between first and last dates No. 1 ranking was achieved
| Rank | Player | Time span | First became No. 1 | Last became No. 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Federer | 14 years, 136 days | Feb 2, 2004 | Jun 18, 2018 |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal | 11 years, 78 days | Aug 18, 2008 | Nov 4, 2019 |
| 3 | Jimmy Connors | 8 years, 319 days | Jul 29, 1974 | Jun 13, 1983 |
| 4 | Novak Djokovic | 8 years, 214 days | Jul 4, 2011 | Feb 3, 2020 |
| 5 | Andre Agassi | 8 years, 67 days | Apr 10, 1995 | Jun 16, 2003 |
| 6 | Pete Sampras | 7 years, 152 days | Apr 12, 1993 | Sep 11, 2000 |
| 7 | Ivan Lendl | 5 years, 337 days | Feb 28, 1983 | Jan 30, 1989 |
| 8 | John McEnroe | 5 years, 176 days | Mar 3, 1980 | Aug 26, 1985 |
| 9 | Björn Borg | 3 years, 331 days | Aug 23, 1977 | Jul 20, 1981 |
| 10 | Stefan Edberg | 2 years, 32 days | Aug 13, 1990 | Sep 14, 1992 |
| 11 | Jim Courier | 1 year, 194 days | Feb 10, 1992 | Aug 23, 1993 |
| 12 | Lleyton Hewitt | 1 year, 174 days | Nov 19, 2001 | May 12, 2003 |
| 13 | Boris Becker | 161 days | Jan 28, 1991 | Jul 8, 1991 |
| 14 | Gustavo Kuerten | 140 days | Dec 4, 2000 | Apr 23, 2001 |
| 15 | Marcelo Ríos | 133 days | Mar 30, 1998 | Aug 10, 1998 |
| Marat Safin | 133 days | Nov 20, 2000 | Apr 2, 2001 | |
| 17 | Thomas Muster | 28 days | Feb 12, 1996 | Mar 11, 1996 |
Age at first and last dates No. 1 ranking was held
| Current No. 1 player (Active players and records in bold) |
| No. | Player | Birthdate | Age first held No. 1 | Age last held No. 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilie Năstase | 19 July 1946 | 27 years, 35 days | 27 years, 318 days |
| 2 | John Newcombe | 23 May 1944 | 30 years, 11 days | 30 years, 66 days |
| 3 | Jimmy Connors | 2 September 1952 | 21 years, 330 days | 30 years, 304 days |
| 4 | Björn Borg | 6 June 1956 | 21 years, 78 days | 25 years, 57 days |
| 5 | John McEnroe | 16 February 1959 | 21 years, 16 days | 26 years, 204 days |
| 6 | Ivan Lendl | 7 March 1960 | 22 years, 358 days | 30 years, 158 days |
| 7 | Mats Wilander | 22 August 1964 | 24 years, 21 days | 24 years, 160 days |
| 8 | Stefan Edberg | 19 January 1966 | 24 years, 206 days | 26 years, 259 days |
| 9 | Boris Becker | 22 November 1967 | 23 years, 67 days | 23 years, 290 days |
| 10 | Jim Courier | 17 August 1970 | 21 years, 177 days | 22 years, 360 days |
| 11 | Pete Sampras | 12 August 1971 | 21 years, 243 days | 29 years, 99 days |
| 12 | Andre Agassi | 29 April 1970 | 24 years, 346 days | 33 years, 100 days |
| 13 | Thomas Muster | 2 October 1967 | 28 years, 133 days | 28 years, 195 days |
| 14 | Marcelo Ríos | 26 December 1975 | 22 years, 94 days | 22 years, 240 days |
| 15 | Carlos Moyá | 27 August 1976 | 22 years, 200 days | 22 years, 213 days |
| 16 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 18 February 1974 | 25 years, 74 days | 25 years, 115 days |
| 17 | Pat Rafter | 28 December 1972 | 26 years, 210 days | 26 years, 216 days |
| 18 | Marat Safin | 27 January 1980 | 20 years, 298 days | 21 years, 85 days |
| 19 | Gustavo Kuerten | 10 September 1976 | 24 years, 85 days | 25 years, 69 days |
| 20 | Lleyton Hewitt | 24 February 1981 | 20 years, 268 days | 22 years, 111 days |
| 21 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 12 February 1980 | 23 years, 177 days | 23 years, 263 days |
| 22 | Andy Roddick | 30 August 1982 | 21 years, 65 days | 21 years, 155 days |
| 23 | Roger Federer | 8 August 1981 | 22 years, 178 days | 36 years, 320 days |
| 24 | Rafael Nadal | 3 June 1986 | 22 years, 76 days | 33 years, 244 days |
| 25 | Novak Djokovic | 22 May 1987 | 24 years, 43 days | 33 years, 262 days |
| 26 | Andy Murray | 15 May 1987 | 29 years, 176 days | 30 years, 97 days |
Weeks at No. 1 by decade
Rafael Nadal is the only male tennis player to hold the number 1 ranking in three decades (2000s, 2010s and 2020s).
No. 1 players by country
| | Current No. 1 player |
|---|---|
| Active streak and players in bold | |
| Rank | Country | No. of players | Total weeks | Players | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 6 | 896 | Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick | [56] |
| 2 | Switzerland | 1 | 310 | Roger Federer | [56] |
| 3 | Serbia | 1 | 308 | Novak Djokovic | [56] |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 270 | Ivan Lendl | [56] |
| 5 | Spain | 3 | 219 | Carlos Moyá, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Rafael Nadal | [56] |
| 6 | Sweden | 3 | 201 | Björn Borg, Mats Wilander, Stefan Edberg | [56] |
| 7 | Australia | 3 | 89 | John Newcombe, Patrick Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt | [56] |
| 8 | Brazil | 1 | 43 | Gustavo Kuerten | [56] |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 1 | 41 | Andy Murray | [56] |
| 10 | Romania | 1 | 40 | Ilie Năstase | [56] |
| 11 | Russia | 2 | 15 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Marat Safin | [56] |
| 12 | Germany | 1 | 12 | Boris Becker | [56] |
| 13 | Austria | 1 | 6 | Thomas Muster | [56] |
| Chile | 1 | Marcelo Ríos | [56] |
The ATP Tour was suspended from 16 March to 21 August 2020. ATP Ranking was frozen from 23 March to 23 August 2020, thus that period was not counted towards the total. In that period (22 weeks), number one was Novak Djokovic from Serbia.
See also
- List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players
- World number 1 male tennis player rankings (includes rankings before 1973)
- ATP Rankings
- ATP players with highest rank of 2 to 5
- ATP Rankings achievements – men's singles
- ITF World Champions
- List of WTA number 1 ranked tennis players
References
General
- "ATP World Tour – Singles Rankings (searchable database)". atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals. Archived from the original on April 14, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
- "ATP World Tour – Doubles Rankings (searchable database)". atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
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- ^ "Rankings Explained". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation (ITF).
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- ^ "ATP Ranking and Race Frequently Asked Questions". atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Retrieved June 11, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Former No. 1s". atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ "Pete Sampras – Bio". atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Plus: Tennis — ATP Tour World Championship; Sampras Is Assured Of No. 1 Ranking". The New York Times. November 27, 1998. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
- ^ a b "Lleyton Hewitt – Career Highlights". atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Retrieved July 21, 2012.
[Y]oungest player (20 yrs., 8 mos.)...to finish No. 1 in history of ATP Rankings.
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Rios...is the first man to earn the ranking without winning a Grand Slam tournament since Ivan Lendl in 1983.
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- ^ Wilstein, Steve (February 1, 1998). "Korda takes Australian Open title". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
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Nastase...finished the 1973 season No. 1 in the world.
- ^ a b c "Jimmy Connors – Career Highlights". atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Retrieved September 5, 2012.
He was clearly No. 1, a status he enjoyed from July 1974, for 159 straight weeks...
- ^ a b c Crouse, Karen (February 27, 2007). "Federer's Reign Goes on and History Follows". The New York Times. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
Jimmy Connors was No. 1 for 160 straight weeks, from July 1974 to August 1977.
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