Novak Djokovic, the current men's singles world No. 1

The Pepperstone ATP rankings[1] are the Association of Tennis Professionals' (ATP) merit-based system 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.[2] Starting in 1979, an updated rankings list is released at the beginning of each week. Since 1973, 28 players 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.

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 totaling 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 non-mandatory ATP Masters 1000 event in Monte-Carlo, the player's best four eligible ATP Tour 500 tournaments 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 their total, increasing the number of tournaments counted to 19.[5]

ATP singles ranking

1973–1982; ATP ranking's average system as introduced on 23 August 1973.[6]

1983–1989; ATP ranking's average system with bonus points for beating top ranked players.

1990–1999; ‘Best of 14’ ranking system, where a player’s best 14 results in the events counted.[7]

2000–2008; ‘Best of 18’ ranking system, where a player’s best 18 results in the events counted.

2009–2019; A new point scale for ATP rankings to the ‘Best of 18’ ranking system.[8]

2020[lower-alpha 1]–2021; ‘Best of 24-month’ ranking system from Aug 23, 2020 to Aug 9, 2021 for the pandemic-impacted seasons.[9]

2022–present; Normal ATP’s ranking system over a 52-week period restored since August 2021.[10]

ATP records and distinctions

Novak Djokovic has spent the most weeks as world No. 1, a record total 407 weeks.[11][12] Roger Federer has a record 237 consecutive weeks at No. 1.[13] Djokovic also holds the record for the most year-end No. 1 finishes, achieving the feat for eight years (including the pandemic-shortened season[14]).[15] Pete Sampras held the year-end No. 1 ranking for a record six consecutive years.[16][17]

Carlos Alcaraz is both the youngest world No. 1 (19 years, 4 months),[18] and the youngest year-end No. 1 (19 years, 7 months).[19] Federer is the oldest No. 1 (36 years, 10 months),[20] while Djokovic is the oldest year-end No. 1 (36 years, 7 months).[21]

Federer is the player with the longest time span (14 years) between his first and most recent dates at No. 1 (February 2004–June 2018),[22] while Rafael Nadal is the only player to hold the top ranking in three different decades, spanning 11 years and 5 months (2008–2020). Djokovic has the longest time span (12 years) between his first and last year-end No. 1 finish (2011–2023), and is the only player to be ranked No. 1 at least once in a year for 13 different years.[23]

Two players, Ivan Lendl and Marcelo Ríos, have reached No. 1 without previously having won a major singles title.[24] Lendl reached No. 1 on February 21, 1983, but did not win his first Grand Slam title until the 1984 French Open.[25] Ríos reached No. 1 on March 30, 1998, but retired without ever having won a Grand Slam title, making him the only No. 1 player with that distinction.[26][27]

Federer holds the record of wire-to-wire No. 1 for three consecutive calendar years. Since 1973 when the ATP rankings started, there have been 13 years in which one player held the top spot for the entire year: Jimmy Connors in 1975, 1976, and 1978; Lendl in 1986 and 1987; Pete Sampras in 1994 and 1997; Hewitt in 2002; Federer in 2005, 2006, and 2007; and Djokovic in 2015 and 2021. In contrast, 1999 saw five players hold the No. 1 ranking (the most in any single year): Sampras, Carlos Moyá, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Andre Agassi, and Patrick Rafter.

Prior to 2009, Federer accumulated the most year-end ATP ranking points in any season, with 8,370 points in 2006. Since the introduction of a new point scale for the ATP rankings from 2009, Djokovic achieved the same feat with 16,585 ranking points in 2015 season. Djokovic also holds the record of 16,950 ranking points on 6 June 2016, the most ATP points ever accumulated by any player.[28]

John McEnroe held the No. 1 ranking a record 14 times, Sampras and Djokovic are the only two other players to have held it 10 or more times, with 11 and 10 stints respectively. Rafter spent the least time at number 1 (one week).

ATP No. 1 ranked singles players

The statistics are updated only when the ATP website revises its rankings (usually on Monday mornings except when tournament finals are postponed).
Novak Djokovic, the record holder for most weeks spent as world No. 1.
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Roger Federer spent a record 237 consecutive weeks at world No. 1. in the 2000s.
Ivan Lendl spent the most weeks at the top of the ATP rankings in the 1980s.
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Jimmy Connors spent the most weeks at world No. 1 in the 1970s.
Ilie Năstase became the first ATP world No. 1 ranked player on August 23, 1973.
  First-time No. 1 player.
  Current world No. 1 (weeks are automatically updated).
‡ ATP rankings record.
No. Player Start date[29] End date Weeks Total
1  Ilie Năstase (ROM) Aug 23, 1973Jun 2, 19744040
2  John Newcombe (AUS) Jun 3, 1974Jul 28, 197488
3  Jimmy Connors (USA) Jul 29, 1974Aug 22, 1977160160
4  Björn Borg (SWE) Aug 23, 1977Aug 29, 197711
United States Jimmy Connors (2) Aug 30, 1977Apr 8, 197984244
Sweden Björn Borg (2) Apr 9, 1979May 20, 197967
United States Jimmy Connors (3) May 21, 1979Jul 8, 19797251
Sweden Björn Borg (3) Jul 9, 1979Mar 2, 19803441
5  John McEnroe (USA) Mar 3, 1980Mar 23, 198033
Sweden Björn Borg (4) Mar 24, 1980Aug 10, 19802061
United States John McEnroe (2) Aug 11, 1980Aug 17, 198014
Sweden Björn Borg (5) Aug 18, 1980Jul 5, 198146107
United States John McEnroe (3) Jul 6, 1981Jul 19, 198126
Sweden Björn Borg (6) Jul 20, 1981Aug 2, 19812109
United States John McEnroe (4) Aug 3, 1981Sep 12, 19825864
United States Jimmy Connors (4) Sep 13, 1982Oct 31, 19827258
United States John McEnroe (5) Nov 1, 1982Nov 7, 1982165
United States Jimmy Connors (5) Nov 8, 1982Nov 14, 19821259
United States John McEnroe (6) Nov 15, 1982Jan 30, 19831176
United States Jimmy Connors (6) Jan 31, 1983Feb 6, 19831260
United States John McEnroe (7) Feb 7, 1983Feb 13, 1983177
United States Jimmy Connors (7) Feb 14, 1983Feb 27, 19832262
6  Ivan Lendl (TCH) Feb 28, 1983May 15, 19831111
United States Jimmy Connors (8) May 16, 1983Jun 5, 19833265
United States John McEnroe (8) Jun 6, 1983Jun 12, 1983178
United States Jimmy Connors (9) Jun 13, 1983Jul 3, 19833268
United States John McEnroe (9) Jul 4, 1983Oct 30, 19831795
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (2) Oct 31, 1983Dec 11, 1983617
United States John McEnroe (10) Dec 12, 1983Jan 8, 1984499
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (3) Jan 9, 1984Mar 11, 1984926
United States John McEnroe (11) Mar 12, 1984Jun 10, 198413112
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (4) Jun 11, 1984Jun 17, 1984127
United States John McEnroe (12) Jun 18, 1984Jul 8, 19843115
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (5) Jul 9, 1984Aug 12, 1984532
United States John McEnroe (13) Aug 13, 1984Aug 18, 198553168
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (6) Aug 19, 1985Aug 25, 1985133
United States John McEnroe (14) Aug 26, 1985Sep 8, 19852170
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (7) Sep 9, 1985Sep 11, 1988157190
7  Mats Wilander (SWE) Sep 12, 1988Jan 29, 19892020
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (8) Jan 30, 1989Aug 12, 199080270
8  Stefan Edberg (SWE) Aug 13, 1990Jan 27, 19912424
9  Boris Becker (GER) Jan 28, 1991Feb 17, 199133
Sweden Stefan Edberg (2) Feb 18, 1991Jul 7, 19912044
Germany Boris Becker (2) Jul 8, 1991Sep 8, 1991912
Sweden Stefan Edberg (3) Sep 9, 1991Feb 9, 19922266
10  Jim Courier (USA) Feb 10, 1992Mar 22, 199266
Sweden Stefan Edberg (4) Mar 23, 1992Apr 12, 1992369
United States Jim Courier (2) Apr 13, 1992Sep 13, 19922228
Sweden Stefan Edberg (5) Sep 14, 1992Oct 4, 1992372
United States Jim Courier (3) Oct 5, 1992Apr 11, 19932755
11  Pete Sampras (USA) Apr 12, 1993Aug 22, 19931919
United States Jim Courier (4) Aug 23, 1993Sep 12, 1993358
United States Pete Sampras (2) Sep 13, 1993Apr 9, 199582101
12  Andre Agassi (USA) Apr 10, 1995Nov 5, 19953030
United States Pete Sampras (3) Nov 6, 1995Jan 28, 199612113
United States Andre Agassi (2) Jan 29, 1996Feb 11, 1996232
13  Thomas Muster (AUT) Feb 12, 1996Feb 18, 199611
United States Pete Sampras (4) Feb 19, 1996Mar 10, 19963116
Austria Thomas Muster (2) Mar 11, 1996Apr 14, 199656
United States Pete Sampras (5) Apr 15, 1996Mar 29, 1998102218
14  Marcelo Ríos (CHI) Mar 30, 1998Apr 26, 199844
United States Pete Sampras (6) Apr 27, 1998Aug 9, 199815233
Chile Marcelo Ríos (2) Aug 10, 1998Aug 23, 199826
United States Pete Sampras (7) Aug 24, 1998Mar 14, 199929262
15  Carlos Moyá (ESP) Mar 15, 1999Mar 28, 199922
United States Pete Sampras (8) Mar 29, 1999May 2, 19995267
16  Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) May 3, 1999Jun 13, 199966
United States Pete Sampras (9) Jun 14, 1999Jul 4, 19993270
United States Andre Agassi (3) Jul 5, 1999Jul 25, 1999335
17  Patrick Rafter (AUS) Jul 26, 1999Aug 1, 199911
United States Pete Sampras (10) Aug 2, 1999Sep 12, 19996276
United States Andre Agassi (4) Sep 13, 1999Sep 10, 20005287
United States Pete Sampras (11) Sep 11, 2000Nov 19, 200010286
18  Marat Safin (RUS) Nov 20, 2000Dec 3, 200022
19  Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) Dec 4, 2000Jan 28, 200188
Russia Marat Safin (2) Jan 29, 2001Feb 25, 200146
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (2) Feb 26, 2001Apr 1, 2001513
Russia Marat Safin (3) Apr 2, 2001Apr 22, 200139
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (3) Apr 23, 2001Nov 18, 20013043
20  Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) Nov 19, 2001Apr 27, 20037575
United States Andre Agassi (5) Apr 28, 2003May 11, 2003289
Australia Lleyton Hewitt (2) May 12, 2003Jun 15, 2003580
United States Andre Agassi (6) Jun 16, 2003Sep 7, 200312101
21  Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) Sep 8, 2003Nov 2, 200388
22  Andy Roddick (USA) Nov 3, 2003Feb 1, 20041313
23    Roger Federer (SUI) Feb 2, 2004Aug 17, 2008237‡237
24  Rafael Nadal (ESP) Aug 18, 2008Jul 5, 20094646
 Switzerland  Roger Federer (2) Jul 6, 2009Jun 6, 201048285
Spain Rafael Nadal (2) Jun 7, 2010Jul 3, 201156102
25  Novak Djokovic (SRB) Jul 4, 2011Jul 8, 20125353
 Switzerland  Roger Federer (3) Jul 9, 2012Nov 4, 201217302
Serbia Novak Djokovic (2) Nov 5, 2012Oct 6, 201348101
Spain Rafael Nadal (3) Oct 7, 2013Jul 6, 201439141
Serbia Novak Djokovic (3) Jul 7, 2014Nov 6, 2016122223
26  Andy Murray (GBR) Nov 7, 2016Aug 20, 20174141
Spain Rafael Nadal (4) Aug 21, 2017Feb 18, 201826167
 Switzerland  Roger Federer (4) Feb 19, 2018Apr 1, 20186308
Spain Rafael Nadal (5) Apr 2, 2018May 13, 20186173
 Switzerland  Roger Federer (5) May 14, 2018May 20, 20181309
Spain Rafael Nadal (6) May 21, 2018Jun 17, 20184177
 Switzerland  Roger Federer (6) Jun 18, 2018Jun 24, 20181310
Spain Rafael Nadal (7) Jun 25, 2018Nov 4, 201819196
Serbia Novak Djokovic (4) Nov 5, 2018Nov 3, 201952275
Spain Rafael Nadal (8) Nov 4, 2019Feb 2, 202013209
Serbia Novak Djokovic (5) Feb 3, 2020Mar 22, 20207282
Rankings frozen
 Mar 23, 2020Aug 23, 202022
Serbia Novak Djokovic (5) Aug 24, 2020Feb 27, 202279361
27  Daniil Medvedev (RUS) Feb 28, 2022Mar 20, 202233
Serbia Novak Djokovic (6) Mar 21, 2022Jun 12, 202212373
Russia Daniil Medvedev (2) Jun 13, 2022Sep 11, 20221316
28  Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) Sep 12, 2022Jan 29, 20232020
Serbia Novak Djokovic (7) Jan 30, 2023Mar 19, 20237380
Spain Carlos Alcaraz (2) Mar 20, 2023Apr 2, 2023222
Serbia Novak Djokovic (8) Apr 3, 2023May 21, 20237387
Spain Carlos Alcaraz (3) May 22, 2023Jun 11, 2023325
Serbia Novak Djokovic (9) Jun 12, 2023Jun 25, 20232389
Spain Carlos Alcaraz (4) Jun 26, 2023Sep 10, 20231136
Serbia Novak Djokovic (10) Sep 11, 2023present18407‡

Weeks at No. 1

  Current No. 1 player (weeks are automatically updated).

Total

Rank Player[lower-alpha 2] Total
1 Novak Djokovic (SRB)407
2 Roger Federer (SUI)310
3 Pete Sampras (USA)286
4 Ivan Lendl (TCH)270
5 Jimmy Connors (USA)268
6 Rafael Nadal (ESP)209
7 John McEnroe (USA)170
8 Björn Borg (SWE)109
9 Andre Agassi (USA)101
10 Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)80
11 Stefan Edberg (SWE)72
12 Jim Courier (USA)58
13 Gustavo Kuerten (BRA)43
14 Andy Murray (GBR)41
15 Ilie Năstase (ROM)40
16 Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)36
17 Mats Wilander (SWE)20
18 Daniil Medvedev (RUS)16
19 Andy Roddick (USA)13
20 Boris Becker (GER)12
21 Marat Safin (RUS)9
22 John Newcombe (AUS)8
 Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)
24 Thomas Muster (AUT)6
 Marcelo Ríos (CHI)
 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS)
27 Carlos Moyá (ESP)2
28 Patrick Rafter (AUS)1
Active players in bold.

Consecutive

Cons. Player[30]
237 Switzerland  Roger Federer
160United States Jimmy Connors
157Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
122Serbia Novak Djokovic
102United States Pete Sampras
86Serbia Novak Djokovic (2)[lower-alpha 2]
84United States Jimmy Connors (2)
82United States Pete Sampras (2)
80Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (2)
75Australia Lleyton Hewitt
58United States John McEnroe
56Spain Rafael Nadal
53United States John McEnroe (2)
Serbia Novak Djokovic (3)
52United States Andre Agassi
Serbia Novak Djokovic (4)
minimum 50 weeks

Weeks as No. 1 leaders timeline

Year span Leader Date achieved Duration Record
2021–present Serbia Novak Djokovic March 8, 2021[31] 2 years, 10 months 407
2012–2021  Switzerland  Roger Federer July 16, 2012[32] 8 years, 7 months 310
1999–2012 United States Pete Sampras August 2, 1999[33] 12 years, 11 months 286
1990–1999 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl July 30, 1990 9 years 270
1975–1990 United States Jimmy Connors May 5, 1975 15 years, 2 months 268
1973–1975 Romania Ilie Năstase August 23, 1973 1 year, 8 months 40

No. 1 leaders timeline

Ilie NăstaseJimmy ConnorsIvan LendlPete SamprasRoger FedererNovak Djokovic

Year-end No. 1 players

Novak Djokovic serving the ball
Novak Djokovic holds an all-time record of eight year-end No. 1 finishes.
A tennis player holds a racket in his hand and prepares to serve
Pete Sampras finished six consecutive seasons as year-end No. 1 in the 1990s.
John McEnroe playing tennis
John McEnroe finished as the year-end No. 1 for four consecutive years in the 1980s.

The ATP year-end No. 1 (ATP Player of the Year), in recent decades, has been determined as the player who ends the year as world No. 1 in the ATP rankings. Prior to the early 1990s this was not always the case, in some instances the "ATP Player of the Year" and the Year-end No. 1 in the rankings were different players (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1989). Novak Djokovic holds the ATP record of eight year-end No. 1 finishes.[15] Overall, 18 players have achieved the year-end No. 1 ranking, only four of them (Lendl, Federer, Djokovic, Nadal) have done so in non-consecutive years. Six players have stayed at No. 1 in the ATP rankings for every week of the calendar year. Connors and Federer have done so in three years, Connors non-consecutively and Federer consecutively.

* Player was ranked No. 1 throughout the calendar year.

Per year

Year Player Ref.
1973  Ilie Năstase (ROM) [34]
1974  Jimmy Connors (USA) [35][36]
1975* United States Jimmy Connors (2) [35][36]
1976* United States Jimmy Connors (3) [35][36]
1977 United States Jimmy Connors (4) [37]
1978* United States Jimmy Connors (5) [37]
1979  Björn Borg (SWE) [37]
1980 Sweden Björn Borg (2) [37]
1981  John McEnroe (USA) [37][38]
1982 United States John McEnroe (2) [37][38]
1983 United States John McEnroe (3) [37][38]
1984 United States John McEnroe (4) [37][38]
1985  Ivan Lendl (TCH) [37][39]
1986* Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (2) [39]
1987* Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (3) [39]
1988  Mats Wilander (SWE) [38]
1989 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (4) [38]
1990  Stefan Edberg (SWE) [40]
1991 Sweden Stefan Edberg (2) [40][41]
1992  Jim Courier (USA) [42]
1993  Pete Sampras (USA) [43]
1994* United States Pete Sampras (2) [44]
1995 United States Pete Sampras (3) [43]
1996 United States Pete Sampras (4) [43]
1997* United States Pete Sampras (5) [44]
1998 United States Pete Sampras (6) [43]
1999  Andre Agassi (USA) [45]
2000  Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) [41][46]
2001  Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) [47]
2002* Australia Lleyton Hewitt (2) [48]
2003  Andy Roddick (USA) [49]
2004    Roger Federer (SUI) [50]
2005*  Switzerland  Roger Federer (2) [51]
2006*  Switzerland  Roger Federer (3) [52]
2007*  Switzerland  Roger Federer (4) [53][54]
2008  Rafael Nadal (ESP) [55]
2009  Switzerland  Roger Federer (5) [56]
2010 Spain Rafael Nadal (2) [57][58]
2011  Novak Djokovic (SRB) [59]
2012 Serbia Novak Djokovic (2) [60]
2013 Spain Rafael Nadal (3) [61]
2014 Serbia Novak Djokovic (3) [62]
2015* Serbia Novak Djokovic (4) [63][64]
2016  Andy Murray (GBR) [65]
2017 Spain Rafael Nadal (4) [66]
2018 Serbia Novak Djokovic (5) [67]
2019 Spain Rafael Nadal (5) [68]
2020 Serbia Novak Djokovic (6)[lower-alpha 2] [69]
2021* Serbia Novak Djokovic (7) [70][15]
2022  Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) [19]
2023 Serbia Novak Djokovic (8) [71]

Per player

No. Total
8 Serbia Novak Djokovic
6 United States Pete Sampras
5 United States Jimmy Connors
 Switzerland  Roger Federer
Spain Rafael Nadal
4 United States John McEnroe
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
2 Sweden Björn Borg
Sweden Stefan Edberg
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
1 Romania Ilie Năstase
Sweden Mats Wilander
United States Jim Courier
United States Andre Agassi
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
United States Andy Roddick
United Kingdom Andy Murray
Spain Carlos Alcaraz
No. Consecutive
6 United States Pete Sampras
5 United States Jimmy Connors
4 United States John McEnroe
 Switzerland  Roger Federer
3 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
2 Sweden Björn Borg
Sweden Stefan Edberg
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Serbia Novak Djokovic (x3)

Players who became No. 1 without having won a Grand Slam tournament

Player First ranked No. 1 First Grand Slam final First Grand Slam title Ref.
Czech Republic Ivan Lendl February 28, 19831981 French Open (1st of 19)1984 French Open (1st of 8)[72]
Chile Marcelo Ríos March 30, 19981998 Australian Open (only final)None (retired in 2004)[24]

Time span between first and last dates No. 1 was held

  Current No. 1 player (date and age are updated automatically).
  • Active players and age records indicated in bold.
Time span Player First held No. 1 Last held No. 1
Date Age Date Age
14 years, 142 days Switzerland  Roger Federer Feb 2, 2004 22 years, 5 months Jun 24, 2018 36 years, 10 months
12 years, 188 daysSerbia Novak Djokovic Jul 4, 2011 24 years, 1 month January 8, 2024 36 years, 7 months
11 years, 168 daysSpain Rafael Nadal Aug 18, 2008 22 years, 2 months Feb 2, 2020 33 years, 7 months
8 years, 339 daysUnited States Jimmy Connors Jul 29, 1974 21 years, 10 months Jul 3, 1983 30 years, 10 months
8 years, 150 daysUnited States Andre Agassi Apr 10, 1995 24 years, 11 months Sep 7, 2003 33 years, 3 months
7 years, 221 daysUnited States Pete Sampras Apr 12, 1993 21 years, 8 months Nov 19, 2000 29 years, 3 months
7 years, 165 daysCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl Feb 28, 1983 22 years, 11 months Aug 12, 1990 30 years, 5 months
5 years, 189 daysUnited States John McEnroe Mar 3, 1980 21 years Sep 8, 1985 26 years, 6 months
3 years, 344 daysSweden Björn Borg Aug 23, 1977 21 years, 2 months Aug 2, 1981 25 years, 1 month
2 years, 52 daysSweden Stefan Edberg Aug 13, 1990 24 years, 6 months Oct 4, 1992 26 years, 8 months
1 year, 214 daysUnited States Jim Courier Feb 10, 1992 21 years, 5 months Sep 12, 1993 22 years, 11 months
1 year, 208 daysAustralia Lleyton Hewitt Nov 19, 2001 20 years, 8 months Jun 15, 2003 22 years, 3 months
363 daysSpain Carlos Alcaraz Sep 12, 2022 19 years, 4 months Sep 10, 2023 20 years, 4 months
349 daysBrazil Gustavo Kuerten Dec 4, 2000 24 years, 2 months Nov 18, 2001 25 years, 2 months
286 daysUnited Kingdom Andy Murray Nov 7, 2016 29 years, 5 months Aug 20, 2017 30 years, 3 months
283 daysRomania Ilie Năstase Aug 23, 1973 27 years, 1 month Jun 2, 1974 27 years, 10 months
223 daysGermany Boris Becker Jan 28, 1991 23 years, 2 months Sep 8, 1991 23 years, 9 months
195 daysRussia Daniil Medvedev Feb 28, 2022 26 years Sep 11, 2022 26 years, 7 months
153 daysRussia Marat Safin Nov 20, 2000 20 years, 9 months Apr 22, 2001 21 years, 2 months
146 daysChile Marcelo Ríos Mar 30, 1998 22 years, 3 months Aug 23, 1998 22 years, 7 months
139 daysSweden Mats Wilander Sep 12, 1988 24 years Jan 29, 1989 24 years, 5 months
90 daysUnited States Andy Roddick Nov 3, 2003 21 years, 2 months Feb 1, 2004 21 years, 5 months
62 daysAustria Thomas Muster Feb 12, 1996 28 years, 4 months Apr 14, 1996 28 years, 6 months
55 daysAustralia John Newcombe Jun 3, 1974 30 years Jul 28, 1974 30 years, 2 months
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero Sep 8, 2003 23 years, 5 months Nov 2, 2003 23 years, 8 months
41 daysRussia Yevgeny Kafelnikov May 3, 1999 25 years, 2 months Jun 13, 1999 25 years, 3 months
13 daysSpain Carlos Moyá Mar 15, 1999 22 years, 6 months Mar 28, 1999 22 years, 7 months
6 daysAustralia Patrick Rafter Jul 26, 1999 26 years, 6 months Aug 1, 1999 26 years, 7 months

Weeks at No. 1 by decade

  • Current No. 1 player indicated in italic.

No. 1 players by country

  • Current No. 1 player indicated in bold.
No. Country Total Players
Players Weeks
1  United States 6896Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick
2  Serbia 1407Novak Djokovic
3   Switzerland 1310Roger Federer
4  Czechoslovakia 1270Ivan Lendl
5  Spain 4255Carlos Moyá, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz
6  Sweden 3201Björn Borg, Mats Wilander, Stefan Edberg
7  Australia 389John Newcombe, Patrick Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt
8  Brazil 143Gustavo Kuerten
9  United Kingdom 141Andy Murray
10  Romania 140Ilie Năstase
11  Russia 316Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Marat Safin, Daniil Medvedev
12  Germany 112Boris Becker
13  Austria 16Thomas Muster
 Chile 1Marcelo Ríos

Weeks are updated automatically.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The ATP ranking was frozen due to coronavirus pandemic from 23 March to 23 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 The ATP rankings were frozen from March 23 to August 23, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic; thus, 22 weeks were not counted towards Djokovic's total.

References

General

  • "ATP Rankings – Singles". atptour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  • "ATP Rankings – No. 1s (Singles)". atptour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

Specific

  1. ↑ "ATP Partnerhip". pepperstone.com.
  2. ↑ "How It All Began". atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  3. ↑ "ATP Rankings". atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  4. ↑ "ITF Tennis – How the Rankings Work". International Tennis Federation. August 27, 2003. Archived from the original on December 19, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  5. ↑ "ATP Ranking and Race Frequently Asked Questions". atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  6. ↑ "The Rankings That Changed Tennis (Part I) | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  7. ↑ "The Rankings That Changed Tennis (Part II) | ATP Tour | Tennis".
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