List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players

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 ATP-ranking points. 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]

Rafael Nadal, currently ranked no. 1 in men's singles

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 Rafael Nadal.[5]

Ranking method

Since the introduction rankings the method used to calculate a player's ranking points has changed several times. As of 2011, 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 World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, the player's best four eligible ATP World Tour 500 series 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 World Tour 250 series. 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 Series, and Futures Series tournaments. Players who qualify for the year-end ATP Finals also include any points gained at that tournament in their total, increasing the number of tournaments they may count to 19.[6]

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).[7] Pete Sampras holds the record for the most year-end No. 1 rankings (six, all consecutive).[8][9] 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,[10][11] while Rafael Nadal is the oldest year-end No. 1 (31 years, 211 days). Roger Federer is the oldest No. 1 (36 years, 314 days).[12]

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.[13]

Rafael Nadal has the longest timespan, 9 years, between his first and last year-end No. 1 titles, 2008 and 2017.

Two players, Ivan Lendl and Marcelo Ríos, have reached No. 1 without previously having won a Grand Slam tournament.[14] Lendl reached No. 1 on February 21, 1983, but did not win his first Grand Slam title until the 1984 French Open.[15] 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.[16][17]

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 different 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 different occasions, and Pete Sampras is the only other player to have held it on 10 or more occasions with 11 different stints.

Number 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).
A tennis player in the middle of his service motion, arms and eyes raised
Roger Federer has spent a total of 310 weeks at world No. 1, including 237 consecutive weeks at the top of the ATP rankings, the most of any player. Federer is also the player with the longest time span between first and most recent dates as world No. 1.
Ilie Năstase became the first ATP world No. 1 ranked player on August 23, 1973.
A tennis player holds a racket in his hand and prepares to serve
Pete Sampras spent a total of 286 weeks at the top of the ATP rankings and holds the record of six consecutive years ended as world No. 1.
Ivan Lendl spent a total of 270 weeks at the top of the ATP rankings.
A man wearing white clothes swinging a tennis racket
Jimmy Connors spent a total of 268 weeks at world No. 1, including 160 consecutive weeks (a record he held for 30 years before being overtaken by Federer in 2007).
Novak Djokovic spent a total of 223 weeks at world No. 1.
No. Country Player Start date End date Weeks Total
1 ROU Ilie Năstase August 23, 1973June 2, 19744040
2 AUS John Newcombe June 3, 1974July 28, 197488
3 USA Jimmy Connors July 29, 1974August 22, 1977160160
4 SWE Björn Borg August 23, 1977August 29, 197711
 USA Jimmy Connors (2) August 30, 1977April 8, 197984244
 SWE Björn Borg (2) April 9, 1979May 20, 197967
 USA Jimmy Connors (3) May 21, 1979July 8, 19797251
 SWE Björn Borg (3) July 9, 1979March 2, 19803441
5 USA John McEnroe March 3, 1980March 23, 198033
 SWE Björn Borg (4) March 24, 1980August 10, 19802061
 USA John McEnroe (2) August 11, 1980August 17, 198014
 SWE Björn Borg (5) August 18, 1980July 5, 198146107
 USA John McEnroe (3) July 6, 1981July 19, 198126
 SWE Björn Borg (6) July 20, 1981August 2, 19812109
 USA John McEnroe (4) August 3, 1981September 12, 19825864
 USA Jimmy Connors (4) September 13, 1982October 31, 19827258
 USA John McEnroe (5) November 1, 1982November 7, 1982165
 USA Jimmy Connors (5) November 8, 1982November 14, 19821259
 USA John McEnroe (6) November 15, 1982January 30, 19831176
 USA Jimmy Connors (6) January 31, 1983February 6, 19831260
 USA John McEnroe (7) February 7, 1983February 13, 1983177
 USA Jimmy Connors (7) February 14, 1983February 27, 19832262
6 TCH Ivan Lendl February 28, 1983May 15, 19831111
 USA Jimmy Connors (8) May 16, 1983June 5, 19833265
 USA John McEnroe (8) June 6, 1983June 12, 1983178
 USA Jimmy Connors (9) June 13, 1983July 3, 19833268
 USA John McEnroe (9) July 4, 1983October 30, 19831795
 TCH Ivan Lendl (2) October 31, 1983December 11, 1983617
 USA John McEnroe (10) December 12, 1983January 8, 1984499
 TCH Ivan Lendl (3) January 9, 1984March 11, 1984926
 USA John McEnroe (11) March 12, 1984June 10, 198413112
 TCH Ivan Lendl (4) June 11, 1984June 17, 1984127
 USA John McEnroe (12) June 18, 1984July 8, 19843115
 TCH Ivan Lendl (5) July 9, 1984August 12, 1984532
 USA John McEnroe (13) August 13, 1984August 18, 198553168
 TCH Ivan Lendl (6) August 19, 1985August 25, 1985133
 USA John McEnroe (14) August 26, 1985September 8, 19852170
 TCH Ivan Lendl (7) September 9, 1985September 11, 1988157190
7 SWE Mats Wilander September 12, 1988January 29, 19892020
 TCH Ivan Lendl (8) January 30, 1989August 12, 199080270
8 SWE Stefan Edberg August 13, 1990January 27, 19912424
9 GER Boris Becker January 28, 1991February 17, 199133
 SWE Stefan Edberg (2) February 18, 1991July 7, 19912044
 GER Boris Becker (2) July 8, 1991September 8, 1991912
 SWE Stefan Edberg (3) September 9, 1991February 9, 19922266
10 USA Jim Courier February 10, 1992March 22, 199266
 SWE Stefan Edberg (4) March 23, 1992April 12, 1992369
 USA Jim Courier (2) April 13, 1992September 13, 19922228
 SWE Stefan Edberg (5) September 14, 1992October 4, 1992372
 USA Jim Courier (3) October 5, 1992April 11, 19932755
11 USA Pete Sampras April 12, 1993August 22, 19931919
 USA Jim Courier (4) August 23, 1993September 12, 1993358
 USA Pete Sampras (2) September 13, 1993April 9, 199582101
12 USA Andre Agassi April 10, 1995November 5, 19953030
 USA Pete Sampras (3) November 6, 1995January 28, 199612113
 USA Andre Agassi (2) January 29, 1996February 11, 1996232
13 AUT Thomas Muster February 12, 1996February 18, 199611
 USA Pete Sampras (4) February 19, 1996March 10, 19963116
 AUT Thomas Muster (2) March 11, 1996April 14, 199656
 USA Pete Sampras (5) April 15, 1996March 29, 1998102218
14 CHI Marcelo Ríos March 30, 1998April 26, 199844
 USA Pete Sampras (6) April 27, 1998August 9, 199815233
 CHI Marcelo Ríos (2) August 10, 1998August 23, 199826
 USA Pete Sampras (7) August 24, 1998March 14, 199929262
15 ESP Carlos Moyá March 15, 1999March 28, 199922
 USA Pete Sampras (8) March 29, 1999May 2, 19995267
16 RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov May 3, 1999June 13, 199966
 USA Pete Sampras (9) June 14, 1999July 4, 19993270
 USA Andre Agassi (3) July 5, 1999July 25, 1999335
17 AUS Patrick Rafter July 26, 1999August 1, 199911
 USA Pete Sampras (10) August 2, 1999September 12, 19996276
 USA Andre Agassi (4) September 13, 1999September 10, 20005287
 USA Pete Sampras (11) September 11, 2000November 19, 200010286
18 RUS Marat Safin November 20, 2000December 3, 200022
19 BRA Gustavo Kuerten December 4, 2000January 28, 200188
 RUS Marat Safin (2) January 29, 2001February 25, 200146
 BRA Gustavo Kuerten (2) February 26, 2001April 1, 2001513
 RUS Marat Safin (3) April 2, 2001April 22, 200139
 BRA Gustavo Kuerten (3) April 23, 2001November 18, 20013043
20 AUS Lleyton Hewitt November 19, 2001April 27, 20037575
 USA Andre Agassi (5) April 28, 2003May 11, 2003289
 AUS Lleyton Hewitt (2) May 12, 2003June 15, 2003580
 USA Andre Agassi (6) June 16, 2003September 7, 200312101
21 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero September 8, 2003November 2, 200388
22 USA Andy Roddick November 3, 2003February 1, 20041313
23  SUI Roger Federer February 2, 2004August 17, 2008237 double-dagger237
24 ESP Rafael Nadal August 18, 2008July 5, 20094646
  SUI Roger Federer (2) July 6, 2009June 6, 201048285
 ESP Rafael Nadal (2) June 7, 2010July 3, 201156102
25 SRB Novak Djokovic July 4, 2011July 8, 20125353
  SUI Roger Federer (3) July 9, 2012November 4, 201217302
 SRB Novak Djokovic (2) November 5, 2012October 6, 201348101
 ESP Rafael Nadal (3) October 7, 2013July 6, 201439141
 SRB Novak Djokovic (3) July 7, 2014November 6, 2016122223
26 GBR Andy Murray November 7, 2016August 20, 20174141
 ESP Rafael Nadal (4) August 21, 2017February 18, 201826167
  SUI Roger Federer (4) February 19, 2018April 1, 20186308
 ESP Rafael Nadal (5) April 2, 2018May 13, 20186173
  SUI Roger Federer (5) May 14, 2018May 20, 20181309
 ESP Rafael Nadal (6) May 21, 2018June 17, 20184177
  SUI Roger Federer (6) June 18, 2018June 24, 20181310 double-dagger
 ESP Rafael Nadal (7) § June 25, 2018Present17194
Key
§ Current No. 1 player as of October 15, 2018[18][19]
double-dagger ATP Ranking record

Weeks at No. 1

By player

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.[7]

The table on the right shows the number of consecutive weeks that each indicated player has been ranked No. 1 by the ATP.[7]

  • Total Number of weeks as World Number One
Rank Player Total
1. Switzerland Roger Federer 310
2. United States Pete Sampras 286
3. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 270
4. United States Jimmy Connors 268
5. Serbia Novak Djokovic 223
6. Spain Rafael Nadal 194
7. United States John McEnroe 170
8. Sweden Björn Borg 109
9. United States Andre Agassi 101
10. Australia Lleyton Hewitt 80
11. Sweden Stefan Edberg 72
12. United States Jim Courier 58
13. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 43
14. United Kingdom Andy Murray 41
15. Romania Ilie Năstase 40
16. Sweden Mats Wilander 20
17. United States Andy Roddick 13
18. Germany Boris Becker 12
19. Russia Marat Safin 9
20. Australia John Newcombe 8
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 8
22. Austria Thomas Muster 6
Chile Marcelo Ríos 6
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6
25. Spain Carlos Moyá 2
26. Australia Patrick Rafter 1
active players - current No. 1 in bold

  • Most Consecutive weeks as World Number One
Rank Player Consecutive
1. Switzerland Roger Federer 237
2. United States Jimmy Connors 160
3. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 157
4. Serbia Novak Djokovic 122
5. United States Pete Sampras 102
6. United States Jimmy Connors (2) 84
7. United States Pete Sampras (2) 82
8. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (2) 80
9. Australia Lleyton Hewitt 75
10. United States John McEnroe 58
11. Spain Rafael Nadal 56
12. United States John McEnroe (2) 53
Serbia Novak Djokovic (2) 53
14. United States Andre Agassi 52
15. Switzerland Roger Federer (2) 48
Serbia Novak Djokovic (3) 48
17. Sweden Björn Borg 46
Spain Rafael Nadal (2) 46
19. United Kingdom Andy Murray 41
20. Romania Ilie Năstase 40
current streak in bold

  • as of 15 October 2018

By country

Country No. of
players
No. of
weeks
Players Ref
1.  United States 6896Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick [20]
2.   Switzerland 1310Roger Federer [20]
3.  Czechoslovakia 1270Ivan Lendl [20]
4.  Serbia 1223Novak Djokovic [20]
5.  Spain 3204Carlos Moyá, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Rafael Nadal double-dagger [20]
6.  Sweden 3201Björn Borg, Mats Wilander, Stefan Edberg [20]
7.  Australia 389John Newcombe, Patrick Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt [20]
8.  Brazil 143Gustavo Kuerten [20]
9.  United Kingdom 141Andy Murray [20]
10.  Romania 140Ilie Năstase [20]
11.  Russia 215Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Marat Safin [20]
12.  Germany 112Boris Becker [20]
13.  Austria 16Thomas Muster [20]
 Chile 16Marcelo Ríos [20]
  • Active players are in bold.
  • double-dagger Current number 1 as of 15 October 2018.

Year-end No. 1

The ATP year-end No. 1 ranked player is 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 or December. Pete Sampras holds the record of six year-end No. 1 rankings, which were in consecutive years from 1993 through 1998.

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, Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal) have achieved year-end No. 1 rankings in non-consecutive years.

Key
(1) Time as year-end number 1/Total times as year-end number 1
§ Ranked number 1 during every week of the calendar year
double-dagger Active players [21][22]
John McEnroe playing tennis
John McEnroe finished the year as the top-ranked player for four consecutive years from 1981 to 1984.
Lleyton Hewitt hitting a tennis ball
Lleyton Hewitt was the youngest male player to hold the world No. 1 ranking, at age 20 in November 2001.
Year Player Ref(s)
1973 Romania Ilie Năstase [23]
1974 United States Jimmy Connors (1/5) [24][25]
1975 United States Jimmy Connors § (2/5) [24][25]
1976 United States Jimmy Connors § (3/5) [24][25]
1977 United States Jimmy Connors (4/5) [26]
1978 United States Jimmy Connors § (5/5) [26]
1979 Sweden Björn Borg (1/2) [26]
1980 Sweden Björn Borg (2/2) [26]
1981 United States John McEnroe (1/4) [26][27]
1982 United States John McEnroe (2/4) [26][27]
1983 United States John McEnroe (3/4) [26][27]
1984 United States John McEnroe (4/4) [26][27]
1985 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (1/4) [26][28]
1986 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl § (2/4) [28]
1987 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl § (3/4) [28]
1988 Sweden Mats Wilander [27]
1989 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (4/4) [27]
1990 Sweden Stefan Edberg (1/2) [29]
1991 Sweden Stefan Edberg (2/2) [29][30]
1992 United States Jim Courier [31]
1993 United States Pete Sampras (1/6) [9]
1994 United States Pete Sampras § (2/6) [32]
1995 United States Pete Sampras (3/6) [9]
1996 United States Pete Sampras (4/6) [9]
1997 United States Pete Sampras § (5/6) [32]
1998 United States Pete Sampras (6/6) [9]
1999 United States Andre Agassi [33]
2000 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten [30][34]
2001 Australia Lleyton Hewitt (1/2) [35]
2002 Australia Lleyton Hewitt § (2/2) [10][36]
2003 United States Andy Roddick [37]
2004 Switzerland Roger Federer (1/5) [38]
2005 Switzerland Roger Federer § (2/5) [39]
2006 Switzerland Roger Federer § (3/5) [40]
2007 Switzerland Roger Federer § (4/5) [41][42]
2008 Spain Rafael Nadal (1/4) [43]
2009 Switzerland Roger Federer (5/5) [44]
2010 Spain Rafael Nadal (2/4) [45][46]
2011 Serbia Novak Djokovic (1/4) [47]
2012 Serbia Novak Djokovic (2/4) [48]
2013 Spain Rafael Nadal (3/4) [49]
2014 Serbia Novak Djokovic (3/4) [50]
2015 Serbia Novak Djokovic § (4/4) [51][52]
2016 United Kingdom Andy Murray [53]
2017 Spain Rafael Nadal (4/4) [54]

Number of Years as Year-end No. 1 Player
6United States Pete Sampras
5United States Jimmy Connors
Switzerland Roger Federer double-dagger
4United States John McEnroe
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Serbia Novak Djokovic double-dagger
Spain Rafael Nadal double-dagger
2Sweden Björn Borg
Sweden Stefan Edberg
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
1Romania Ilie Năstase
Sweden Mats Wilander
United States Jim Courier
United States Andre Agassi
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
United States Andy Roddick
United Kingdom Andy Murray double-dagger

Time spans holding the ranking

Between first and last dates No. 1 ranking was held

No. Player Time span Date first held No. 1 ranking Date last held No. 1 ranking
1.Switzerland Roger Federer 14 years, 142 days February 2, 2004 June 24, 2018
2.Spain Rafael Nadal 10 years, 51 days August 18, 2008 Present
3.United States Jimmy Connors 8 years, 339 days July 29, 1974 July 3, 1983
4.United States Andre Agassi 8 years, 150 days April 10, 1995 September 7, 2003
5.United States Pete Sampras 7 years, 221 days April 12, 1993 November 19, 2000
6.Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 7 years, 165 days February 28, 1983 August 12, 1990
7.United States John McEnroe 5 years, 189 days March 3, 1980 September 8, 1985
8.Serbia Novak Djokovic 5 years, 125 days July 4, 2011 November 6, 2016
9.Sweden Björn Borg 3 years, 344 days August 23, 1977 August 2, 1981
10.Sweden Stefan Edberg 2 years, 52 days August 13, 1990 October 4, 1992
11.United States Jim Courier 1 year, 214 days February 10, 1992 September 12, 1993
12.Australia Lleyton Hewitt 1 year, 208 days November 19, 2001 June 15, 2003
13.Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 349 days December 4, 2000 November 18, 2001
14.United Kingdom Andy Murray 286 days November 7, 2016 August 20, 2017
15.Romania Ilie Năstase 283 days August 23, 1973 June 2, 1974
16.Germany Boris Becker 223 days January 28, 1991 September 8, 1991
17.Russia Marat Safin 153 days November 20, 2000 April 22, 2001
18.Chile Marcelo Ríos 146 days March 30, 1998 August 23, 1998
19.Sweden Mats Wilander 139 days September 12, 1988 January 29, 1989
20.United States Andy Roddick 90 days November 3, 2003 February 1, 2004
21.Austria Thomas Muster 62 days February 12, 1996 April 14, 1996
22.Australia John Newcombe 55 days June 3, 1974 July 28, 1974
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 55 days September 8, 2003 November 2, 2003
24.Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 41 days May 3, 1999 June 13, 1999
25.Spain Carlos Moyá 13 days March 15, 1999 March 28, 1999
26.Australia Patrick Rafter 6 days July 26, 1999 August 1, 1999
Current No. 1 player as of October 8, 2018

Between first and last dates No. 1 ranking was achieved

No. Player Time span Date of first becoming No. 1 Date of last becoming No. 1
1.Switzerland Roger Federer 14 years, 136 days February 2, 2004 June 18, 2018
2.Spain Rafael Nadal 9 years, 311 days August 18, 2008 June 25, 2018
3.United States Jimmy Connors 8 years, 319 days July 29, 1974 June 13, 1983
4.United States Andre Agassi 8 years, 67 days April 10, 1995 June 16, 2003
5.United States Pete Sampras 7 years, 152 days April 12, 1993 September 11, 2000
6.Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 5 years, 337 days February 28, 1983 January 30, 1989
7.United States John McEnroe 5 years, 176 days March 3, 1980 August 26, 1985
8.Sweden Björn Borg 3 years, 331 days August 23, 1977 July 20, 1981
9.Serbia Novak Djokovic 3 years, 3 days July 4, 2011 July 7, 2014
10.Sweden Stefan Edberg 2 years, 32 days August 13, 1990 September 14, 1992
11.United States Jim Courier 1 year, 194 days February 10, 1992 August 23, 1993
12.Australia Lleyton Hewitt 1 year, 174 days November 19, 2001 May 12, 2003
13.Germany Boris Becker 161 days January 28, 1991 July 8, 1991
14.Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 140 days December 4, 2000 April 23, 2001
15.Chile Marcelo Ríos 133 days March 30, 1998 August 10, 1998
Russia Marat Safin 133 days November 20, 2000 April 2, 2001
17.Austria Thomas Muster 28 days February 12, 1996 March 11, 1996

Age at first and last dates No. 1 ranking was held

No. Player Date of Birth Age first held No. 1 ranking Age last held No. 1 ranking
1.Romania Ilie Năstase 19 July 1946 27 years, 35 days 27 years, 318 days
2.Australia John Newcombe 23 May 1944 30 years, 11 days 30 years, 66 days
3.United States Jimmy Connors 2 September 1952 21 years, 330 days 30 years, 304 days
4.Sweden Björn Borg 6 June 1956 21 years, 78 days 25 years, 57 days
5.United States John McEnroe 16 February 1959 21 years, 16 days 26 years, 204 days
6.Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 7 March 1960 22 years, 358 days 30 years, 158 days
7.Sweden Mats Wilander 22 August 1964 24 years, 21 days 24 years, 160 days
8.Sweden Stefan Edberg 19 January 1966 24 years, 206 days 26 years, 259 days
9.Germany Boris Becker 22 November 1967 23 years, 67 days 23 years, 290 days
10.United States Jim Courier 17 August 1970 21 years, 177 days 22 years, 360 days
11.United States Pete Sampras 12 August 1971 21 years, 243 days 29 years, 99 days
12.United States Andre Agassi 29 April 1970 24 years, 346 days 33 years, 100 days
13.Austria Thomas Muster 2 October 1967 28 years, 133 days 28 years, 195 days
14.Chile Marcelo Ríos 26 December 1975 22 years, 94 days 22 years, 240 days
15.Spain Carlos Moyá 27 August 1976 22 years, 200 days 22 years, 213 days
16.Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 18 February 1974 25 years, 74 days 25 years, 115 days
17.Australia Pat Rafter 28 December 1972 26 years, 210 days 26 years, 216 days
18.Russia Marat Safin 27 January 1980 20 years, 298 days 21 years, 85 days
19.Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 10 September 1976 24 years, 85 days 25 years, 69 days
20.Australia Lleyton Hewitt 24 February 1981 20 years, 268 days 22 years, 111 days
21.Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 12 February 1980 23 years, 177 days 23 years, 263 days
22.United States Andy Roddick 30 August 1982 21 years, 65 days 21 years, 155 days
23.Switzerland Roger Federer 8 August 1981 22 years, 178 days 36 years, 320 days
24.Spain Rafael Nadal 3 June 1986 22 years, 76 days 32 years, 127 days
25.Serbia Novak Djokovic 22 May 1987 24 years, 43 days 29 years, 168 days
26.United Kingdom Andy Murray 15 May 1987 29 years, 176 days 30 years, 97 days
active players - current No. 1 in bold as of October 8, 2018
Record

No. 1 ranked players without a previous Grand Slam title

Player Date of first No. 1 position First Grand Slam final reached First Grand Slam title Ref.
Czech Republic Ivan Lendl February 28, 19831981 French Open (June 1981) (1st of 19)1984 French Open (1st of 8)
Chile Marcelo Ríos March 30, 19981998 Australian Open (January 1998)None (retired in 2004)[14]

Weeks at number 1 by decade

  • as of October 15, 2018

See also

References

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