The ATP Rankings is the Association of Tennis Professionals'
historical objective merit-based method used for determining entry and seeding in men's tennis tournaments. The number 1 ranked
player is the player who over the immediate cumulative past 52 weeks has gathered the most ATP Rankings points. Points are
awarded depending on how far a player advances in a tournament and the level of the tournament.
The method of calculating a player's Ranking points has changed several times over the years. Currently it is calculated by
totalling the points from the 13 mandatory tennis events (4 Grand Slams and 9 ATP Masters Series tournaments) and the player's
best five results from all eligible International Series tournaments. Players who qualify for the year-end Tennis Masters Cup can
add the points won there. [1]
Since the Association of Tennis Professionals began producing
computerised rankings in 1973, 23 men have been ranked World No. 1. [2] [3]
Current World Number One tennis player Roger Federer holds the record for the most
consecutive weeks as the top-ranked male or female player.
Number 1 ranked men
| Country |
Name |
Start date |
End date |
Number of weeks |
 |
Ilie Năstase (1) |
August 23, 1973 |
June 2, 1974 |
40 |
 |
John Newcombe (2) |
June 3, 1974 |
July 28, 1974 |
8 |
 |
Jimmy Connors (3) |
July 29, 1974 |
August 22, 1977 |
160 |
 |
Björn Borg (4) |
August 23, 1977 |
August 29, 1977 |
1 |
 |
Jimmy Connors |
August 30, 1977 |
April 8, 1979 |
84 |
 |
Björn Borg |
April 9, 1979 |
May 20, 1979 |
6 |
 |
Jimmy Connors |
May 21, 1979 |
July 8, 1979 |
7 |
 |
Björn Borg |
July 9, 1979 |
March 2, 1980 |
34 |
 |
John McEnroe (5) |
March 3, 1980 |
March 23, 1980 |
3 |
 |
Björn Borg |
March 24, 1980 |
August 10, 1980 |
20 |
 |
John McEnroe |
August 11, 1980 |
August 17, 1980 |
1 |
 |
Björn Borg |
August 18, 1980 |
July 5, 1981 |
46 |
 |
John McEnroe |
July 6, 1981 |
July 19, 1981 |
2 |
 |
Björn Borg |
July 20, 1981 |
August 2, 1981 |
2 |
 |
John McEnroe |
August 3, 1981 |
September 12, 1982 |
58 |
 |
Jimmy Connors |
September 13, 1982 |
October 31, 1982 |
7 |
 |
John McEnroe |
November 1, 1982 |
November 7, 1982 |
1 |
 |
Jimmy Connors |
November 8, 1982 |
November 14, 1982 |
1 |
 |
John McEnroe |
November 15, 1982 |
January 30, 1983 |
11 |
 |
Jimmy Connors |
January 31, 1983 |
February 6, 1983 |
1 |
 |
John McEnroe |
February 7, 1983 |
February 13, 1983 |
1 |
 |
Jimmy Connors |
February 14, 1983 |
February 27, 1983 |
2 |
 |
Ivan Lendl (6) |
February 28, 1983 |
May 15, 1983 |
11 |
 |
Jimmy Connors |
May 16, 1983 |
June 5, 1983 |
3 |
 |
John McEnroe |
June 6, 1983 |
June 12, 1983 |
1 |
 |
Jimmy Connors |
June 13, 1983 |
July 3, 1983 |
3 |
 |
John McEnroe |
July 4, 1983 |
October 30, 1983 |
17 |
 |
Ivan Lendl |
October 31, 1983 |
December 11, 1983 |
6 |
 |
John McEnroe |
December 12, 1983 |
January 8, 1984 |
4 |
 |
Ivan Lendl |
January 9, 1984 |
March 11, 1984 |
9 |
 |
John McEnroe |
March 12, 1984 |
June 10, 1984 |
13 |
 |
Ivan Lendl |
June 11, 1984 |
June 17, 1984 |
1 |
 |
John McEnroe |
June 18, 1984 |
July 8, 1984 |
3 |
 |
Ivan Lendl |
July 9, 1984 |
August 12, 1984 |
5 |
 |
John McEnroe |
August 13, 1984 |
August 18, 1985 |
53 |
 |
Ivan Lendl |
August 19, 1985 |
August 25, 1985 |
1 |
 |
John McEnroe |
August 26, 1985 |
September 8, 1985 |
2 |
 |
Ivan Lendl |
September 9, 1985 |
September 11, 1988 |
157 |
 |
Mats Wilander (7) |
September 12, 1988 |
January 28, 1989 |
20 |
 |
Ivan Lendl |
January 30, 1989 |
August 12, 1990 |
80 |
 |
Stefan Edberg (8) |
August 13, 1990 |
January 27, 1991 |
24 |
 |
Boris Becker (9) |
January 28, 1991 |
February 17, 1991 |
3 |
 |
Stefan Edberg |
February 18, 1991 |
July 7, 1991 |
20 |
 |
Boris Becker |
July 8, 1991 |
September 8, 1991 |
9 |
 |
Stefan Edberg |
September 9, 1991 |
February 9, 1992 |
22 |
 |
Jim Courier (10) |
February 10, 1992 |
March 22, 1992 |
6 |
 |
Stefan Edberg |
March 23, 1992 |
April 12, 1992 |
3 |
 |
Jim Courier |
April 13, 1992 |
September 13, 1992 |
22 |
 |
Stefan Edberg |
September 14, 1992 |
October 4, 1992 |
3 |
 |
Jim Courier |
October 5, 1992 |
April 11, 1993 |
27 |
 |
Pete Sampras (11) |
April 12, 1993 |
August 22, 1993 |
19 |
 |
Jim Courier |
August 23, 1993 |
September 12, 1993 |
3 |
 |
Pete Sampras |
September 13, 1993 |
April 9, 1995 |
82 |
 |
Andre Agassi (12) |
April 10, 1995 |
November 5, 1995 |
30 |
 |
Pete Sampras |
November 6, 1995 |
January 28, 1996 |
12 |
 |
Andre Agassi |
January 29, 1996 |
February 11, 1996 |
2 |
 |
Thomas Muster (13) |
February 12, 1996 |
February 18, 1996 |
1 |
 |
Pete Sampras |
February 19, 1996 |
March 10, 1996 |
3 |
 |
Thomas Muster |
March 11, 1996 |
April 13, 1996 |
5 |
 |
Pete Sampras |
April 14, 1996 |
March 29, 1998 |
102 |
 |
Marcelo Ríos (14) |
March 30, 1998 |
April 26, 1998 |
4 |
 |
Pete Sampras |
April 27, 1998 |
August 9, 1998 |
15 |
 |
Marcelo Ríos |
August 10, 1998 |
August 23, 1998 |
2 |
 |
Pete Sampras |
August 24, 1998 |
March 14, 1999 |
29 |
 |
Carlos Moyà (15) |
March 15, 1999 |
March 28, 1999 |
2 |
 |
Pete Sampras |
March 29, 1999 |
May 2, 1999 |
5 |
 |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (16) |
May 3, 1999 |
June 13, 1999 |
6 |
 |
Pete Sampras |
June 14, 1999 |
July 4, 1999 |
3 |
 |
Andre Agassi |
July 5, 1999 |
July 25, 1999 |
3 |
 |
Patrick Rafter (17) |
July 26, 1999 |
August 1, 1999 |
1 |
 |
Pete Sampras |
August 2, 1999 |
September 12, 1999 |
6 |
 |
Andre Agassi |
September 13, 1999 |
September 10, 2000 |
52 |
 |
Pete Sampras |
September 11, 2000 |
November 19, 2000 |
10 |
 |
Marat Safin (18) |
November 20, 2000 |
December 3, 2000 |
2 |
 |
Gustavo Kuerten (19) |
December 4, 2000 |
January 28, 2001 |
8 |
 |
Marat Safin |
January 29, 2001 |
February 25, 2001 |
4 |
 |
Gustavo Kuerten |
February 26, 2001 |
April 1, 2001 |
5 |
 |
Marat Safin |
April 2, 2001 |
April 22, 2001 |
3 |
 |
Gustavo Kuerten |
April 23, 2001 |
November 18, 2001 |
30 |
 |
Lleyton Hewitt (20) |
November 19, 2001 |
April 27, 2003 |
75 |
 |
Andre Agassi |
April 28, 2003 |
May 11, 2003 |
2 |
 |
Lleyton Hewitt |
May 12, 2003 |
June 15, 2003 |
5 |
 |
Andre Agassi |
June 16, 2003 |
September 7, 2003 |
12 |
 |
Juan Carlos Ferrero (21) |
September 8, 2003 |
November 2, 2003 |
8 |
 |
Andy Roddick (22) |
November 3, 2003 |
February 1, 2004 |
13 |
 |
Roger Federer (23) |
February 2, 2004 |
Present |
194 |
Last update: 15 October 2007
Weeks at number 1
Note: Active streak is in bold.
- If Federer stays ranked #1, he will break Jimmy Connors' record on 23 March 2009,
Ivan Lendl's record on 6 April 2009 and Pete Sampras'
record on 27 July 2009.
- Last update: 15 October 2007
Year-end number 1
|
Years ended No. 1 |
|
| 1. |
Pete Sampras |
6 |
| 2. |
Jimmy Connors |
5 |
| 3. |
Ivan Lendl |
4 |
|
John McEnroe |
4 |
|
Roger Federer |
4 |
| 6. |
Björn Borg |
2 |
|
Stefan Edberg |
2 |
|
Lleyton Hewitt |
2 |
| 9. |
Andre Agassi |
1 |
|
Jim Courier |
1 |
|
Gustavo Kuerten |
1 |
|
Ilie Năstase |
1 |
|
Andy Roddick |
1 |
|
Mats Wilander |
1 |
Trivia
- Only five players have been No. 1 every week of a calendar 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
- Jimmy Connors holds the male record for longest period of time between first attaining
the #1 ranking and last holding it: 8 years and 11 months between July 29, 1974 and July 3, 1983.
- Lleyton Hewitt is the youngest ever number one, reaching the