List of ATP number 1 ranked players
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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.
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[edit] Number 1 ranked men
Accumulated totals are bolded on each player's final streak
Last update: 09 June 2008
[edit] Weeks at number 1
Note: Active streak is in bold.
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*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: 02 June 2008
[edit] Year-end number 1
| Years ended No. 1 | ||
| 1. | Pete Sampras | 6 |
| 2. | Jimmy Connors | 5 |
| 3. | Roger Federer | 4 |
| Ivan Lendl | 4 | |
| John McEnroe | 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 |
- 1973:
Ilie Năstase - 1974:
Jimmy Connors - 1975: Jimmy Connors 2
- 1976: Jimmy Connors 3
- 1977: Jimmy Connors 4
- 1978: Jimmy Connors 5
- 1979:
Björn Borg - 1980: Björn Borg 2
- 1981: John McEnroe
- 1982: John McEnroe 2
- 1983: John McEnroe 3
- 1984: John McEnroe 4
- 1985:
Ivan Lendl - 1986: Ivan Lendl 2
- 1987: Ivan Lendl 3
- 1988: Mats Wilander
- 1989: Ivan Lendl 4
- 1990: Stefan Edberg
- 1991: Stefan Edberg 2
- 1992: Jim Courier
- 1993: Pete Sampras
- 1994: Pete Sampras 2
- 1995: Pete Sampras 3
- 1996: Pete Sampras 4
- 1997: Pete Sampras 5
- 1998: Pete Sampras 6
- 1999: Andre Agassi
- 2000:
Gustavo Kuerten - 2001:
Lleyton Hewitt - 2002: Lleyton Hewitt 2
- 2003: Andy Roddick
- 2004:
Roger Federer - 2005: Roger Federer 2
- 2006: Roger Federer 3
- 2007: Roger Federer 4
[edit] Trivia
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- Only five players have been No. 1 every week of a calendar year:
- Roger Federer in 2005, 2006 and 2007 (consecutive years)
- Jimmy Connors in 1975, 1976 (consecutive years) and 1978
- Ivan Lendl in 1986 and 1987 (consecutive years)
- Pete Sampras in 1994 and 1997
- Lleyton Hewitt in 2002
- 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 top ranking when 20 years, 268 days old.
- Andre Agassi is the oldest ever number one, holding the top spot when 33 years and 13 days old.
[edit] See also
- Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
- ATP Awards
- List of WTA number 1 ranked players
- Tennis
- Tennis world champions named by the International Tennis Federation
- World number one male tennis player rankings
- List of male tennis players
