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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.
Since the Association of Tennis Professionals began producing computerised rankings in 1973, 23 men have been ranked World No. 1.
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 | Accumulated total |
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| Ilie Nastase (1) | | | 40 | 40 | | John Newcombe (2) | | | 8 | 8 | | Jimmy Connors (3) | | | 160 | 160 | | Björn Borg (4) | | | 1 | 1 | | Jimmy Connors | | | 84 | 244 | | Björn Borg | | | 6 | 7 | | Jimmy Connors | | | 7 | 251 | | Björn Borg | | | 34 | 41 | | John McEnroe (5) | | | 3 | 3 | | Björn Borg | | | 20 | 61 | | John McEnroe | | | 1 | 4 | | Björn Borg | | | 46 | 107 | | John McEnroe | | | 2 | 6 | | Björn Borg | | | 2 | 109 | | John McEnroe | | | 58 | 64 | | Jimmy Connors | | | 7 | 258 | | John McEnroe | | | 1 | 65 | | Jimmy Connors | | | 1 | 259 | | John McEnroe | | | 11 | 76 | | Jimmy Connors | | | 1 | 260 | | John McEnroe | | | 1 | 77 | | Jimmy Connors | | | 2 | 262 | | Ivan Lendl (6) | | | 11 | 11 | | Jimmy Connors | | | 3 | 265 | | John McEnroe | | | 1 | 78 | | Jimmy Connors | | | 3 | 268 | | John McEnroe | | | 17 | 95 | | Ivan Lendl | | | 6 | 17 | | John McEnroe | | | 4 | 99 | | Ivan Lendl | | | 9 | 26 | | John McEnroe | | | 13 | 112 | | Ivan Lendl | | | 1 | 27 | | John McEnroe | | | 3 | 115 | | Ivan Lendl | | | 5 | 32 | | John McEnroe | | | 53 | 168 | | Ivan Lendl | | | 1 | 33 | | John McEnroe | | | 2 | 170 | | Ivan Lendl | | | 157 | 190 | | Mats Wilander (7) | | | 20 | 20 | | Ivan Lendl | | | 80 | 270 | | Stefan Edberg (8) | | | 24 | 24 | | Boris Becker (9) | | | 3 | 3 | | Stefan Edberg | | | 20 | 44 | | Boris Becker | | | 9 | 12 | | Stefan Edberg | | | 22 | 66 | | Jim Courier (10) | | | 6 | 6 | | Stefan Edberg | | | 3 | 69 | | Jim Courier | | | 22 | 28 | | Stefan Edberg | | | 3 | 72 | | Jim Courier | | | 27 | 55 | | Pete Sampras (11) | | | 19 | 19 | | Jim Courier | | | 3 | 58 | | Pete Sampras | | | 82 | 101 | | Andre Agassi (12) | | | 30 | 30 | | Pete Sampras | | | 12 | 113 | | Andre Agassi | | | 2 | 32 | | Thomas Muster (13) | | | 1 | 1 | | Pete Sampras | | | 3 | 116 | | Thomas Muster | | | 5 | 6 | | Pete Sampras | | | 102 | 218 | | Marcelo Ríos (14) | | | 4 | 4 | | Pete Sampras | | | 15 | 233 | | Marcelo Ríos | | | 2 | 6 | | Pete Sampras | | | 29 | 262 | | Carlos Moyà (15) | | | 2 | 2 | | Pete Sampras | | | 5 | 267 | | Yevgeny Kafelnikov (16) | | | 6 | 6 | | Pete Sampras | | | 3 | 270 | | Andre Agassi | | | 3 | 35 | | Patrick Rafter (17) | | | 1 | 1 | | Pete Sampras | | | 6 | 276 | | Andre Agassi | | | 52 | 87 | | Pete Sampras | | | 10 | 286 | | Marat Safin (18) | | | 2 | 2 | | Gustavo Kuerten (19) | | | 8 | 8 | | Marat Safin | | | 4 | 6 | | Gustavo Kuerten | | | 5 | 13 | | Marat Safin | | | 3 | 9 | | Gustavo Kuerten | | | 30 | 43 | | Lleyton Hewitt (20) | | | 75 | 75 | | Andre Agassi | | | 2 | 89 | | Lleyton Hewitt | | | 5 | 80 | | Andre Agassi | | | 12 | 101 | | Juan Carlos Ferrero (21) | | | 8 | 8 | | Andy Roddick (22) | | | 13 | 13 | | Roger Federer (23) | | Present | 234 | 234 |
Accumulated totals are bolded on each player's final streak
As of July 21, 2008
Weeks at number 1
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!Rank >| Player | >-
|1. | Pete Sampras | >-
|2. | Ivan Lendl | >-
|3. | Jimmy Connors | >-
|4. | Roger Federer | 234
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|5. | John McEnroe | >-
|6. | Björn Borg | >-
|7. | Andre Agassi | >-
|8. | Lleyton Hewitt | >-
|9. | Stefan Edberg | >-
|10. | Jim Courier | >-
|11. | Gustavo Kuerten | >-
|12. | Ilie Nastase | >-
|13. | Mats Wilander | >-
|14. | Andy Roddick | >-
|15. | Boris Becker | >-
|16. | Marat Safin | >-
|17. | John Newcombe | >-
|= | Juan Carlos Ferrero | >-
|19. | Thomas Muster | >-
|= | Marcelo Ríos | >-
|= | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | >-
|22. | Carlos Moyà | >-
|23. | Patrick Rafter | >}
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!Rank Player | >-
|1. | Roger Federer | 234
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|2. | Jimmy Connors | >-
|3. | Ivan Lendl | >-
|4. | Pete Sampras | >-
|5. | Jimmy Connors (2) | >-
|6. | Pete Sampras (2) | >-
|7. | Ivan Lendl (2) | >-
|8. | Lleyton Hewitt | >-
|9. | John McEnroe | >-
|10. | John McEnroe (2) | >-
|11. | Andre Agassi | >-
|12. | Björn Borg | >-
|13. | Ilie Nastase | >-
|14. | Björn Borg (2) | >-
|15. | Gustavo Kuerten | >-
|16. | Andre Agassi (2) | >-
|17. | Pete Sampras (3) | >-
|18. | Jim Courier | >-
|19. | Stefan Edberg | >-
|20. | Jim Courier (2) | >-
|21. | Stefan Edberg (2) | >-
|22. | Mats Wilander | >-
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As of July 21, 2008
Note: Active streak is in bold.
*If Federer stays ranked World No. 1, he will break Jimmy Connors's total on March 23, 2009, Ivan Lendl's total on April 6, 2009, and Pete Sampras's record on July 27, 2009.
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 Nastase | 1 | | | Andy Roddick | 1 | | | Mats Wilander | 1 |
Trivia- 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.
See also
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