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 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.[1] Starting in 1979, an updated rankings list is released at the beginning of each week.[2] 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 Novak Djokovic from Serbia.

"List of ATP number 1 ranked male players" redirects here. For doubles players, see List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players.
This article is about ATP number 1 rankings since 1973. For the all-time list, see World number 1 ranked male tennis players.
Novak Djokovic, the current world No.1 in men's singles.

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 totalling 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 player's best four eligible ATP Tour 500 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 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 his total, increasing the number of tournaments counted to 19.[5]

ATP 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).[6] Novak Djokovic and Pete Sampras hold the record for the most year-end No. 1 rankings, both men achieving the feat 6 times.[7][8] 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,[9][10] while Roger Federer is the oldest No. 1 (36 years, 320 days).[11][12] Novak Djokovic is the oldest year-end No. 1 (33 years, 223 days).[13]

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.[14]

Rafael Nadal has the longest timespan, 11 years, between his first and last year-end No. 1 titles, 2008 and 2019. He is also the only player to be world No. 1 in three decades.

Two players, Ivan Lendl and Marcelo Ríos, have reached No. 1 without previously having won a Grand Slam tournament.[15] Lendl reached No. 1 on February 21, 1983, but did not win his first Grand Slam title until the 1984 French Open.[16] 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.[17][18]

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

World No. 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).
Roger Federer has spent a total of 310 weeks at world No. 1, including a record 237 consecutive weeks at the top of the ATP rankings.
Ivan Lendl spent the most weeks at the top of the ATP rankings in the '80s.
Jimmy Connors spent the most weeks at world No. 1 in the '70s.
Ilie Năstase became the first ATP world No. 1 ranked player on August 23, 1973.
Key
ATP Ranking record Current No. 1 player[19][20]
No. Player Start date End date Weeks Total
1 Ilie Năstase Aug 23, 1973Jun 2, 19744040
2 John Newcombe Jun 3, 1974Jul 28, 197488
3 Jimmy Connors Jul 29, 1974Aug 22, 1977160160
4 Björn Borg Aug 23, 1977Aug 29, 197711
Jimmy Connors (2) Aug 30, 1977Apr 8, 197984244
Björn Borg (2) Apr 9, 1979May 20, 197967
Jimmy Connors (3) May 21, 1979Jul 8, 19797251
Björn Borg (3) Jul 9, 1979Mar 2, 19803441
5 John McEnroe Mar 3, 1980Mar 23, 198033
Björn Borg (4) Mar 24, 1980Aug 10, 19802061
John McEnroe (2) Aug 11, 1980Aug 17, 198014
Björn Borg (5) Aug 18, 1980Jul 5, 198146107
John McEnroe (3) Jul 6, 1981Jul 19, 198126
Björn Borg (6) Jul 20, 1981Aug 2, 19812109
John McEnroe (4) Aug 3, 1981Sep 12, 19825864
Jimmy Connors (4) Sep 13, 1982Oct 31, 19827258
John McEnroe (5) Nov 1, 1982Nov 7, 1982165
Jimmy Connors (5) Nov 8, 1982Nov 14, 19821259
John McEnroe (6) Nov 15, 1982Jan 30, 19831176
Jimmy Connors (6) Jan 31, 1983Feb 6, 19831260
John McEnroe (7) Feb 7, 1983Feb 13, 1983177
Jimmy Connors (7) Feb 14, 1983Feb 27, 19832262
6 Ivan Lendl Feb 28, 1983May 15, 19831111
Jimmy Connors (8) May 16, 1983Jun 5, 19833265
John McEnroe (8) Jun 6, 1983Jun 12, 1983178
Jimmy Connors (9) Jun 13, 1983Jul 3, 19833268
John McEnroe (9) Jul 4, 1983Oct 30, 19831795
Ivan Lendl (2) Oct 31, 1983Dec 11, 1983617
John McEnroe (10) Dec 12, 1983Jan 8, 1984499
Ivan Lendl (3) Jan 9, 1984Mar 11, 1984926
John McEnroe (11) Mar 12, 1984Jun 10, 198413112
Ivan Lendl (4) Jun 11, 1984Jun 17, 1984127
John McEnroe (12) Jun 18, 1984Jul 8, 19843115
Ivan Lendl (5) Jul 9, 1984Aug 12, 1984532
John McEnroe (13) Aug 13, 1984Aug 18, 198553168
Ivan Lendl (6) Aug 19, 1985Aug 25, 1985133
John McEnroe (14) Aug 26, 1985Sep 8, 19852170
Ivan Lendl (7) Sep 9, 1985Sep 11, 1988157190
7 Mats Wilander Sep 12, 1988Jan 29, 19892020
Ivan Lendl (8) Jan 30, 1989Aug 12, 199080270
8 Stefan Edberg Aug 13, 1990Jan 27, 19912424
9 Boris Becker Jan 28, 1991Feb 17, 199133
Stefan Edberg (2) Feb 18, 1991Jul 7, 19912044
Boris Becker (2) Jul 8, 1991Sep 8, 1991912
Stefan Edberg (3) Sep 9, 1991Feb 9, 19922266
10 Jim Courier Feb 10, 1992Mar 22, 199266
Stefan Edberg (4) Mar 23, 1992Apr 12, 1992369
Jim Courier (2) Apr 13, 1992Sep 13, 19922228
Stefan Edberg (5) Sep 14, 1992Oct 4, 1992372
Jim Courier (3) Oct 5, 1992Apr 11, 19932755
11 Pete Sampras Apr 12, 1993Aug 22, 19931919
Jim Courier (4) Aug 23, 1993Sep 12, 1993358
Pete Sampras (2) Sep 13, 1993Apr 9, 199582101
12 Andre Agassi Apr 10, 1995Nov 5, 19953030
Pete Sampras (3) Nov 6, 1995Jan 28, 199612113
Andre Agassi (2) Jan 29, 1996Feb 11, 1996232
13 Thomas Muster Feb 12, 1996Feb 18, 199611
Pete Sampras (4) Feb 19, 1996Mar 10, 19963116
Thomas Muster (2) Mar 11, 1996Apr 14, 199656
Pete Sampras (5) Apr 15, 1996Mar 29, 1998102218
14 Marcelo Ríos Mar 30, 1998Apr 26, 199844
Pete Sampras (6) Apr 27, 1998Aug 9, 199815233
Marcelo Ríos (2) Aug 10, 1998Aug 23, 199826
Pete Sampras (7) Aug 24, 1998Mar 14, 199929262
15 Carlos Moyá Mar 15, 1999Mar 28, 199922
Pete Sampras (8) Mar 29, 1999May 2, 19995267
16 Yevgeny Kafelnikov May 3, 1999Jun 13, 199966
Pete Sampras (9) Jun 14, 1999Jul 4, 19993270
Andre Agassi (3) Jul 5, 1999Jul 25, 1999335
17 Patrick Rafter Jul 26, 1999Aug 1, 199911
Pete Sampras (10) Aug 2, 1999Sep 12, 19996276
Andre Agassi (4) Sep 13, 1999Sep 10, 20005287
Pete Sampras (11) Sep 11, 2000Nov 19, 200010286
18 Marat Safin Nov 20, 2000Dec 3, 200022
19 Gustavo Kuerten Dec 4, 2000Jan 28, 200188
Marat Safin (2) Jan 29, 2001Feb 25, 200146
Gustavo Kuerten (2) Feb 26, 2001Apr 1, 2001513
Marat Safin (3) Apr 2, 2001Apr 22, 200139
Gustavo Kuerten (3) Apr 23, 2001Nov 18, 20013043
20 Lleyton Hewitt Nov 19, 2001Apr 27, 20037575
Andre Agassi (5) Apr 28, 2003May 11, 2003289
Lleyton Hewitt (2) May 12, 2003Jun 15, 2003580
Andre Agassi (6) Jun 16, 2003Sep 7, 200312101
21 Juan Carlos Ferrero Sep 8, 2003Nov 2, 200388
22 Andy Roddick Nov 3, 2003Feb 1, 20041313
23 Roger Federer Feb 2, 2004Aug 17, 2008237237
24 Rafael Nadal Aug 18, 2008Jul 5, 20094646
Roger Federer (2) Jul 6, 2009Jun 6, 201048285
Rafael Nadal (2) Jun 7, 2010Jul 3, 201156102
25 Novak Djokovic Jul 4, 2011Jul 8, 20125353
Roger Federer (3) Jul 9, 2012Nov 4, 201217302
Novak Djokovic (2) Nov 5, 2012Oct 6, 201348101
Rafael Nadal (3) Oct 7, 2013Jul 6, 201439141
Novak Djokovic (3) Jul 7, 2014Nov 6, 2016122223
26 Andy Murray Nov 7, 2016Aug 20, 20174141
Rafael Nadal (4) Aug 21, 2017Feb 18, 201826167
Roger Federer (4) Feb 19, 2018Apr 1, 20186308
Rafael Nadal (5) Apr 2, 2018May 13, 20186173
Roger Federer (5) May 14, 2018May 20, 20181309
Rafael Nadal (6) May 21, 2018Jun 17, 20184177
Roger Federer (6) Jun 18, 2018Jun 24, 20181310
Rafael Nadal (7) Jun 25, 2018Nov 4, 201819196
Novak Djokovic (4) Nov 5, 2018Nov 3, 201952275
Rafael Nadal (8) Nov 4, 2019Feb 2, 202013209
Novak Djokovic (5) Feb 3, 2020Mar 22, 20207282
Rankings frozen
Mar 23, 2020Aug 23, 202022
Novak Djokovic (5) Aug 24, 2020Present25307

Weeks at No. 1

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.[6] The table on the right shows the longest number of consecutive weeks that each indicated player has been ranked No. 1 by the ATP.[6]

  • The ATP Tour was suspended from 16 March to 21 August 2020. ATP Ranking was frozen from 23 March to 23 August 2020, thus that period was not counted towards the total. In that period (22 weeks), the world number one was Novak Djokovic.
Rank Player Total
1 Roger Federer 310
2 Novak Djokovic 307
3 Pete Sampras 286
4 Ivan Lendl 270
5 Jimmy Connors 268
6 Rafael Nadal 209
7 John McEnroe 170
8 Björn Borg 109
9 Andre Agassi 101
10 Lleyton Hewitt 80
11 Stefan Edberg 72
12 Jim Courier 58
13 Gustavo Kuerten 43
14 Andy Murray 41
15 Ilie Năstase 40
16 Mats Wilander 20
17 Andy Roddick 13
18 Boris Becker 12
19 Marat Safin 9
20 John Newcombe 8
Juan Carlos Ferrero
22 Thomas Muster 6
Marcelo Ríos
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
25 Carlos Moyá 2
26 Patrick Rafter 1

Consecutive weeks at No. 1

Rank Player Consecutive
1 Roger Federer 237
2 Jimmy Connors 160
3 Ivan Lendl 157
4 Novak Djokovic 122
5 Pete Sampras 102
6 Jimmy Connors (2) 84
7 Pete Sampras (2) 82
8 Ivan Lendl (2) 80
9 Lleyton Hewitt 75
10 John McEnroe 58
11 Rafael Nadal 56
12 John McEnroe (2) 53
Novak Djokovic (2)
14 Andre Agassi 52
Novak Djokovic (3)
16 Roger Federer (2) 48
Novak Djokovic (4)
18 Björn Borg 46
Rafael Nadal (2)
20 Andy Murray 41
Key
Current No. 1 player as of February 8, 2021
  • Active streaks and players in bold

Year-end No. 1
Pete Sampras finished as year-end world no. 1 for a record six consecutive years from 1993 to 1998.
John McEnroe finished the year as the top-ranked player for four consecutive years in the '80s
Lleyton Hewitt was the youngest male player to hold the world No. 1 ranking, at age 20 in November 2001.

The ATP year-end No. 1 ranked player, in recent decades, has been 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. Prior to the early 1990s this was not always the case. Pete Sampras and Novak Djokovic hold the ATP record of six year-end No. 1 rankings. 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, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal) have achieved year-end No. 1 rankings in non-consecutive years.

Year Player Ref(s)
1973 Ilie Năstase [21]
1974 Jimmy Connors [22][23]
1975 Jimmy Connors (2) [22][23]
1976 Jimmy Connors (3) [22][23]
1977 Jimmy Connors (4) [24]
1978 Jimmy Connors (5) [24]
1979 Björn Borg [24]
1980 Björn Borg (2) [24]
1981 John McEnroe [24][25]
1982 John McEnroe (2) [24][25]
1983 John McEnroe (3) [24][25]
1984 John McEnroe (4) [24][25]
1985 Ivan Lendl [24][26]
1986 Ivan Lendl (2) [26]
1987 Ivan Lendl (3) [26]
1988 Mats Wilander [25]
1989 Ivan Lendl (4) [25]
1990 Stefan Edberg [27]
1991 Stefan Edberg (2) [27][28]
1992 Jim Courier [29]
1993 Pete Sampras [8]
1994 Pete Sampras (2) [30]
1995 Pete Sampras (3) [8]
1996 Pete Sampras (4) [8]
1997 Pete Sampras (5) [30]
1998 Pete Sampras (6) [8]
1999 Andre Agassi [31]
2000 Gustavo Kuerten [28][32]
2001 Lleyton Hewitt [33]
2002 Lleyton Hewitt (2) [9][34]
2003 Andy Roddick [35]
2004 Roger Federer [36]
2005 Roger Federer (2) [37]
2006 Roger Federer (3) [38]
2007 Roger Federer (4) [39][40]
2008 Rafael Nadal [41]
2009 Roger Federer (5) [42]
2010 Rafael Nadal (2) [43][44]
2011 Novak Djokovic [45]
2012 Novak Djokovic (2) [46]
2013 Rafael Nadal (3) [47]
2014 Novak Djokovic (3) [48]
2015 Novak Djokovic (4) [49][50]
2016 Andy Murray [51]
2017 Rafael Nadal (4) [52]
2018 Novak Djokovic (5) [53]
2019 Rafael Nadal (5) [54]
2020 Novak Djokovic (6) [55]
Key
(n) Times as year-end No. 1 (more than once)
Player was ranked No. 1 during every week of the calendar year
Years Player
6 Novak Djokovic
Pete Sampras
5 Jimmy Connors
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
4 John McEnroe
Ivan Lendl
2 Björn Borg
Stefan Edberg
Lleyton Hewitt
1 Ilie Năstase
Mats Wilander
Jim Courier
Andre Agassi
Gustavo Kuerten
Andy Roddick
Andy Murray
  • Active players in bold

Players who became No. 1 before winning a Major title
Player Date first ranked No. 1 First Grand Slam final First Grand Slam title Ref.
Ivan Lendl February 28, 19831981 French Open (1st of 19)1984 French Open (1st of 8)
Marcelo Ríos March 30, 19981998 Australian Open (only final)None (retired in 2004)[15]

Time spans holding the ranking

Between first and last dates No. 1 ranking was held
Key
Current No. 1 player (Active players in bold)
Rank Player Time span First held No. 1 Last held No. 1
1 Roger Federer 14 years, 142 days Feb 2, 2004 Jun 24, 2018
2 Rafael Nadal 11 years, 168 days Aug 18, 2008 Feb 2, 2020
3 Novak Djokovic 9 years, 219 days Jul 4, 2011 Feb 8, 2021
4 Jimmy Connors 8 years, 339 days Jul 29, 1974 Jul 3, 1983
5 Andre Agassi 8 years, 150 days Apr 10, 1995 Sep 7, 2003
6 Pete Sampras 7 years, 221 days Apr 12, 1993 Nov 19, 2000
7 Ivan Lendl 7 years, 165 days Feb 28, 1983 Aug 12, 1990
8 John McEnroe 5 years, 189 days Mar 3, 1980 Sep 8, 1985
9 Björn Borg 3 years, 344 days Aug 23, 1977 Aug 2, 1981
10 Stefan Edberg 2 years, 52 days Aug 13, 1990 Oct 4, 1992
11 Jim Courier 1 year, 214 days Feb 10, 1992 Sep 12, 1993
12 Lleyton Hewitt 1 year, 208 days Nov 19, 2001 Jun 15, 2003
13 Gustavo Kuerten 349 days Dec 4, 2000 Nov 18, 2001
14 Andy Murray 286 days Nov 7, 2016 Aug 20, 2017
15 Ilie Năstase 283 days Aug 23, 1973 Jun 2, 1974
16 Boris Becker 223 days Jan 28, 1991 Sep 8, 1991
17 Marat Safin 153 days Nov 20, 2000 Apr 22, 2001
18 Marcelo Ríos 146 days Mar 30, 1998 Aug 23, 1998
19 Mats Wilander 139 days Sep 12, 1988 Jan 29, 1989
20 Andy Roddick 90 days Nov 3, 2003 Feb 1, 2004
21 Thomas Muster 62 days Feb 12, 1996 Apr 14, 1996
22 John Newcombe 55 days Jun 3, 1974 Jul 28, 1974
Juan Carlos Ferrero 55 days Sep 8, 2003 Nov 2, 2003
24 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 41 days May 3, 1999 Jun 13, 1999
25 Carlos Moyá 13 days Mar 15, 1999 Mar 28, 1999
26 Patrick Rafter 6 days Jul 26, 1999 Aug 1, 1999

Between first and last dates No. 1 ranking was achieved
Rank Player Time span First became No. 1 Last became No. 1
1 Roger Federer 14 years, 136 days Feb 2, 2004 Jun 18, 2018
2 Rafael Nadal 11 years, 78 days Aug 18, 2008 Nov 4, 2019
3 Jimmy Connors 8 years, 319 days Jul 29, 1974 Jun 13, 1983
4 Novak Djokovic 8 years, 214 days Jul 4, 2011 Feb 3, 2020
5 Andre Agassi 8 years, 67 days Apr 10, 1995 Jun 16, 2003
6 Pete Sampras 7 years, 152 days Apr 12, 1993 Sep 11, 2000
7 Ivan Lendl 5 years, 337 days Feb 28, 1983 Jan 30, 1989
8 John McEnroe 5 years, 176 days Mar 3, 1980 Aug 26, 1985
9 Björn Borg 3 years, 331 days Aug 23, 1977 Jul 20, 1981
10 Stefan Edberg 2 years, 32 days Aug 13, 1990 Sep 14, 1992
11 Jim Courier 1 year, 194 days Feb 10, 1992 Aug 23, 1993
12 Lleyton Hewitt 1 year, 174 days Nov 19, 2001 May 12, 2003
13 Boris Becker 161 days Jan 28, 1991 Jul 8, 1991
14 Gustavo Kuerten 140 days Dec 4, 2000 Apr 23, 2001
15 Marcelo Ríos 133 days Mar 30, 1998 Aug 10, 1998
Marat Safin 133 days Nov 20, 2000 Apr 2, 2001
17 Thomas Muster 28 days Feb 12, 1996 Mar 11, 1996

Age at first and last dates No. 1 ranking was held
Key
Current No. 1 player (Active players and records in bold)
No. Player Birthdate Age first held No. 1 Age last held No. 1
1 Ilie Năstase (1946-07-19)19 July 1946 27 years, 35 days 27 years, 318 days
2 John Newcombe (1944-05-23)23 May 1944 30 years, 11 days 30 years, 66 days
3 Jimmy Connors (1952-09-02)2 September 1952 21 years, 330 days 30 years, 304 days
4 Björn Borg (1956-06-06)6 June 1956 21 years, 78 days 25 years, 57 days
5 John McEnroe (1959-02-16)16 February 1959 21 years, 16 days 26 years, 204 days
6 Ivan Lendl (1960-03-07)7 March 1960 22 years, 358 days 30 years, 158 days
7 Mats Wilander (1964-08-22)22 August 1964 24 years, 21 days 24 years, 160 days
8 Stefan Edberg (1966-01-19)19 January 1966 24 years, 206 days 26 years, 259 days
9 Boris Becker (1967-11-22)22 November 1967 23 years, 67 days 23 years, 290 days
10 Jim Courier (1970-08-17)17 August 1970 21 years, 177 days 22 years, 360 days
11 Pete Sampras (1971-08-12)12 August 1971 21 years, 243 days 29 years, 99 days
12 Andre Agassi (1970-04-29)29 April 1970 24 years, 346 days 33 years, 100 days
13 Thomas Muster (1967-10-02)2 October 1967 28 years, 133 days 28 years, 195 days
14 Marcelo Ríos (1975-12-26)26 December 1975 22 years, 94 days 22 years, 240 days
15 Carlos Moyá (1976-08-27)27 August 1976 22 years, 200 days 22 years, 213 days
16 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (1974-02-18)18 February 1974 25 years, 74 days 25 years, 115 days
17 Pat Rafter (1972-12-28)28 December 1972 26 years, 210 days 26 years, 216 days
18 Marat Safin (1980-01-27)27 January 1980 20 years, 298 days 21 years, 85 days
19 Gustavo Kuerten (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 24 years, 85 days 25 years, 69 days
20 Lleyton Hewitt (1981-02-24)24 February 1981 20 years, 268 days 22 years, 111 days
21 Juan Carlos Ferrero (1980-02-12)12 February 1980 23 years, 177 days 23 years, 263 days
22 Andy Roddick (1982-08-30)30 August 1982 21 years, 65 days 21 years, 155 days
23 Roger Federer (1981-08-08) 8 August 1981 22 years, 178 days 36 years, 320 days
24 Rafael Nadal (1986-06-03) 3 June 1986 22 years, 76 days 33 years, 244 days
25 Novak Djokovic (1987-05-22) 22 May 1987 24 years, 43 days 33 years, 262 days
26 Andy Murray (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 29 years, 176 days 30 years, 97 days

Weeks at No. 1 by decade

Rafael Nadal is the only male tennis player to hold the number 1 ranking in three decades (2000s, 2010s and 2020s).

No. 1 players by country
Key
Current No. 1 player
Active streak and players in bold
Rank Country No. of
players		 Total
weeks		 Players Ref
1  United States 6896Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick [56]
2   Switzerland 1310Roger Federer [56]
3  Serbia 1307Novak Djokovic [56]
4  Czechoslovakia 1270Ivan Lendl [56]
5  Spain 3219Carlos Moyá, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Rafael Nadal [56]
6  Sweden 3201Björn Borg, Mats Wilander, Stefan Edberg [56]
7  Australia 389John Newcombe, Patrick Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt [56]
8  Brazil 143Gustavo Kuerten [56]
9  United Kingdom 141Andy Murray [56]
10  Romania 140Ilie Năstase [56]
11  Russia 215Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Marat Safin [56]
12  Germany 112Boris Becker [56]
13  Austria 16Thomas Muster [56]
 Chile 1Marcelo Ríos [56]

The ATP Tour was suspended from 16 March to 21 August 2020. ATP Ranking was frozen from 23 March to 23 August 2020, thus that period was not counted towards the total. In that period (22 weeks), number one was Novak Djokovic from Serbia.

See also

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