Number 1 Ranked Players
- The statistics are updated only when the ATP website revises its rankings (usually every Sunday night or Monday morning except when tournament finals are postponed).
| * | Current number 1 player as of December 10, 2012 |
|---|---|
| All-time record |
| No. | Country | Player | Start date | End date | Number of weeks | Accumulated total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROU | Nastase, IlieIlie Nastase | 01973-08-23August 23, 1973 | 01974-06-02June 2, 1974 | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | AUS | Newcombe, JohnJohn Newcombe | 01974-06-03June 3, 1974 | 01974-07-28July 28, 1974 | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | USA | Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors | 01974-07-29July 29, 1974 | 01977-08-22August 22, 1977 | 160 | 160 |
| 4 | SWE | Borg, BjörnBjörn Borg | 01977-08-23August 23, 1977 | 01977-08-29August 29, 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| USA | Jimmy Connors (2) | 01977-08-30August 30, 1977 | 01979-04-08April 8, 1979 | 84 | 244 | |
| SWE | Björn Borg (2) | 01979-04-09April 9, 1979 | 01979-05-20May 20, 1979 | 6 | 7 | |
| USA | Jimmy Connors (3) | 01979-05-21May 21, 1979 | 01979-07-08July 8, 1979 | 7 | 251 | |
| SWE | Björn Borg (3) | 01979-07-09July 9, 1979 | 01980-03-02March 2, 1980 | 34 | 41 | |
| 5 | USA | McEnroe, JohnJohn McEnroe | 01980-03-03March 3, 1980 | 01980-03-23March 23, 1980 | 3 | 3 |
| SWE | Björn Borg (4) | 01980-03-24March 24, 1980 | 01980-08-10August 10, 1980 | 20 | 61 | |
| USA | John McEnroe (2) | 01980-08-11August 11, 1980 | 01980-08-17August 17, 1980 | 1 | 4 | |
| SWE | Björn Borg (5) | 01980-08-18August 18, 1980 | 01981-07-05July 5, 1981 | 46 | 107 | |
| USA | John McEnroe (3) | 01981-07-06July 6, 1981 | 01981-07-19July 19, 1981 | 2 | 6 | |
| SWE | Björn Borg (6) | 01981-07-20July 20, 1981 | 01981-08-02August 2, 1981 | 2 | 109 | |
| USA | John McEnroe (4) | 01981-08-03August 3, 1981 | 01982-09-12September 12, 1982 | 58 | 64 | |
| USA | Jimmy Connors (4) | 01982-09-13September 13, 1982 | 01982-10-31October 31, 1982 | 7 | 258 | |
| USA | John McEnroe (5) | 01982-11-01November 1, 1982 | 01982-11-07November 7, 1982 | 1 | 65 | |
| USA | Jimmy Connors (5) | 01982-11-08November 8, 1982 | 01982-11-14November 14, 1982 | 1 | 259 | |
| USA | John McEnroe (6) | 01982-11-15November 15, 1982 | 01983-01-30January 30, 1983 | 11 | 76 | |
| USA | Jimmy Connors (6) | 01983-01-31January 31, 1983 | 01983-02-06February 6, 1983 | 1 | 260 | |
| USA | John McEnroe (7) | 01983-02-07February 7, 1983 | 01983-02-13February 13, 1983 | 1 | 77 | |
| USA | Jimmy Connors (7) | 01983-02-14February 14, 1983 | 01983-02-27February 27, 1983 | 2 | 262 | |
| 6 | TCH | Lendl, IvanIvan Lendl | 01983-02-28February 28, 1983 | 01983-05-15May 15, 1983 | 11 | 11 |
| USA | Jimmy Connors (8) | 01983-05-16May 16, 1983 | 01983-06-05June 5, 1983 | 3 | 265 | |
| USA | John McEnroe (8) | 01983-06-06June 6, 1983 | 01983-06-12June 12, 1983 | 1 | 78 | |
| USA | Jimmy Connors (9) | 01983-06-13June 13, 1983 | 01983-07-03July 3, 1983 | 3 | 268 | |
| USA | John McEnroe (9) | 01983-07-04July 4, 1983 | 01983-10-30October 30, 1983 | 17 | 95 | |
| TCH | Ivan Lendl (2) | 01983-10-31October 31, 1983 | 01983-12-11December 11, 1983 | 6 | 17 | |
| USA | John McEnroe (10) | 01983-12-12December 12, 1983 | 01984-01-08January 8, 1984 | 4 | 99 | |
| TCH | Ivan Lendl (3) | 01984-01-09January 9, 1984 | 01984-03-11March 11, 1984 | 9 | 26 | |
| USA | John McEnroe (11) | 01984-03-12March 12, 1984 | 01984-06-10June 10, 1984 | 13 | 112 | |
| TCH | Ivan Lendl (4) | 01984-06-11June 11, 1984 | 01984-06-17June 17, 1984 | 1 | 27 | |
| USA | John McEnroe (12) | 01984-06-18June 18, 1984 | 01984-07-08July 8, 1984 | 3 | 115 | |
| TCH | Ivan Lendl (5) | 01984-07-09July 9, 1984 | 01984-08-12August 12, 1984 | 5 | 32 | |
| USA | John McEnroe (13) | 01984-08-13August 13, 1984 | 01985-08-18August 18, 1985 | 53 | 168 | |
| TCH | Ivan Lendl (6) | 01985-08-19August 19, 1985 | 01985-08-25August 25, 1985 | 1 | 33 | |
| USA | John McEnroe (14) | 01985-08-26August 26, 1985 | 01985-09-08September 8, 1985 | 2 | 170 | |
| TCH | Ivan Lendl (7) | 01985-09-09September 9, 1985 | 01988-09-11September 11, 1988 | 157 | 190 | |
| 7 | SWE | Wilander, MatsMats Wilander | 01988-09-12September 12, 1988 | 01989-01-29January 29, 1989 | 20 | 20 |
| TCH | Ivan Lendl (8) | 01989-01-30January 30, 1989 | 01990-08-12August 12, 1990 | 80 | 270 | |
| 8 | SWE | Edberg, StefanStefan Edberg | 01990-08-13August 13, 1990 | 01991-01-27January 27, 1991 | 24 | 24 |
| 9 | GER | Becker, BorisBoris Becker | 01991-01-28January 28, 1991 | 01991-02-17February 17, 1991 | 3 | 3 |
| SWE | Stefan Edberg (2) | 01991-02-18February 18, 1991 | 01991-07-07July 7, 1991 | 20 | 44 | |
| GER | Boris Becker (2) | 01991-07-08July 8, 1991 | 01991-09-08September 8, 1991 | 9 | 12 | |
| SWE | Stefan Edberg (3) | 01991-09-09September 9, 1991 | 01992-02-09February 9, 1992 | 22 | 66 | |
| 10 | USA | Courier, JimJim Courier | 01992-02-10February 10, 1992 | 01992-03-22March 22, 1992 | 6 | 6 |
| SWE | Stefan Edberg (4) | 01992-03-23March 23, 1992 | 01992-04-12April 12, 1992 | 3 | 69 | |
| USA | Jim Courier (2) | 01992-04-13April 13, 1992 | 01992-09-13September 13, 1992 | 22 | 28 | |
| SWE | Stefan Edberg (5) | 01992-09-14September 14, 1992 | 01992-10-04October 4, 1992 | 3 | 72 | |
| USA | Jim Courier (3) | 01992-10-05October 5, 1992 | 01993-04-11April 11, 1993 | 27 | 55 | |
| 11 | USA | Sampras, PetePete Sampras | 01993-04-12April 12, 1993 | 01993-08-22August 22, 1993 | 19 | 19 |
| USA | Jim Courier (4) | 01993-08-23August 23, 1993 | 01993-09-12September 12, 1993 | 3 | 58 | |
| USA | Pete Sampras (2) | 01993-09-13September 13, 1993 | 01995-04-09April 9, 1995 | 82 | 101 | |
| 12 | USA | Agassi, AndreAndre Agassi | 01995-04-10April 10, 1995 | 01995-11-05November 5, 1995 | 30 | 30 |
| USA | Pete Sampras (3) | 01995-11-06November 6, 1995 | 01996-01-28January 28, 1996 | 12 | 113 | |
| USA | Andre Agassi (2) | 01996-01-29January 29, 1996 | 01996-02-11February 11, 1996 | 2 | 32 | |
| 13 | AUT | Muster, ThomasThomas Muster | 01996-02-12February 12, 1996 | 01996-02-18February 18, 1996 | 1 | 1 |
| USA | Pete Sampras (4) | 01996-02-19February 19, 1996 | 01996-03-10March 10, 1996 | 3 | 116 | |
| AUT | Thomas Muster (2) | 01996-03-11March 11, 1996 | 01996-04-14April 14, 1996 | 5 | 6 | |
| USA | Pete Sampras (5) | 01996-04-15April 15, 1996 | 01998-03-29March 29, 1998 | 102 | 218 | |
| 14 | CHI | Ríos, MarceloMarcelo Ríos | 01998-03-30March 30, 1998 | 01998-04-26April 26, 1998 | 4 | 4 |
| USA | Pete Sampras (6) | 01998-04-27April 27, 1998 | 01998-08-09August 9, 1998 | 15 | 233 | |
| CHI | Marcelo Ríos (2) | 01998-08-10August 10, 1998 | 01998-08-23August 23, 1998 | 2 | 6 | |
| USA | Pete Sampras (7) | 01998-08-24August 24, 1998 | 01999-03-14March 14, 1999 | 29 | 262 | |
| 15 | ESP | Moyà, CarlosCarlos Moyà | 01999-03-15March 15, 1999 | 01999-03-28March 28, 1999 | 2 | 2 |
| USA | Pete Sampras (8) | 01999-03-29March 29, 1999 | 01999-05-02May 2, 1999 | 5 | 267 | |
| 16 | RUS | Kafelnikov, YevgenyYevgeny Kafelnikov | 01999-05-03May 3, 1999 | 01999-06-13June 13, 1999 | 6 | 6 |
| USA | Pete Sampras (9) | 01999-06-14June 14, 1999 | 01999-07-04July 4, 1999 | 3 | 270 | |
| USA | Andre Agassi (3) | 01999-07-05July 5, 1999 | 01999-07-25July 25, 1999 | 3 | 35 | |
| 17 | AUS | Rafter, PatrickPatrick Rafter | 01999-07-26July 26, 1999 | 01999-08-01August 1, 1999 | 1 | 1 |
| USA | Pete Sampras (10) | 01999-08-02August 2, 1999 | 01999-09-12September 12, 1999 | 6 | 276 | |
| USA | Andre Agassi (4) | 01999-09-13September 13, 1999 | 02000-09-10September 10, 2000 | 52 | 87 | |
| USA | Pete Sampras (11) | 02000-09-11September 11, 2000 | 02000-11-19November 19, 2000 | 10 | 286 | |
| 18 | RUS | Safin, MaratMarat Safin | 02000-11-20November 20, 2000 | 02000-12-03December 3, 2000 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | BRA | Kuerten, GustavoGustavo Kuerten | 02000-12-04December 4, 2000 | 02001-01-28January 28, 2001 | 8 | 8 |
| RUS | Marat Safin (2) | 02001-01-29January 29, 2001 | 02001-02-25February 25, 2001 | 4 | 6 | |
| BRA | Gustavo Kuerten (2) | 02001-02-26February 26, 2001 | 02001-04-01April 1, 2001 | 5 | 13 | |
| RUS | Marat Safin (3) | 02001-04-02April 2, 2001 | 02001-04-22April 22, 2001 | 3 | 9 | |
| BRA | Gustavo Kuerten (3) | 02001-04-23April 23, 2001 | 02001-11-18November 18, 2001 | 30 | 43 | |
| 20 | AUS | Hewitt, LleytonLleyton Hewitt | 02001-11-19November 19, 2001 | 02003-04-27April 27, 2003 | 75 | 75 |
| USA | Andre Agassi (5) | 02003-04-28April 28, 2003 | 02003-05-11May 11, 2003 | 2 | 89 | |
| AUS | Lleyton Hewitt (2) | 02003-05-12May 12, 2003 | 02003-06-15June 15, 2003 | 5 | 80 | |
| USA | Andre Agassi (6) | 02003-06-16June 16, 2003 | 02003-09-07September 7, 2003 | 12 | 101 | |
| 21 | ESP | Ferrero, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Ferrero | 02003-09-08September 8, 2003 | 02003-11-02November 2, 2003 | 8 | 8 |
| 22 | USA | Roddick, AndyAndy Roddick | 02003-11-03November 3, 2003 | 02004-02-01February 1, 2004 | 13 | 13 |
| 23 | SUI | Federer, RogerRoger Federer | 02004-02-02February 2, 2004 | 02008-08-17August 17, 2008 | 237 | 237 |
| 24 | ESP | Nadal, RafaelRafael Nadal | 02008-08-18August 18, 2008 | 02009-07-05July 5, 2009 | 46 | 46 |
| SUI | Roger Federer (2) | 02009-07-06July 6, 2009 | 02010-06-06June 6, 2010 | 48 | 285 | |
| ESP | Rafael Nadal (2) | 02010-06-07June 7, 2010 | 02011-07-03July 3, 2011 | 56 | 102 | |
| 25 | SRB | Novak Djokovic | 02011-07-04July 4, 2011 | 02012-07-08July 8, 2012 | 53 | 53 |
| SUI | Roger Federer (3) | 02012-07-09July 9, 2012 | 02012-11-04November 4, 2012 | 17 | 302 | |
| SRB | Novak Djokovic (2)* | 02012-11-05November 5, 2012 | Present | 6 | 59 |
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