Year-end Number 1
The year-end number 1 ranked player is 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 or December. Pete Sampras holds the record of six year-end number ones, which were in consecutive years from 1993 through 1998.
Only five players have stayed at number 1 in the rankings every week of a calendar year. Federer is the only player to have been ranked number 1 every week for three consecutive calendar years.
| (1) | Cumulative number of times as year-end number 1 |
|---|---|
| § | Ranked number 1 during every week of the calendar year |
| Year | Player | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Năstase, IlieIlie Năstase (1) | |
| 1974 | Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors (1) | |
| 1975 | Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors§ (2) | |
| 1976 | Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors§ (3) | |
| 1977 | Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors (4) | |
| 1978 | Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors§ (5) | |
| 1979 | Borg, BjörnBjörn Borg (1) | |
| 1980 | Borg, BjörnBjörn Borg (2) | |
| 1981 | McEnroe, JohnJohn McEnroe (1) | |
| 1982 | McEnroe, JohnJohn McEnroe (2) | |
| 1983 | McEnroe, JohnJohn McEnroe (3) | |
| 1984 | McEnroe, JohnJohn McEnroe (4) | |
| 1985 | Lendl, IvanIvan Lendl (1) | |
| 1986 | Lendl, IvanIvan Lendl§ (2) | |
| 1987 | Lendl, IvanIvan Lendl§ (3) | |
| 1988 | Wilander, MatsMats Wilander (1) | |
| 1989 | Lendl, IvanIvan Lendl (4) | |
| 1990 | Edberg, StefanStefan Edberg (1) | |
| 1991 | Edberg, StefanStefan Edberg (2) | |
| 1992 | Courier, JimJim Courier (1) | |
| 1993 | Sampras, PetePete Sampras (1) | |
| 1994 | Sampras, PetePete Sampras§ (2) | |
| 1995 | Sampras, PetePete Sampras (3) | |
| 1996 | Sampras, PetePete Sampras (4) | |
| 1997 | Sampras, PetePete Sampras§ (5) | |
| 1998 | Sampras, PetePete Sampras (6) | |
| 1999 | Agassi, AndreAndre Agassi (1) | |
| 2000 | Kuerten, GustavoGustavo Kuerten (1) | |
| 2001 | Hewitt, LleytonLleyton Hewitt (1) | |
| 2002 | Hewitt, LleytonLleyton Hewitt§ (2) | |
| 2003 | Roddick, AndyAndy Roddick (1) | |
| 2004 | Federer, RogerRoger Federer (1) | |
| 2005 | Federer, RogerRoger Federer§ (2) | |
| 2006 | Federer, RogerRoger Federer§ (3) | |
| 2007 | Federer, RogerRoger Federer§ (4) | |
| 2008 | Nadal, RafaelRafael Nadal (1) | |
| 2009 | Federer, RogerRoger Federer (5) | |
| 2010 | Nadal, RafaelRafael Nadal (2) | |
| 2011 | Djokovic, NovakNovak Djokovic (1) | |
| 2012 | Djokovic, NovakNovak Djokovic (2) |
Read more about this topic: List Of ATP Number 1 Ranked Singles Players
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