World Number One Male Tennis Player Rankings
World-number-one male tennis-player rankings is a year-by-year listing of both the male tennis player who, at the end of a full year of play, has generally been considered to be the best overall player for the entire year, and of the runner-up for that year.
Read more about World Number One Male Tennis Player Rankings: Rankings Before 1973, Professional Tennis in Europe Before 1926, The Major Professional Tournaments Before 1968, Sources of Rankings and Other Information, Discrepancies in Source Material, The World Number 1 and 2 Rankings, Number of Times Players Ranked Number 1, Leading Number 1 Ranked Players By Decade, External Reference, See Also
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