Number of Times Players Ranked Number 1
- Note: An undisputed number one player for the year (without another player regarded as number one) is shown in bold
| Total | World Number One | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 8 years | Pancho Gonzales | 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 |
| 7 years | William Renshaw | 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1889 |
| Bill Tilden | 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1931 | |
| Rod Laver | 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 | |
| 6 years | Reggie Doherty | 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902 |
| Jack Kramer | 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953 | |
| Ken Rosewall | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1970 | |
| Pete Sampras | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 | |
| 5 years | Joshua Pim | 1890, 1891, 1893, 1894, 1895 |
| William Larned | 1901, 1902, 1908, 1909, 1910 | |
| Lawrence Doherty | 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906 | |
| Fred Perry | 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1941 | |
| Don Budge | 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942 | |
| Roger Federer | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 | |
| 4 years | Wilfred Baddeley | 1891, 1892, 1895, 1896 |
| Ellsworth Vines | 1932, 1935, 1936, 1937 | |
| Bobby Riggs | 1941, 1943-1945, 1946, 1947 | |
| Björn Borg | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 | |
| 3 years | Ernest Renshaw | 1887, 1888, 1892 |
| Anthony Wilding | 1911, 1912, 1913 | |
| Henri Cochet | 1928, 1929, 1930 | |
| Jimmy Connors | 1974, 1976, 1982 | |
| John McEnroe | 1981, 1983, 1984 | |
| Ivan Lendl | 1985, 1986, 1987 | |
| 2 years | John Hartley | 1879, 1880 |
| Willoughby Hamilton | 1889, 1890 | |
| Ernest Lewis | 1890, 1891 | |
| Malcolm Whitman | 1899, 1900 | |
| Norman Brookes | 1907, 1911 | |
| Maurice McLoughlin | 1912, 1914 | |
| Bill Johnston | 1919, 1922 | |
| René Lacoste | 1926, 1927 | |
| Pancho Segura | 1950, 1952 | |
| John Newcombe | 1970, 1971 | |
| Stan Smith | 1971, 1972 | |
| Stefan Edberg | 1990, 1991 | |
| Lleyton Hewitt | 2001, 2002 | |
| Rafael Nadal | 2008, 2010 | |
| Novak Djokovic | 2011, 2012 | |
| 1 year | Spencer Gore | 1877 |
| Frank Hadow | 1878 | |
| Herbert Lawford | 1887 | |
| Wilberforce Eaves | 1897 | |
| Robert Wrenn | 1897 | |
| Arthur Gore | 1901 | |
| Gerald Patterson | 1919 | |
| Jack Crawford | 1933 | |
| Ilie Năstase | 1973 | |
| Arthur Ashe | 1975 | |
| Guillermo Vilas | 1977 | |
| Mats Wilander | 1988 | |
| Boris Becker | 1989 | |
| Jim Courier | 1992 | |
| Andre Agassi | 1999 | |
| Gustavo Kuerten | 2000 | |
| Andy Roddick | 2003 |
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