This article presents top ten lists of male singles tennis players, as ranked by various official and non-official ranking authorities throughout the history of the sport.
The article is split into two sections: 1912–1972, and since 1973 when the first official ATP rankings were published, for ease of navigation.
Top ten rankings by year
1912–1972
1973
ATP[1] | Lance Tingay[2] (The Daily Telegraph) |
Bud Collins[3] (The Boston Globe) |
Rino Tommasi[4] (La Gazzetta dello Sport) |
Rex Bellamy[5][lower-alpha 1] (The Times) |
Martini and Rossi[7] | Poll of 17 international sportswriters[8] |
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1974
ATP[9] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | Rex Bellamy[10] | Martini and Rossi[11] | World Tennis[12] | Tennis magazine (U.S.)[13] |
Judith Elian[14] (L'Équipe) |
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1975
ATP[15] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | Rex Bellamy[16] | World Tennis[17] | Tennis magazine (U.S.)[18] |
Judith Elian[19] |
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1976
ATP[20] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[21] | Tennis magazine (U.S.)[22] |
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1977
ATP[23] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[24] | Tennis magazine (U.S.)[25] |
France Press[26] | Barry Lorge[27] (The Washington Post) |
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1978
ATP[28] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[29] | Tennis magazine (U.S.)[30] |
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1979
ATP[31] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[32] | Tennis magazine (U.S.)[33] |
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1980
ATP[34] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[35] | Tennis magazine (U.S.)[36] |
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1981
ATP[37] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[38] | Tennis magazine (U.S.)[39] |
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1982
ATP[40] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[41][42] | Tennis magazine (U.S.)[43] |
John Barrett[44] | Nixdorf[45] |
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1983
ATP[46] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[47] | Tennis magazine (U.S.)[48] |
Nixdorf[49] |
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1984
ATP[50] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[51] (panel ranking) |
Tennis magazine (U.S.)[52] |
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1985
ATP[53] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[54] (panel ranking) |
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1986
ATP[55] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[56] (panel ranking) |
John Barrett[57] |
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1987
ATP[58] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[59] (panel ranking) |
John Barrett[60] |
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1988
ATP[61] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[62] (panel ranking) |
John Barrett[63] |
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1989
- Last Tingay ranking before his death.
ATP[64] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | World Tennis[65] (panel ranking) |
John Barrett[66] |
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1990
ATP[67] | Bud Collins[3][lower-alpha 3] | World Tennis[68] (panel ranking); John Barrett[69] |
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1991
ATP[70] | Bud Collins[3] | John Barrett[71] |
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1992
ATP[72] | Bud Collins[3] | John Barrett[73] |
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1993
ATP[74] | Bud Collins[3] | John Barrett[73] |
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1994
ATP[75] | Bud Collins[3] | John Barrett[76] |
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1995
ATP[77] | Bud Collins[3] | John Barrett[78] |
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1996
ATP[79] | Bud Collins[3] |
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1997
ATP[80] |
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1998
ATP[81] |
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1999
ATP[82] |
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2000
2001
ATP[84] |
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2002
ATP[85] |
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2003
ATP[86] |
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2004
2005
ATP[88] |
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2006
ATP[89] |
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2007
ATP[90] |
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2008
ATP[91] |
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2009
ATP[92] |
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2010
ATP[93] |
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2011
ATP[94] |
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2012
ATP[95] |
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2013
ATP[96] |
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2014
ATP[97] |
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2015
ATP[98] |
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2016
ATP[99] |
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2017
ATP[100] |
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2018
ATP[101] |
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2019
ATP[102] |
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2020
ATP[103] |
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2021
ATP |
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2022
ATP |
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See also
Notes
- ↑ He gave a differen ranking in World Tennis in December 1973.[6]
- ↑ Kevin Curren became a naturalized American citizen in 1985 after representing South Africa.
- ↑ Collins & Hollander (1997), p. 652 has Edberg, Lendl and Sampras equal at No. 2, with no No. 1.
- 1 2 Ivan Lendl became a naturalized American citizen in 1992 after representing Czechoslovakia.
References
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Almanacco illustrato del tennis 1989. Edizioni Panini. 1989. pp. 696–697.
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- ↑ "The Boston Globe, 6 February 1974". newspapers.com.
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- ↑ "Singles ranking 1974.12.20". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ The Times (London), 3 January 1975, p. 6
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- ↑ "The World Rankings". World Tennis. Vol. 22, no. 9. New York. February 1975. pp. 19, 23.
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- ↑ The Times (London), 30 December 1975, p.6
- ↑ "The 10 Best Men Plus One". World Tennis. Vol. 23, no. 9. New York. February 1976. pp. 28–29.
- ↑ "Rankings Dept". The Journal Herald. 1976-01-16. p. 18.
- ↑ South China Morning Post, 5 January 1976, p. 15
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- ↑ "Singles ranking 1977.12.31". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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- ↑ "The World Tennis Rankings". World Tennis. Vol. 27, no. 10. New York. March 1980. pp. 35–36.
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- ↑ "Singles ranking 1980.12.22". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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- ↑ "Singles ranking 1981.12.21". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "The World Rankings". World Tennis. Vol. 29, no. 10. New York. March 1982. pp. 50–51.
- ↑ "John McEnroe Passes Borg In Tennis Magazine Rankings". The Town Talk. 1981-12-31. p. 15.
- ↑ "Singles ranking 1982.12.27". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "Awesome Lendl Devours Masters". World Tennis. Vol. 30, no. 11. New York. April 1983. p. 106.
- ↑ "The Whole World Was His Stage". World Tennis. Vol. 30, no. 10. New York. March 1983. p. 34.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ "Singles ranking 1983.12.19". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "The 31st Annual WT Rankings". World Tennis. Vol. 31, no. 10. New York. March 1984. pp. 36–37.
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- ↑ "Fort Worth Star-Telegram from Fort Worth, Texas on January 2, 1984 · 38". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ↑ "Singles ranking 1984.12.24". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "WT'S '84 World Rankings". World Tennis. Vol. 32, no. 9. New York. February 1985. p. 44.
- ↑ "The Palm Beach Post, 19 December 1984". newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Singles ranking 1985.12.30". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "WT'S '85 Rankings". World Tennis. Vol. 33, no. 9. New York. February 1986. p. 52.
- ↑ "Singles ranking 1986.12.29". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ Flink, Steve (February 1987). "WT'S '86 World Rankings". World Tennis. Vol. 34, no. 9. New York. p. 31.
- ↑ The Financial Times, 3 January 1987, p. 14
- ↑ "Singles ranking 1987.12.28". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ Flink, Steve (February 1988). "WT Rankings". World Tennis. Vol. 35, no. 9. New York. p. 80.
- ↑ The Financial Times, 2 January 1988, p. 12
- ↑ "Singles ranking 1988.12.19". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ Flink, Steve (February 1989). "A Pair Of Aces". World Tennis. Vol. 36, no. 9. New York. p. 33.
- ↑ The Financial Times, 24 December 1988, p. 16
- ↑ "Singles ranking 1989.12.18". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ Flink, Steve (February 1990). "On Top Of The World". World Tennis. Vol. 37, no. 9. New York. pp. 32–33.
- ↑ The Financial Times, 30 December 1989, p. 20
- ↑ "Singles ranking 1990.12.31". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ Flink, Steve (February 1991). "Close Calls". World Tennis. Vol. 38, no. 9. New York. pp. 36–37.
- ↑ The Financial Times, 29 December 1990, p. 16
- ↑ "Singles ranking 1991.12.30". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ The Financial Times, 4 January 1992, p. 10
- ↑ "Singles ranking 1992.12.28". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- 1 2 The Financial Times, 18 December 1993, p. 13
- ↑ "Singles ranking 1993.12.27". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "Singles ranking 1994.12.26". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ The Financial Times, 7 January 1995, p. 9
- ↑ "Singles ranking 1995.12.25". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ The Financial Times, 6 January 1996, p. 14
- ↑ "Singles ranking 1996.12.30". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "Singles ranking 1997.12.29". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "Singles ranking 1998.12.28". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "Singles ranking 1999.12.27". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "Singles ranking 2000.12.25". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "Singles ranking 2001.12.31". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "Singles ranking 2002.12.30". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "Singles ranking 2003.12.29". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "Singles ranking 2004.12.27". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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- ↑ "Singles ranking 2010.12.27". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "Singles ranking 2011.12.26". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "Singles ranking 2012.12.31". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "Singles ranking 2013.12.30". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "Singles ranking 2014.12.29". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "Singles ranking 2015.12.28". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "Singles ranking 2016.12.26". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "Singles ranking 2017.12.25". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "Singles ranking 2018.12.31". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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