SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS ATP RANKINGS
History Of No. 1
History Of No. 1
by ATP Staff
|12.07.2012
© Getty ImagesRoger Federer has finished as the year-end No. 1 five times, most recently in 2009.
TOTAL WEEKS AT NO. 1 – Roger Federer takes over the record for most weeks at No. 1 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings, surpassing the mark previously held by Pete Sampras.
| Player | Weeks At No. 1 |
| Roger Federer | 287 |
| Pete Sampras | 286 |
| Ivan Lendl | 270 |
| Jimmy Connors | 268 |
| John McEnroe | 170 |
| Bjorn Borg | 109 |
| Rafael Nadal | 102 |
| Andre Agassi | 101 |
| Lleyton Hewitt | 80 |
| Stefan Edberg | 72 |
| Jim Courier | 58 |
| Novak Djokovic | 53 |
| Gustavo Kuerten | 43 |
| Ilie Nastase | 40 |
| Mats Wilander | 20 |
| Andy Roddick | 13 |
| Boris Becker | 12 |
| Marat Safin | 9 |
| Juan Carlos Ferrero | 8 |
| John Newcombe | 8 |
| Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 |
| Thomas Muster | 6 |
| Marcelo Rios | 6 |
| Carlos Moya | 2 |
| Patrick Rafter | 1 |
CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AT NO. 1 – Roger Federer also owns the record for the longest continuous reign at No. 1, holding the position for 237 consecutive weeks after first ascending to the top of the leaderboard on 2 February, 2004.
| Player | Consecutive Weeks At No. 1 |
| Roger Federer | 237 |
| Jimmy Connors | 160 |
| Ivan Lendl | 157 |
| Pete Sampras | 102 |
| Jimmy Connors | 84 |
| Pete Sampras | 82 |
| Ivan Lendl | 80 |
| Lleyton Hewitt | 75 |
| John McEnroe | 58 |
| Rafael Nadal | 56 |
| Novak Djokovic | 53 |
| John McEnroe | 53 |
| Andre Agassi | 52 |
| Roger Federer | 48 |
| Bjorn Borg | 46 |
| Rafael Nadal | 46 |
| Ilie Nastase | 40 |
RANKINGS HISTORY OF NO. 1 – Since Ilie Nastase became the first No. 1 on 23 August, 1973, there have been 90 changes at the top of the South African Airways ATP Rankings. Bold denotes the first time a player reached No. 1.
| Rank Date | Player | Weeks At No. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 23.08.1973 | Ilie Nastase (1) | 40 |
| 03.06.1974 | John Newcombe (2) | 8 |
| 29.07.1974 | Jimmy Connors (3) | 160 |
| 23.08.1977 | Bjorn Borg (4) | 1 |
| 30.08.1977 | Jimmy Connors | 84 |
| 09.04.1979 | Bjorn Borg | 6 |
| 21.05.1979 | Jimmy Connors | 7 |
| 09.07.1979 | Bjorn Borg | 34 |
| 03.03.1980 | John McEnroe (5) | 3 |
| 24.03.1980 | Bjorn Borg | 20 |
| 11.08.1980 | John McEnroe | 1 |
| 18.08.1980 | Bjorn Borg | 46 |
| 06.07.1981 | John McEnroe | 2 |
| 20.07.1981 | Bjorn Borg | 2 |
| 03.08.1981 | John McEnroe | 58 |
| 13.09.1982 | Jimmy Connors | 7 |
| 01.11.1982 | John McEnroe | 1 |
| 08.11.1982 | Jimmy Connors | 1 |
| 15.11.1982 | John McEnroe | 11 |
| 31.01.1983 | Jimmy Connors | 1 |
| 07.02.1983 | John McEnroe | 1 |
| 14.02.1983 | Jimmy Connors | 2 |
| 28.02.1983 | Ivan Lendl (6) | 11 |
| 16.05.1983 | Jimmy Connors | 3 |
| 06.06.1983 | John McEnroe | 1 |
| 13.06.1983 | Jimmy Connors | 3 |
| 04.07.1983 | John McEnroe | 17 |
| 31.10.1983 | Ivan Lendl | 6 |
| 12.12.1983 | John McEnroe | 4 |
| 09.01.1984 | Ivan Lendl | 9 |
| 12.03.1984 | John McEnroe | 13 |
| 11.06.1984 | Ivan Lendl | 1 |
| 18.06.1984 | John McEnroe | 3 |
| 09.07.1984 | Ivan Lendl | 5 |
| 13.08.1984 | John McEnroe | 53 |
| 19.08.1985 | Ivan Lendl | 1 |
| 26.08.1985 | John McEnroe | 2 |
| 09.09.1985 | Ivan Lendl | 157 |
| 12.09.1988 | Mats Wilander (7) | 20 |
| 30.01.1989 | Ivan Lendl | 80 |
| 13.08.1990 | Stefan Edberg (8) | 24 |
| 28.01.1991 | Boris Becker (9) | 3 |
| 18.01.1991 | Stefan Edberg | 20 |
| 08.07.1991 | Boris Becker | 9 |
| 09.09.1991 | Stefan Edberg | 22 |
| 10.02.1992 | Jim Courier (10) | 6 |
| 23.03.1992 | Stefan Edberg | 3 |
| 13.04.1992 | Jim Courier | 22 |
| 14.09.1992 | Stefan Edberg | 3 |
| 05.10.1992 | Jim Courier | 27 |
| 12.04.1993 | Pete Sampras (11) | 19 |
| 23.08.1993 | Jim Courier | 3 |
| 13.09.1993 | Pete Sampras | 82 |
| 10.04.1995 | Andre Agassi (12) | 30 |
| 06.11.1995 | Pete Sampras | 12 |
| 29.01.1996 | Andre Agassi | 2 |
| 12.02.1996 | Thomas Muster (13) | 1 |
| 19.02.1996 | Pete Sampras | 3 |
| 11.03.1996 | Thomas Muster | 5 |
| 15.04.1996 | Pete Sampras | 102 |
| 30.03.1998 | Marcelo Rios (14) | 4 |
| 27.04.1998 | Pete Sampras | 15 |
| 10.08.1998 | Marcelo Rios | 2 |
| 24.08.1998 | Pete Sampras | 20 |
| 15.03.1999 | Carlos Moya (15) | 2 |
| 29.03.1999 | Pete Sampras | 5 |
| 03.05.1999 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov (16) | 6 |
| 14.06.1999 | Pete Sampras | 3 |
| 05.07.1999 | Andre Agassi | 3 |
| 26.07.1999 | Patrick Rafter (17) | 1 |
| 02.08.1999 | Pete Sampras | 6 |
| 13.09.1999 | Andre Agassi | 52 |
| 11.09.2000 | Pete Sampras | 10 |
| 20.11.2000 | Marat Safin (18) | 2 |
| 04.12.2000 | Gustavo Kuerten (19) | 8 |
| 29.01.2001 | Marat Safin | 4 |
| 26.02.2001 | Gustavo Kuerten | 5 |
| 02.04.2001 | Marat Safin | 3 |
| 22.04.2001 | Gustavo Kuerten | 30 |
| 19.11.2001 | Lleyton Hewitt (20) | 75 |
| 28.04.2003 | Andre Agassi | 2 |
| 12.05.2003 | Lleyton Hewitt | 5 |
| 16.06.2003 | Andre Agassi | 12 |
| 08.09.2003 | Juan Carlos Ferrero (21) | 8 |
| 03.11.2003 | Andy Roddick (22) | 13 |
| 02.02.2004 | Roger Federer (23) | 237 |
| 18.08.2008 | Rafael Nadal (24) | 46 |
| 06.07.2009 | Roger Federer | 48 |
| 07.06.2010 | Rafael Nadal | 56 |
| 04.07.2011 | Novak Djokovic (25) | 53 |
| 09.07.2012 | Roger Federer | 2 |
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