List of ATP number 1 ranked Singles Tennis players - wikipedia List of ATP number 1 ranked Singles Tennis players This article is about ATP number 1 rankings since 1973. For the all - time list, see World number 1 male tennis player rankings. The ATP Rankings are the Association of Tennis Professionals ' ( ATP ) merit - based method for determining the rankings in men 's tennis. The top - ranked player is the player who, over the previous 52 weeks, has garnered the most ATP - ranking points. Points are awarded based on how far a player advances in tournaments and the category of those tournaments. The ATP has used a computerized system for determining the rankings since August 23, 1973. Starting in 1979, an updated rankings list is released at the beginning of each week. Rafael Nadal, currently ranked no. 1 in men 's singles Since 1973, 26 men have been ranked No. 1 by the ATP, of which 17 have been year - end No. 1. The current world number one is Rafael Nadal. Contents 1 Ranking method 2 Records and particularities 3 Number 1 ranked players 4 Weeks at No. 1 4.1 By player 4.2 By country 5 Year - end No. 1 6 Time spans holding the ranking 6.1 Between first and last dates No. 1 ranking was held 6.2 Between first and last dates No. 1 ranking was achieved 7 Age at first and last dates No. 1 ranking was held 8 No. 1 ranked players without a previous Grand Slam title 9 Weeks at number 1 by decade 9.1 1970s 9.2 1980s 9.3 1990s 9.4 2000s 9.5 2010s 10 See also 11 References 12 External links Ranking method Since the introduction rankings the method used to calculate a player 's ranking points has changed several times. As of 2011, the rankings are calculated by totaling the points a player wins in his best eighteen tournaments, subject to certain restrictions. For top players the counting tournaments are the four Grand Slam tournaments, the nine mandatory ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, the player 's best four eligible ATP World Tour 500 series tournaments and his best two results from ATP World Tour 250 series. Lower - ranked players who are not eligible for some or all of the top tournaments may include additional ATP 500 and ATP 250 events, and also ATP Challenger Series, and Futures Series tournaments. Players who qualify for the year - end ATP Finals also include any points gained at that tournament in their total, increasing the number of tournaments they may count to 19. Records and particularities Roger Federer holds the records for both the most total weeks at No. 1 ( 310 ) and most consecutive weeks at No. 1 ( 237 ). Pete Sampras holds the record for the most year - end No. 1 rankings ( six, all consecutive ). Patrick Rafter spent the least time at No. 1 ( one week ). Lleyton Hewitt is both the youngest world No. 1 ( 20 years, 268 days ) and youngest year - end No. 1, while Rafael Nadal is the oldest year - end No. 1 ( 31 years, 211 days ). Roger Federer is the oldest No. 1 ( 36 years, 314 days ). Roger Federer is the player with the longest time span between first and most recent dates at world No. 1 in the history of the ATP. He most recently held the top ranking the week of June 18, 2018, more than fourteen years after first becoming No. 1 on February 2, 2004. Rafael Nadal has the longest timespan, 9 years, between his first and last year - end No. 1 titles, 2008 and 2017. Two players, Ivan Lendl and Marcelo Ríos, have reached No. 1 without previously having won a Grand Slam tournament. Lendl reached No. 1 on February 21, 1983, but did not win his first Grand Slam title until the 1984 French Open. Ríos reached No. 1 on March 30, 1998, but retired without ever having won a Grand Slam singles title, making him the only No. 1 player with that distinction. Since 1973 when the ATP rankings started, there have been twelve years in which one player held the top spot for the entire year : Jimmy Connors in 1975, 1976, and 1978 ; Ivan Lendl in 1986 and 1987 ; Pete Sampras in 1994 and 1997 ; Lleyton Hewitt in 2002 ; Roger Federer in 2005, 2006, and 2007 ; and Novak Djokovic in 2015. In contrast to this, 1999 saw five different players hold the No. 1 ranking ( the most in any single year ) : Pete Sampras, Carlos Moya, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Andre Agassi, and Patrick Rafter. John McEnroe held the No. 1 ranking on a record 14 different occasions, and Pete Sampras is the only other player to have held it on 10 or more occasions with 11 different stints. Number 1 ranked players The statistics are updated only when the ATP website revises its rankings ( usually every Monday morning except when tournament finals are postponed ). Roger Federer has spent a total of 310 weeks at world No. 1, including 237 consecutive weeks at the top of the ATP rankings, the most of any player. Federer is also the player with the longest time span between first and most recent dates as world No. 1. Ilie Năstase became the first ATP world No. 1 ranked player on August 23, 1973. Pete Sampras spent a total of 286 weeks at the top of the ATP rankings and holds the record of six consecutive years ended as world No. 1. Ivan Lendl spent a total of 270 weeks at the top of the ATP rankings. Jimmy Connors spent a total of 268 weeks at world No. 1, including 160 consecutive weeks ( a record he held for 30 years before being overtaken by Federer in 2007 ). Novak Djokovic spent a total of 223 weeks at world No. 1. No. Country Player Start date End date Weeks Total ROU Ilie Năstase August 23, 1973 June 2, 1974 40 40 AUS John Newcombe June 3, 1974 July 28, 1974 8 8 USA Jimmy Connors July 29, 1974 August 22, 1977 160 160 SWE Björn Borg August 23, 1977 August 29, 1977 USA Jimmy Connors ( 2 ) August 30, 1977 April 8, 1979 84 244 SWE Björn Borg ( 2 ) April 9, 1979 May 20, 1979 6 7 USA Jimmy Connors ( 3 ) May 21, 1979 July 8, 1979 7 251 SWE Björn Borg ( 3 ) July 9, 1979 March 2, 1980 34 41 5 USA John McEnroe March 3, 1980 March 23, 1980 SWE Björn Borg ( 4 ) March 24, 1980 August 10, 1980 20 61 USA John McEnroe ( 2 ) August 11, 1980 August 17, 1980 SWE Björn Borg ( 5 ) August 18, 1980 July 5, 1981 46 107 USA John McEnroe ( 3 ) July 6, 1981 July 19, 1981 6 SWE Björn Borg ( 6 ) July 20, 1981 August 2, 1981 109 USA John McEnroe ( 4 ) August 3, 1981 September 12, 1982 58 64 USA Jimmy Connors ( 4 ) September 13, 1982 October 31, 1982 7 258 USA John McEnroe ( 5 ) November 1, 1982 November 7, 1982 65 USA Jimmy Connors ( 5 ) November 8, 1982 November 14, 1982 259 USA John McEnroe ( 6 ) November 15, 1982 January 30, 1983 11 76 USA Jimmy Connors ( 6 ) January 31, 1983 February 6, 1983 260 USA John McEnroe ( 7 ) February 7, 1983 February 13, 1983 77 USA Jimmy Connors ( 7 ) February 14, 1983 February 27, 1983 262 6 TCH Ivan Lendl February 28, 1983 May 15, 1983 11 11 USA Jimmy Connors ( 8 ) May 16, 1983 June 5, 1983 265 USA John McEnroe ( 8 ) June 6, 1983 June 12, 1983 78 USA Jimmy Connors ( 9 ) June 13, 1983 July 3, 1983 268 USA John McEnroe ( 9 ) July 4, 1983 October 30, 1983 17 95 TCH Ivan Lendl ( 2 ) October 31, 1983 December 11, 1983 6 17 USA John McEnroe ( 10 ) December 12, 1983 January 8, 1984 99 TCH Ivan Lendl ( 3 ) January 9, 1984 March 11, 1984 9 26 USA John McEnroe ( 11 ) March 12, 1984 June 10, 1984 13 112 TCH Ivan Lendl ( 4 ) June 11, 1984 June 17, 1984 27 USA John McEnroe ( 12 ) June 18, 1984 July 8, 1984 115 TCH Ivan Lendl ( 5 ) July 9, 1984 August 12, 1984 5 32 USA John McEnroe ( 13 ) August 13, 1984 August 18, 1985 53 168 TCH Ivan Lendl ( 6 ) August 19, 1985 August 25, 1985 33 USA John McEnroe ( 14 ) August 26, 1985 September 8, 1985 170 TCH Ivan Lendl ( 7 ) September 9, 1985 September 11, 1988 157 190 7 SWE Mats Wilander September 12, 1988 January 29, 1989 20 20 TCH Ivan Lendl ( 8 ) January 30, 1989 August 12, 1990 80 270 8 SWE Stefan Edberg August 13, 1990 January 27, 1991 24 24 9 GER Boris Becker January 28, 1991 February 17, 1991 SWE Stefan Edberg ( 2 ) February 18, 1991 July 7, 1991 20 44 GER Boris Becker ( 2 ) July 8, 1991 September 8, 1991 9 12 SWE Stefan Edberg ( 3 ) September 9, 1991 February 9, 1992 22 66 10 USA Jim Courier February 10, 1992 March 22, 1992 6 6 SWE Stefan Edberg ( 4 ) March 23, 1992 April 12, 1992 69 USA Jim Courier ( 2 ) April 13, 1992 September 13, 1992 22 28 SWE Stefan Edberg ( 5 ) September 14, 1992 October 4, 1992 72 USA Jim Courier ( 3 ) October 5, 1992 April 11, 1993 27 55 11 USA Pete Sampras April 12, 1993 August 22, 1993 19 19 USA Jim Courier ( 4 ) August 23, 1993 September 12, 1993 58 USA Pete Sampras ( 2 ) September 13, 1993 April 9, 1995 82 101 12 USA Andre Agassi April 10, 1995 November 5, 1995 30 30 USA Pete Sampras ( 3 ) November 6, 1995 January 28, 1996 12 113 USA Andre Agassi ( 2 ) January 29, 1996 February 11, 1996 32 13 AUT Thomas Muster February 12, 1996 February 18, 1996 USA Pete Sampras ( 4 ) February 19, 1996 March 10, 1996 116 AUT Thomas Muster ( 2 ) March 11, 1996 April 14, 1996 5 6 USA Pete Sampras ( 5 ) April 15, 1996 March 29, 1998 102 218 14 CHI Marcelo Ríos March 30, 1998 April 26, 1998 USA Pete Sampras ( 6 ) April 27, 1998 August 9, 1998 15 233 CHI Marcelo Ríos ( 2 ) August 10, 1998 August 23, 1998 6 USA Pete Sampras ( 7 ) August 24, 1998 March 14, 1999 29 262 15 ESP Carlos Moyá March 15, 1999 March 28, 1999 USA Pete Sampras ( 8 ) March 29, 1999 May 2, 1999 5 267 16 RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov May 3, 1999 June 13, 1999 6 6 USA Pete Sampras ( 9 ) June 14, 1999 July 4, 1999 270 USA Andre Agassi ( 3 ) July 5, 1999 July 25, 1999 35 17 AUS Patrick Rafter July 26, 1999 August 1, 1999 USA Pete Sampras ( 10 ) August 2, 1999 September 12, 1999 6 276 USA Andre Agassi ( 4 ) September 13, 1999 September 10, 2000 52 87 USA Pete Sampras ( 11 ) September 11, 2000 November 19, 2000 10 286 18 RUS Marat Safin November 20, 2000 December 3, 2000 19 BRA Gustavo Kuerten December 4, 2000 January 28, 2001 8 8 RUS Marat Safin ( 2 ) January 29, 2001 February 25, 2001 6 BRA Gustavo Kuerten ( 2 ) February 26, 2001 April 1, 2001 5 13 RUS Marat Safin ( 3 ) April 2, 2001 April 22, 2001 9 BRA Gustavo Kuerten ( 3 ) April 23, 2001 November 18, 2001 30 43 20 AUS Lleyton Hewitt November 19, 2001 April 27, 2003 75 75 USA Andre Agassi ( 5 ) April 28, 2003 May 11, 2003 89 AUS Lleyton Hewitt ( 2 ) May 12, 2003 June 15, 2003 5 80 USA Andre Agassi ( 6 ) June 16, 2003 September 7, 2003 12 101 21 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero September 8, 2003 November 2, 2003 8 8 22 USA Andy Roddick November 3, 2003 February 1, 2004 13 13 23 SUI Roger Federer February 2, 2004 August 17, 2008 237 237 24 ESP Rafael Nadal August 18, 2008 July 5, 2009 46 46 SUI Roger Federer ( 2 ) July 6, 2009 June 6, 2010 48 285 ESP Rafael Nadal ( 2 ) June 7, 2010 July 3, 2011 56 102 25 SRB Novak Djokovic July 4, 2011 July 8, 2012 53 53 SUI Roger Federer ( 3 ) July 9, 2012 November 4, 2012 17 302 SRB Novak Djokovic ( 2 ) November 5, 2012 October 6, 2013 48 101 ESP Rafael Nadal ( 3 ) October 7, 2013 July 6, 2014 39 141 SRB Novak Djokovic ( 3 ) July 7, 2014 November 6, 2016 122 223 26 GBR Andy Murray November 7, 2016 August 20, 2017 41 41 ESP Rafael Nadal ( 4 ) August 21, 2017 February 18, 2018 26 167 SUI Roger Federer ( 4 ) February 19, 2018 April 1, 2018 6 308 ESP Rafael Nadal ( 5 ) April 2, 2018 May 13, 2018 6 173 SUI Roger Federer ( 5 ) May 14, 2018 May 20, 2018 309 ESP Rafael Nadal ( 6 ) May 21, 2018 June 17, 2018 177 SUI Roger Federer ( 6 ) June 18, 2018 June 24, 2018 310 ESP Rafael Nadal ( 7 ) June 25, 2018 Present 19 196 Key Current No. 1 player as of October 29, 2018 ATP Ranking record Weeks at No. 1 By player The table on the left shows the total number of weeks that each player has been ranked No. 1 in their career by the ATP. The table on the right shows the number of consecutive weeks that each indicated player has been ranked No. 1 by the ATP. Total Number of weeks as World Number One Rank Player Total 1. Roger Federer 310 2. Pete Sampras 286 3. Ivan Lendl 270 4. Jimmy Connors 268 5. Novak Djokovic 223 6. Rafael Nadal 196 7. John McEnroe 170 8. Björn Borg 109 9. Andre Agassi 101 10. Lleyton Hewitt 80 11. Stefan Edberg 72 12. Jim Courier 58 13. Gustavo Kuerten 43 14. Andy Murray 41 15. Ilie Năstase 40 16. Mats Wilander 20 17. Andy Roddick 13 18. Boris Becker 12 19. Marat Safin 9 20. John Newcombe 8 Juan Carlos Ferrero 8 22. Thomas Muster 6 Marcelo Ríos 6 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 25. Carlos Moyá 26. Patrick Rafter active players - current No. 1 in bold Most Consecutive weeks as World Number One Rank Player Consecutive 1. Roger Federer 237 2. Jimmy Connors 160 3. Ivan Lendl 157 4. Novak Djokovic 122 5. Pete Sampras 102 6. Jimmy Connors ( 2 ) 84 7. Pete Sampras ( 2 ) 82 8. Ivan Lendl ( 2 ) 80 9. Lleyton Hewitt 75 10. John McEnroe 58 11. Rafael Nadal 56 12. John McEnroe ( 2 ) 53 Novak Djokovic ( 2 ) 53 14. Andre Agassi 52 15. Roger Federer ( 2 ) 48 Novak Djokovic ( 3 ) 48 17. Björn Borg 46 Rafael Nadal ( 2 ) 46 19. Andy Murray 41 20. Ilie Năstase 40 current streak in bold as of 29 October 2018 By country Country No. of players No. of weeks Players Ref 1. United States 6 896 Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick 2. Switzerland 310 Roger Federer 3. Czechoslovakia 270 Ivan Lendl 4. Serbia 223 Novak Djokovic 5. Spain 206 Carlos Moyá, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Rafael Nadal 6. Sweden 201 Björn Borg, Mats Wilander, Stefan Edberg 7. Australia 89 John Newcombe, Patrick Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt 8. Brazil 43 Gustavo Kuerten 9. United Kingdom 41 Andy Murray 10. Romania 40 Ilie Năstase 11. Russia 15 Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Marat Safin 12. Germany 12 Boris Becker 13. Austria 6 Thomas Muster Chile 6 Marcelo Ríos Active players are in bold. Current number 1 as of 29 October 2018. Year - End No. 1 The ATP year - end No. 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 No. 1 rankings, which were in consecutive years from 1993 through 1998. Six players have stayed at ATP No. 1 in the rankings every week of a calendar year. Roger Federer is the only player to have been ranked No. 1 every week for three consecutive calendar years. Four players ( Ivan Lendl, Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal ) have achieved year - end No. 1 rankings in non-consecutive years. Key ( 2 ) Time as year - end number 1 ( more than once ) Ranked number 1 during every week of the calendar year Active players John McEnroe finished the year as the top - ranked player for four consecutive years from 1981 to 1984. Lleyton Hewitt was the youngest male player to hold the world No. 1 ranking, at age 20 in November 2001. Year Player Ref ( s ) 1973 Ilie Năstase Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors ( 2 ) 1976 Jimmy Connors ( 3 ) 1977 Jimmy Connors ( 4 ) 1978 Jimmy Connors ( 5 ) 1979 Björn Borg 1980 Björn Borg ( 2 ) 1981 John McEnroe 1982 John McEnroe ( 2 ) John McEnroe ( 3 ) 1984 John McEnroe ( 4 ) 1985 Ivan Lendl 1986 Ivan Lendl ( 2 ) Ivan Lendl ( 3 ) Mats Wilander Ivan Lendl ( 4 ) Stefan Edberg 1991 Stefan Edberg ( 2 ) Jim Courier Pete Sampras Pete Sampras ( 2 ) 1995 Pete Sampras ( 3 ) Pete Sampras ( 4 ) Pete Sampras ( 5 ) 1998 Pete Sampras ( 6 ) 1999 Andre Agassi 2000 Gustavo Kuerten Lleyton Hewitt 2002 Lleyton Hewitt ( 2 ) 2003 Andy Roddick Roger Federer 2005 Roger Federer ( 2 ) 2006 Roger Federer ( 3 ) 2007 Roger Federer ( 4 ) 2008 Rafael Nadal 2009 Roger Federer ( 5 ) Rafael Nadal ( 2 ) 2011 Novak Djokovic 2012 Novak Djokovic ( 2 ) 2013 Rafael Nadal ( 3 ) 2014 Novak Djokovic ( 3 ) 2015 Novak Djokovic ( 4 ) 2016 Andy Murray 2017 Rafael Nadal ( 4 ) Number of Years as Year - end No. 1 Player 6 Pete Sampras 5 Jimmy Connors Roger Federer John McEnroe Ivan Lendl Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal Björn Borg Stefan Edberg Lleyton Hewitt Ilie Năstase Mats Wilander Jim Courier Andre Agassi Gustavo Kuerten Andy Roddick Andy Murray Time spans holding the ranking Between first and last dates No. 1 ranking was held No. Player Time span Date first held No. 1 ranking Date last held No. 1 ranking 1. Roger Federer 7003525600000000000 ♠ 14 years, 142 days February 2, 2004 June 24, 2018 2. Rafael Nadal 7003372400000000000 ♠ 10 years, 72 days August 18, 2008 Present 3. Jimmy Connors 7003326100000000000 ♠ 8 years, 339 days July 29, 1974 July 3, 1983 4. Andre Agassi 7003307200000000000 ♠ 8 years, 150 days April 10, 1995 September 7, 2003 5. Pete Sampras 7003277800000000000 ♠ 7 years, 221 days April 12, 1993 November 19, 2000 6. Ivan Lendl 7003272200000000000 ♠ 7 years, 165 days February 28, 1983 August 12, 1990 7. John McEnroe 7003201500000000000 ♠ 5 years, 189 days March 3, 1980 September 8, 1985 8. Novak Djokovic 7003195200000000000 ♠ 5 years, 125 days July 4, 2011 November 6, 2016 9. Björn Borg 7003144000000000000 ♠ 3 years, 344 days August 23, 1977 August 2, 1981 10. Stefan Edberg 7002783000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 52 days August 13, 1990 October 4, 1992 11. Jim Courier 7002580000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 214 days February 10, 1992 September 12, 1993 12. Lleyton Hewitt 7002573000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 208 days November 19, 2001 June 15, 2003 13. Gustavo Kuerten 7002349000000000000 ♠ 349 days December 4, 2000 November 18, 2001 14. Andy Murray 7002286000000000000 ♠ 286 days November 7, 2016 August 20, 2017 15. Ilie Năstase 7002283000000000000 ♠ 283 days August 23, 1973 June 2, 1974 16. Boris Becker 7002223000000000000 ♠ 223 days January 28, 1991 September 8, 1991 17. Marat Safin 7002153000000000000 ♠ 153 days November 20, 2000 April 22, 2001 18. Marcelo Ríos 7002146000000000000 ♠ 146 days March 30, 1998 August 23, 1998 19. Mats Wilander 7002139000000000000 ♠ 139 days September 12, 1988 January 29, 1989 20. Andy Roddick 7001900000000000000 ♠ 90 days November 3, 2003 February 1, 2004 21. Thomas Muster 7001620000000000000 ♠ 62 days February 12, 1996 April 14, 1996 22. John Newcombe 7001550000000000000 ♠ 55 days June 3, 1974 July 28, 1974 Juan Carlos Ferrero 7001550000000000000 ♠ 55 days September 8, 2003 November 2, 2003 24. Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7001410000000000000 ♠ 41 days May 3, 1999 June 13, 1999 25. Carlos Moyá 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 days March 15, 1999 March 28, 1999 26. Patrick Rafter 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 days July 26, 1999 August 1, 1999 Current No. 1 player as of October 29, 2018 Between first and last dates No. 1 ranking was achieved No. Player Time span Date of first becoming No. 1 Date of last becoming No. 1 1. Roger Federer 7003525000000000000 ♠ 14 years, 136 days February 2, 2004 June 18, 2018 2. Rafael Nadal 7003359800000000000 ♠ 9 years, 311 days August 18, 2008 June 25, 2018 3. Jimmy Connors 7003324100000000000 ♠ 8 years, 319 days July 29, 1974 June 13, 1983 4. Andre Agassi 7003298900000000000 ♠ 8 years, 67 days April 10, 1995 June 16, 2003 5. Pete Sampras 7003270900000000000 ♠ 7 years, 152 days April 12, 1993 September 11, 2000 6. Ivan Lendl 7003216300000000000 ♠ 5 years, 337 days February 28, 1983 January 30, 1989 7. John McEnroe 7003200200000000000 ♠ 5 years, 176 days March 3, 1980 August 26, 1985 8. Björn Borg 7003142700000000000 ♠ 3 years, 331 days August 23, 1977 July 20, 1981 9. Novak Djokovic 7003109900000000000 ♠ 3 years, 3 days July 4, 2011 July 7, 2014 10. Stefan Edberg 7002763000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 32 days August 13, 1990 September 14, 1992 11. Jim Courier 7002560000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 194 days February 10, 1992 August 23, 1993 12. Lleyton Hewitt 7002539000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 174 days November 19, 2001 May 12, 2003 13. Boris Becker 7002161000000000000 ♠ 161 days January 28, 1991 July 8, 1991 14. Gustavo Kuerten 7002140000000000000 ♠ 140 days December 4, 2000 April 23, 2001 15. Marcelo Ríos 7002133000000000000 ♠ 133 days March 30, 1998 August 10, 1998 Marat Safin 7002133000000000000 ♠ 133 days November 20, 2000 April 2, 2001 17. Thomas Muster 7001280000000000000 ♠ 28 days February 12, 1996 March 11, 1996 Age at first and last dates No. 1 ranking was held No. Player Date of Birth Age first held No. 1 ranking Age last held No. 1 ranking 1. Ilie Năstase ( 1946 - 07 - 19 ) 19 July 1946 ( age 72 ) 7003989700000000000 ♠ 27 years, 35 days 7004101800000000000 ♠ 27 years, 318 days 2. John Newcombe ( 1944 - 05 - 23 ) 23 May 1944 ( age 74 ) 7004109680000000000 ♠ 30 years, 11 days 7004110230000000000 ♠ 30 years, 66 days 3. Jimmy Connors ( 1952 - 09 - 02 ) 2 September 1952 ( age 66 ) 7003800000000000000 ♠ 21 years, 330 days 7004112610000000000 ♠ 30 years, 304 days 4. Björn Borg ( 1956 - 06 - 06 ) 6 June 1956 ( age 62 ) 7003774800000000000 ♠ 21 years, 78 days 7003918800000000000 ♠ 25 years, 57 days 5. John McEnroe ( 1959 - 02 - 16 ) 16 February 1959 ( age 59 ) 7003768600000000000 ♠ 21 years, 16 days 7003970100000000000 ♠ 26 years, 204 days 6. Ivan Lendl ( 1960 - 03 - 07 ) 7 March 1960 ( age 58 ) 7003839300000000000 ♠ 22 years, 358 days 7004111150000000000 ♠ 30 years, 158 days 7. Mats Wilander ( 1964 - 08 - 22 ) 22 August 1964 ( age 54 ) 7003878700000000000 ♠ 24 years, 21 days 7003892600000000000 ♠ 24 years, 160 days 8. Stefan Edberg ( 1966 - 01 - 19 ) 19 January 1966 ( age 52 ) 7003897200000000000 ♠ 24 years, 206 days 7003975500000000000 ♠ 26 years, 259 days 9. Boris Becker ( 1967 - 11 - 22 ) 22 November 1967 ( age 50 ) 7003846800000000000 ♠ 23 years, 67 days 7003869100000000000 ♠ 23 years, 290 days 10. Jim Courier ( 1970 - 08 - 17 ) 17 August 1970 ( age 48 ) 7003784700000000000 ♠ 21 years, 177 days 7003839600000000000 ♠ 22 years, 360 days 11. Pete Sampras ( 1971 - 08 - 12 ) 12 August 1971 ( age 47 ) 7003791400000000000 ♠ 21 years, 243 days 7004106920000000000 ♠ 29 years, 99 days 12. Andre Agassi ( 1970 - 04 - 29 ) 29 April 1970 ( age 48 ) 7003911200000000000 ♠ 24 years, 346 days 7004121530000000000 ♠ 33 years, 100 days 13. Thomas Muster ( 1967 - 10 - 02 ) 2 October 1967 ( age 51 ) 7004103600000000000 ♠ 28 years, 133 days 7004104220000000000 ♠ 28 years, 195 days 14. Marcelo Ríos ( 1975 - 12 - 26 ) 26 December 1975 ( age 42 ) 7003813000000000000 ♠ 22 years, 94 days 7003827600000000000 ♠ 22 years, 240 days 15. Carlos Moyá ( 1976 - 08 - 27 ) 27 August 1976 ( age 42 ) 7003823500000000000 ♠ 22 years, 200 days 7003824800000000000 ♠ 22 years, 213 days 16. Yevgeny Kafelnikov ( 1974 - 02 - 18 ) 18 February 1974 ( age 44 ) 7003920500000000000 ♠ 25 years, 74 days 7003924600000000000 ♠ 25 years, 115 days 17. Pat Rafter ( 1972 - 12 - 28 ) 28 December 1972 ( age 45 ) 7003970600000000000 ♠ 26 years, 210 days 7003971200000000000 ♠ 26 years, 216 days 18. Marat Safin ( 1980 - 01 - 27 ) 27 January 1980 ( age 38 ) 7003760300000000000 ♠ 20 years, 298 days 7003775600000000000 ♠ 21 years, 85 days 19. Gustavo Kuerten ( 1976 - 09 - 10 ) 10 September 1976 ( age 42 ) 7003885100000000000 ♠ 24 years, 85 days 7003920000000000000 ♠ 25 years, 69 days 20. Lleyton Hewitt ( 1981 - 02 - 24 ) 24 February 1981 ( age 37 ) 7003757300000000000 ♠ 20 years, 268 days 7003814600000000000 ♠ 22 years, 111 days 21. Juan Carlos Ferrero ( 1980 - 02 - 12 ) 12 February 1980 ( age 38 ) 7003857800000000000 ♠ 23 years, 177 days 7003866400000000000 ♠ 23 years, 263 days 22. Andy Roddick ( 1982 - 08 - 30 ) 30 August 1982 ( age 36 ) 7003773500000000000 ♠ 21 years, 65 days 7003782500000000000 ♠ 21 years, 155 days 23. Roger Federer ( 1981 - 08 - 08 ) 8 August 1981 ( age 37 ) 7003821300000000000 ♠ 22 years, 178 days 7004134690000000000 ♠ 36 years, 320 days 24. Rafael Nadal ( 1986 - 06 - 03 ) 3 June 1986 ( age 32 ) 7003811200000000000 ♠ 22 years, 76 days 7004118360000000000 ♠ 32 years, 148 days 25. Novak Djokovic ( 1987 - 05 - 22 ) 22 May 1987 ( age 31 ) 7003880900000000000 ♠ 24 years, 43 days 7004107610000000000 ♠ 29 years, 168 days 26. Andy Murray ( 1987 - 05 - 15 ) 15 May 1987 ( age 31 ) 7004107690000000000 ♠ 29 years, 176 days 7004110550000000000 ♠ 30 years, 97 days active players - current No. 1 in bold as of October 29, 2018 Record No. 1 ranked players without a previous Grand Slam title Player Date of first No. 1 position First Grand Slam final reached First Grand Slam title Ref. Ivan Lendl February 28, 1983 1981 French Open ( June 1981 ) ( 1st of 19 ) 1984 French Open ( 1st of 8 ) Marcelo Ríos March 30, 1998 1998 Australian Open ( January 1998 ) None ( retired in 2004 ) Weeks at number 1 by decade 1970s 251 Connors 40 Nastase 33 Borg 8 Newcombe 1980s 238 Lendl 170 McEnroe 76 Borg 20 Wilander 17 Connors 1990s 276 Sampras 72 Edberg 58 Courier 51 Agassi 32 Lendl 12 Becker 6 Muster, Rios, Kafelnikov 2 Moya 1 Rafter 2000s 262 Federer 80 Hewitt 50 Agassi 46 Nadal 43 Kuerten 13 Roddick 10 Sampras 9 Safin 8 Ferrero 2010s 223 Djokovic 150 Nadal 48 Federer 41 Murray as of October 22, 2018 See also World number 1 male tennis player rankings ( includes rankings before 1973 and in some years the ATP voted a different player as `` Player of the Year '' ) ATP Rankings ATP players with highest rank of 2 to 5 ATP Rankings achievements -- men 's singles List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players ITF World Champions List of WTA number 1 ranked tennis players References General `` ATP World Tour -- Singles Rankings ( searchable database ) ''. atpworldtour.com. 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External links ATP World Tour website Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) world No. 1 singles players Ilie Năstase ( 1973 / 1974 -- 40 w ) John Newcombe ( 1974 -- 8 w ) Jimmy Connors ( 1974 / 1983 -- 268 w ) Björn Borg ( 1977 / 1981 -- 109 w ) John McEnroe ( 1980 / 1985 -- 170 w ) Ivan Lendl ( 1983 / 1990 -- 270 w ) Mats Wilander ( 1988 / 1989 -- 20 w ) Stefan Edberg ( 1990 / 1992 -- 72 w ) Boris Becker ( 1991 -- 12 w ) Jim Courier ( 1992 / 1993 -- 58 w ) Pete Sampras ( 1993 / 2000 -- 286 w ) Andre Agassi ( 1995 / 2003 -- 101 w ) Thomas Muster ( 1996 -- 6 w ) Marcelo Ríos ( 1998 -- 6 w ) Carlos Moyá ( 1999 -- 2 w ) Yevgeny Kafelnikov ( 1999 -- 6 w ) Pat Rafter ( 1999 -- 1 w ) Marat Safin ( 2000 / 2001 -- 9 w ) Gustavo Kuerten ( 2000 / 2001 -- 43 w ) Lleyton Hewitt ( 2001 / 2003 -- 80 w ) Juan Carlos Ferrero ( 2003 -- 8 w ) Andy Roddick ( 2003 / 2004 -- 13 w ) Roger Federer ( 2004 / 2018 -- 310 w ) Rafael Nadal ( 2008 / 2018 -- 194 w ) Novak Djokovic ( 2011 / 2016 -- 223 w ) Andy Murray ( 2016 / 2017 -- 41 w ) ATP singles rankings incepted on August 23, 1973 ( year first held / year last held -- number of weeks ( w ) ) current No. 1 in bold, as of week of October 15, 2018 Tennis records and statistics Grand Slam Records Champions Men 's singles Chronological Women 's singles Chronological Men 's doubles Women 's doubles Mixed doubles Boys ' singles Girls ' singles Boys ' doubles Girls ' doubles Champions by country Singles Singles finals Open Era singles Men 's finals Women 's finals Age of first title Men 's Singles Open Era All - time Misc. 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Question: who become the oldest atp world number one
Answer: Roger Federer