Who is the greatest ATP world No. 1 of all time?

Some held the top spot for years, others for a single week. Weeks at No. 1 and Slam counts only settle part of this argument.

1. 1
   Novak Djokovic

   Twenty-four-time major champion who holds the record of 428 weeks and eight year-end finishes at No. 1.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Roger Federer

   Twenty-time major champion who held No. 1 for a record 237 consecutive weeks.
   747pts
3. 3
   Patrick Rafter

   Australian two-time US Open champion whose single week at No. 1 in 1999 is the shortest reign ever.
   585pts
4. 4
   John Newcombe

   Australian seven-time major champion who held the No. 1 spot briefly in 1974.
   569pts
5. 5
   Jimmy Connors

   Fiery American with a record 109 titles who spent 160 consecutive weeks at No. 1 in the 1970s.
   569pts
6. 6
   Stefan Edberg

   Graceful serve-and-volleyer and six-time major champion who spent 72 weeks at No. 1.
   569pts
7. 7
   Andy Murray

   Three-time major champion who ended the Big Three's grip to finish 2016 as world No. 1.
   529pts
8. 8
   Mats Wilander

   Swede who won three majors in 1988 to seize the No. 1 ranking from Lendl.
   529pts
9. 9
   Björn Borg

   Ice-cool Swede who won six French Opens and five straight Wimbledons as world No. 1.
   529pts
10. 10
    Yevgeny Kafelnikov

    Two-time major champion and the first Russian man to be ranked world No. 1.
    483pts
11. 11
    Pete Sampras

    Fourteen-time major champion who finished a record six straight years as year-end No. 1.
    433pts
12. 12
    Thomas Muster

    Austrian clay-court king and 1995 French Open champion who briefly topped the rankings in 1996.
    432pts
13. 13
    Juan Carlos Ferrero

    Spanish 2003 French Open champion who rose to No. 1 that year and later coached Carlos Alcaraz.
    375pts
14. 14
    Carlos Alcaraz

    Spanish prodigy who became the youngest world No. 1 in ATP history at 19 in 2022.
    375pts
15. 15
    Marcelo Ríos

    Gifted Chilean left-hander and the first South American man to reach world No. 1.
    375pts
16. 16
    John McEnroe

    Volleying genius and seven-time major champion who topped the rankings for 170 weeks.
    375pts
17. 17
    Andre Agassi

    Career Grand Slam winner who returned to No. 1 at 33, the oldest to hold it until 2018.
    309pts
18. 18
    Marat Safin

    Explosive Russian who crushed Sampras in the 2000 US Open final and reached No. 1 at 20.
    309pts
19. 19
    Jim Courier

    American four-time major champion who led the rankings for 58 weeks in the early 1990s.
    309pts
20. 20
    Carlos Moyá

    Spanish 1998 French Open champion who became his country's first world No. 1 in 1999.
    309pts
21. 21
    Jannik Sinner

    Italy's first world No. 1, a multiple major champion who dominated the rankings from 2024.
    309pts
22. 22
    Ilie Năstase

    The Romanian showman who became the first ATP world No. 1 when the rankings began in 1973.
    309pts
23. 23
    Gustavo Kuerten

    Beloved Brazilian three-time French Open champion who finished 2000 as year-end No. 1.
    233pts
24. 24
    Andy Roddick

    Big-serving American who won the 2003 US Open and finished that year as world No. 1.
    233pts
25. 25
    Rafael Nadal

    Twenty-two-time major champion and 14-time French Open winner who spent 209 weeks at No. 1.
    233pts
26. 26
    Daniil Medvedev

    Russian 2021 US Open champion who broke the Big Four's 18-year hold on No. 1 in 2022.
    233pts
27. 27
    Boris Becker

    German power server, youngest Wimbledon men's champion and six-time major winner who reached No. 1 in 1991.
    144pts
28. 28
    Lleyton Hewitt

    Australian who became the youngest year-end No. 1 in history at 20 in 2001.
    144pts
29. 29
    Alexander Zverev

    German Olympic gold medallist who replaced Jannik Sinner as world No. 1 in October 2026.
    0pts
30. 30
    Ivan Lendl

    Eight-time major winner whose 270 weeks at No. 1 defined the power-baseline era of the 1980s.
    0pts

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