List_of_highest_ranked_tennis_players_per_country
This article lists the professional tennis players who reached the highest ranking among their compatriots during the Open Era. The rankings used are ATP rankings for men (since 23 August 1973 for singles, and 1 March 1976 for doubles) and WTA rankings for women (since 3 November 1975 for singles, and 4 September 1984 for doubles).
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On 11 September 2017, Garbiñe Muguruza and Rafael Nadal made Spain the first country since the United States 14 years ago to simultaneously top both the ATP and the WTA rankings, with Muguruza making her debut in the No. 1 spot. The most recent previous such pair were Serena Williams and Andre Agassi, 28 April to 11 May 2003.[1]
Men
Nation | Ranking | Player(s) | Date reached |
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Algeria | 114 | Lamine Ouahab | 21 September 2009 |
Andorra | 505 | Joan Jiménez-Guerra | 11 October 1999 |
Angola | 1142 | Nélson de Almeida | 14 June 1999 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 1021 | Jody Maginley | 21 October 2019 |
Argentina | 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 30 April 1975 |
Armenia | 38 | Sargis Sargsian | 12 January 2004 |
Aruba | 453 | Jose-Luis Muguruza | 12 June 2006 |
Australia | 1 | John Newcombe Patrick Rafter Lleyton Hewitt | 3 June 1974 26 July 1999 19 November 2001 |
Austria | 1 | Thomas Muster | 12 February 1996 |
Azerbaijan | 247 | Emin Ağayev | 21 June 2004 |
Bahamas | 96 | Roger Smith Mark Knowles | 1 August 1988 24 June 1996 |
Bahrain | 1413 | Abdul-Rahman Shehab[2] | 20 September 2004 |
Bangladesh | 1242 | Hira Lal[3] | 10 June 1996 |
Barbados | 106 | Darian King | 8 May 2017 |
Belarus | 18 | Max Mirnyi | 18 August 2003 |
Belgium | 7 | David Goffin | 20 November 2017 |
Benin | 354 | Arnaud Segodo | 2 February 2004 |
Bermuda | 457 | Steven Alger[4] | 4 January 1981 |
Bolivia | 32 | Mario Martinez | 12 September 1983 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23 | Damir Džumhur | 2 July 2018 |
Botswana | 1155 | Petrus Molefe[5] | 13 December 1999 |
Brazil | 1 | Gustavo Kuerten | 4 December 2000 |
Brunei | 1096 | Ak Aki Ismasufian[6] | 11 January 1993 |
Bulgaria | 3 | Grigor Dimitrov | 20 November 2017 |
Burkina Faso | 1580 | Joel Meda | 30 April 2018 |
Burundi | 610 | Guy Orly Iradukunda[7] | 14 January 2019 |
Cambodia | 995 | Bun Kenny | 17 October 2022 |
Cameroon | 1070 | Pierre Otolo-Metomo[8] | 19 December 2001 |
Canada | 3 | Milos Raonic | 21 November 2016 |
Cayman Islands | 1146 | Nigel Mitten[9] | 14 July 2003 |
Central African Republic | 904 | Samir Douat M'Bioka[10] | 7 July 1997 |
Chile | 1 | Marcelo Ríos | 30 March 1998 |
China | 46 | Zhang Zhizhen | 26 February 2024 |
Chinese Taipei | 33 | Lu Yen-hsun | 1 November 2010 |
Colombia | 28 | Santiago Giraldo | 29 September 2014 |
Costa Rica | 55 | Juan Antonio Marín | 11 October 1999 |
Croatia | 2 | Goran Ivanišević* | 4 July 1994 |
Cuba | 131 | Mario Tabares[11] | 28 August 1989 |
Cyprus | 8 | Marcos Baghdatis | 21 August 2006 |
Czech Republic | 2 | Petr Korda | 2 February 1998 |
Czechoslovakia | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 28 February 1983 |
Denmark | 4 | Holger Rune | 21 August 2023 |
Dominican Republic | 43 | Víctor Estrella | 13 July 2015 |
Ecuador | 4 | Andrés Gómez | 11 June 1990 |
Egypt | 34 | Ismail El Shafei | 8 April 1975 |
El Salvador | 139 | Marcelo Arévalo | 2 July 2018 |
Estonia | 71 | Jürgen Zopp | 10 September 2012 |
Finland | 13 | Jarkko Nieminen | 10 July 2006 |
France | 3 | Yannick Noah | 7 July 1986 |
Gabon | 1385 | Kryce-Didier Momo-Kassa[12] | 3 November 2003 |
Georgia | 16 | Nikoloz Basilashvili[13] | 27 May 2019 |
Germany | 1 | Boris Becker | 28 January 1991 |
Ghana | 275 | Henry Adjei-Darko[14] | 30 January 2006 |
Greece | 3 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 9 August 2021 |
Guadeloupe | 1179 | Jean-Christian Morandais[15] | 13 November 2023 |
Guam | 1591 | Christopher Cajigan[16] | 30 July 2018 |
Guatemala | 275 | Christopher Díaz Figueroa | 30 September 2013 |
Haiti | 22 | Ronald Agénor | 8 May 1989 |
Hong Kong | 212 | Coleman Wong | 18 March 2024 |
Hungary | 12 | Balázs Taróczy | 5 April 1982 |
Iceland | 703 | Arnar Sigurdsson | 7 May 2007 |
India | 18 | Vijay Amritraj | 20 October 1980 |
Indonesia | 240 | Suwandi[17] | 18 June 2001 |
Iran | 146 | Taghi Akbari | 3 June 1974 |
Ireland | 129[n 1] | Conor Niland | 6 December 2010 |
Israel | 18 | Amos Mansdorf | 16 November 1987 |
Italy | 3 | Jannik Sinner | 19 February 2024 |
Ivory Coast | 200 | Claude N'Goran | 7 August 1995 |
Jamaica | 98[n 2] | Dustin Brown | 26 July 2010 |
Japan | 4 | Kei Nishikori | 2 March 2015 |
Jordan | 181 | Abedallah Shelbayh | 29 January 2024 |
Kazakhstan | 18 | Alexander Bublik | 18 March 2024 |
Kenya | 100 | Paul Wekesa | 1 May 1995 |
Kuwait | 336 | Mohammad Ghareeb | 17 July 2006 |
Kyrgyzstan | 607 | Daniiar Duldaev | 14 July 2014 |
Latvia | 10 | Ernests Gulbis | 9 June 2014 |
Lebanon | 292[n 3] | Hady Habib[18] | 18 March 2024 |
Liechtenstein | 1614 | Vital Flurin Leuch[19] | 17 September 2018 |
Lithuania | 50 | Ričardas Berankis | 23 May 2016 |
Luxembourg | 21 | Gilles Müller | 31 July 2017 |
Madagascar | 1009 | Antso Rakotondramanga | 29 April 2013 |
Malaysia | 424 | V. Selvam | 12 December 1994 |
Mali | 820 | Veerawah Selvam[20] | 1 October 1990 |
Malta | 875 | Gordon Asciak | 9 May 1994 |
Mexico | 4 | Raúl Ramírez | 7 November 1976 |
Moldova | 39 | Radu Albot | 5 August 2019 |
Monaco | 84 | Jean-René Lisnard | 27 January 2003 |
Montenegro | 263 | Goran Tošić | 7 June 2010 |
Morocco | 14 | Younes El Aynaoui | 11 March 2003 |
Namibia | 976 | Jurgens Strydom | 12 November 2007 |
Netherlands | 3 | Tom Okker | 2 March 1974 |
Netherlands Antilles | 218 | Jean-Julien Rojer[21] | 15 August 2005 |
New Zealand | 18 | Onny Parun | 16 September 1975 |
Nigeria | 52 | Nduka Odizor | 11 June 1984 |
North Macedonia | 242 | Predrag Rusevski | 11 February 2008 |
Northern Mariana Islands | 340 | Colin Sinclair | 18 September 2023 |
Norway | 2 | Casper Ruud | 12 September 2022 |
Oman | 1212 | Khalid Al Nabhani[22] | 17 March 2003 |
Pakistan | 34 | Haroon Rahim[23] | 24 October 1977 |
Panama | 1417 | Alberto Gonzalez[24] | 12 February 2007 |
Paraguay | 9 | Víctor Pecci | 21 April 1980 |
Peru | 18 | Jaime Yzaga | 30 October 1989 |
Philippines | 72 | Cecil Mamiit | 11 October 1999 |
Poland | 8 | Hubert Hurkacz | 29 January 2024 |
Portugal | 28 | João Sousa | 16 May 2016 |
Puerto Rico | 120 | Miguel Nido[25] | 23 April 1990 |
Qatar | 950 | Sultan Al-Alawi | 11 September 2000 |
Romania | 1 | Ilie Năstase | 23 August 1973 |
Russia | 1 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Marat Safin Daniil Medvedev | 3 May 1999 20 November 2000 28 February 2022 |
Rwanda | 1422 | Eric Hagenimana[26] | 11 October 2004 |
San Marino | 1101 | Marco De Rossi | 26 September 2022 |
Saudi Arabia | 1303 | Fahad Al Saad[27] | 4 October 2004 |
Senegal | 74 | Yahiya Doumbia | 19 September 1988 |
Serbia | 1 | Novak Djokovic* | 4 July 2011 |
Serbia and Montenegro | 63 | Novak Djokovic* | 29 May 2006 |
Sierra Leone | 1194 | Sahr Timothy Kpulun[28] | 26 September 2011 |
Singapore | 655 | Wei Pin Choo[29] | 30 November 1992 |
Slovakia | 6 | Karol Kučera | 14 September 1998 |
Slovenia | 43 | Grega Žemlja Aljaž Bedene | 15 July 2013 19 February 2018 |
Solomon Islands | 956 | Michael Leong | 22 June 2009 |
South Africa | 5 | Kevin Curren Kevin Anderson | 22 July 1985 16 July 2018 |
South Korea | 19 | Chung Hyeon | 2 April 2018 |
Soviet Union | 9 | Alex Metreveli | 3 July 1974 |
Spain | 1 | Carlos Moyá Juan Carlos Ferrero Rafael Nadal Carlos Alcaraz | 15 March 1999 8 September 2003 18 August 2008 12 September 2022 |
Sri Lanka | 292 | Sivagnanam Suresh[30] | 4 January 1981 |
Sudan | 1488 | Gaafar El Sadig[31] Mohammed Youssif[32] | 6 February 2006 6 February 2006 |
Sweden | 1 | Björn Borg Mats Wilander Stefan Edberg | 23 August 1977 12 September 1988 13 August 1990 |
Switzerland | 1 | Roger Federer | 2 February 2004 |
Syria | 323 | Hazem Naw | 4 March 2024 |
Tajikistan | 1393 | Dilshod Sharifi[33] | 9 July 2012 |
Tanzania | 1024 | Ronald Rugimbana[34] | 14 July 2003 |
Thailand | 9 | Paradorn Srichaphan | 12 May 2003 |
Togo | 316 | Komlavi Loglo | 1 October 2007 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 969 | Joseph Cadogan[35] | 12 September 2011 |
Tunisia | 42 | Malek Jaziri | 12 November 2018 |
Turkey | 77 | Marsel İlhan | 2 March 2015 |
Turkmenistan | 1115 | Isa Mämmetgulyýew | 25 July 2016 |
Uganda | 509 | Patrick Tibbs[36] | 4 January 1982 |
Ukraine | 4 | Andriy Medvedev | 16 May 1994 |
United Arab Emirates | 805 | Omar Alawadhi | 14 July 2003 |
United Kingdom | 1 | Andy Murray | 7 November 2016 |
United States | 1 | Jimmy Connors John McEnroe Jim Courier Pete Sampras Andre Agassi Andy Roddick | 29 July 1974 3 March 1980 10 February 1992 12 April 1993 10 April 1995 3 November 2003 |
United States Virgin Islands | 1038 | Larry Angus[37] | 18 June 1990 |
Uruguay | 19 | Pablo Cuevas | 15 August 2016 |
Uzbekistan | 33 | Denis Istomin | 13 August 2012 |
Venezuela | 66 | Jorge Andrew | 31 December 1978 |
Vietnam | 231 | Lý Hoàng Nam | 28 November 2022 |
Yugoslavia | 7 | Goran Ivanišević* | 28 January 1991 |
Zambia | 913 | Dermot Sweeney[38] | 30 November 1992 |
Zimbabwe | 22 | Byron Black | 29 April 1996 |
* Goran Ivanišević is included for both Yugoslavia and Croatia, and Novak Djokovic is included for both Serbia and Montenegro, and Serbia.
Women
* Monica Seles is included for both United States and Yugoslavia.
Men
Nation | Grand Slams Won | Player(s) |
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USA | 51 | Pete Sampras (14), Jimmy Connors (8), Andre Agassi (8), John McEnroe (7), Jim Courier (4), Arthur Ashe (3), Stan Smith (2), Roscoe Tanner, Vitas Gerulaitis, Johan Kriek, Michael Chang, Andy Roddick |
Spain | 31 | Rafael Nadal (22), Sergi Bruguera (2), Carlos Alcaraz (2), Andrés Gimeno, Manuel Orantes, Carlos Moyá, Albert Costa, Juan Carlos Ferrero |
Oceania
- Australia: Champion (x15)
- New Zealand: Finalist
North America
- Bahamas: Third Round
- Barbados: First Round
- Canada: Finalist
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic: Third Round
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Haiti: Fourth Round
- Jamaica: Third Round (x2)
- Mexico: Semifinalist (x3)
- United States: Champion (x51)
- Pete Sampras
- Jimmy Connors
- Andre Agassi
- John McEnroe
- Jim Courier
- Arthur Ashe
- Stan Smith
- Roscoe Tanner
- 1977 Australian Open (January)
- Vitas Gerulaitis
- Johan Kriek
- Michael Chang
- Andy Roddick
South America
- Argentina: Champion (x6)
- Bolivia: Third Round
- Brazil: Champion (x3)
- Chile: Finalist
- Colombia: Fourth Round
- Ecuador: Champion
- Paraguay: Finalist
- Peru: Quarterfinalist (x2)
- Uruguay: Quarterfinalist
- Venezuela: Third Round
Africa
- Algeria: First Round
- Egypt: Quarterfinalist
- Kenya: Second Round
- Morocco: Quarterfinalist (x4)
- Nigeria: Fourth Round
- Senegal: First Round (x4)
- South Africa: Champion
- Tunisia: Third Round (x2)
- Zimbabwe: Quarterfinalist (x2)
Asia
- Armenia: Fourth Round (x2)
- China: Third Round
- Chinese Taipei: Quarterfinalist
- Georgia: Finalist
- Hong Kong
- India: Quarterfinalist (x4)
- Indonesia
- Iran: Second Round
- Israel: Quarterfinalist
- Japan: Finalist
- Kazakhstan: Fourth Round (x2)
- Pakistan: Third Round
- Philippines: Second Round (x5)
- South Korea: Semifinalist
- Thailand: Fourth Round (x3)
- Turkey: Second Round (x7)
- Uzbekistan: Fourth Round (x3)
- Vietnam
Europe
- Austria: Champion
- Belarus: Quarterfinalist
- Belgium: Semifinalist
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Third Round (x5)
- Bulgaria: Semifinalist (x3)
- Croatia: Champion
- Cyprus: Finalist
- Czech Republic: Champion (x11)
- Denmark: Quarterfinalist (x3)
- Estonia: Third Round
- Finland: Quarterfinalist (x3)
- France: Champion
- Germany: Champion (x7)
- Greece: Finalist (x2)
- Hungary: Quarterfinalist (x2)
- Iceland
- Ireland: Fourth Round
- Italy: Champion
- Latvia: Semifinalist
- Lithuania: Third Round (x4)
- Luxembourg: Quarterfinalist (x2)
- Macedonia
- Moldova: Third Round (x4)
- Monaco: Third Round
- Montenegro
- Netherlands: Champion
- Norway: Finalist (x3)
- Poland: Semifinalist
- Portugal: Fourth Round (x2)
- Romania: Champion (x2)
- Russia: Champion (x2)
- Serbia: Champion (x24)
- Novak Djokovic
- 2008 Australian Open, 2011 Australian Open, 2011 Wimbledon, 2011 US Open, 2012 Australian Open, 2013 Australian Open, 2014 Wimbledon, 2015 Australian Open, 2015 Wimbledon, 2015 US Open, 2016 Australian Open, 2016 French Open, 2018 Wimbledon, 2018 US Open, 2019 Australian Open, 2019 Wimbledon, 2020 Australian Open, 2021 Australian Open, 2021 French Open, 2021 Wimbledon, 2022 Wimbledon, 2023 Australian Open, 2023 French Open, 2023 US Open
- Novak Djokovic
- Slovakia: Finalist (x2)
- Slovenia: Third Round (x6)
- Spain: Champion (x31)
- Rafael Nadal
- 2005 French Open, 2006 French Open, 2007 French Open, 2008 French Open, 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 Australian Open, 2010 French Open, 2010 Wimbledon, 2010 US Open, 2011 French Open, 2012 French Open, 2013 French Open, 2013 US Open, 2014 French Open, 2017 French Open, 2017 US Open, 2018 French Open, 2019 French Open, 2019 US Open, 2020 French Open, 2022 Australian Open, 2022 French Open
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Sergi Bruguera
- Andrés Gimeno
- Manuel Orantes
- Carlos Moyá
- Albert Costa
- Juan Carlos Ferrero
- Rafael Nadal
- Sweden: Champion (x25)
- Switzerland: Champion (x20)
- Roger Federer
- 2003 Wimbledon, 2004 Australian Open, 2004 Wimbledon, 2004 US Open, 2005 Wimbledon, 2005 US Open, 2006 Australian Open, 2006 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open, 2007 Australian Open, 2007 Wimbledon, 2007 US Open, 2008 US Open, 2009 French Open, 2009 Wimbledon, 2010 Australian Open, 2012 Wimbledon, 2017 Australian Open, 2017 Wimbledon, 2018 Australian Open
- Roger Federer
- Ukraine: Finalist
- United Kingdom: Champion (x3)
Women
Oceania
- Australia: Champion (x11)
- New Zealand: Semifinalist
North America
- Canada: Champion
- Mexico: Quarterfinalist (x2)
- Puerto Rico: Fourth Round (x2)
- United States: Champion (x23)
- Serena Williams
- 1999 US Open, 2002 French Open, 2002 Wimbledon, 2002 US Open, 2003 Australian Open, 2003 Wimbledon, 2005 Australian Open, 2007 Australian Open, 2008 US Open, 2009 Australian Open, 2009 Wimbledon, 2010 Australian Open, 2010 Wimbledon, 2012 Wimbledon, 2012 US Open, 2013 French Open, 2013 US Open, 2014 US Open, 2015 Australian Open, 2015 French Open, 2015 Wimbledon, 2016 Wimbledon, 2017 Australian Open
- Serena Williams
South America
- Argentina: Champion
- Brazil: Semifinalist
- Colombia: Semifinalist
- Paraguay: Fourth Round
- Peru: Quarterfinalist
- Venezuela: Fourth Round (x2)
Africa
- Egypt: Second Round (x3)
- Madagascar: Third Round (x3)
- Morocco: First Round (x2)
- South Africa: Semifinalist (x3)
- Tunisia: Finalist (x3)
- Zimbabwe: Fourth Round
Asia
- China: Champion (x2)
- Chinese Taipei: Quarterfinalist
- Georgia: Quarterfinalist
- India: Fourth Round
- Indonesia: Quarterfinalist
- Iran: Fourth Round (x2)
- Israel: Quarterfinalist (x2)
- Japan: Champion (x4)
- Kazakhstan: Champion
- South Korea: Third Round (x2)
- Thailand: Quarterfinalist
- Turkey: Second Round (x3)
- Uzbekistan: Third Round (x3)
Europe
- Albania
- Andorra
- Austria: Quarterfinalist (x2)
- Belarus: Champion (x2)
- Belgium: Champion (x7)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: First Round (x3)
- Bulgaria: Semifinalist (x2)
- Croatia: Champion
- Czech Republic: Champion (x4)
- Denmark: Champion
- Estonia: Quarterfinalist (x7)
- Finland: Second Round (x4)
- France: Champion (x2)
- Germany: Champion (x22)
- Steffi Graf
- 1987 French Open, 1988 Australian Open, 1988 French Open, 1988 Wimbledon, 1988 US Open, 1989 Australian Open, 1989 Wimbledon, 1989 US Open, 1990 Australian Open, 1991 Wimbledon, 1992 Wimbledon, 1993 French Open, 1993 Wimbledon, 1993 US Open, 1994 Australian Open, 1995 French Open, 1995 Wimbledon, 1995 US Open, 1996 French Open, 1996 Wimbledon, 1996 US Open, 1999 Wimbledon
- Steffi Graf
- Greece: Semifinalist (x2)
- Hungary: Fourth Round (x2)
- Ireland
- Italy: Champion
- Latvia: Champion
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg: Third Round (x3)
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Moldova
- Montenegro: Third Round (x2)
- Netherlands: Finalist
- Norway: First Round
- Poland: Champion (x4)
- Portugal: Third Round (x3)
- Romania: Champion (x2)
- Russia: Champion (x5)
- Serbia: Champion
- Slovakia: Finalist
- Slovenia: Semifinalist
- Spain: Champion (x4)
- Sweden: Semifinalist (x2)
- Switzerland: Champion (x5)
- Ukraine: Semifinalist (x3)
- United Kingdom: Champion (x3)
Men
Women
- Matt Doyle ranked world number 56 in 1983. He represented Ireland in the Davis Cup from 1981 but did not acquire Irish nationality until 1985.
- Benjamin Hassan, who ranked world number 149 in November 2023, has double Lebanese and German nationality, plays for Lebanon Davis Cup team, but plays under German flag in ATP Tour. Habib is the highest ranked player who plays under Lebanese flag in ATP Tour.
- Although Meskhi has a career high singles ranking of 12 in August 1991, she was playing under Soviet flag at that time. Sport organizations did not recognized Georgia as an independent state until after 1992 Summer Olympics (August 1992).
- Jessica Lehnhoff, who has a career high singles ranking of 166 in June 2004, has played for Guatemala Fed Cup team, but played under United States flag in WTA Tour.
- Both Kristin Godridge and Tang Min had a better career high singles ranking than Zhang (79 and 112, respectively) , and played for Hong Kong Fed Cup team, but played under Australian and Chinese flag, respectively, in WTA Tour,
- Anne Mall, who has a career high singles ranking of 139 in August 1994, has played for Ireland Fed Cup team, but played under United States flag in WTA Tour.
- Aliona Bolsova, who has double Spanish and Moldovan nationality, has a career high singles ranking of 88 in July 2019, but she switched nationalities to represent Spain starting in April 2013.
- Beier Ko, who has a career high singles ranking of 299 in June 2004, has played for Singapore Fed Cup team, but played under the Canadian flag in WTA Tour.
- Fiorella Bonicelli, who played between 1967 and 1978, ranked in the top 40, but data from that time are too sparse to estimate her highest carrer ranking. She certainly ranked 33 on December 1978.[43]
- "Garbine Muguruza joins Rafael Nadal as World No 1". The Indian Express. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
- "Womens International Computer Rankings" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 10 December 1978.