Top_ten_ranked_male_tennis_players
Top ten ranked male tennis players
Top ten ranked male tennis players
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.
1912–1972
Main article: Top ten ranked male tennis players (1912–1972)
1973
Further information: 1973 Grand Prix (tennis) and 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit
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ATP[1] | Lance Tingay[2] (The Daily Telegraph) |
Bud Collins[3] (The Boston Globe) |
Rino Tommasi [it][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
Further information: 1974 Grand Prix (tennis) and 1974 World Championship Tennis circuit
More information ATP, Lance Tingay ...
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
Further information: 1975 Grand Prix (tennis) and 1975 World Championship Tennis circuit
More information ATP, Lance Tingay ...
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
Further information: 1976 Grand Prix (tennis) and 1976 World Championship Tennis circuit
More information ATP, Lance Tingay ...
ATP[20] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[21] | Tennis magazine (U.S.)[22] |
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1977
Further information: 1977 Grand Prix (tennis) and 1977 World Championship Tennis circuit
More information ATP, Lance Tingay ...
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
Further information: 1978 Grand Prix (tennis)
More information ATP, Lance Tingay ...
ATP[28] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[29] | Tennis magazine (U.S.)[30] |
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1979
Further information: 1979 Grand Prix (tennis)
More information ATP, Lance Tingay ...
ATP[31] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[32] | Tennis magazine (U.S.)[33] |
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1980
Further information: 1980 Grand Prix (tennis)
More information ATP, Lance Tingay ...
ATP[34] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[35] | Tennis magazine (U.S.)[36] |
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1981
Further information: 1981 Grand Prix (tennis)
More information ATP, Lance Tingay ...
ATP[37] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[38] | Tennis magazine (U.S.)[39] |
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1982
Further information: 1982 Grand Prix (tennis) and 1982 World Championship Tennis circuit
More information ATP, Lance Tingay ...
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
Further information: 1983 Grand Prix (tennis) and 1983 World Championship Tennis circuit
More information ATP, Lance Tingay ...
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
Further information: 1984 Grand Prix (tennis) and 1984 World Championship Tennis circuit
More information ATP, Lance Tingay ...
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
Further information: 1985 Grand Prix (tennis)
More information ATP, Lance Tingay ...
ATP[53] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[54] (panel ranking) |
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1986
Further information: 1986 Grand Prix (tennis)
More information ATP, Lance Tingay ...
ATP[55] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[56] (panel ranking) |
John Barrett[57] |
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1987
Further information: 1987 Grand Prix (tennis)
More information ATP, Lance Tingay ...
ATP[58] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[59] (panel ranking) |
John Barrett[60] |
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1988
Further information: 1988 Grand Prix (tennis)
More information ATP, Lance Tingay ...
ATP[61] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | Rino Tommasi[4] | World Tennis[62] (panel ranking) |
John Barrett[63] |
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1989
Further information: 1989 Grand Prix (tennis)
- Last Tingay ranking before his death.
More information ATP, Lance Tingay ...
ATP[64] | Lance Tingay[2] | Bud Collins[3] | World Tennis[65] (panel ranking) |
John Barrett[66] |
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1990
Further information: 1990 ATP Tour
More information ATP, Bud Collins ...
ATP[67] | Bud Collins[3][lower-alpha 3] | World Tennis[68] (panel ranking); John Barrett[69] |
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1991
Further information: 1991 ATP Tour
More information ATP, Bud Collins ...
ATP[70] | Bud Collins[3] | John Barrett[71] |
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1992
Further information: 1992 ATP Tour
More information ATP, Bud Collins ...
ATP[72] | Bud Collins[3] | John Barrett[73] |
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1993
Further information: 1993 ATP Tour
More information ATP, Bud Collins ...
ATP[74] | Bud Collins[3] | John Barrett[73] |
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1994
Further information: 1994 ATP Tour
More information ATP, Bud Collins ...
ATP[75] | Bud Collins[3] | John Barrett[76] |
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1995
Further information: 1995 ATP Tour
More information ATP, Bud Collins ...
ATP[77] | Bud Collins[3] | John Barrett[78] |
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1996
Further information: 1996 ATP Tour
More information ATP, Bud Collins ...
ATP[79] | Bud Collins[3] |
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1997
Further information: 1997 ATP Tour
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1998
Further information: 1998 ATP Tour
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1999
Further information: 1999 ATP Tour
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2000
Further information: 2000 ATP Tour
2001
Further information: 2001 ATP Tour
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2002
Further information: 2002 ATP Tour
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2003
Further information: 2003 ATP Tour
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2004
Further information: 2004 ATP Tour
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2005
Further information: 2005 ATP Tour
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2006
Further information: 2006 ATP Tour
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2007
Further information: 2007 ATP Tour
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2008
Further information: 2008 ATP Tour
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2009
Further information: 2009 ATP World Tour
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2010
Further information: 2010 ATP World Tour
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2011
Further information: 2011 ATP World Tour
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2012
Further information: 2012 ATP World Tour
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2013
Further information: 2013 ATP World Tour
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2014
Further information: 2014 ATP World Tour
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2015
Further information: 2015 ATP World Tour
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2016
Further information: 2016 ATP World Tour
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2017
Further information: 2017 ATP World Tour
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2018
Further information: 2018 ATP World Tour
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2019
Further information: 2019 ATP Tour
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2020
Further information: 2020 ATP Tour
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2021
Further information: 2021 ATP Tour
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2022
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2023
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- Collins & Hollander (1997), p. 652 has Edberg, Lendl and Sampras equal at No. 2, with no No. 1.
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- "Singles ranking 2009.12.28". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- "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).
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- "Singles ranking 2019.12.30". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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