List of tennis timelines

The following article lists tennis players with the most weeks held as No. 1, most Grand Slam tournament titles won and most ATP 1000 titles won tabulated in chronological order.

The records listed below are from the Amateur Era (before 1968) and the Open Era (after 1968). During the Amateur Era, only amateurs were allowed to compete in Grand Slam tournaments and other events organized or sanctioned by the ILTF. when Grand Slam tournaments agreed to open their events to allow professional players to compete with amateurs. ^[1]

Most weeks ranked No. 1 in the Open Era

For male number one ranked players, see World number 1 ranked male tennis players.

For female number one ranked players, see World number 1 ranked female tennis players.

The following rankings points are only from the Open Era when the rankings began to be computerized.

Men's singles

Weeks as No. 1 leaders

Year span	Player	Date achieved	Duration	Record
2021–present	Novak Djokovic	March 8, 2021 [2]	4 years, 11 months	428
2012–2021	Roger Federer	July 16, 2012 [3]	8 years, 7 months	310
1999–2012	Pete Sampras	August 2, 1999 [4]	12 years, 11 months	286
1990–1999	Ivan Lendl	July 30, 1990	9 years	270
1975–1990	Jimmy Connors	May 5, 1975	15 years, 2 months	268
1973–1975	Ilie Năstase	August 23, 1973	1 year, 8 months	40

Current record in bold.

No. 1 leaders timeline

Women's singles

Weeks at No. 1 leaders

Year span	Player	Date achieved	Duration	Record
1996–present	Steffi Graf	21 May 1996	29 years, 9 months	377
1986–1996	Martina Navratilova	31 March 1986	10 years, 1 month	332
1985–1986	Chris Evert	24 June 1985	9 months	260
1985–1985	Martina Navratilova	27 May 1985	28 days	240
1975–1985	Chris Evert	3 November 1975	9 years, 6 months	238

Current record in bold.

No. 1 leaders timeline

Men's doubles

Weeks at No. 1 leaders

Year span	Player	Date achieved	Duration	Record
2012–present	Mike Bryan	November 5, 2012	13 years, 3 months	506
2011–2012	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	December 12, 2011	10 months	299
1980–2011	John McEnroe	December 15, 1980	30 years, 11 months	269
1978–1980	Frew McMillan	September 4, 1978	2 years, 3 months	85
1976–1978	Raúl Ramírez	May 31, 1976	2 years, 3 months	62
1976–1976	Bob Hewitt	March 1, 1976	2 months	6

Current record in bold.

No. 1 leaders timeline

Women's doubles

Weeks at No. 1 leaders

Year span	Player	Date achieved	Duration	Record
1986–present	Martina Navratilova	May 26, 1986	39 years, 9 months	237
1985–1986	Pam Shriver	September 30, 1985	7 months	44
1984–1985	Martina Navratilova	September 4, 1984	1 year	27

Current record in bold.

No. 1 leaders timeline

Chronological list of Grand Slam singles titles leaders

Men's singles

Most majors won leaders

Years led	Span of years led	Player	Titles won at point of lead	Total Career titles	Tournament at which lead began
1877–1880	4	Spencer Gore	1	1	Wimbledon
1880–1883	4	John Hartley	2	2	Wimbledon
1883–1887	5	William Renshaw	3	7	Wimbledon
1887–1925	39	Richard Sears	7	7	U.S. Championships
1889–1925	37	William Renshaw	7	7	Wimbledon
1911–1925	15	William Larned	7	7	U.S. Championships
1925–1967	43	Bill Tilden	8	10	U.S. Championships
1967–2000	34	Roy Emerson	11	12	Australian Championships
2000–2009	10	Pete Sampras	13	14	Wimbledon
2009–2022	14	Roger Federer	15	20	Wimbledon
2022–2023	1	Rafael Nadal	21	22	Australian Open
2023–present	3	Novak Djokovic	23	24	French Open

Most majors won leaders timeline

Women's singles

Most majors won leaders

Years led	Span of years led	Player	Titles won at point of lead	Total Career titles	Tournament at which lead began
1884–1891	8	Maud Watson	1	2	Wimbledon
1891–1900	10	Lottie Dod	3	5	Wimbledon
1900–1914	15	Blanche Bingley Hillyard	6	6	Wimbledon
1914–1926	13	Dorothea Douglass	7	7	Wimbledon
1926–1929	4	Suzanne Lenglen [5]	8	8	French Championships
1929–1970	42	Helen Wills Moody	9	19	French Championships
1970–present	56	Margaret Court	20	24	US Open

Most majors won leaders timeline

Most ATP 1000 titles won

Records before 1990 not listed here.

Most ATP 1000 singles won leaders

Year span	Player	Record
2016–2018 2020–present	Novak Djokovic	40
2010–2016 2016–2016 2017–2020 2021–2021	Rafael Nadal	36
2012–2012 2012–2013	Roger Federer	28
1990–1990 1995–1999 1999–2000 2001–2010	Andre Agassi	17
1994–1995 1995–1996 1999–2001	Pete Sampras	11
1990–1990	Thomas Muster	8
1990–1990 1992–1992	Michael Chang	7
1993–1995	Jim Courier	5
1990–1993	Stefan Edberg	4
1990–1990	Andrei Chesnokov	2
1990–1990	Juan Aguilera	1

Current record in bold.

Most ATP 1000 singles won leaders timeline

See also

• Tennis performance timeline comparison (men)
• Tennis performance timeline comparison (women) (1978–present)
• Tennis performance timeline comparison (women) (1884–1977)

References

1. Schwartz, Larry (December 14, 1967). "Open tennis accepted for Wimbledon". ESPN . ESPN. Archived from the original on February 2, 2026. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
2. "Serbian star passes Federer for most weeks in the top spot". Association of Tennis Professionals. March 8, 2021. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
3. "Roger Federer sets an all-time record for most weeks at No. 1 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings". Association of Tennis Professionals. July 17, 2012. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
4. Pucin, Diane (August 1, 1999). "Sampras Is Again King Of The Court". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, United States. Archived from the original on February 22, 2026. Retrieved February 22, 2026.

External links

• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour official website
• Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour official website
• International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website