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The ATP's new ranking system was quickly adopted by men's tennis. [5] While virtually all ATP members were in favor of objectifying event participation, the system's first No. 1, Ilie Năstase , lamented that "everyone had a number hanging over them", fostering a more competitive and less collegial atmosphere among the players.
2000–2008; ‘Best of 18’ ranking system, where a player’s best 18 results in the events counted. 2009–2019; A new point scale for ATP rankings to the ‘Best of 18’ ranking system. [8] 2020 [a] –2021; ‘Best of 24-month’ ranking system from Aug 23, 2020 to Aug 9, 2021 for the two pandemic-impacted seasons. [9]
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).
World number 1 ranked male tennis players is a year-by-year listing of the male tennis players who were ranked as world No. 1 by various contemporary and modern sources. . The annual source rankings from which the No. 1 players are drawn are cited for each player's name, with a summary of the most important tennis events of each year also inclu
The History of Professional Tennis. Windsor: The Short Run Book Company Limited. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700. Jordan, Chris (2019). The Professional Tennis Archive. ASIN B09FZKBBZQ.
The ATP and WTA rankings are updated weekly on Mondays (UTC) or at the conclusion of a two-week tournament.. As of 1 March 2022, the ATP and WTA announced that Russian and Belarusian players continue to be allowed to compete in international tennis events on Tour and at the Grand Slams.
Open Era tennis records – Women's singles; World number 1 ranked female tennis players; Top ten ranked female tennis players; Top ten ranked female tennis players (1921–1974) List of Billie Jean King Cup champions; WTA 1000 Series singles records and statistics; WTA 1000 Series doubles records and statistics
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.