List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles players
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The ATP Rankings
are the Association of Tennis Professionals
' (ATP) merit-based method for determining the rankings in men's tennis. In doubles, the top ranked team is the pair who, over the previous 52 weeks, has gathered the most ATP Rankings points. Points are awarded based on how far a team advances in tournaments and the category of those tournaments. The ATP has used a computerised system for determining the rankings since August 1973. An updated rankings list is released at the beginning of each week.
Since the introduction of the ATP rankings the method used to calculate a player's ranking points has changed several times. As of 2011, the rankings are calculated by totalling the points a doubles team wins in their best eighteen tournaments together, subject to certain restrictions. For top players the counting tournaments are the four Grand Slam
tournaments, the eight mandatory ATP World Tour Masters 1000
tournaments, the team's best four eligible ATP World Tour 500 series
tournaments (the non-mandatory ATP Masters 1000 event in Monte Carlo may be substituted for one of these), and their best two results from ATP World Tour 250 series
. Lower ranked players who are not eligible for some or all of the top tournaments may include additional ATP 500 and ATP 250 events, and also ATP Challenger Series
, and Futures Series tournaments. The ranking points of players who qualify for the year-end ATP World Tour Finals also include any points gained at that tournament, increasing their counting tournament total to nineteen.
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and Mike Bryan
share the record of six year-end number ones. For the team rankings, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan
share the record at seven year-end number ones. Todd Woodbridge
was also a member of teams finishing at the year-end number one six times, five times with Mark Woodforde
and once with Jonas Björkman. The only other player to end the year in a number one team with two different partners is Daniel Nestor, who finished as number one with Mark Knowles twice and with Nenad Zimonjic once.
Key
ATP Entry Ranking
The 'Tennis men', as defined by the Association of Tennis Professionals , are the "objective merit-based method used for determining qualification for entry and seeding in all tournaments for both singles and doubles, except as modified for the ARAG ATP World Tour Team Championship and Barclays ATP...
are the Association of Tennis Professionals
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
' (ATP) merit-based method for determining the rankings in men's tennis. In doubles, the top ranked team is the pair who, over the previous 52 weeks, has gathered the most ATP Rankings points. Points are awarded based on how far a team advances in tournaments and the category of those tournaments. The ATP has used a computerised system for determining the rankings since August 1973. An updated rankings list is released at the beginning of each week.
Since the introduction of the ATP rankings the method used to calculate a player's ranking points has changed several times. As of 2011, the rankings are calculated by totalling the points a doubles team wins in their best eighteen tournaments together, subject to certain restrictions. For top players the counting tournaments are the four Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
tournaments, the eight mandatory ATP World Tour Masters 1000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia...
tournaments, the team's best four eligible ATP World Tour 500 series
ATP World Tour 500 series
The ATP World Tour 500 series is the third highest tier of men's tennis tournament after the four Grand Slam tournaments, and the ATP World Tour Masters 1000.The series includes 11 tournaments, with a number of 500 rankings points to win for the events' singles...
tournaments (the non-mandatory ATP Masters 1000 event in Monte Carlo may be substituted for one of these), and their best two results from ATP World Tour 250 series
ATP World Tour 250 series
The ATP World Tour 250 series is a new series for tennis tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals from the 2009 ATP World Tour...
. Lower ranked players who are not eligible for some or all of the top tournaments may include additional ATP 500 and ATP 250 events, and also ATP Challenger Series
ATP Challenger Series
The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments...
, and Futures Series tournaments. The ranking points of players who qualify for the year-end ATP World Tour Finals also include any points gained at that tournament, increasing their counting tournament total to nineteen.
Number 1 ranked players
Data is from the ATP. The doubles rankings began on January 6, 1976.Key
| * | Current number 1 player up to January 2, 2012 |
| # | Country | Player | Start date | End date | Number of weeks | Accumulated total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa |
(1) | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2 |  Mexico |
(1) | 54 | 54 | ||
| 3 | South Africa |
(1) | 4 | 4 | ||
| Mexico |
Raúl Ramírez (2) | 6 | 60 | |||
| South Africa |
Frew McMillan (2) | 1 | 5 | |||
| Mexico |
Raúl Ramírez (3) | 2 | 62 | |||
| South Africa |
Frew McMillan (3) | 80 | 85 | |||
| 4 |  Netherlands |
(1) | 11 | 11 | ||
| 5 |  United States |
(1) | 97 | 97 | ||
| 6 | United States |
(1) | 8 | 8 | ||
| United States |
John McEnroe (2) | 4 | 101 | |||
| 7 |  Australia |
(1) | 3 | 3 | ||
| United States |
John McEnroe (3) | 33 | 134 | |||
| 8 | United States |
(1) | 3 | 3 | ||
| United States |
John McEnroe (4) | 108 (record) | 242 | |||
| United States |
Peter Fleming (2) | 1 | 4 | |||
| United States |
John McEnroe (5) | 11 | 253 | |||
| United States |
Peter Fleming (3) | 8 | 12 | |||
| United States |
John McEnroe (6) | 1 | 254 | |||
| United States |
Peter Fleming (4) | 5 | 17 | |||
| United States |
John McEnroe (7) | 13 | 267 | |||
| 9 |  Czechoslovakia |
(1) | 34 | 34 | ||
| 10 |  Sweden |
(1) | 4 | 4 | ||
| 11 | United States |
(1) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sweden |
Anders Järryd (2) | 2 | 6 | |||
| United States |
Robert Seguso (2) | 2 | 3 | |||
| 12 | United States |
(1) | 1 | 1 | ||
| United States |
Robert Seguso (3) | 8 | 11 | |||
| United States |
Ken Flach (2) | 1 | 2 | |||
| United States |
Robert Seguso (4) | 6 | 17 | |||
| Sweden |
Anders Järryd (3) | 1 | 7 | |||
| United States |
Robert Seguso (5) | 2 | 19 | |||
| Sweden |
Anders Järryd (4) | 3 | 10 | |||
| United States |
Robert Seguso (6) | 1 | 20 | |||
| Sweden |
Anders Järryd (5) | 1 | 11 | |||
| United States |
Robert Seguso (7) | 7 | 27 | |||
| United States |
Ken Flach (3) | 3 | 5 | |||
| 13 | Sweden |
(1) | 11 | 11 | ||
| 14 |  France |
(1) | 2 | 2 | ||
| 15 |  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
(1) | 1 | 1 | ||
| 16 |  Ecuador |
(1) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Slobodan Živojinović (2) | 4 | 5 | |||
| Ecuador |
Andrés Gómez (2) | 3 | 4 | |||
| Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Slobodan Živojinović (3) | 2 | 7 | |||
| Ecuador |
Andrés Gómez (3) | 9 | 13 | |||
| Sweden |
Stefan Edberg (2) | 4 | 15 | |||
| France |
Yannick Noah (2) | 8 | 10 | |||
| Sweden |
Anders Järryd(6) | 3 | 14 | |||
| France |
Yannick Noah (3) | 8 | 18 | |||
| Sweden |
Anders Järryd(7) | 5 | 19 | |||
| United States |
Robert Seguso(8) | 1 | 28 | |||
| France |
Yannick Noah (4) | 1 | 19 | |||
| United States |
Robert Seguso(9) | 31 | 59 | |||
| Sweden |
Anders Järryd(8) | 3 | 22 | |||
| United States |
Robert Seguso(10) | 3 | 62 | |||
| Sweden |
Anders Järryd(9) | 47 | 69 | |||
| 17 |  Spain |
(1) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Sweden |
Anders Järryd(10) | 4 | 73 | |||
| Spain |
Emilio Sánchez (2) | 4 | 6 | |||
| 18 | United States |
(1) | 1 | 1 | ||
| 19 | United States |
(1) | 12 | 12 | ||
| United States |
John McEnroe (8) | 2 | 269 | |||
| Sweden |
Anders Järryd(11) | 18 | 91 | |||
| 20 | South Africa |
(1) | 8 | 8 | ||
| 21 | United States |
(1) | 9 | 9 | ||
| United States |
Jim Pugh (2) | 8 | 20 | |||
| 22 | South Africa South Africa |
(1) Danie Visser(2) |
3 | 3 11 |
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| United States |
Jim Pugh (3) | 4 | 24 | |||
| South Africa South Africa |
Pieter Aldrich(2) (3) |
8 | 11 19 |
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| United States |
Jim Pugh (4) | 1 | 25 | |||
| South Africa South Africa |
Pieter Aldrich(3) Danie Visser(4) |
1 | 12 20 |
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| United States |
Jim Pugh(5) | 1 | 26 | |||
| South Africa South Africa |
Pieter Aldrich(4) Danie Visser(5) |
7 | 19 27 |
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| 23 | United States |
(1) | 25 | 25 | ||
| 24 | Australia |
(1) | 33 | 33 | ||
| Sweden |
Anders Järryd(12) | 1 | 92 | |||
| Australia |
John Fitzgerald (2) | 1 | 34 | |||
| Sweden |
Anders Järryd(13) | 8 | 100 | |||
| Australia |
John Fitzgerald (3) | 6 | 40 | |||
| Sweden |
Anders Järryd(14) | 3 | 103 | |||
| 25 | Australia |
(1) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Sweden |
Anders Järryd (15) | 4 | 107 | |||
| Australia |
Todd Woodbridge (2) | 4 | 6 | |||
| United States |
Jim Grabb (2) | 4 | 5 | |||
| 26 | United States |
(1) | 1 | 1 | ||
| United States |
Jim Grabb (3) | 2 | 7 | |||
| Australia |
Todd Woodbridge (3) | 2 | 8 | |||
| 27 | Australia |
(1) | 11 | 11 | ||
| 28 | United States |
(1) | 5 | 5 | ||
| United States |
Jim Grabb (4) | 6 | 13 | |||
| United States |
Richey Reneberg (2) | 8 | 13 | |||
| Australia |
Todd Woodbridge (4) | 18 | 26 | |||
| 29 | United States |
(1) | 3 | 3 | ||
| Australia |
Todd Woodbridge(5) | 1 | 27 | |||
| 30 |  Canada |
(1) | 11 | 11 | ||
| 31 | Netherlands |
(1) | 2 | 2 | ||
| 32 |  Zimbabwe |
(1) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Netherlands |
Paul Haarhuis (2) | 2 | 4 | |||
| Canada |
Grant Connell (2) | 2 | 13 | |||
| Netherlands |
Paul Haarhuis (3) | 7 | 11 | |||
| Canada |
Grant Connell (3) | 4 | 17 | |||
| Zimbabwe |
Byron Black (2) | 7 | 8 | |||
| United States |
Patrick Galbraith (2) | 1 | 4 | |||
| 33 | United States |
(1) | 6 | 6 | ||
| Netherlands |
Paul Haarhuis (4) | 18 | 29 | |||
34 |
Netherlands Netherlands |
Paul Haarhuis (4) (1) |
4 | 33 4 |
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| Netherlands |
Paul Haarhuis (4) | 7 | 40 | |||
| Australia |
Mark Woodforde (2) | 10 | 21 | |||
| Netherlands Netherlands |
Paul Haarhuis(5) Jacco Eltingh (2) |
13 | 53 17 |
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| Australia |
Todd Woodbridge(6) | 7 | 34 | |||
| Netherlands Netherlands |
Jacco Eltingh(3) Paul Haarhuis(6) |
1 | 18 54 |
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| Australia |
Todd Woodbridge(7) | 49 | 83 | |||
| Australia Australia |
Todd Woodbridge(7) Mark Woodforde(3) |
52 | 134 73 |
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| Australia |
Todd Woodbridge(7) | 24 | 159 | |||
| Netherlands |
Jacco Eltingh (4) | 44 | 62 | |||
| Netherlands |
Paul Haarhuis(7) | 12 | 66 | |||
| 35 |  India |
(1) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Netherlands |
Paul Haarhuis(8) | 4 | 70 | |||
| India |
Mahesh Bhupathi (2) | 2 | 4 | |||
| 36 | India |
(1) | 39 | 39 | ||
| 37 | United States |
(1) | 7 | 7 | ||
| 38 | United States |
(1) | 5 | 5 | ||
| Australia |
Todd Woodbridge(8) | 20 | 179 | |||
| Australia |
Mark Woodforde (4) | 10 | 83 | |||
| Australia |
Todd Woodbridge(9) | 26 | 205 | |||
| 39 | Sweden |
(1) | 29 | 29 | ||
| 40 | United States |
(1) | 11 | 11 | ||
| United States United States |
Donald Johnson (11) Jared Palmer (2) |
4 | 15 11 |
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| United States |
Jared Palmer (2) | 1 | 12 | |||
| United States United States |
Jared Palmer (2) Donald Johnson (2) |
5 | 17 20 |
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| 41 |  The Bahamas |
(1) | 8 | 8 | ||
| 42 | Canada |
(1) | 11 | 11 | ||
| The Bahamas |
Mark Knowles(2) | 31 | 39 | |||
| 43 |  Belarus |
(1) | 13 | 13 | ||
| 44 45 |
United States United States |
(1) (1) |
6 | 6 6 |
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| Belarus |
Max Mirnyi (2) | 15 | 28 | |||
| United States United States |
Bob Bryan (2) Mike Bryan (2) |
18 | 24 24 |
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| Sweden |
Jonas Björkman (2) | 14 | 43 | |||
| Canada |
Daniel Nestor (2) | 3 | 14 | |||
| Canada The Bahamas |
Daniel Nestor (2) Mark Knowles(3) |
21 | 35 60 |
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| Sweden |
Jonas Björkman(3) | 3 | 46 | |||
| Canada The Bahamas |
Daniel Nestor(3) Mark Knowles(4) |
5 | 40 65 |
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| Sweden |
Jonas Björkman(4) | 28 | 74 | |||
| United States United States |
Bob Bryan(3) Mike Bryan(3) |
64 | 88 88 |
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| Belarus |
Max Mirnyi(3) | 11 | 39 | |||
| United States United States |
Bob Bryan(4) Mike Bryan(4) |
64 | 152 152 |
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| Canada |
Daniel Nestor(4) | 9 | 49 | |||
| United States United States |
Bob Bryan(5) Mike Bryan(5) |
6 | 158 158 |
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| Canada |
Daniel Nestor(5) | 2 | 51 | |||
| United States United States |
Bob Bryan(6) Mike Bryan(6) |
2 | 160 160 |
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| 46 |  Serbia |
(1) | 11 | 11 | ||
| United States United States |
Bob Bryan(7) Mike Bryan(7) |
15 | 175 175 |
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| Canada Serbia |
Daniel Nestor(6) Nenad Zimonjić (2) |
3 | 54 14 |
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| United States United States |
Bob Bryan(8) Mike Bryan(8) |
14 | 189 189 |
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| Canada Serbia |
Daniel Nestor (7) Nenad Zimonjić (3) |
11 | 65 25 |
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| United States United States |
Bob Bryan (9) Mike Bryan (9) |
9 | 198 198 |
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| Canada Serbia |
Daniel Nestor (8) Nenad Zimonjić (4) |
14 | 79 39 |
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| United States United States |
Bob Bryan (10) Mike Bryan (10) |
3 | 201 201 |
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| Canada Serbia |
Daniel Nestor (9) Nenad Zimonjić (5) |
10 | 89 49 |
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| United States United States |
Bob Bryan (11) Mike Bryan (11) |
Present | 73 | 274 (record) 274 (record) |
Weeks at number 1
| (1) | Rank by length of this streak compared to this player's other turns as ATP number 1 |
| * | Active streak as of January 2, 2012 |
| + | Active players |
Total
| Consecutive - Top 20
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Players by country
| Rank | John McEnroe John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title... , Stan Smith Stan Smith Stanley Roger "Stan" Smith is a former American tennis player and two time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world... , Peter Fleming, Robert Seguso Robert Seguso Robert Arthur Seguso is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . He also won the men's doubles Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, partnering Ken Flach. Seguso reached the World No... , Ken Flach Ken Flach Kenneth Eliot "Ken" Flach is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles... , Jim Grabb Jim Grabb Jim Grabb is a 6' 4" former professional tennis player.Grabb was twice ranked the World No. 1 doubles player, in 1989 and in 1993. A right-handed serve-and-volleyer, Grabb's best singles ranking was World No. 24, a ranking he achieved in February 1990.-College:Grabb is Jewish, and was born in... , Jim Pugh Jim Pugh Jim Pugh is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won three Grand Slam men's doubles titles and five Grand Slam mixed doubles titles . Pugh reached the World No... , Rick Leach Rick Leach ----Rick Leach is a former professional tennis player and a coach from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 5 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 4 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles . Leach reached the World No... , David Pate David Pate David Pate is a former professional tennis player from the United States who won two singles titles and eighteen doubles titles during his career. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 18 on June 8, 1987 and a career-high doubles ranking of No... , Kelly Jones, Richey Reneberg Richey Reneberg Richey Reneberg was an American professional male tennis player.He attended Southern Methodist University, where he was a three-time All-American and reached the 1986 National Collegiate Athletics Association finals.... , Patrick Galbraith Patrick Galbraith Patrick Galbraith is a former professional tennis player from the United States.A doubles specialist, Galbraith reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1993. During his career he won 38 top-level doubles titles. He was a mixed doubles champion at the US Open in 1994 and 1996... , Jonathan Stark Jonathan Stark Jonathan Stark is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career he won two Grand Slam doubles titles . Stark reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1994.-Early life:Stark was born in Southern Oregon in the city of Medford on April 3, 1971... , Jared Palmer Jared Palmer Jared Eiseley Palmer is a professional tennis player who won 28 professional doubles titles and one singles title in his career on the ATP Tour. He also won four double titles on the challenger's circuit... , Alex O'Brien Alex O'Brien Alex O'Brien is a professional tennis player from the United States, who competed on the ATP Tour. He was the No. 1 doubles player in the world and was ranked as high as 30 in the world in singles .He won his only singles title at New Haven, Connecticut, in 1996... , Donald Johnson Donald Johnson ----Donald James "Don" Johnson is a former professional tennis player from the United States who reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 2002. Although born in Bethlehem, PA he was raised and learned the sport of tennis in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania... , Bob Bryan Bob Bryan Robert Charles "Bob" Bryan is an American male professional tennis player. With his twin brother Mike, he has spent over 200 weeks as a World No. 1 doubles player. He has won eighteen Grand Slam titles, 11 in men's doubles and seven in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998... *, Mike Bryan Mike Bryan Michael Carl "Mike" Bryan is an American professional tennis player. He stands tall, weighs 192 lbs and plays right-handed. He turned professional in 1998. With his twin brother Bob, he has been World No... * | ||
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| 2 | South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
4 | Bob Hewitt Bob Hewitt Robert "Bob" Anthony John Hewitt is a former professional male tennis player from Australia... , Frew McMillan Frew McMillan Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa.He won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. The most notable aspect of his game was that he had both a two-handed backhand and forehand, which simultaneously increased his... , Danie Visser Danie Visser Danie Visser is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won 3 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . Visser reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1990.Visser won the first of 17 career doubles titles in 1985 at Bristol... , Pieter Aldrich Pieter Aldrich Pieter Aldrich is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won 2 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . Aldrich reached the World No... |
| = | 4 | Paul McNamee Paul McNamee Paul McNamee is a retired Australian tennis player and prominent sports administrator.-Tennis career:... , John Fitzgerald, Todd Woodbridge Todd Woodbridge Todd Andrew Woodbridge is an Australian former tennis player. He was born in Sydney and turned professional in 1988. He is best known for his successful Doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde and later Jonas Björkman... , Mark Woodforde Mark Woodforde Mark Woodforde is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is best known as one half of "The Woodies", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge.... |
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| 4 | 3 | Tom Okker Tom Okker Thomas S. Okker is a former Dutch tennis player. He was ranked among the world's top 10 singles players for seven consecutive years, 1968–74, reaching a career high of world # 3 in 1969. He also was ranked World # 1 in doubles in 1969.-Tennis career:Okker was the Dutch champion from 1964 through... , Paul Haarhuis Paul Haarhuis Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former World No. 1 doubles player. He won six Grand Slam men's doubles titles, five with Jacco Eltingh and one with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.-Personal life:... , Jacco Eltingh Jacco Eltingh Jacco Folkert Eltingh is a former professional male tennis player and former World No. 1 doubles player from the Netherlands.He is best remembered for his success in doubles with fellow countryman Paul Haarhuis... |
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| = | 3 | Anders Järryd Anders Järryd Anders Per Järryd is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won eight Grand Slam doubles titles , reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 5.Järryd was born in Lidköping, Västra Götaland... , Stefan Edberg Stefan Edberg Stefan Bengt Edberg is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He also won one season ending championship title the Masters Grand Prix... , Jonas Björkman Jonas Björkman Jonas Lars Björkman is a former World Number 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships.... |
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| 6 | 2 | Grant Connell Grant Connell Grant Connell is a former professional tennis player from Canada. He was one of the world's top doubles player from the early through middle 1990s.... , Daniel Nestor Daniel Nestor Daniel Mark Nestor, CM , born Danijel Nestorović September 4, 1972, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, is a Serbian-born Canadian professional tennis player from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.... * |
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| = | 2 | Mahesh Bhupathi Mahesh Bhupathi Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian professional tennis player widely regarded as among the best doubles players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament... *, Leander Paes Leander Paes Leander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament... * |
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2 | Slobodan Živojinović Slobodan Živojinovic Slobodan Živojinović is a retired Serbian tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia. Together with Nenad Zimonjić he is the only tennis player from Serbia that held the highest doubles ranking. Živojinović is president of Serbia Tennis Federaton.... , Nenad Zimonjić Nenad Zimonjic Nenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis doubles player from Serbia to hold the World No.1, after Slobodan Živojinović.-Career:... * |
| 9 | 1 | Raúl Ramírez Raúl Ramírez Raúl Ramírez is a retired Mexican professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s, and is regarded as one of the great all-around players of the modern era. Ramírez was also the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing... |
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| = | 1 | Tomáš Šmíd Tomáš Šmíd Tomáš Šmíd is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who won nine singles titles during his career. In doubles, he won fifty-four titles and was the world's highest-ranking doubles player from December 17, 1984, to August 11, 1985. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on... |
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| = | 1 | Yannick Noah Yannick Noah Yannick Noah is a former professional tennis player from France. He is best remembered for being the last French man to win the French Open in 1983, and as a highly-successful captain of France's Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams... |
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| = | 1 | Andrés Gómez Andrés Gómez Andrés Gómez Santos is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1990.-Career:... |
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| = | 1 | Emilio Sánchez Emilio Sánchez Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games... |
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| = | 1 | Byron Black Byron Black Byron Black is a former touring professional tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe.- Biography :He is the brother of Cara and Wayne Black, both professional tennis players... |
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| = | 1 | Mark Knowles Mark Knowles Mark Knowles is a former World number 1 doubles professional male tennis player from the Bahamas, who will go down as one of the greatest athletes of his country for his longevity within his sport and charitable contributions off the court.After being awarded a scholarship to the Nick... * |
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| = | 1 | Max Mirnyi Max Mirnyi Max Mirnyi is a professional tennis player from Belarus.Today Mirnyi is a doubles specialist, but he also enjoyed a good singles career, finishing in the top 50 in the world for seven straight years, as well as representing Belarus in Davis Cup competition since April 1994, where he holds a... * |
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Year-end number 1
The year-end number 1 ranked player is determined as the player at the head of the ATP rankings following the completion of the final tournament of the calendar year, usually in November or December. For doubles, two rankings are maintained, one for the individual player or players with the most points, and one for the team with the most points at the end of the season. For the individual rankings, Bob BryanBob Bryan
Robert Charles "Bob" Bryan is an American male professional tennis player. With his twin brother Mike, he has spent over 200 weeks as a World No. 1 doubles player. He has won eighteen Grand Slam titles, 11 in men's doubles and seven in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998...
and Mike Bryan
Mike Bryan
Michael Carl "Mike" Bryan is an American professional tennis player. He stands tall, weighs 192 lbs and plays right-handed. He turned professional in 1998. With his twin brother Bob, he has been World No...
share the record of six year-end number ones. For the team rankings, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan
Bob and Mike Bryan
Twin brothers Robert Charles Bryan and Michael Carl Bryan are American professional tennis double players. They have been the World No. 1 doubles player for over 270 weeks and have finished the ATP year-end number 1 doubles team a record 7 times...
share the record at seven year-end number ones. Todd Woodbridge
Todd Woodbridge
Todd Andrew Woodbridge is an Australian former tennis player. He was born in Sydney and turned professional in 1988. He is best known for his successful Doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde and later Jonas Björkman...
was also a member of teams finishing at the year-end number one six times, five times with Mark Woodforde
The Woodies
The Woodies was a nickname given to a successful men's tennis doubles team. The two members of the team were Australians Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde....
and once with Jonas Björkman. The only other player to end the year in a number one team with two different partners is Daniel Nestor, who finished as number one with Mark Knowles twice and with Nenad Zimonjic once.
| Country | Player | No. of Times |
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| USA |
Bob Bryan Bob Bryan Robert Charles "Bob" Bryan is an American male professional tennis player. With his twin brother Mike, he has spent over 200 weeks as a World No. 1 doubles player. He has won eighteen Grand Slam titles, 11 in men's doubles and seven in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998... |
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| USA |
Mike Bryan Mike Bryan Michael Carl "Mike" Bryan is an American professional tennis player. He stands tall, weighs 192 lbs and plays right-handed. He turned professional in 1998. With his twin brother Bob, he has been World No... |
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| USA |
John McEnroe John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title... |
5 |
| AUS |
Mark Woodforde Mark Woodforde Mark Woodforde is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is best known as one half of "The Woodies", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge.... |
3 |
| AUS |
Todd Woodbridge Todd Woodbridge Todd Andrew Woodbridge is an Australian former tennis player. He was born in Sydney and turned professional in 1988. He is best known for his successful Doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde and later Jonas Björkman... |
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| RSA |
Frew McMillan Frew McMillan Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa.He won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. The most notable aspect of his game was that he had both a two-handed backhand and forehand, which simultaneously increased his... |
2 |
| USA |
Robert Seguso Robert Seguso Robert Arthur Seguso is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . He also won the men's doubles Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, partnering Ken Flach. Seguso reached the World No... |
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| SWE |
Anders Järryd Anders Järryd Anders Per Järryd is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won eight Grand Slam doubles titles , reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 5.Järryd was born in Lidköping, Västra Götaland... |
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| BAH |
Mark Knowles Mark Knowles Mark Knowles is a former World number 1 doubles professional male tennis player from the Bahamas, who will go down as one of the greatest athletes of his country for his longevity within his sport and charitable contributions off the court.After being awarded a scholarship to the Nick... |
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| MEX |
Raúl Ramírez Raúl Ramírez Raúl Ramírez is a retired Mexican professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s, and is regarded as one of the great all-around players of the modern era. Ramírez was also the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing... |
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| TCH |
Tomáš Šmíd Tomáš Šmíd Tomáš Šmíd is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who won nine singles titles during his career. In doubles, he won fifty-four titles and was the world's highest-ranking doubles player from December 17, 1984, to August 11, 1985. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on... |
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| ECU |
Andrés Gómez Andrés Gómez Andrés Gómez Santos is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1990.-Career:... |
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| RSA |
Pieter Aldrich Pieter Aldrich Pieter Aldrich is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won 2 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . Aldrich reached the World No... |
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| SWE |
Danie Visser Danie Visser Danie Visser is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won 3 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . Visser reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1990.Visser won the first of 17 career doubles titles in 1985 at Bristol... |
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| AUS |
John Fitzgerald | |
| CAN |
Grant Connell Grant Connell Grant Connell is a former professional tennis player from Canada. He was one of the world's top doubles player from the early through middle 1990s.... |
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| NED |
Jacco Eltingh Jacco Eltingh Jacco Folkert Eltingh is a former professional male tennis player and former World No. 1 doubles player from the Netherlands.He is best remembered for his success in doubles with fellow countryman Paul Haarhuis... |
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| IND |
Leander Paes Leander Paes Leander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament... |
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| SWE |
Jonas Björkman Jonas Björkman Jonas Lars Björkman is a former World Number 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships.... |
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| BLR |
Max Mirnyi Max Mirnyi Max Mirnyi is a professional tennis player from Belarus.Today Mirnyi is a doubles specialist, but he also enjoyed a good singles career, finishing in the top 50 in the world for seven straight years, as well as representing Belarus in Davis Cup competition since April 1994, where he holds a... |
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| CAN |
Daniel Nestor Daniel Nestor Daniel Mark Nestor, CM , born Danijel Nestorović September 4, 1972, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, is a Serbian-born Canadian professional tennis player from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.... |
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| SRB |
Nenad Zimonjić Nenad Zimonjic Nenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis doubles player from Serbia to hold the World No.1, after Slobodan Živojinović.-Career:... |
Key
| (1) | Cumulative number of times as year-end number 1 |
| Ranked number 1 during every week of the calendar year |
| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | (1) |
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| 1977 | (1) |
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| 1978 | (2) |
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| 1979 | (1) |
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| 1980 | (2) |
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| 1981 | (3) |
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| 1982 | (4) |
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| 1983 | (5) |
Peter Fleming (1) / John McEnroe (1) |
| 1984 | (1) |
Mark Edmondson (1) / (1) |
| 1985 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix The 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix was a tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:... |
(1) |
(1) / (1) |
| 1986 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix The 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix was the only tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments.-Key:-January:-February:-March:-April:-May:... |
(1) |
 (1) / (1) |
| 1987 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix The 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix was the only tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:... |
(2) |
(1) / (1) |
| 1988 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix The 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix was the only tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:... |
(1) |
(1) / (1) |
| 1989 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix The 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix was the only tennis circuit for male players held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, one World Championship Tennis tournament and the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:... |
(2) |
(2) / (2) |
| 1990 1990 ATP Tour The IBM ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. In 1990 the IMB ATP Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Tour World Championships, the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series and the ATP World Series... |
(1) & (1) |
(1) / (1) |
| 1991 1991 ATP Tour The IBM Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP tour. The IBM ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup , the ATP Tour... |
(1) |
(1) / (1) |
| 1992 1992 ATP Tour The IBM Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP tour. The IBM ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup , the ATP Tour... |
(1) |
(1) / (1) |
| 1993 1993 ATP Tour The IBM Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite tour for professional men's tennis organized by the ATP tour. The IBM ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup , the ATP... |
(1) |
(1) / (1) |
| 1994 1994 ATP Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup , the ATP Tour World... |
(1) |
(1) / (1) |
| 1995 1995 ATP Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup , the ATP Tour World... |
(1) |
(2) / (2) |
| 1996 1996 ATP Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup , the ATP Tour World... |
(2) & (2) |
(3) / (3) |
| 1997 1997 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-Schedule:... |
(3) |
(4) / (4) |
| 1998 1998 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP World Tour Finals, the ATP Super 9, the International Series Gold and the International Series Tournaments tournaments.... |
(1) |
(2) / (2) |
| 1999 1999 ATP Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP. The 1999 ATP Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP Super 9, the ATP International Series Gold, the ATP International Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the ATP Tour World... |
(1) |
(1) / (1) |
| 2000 2000 ATP Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP tour. The 2000 ATP Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the tennis event at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the Tennis Masters Series, the ATP International Series Gold, the ATP... |
(3) |
(5) / (5) |
| 2001 2001 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The 2001 ATP Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the Tennis Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series.-Schedule:... |
(1) |
(1) / (6) |
| 2002 2002 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.- January :... |
(1) |
Mark Knowles (1) / Daniel Nestor (1) |
| 2003 2003 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.- January :... |
(1) |
Bob Bryan (1) / Mike Bryan (1) |
| 2004 2004 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.- January :... |
(2) & Daniel Nestor (1) |
Mark Knowles (2) / Daniel Nestor (2) |
| 2005 | Bob Bryan (1) & Mike Bryan (1) |
Bob Bryan (2) / Mike Bryan (2) |
| 2006 | Bob Bryan (2) & Mike Bryan (2) |
Bob Bryan (3) / Mike Bryan (3) |
| 2007 2007 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-January:... |
Bob Bryan (3) & Mike Bryan (3) |
Bob Bryan (4) / Mike Bryan (4) |
| 2008 2008 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-Schedule:This... |
(1) |
Daniel Nestor (3) / Nenad Zimonjić (1) |
| 2009 | Bob Bryan (4) & Mike Bryan (4) |
Bob Bryan (5) / Mike Bryan (5) |
| 2010 2010 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2010 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... |
Bob Bryan (5) & Mike Bryan (5) |
Bob Bryan (6) / Mike Bryan (6) |
| 2011 2011 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2011 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... |
Bob Bryan (6) & Mike Bryan (6) |
Bob Bryan (7) / Mike Bryan (7) |
Players who were ranked World No. 1 without having won a Grand Slam tournament
| Player | Date of first No. 1 position | First Grand Slam final reached | First Grand Slam title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Edberg Stefan Edberg Stefan Bengt Edberg is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He also won one season ending championship title the Masters Grand Prix... |
June 9, 1986 | 1984 US Open (September, 1984) | 1987 Australian Open (1st of 3) |
| David Pate David Pate David Pate is a former professional tennis player from the United States who won two singles titles and eighteen doubles titles during his career. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 18 on June 8, 1987 and a career-high doubles ranking of No... |
January 14, 1991 | 1991 Australian Open (January, 1991) | 1991 Australian Open (1st of 1) |
| Kelly Jones |
October 12, 1992 | 1992 Australian Open (January, 1992) | none |
| Patrick Galbraith Patrick Galbraith Patrick Galbraith is a former professional tennis player from the United States.A doubles specialist, Galbraith reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1993. During his career he won 38 top-level doubles titles. He was a mixed doubles champion at the US Open in 1994 and 1996... |
October 18, 1993 | 1993 Wimbledon (July, 1993) | none |
| Grant Connell Grant Connell Grant Connell is a former professional tennis player from Canada. He was one of the world's top doubles player from the early through middle 1990s.... |
November 15, 1993 | 1990 Australian Open (January, 1990) | none |
| Byron Black Byron Black Byron Black is a former touring professional tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe.- Biography :He is the brother of Cara and Wayne Black, both professional tennis players... |
February 14, 1994 | 1994 Australian Open (January, 1994) | 1994 French Open (1st of 1) |
See also
- List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players
- List of male tennis players
- List of WTA number 1 ranked players