# The tennis players with the most weeks at world No. 1

The players who have spent the most weeks at the top of the ATP rankings since they began in 1973, according to Wikipedia's 2026 list.

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- Sep 25, 2026 · Lucía B.
- https://even.best/en/l/703/the-tennis-players-with-the-most-weeks-at-world-no-1

## Top 15

1. **Novak Djokovic** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Serbia. 428 weeks. The all-time record.
2. **Pete Sampras** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — United States. 286 weeks. Year-end No. 1 six years in a row.
3. **Jimmy Connors** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — United States. 268 weeks.
4. **Björn Borg** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Sweden. 109 weeks.
5. **Andy Murray** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — United Kingdom. 41 weeks.
6. **Mats Wilander** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Sweden. 20 weeks.
7. **Roger Federer** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Switzerland. 310 weeks. Including a record 237 consecutive weeks.
8. **Rafael Nadal** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Spain. 209 weeks.
9. **Andre Agassi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — United States. 101 weeks.
10. **Jannik Sinner** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Italy. No. 1 since 2024; still adding weeks.
11. **Lleyton Hewitt** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Australia. 80 weeks. The youngest No. 1 ever until Alcaraz, at 20.
12. **Carlos Alcaraz** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Spain. 66 weeks. The youngest No. 1 in history, at 19, in 2022.
13. **Jim Courier** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — United States. 58 weeks.
14. **Gustavo Kuerten** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Brazil. 43 weeks.
15. **Ilie Năstase** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Romania. 40 weeks. The first No. 1 in ATP ranking history, in 1973.
16. **Daniil Medvedev** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Russia. 16 weeks.
17. **Andy Roddick** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — United States. 13 weeks.
18. **Ivan Lendl** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Czechoslovakia. 270 weeks.
19. **John McEnroe** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — United States. 170 weeks.
20. **Stefan Edberg** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Sweden. 72 weeks.
21. **Boris Becker** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Germany. 12 weeks.

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