Roger Federer, winner of a record 19 Grand Slam titles in his career, also holds the record for the most total weeks at number one, with 302 weeks spanning over three separate periods. This achievement bettered the record of Pete Sampras who held the number one spot for 286 weeks over eleven separate periods.

Table of Contents

Which tennis player has been number 1 the longest?

Novak Djokovic has spent the most weeks as world No. 1, a record total 369 weeks. Roger Federer has the record of 237 consecutive weeks at No. 1. Novak Djokovic also holds the record for the most year-end No. 1 rankings, achieving the feat in seven years (including the pandemic-shortened season).

Who is the best tennis player all time?

1. Roger Federer. We hear Roger Federer talked about as the greatest tennis player of all time (G.O.A.T) so often that you might think it was easy to put the great Swiss at the top of this list. However, it was only by the slenderest of margins that Federer earned his place as our top tennis player of all time.

Who is the most loved tennis player?

popularity is the % of people who have a positive opinion of a contemporary tennis player. Find out more

👉 For more insights, check out this resource.

  • 1 Serena Williams92%63%
  • 2 Venus Williams86%54%
  • 3 Maria Sharapova68%37%
  • 4 Roger Federer64%34%
  • 5 Naomi Osaka53%32%
  • 6 Rafael Nadal53%29%
  • 7 Novak Djokovic59%26%
  • 8 Sloane Stephens36%23%

Who is better Djokovic or Federer?

Djokovic has won a record 37 Masters titles and Federer has won 28. Both of Djokovic and Federer sit one-two on the list of players who have won the most Masters titles on hard courts in the Open Era with Djokovic at 27 and Federer at 22. Bold indicates an Open Era record. indicates outright record.

16 related questions found

Who is the goat in tennis?

1. Novak Djokovic. At 34 years of age and in the late prime years of his career, Djokovic is clearly the best player in the world at the moment, and he has the potential to win more Grand Slam titles. With 20 Grand Slam titles already under his belt he trails just Rafael Nadal who stands at 21.

👉 Discover more in this in-depth guide.

Can Medvedev become number 1?

Daniil Medvedev has an opportunity to retake the No. 1 spot in the ATP Rankings from Novak Djokovic following the Miami Open presented by Itau. If the 26-year-old advances to at least the semi-finals at the season's second ATP Masters 1000 event, he will begin his second stint atop men's tennis' mountain on 4 April.

Who is Jelena Dokic husband?

91. In an interview after her first-round win at the Australian Open, Dokic said that she still has no contact with her father, but is building relationships again with her mother and younger brother, and that she has been dating her boyfriend, Tin Bikić, for five years.

Where is Damir Dokic now?

Today, Damir lives in Croatia where he manufactures brandy.

Is Novak still Number 1?

After a brief three-week interruption, Novak Djokovic officially returned to the world No. 1 ranking on the ATP computer. Russian Daniil Medvedev had spent the previous three weeks at No. 1 but his brief reign ended after being defeated by Gael Monfils in the third round of Indian Wells on Monday.

Why is Djokovic not playing in Indian Wells?

Novak Djokovic cannot compete at the hard-court tennis tournaments in Indian Wells, California, or Miami because he is unvaccinated and can't travel to the United States.

How long will Novak be number 1?

Djokovic is guaranteed to hold World No. 1 for at least 86 consecutive weeks during his current stint. His longest stay atop the standings lasted 122 weeks, from 7 July 2014 through 6 November 2016.

Who is the god of tennis?

There are no adjectives left in the dictionary which has not been used before to praise the 'God of Tennis' Roger Federer.

Who has won all 4 Grand Slams?

Combining the Grand Slam and the non-calendar-year Grand Slam, only eight singles players on 11 occasions achieved the feat of being the reigning champion of all four majors, three men (Don Budge, Rod Laver, Novak Djokovic) and five women (Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Serena ...