Year End Number One in Men's Tennis

[Updated]

​To reach number one in Men's Tennis is an outstanding achievement, that only twenty eight players have ever hit. And then of those twenty seven, only eighteen have ever finished the year as Number One. Therefore, it is something in the sport that should hold importance (not more than Grand Slams but they are connected), and therefore is worthy of documenting and updating throughout the year.

​The Year End 2022 race lived up to the hype, and it was teenager Carlos Alcaraz who topped the list. Read more for year to year list:

By Player No. 1

By Country No. 1

Year by Year No. 1

Year - Player - Country
1973 - Illie Nastase - Romania
1974 - Jimmy Connors - USA
1975 - ​Jimmy Connors - USA
1976 - Jimmy Connors - USA
1977 - Jimmy Connors - USA
1978 - Jimmy Connors - USA
1979 - Bjorn Borg - Sweden
1980 - Bjorn Borg - Sweden
1981 - John McEnroe - USA
1982 - John McEnroe - USA
1983 - John McEnroe - USA
1984 - John McEnroe - USA
1985 - Ivan Lendl - Czech Republic
1986 - Ivan Lendl - Czech Republic
1987 - Ivan Lendl - Czech Republic
1988 - Mats Wilander - Sweden
1989 - Ivan Lendl - Czech Republic
1990 - Stefan Edberg - Sweden
1991 - Stefan Edberg - Sweden
1992 - Jim CourierUSA
1993 - Pete SamprasUSA
1994 - Pete Sampras - USA
1995 - Pete Sampras - USA
1996 - Pete Sampras - USA
1997 - Pete Sampras - USA
1998 - Pete Sampras - USA
1999 - Andre Agassi - USA
2000 - Gustavo Kuerten - Brazil
2001 - Lleyton Hewitt - Australia
2002 - Lleyton Hewitt - Australia
2003 - Andy Roddick - USA
2004 - Roger Federer - Switzerland
2005 - Roger Federer - Switzerland
2006 - Roger Federer - Switzerland
2007 - Roger Federer - Switzerland
2008 - Rafael Nadal - Spain
2009 - Roger Federer - Switzerland
2010 - Rafael Nadal - Spain
2011 - Novak Djokovic - Serbia
2012 - Novak Djokovic - Serbia
2013 - Rafael Nadal - Spain
2014 - Novak Djokovic - Serbia
2015 - Novak Djokovic - Serbia
2016 - Andy Murray - Great Britain
2017 - Rafael Nadal - Spain
2018 - Novak Djokovic - Serbia
2019 - Rafael Nadal - Spain
2020 - Novak Djokovic - Serbia
2021 - Novak Djokovic - Serbia
2022 - Carlos Alcaraz - Spain