Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, Novak Djokovic, Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors spent more time as world number 1 than Rafael Nadal. However, Nadal is 4 years older than Djokovic and Lendl who achieved this at the age of 29 years.
Earlier this year, Nadal spoke about being world number 1, he said: “Sometimes when you are No. 1, for example, I know I am going to be No. 1. It’s always not that you win this point and you are No. 1. So that makes a big difference. For me, the first time that I have been No. 1 in my tennis career was 2008 for me. It was something that was really important because for four years, almost, I have been there being No. 2 and playing great tennis.”
1. | Nadal Rafael | 9985 |
2. | Djokovic Novak | 9145 |
3. | Federer Roger | 6590 |
4. | Thiem Dominic | 5825 |
5. | Medvedev Daniil | 5705 |
6. | Tsitsipas Stefanos | 5300 |
7. | Zverev Alexander | 3345 |
8. | Berrettini Matteo | 2870 |
9. | Bautista-Agut Roberto | 2540 |
10. | Monfils Gael | 2530 |
11. | Goffin David | 2335 |
12. | Fognini Fabio | 2290 |
13. | Nishikori Kei | 2180 |
14. | Schwartzman Diego Sebastian | 2125 |
15. | Shapovalov Denis | 2050 |
16. | Wawrinka Stan | 2000 |
17. | Khachanov Karen | 1840 |
18. | De Minaur Alex | 1775 |
19. | Isner John | 1770 |
20. | Dimitrov Grigor | 1747 |
21. | Auger Aliassime Felix | 1636 |
22. | Pouille Lucas | 1600 |
23. | Rublev Andrey | 1584 |
24. | Paire Benoit | 1538 |
25. | Pella Guido | 1530 |
26. | Basilashvili Nikoloz | 1450 |
27. | Carreno-Busta Pablo | 1422 |
28. | Coric Borna | 1415 |
29. | Tsonga Jo-Wilfried | 1410 |
30. | Kyrgios Nick | 1395 |
31. | Raonic Milos | 1350 |
32. | Fritz Taylor Harry | 1315 |
33. | Garin Christian | 1297 |
34. | Lajovic Dusan | 1296 |
35. | Struff Jan-Lennard | 1245 |
36. | Opelka Reilly | 1243 |
37. | Hurkacz Hubert | 1198 |
38. | Djere Laslo | 1171 |
39. | Cilic Marin | 1165 |
40. | Krajinovic Filip | 1148 |
41. | Ramos-Vinolas Albert | 1130 |
42. | Evans Daniel | 1124 |
43. | Mannarino Adrian | 1111 |
44. | Querrey Sam | 1100 |
45. | Cuevas Pablo | 1097 |
46. | Albot Radu | 1067 |
47. | Tiafoe Frances | 1050 |
48. | Millman John | 1026 |
49. | Verdasco Fernando | 1025 |
50. | Londero Juan Ignacio | 1017 |
51. | Chardy Jeremy | 990 |
52. | Sonego Lorenzo | 990 |
53. | Norrie Cameron | 975 |
54. | Ruud Casper | 956 |
55. | Simon Gilles | 955 |
56. | Bublik Alexander | 919 |
57. | Humbert Ugo | 912 |
58. | Bedene Aljaz | 905 |
59. | Kecmanovic Miomir | 901 |
60. | Sousa Joao | 891 |
61. | Gasquet Richard | 890 |
62. | Lopez Feliciano | 888 |
63. | Thompson Jordan | 878 |
64. | Andujar Pablo | 867 |
65. | Herbert Pierre-Hugues | 865 |
66. | Berankis Ricardas | 836 |
67. | Kukushkin Mikhail | 816 |
68. | Sandgren Tennys | 803 |
69. | Edmund Kyle | 800 |
70. | Fucsovics Marton | 790 |
71. | Cecchinato Marco | 780 |
72. | Seppi Andreas | 776 |
73. | Nishioka Yoshihito | 764 |
74. | Ymer Mikael | 763 |
75. | Dellien Hugo | 743 |
76. | Delbonis Federico | 732 |
77. | Jarry Nicolas | 695 |
78. | Sinner Jannik | 671 |
79. | Kohlschreiber Philipp | 665 |
80. | Carballes Baena Roberto | 664 |
81. | Uchiyama Yasutaka | 651 |
82. | Barrere Gregoire | 648 |
83. | Moutet Corentin | 638 |
84. | Travaglia Stefano | 637 |
85. | Johnson Steve | 630 |
86. | Munar Jaume | 628 |
87. | Davidovich Fokina Alejandro | 627 |
88. | Kwon Soon Woo | 622 |
89. | Monteiro Thiago Moura | 616 |
90. | Paul Tommy | 611 |
91. | Anderson Kevin | 610 |
92. | Mayer Leonardo | 603 |
93. | Dzumhur Damir | 594 |
94. | Koepfer Dominik | 592 |
95. | Karlovic Ivo | 586 |
96. | Caruso Salvatore | 586 |
97. | Popyrin Alexei | 585 |
98. | Gerasimov Egor | 581 |
99. | Harris Lloyd George Muirhead | 576 |
100. | Duckworth James | 576 |