The Serbian, who has long dominated this category for the men, will match Sheffi Graf’s record next week: 377 weeks at No. 1 in the world
The world tennis rankings were published today (Monday) as every week and it means we are approaching a historic event. Novak Djokovic this morning began his 376th week at No. 1 in the world and next week he will match Sheffi Graf’s record: 377 weeks at the top of the rankings. Nola returned to No. 1 in the world after winning the Australian Open for the 10th time, more than six months after losing the top of the ranking. He long ago broke the record of Roger Federer, who stood at the top for 310 weeks and it is very difficult to see anyone surpassing him in the coming years. Among the women, GrafAgadit is the record holder with 377 weeks at the top of the ranking. In view of the fact that no one else has a chance to pass Djokovic in the men’s category, next week the Serbian will equal the German, and in view of the fact that Carlos Alcaraz has to defend quite a few points in the near future – it seems that he will soon also break the record.
The record of weeks at the top of the ranking (men): 1. Novak Djokovic – 3762. Roger Federer – 3103. Pete Sampras – 2864. Ivan Lendel – 2705. Jimmy Connors – 2686. Rafael Nadal – 209 Record of consecutive weeks at the top of the ranking (men): 1. Roger Federer – 2372. Jimmy Connors – 1603. Ivan Lendl – 1574. Novak Djokovic – 1225. Pete Sampras – 102. Weeks at the top of the ranking (women): 1. graph flows -3772. Martina Navratilova – 3323. Serena Williams – 3194. Chris Evert – 2605. Martina Hingis – 209. Record of consecutive weeks at the top of the ranking (women): 1. Shetfi Graf, Serena Williams – 1862. Martina Navratilova – 1563. Ashley Barty – 1144. Chris Evert – 1135. Shetfi Graf – 94