Who has been ranked 1 in tennis the longest?

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).
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Which female tennis player has been number 1 the longest?

Martina Navratilova: Czech-American, Ranked No.

Navratilova held the top spot of women's professional tennis 332 weeks during her 30-plus year career. Her longest consecutive record at World No. 1 was 156 weeks.
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How long was Andre Agassi number 1?

He had held the No. 1 ranking for two weeks, when Lleyton Hewitt took it back on May 12, 2003. Agassi then recaptured the No. 1 ranking once again on June 16, 2003, which he held for 12 weeks until September 7, 2003.
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How long has Djokovic been number 1 in a row?

He has been world No. 1 for a record 372 weeks.
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How long has Djokovic been number 1?

Djokovic has now spent 60 weeks more at number one than the next man on the list Roger Federer (310). Nadal is sixth on the all-time list with 209.
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ATP Tennis ? Top 10 longest number 1 in the world rankings.



Who has beaten Djokovic the most?

But Nadal has won the most of their 18 Grand Slam meetings. He has triumphed 11 times, losing seven times. Nadal most recently defeated Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(4) in the quarter-finals of the 2022 French Open. Out of these 59 matches, 27 were played on hard courts, 28 on clay, and four on grass.
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Who is considered the goat of tennis?

1. Novak Djokovic. At 35 years of age and in the late prime years of his career, Djokovic certainly 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 22.
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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 ...
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Who has the most women's Grand Slam titles?

Margaret Court has 24 singles majors, an all-time record. In 1970, Court became the first woman during the Open Era to win the singles Grand Slam. Serena Williams is the winner of 23 Major singles titles – Open Era record.
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Who is the oldest man to win a grand slam?

Back in 1972, Ken Rosewall became the oldest ever grand slam winner by defeating Malcolm Anderson 7-6 6-3 7-5 to win the Australian Open. Ken was 37 years, 2 months and 1 day old when he won the title and in doing so, cemented his place in the history books.
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Who is currently the oldest professional tennis player?

The world's oldest tennis player Ukrainian Leonid Stanislavskyi, 97, practices on court in Kharkiv, Ukraine July 7, 2021.
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Who is better Federer or Nadal?

Roger Federer won 82.1% of the games he has played in his career (1242 wins to 271 losses). Rafael Nadal won 83,2% of the games he played in his career (990 wins to 200 losses). On hard courts, Federer won 83.3% of his matches, Nadal 78.8%. On clay, Federer won 76.1% of his matches, Nadal 91.8%, the King of clay !
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Who is the god of tennis?

Roger Federer, the god of tennis, returns to Mount Olympus.
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Who has won 20 Grand Slams?

Swiss great Roger Federer is one of the decorated men's tennis stars having won 20 grand slam titles, level with rival Novak Djokovic and two behind Rafael Nadal.
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Who has the most titles in tennis?

Roger Federer

Rodger Federer tops the list of ATP tour singles titles of the modern era with 103 ATP titles. He is also the record holder for most singles titles at 24. According to ATP, he is the number 30 ranked tennis player in the world with 1665 points. He also has a record 6 ATP finals.
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Has Andy Murray ever beaten Roger Federer?

Andy Murray has beaten Roger Federer in a pulsating five-set Australian Open semi-final and will play defending champ Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final.
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Who won Wimbledon the most?

(Men's singles) Swiss champion Roger Federer has won the most men's singles titles at SW19, lifting the trophy a staggering eight times. His first victory came in 2003, defeating Mark Philippoussis in straight sets.
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Who was the youngest number 1 tennis player?

Martina Hingis, (born September 30, 1980, Košice, Czechoslovakia [now in Slovakia]), Swiss professional tennis player who became the youngest person in the “open” era to win a Grand Slam singles title and the youngest to be ranked world number one.
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How long has Serena Williams been number 1?

She has been ranked singles world No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 319 weeks, including a joint-record 186 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times.
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Has Roger Federer retired from tennis?

Federer spent a year on the sidelines due to knee surgery after the 2020 Australian Open, before returning to the tour in 2021. But after a quarter-final exit at Wimbledon, the 20-time Grand Slam champion underwent another procedure on his knee and has yet to return to the court.
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