About this chart race
Novak Djokovic ends 2025 on 428 weeks at world No. 1, more than eight full years at the top and 118 weeks clear of Roger Federer on 310. The lead has changed hands only five times in fifty-three years, and each holder kept it for about a decade: Ilie Năstase from the first ranking in 1973, Jimmy Connors from 1975, Ivan Lendl from 1990, Pete Sampras from 1999, Federer from 2012 and Djokovic from 2021. Connors held the record longest of all - fifteen years - and still sits fifth on 268 weeks. Only six of the twenty-nine men who have reached No. 1 ever led this chart.
This animated ranking shows how weeks at world no. 1 changed across 29 series between 1973 and 2025. The bars re-order themselves as the years advance, so overtakes are visible as they happen rather than hidden inside a table. Use the list on the left to choose exactly who competes, drag the slider to jump to any year, or open the table view to read the underlying numbers.
As of 2025, Novak Djokovic leads with 428 weeks.
Included in this race
Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors, Rafael Nadal, John McEnroe, Björn Borg, Andre Agassi, Lleyton Hewitt, Stefan Edberg, Jannik Sinner, Jim Courier, Carlos Alcaraz, Gustavo Kuerten, Andy Murray, Ilie Năstase, Mats Wilander, Daniil Medvedev, Andy Roddick, Boris Becker, Marat Safin, Juan Carlos Ferrero, John Newcombe, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Thomas Muster, Marcelo Ríos, Carlos Moyá, Patrick Rafter.
Source
Data from Wikipedia / ATP rankings. Every figure shown comes from this source — nothing is estimated or generated.
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