List of tennis timelines

The following article lists tennis players with the most weeks held as No. 1, most Grand Slam tournament titles won and most ATP 1000 and WTA 1000 titles won tabulated in chronological order.

The records listed below are from the Amateur Era (before 1968) and the Open Era (after 1968). During the Amateur Era, only amateurs were allowed to compete in Grand Slam tournaments and other events organized or sanctioned by the ILTF. when Grand Slam tournaments agreed to open their events to allow professional players to compete with amateurs.

Most weeks ranked No. 1 in the Open Era

For male number one ranked players, see World number 1 ranked male tennis players.

For female number one ranked players, see World number 1 ranked female tennis players.

The following rankings points are only from the Open Era when the rankings began to be computerized.

Men's singles

Weeks as No. 1 leaders

Year span	Player	Date achieved	Duration	Record
2021–present	Novak Djokovic	March 8, 2021	5 years, 5 months	428
2012–2021	Roger Federer	July 16, 2012	8 years, 7 months	310
1999–2012	Pete Sampras	August 2, 1999	12 years, 11 months	286
1990–1999	Ivan Lendl	July 30, 1990	9 years	270
1975–1990	Jimmy Connors	May 5, 1975	15 years, 2 months	268
1973–1975	Ilie Năstase	August 23, 1973	1 year, 8 months	40

Current record in bold.

No. 1 leaders timeline

Women's singles

Weeks at No. 1 leaders

Year span	Player	Date achieved	Duration	Record
1996–present	Steffi Graf	21 May 1996	30 years, 3 months	377
1986–1996	Martina Navratilova	31 March 1986	10 years, 1 month	332
1985–1986	Chris Evert	24 June 1985	9 months	260
1985–1985	Martina Navratilova	27 May 1985	28 days	240
1975–1985	Chris Evert	3 November 1975	9 years, 6 months	238

Current record in bold.

No. 1 leaders timeline

Men's doubles

Weeks at No. 1 leaders

Year span	Player	Date achieved	Duration	Record
2012–present	Mike Bryan	November 5, 2012	13 years, 9 months	506
2011–2012	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	December 12, 2011	10 months	299
1980–2011	John McEnroe	December 15, 1980	30 years, 11 months	269
1978–1980	Frew McMillan	September 4, 1978	2 years, 3 months	85
1976–1978	Raúl Ramírez	May 31, 1976	2 years, 3 months	62
1976–1976	Bob Hewitt	March 1, 1976	2 months	6

Current record in bold.

No. 1 leaders timeline

Women's doubles

Weeks at No. 1 leaders

Year span	Player	Date achieved	Duration	Record
1986–present	Martina Navratilova	May 26, 1986	40 years, 3 months	237
1985–1986	Pam Shriver	September 30, 1985	7 months	44
1984–1985	Martina Navratilova	September 4, 1984	1 year	27

Current record in bold.

No. 1 leaders timeline

Chronological list of Grand Slam titles leaders

Men's singles

Most majors won leaders

Year span	Player	Record
2021–2022 2023–present	Novak Djokovic	24
2020–2023	Rafael Nadal	22
2009–2022	Roger Federer	20
1999–2009	Pete Sampras	14
1966–2000	Roy Emerson	12
1924–1967	Bill Tilden	10
1882–1883 1883–1884 1884–1885 1885–1886 1886–1925	Richard Sears	7
1882–1887 1889–1925	William Renshaw
1911–1925	William Larned
1879–1883	John Hartley	2
1878–1880	Frank Hadow	1
1877–1880	Spencer Gore

Current record in bold.

Most majors won leaders timeline

Women's singles

Most majors won leaders

Year span	Player	Record
1970–present	Margaret Court	24
1928–1970	Helen Wills Moody	19
1925–1929	Suzanne Lenglen	8
1922–1926 1926–1929	Molla Mallory
1913–1926	Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers	7
1889–1891 1899–1914	Blanche Bingley	6
1888–1900	Lottie Dod	5
1889–1891	Bertha Townsend	2
1884–1891	Maud Watson

Current record in bold.

Most majors won leaders timeline

Men's doubles

Most majors won leaders

Year span	Player	Record
2018–present	Mike Bryan	18
1974–2018	John Newcombe	17
1966–1976	Roy Emerson	16
1947–1969	Adrian Quist	14
1934–1948	Jacques Brugnon	10
1902–1948	Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty
1882–1903	Richard Sears	6
1882–1885	James Dwight	3
1881–1882	Clarence Clark Fred Taylor	1

Current record in bold.

Most majors won leaders timeline

Women's doubles

Most majors won leaders

Year span	Player	Record
1986–present	Martina Navratilova	31
1950–1986	Louise Brough Clapp Margaret Osborne duPont	21
1925–1926 1926–1954	Elizabeth Ryan	17
1925–1926	Suzanne Lenglen	8
1895–1926	Juliette Atkinson	7
1895–1896	Helen Hellwig	2
1891–1896	Mabel Cahill
1891–1892	Emma Leavitt-Morgan	1
1890–1892	Ellen Roosevelt Grace Roosevelt
1889–1892	Bertha Townsend Margarette Ballard

Current record in bold.

Most majors won leaders timeline

Mixed slams

Most majors won leaders

Year span	Player	Record
1968–present	Margaret Court	21
1953–1969	Doris Hart	15
1928–1953	Elizabeth Ryan	9
1915–1930	Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman	6
1896–1918	Edwin Fischer	4
1896–1898	Juliette Atkinson	3
1891–1898	Mabel Cahill
1887–1892	Joseph S. Clark	2
1887–1888	L. Stokes	1

Current record in bold.

Most majors won leaders timeline

Chronological list of 1000 titles leaders

Records before 1990 not listed here.

Men's singles

Most 1000s won leaders

Year span	Player	Record
2016–2018 2020–present	Novak Djokovic	40
2010–2016 2016–2016 2017–2020 2021–2021	Rafael Nadal	36
2012–2012 2012–2013	Roger Federer	28
1990–1990 1995–1999 1999–2000 2001–2010	Andre Agassi	17
1994–1995 1995–1996 1999–2001	Pete Sampras	11
1990–1990	Thomas Muster	8
1990–1990 1992–1992	Michael Chang	7
1993–1995	Jim Courier	5
1990–1993	Stefan Edberg	4
1990–1990	Andrei Chesnokov	2
1990–1990	Juan Aguilera	1

Current record in bold.

Most 1000s won leaders timeline

Men's doubles

Most 1000s won leaders

Masters doubles leaders Year span Player Record 2013–present Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 39 2008–2013 Daniel Nestor 28 1993–2009 Todd Woodbridge 18 1993–2001 Mark Woodforde 14 1994–1994 1994–1995 1995–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 Paul Haarhuis 10 1994–1994 Patrick Galbraith 3 1990–1990 1993–1994 Petr Korda 1990–1990 1991–1992 1993–1994 Jim Courier 1990–1992 1993–1994 Guy Forget

Masters doubles leaders (continued) Year span Player Record 1990–1990 1991–1994 Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 3 1990–1990 1992–1992 Boris Becker 2 1992–1992 Ken Flach Todd Witsken 1991–1992 John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd 1990–1990 Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann 1 1990–1990 Paul Annacone David Wheaton 1990–1990 Sergi Bruguera 1990–1990 Tomáš Šmíd 1990–1990 Rick Leach Jim Pugh

Current record in bold.

Most 1000s won leaders timeline

Women's singles

Most 1000s won leaders

Year span	Player	Record
2013–present	Serena Williams	23
2002–2014	Martina Hingis	17
1993–2006	Steffi Graf	15
1990–1990 1990–1992	Monica Seles	9
1992–1993	Gabriela Sabatini	5
1990–1990	Martina Navratilova	3

Current record in bold.

Most 1000s won leaders timeline

Women's doubles

Most 1000s won leaders

Year span	Player	Record
2017–present	Martina Hingis	26
2012–2017	Lisa Raymond	24
1991–1993 1993–2012	Natasha Zvereva	23
1990–1990	Jana Novotná	14
1992–1992 1992–1993 1993–1994	Larisa Savchenko-Neiland	10
1990–1991	Martina Navratilova	9
1990–1990	Helena Suková	5
1990–1990	Anne Smith	1

Current record in bold.

Most 1000s won leaders timeline

Tier I/Premier Mandatory & 5/1000 events

See also: WTA 1000 tournaments § History

Events

Defunct Year span City Tournament 1990 Chicago Ameritech Cup 1991–92 Boca Raton Virginia Slims of Florida 1993–2011 Tokyo Pan Pacific Open 1990–2008 Hilton Head/Charleston Charleston Open 1990–2008 Berlin German Open 1993–95 Philadelphia Advanta Championships of Philadelphia 1993–2007 Moscow Kremlin Cup 1997–2008 Zürich Zurich Open 2004–07 San Diego San Diego Open 2023–24 Guadalajara Guadalajara Open Akron

Current Year span City Tournament 2008, 12–14, 18, 20, 22, 24– Doha Qatar Open 2009–11, 15–17, 19, 21, 23– Dubai Dubai Championships 1996–2019, 21– Indian Wells Indian Wells Open 1990–2019, 21– Miami Miami Open 2009–19, 21– Madrid Madrid Open 1990– Rome Italian Open 1990–19, 21– Montreal/Toronto Canadian Open 2009– Cincinnati Cincinnati Open 2009–19, 23– Beijing China Open 2014–19, 24– Wuhan Wuhan Open

Tier I/Premier Mandatory & 5/1000 timeline

See also

• Tennis performance timeline comparison (men)
• Tennis performance timeline comparison (women) (1978–present)
• Tennis performance timeline comparison (women) (1884–1977)

External links

• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour official website
• Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour official website
• International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website