Novak Djokovic marked his 378th week at No. 1 in the ATP rankings, making him the new record holder for the most weeks spent at No. 1 in the world rankings, according to the ATP.
Novak Djokovic, the athlete with the most weeks at No. 1 in tennis history
For the first time, Joker climbed the first step of the ATP when he was 24 years old, on July 4, 2011.
On Monday, the Serbian marked his 378th week at the top spot, which saw him surpass the legendary Steffi Graf.
In 1994, a little boy from Serbia once said, “I want to be the #1 player in the world.”
Today, Novak Djokovic became the longest No. 1 player in tennis, reaching a historic tennis record of 378 weeks at No. 1.
Now he is a hero to people everywhere. Simply put, he’s the best of all time. pic.twitter.com/ku0I06DfTg
— Danny uD83DuDC0A (@DjokovicFan_) February 27, 2023
The times when Novak Djokovic was the ATP leader
July 4, 2011 – July 8, 2012 (53 weeks)
November 5, 2012 – October 6, 2013 (48)
July 7, 2014 – November 6, 2016 (122)
November 5, 2018 – November 3, 2019 (52)
February 3, 2020 – March 22, 2020 (7)
August 24, 2020 – February 27, 2022 (79)
March 21, 2022 – June 12, 2022 (12)
January 30, 2023 – present time (5).
Raise a glass to Steffi Graf, who has been the No. 1 player in women’s tennis for 377 weeks. Today, her incredible record was broken by No. 1 in men’s singles Novak Djokovic. Congratulations to both uD83EuDD42 pic.twitter.com/jq5ehTxkEQ
— Swarali Patil (@Swarali_Patil2) February 27, 2023
Players with the most weeks at the ATP/WTA No. 1 ranking
1. Novak Djokovic 378
2 Steffi Graf 377
3. Martina Navratilova 332
4. Serena Williams 319
5. Roger Federer 310
6. Pete Sampras 286
7. Ivan Lendl 270
8. Jimmy Connors 268
9. Chris Evert 260
10. Rafael Nadal, Martina Hingis 209, etc.
HISTORY Created!
Novak Djokovic now holds the record for most weeks at number one in the world (378) uD83DuDE2EuD83DuDC4F pic.twitter.com/qpKPlg6kfC
— FirstSportz Tennis (@FS_Tennis1) February 26, 2023
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