With his three-set victory over Holger Rune at the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy on Sunday, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic solidified his record-extending eighth Year-End No. 1 ranking.
Djokovic has been Year-End No. 1 in 2011, ‘12, ‘14, ‘15, ‘18, ‘20, ‘21 and ‘23.
Pete Sampras ranks second with six, followed by Roger Federer at five.
With his 7-6(4), 6-7(1), 6-3 victory, Djokovic, 36, will also be No. 1 in the world for 400 total weeks when the new rankings come out Monday.
The next closest was Federer at 310 weeks.
“This guy is ridiculous,” Jim Courier said on Tennis Channel of Djokovic’s records.
Djokovic this year went 27-1 in Grand Slam matches, winning the Australian Open, French Open and U.S. Open and losing in the Wimbledon final to Carlos Alcaraz. His 24 Grand Slam titles are tied for the most ever with Margaret Court.
Djokovic has won 32 of 33 matches and is on a 19-match winning streak.
Here’s the all-time list for most weeks at No. 1 via Tennis.com:
399: Novak Djokovic [all-time record]
310: Roger Federer
286: Pete Sampras
270: Ivan Lendl
268: Jimmy Connors
209: Rafael Nadal
170: John McEnroe
109: Bjorn Borg
101: Andre Agassi
80: Lleyton Hewitt
72: Stefan Edberg
58: Jim Courier
43: Gustavo Kuerten
41: Andy Murray
40: Ilie Nastase
36: Carlos Alcaraz
20: Mats Wilander
16: Daniil Medvedev
13: Andy Roddick
12: Boris Becker
9: Marat Safin
8: John Newcombe
8: Juan Carlos Ferrero
6: Thomas Muster
6: Marcelo Rios
6: Yevgeny Kafelnikov
2: Carlos Moya
1: Patrick Rafter
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamzagoria/2023/11/12/novak-djokovic-ensures-8th-year-end-no-1-ranking-400th-week-at-no-1/