ATP World Tour|
| Sport | Tennis |
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| Founded | September 1972 |
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| Founder | Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale |
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The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is the most important organization for men's professional tennis.
History
ATP was started in September 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale. Its job is to care for the interests of men's professional tennis. Starting in 1990, the ATP has organized the most important group of tennis competitions for men. In 2009, the organization changed the name of the competitions from "ATP Tour" to "ATP World Tour." ATP is based in London.
ATP rankings
- Rankings as of 28 July 2014.[1][2]
Singles
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Doubles
| #
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Player
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Previous
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Movement
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| 1
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Bob Bryan (USA) |
1 |
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| 1
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Mike Bryan (USA) |
1 |
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| 3
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Alexander Peya (AUT) |
3 |
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| 3
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Bruno Soares (BRA) |
3 |
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| 5
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Daniel Nestor (CAN) |
5 |
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| 6
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Nenad Zimonjić (SRB) |
6 |
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| 7
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Marcelo Melo (BRA) |
7 |
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| 8
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Édouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) |
8 |
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| 9
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Radek Štěpánek (CZE) |
9 |
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| 10
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Ivan Dodig (CRO) |
10 |
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| 11
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Julien Benneteau (FRA) |
12 |
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| 12
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Leander Paes (IND) |
13 |
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| 13
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David Marrero (ESP) |
11 |
|
| 14
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Marcel Granollers (ESP) |
14 |
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| 15
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Fernando Verdasco (ESP) |
15 |
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| 16
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Marc López (ESP) |
16 |
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| 17
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Robert Lindstedt (SWE) |
17 |
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| 18
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Nicolas Mahut (FRA) |
18 |
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| 19
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Michaël Llodra (FRA) |
19 |
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| 20
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Rohan Bopanna (IND) |
20 |
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References
Other websites
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| Grand Prix | 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 |
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| ATP World Tour | 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 |
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Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 1 singles players |
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- ATP singles rankings incepted on August 23, 1973
- (year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w))
- current No. 1 in bold, as of week of August 5, 2024
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