Top ten ranked male tennis players (1912–1972)
This article presents top ten lists of male singles tennis players, as ranked by various official and non-official ranking authorities throughout the history of the sport. Rankings of U.S.-only professionals pre-Open Era, and U.S.-only amateurs during World War II are also included.
The article is split into two sections: 1912–1972, and since 1973 when the first official ATP rankings were published, for ease of navigation.
Top ten rankings by year
1912
A. E. Crawley[1][lower-alpha 1] | E. B. Dewhurst[3] | R. Norris Williams[3] |
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1913
E. B. Dewhurst[4] | A. Wallis Myers[5] (The Daily Telegraph) |
American Lawn Tennis[6][7] | B. H. Liddell Hart[8] (The Times) |
The Field[6][7] | Lawn-Tennis[5] |
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1914
E. B. Dewhurst[9] | A. Wallis Myers[10] | "Argent"[10] (Lawn Tennis and Badminton) |
Theodore Mavrogordato[11] |
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1915–1918
no world rankings (World War I)
1919
A. Wallis Myers[12] |
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1920
A. Wallis Myers[12] | "Austral" (R. M. Kidston)[13] (The Referee) |
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1921
A. Wallis Myers[14][15] | "Austral" (R. M. Kidston)[16] | B. H. Liddell Hart[17] | Bill Tilden[18][lower-alpha 2] | Gerald Patterson[19] |
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1922
A. Wallis Myers[20] | S. Wallis Merrihew[21][22] (American Lawn Tennis) |
New York Times[23] | Bill Tilden[24] |
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1923
A. Wallis Myers[25][26] | B. H. Liddell Hart[27] | Bill Tilden[28] |
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1924
A. Wallis Myers[29] | B. H. Liddell Hart[30] | Samuel Brookman[31] |
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1925
A. Wallis Myers[32] | Maxime Lanet[33] (L'Auto) |
Frank Poxon[34] (London Daily News) |
"Server"[35] (The Australasian) |
Bill Tilden[36][lower-alpha 3] | James Anderson[38] |
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1926
A. Wallis Myers[39] | Stanley Doust[40] (Daily Mail) |
Suzanne Lenglen[41] | Bill Tilden[42] |
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1927
A. Wallis Myers[43] | U.S. ranking committee president[44] |
Émile Deve[45] | Marcel Berger[45] (L'Opinion) |
Jean Samazeuilh[46] (Le Miroir des sports) |
Henri Cochet[45] |
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1928
A. Wallis Myers[47] | Pierre Gillou[48] (L'Auto) |
F. Gordon Lowe[49] (The Scotsman) |
W. J. Daish[50] | Vincent Richards[51] | Bill Tilden[50] |
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Ray Bowers[52] | Vincent Richards[51] |
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Ray Bowers[52] |
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1929
A. Wallis Myers[53] | "Austral" (R. M. Kidston).[54] | F. Gordon Lowe[55][lower-alpha 4] | Vincent Richards[57] | Didier Poulain[58] (L'Auto, combined ranking) |
Bill Tilden[59] | Karel Koželuh[60] |
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Ray Bowers[61] | American Lawn Tennis[62] | Bill Tilden[63] | Karel Koželuh[60] |
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Ray Bowers[61] | Bernard Brown[64] (Brooklyn Times-Union) |
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1930
A. Wallis Myers[65] | Pierre Gillou[66] | Didier Poulain[67] | Bill Tilden[65] |
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Ray Bowers[61] | Bernard Brown[68] |
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Ray Bowers[61] |
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1931
A. Wallis Myers[69] | Stanley Doust[70] | Pierre Gillou[71] | Didier Poulain[72] | Bill Tilden[73] | Noel Dickson[74] (Melbourne Herald) |
"Service"[75] (Western Mail) |
Sport magazine[76] (Zurich) |
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Ray Bowers[77] | George Agutter[78] | Bill Tilden[73] | PLTA[lower-alpha 5][79] (U.S.-only) |
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1932
A. Wallis Myers[81] | Pierre Gillou[82] | F. Gordon Lowe[83] | Bernard Brown[84] | Jean Borotra[85] | Ellsworth Vines[86] |
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Ray Bowers[87] | Bill Tilden[88] |
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Ray Bowers[87] | Ellsworth Vines[89] |
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1933
A. Wallis Myers[90] | Pierre Gillou[91] | Didier Poulain[92] | Bernard Brown[93] | Harry Hopman[94] (Melbourne Herald) |
John R. Tunis[95][96] (The Literary Digest) |
Alfred Chave[97] (Brisbane Telegraph) |
"Set"[98] (The West Australian) |
Ellsworth Vines[99] |
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Ray Bowers[87] | Ellsworth Vines[99] | Albert Burke[100][101] | Bill Tilden[102] | PLTA[103][lower-alpha 6] (U.S.-only) |
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Ray Bowers[87] |
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1934
A. Wallis Myers[104] | Pierre Gillou[105] | Bill Tilden[106][lower-alpha 7] | Bernard Brown[108] | Harry Hopman[109] | John R. Tunis[110] | Ned Potter[111] (American Lawn Tennis) |
G. H. McElhone[112] (The Sydney Morning Herald) |
R. O. Cummings[113] (The Courier-Mail) |
J. Brookes Fenno, Jr.[114] (The Literary Digest) |
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Ray Bowers[115] | John R. Tunis[110] |
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Ray Bowers[115] | Pierre Gillou[116] | Tennis[117] (Italian newspaper) |
Bill Tilden & Ellsworth Vines[118] |
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1935
A. Wallis Myers[119] | S. Wallis Merrihew[120] | Pierre Gillou[121] | Harry Hopman[122] | Ned Potter[123] | G. H. McElhone[124] | The Times[125] | "Forehand"[126][127] (Ashburton Guardian) |
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Ray Bowers[128] |
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1936
A. Wallis Myers[130] | "Austral" (R. M. Kidston)[131] | Pierre Gillou[132] | Bill Tilden[133] | Harry Hopman[134] | Ned Potter[135] | G. H. McElhone[136] | The Times[137] | Mervyn Weston[137] (The Australasian) |
Fred Perry[138] | Jack Crawford[139] |
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Ray Bowers[140] | Bill Tilden[141] | Fred Perry[142] |
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Ray Bowers[140] | Bill Tilden[143] | Robert Murray[144] (Sports Illustrated) |
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1937
A. Wallis Myers[145] | Pierre Gillou[146] | Harry Hopman[147][148] | Alfred Chave[149] | Ned Potter[150] | The Times[151] | Mervyn Weston[152] | Pierre Goldschmidt[153] (L'Auto) |
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Ray Bowers[154] |
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Ray Bowers[154] | Pierre Goldschmidt[153] | Sports Illustrated[155] |
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1938
- Last Wallis Myers ranking before his death.
A. Wallis Myers[156] | Pierre Gillou[157] | F. Gordon Lowe[158] | Alfred Chave[159] | Ned Potter[123] | G. H. McElhone[160] | The Times[158] | Mervyn Weston[161] | Pierre Goldschmidt[162] | "International"[163] (The Referee) |
Jack Crawford[164] | Don Budge[165] |
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Ray Bowers[166] |
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Ray Bowers[166] |
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1939
American Lawn Tennis[167] | Pierre Gillou[168] | F. Gordon Lowe[169] | Alfred Chave[170] | Ned Potter[171][lower-alpha 8] | G. H. McElhone[172] | The Times[173] |
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1940
USNLTA[lower-alpha 9][176] (U.S.-only) |
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Ray Bowers[177] |
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Ray Bowers[177] |
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1941
USNLTA[176] (U.S.-only) |
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Ray Bowers[177] |
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Ray Bowers[177] |
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1942
USNLTA[178][176] (U.S.-only) |
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Ray Bowers[179] | PLTA[180] (U.S.-only) |
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Ray Bowers[179] |
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1943–44
no world rankings (World War II)
1945
USNLTA[176] (U.S.-only) |
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WPTA[lower-alpha 10][181] | PLTA[182] (U.S.-only) |
Bill Tilden[183] |
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1946
Pierre Gillou[184] | Harry Hopman[185] | Ned Potter[123] | Jean Samazeuilh[186] |
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PPA[lower-alpha 11][187] |
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1947
Pierre Gillou[188] | Ned Potter[189] | John Olliff[190] (The Daily Telegraph) |
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1948
Pierre Gillou[191] | Ned Potter[192] | John Olliff[193] |
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1949
Pierre Gillou[196] | Harry Hopman[197] | Ned Potter[198] | John Olliff[199] |
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USPTA[lower-alpha 12][200] (U.S.-only) |
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1950
- Last ranking by Olliff before his death.
Pierre Gillou[201] | Harry Hopman[202] | Ned Potter[203] | John Olliff[204] |
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PLTA[205] (U.S.-only) |
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1951
Pierre Gillou[206] | Harry Hopman[207] | Ned Potter[123] |
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PLTA[208][lower-alpha 13] (U.S.-only) |
PTPA[lower-alpha 14][210] (U.S.-only) |
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1952
- Last ranking by Gillou before his death.
Pierre Gillou[211] | Harry Hopman[212] | Ned Potter[213][lower-alpha 15] | Lance Tingay[214] (The Daily Telegraph) |
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1953
Harry Hopman[216] | Ned Potter[217][lower-alpha 16] (World Tennis) |
Lance Tingay[219] | Tennis de France[220] (Philippe Chatrier ed.) |
Bill Talbert[221][lower-alpha 17] | Ham Richardson[218] | Noel Brown[221][lower-alpha 18] | Hal Burrows[221][lower-alpha 19] | Gardnar Mulloy[218] | Grant Golden[218] | Tony Trabert[221][lower-alpha 20] | Vic Seixas[218] |
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Cleveland tournament committee[222] | George Lyttleton Rogers[223] |
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1954
Harry Hopman[224] | Ned Potter[225] | Lance Tingay[226] | New York Times[227][228] (panel of experts) |
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IPTA[lower-alpha 21][229] |
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1955
Ned Potter[230] | Lance Tingay[193] |
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1956
Ned Potter[232] | Lance Tingay[193] |
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Jack March[233][lower-alpha 22] |
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1957
Ned Potter[235] | Lance Tingay[193] | Adrian Quist[236] | Yvon Petra[237] |
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Jack March[238] |
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Adrian Quist[239] |
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1958
Ned Potter[240] | Lance Tingay[193] |
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Jack March[241] |
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1959
Ned Potter[242] | Lance Tingay[193] |
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Jack March[243] | Jack Kramer[244] | Robert Roy[245][244] (L'Équipe) |
Robert Barnes[244] | Ampol rankings[246][247] |
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1960
Ned Potter[248] | Lance Tingay[193] |
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Jack Kramer[249] |
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1961
Ned Potter[250] | Lance Tingay[193] |
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1962
Ned Potter[253] | Lance Tingay[193] | Ulrich Kaiser[254] (panel of 13 experts) |
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Ken Rosewall[255] |
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1963
Ned Potter[256] | Lance Tingay[193] | Ulrich Kaiser[257] (panel of 13 experts) |
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IPTPA[lower-alpha 23][258] |
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1964
Ned Potter[259] | Lance Tingay[193] | Ulrich Kaiser[260] (panel of 14 experts) |
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Norris McWhirter[261] (The Observer) |
Official pro rankings[262][lower-alpha 24] |
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Norris McWhirter[261] |
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1965
- Last ranking by Potter for World Tennis magazine.
Ned Potter[264] | Lance Tingay[193] | Ulrich Kaiser[265] (panel of 16 experts) |
Joseph McCauley[266] | Sport za Rubezhom[267] |
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1966
Lance Tingay[268] | Joseph McCauley[269] (World Tennis) |
Pierre de Thier[270] | Sport In The USSR[271] |
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1967
Lance Tingay[193] | Ulrich Kaiser[272] (panel of 13 experts) |
Joseph McCauley[273] | Martini and Rossi[274] |
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1968 (start of Open Era)
Lance Tingay[275] | Ulrich Kaiser[276] (panel of 18 experts) |
Joseph McCauley[277] | Martini and Rossi[278] (panel of 11 experts) |
Bud Collins[279] (The Boston Globe) |
Rino Tommasi[280] (La Gazzetta dello Sport) |
Seagram's[281] (panel of 15 experts) |
The Times[282] |
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1969
Lance Tingay[275] | Joseph McCauley[283] | Martini and Rossi[284] (panel of 14 experts) |
Bud Collins[279] | Rino Tommasi[280] | Frank Rostron[285] (Daily Express) |
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1970
Lance Tingay[275] | Joseph McCauley[286] | Martini and Rossi[287] | Bud Collins[279] | Rino Tommasi[280] | Rex Bellamy[288] (The Times) |
Judith Elian[289] (L'Équipe) |
Mike Gibson[289] | Tennis magazine[290] (Germany) |
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1971
Lance Tingay[275] | Joseph McCauley[291] | Martini and Rossi[292] | Bud Collins[279] | Rino Tommasi[280] | Rex Bellamy[293] | Frank Rostron[294] | Ilie Năstase[295] |
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1972
Lance Tingay[275] | Martini and Rossi[296] | Bud Collins[279] | Rino Tommasi[280] | Rex Bellamy[297] | Judith Elian[298] | Frank Rostron[299] | Neil Amdur[300] (World Tennis) |
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See also
Notes
- Revision of his first ranking published in October 1912,[2]
- He gave a separate ranking for ability (see citation).
- He gave a different ranking in October.[37]
- He gave a different ranking in September.[56]
- U.S. Professional Lawn Tennis Association
- "Belief and opinion ranking" of the players' relative playing strength. Record-based ranking from the national and Florida championships was: V. Richards, F. Hunter, R. Murray, P. Heston, C. Wood, J. Basil Maguire, T. Rericha, H. Peterson, J. Cardegna, T. Iannicelli.
- He ranked Von Cramm first on ability.[107]
- World Tennis lists Austin at No. 10 for this ranking.[123]
- United States National Lawn Tennis Association
- World's Professional Tennis Association
- Professional Players' Association
- U.S. Professional Tennis Association
- McCauley lists Parker at No. 6, Earn at No. 7 for this ranking.[209]
- Professional Tennis Players Association
- World Tennis lists Savitt at No. 9, Larsen at No. 10 for this ranking.[123]
- Revision of his ranking from November 1953.[218]
- Revision of his ranking from November 1953.[218]
- Revision of his ranking from November 1953.[218]
- Revision of his ranking from November 1953.[218]
- Revision of his ranking from November 1953.[218]
- International Professional Tennis Association
- McCauley lists Sedgman at No. 2, Segura at No. 3 for this ranking.[234]
- International Professional Tennis Players' Association
- A UPI-syndicated article claimed Gimeno finished No. 3.[263]
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