YEAR-END NO. 1 Djokovic Clinches Year-End No. 1 For First TimeNovak Djokovic
by ATP Staff
13.10.2011
Novak Djokovic will finish as the No. 1 player in the year-end South African Airways 2011 ATP Rankings. He is the 16th different player to finish No. 1 in the history of the ATP Rankings (since 1973).
World No.2 Rafael Nadal’s third-round loss at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Thursday assured the Serb of the top ranking come the end of the season.
The 24-year-old Belgrade native is the first Serbian man to finish No. 1 in the history of the ATP Rankings (since 1973). It also marks a record eighth straight year a European is the No. 1 player on the ATP World Tour. For seven years from 1985-91, Europeans finished No. 1.
Djokovic is the first player other than Roger Federer (2004-07, ‘09) or Rafael Nadal (2008, ’10) to finish No. 1 since American Andy Roddick in 2003.
Djokovic will be officially crowned as the year-end No. 1 at a special trophy presentation at the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London where he will be competing for a fifth straight year. The tournament takes place Nov. 20-27.
On July 4, Djokovic became No. 1 in the South African Airways 2011 ATP Rankings for the first time after winning his first Wimbledon title. He began his outstanding season with a 41-match winning streak (43 overall back to last year). He has won a career-high 10 titles in 11 finals, including his second Australian Open and first US Open crowns.
En route to a 64-3 match record, he has captured a record five ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles in a season, in Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome and Montreal. He has also compiled a 20-2 mark vs. Top 10 opponents, defeating rivals Nadal six times and Federer four times so far in 2011.
Between now and the end of the season, the Serb is due to play at the Basel Swiss Indoors, the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, and the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at The O2 in London.
World No.2 Rafael Nadal’s third-round loss at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Thursday assured the Serb of the top ranking come the end of the season.
The 24-year-old Belgrade native is the first Serbian man to finish No. 1 in the history of the ATP Rankings (since 1973). It also marks a record eighth straight year a European is the No. 1 player on the ATP World Tour. For seven years from 1985-91, Europeans finished No. 1.
Djokovic is the first player other than Roger Federer (2004-07, ‘09) or Rafael Nadal (2008, ’10) to finish No. 1 since American Andy Roddick in 2003.
Djokovic will be officially crowned as the year-end No. 1 at a special trophy presentation at the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London where he will be competing for a fifth straight year. The tournament takes place Nov. 20-27.
On July 4, Djokovic became No. 1 in the South African Airways 2011 ATP Rankings for the first time after winning his first Wimbledon title. He began his outstanding season with a 41-match winning streak (43 overall back to last year). He has won a career-high 10 titles in 11 finals, including his second Australian Open and first US Open crowns.
En route to a 64-3 match record, he has captured a record five ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles in a season, in Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome and Montreal. He has also compiled a 20-2 mark vs. Top 10 opponents, defeating rivals Nadal six times and Federer four times so far in 2011.
Between now and the end of the season, the Serb is due to play at the Basel Swiss Indoors, the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, and the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at The O2 in London.
ATP WORLD TOUR YEAR-END NO. 1 (since 1973)Year
Player
2011
Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2010
Rafael Nadal (Spain)
2009
Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2008
Rafael Nadal (Spain)
2007
Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2006
Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2005
Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2004
Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2003
Andy Roddick (U.S.)
2002
Lleyton Hewitt (Australia)
2001
Lleyton Hewitt (Australia)
2000
Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil)
1999
Andre Agassi (U.S.)
1998
Pete Sampras (U.S.)
1997
Pete Sampras (U.S.)
1996
Pete Sampras (U.S.)
1995
Pete Sampras (U.S.)
1994
Pete Sampras (U.S.)
1993
Pete Sampras (U.S.)
1992
Jim Courier (U.S.)
1991
Stefan Edberg (Sweden)
1990
Stefan Edberg (Sweden)
1989
Ivan Lendl (Czech Republic)
1988
Mats Wilander (Sweden)
1987
Ivan Lendl (Czech Republic)
1986
Ivan Lendl (Czech Republic)
1985
Ivan Lendl (Czech Republic)
1984
John McEnroe (U.S.)
1983
John McEnroe (U.S.)
1982
John McEnroe (U.S.)
1981
John McEnroe (U.S.)
1980
Bjorn Borg (Sweden)
1979
Bjorn Borg (Sweden)
1978
Jimmy Connors (U.S.)
1977
Jimmy Connors (U.S.)
1976
Jimmy Connors (U.S.)
1975
Jimmy Connors (U.S.)
1974
Jimmy Connors (U.S.)
1973
Ilie Nastase (Romania)
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