Sinner first Italian Top 5
Novak Djokovic now has 100 more career weeks as ATP No. 1 than all other active players combined
Jannik Sinner has made history by becoming the first Italian player to finish a year in the Top 5 of either the ATP or WTA rankings. The ATP has released its year-end rankings, confirming Sinner’s achievement. The 22-year-old had a remarkable 2023 season, winning four ATP titles, including his first Masters 1000 title in Canada. He also reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon, made it to the final of the ATP Finals, and led Italy to its first Davis Cup title since 1976.
Sinner’s victory in Beijing saw him reach a career-high ranking of No. 4 on October 2nd, which he has maintained ever since. Sinner was already one of seven Italian players to finish a season in the Top 10, having finished 2021 at No. 10. However, he has now become the first Italian player to finish a season in the Top 5.
ITALIAN PLAYERS TO FINISH IN YEAR-END TOP 10 ON ATP OR WTA RANKINGS (since 1973 and 1975):
~ Adriano Panatta [No. 7 in 1976]
~ Corrado Barazzutti [No. 10 in 1978]
~ Francesca Schiavone [No. 7 in 2010]
~ Sara Errani [No. 6 in 2012, No. 7 in 2013]
~ Flavia Pennetta [No. 8 in 2015]
~ Matteo Berrettini [No. 8 in 2019, No. 10 in 2020, No. 7 in 2021]
~ Jannik Sinner [No. 10 in 2021, No. 4 in 2023]
Panatta (No. 4), Schiavone (No. 4), and Errani (No. 5) all reached the Top 5 at some point, but never finished a season in it.
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Novak Alone
Novak Djokovic has officially secured his eighth year-end No. 1 finish, which is a record in the ATP rankings history, surpassing Pete Sampras who has six. Additionally, Djokovic has achieved an impressive milestone in his career by spending 402 weeks at No. 1 on the ATP rankings, which is 100 weeks more than all other active players combined.
CAREER WEEKS AS ATP NO. 1 AMONG ACTIVE PLAYERS:
402: Novak Djokovic
209: Rafael Nadal
41: Andy Murray
36: Carlos Alcaraz
16: Daniil Medvedev
If you add Nadal’s 209, Murray’s 41, Alcaraz’s 36, and Medvedev’s 16 together, it totals 302—now a 100-week gap behind Djokovic.
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MOST YEAR-END #1 FINISHES IN ATP RANKINGS HISTORY (since 1973):8: Novak Djokovic 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆6: Pete Sampras 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆5: Jimmy Connors 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆5: Roger Federer 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆5: Rafael Nadal 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
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