List of highest ranked tennis players per country
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This article lists the professional tennis players who reached the highest ranking among their compatriots during the Open Era. The rankings used are ATP rankings for men (since 23 August 1973 for singles, and 1 March 1976 for doubles) and WTA rankings for women (since 3 November 1975 for singles, and 4 September 1984 for doubles).
On 11 September 2017, Garbiñe Muguruza and Rafael Nadal made Spain the first country since the United States 14 years ago to simultaneously top both the ATP and the WTA rankings, with Muguruza making her debut in the No. 1 spot. The most recent previous such pair were Serena Williams and Andre Agassi, 28 April to 11 May, 2003.[1]
Top ranked by country – singles
Men
Women
* Monica Seles is included twice due to change of citizenship.
Most successful by country in an Open Era Grand Slam – singles
Men
Oceania
- Australia: Champion (x5)
- New Zealand: Finalist
North America
- Bahamas: Third Round
- Barbados: First Round
- Canada: Finalist
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic: Third Round
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Haiti: Fourth Round
- Jamaica: Third Round (x2)
- Mexico: Semifinalist (x3)
- United States: Champion (x14)
South America
- Argentina: Champion (x4)
- Bolivia: Third Round
- Brazil: Champion (x3)
- Chile: Finalist
- Colombia: Third Round (x3)
- Ecuador: Champion
- Paraguay: Finalist
- Peru: Quarterfinalist (x2)
- Uruguay: Quarterfinalist
- Venezuela: Third Round
Africa
- Algeria: First Round
- Egypt: Quarterfinalist
- Kenya: Second Round
- Morocco: Quarterfinalist (x4)
- Nigeria: Fourth Round
- Senegal: First Round (x4)
- South Africa: Champion
- Tunisia: Third Round (x2)
- Zimbabwe: Quarterfinalist (x2)
Asia
- Armenia: Fourth Round (x2)
- China: Second Round
- Chinese Taipei: Quarterfinalist
- Georgia: Finalist
- Hong Kong
- India: Quarterfinalist (x4)
- Indonesia
- Iran: Second Round
- Israel: Quarterfinalist
- Japan: Finalist
- Kazakhstan: Fourth Round (x2)
- Pakistan: Third Round
- Philippines: Second Round (x5)
- South Korea: Semifinalist
- Thailand: Fourth Round (x3)
- Turkey: Second Round (x7)
- Uzbekistan: Fourth Round (x3)
- Vietnam
Europe
- Austria: Champion
- Belarus: Quarterfinalist
- Belgium: Semifinalist
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Third Round (x5)
- Bulgaria: Semifinalist (x3)
- Croatia: Champion
- Cyprus: Finalist
- Czech Republic: Champion (x8)
- Denmark: Quarterfinalist
- Estonia: Third Round
- Finland: Quarterfinalist (x3)
- France: Champion
- Germany: Champion (x6)
- Greece: Finalist (x2)
- Hungary: Quarterfinalist (x2)
- Iceland
- Ireland: Fourth Round
- Italy: Champion
- Latvia: Semifinalist
- Lithuania: Third Round (x4)
- Luxembourg: Quarterfinalist (x2)
- Macedonia
- Moldova: Third Round (x4)
- Monaco: Third Round
- Montenegro
- Netherlands: Champion
- Norway: Finalist (x2)
- Poland: Semifinalist
- Portugal: Fourth Round (x2)
- Romania: Champion (x2)
- Russia: Champion (x2)
- Serbia: Champion (x22)
- Novak Djokovic
- 2008 Australian Open, 2011 Australian Open, 2011 Wimbledon, 2011 US Open, 2012 Australian Open, 2013 Australian Open, 2014 Wimbledon, 2015 Australian Open, 2015 Wimbledon, 2015 US Open, 2016 Australian Open, 2016 French Open, 2018 Wimbledon, 2018 US Open, 2019 Australian Open, 2019 Wimbledon, 2020 Australian Open, 2021 Australian Open, 2021 French Open, 2021 Wimbledon, 2022 Wimbledon, 2023 Australian Open
- Novak Djokovic
- Slovakia: Finalist (x2)
- Slovenia: Third Round (x6)
- Spain: Champion (x22)
- Rafael Nadal
- 2005 French Open, 2006 French Open, 2007 French Open, 2008 French Open, 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 Australian Open, 2010 French Open, 2010 Wimbledon, 2010 US Open, 2011 French Open, 2012 French Open, 2013 French Open, 2013 US Open, 2014 French Open, 2017 French Open, 2017 US Open, 2018 French Open, 2019 French Open, 2019 US Open, 2020 French Open, 2022 Australian Open, 2022 French Open
- Rafael Nadal
- Sweden: Champion (x11)
- Switzerland: Champion (x20)
- Roger Federer
- 2003 Wimbledon, 2004 Australian Open, 2004 Wimbledon, 2004 US Open, 2005 Wimbledon, 2005 US Open, 2006 Australian Open, 2006 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open, 2007 Australian Open, 2007 Wimbledon, 2007 US Open, 2008 US Open, 2009 French Open, 2009 Wimbledon, 2010 Australian Open, 2012 Wimbledon, 2017 Australian Open, 2017 Wimbledon, 2018 Australian Open
- Roger Federer
- Ukraine: Finalist
- United Kingdom: Champion (x3)
Women
Oceania
- Australia: Champion (x11)
- New Zealand: Semifinalist
North America
- Canada: Champion
- Mexico: Quarterfinalist (x2)
- Puerto Rico: Fourth Round (x2)
- United States: Champion (x23)
- Serena Williams
- 1999 US Open, 2002 French Open, 2002 Wimbledon, 2002 US Open, 2003 Australian Open, 2003 Wimbledon, 2005 Australian Open, 2007 Australian Open, 2008 US Open, 2009 Australian Open, 2009 Wimbledon, 2010 Australian Open, 2010 Wimbledon, 2012 Wimbledon, 2012 US Open, 2013 French Open, 2013 US Open, 2014 US Open, 2015 Australian Open, 2015 French Open, 2015 Wimbledon, 2016 Wimbledon, 2017 Australian Open
- Serena Williams
South America
- Argentina: Champion
- Brazil: Second Round (x7)
- Colombia: Semifinalist
- Paraguay: Fourth Round
- Peru: Quarterfinalist
- Venezuela: Fourth Round (x2)
Africa
- Egypt: Second Round (x2)
- Madagascar: Third Round (x3)
- Morocco: First Round (x2)
- South Africa: Semifinalist (x3)
- Tunisia: Finalist (x2)
- Zimbabwe: Fourth Round
Asia
- China: Champion (x2)
- Chinese Taipei: Quarterfinalist
- Georgia: Quarterfinalist
- India: Fourth Round
- Indonesia: Quarterfinalist
- Iran: Fourth Round (x2)
- Israel: Quarterfinalist (x2)
- Japan: Champion (x4)
- Kazakhstan: Champion
- South Korea: Third Round (x2)
- Thailand: Quarterfinalist
- Turkey: Second Round (x3)
- Uzbekistan: Third Round (x3)
Europe
- Albania
- Andorra
- Austria: Quarterfinalist (x2)
- Belarus: Champion (x2)
- Belgium: Champion (x7)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: First Round (x3)
- Bulgaria: Semifinalist (x2)
- Croatia: Champion
- Czech Republic: Champion (x4)
- Denmark: Champion
- Estonia: Quarterfinalist (x7)
- Finland: Second Round (x4)
- France: Champion (x2)
- Germany: Champion (x22)
- Steffi Graf
- 1987 French Open, 1988 Australian Open, 1988 French Open, 1988 Wimbledon, 1988 US Open, 1989 Australian Open, 1989 Wimbledon, 1989 US Open, 1990 Australian Open, 1991 Wimbledon, 1992 Wimbledon, 1993 French Open, 1993 Wimbledon, 1993 US Open, 1994 Australian Open, 1995 French Open, 1995 Wimbledon, 1995 US Open, 1996 French Open, 1996 Wimbledon, 1996 US Open, 1999 Wimbledon
- Steffi Graf
- Greece: Semifinalist (x2)
- Hungary: Fourth Round (x2)
- Ireland
- Italy: Champion
- Latvia: Champion
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg: Third Round (x3)
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Moldova
- Montenegro: Third Round (x2)
- Netherlands: Finalist
- Norway: First Round
- Poland: Champion (x3)
- Portugal: Third Round (x3)
- Romania: Champion (x2)
- Russia: Champion (x5)
- Serbia: Champion
- Slovakia: Finalist
- Slovenia: Semifinalist
- Spain: Champion (x4)
- Sweden: Semifinalist (x2)
- Switzerland: Champion (x5)
- Ukraine: Semifinalist (x2)
- United Kingdom: Champion (x3)
Top ranked by country – doubles
Men
Women
Footnotes
- ^ Matt Doyle ranked world number 56 in 1983. He represented Ireland in the Davis Cup from 1981 but did not acquire Irish nationality until 1985.
- ^ Although Gagliardi has a career high singles ranking of 42 in 2002, she switched nationalities to represent Switzerland starting in July 1997.
- ^ Although Nortje has a career high singles ranking of 447 in 1989, she did not represent Namibia until it became an independent country in 21 March 1990.
References
- ^ "Garbine Muguruza joins Rafael Nadal as World No 1". The Indian Express. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
- ^ "Guy Orly Iradukunda | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Christopher Cajigan | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Fahad Al Saad | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Lighton Ndefwayi | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Blessing Samuel | Player Stats & More – WTA Official".
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