Annual Number One Players

Unofficial world rankings for men and women determined by the London Daily Telegraph from 1914-72. Since then, official world rankings computed by men's and women's tours. Rankings included only amateur players from 1914 until the arrival of open (professional) tennis in 1968. No rankings were released during World Wars I and II.
 
 

Men

Multiple winners: Pete Sampras and Bill Tilden (6); Jimmy Connors (5); Henri Cochet, Rod Laver, Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe (4); John Newcombe and Fred Perry (3); Bjorn Borg, Don Budge, Ashley Cooper, Stefan Edberg, Roy Emerson, Neale Fraser, Jack Kramer, Rene Lacoste, Ilie Nastase, Frank Sedgman and Tony Trabert (2).
 
Year   
1914  Maurice McLoughlin
1915-18 No rankings
1919  Gerald Patterson
   
1920  Bill Tilden
1921  Bill Tilden
1922  Bill Tilden
1923  Bill Tilden
1924  Bill Tilden
1925  Bill Tilden
1926  Rene Lacoste
1927  Rene Lacoste
1928  Henri Cochet
1929  Henri Cochet
   
1930  Henri Cochet
1931  Henri Cochet
1932  Ellsworth Vines
1933  Jack Crawford
1934  Fred Perry
1935  Fred Perry
1936  Fred Perry
1937  Don Budge
1938  Don Budge
1939  Bobby Riggs
   
1940-45 No rankings
1946  Jack Kramer
1947  Jack Kramer
1948  Frank Parker
1949  Pancho Gonzales
   
1950  Budge Patty
1951  Frank Sedgman
1952  Frank Sedgman
1953  Tony Trabert
1954  Jaroslav Drobny
1955  Tony Trabert
1956  Lew Hoad
1957  Ashley Cooper
1958  Ashley Cooper
1959  Neale Fraser
   
1960  Neale Fraser
1961  Rod Laver
1962  Rod Laver
1963  Rafael Osuna
1964  Roy Emerson
1965  Roy Emerson
1966  Manuel Santana
1967  John Newcombe
1968  Rod Laver
1969  Rod Laver
   
1970  John Newcombe
1971  John Newcombe
1972  Ilie Nastase
1973  Ilie Nastase
1974  Jimmy Connors
1975  Jimmy Connors
1976  Jimmy Connors
1977  Jimmy Connors
1978  Jimmy Connors
1979  Bjorn Borg
   
1980  Bjorn Borg
1981  John McEnroe
1982  John McEnroe
1983  John McEnroe
1984  John McEnroe
1985  Ivan Lendl
1986  Ivan Lendl
1987  Ivan Lendl
1988  Mats Wilander
1989  Ivan Lendl
   
1990  Stefan Edberg
1991  Stefan Edberg
1992  Jim Courier
1993  Pete Sampras
1994  Pete Sampras
1995 Pete Sampras
1996 Pete Sampras
1997 Pete Sampras
1998  Pete Sampras
1999  Andre Agassi
 
 

Women

Multiple winners: Helen Wills Moody (9); Steffi Graf (8); Margaret Smith Court and Martina Navratilova (7); Chris Evert Lloyd (5); Margaret Osborne duPont and Billie Jean King (4); Maureen Connolly and Monica Seles (3); Maria Bueno, Althea Gibson, Suzanne Lenglen (2).
 
Year   
1925 Suzanne Lenglen
1926  Suzanne Lenglen
1927  Helen Wills
1928  Helen Wills
1929  Helen Wills Moody
   
1930  Helen Wills Moody
1931  Helen Wills Moody
1932  Helen Wills Moody
1933  Helen Wills Moody
1934  Dorothy Round
1935  Helen Wills Moody
1936  Helen Jacobs
1937  Anita Lizana
1938  Helen Wills Moody
1939  Alice Marble
   
1940-45 No rankings
1946  Pauline Betz
1947  Margaret Osborne
1948  Margaret duPont
1949  Margaret duPont
   
1950  Margaret duPont
1951  Doris Hart
1952  Maureen Connolly
1953  Maureen Connolly
1954  Maureen Connolly
1955  Louise Brough
1956  Shirley Fry
1957  Althea Gibson
1958  Althea Gibson
1959  Maria Bueno
   
1960  Maria Bueno
1961  Angela Mortimer
1962  Margaret Smith
1963  Margaret Smith
1964  Margaret Smith
1965  Margaret Smith
1966  Billie Jean King
1967  Billie Jean King
1968  Billie Jean King
1969  Margaret Court
   
1970  Margaret Court
1971  Evonne Goolagong
1972  Billie Jean King
1973  Margaret Court
1974  Billie Jean King
1975  Chris Evert
1976  Chris Evert
1977  Chris Evert
1978  Martina Navratilova
1979  Martina Navratilova
   
1980  Chris Evert Lloyd
1981  Chris Evert Lloyd
1982  Martina Navratilova
1983  Martina Navratilova
1984  Martina Navratilova
1985  Martina Navratilova
1986  Martina Navratilova
1987  Steffi Graf
1988  Steffi Graf
1989  Steffi Graf
   
1990  Steffi Graf
1991  Monica Seles
1992  Monica Seles
1993  Steffi Graf
1994  Steffi Graf
1995 Steffi Graf
  & Monica Seles
1996 Steffi Graf
1997 Martina Hingis
1998  Lindsay Davenport
1999  Martina Hingis
 

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