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.

Top ranked by country – singles

Men Nation Ranking Player(s) Date reached 114 Lamine Ouahab 21 September 2009 505 Joan Jiménez-Guerra 11 October 1999 1142 Nélson de Almeida 14 June 1999 1021 Jody Maginley 21 October 2019 2 Guillermo Vilas 30 April 1975 38 Sargis Sargsian 12 January 2004 453 Jose-Luis Muguruza 12 June 2006 1 John Newcombe Patrick Rafter Lleyton Hewitt 3 June 1974 26 July 1999 19 November 2001 1 Thomas Muster 12 February 1996 247 Emin Ağayev 21 June 2004 96 Roger Smith Mark Knowles 1 August 1988 24 June 1996 1413 Abdul-Rahman Shehab 20 September 2004 1242 Hira Lal 10 June 1996 106 Darian King 8 May 2017 18 Max Mirnyi 18 August 2003 7 David Goffin 20 November 2017 354 Arnaud Segodo 2 February 2004 457 Steven Alger 4 January 1981 32 Mario Martinez 12 September 1983 23 Damir Džumhur 2 July 2018 1155 Petrus Molefe 13 December 1999 1 Gustavo Kuerten 4 December 2000 1096 Ak Aki Ismasufian 11 January 1993 3 Grigor Dimitrov 20 November 2017 1580 Joel Meda 30 April 2018 610 Guy Orly Iradukunda 14 January 2019 995 Bun Kenny 17 October 2022 1070 Pierre Otolo-Metomo 19 December 2001 3 Milos Raonic 21 November 2016 1146 Nigel Mitten 14 July 2003 904 Samir Douat M'Bioka 7 July 1997 1 Marcelo Ríos 30 March 1998 31 Zhang Zhizhen 22 July 2024 33 Lu Yen-hsun 1 November 2010 28 Santiago Giraldo 29 September 2014 55 Juan Antonio Marín 11 October 1999 2 Goran Ivanišević* 4 July 1994 131 Mario Tabares 28 August 1989 1139 Michael-John Every 17 February 2020 8 Marcos Baghdatis 21 August 2006 2 Petr Korda 2 February 1998 1 Ivan Lendl 28 February 1983 4 Holger Rune 21 August 2023 43 Víctor Estrella 13 July 2015 4 Andrés Gómez 11 June 1990 34 Ismail El Shafei 8 April 1975 139 Marcelo Arévalo 2 July 2018 71 Jürgen Zopp 10 September 2012 13 Jarkko Nieminen 10 July 2006 3 Yannick Noah 7 July 1986 1385 Kryce-Didier Momo-Kassa 3 November 2003 16 Nikoloz Basilashvili 27 May 2019 1 Boris Becker 28 January 1991 275 Henry Adjei-Darko 30 January 2006 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas 9 August 2021 1163 Jean-Christian Morandais 23 September 2024 1591 Christopher Cajigan 30 July 2018 275 Christopher Díaz Figueroa 30 September 2013 22 Ronald Agénor 8 May 1989 1580 Jaime Bendeck 30 April 2018 92 Coleman Wong 3 August 2026 12 Balázs Taróczy 5 April 1982 703 Arnar Sigurdsson 7 May 2007 18 Vijay Amritraj 20 October 1980 240 Suwandi 18 June 2001 146 Taghi Akbari 3 June 1974 129 Conor Niland 6 December 2010 18 Amos Mansdorf 16 November 1987 1 Jannik Sinner 10 June 2024 200 Claude N'Goran 7 August 1995 98 Dustin Brown 26 July 2010 4 Kei Nishikori 2 March 2015 181 Abdullah Shelbayh 29 January 2024 10 Alexander Bublik 12 January 2026 100 Paul Wekesa 1 May 1995 790 Vullnet Tashi 23 July 2018 336 Mohammad Ghareeb 17 July 2006 607 Daniiar Duldaev 14 July 2014 10 Ernests Gulbis 9 June 2014 154 Benjamin Hassan 1 July 2024 1863 Ahmed Mouhan 16 December 2024 1614 Vital Flurin Leuch 17 September 2018 50 Ričardas Berankis 23 May 2016 21 Gilles Müller 31 July 2017 1009 Antso Rakotondramanga 29 April 2013 291 V. Selvam 12 December 1994 820 Veerawah Selvam 1 October 1990 875 Gordon Asciak 9 May 1994 570 Kamil Patel 6 December 1999 4 Raúl Ramírez 7 November 1976 39 Radu Albot 5 August 2019 16 Valentin Vacherot 4 May 2026 263 Goran Tošić 7 June 2010 14 Younes El Aynaoui 11 March 2003 1764 Bruno Nhavene 19 May 2025 976 Jurgens Strydom 12 November 2007 3 Tom Okker 2 March 1974 218 Jean-Julien Rojer 15 August 2005 18 Onny Parun 16 September 1975 987 Joaquin Guilleme 13 July 2026 52 Nduka Odizor 11 June 1984 242 Predrag Rusevski 11 February 2008 340 Colin Sinclair 18 September 2023 2 Casper Ruud 12 September 2022 1212 Khalid Al Nabhani 17 March 2003 34 Haroon Rahim 24 October 1977 1417 Alberto Gonzalez 12 February 2007 9 Víctor Pecci 24 March 1980 18 Jaime Yzaga 30 October 1989 72 Cecil Mamiit 11 October 1999 6 Hubert Hurkacz 5 August 2024 28 João Sousa 16 May 2016 120 Miguel Nido 23 April 1990 950 Sultan Al-Alawi 11 September 2000 1 Ilie Năstase 23 August 1973 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Marat Safin Daniil Medvedev 3 May 1999 20 November 2000 28 February 2022 1422 Eric Hagenimana 11 October 2004 1101 Marco De Rossi 26 September 2022 1303 Fahad Al Saad 4 October 2004 74 Yahiya Doumbia 19 September 1988 1 Novak Djokovic* 4 July 2011 63 Novak Djokovic* 29 May 2006 1194 Sahr Timothy Kpulun 26 September 2011 655 Wei Pin Choo 30 November 1992 6 Karol Kučera 14 September 1998 43 Grega Žemlja Aljaž Bedene 15 July 2013 19 February 2018 956 Michael Leong 22 June 2009 5 Kevin Curren Kevin Anderson 22 July 1985 16 July 2018 19 Chung Hyeon 2 April 2018 9 Alex Metreveli 3 July 1974 1 Carlos Moyá Juan Carlos Ferrero Rafael Nadal Carlos Alcaraz 15 March 1999 8 September 2003 18 August 2008 12 September 2022 292 Sivagnanam Suresh 4 January 1981 1488 Gaafar El Sadig Mohammed Youssif 6 February 2006 6 February 2006 1 Björn Borg Mats Wilander Stefan Edberg 23 August 1977 12 September 1988 13 August 1990 1 Roger Federer 2 February 2004 299 Hazem Naw 28 October 2024 1393 Dilshod Sharifi 9 July 2012 1024 Ronald Rugimbana 14 July 2003 9 Paradorn Srichaphan 12 May 2003 316 Komlavi Loglo 1 October 2007 969 Joseph Cadogan 12 September 2011 42 Malek Jaziri 12 November 2018 77 Marsel İlhan 2 March 2015 1115 Isa Mämmetgulyýew 25 July 2016 509 Patrick Tibbs 4 January 1982 4 Andriy Medvedev 16 May 1994 805 Omar Alawadhi 14 July 2003 1 Andy Murray 7 November 2016 1 Jimmy Connors John McEnroe Jim Courier Pete Sampras Andre Agassi Andy Roddick 29 July 1974 3 March 1980 10 February 1992 12 April 1993 10 April 1995 3 November 2003 1038 Larry Angus 18 June 1990 19 Pablo Cuevas 15 August 2016 33 Denis Istomin 13 August 2012 66 Jorge Andrew 31 December 1978 231 Lý Hoàng Nam 28 November 2022 7 Goran Ivanišević* 28 January 1991 913 Dermot Sweeney 30 November 1992 22 Byron Black 29 April 1996

* Goran Ivanišević is included for both Yugoslavia and Croatia, and Novak Djokovic is included for both Serbia and Montenegro, and Serbia.

Women Nation Ranking Player(s) Date reached 1061 Daniela Islamaj 21 June 2010 370 Samia Medjahdi 7 August 2006 89 Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva 16 March 2026 373 Helga Vieira 16 July 2001 3 Gabriela Sabatini 27 February 1989 36 Elina Avanesyan 17 March 2025 1 Evonne Goolagong Cawley Ashleigh Barty 26 April 1976 24 June 2019 7 Barbara Schett 13 September 1999 1141 Kamilla Farhad 7 November 2011 916 Kerrie Cartwright 11 June 2018 1 Victoria Azarenka Aryna Sabalenka 30 January 2012 11 September 2023 1 Kim Clijsters Justine Henin 11 August 2003 20 October 2003 974 Gloriana Goreti Nahum 21 July 2025 187 María Fernanda Álvarez Terán 28 September 2009 99 Mervana Jugić-Salkić 21 June 2004 10 Beatriz Haddad Maia 12 June 2023 3 Manuela Maleeva 4 February 1985 212 Sada Nahimana 16 March 2026 560 Andrea Ka 12 June 2017 989 Karine Marion Job 23 February 2026 4 Bianca Andreescu 21 October 2019 162 Daniela Seguel 28 July 2018 2 Li Na 17 February 2014 23 Hsieh Su-wei 25 February 2013 16 Fabiola Zuluaga 17 January 2005 624 Paula Umaña 7 November 1994 4 Iva Majoli 5 February 1996 391 Iluminada Concepción 17 July 1989 152 Raluca Șerban 24 July 2023 1 Karolína Plíšková 17 July 2017 3 Hana Mandlíková 16 April 1984 1 Caroline Wozniacki 11 October 2010 219 Joelle Schad 21 October 1996 287 María Dolores Campana 27 February 1995 31 Mayar Sherif 19 June 2023 772 Ingrid Gonzalez 18 October 1993 2 Anett Kontaveit 6 June 2022 1199 Saoirse Breen 15 September 2025 50 Emma Laine 7 August 2006 1 Amélie Mauresmo 13 September 2004 1094 Celestine Avomo Ella 26 August 2019 18 Leila Meskhi 31 August 1992 1 Steffi Graf Angelique Kerber 17 August 1984 12 September 2016 3 Maria Sakkari 21 March 2022 1096 Anne Sophie Morandais 2 December 2019 608 Kirsten-Andrea Weedon 5 August 2019 397 Neyssa Etienne 14 June 2004 58 Patricia Hy 13 April 1987 7 Andrea Temesvári 23 January 1984 27 Sania Mirza 27 August 2007 19 Yayuk Basuki 6 October 1997 914 Mandegar Farzami 20 July 2026 181 Kelly Liggan 15 September 2003 11 Shahar Pe'er 31 January 2011 4 Francesca Schiavone Jasmine Paolini 31 January 2011 28 October 2024 347 Iwalani McCalla 21 August 1995 1 Naomi Osaka 28 January 2019 1 Elena Rybakina 14 September 2026 414 Angella Okutoyi 19 January 2026 352 Arlinda Rushiti 9 January 2023 163 Ksenia Palkina Ulukan 16 March 2009 5 Jeļena Ostapenko 19 March 2018 137 Stephanie Vogt 24 February 2014 197 Lina Stančiūtė 28 September 2009 18 Anne Kremer 29 July 2002 44 Dally Randriantefy 11 April 2005 329 Khoo Chin-bee 15 September 2003 235 Francesca Curmi 20 July 2026 233 Marinne Giraud 9 February 2009 34 Angélica Gavaldón 1 January 1996 132 Svetlana Komleva 13 March 1995 87 Emmanuelle Gagliardi 8 June 1997 46 Danka Kovinić 22 February 2016 139 Bahia Mouhtassine 24 June 2002 473 Elizma Nortje 25 March 1990 1358 Abhilasha Bista 27 May 2024 4 Kiki Bertens 13 May 2019 867 Carolann Delaunay 28 October 2024 17 Belinda Cordwell 4 December 1989 549 Clara Udofa 10 November 1997 170 Lina Gjorcheska 12 June 2017 174 Amy Jönsson 4 July 1988 362 Fatma Al-Nabhani 4 October 2010 943 Ushna Suhail 12 December 2016 276 Abigail Tere-Apisah 6 August 2018 51 Rossana de los Ríos 12 November 2001 14 Laura Arraya 4 March 1990 18 Alexandra Eala 24 August 2026 1 Iga Świątek 4 April 2022 76 Michelle Larcher de Brito 6 July 2009 27 Kristina Brandi Monica Puig 4 December 2000 26 September 2016 1 Simona Halep 9 October 2017 1 Maria Sharapova Dinara Safina 22 August 2005 20 April 2009 662 Steffi Carruthers 13 October 2014 448 Francesca Guardigli 4 August 1997 1 Ana Ivanovic Jelena Janković 9 June 2008 11 August 2008 9 Jelena Dokic 17 February 2003 438 Stefanie Tan 15 May 2017 4 Dominika Cibulková 20 March 2017 20 Katarina Srebotnik 7 August 2006 3 Amanda Coetzer 3 November 1997 45 Cho Yoon-jeong 14 July 2003 5 Natalya Zvereva 22 May 1989 1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Garbiñe Muguruza 6 February 1995 11 September 2017 268 Lihini Weerasuriya 15 February 1993 10 Catarina Lindqvist 15 April 1985 1 Martina Hingis 31 March 1997 19 Tamarine Tanasugarn 13 May 2002 905 Yolande Leacock 18 April 2011 2 Ons Jabeur 27 June 2022 48 Zeynep Sönmez 13 July 2026 536 Anastasiya Prenko 3 May 2010 3 Elina Svitolina 11 September 2017 2 Virginia Wade 3 November 1975 1 Chris Evert Martina Navratilova Tracy Austin Monica Seles* Lindsay Davenport Jennifer Capriati Venus Williams Serena Williams 3 November 1975 10 July 1978 7 April 1980 15 August 1995 12 October 1998 15 October 2001 25 February 2002 8 July 2002 218 Patricia Miller 30 January 1989 16 Iroda Tulyaganova 17 June 2002 26 María Vento-Kabchi 19 July 2004 612 Nguyen Thuy-Dung 25 May 2009 1 Monica Seles* 11 March 1991 31 Cara Black 15 March 1999 * Monica Seles is included for both United States and Yugoslavia.

Best result by country in an Open Era Grand Slam – singles

Men

Nation Grand Slams Won Player(s) 51 Pete Sampras (14), Jimmy Connors (8), Andre Agassi (8), John McEnroe (7), Jim Courier (4), Arthur Ashe (3), Stan Smith (2), Roscoe Tanner, Vitas Gerulaitis, Johan Kriek, Michael Chang, Andy Roddick36 Rafael Nadal (22), Carlos Alcaraz (7), Sergi Bruguera (2), Andrés Gimeno, Manuel Orantes, Carlos Moyá, Albert Costa, Juan Carlos Ferrero

Oceania Australia: Champion (x20) Rod Laver 1968 Wimbledon, 1969 Australian Open, 1969 French Open, 1969 Wimbledon, 1969 US Open John Newcombe