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]
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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: First Round (x3)
- 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
- Uzbekistan: Fourth Round (x3)
- Vietnam
Europe
- Austria: Champion
- Belarus: Quarterfinalist
- Belgium: Quarterfinalist (x3)
- 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
- Hungary: Quarterfinalist (x2)
- Iceland
- Ireland: Fourth Round
- Italy: Champion
- Latvia: Semifinalist
- Lithuania: Third Round (x3)
- Luxembourg: Quarterfinalist (x2)
- Macedonia
- Moldova: Third Round (x3)
- Monaco: Third Round
- Montenegro
- Netherlands: Champion
- Norway: Finalist
- Poland: Semifinalist
- Portugal: Fourth Round (x2)
- Romania: Champion (x2)
- Russia: Champion (x2)
- Serbia: Champion (x20)
- 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
- 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 (x6)
- Colombia: Semifinalist
- Paraguay: Fourth Round
- Peru: Quarterfinalist
- Venezuela: Fourth Round (x2)
Africa
- Egypt: Second Round
- Madagascar: Third Round (x3)
- Morocco: First Round (x2)
- South Africa: Semifinalist (x3)
- Tunisia: Quarterfinalist (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: Quarterfinalist (x3)
- 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 Graff
- 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 Graff
- Greece: Semifinalist (x2)
- Hungary: Fourth Round (x2)
- Ireland
- Italy: Champion
- Latvia: Champion
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg: Third Round (x3)
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Moldova
- Montenegro: Third Round
- Netherlands: Finalist
- Norway: First Round
- Poland: Champion (x2)
- 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
| Nation | Ranking | Player(s) | Date reached |
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
1 | Paul McNamee John Fitzgerald Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
25 May 1981 8 July 1991 6 July 1992 16 November 1992 |
 Austria |
2 | Oliver Marach | 28 May 2018 |
 Bahamas |
1 | Mark Knowles | 24 June 2002 |
 Belarus |
1 | Max Mirnyi | 9 June 2003 |
 Belgium |
10 | Dick Norman | 26 April 2010 |
 Brazil |
1 | Marcelo Melo | 2 November 2015 |
 Canada |
1 | Grant Connell Daniel Nestor |
15 November 1993 3 November 2002 |
 Chile |
5 | Hans Gildemeister | 27 April 1987 |
 Colombia |
1 | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah |
15 Jul 2019 |
 Croatia |
1 | Mate Pavić Nikola Mektić |
21 May 2018 18 October 2021 |
 Czech Republic |
1 | Tomáš Šmíd | 17 December 1984 |
 Ecuador |
1 | Andrés Gómez | 15 September 1986 |
 El Salvador |
14 | Marcelo Arévalo | 06 June 2022 |
 Finland |
1 | Henri Kontinen | 3 April 2017 |
 France |
1 | Yannick Noah Nicolas Mahut |
25 August 1986 6 June 2016 |
 Germany |
6 | Boris Becker Udo Riglewski |
22 September 1986 25 March 1991 |
 India |
1 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
26 April 1999 21 June 1999 |
 Indonesia |
81 | Christopher Rungkat | 25 February 2019 |
 Israel |
5 | Andy Ram Jonathan Erlich |
7 July 2008 |
 Italy |
7 | Fabio Fognini | 20 July 2015 |
 Latvia |
108 | Ģirts Dzelde | 4 October 1993 |
 Mexico |
1 | Raúl Ramírez | 12 April 1976 |
 Netherlands |
1 | Tom Okker Paul Haarhuis Jacco Eltingh |
5 February 1979 31 January 1994 16 January 1995 |
 Peru |
15 | Luis Horna | 2 February 2009 |
 Philippines |
18 | Treat Huey | 11 July 2016 |
 Poland |
1 | Łukasz Kubot | 8 January 2018 |
 Romania |
2 | Horia Tecău | 23 November 2015 |
 Serbia |
1 | Nenad Zimonjić | 17 November 2008 |
 Serbia and Montenegro |
9 | Nenad Zimonjić | 20 March 2006 |
 South Africa |
1 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan Danie Visser Pieter Aldrich |
1 March 1976 25 April 1977 29 January 1990 23 July 1990 |
 Spain |
1 | Emilio Sánchez | 3 April 1989 |
 Sweden |
1 | Anders Järryd Stefan Edberg Jonas Björkman |
12 August 1985 9 June 1986 9 July 2001 |
 Switzerland |
8 | Marc Rosset | 2 November 1992 |
 United Kingdom |
1 | Jamie Murray Joe Salisbury |
04 April 2016 04 April 2022 |
 United States |
1 | John McEnroe Stan Smith Peter Fleming Robert Seguso Ken Flach Jim Grabb Jim Pugh Rick Leach David Pate Kelly Jones Richey Reneberg Patrick Galbraith Jonathan Stark Jared Palmer Alex O'Brien Donald Johnson Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
27 April 1981 2 March 1981 1 February 1982 9 September 1985 14 October 1985 12 June 1989 19 June 1989 26 March 1990 14 January 1991 12 October 1992 1 February 1993 18 October 1993 1 August 1994 20 March 2000 8 May 2000 28 January 2002 8 September 2003 8 September 2003 |
 Yugoslavia |
1 | Slobodan Živojinović | 8 September 1986 |
 Zimbabwe |
1 | Byron Black | 14 February 1994 |
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 Nguyen has a career high singles ranking of 189 in 2015, he did not represent Vietnam until October 2019.
- ↑ 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.
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