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Marcelo Ríos
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Marcelo Ríos reached world number one in March 1998 after winning Indian Wells and Miami back to back, and he remains the only man to hold the top ranking without winning a major singles title. His left-handed timing and anticipation brought him 18 tour titles, including five Masters events, and the 1998 Australian Open final.
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David Ferrer
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David Ferrer won 27 tour titles, including the 2012 Paris Masters, and reached a career high of third in the world, all in the era of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray. He reached the 2013 French Open final and helped Spain win the Davis Cup three times. His relentless consistency made him the benchmark for everyone just below the very top.
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David Nalbandian
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David Nalbandian had one of the cleanest backhands of his generation and a habit of beating the best on big occasions. He reached the 2002 Wimbledon final, won the 2005 Masters Cup by coming from two sets down against Roger Federer, and in 2007 won Madrid and Paris, beating both Federer and Rafael Nadal at each. He reached a career high of third.
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Nikolay Davydenko
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Nikolay Davydenko took the ball very early and hit flat from both sides, rushing even the best players. At the 2009 ATP World Tour Finals in London he beat Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Juan Martín del Potro on the way to the title, and he also won three Masters events. He reached a career high of third.
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Tommy Haas
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Tommy Haas reached world number two in 2002, won Olympic singles silver in Sydney and played three Australian Open semi-finals, despite injuries that cost him whole seasons. He kept winning tour titles into his mid-thirties and later became tournament director at Indian Wells. His career is a lesson in persistence and classical technique.
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Tim Henman
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Tim Henman carried British hopes at Wimbledon for a decade, reaching four semi-finals there between 1998 and 2002, and added semi-finals at the French Open and US Open in 2004. His serve-volley game won him 11 titles, including the 2003 Paris Masters, and a career high of fourth. He later joined the committee of the All England Club.
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Richard Gasquet
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Richard Gasquet played more than two decades on the tour, winning 16 titles and reaching three Grand Slam semi-finals, two at Wimbledon and one at the US Open. His one-handed backhand made him one of the most admired players to watch, and he helped France win the 2017 Davis Cup. He reached a career high of seventh and retired at the 2025 French Open.
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Tomáš Berdych
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Tomáš Berdych combined a big serve with flat, powerful groundstrokes and spent years in the world's top ten, reaching a career high of fourth. He reached the 2010 Wimbledon final after beating Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, won the 2005 Paris Masters, and led the Czech Republic to Davis Cup titles in 2012 and 2013.
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga burst through by reaching the 2008 Australian Open final, crushing Rafael Nadal in the semi-final, and went on to win two Masters titles, Paris in 2008 and Canada in 2014. His explosive serve and forehand took him to a career high of fifth, and he was part of the French team that won the 2017 Davis Cup.
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Gaël Monfils
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Gaël Monfils is one of the most athletic and entertaining players of his generation, with sliding defence and acrobatic shot-making. Beyond the highlights, he reached a career high of sixth, Grand Slam semi-finals at the French Open and US Open, and kept winning tour titles well into his late thirties, a sign of how durable his talent has been.
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Kei Nishikori
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Kei Nishikori became the first Asian man to reach a Grand Slam singles final, at the 2014 US Open, after beating Novak Djokovic in the semi-final. His quick, early ball-striking took him to world number four, and he won Olympic bronze in Rio in 2016, Japan's first Olympic tennis medal for nearly a century.
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Milos Raonic
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Milos Raonic built one of the biggest serves of his era into a complete attacking game, becoming the first Canadian man to reach a Grand Slam singles final, at Wimbledon in 2016. That year he also reached the Australian Open semi-finals and a career high of third. Injuries cut short his peak, but his serve remains a reference for big servers.
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Grigor Dimitrov
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Grigor Dimitrov won the 2017 ATP Finals without losing a match all week, and reached a career high of third that year. He has played Grand Slam semi-finals at three of the four majors and won a Masters title in Cincinnati, and his all-court variety has kept him competitive for well over a decade.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas
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Stefanos Tsitsipas won the 2019 ATP Finals at 21, reached the 2021 French Open and 2023 Australian Open finals, and won the Monte Carlo Masters three times. He reached a career high of third and has spent several seasons in the top ten, one of the most consistent records of any player born in the late 1990s.
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Casper Ruud
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Casper Ruud reached three Grand Slam finals in two seasons, at the French Open in 2022 and 2023 and the US Open in 2022, and rose to world number two. Norway's first major star, he has won a long run of tour titles, including the 2025 Madrid Open, through a reliable, heavy-topspin game.
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Taylor Fritz
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Taylor Fritz reached the 2024 US Open final, the first American man in a major final for 15 years, and the ATP Finals final that same season. His big serve and flat forehand also won him the 2022 Indian Wells title against Rafael Nadal, and he has spent several seasons as the leading American man in the top ten.
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Jelena Janković
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Jelena Janković finished 2008 as world number one, reached that year's US Open final and won 15 tour titles thanks to outstanding defence and a superb backhand down the line. She also won the 2007 Wimbledon mixed doubles title with Jamie Murray, which, under this list's definition, does not count as a singles major.
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Elena Dementieva
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Elena Dementieva won Olympic singles gold in Beijing in 2008, after silver in Sydney in 2000, and reached both the French Open and US Open finals in 2004. Her powerful groundstrokes took her to world number three and 16 tour titles, despite a serve that was often the weakest part of her game.
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Dinara Safina
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Dinara Safina reached world number one in April 2009 and three Grand Slam singles finals in barely a year, at the French Open in 2008 and 2009 and the Australian Open in 2009. She also won Olympic silver in 2008 and a doubles major. A back injury effectively ended her career in 2011, when she was 25.
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Agnieszka Radwańska
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Agnieszka Radwańska reached world number two, the 2012 Wimbledon final and four other Grand Slam semi-finals, and won the 2015 WTA Finals. Her 20 tour titles came through touch, anticipation and inventive shot-making against more powerful opponents, and she was voted the fans' favourite player on the WTA Tour several years running.
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Karolína Plíšková
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Karolína Plíšková reached world number one in 2017 and two Grand Slam finals, at the 2016 US Open and Wimbledon in 2021. Her serve, one of the best in the women's game, helped her lead the tour in aces for several seasons and win more than 15 titles, including the 2019 Italian Open. She also helped the Czech Republic win the Fed Cup.
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Ons Jabeur
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Ons Jabeur reached three Grand Slam finals in 2022 and 2023, two at Wimbledon and one at the US Open, and rose to world number two, the highest ranking ever held by an African or Arab player. Her imaginative game inspired a generation in North Africa and the Arab world. After the birth of her son in 2026, she is preparing a return to the tour.
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Jessica Pegula
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Jessica Pegula broke through late, reaching the top ten in her late twenties, and then stayed there. She reached the 2024 US Open final and a career high of third, and has won several WTA 1000 titles with clean, early ball-striking and excellent anticipation. She has also been a leading doubles player, reaching a Grand Slam doubles final.
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Elina Svitolina
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Elina Svitolina won the 2018 WTA Finals, Olympic singles bronze in Tokyo and 20 tour titles, and reached a career high of third. She has played Grand Slam semi-finals at Wimbledon and the US Open, including a run to the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2023 only months after returning from maternity leave, and she has been an outspoken voice for Ukraine.
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