All Time Weeks @ #1 Record

1881- Renshaw wins Wimbledon 1881, beating 4 top 7 players to do it, becomes #1 on Monday, July 11, 1881., 1 YE #1

1882- Brother Ernie wins everything else but loses only 2 matches of year that matter, to Willie in Irish F and Wimbledon F. Willie defends Wimbledon title, retains #1, 2 YE #1, 77 weeks at #1

1883- Willie vacates Irish title, Ernie wins it. Lawford won London Athletic Club and Prince's Club, Wilberforce wins Manchester. Ernie Renshaw had to play Lawford first round which is a joke but Ernie won it in 5. Horrible seeding. After that match, Ernie marches to the finals where once again he loses to William Renshaw, 5 sets again. Ernie may be the best of the rest, but Willie is still the best. 53 weeks at #1 due to there being 53 Monday's in 1883. 130 weeks at #1, 3 YE #1

1884- Lawford, who invented the topspin forehand by the way, beat the US champ Sears at the Irish and Ernie in the finals, both in straights. Lawford wins London Athletic Club as well, and looks poised to challenge Willie Renshaw for the Wimbledon title and #1 crown. Lawford had to play Wilberforce first round so this is 2 years in a row they give Lawford a top contender first round, do they have beef with him? Lawford wins in straights, Ernie loses SF, and Lawford plays Willie in the finals. But Renshaw holds firm and takes his title once more, in straights and with a bagel in the first, wow. Willie Renshaw retains #1 and Wimbledon, 52 weeks straight, 182 weeks, 4 YE #1

1885- Lawford def. Ernie in 5 in the Irish finals also wins British Covered Courts, Ernie Browne wins Bath and Cheltenham. At Wimbledon, Ernie Renshaw def. Ernie Browne in 5 in one SF, but then lost to Lawford in 5 in the all comers final. In the Final final, William Renshaw wins it 7-5 in the 4th, once again retaining the Wimbledon title and #1. 52 weeks, 5 YE #1, 234 weeks

1886- Ed Lake Williams wins Covered Courts over Lawford in the finals, Lawford wins the Irish over Willoughby Hamilton in the finals, Ernie Browne wins Cheltenham over James Dwight in the finals, Ernie Lewis wins London over Charles Ross in the finals, so plenty of contenders. Lawford def. Hamilton in QF, Ernie Lewis def. Ernie Renshaw in 5 in QF, then beats Wilberforce in 5 in the SF, but lost to Lawford in 5 in the all comers final. So once again we have Lawford vs. Willie Renshaw for everything, Lawford's 4th time in the final, 3rd time in the final vs. Renshaw. Renshaw wins AGAIN, 6-4 in the 4th this time, to once again retain #1 and Wimbledon. Another 52 weeks in 1886 leaves us with 6 YE #1, 286 weeks, wow the exact numbers of Sampras!

1887- 27 weeks until Monday, July 11, 1887 gives Renshaw 313 weeks. Renshaw was unable to defend his Wimbledon title due to tennis elbow, so the usual contenders got their best chance at the title. Herbert Lawford beat Ernie Renshaw in 5 sets to claim Wimbledon and #1 for the year. But William Renshaw was not done...

1888- Ernie Lewis wins Covered Courts, Ernie Renshaw win Irish, Harry Grove and Willougby Hamilton won big warm ups. William Renshaw the old champion played only Wimbledon. He beat Grove in the R16 but lost QF to Hamilton in 4. Ernie Renshaw def. Hamilton in SF in 4. Ernie Renshaw also beat Ernie Lews in 4 in the all comers final to set up a rematch with Lawford for Wimbledon and #1. Ernie wins it, in straights, and claims the title, and the title. Lawford gets 52 weeks at #1 and YE 1887, Ernie Renshaw gets 53 and YE 1888 since 1888 has 53 Mondays.

1889- Hamilton wins 4 Wimbledon warm ups and seems in the best form. Also the true comeback of William Renshaw, original GOAT. Beats Lewis at the Irish but loses to Hamilton in the finals. At Wimbledon, Hamilton def. Lewis in QF, Harry Barlow upsets Hamilton in the SF, and Willie Renshaw def. old nemesis Lawford in 4 sets in the other SF. Renshaw wins 3-6, 5-7, 8-6, 10-8, 8-6 to face his brother in the final final. Of course he beat him as usual, in 4, but Renshaw beating Lawford and Barlow, especially the Barlow match which possibly cemented him as the GOAT. Willie gets back to #1 on Monday, July 8, 1889, and holds 26 weeks until YE 1889, giving him 7 YE #1, giving him 339 weeks.

1890- Barlow, Hamilton, and Josh Pim do the best in the pre-Wimbledon run ups. At Wimbledon, Hamilton def. Pim in one SF, and Barlow over Lewis in the other. Hamilton def. Barlow in 5 in the all comers final, to set up the final battle with Renshaw. Hamilton def. Renshaw in 4 in the finals, toppling the GOAT finally and for all time, beating him again like he did in 1888. Renshaw got 27 final weeks as Hamilton became #1 on Monday July 7, 1890. Renshaw finishes with 366 weeks, 7 YE #1. Renshaw would not even play a match for 3 years after that as he became head of LTA in Britain. Renshaw played only sporadically 1893-1896 before retiring for good in 1896. Hamilton also retired after this match, not playing again until 1899 in a ceremonial first round. Pim loses to Hamilton at Wimbledon

1891- Ernie Lewis wins 2 big Wimbledon lead in events, but at the big one, with Renshaw and Hamilton both gone, the crown is vacant. Lewis has to give a walkover at Wimbledon and Pim loses to Baddeley in the Wimbledon finals as Baddeley assumes the crown

1892- Baddeley beats Pim at Waterloo and Wimbledon and keeps #1

1893- Pim finally wins Wimbledon, claims #1 on July 17 1893, Baddeley gets 2 years wire to wire.

1894- Loses twice to Baddeley in runups but wins Wimbledon over Baddeley to keep #1

1895- Baddeley wins Wimbledon, gets back #1, Baddeley now with 3 YE #1 to Pim's 2

1896- Harold Mahoney wins Wimbledon, get to #1, plays very well elsewhere too

1897- Reggie Doherty wins Wimbledon, get to #1 on July 5 1897, and begins a long reign, 1st YE #1, 26 weeks.

1898- Reggie loses to Mahoney at the Irish, but Laurie beats Harold at Wimbledon before Reggie defends the crown. YE #1 2nd, 78 weeks

1899- Reggie undefeated, wire to wire, 3rd YE #1, 52 weeks is 130 weeks

1900- Reggie again undefeated, wire to wire, 4th YE #1, 53 weeks is 183 weeks 1901- Reggie beats Laurie to win the Irish but loses to Gore at Wimbledon, on July 1 1901 Gore becomes #1, so Reggie ends with 208 weeks at 4 YE #1

1902- Arthur Gore had beaten Reggie Doherty at Wimbledon 1901 to take #1. Gore also beat Laurie Doherty 3 times in 1900, including at Wimbledon. 1901 Laurie got two wins over Gore in smaller events but lost very early shockingly at Wimbledon, while Gore of course won the title over Reggie and took #1. Laurie put up serious numbers, playing and winning a ton, going 35-3 in 1901, but again, lost the biggest event. In 1902, however, Laurie made the finals of Wimbledon and defeated Gore and took #1 on June 30, 1902. Laurie and Reggie actually did travel and play the US swing. Laurie went undefeated but gave several walkovers while Larned the US champ beat Reggie in US F and Davis Cup F. So Larned is good but Laurie still #1, gets 26 weeks, 1 YE #1, Gore got 51 weeks total.

1903- Laurie goes 26-0, defends Wimbledon, beats Larned in both Davis Cup and the USO, so undisputed #1, 52 more weeks is 2 YE #1, 78 weeks.

1904- Laurie defends Wimbledon, beats closest opponent Josiah Ritchie 3-1 H2H that year, 52 more weeks, 3 YE #1, 130 weeks

1905- Laurie undefeated for the year again, wins over Ritchie, Larned, defends Wimbledon, get the Davis Cup, another 52 weeks, 182 weeks, 4 YE #1

1906- Laurie undefeated once more, wins Davis Cup, defends Wimbledon, another 52 weeks, 5th YE #1, 235 weeks

1907- Laurie lost to Josiah Ritchie in Monte Carlo 1907 and retired to take up golf but does not lose #1 until Monday July 8, 1907, when Brookes beats Wilding, Ritchie, and Gore to win Wimbledon, also wins Davis Cup. Laurie gets 27 weeks for a total of 5 YE #1 and 262 weeks.

1908- Wilding goes 87-8 but loses Wimbledon and Davis Cup. Larned wins his only 2 events, USO and Davis Cup. Gore wins Wimbledon and Gold Medal and many other events and takes #1 on July 6 1908

1909- Wilding finally takes #1 on Monday October 25, 1909, after winning AO and goes on to win Davis Cup. Gore stays in Britain, Larned in US, Wilding down under, but he has the best numbers. Gets 9 weeks and YE #1

1910- Wilding consolidates #1. Goes 47-3, only 3 losses to Decugis the French champion. 52 weeks, 2nd YE #1, 61 weeks.

1911- Wilding goes 49-3, defends Wimbledon, 52 weeks, 3rd YE #1, 113 weeks

1912- Another wire to wire year, defends Wimbledon, 30-2 season, 4th YE #1, 165 weeks

1913- Wilding 49-1, 52 weeks, 5th YE #1, 217 weeks at #1

1914- Wilding had a great first part of the season, going 44-0 to start the year, before losing to Brookes in the Wimbledon finals, who takes over at #1 on July 6 1914. 27 weeks for Wilding gets him 244 weeks total with 5 YE #1. Brookes and Wilding both lose to McLaughlin at the Davis Cup, who then takes #1 as the war breaks out

1920- Tilden claimed first time #1 after USO 1920 Monday Sep 6 1920, after having won Wimbledon also, taking from Bill Johnston, 1st YE #1, also beat the French, British, and Australians in Davis Cup to make it undisputed, 2 slams, 1 YE #1, 17 weeks

1921- Tilden wins 3 slams and is wire to wire #1, also defends the Davis Cup, 5 slams, 2 YE #1, 69 weeks

1922- Tilden vacates Wimbledon title but retains USO, beating Patterson in SF and Johnston in F, to erase any doubts, if there were any, of who is #1. Also defended the Davis Cup. One could give a few weeks this year to Patterson on account of a Wimbledon title and a Australian Finals, but I would not, as Tilden not only defeated Patterson in the USO SF, but also in the Davis Cup F a few weeks after. So Tilden retains #1, wire to wire, even with 1 slam. Now Tilden 6 slams, 3 YE #1, 121 weeks

1923- Tilden once more refuses to play abroad, winning many US events instead. Leaving Johnston to claim Wimbledon and another slam. But once again, Tilden beats him in the US finals, this time soundly in straights. 67-1 for Tilden on the year, another 53 weeks this time since 1923 had 53 Mondays. Tilden with 7 slams, 4 YE #1, 174 weeks, also 4 Davis Cups which at the time was as big as a slam

1924- Tilden stays to his usual plan, winning US titles by the loads, going 68-3 on the year, exchewing foreign events, and forcing challengers to come to him at USO. Johnston vacates Wimbledon and Borotra beats Lacoste to win Wimbledon and the French are officially coming for the crown. Borotra also won the French (though it was only open to French at the time), and plot course to take the #1 from Tilden, the US title, and the Davis Cup, all in one shot. But first there was some Olympic business to take care of. Cochet got the Silver, Borotra the 4th place, Cochet def. Borotra in SF. Perhaps the French were exhausted after a long year, and stumbled at the final hurdle. Lacoste lost 4th round in the US to Johnston in 3 sets, Borotra lost 3rd round. Tilden of course won the title, beating Johnston in the finals. In Davis Cup, the French team lost to the Aussie in the Inter-Zonal finals, Lacoste winning both singles and the dubs but Borotra losing both singles, before the US team smashed the Aussies 5-0 in the Davis Cup finals. Tilden another 52 weeks, but the challenge has been thrown down. Tilden now with 8 slams, 5 Davis Cup, 5 YE #1, 226 weeks

1925- Tilden does his thing, wins 11 titles in the US ahead of the USO, with only 1 loss in the finals. 92- 1for the year. Does not play abroad. Lacoste wins 6 Euro events coming into RG. Borotra plays a much smaller schedule, preferring to peak at the big events. First open RG, but not a single US player played. Lacoste continues his big run of form, winning his 7th title of the season, RG, over Borotra in the finals in 3. At Wimbledon, Lacoste wins again, beating Borotra in the finals, reverse of what happened the previous season. So once again the French cross the ocean, with a new computer #1 possibly, to defeat Tilden at the US. No Olympics this year to drain energy. However, the French are once again thwarted. Lacoste loses in the QF, while Borotra lost 3rd round. Tilden won the title again, beating Johnston in the final. Again. In the Davis Cup, the French were able to defeat the Aussies, after splitting the first two ties, they won 10-8 in the 5th in the dubs and Borotra closed it out. In the finals though, Tilden beat Borotra in 5 sets in the 1st rubber, Johnston beat Lacoste in 4 to go up 2-0. US went up 3-0 with the dubs win, but Tilden still played Lacoste in the 4th dead rubber. Tilden won that, coming from 0-2 down in sets. Though the French lost once more, and a 5-0 bagel at that, they played well enough vs Tilden to believe they can win next year. Tilden gets his 9th slam, a 6th Davis Cup, 6 YE #1, and 278 weeks

1926- Tilden continues the proxy war, refusing to play abroad and keeping his schedule in tact. He wins 12 titles in the US, with 4 finals losses, but more players are winning sets, and the word is, the French will do it this year. Lacoste and Borotra split a few Euro events, but seem keen not to over exert themselves in Europe in the spring before the long summer. Lacoste beats Borotra in RG SF, but Cochet, another French musketeer, and in the end the best of them all statistically, beats Lacoste in the RG finals. Cochet has yet to win a slam or be in the position of Lacoste or Borotra, #1 even if only for a few weeks. Cochet wins 7 titles in Europe, with 2 other finals, and of course the RG title. Much like how Borotra took it easy in '25 and Lacoste played a lot and won RG, now Lacoste took it easy and Cochet went hard and took RG. Now we must look at him for the next #1? Of course, Tilden is winning left and right in America at this time. At Wimbledon, Lacoste the defending champ pulled out. Borotra def. Cochet in SF in 5 sets. So now we have Borotra the Wimbledon champ, Cochet the RG champ, Lacoste with majors to his name. At the US Nationals, Bill Tilden's reign finally ends Sept 20, 1926, 36 weeks in 1926, leaves Tilden with 314 weeks, as of now. Cochet def. Tilden in the QF, 8-6 in the 5th. Lacoste then beat Cochet in 5 in the SF, before then beating Borotra in straights in the finals. So Lacoste won the US with RG Finals, Borotra won Wimbledon with US F and RG SF, and Cochet won RG, with SF at W and USO. Meanwhile Tilden has his US titles, but no slams and now no longer his #1. In Davis Cup, Tilden beat Borotra but lost to Lacoste. Even though the US retained the Davis Cup, #1 was gone. Whether you prefer Borotra, Lacoste, or Cochet, each with 1 slam, whoever is #1, Tilden is not.

1927- Tilden realizes he must compete overseas to regain his crown. He goes on a tear in the US, winning 13 titles and 1 other final, int total, both before and after his trips to RG and Wimbledon. Increasing severity of a respiratory disease forces Lacoste to play very few events, only the biggest ones. Lacoste has 2 titles, Borotra 3 titles, and Cochet plays the most, scoring 7 titles with 2 other finals. Lacoste was given the #1 by most outlets at the time, including YE 1926, and was #1 seed at RG. At the French, everyone plays, including Tilden, seeded #3. Cochet #2, Borotra #4. Borotra lost 4th round, very early, very shocking. Tilden beats Cochet in the SF in straight sets and plays Lacoste in the finals with everything on the line. Lacoste won by 6-4, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 11-9 in the 5th in one of the most important matches in tennis history. Lacoste had defended his #1, claimed RG to go along with USO. When I die and go to heaven, I will ask God for the tape of this match or even a chance to go and sit in the crowd in some alternate reality multiverse. Anyway, at Wimbledon, Cochet beat Tilden in the SF from 0-2 down in sets, and Borotra beats Lacoste in the other SF. Cochet def. Borotra 7-5 in the 5th to win the title. So now Lacoste has US and RG, Cochet has 2 wins over Tilden and Wimbledon, and the French era is more than official. In the US, Tilden def. Borotra in QF, Cochet lost 3rd round, and Lacoste beat Tilden in straights in the finals. And of course the French took the Davis Cup as well. Lacoste def. Johnston so 1-0 French, Tilden def. Cochet so 1-1. Tilden and US won the dubs so 2-1 USA. But in the last 2 rubbers, Lacoste beat Tilden in 4, Cochet beat Johnston in 4, and that was that. Back to back YE #1 for Lacoste as well as the Davis Cup in French hands.

1928- Borotra actually went down to Australia and won the title, 5 sets in SF and F, including vs. Jack Crawford in the SF, who would win 3 slams in 1933. Borotra wins a couple other events too. Cochet stays active, winning 10 titles with 1 other final. Lacoste, his health continuting to be sporadic, wins only 3 events pre-RG. Due to prioritizing the Davis Cup, Tilden misses the French as the dates of the ties conflicted. Cochet def. Borotra in SF and Lacoste in F to win the French and take #1. At Wimbledon, Tilden comes over, wins Queens, then beats Borotra in QF, loses once again to Lacoste in 5, from 2-1 up in sets, and Lacoste turns the tables from RG and wins Wimbledon over Cochet in the final and perhaps gets his #1 back. The Davis Cup F that year was played at RG between Wimbedon and USO. Tilden beats Lacoste in 5 in the first rubber, avenging his Wimbledon loss. French win the dubs in 5 sets, Tilden loses the 4th rubber to Cochet, and the French are once again kings of the tennis world. Neither Tilden nor Lacoste play the US, and Cochet wins the title, cementing his #1

1929- Tilden plays some Euro and US events, with 4 titles and 2 finals. Borotra is on fire to start the year, with 7 titles including wins over Tilden and Cochet. Cochet himself wins 7 titles with another final. Lacoste plays and wins 1 warm up and then RG, and wins it, beating Tilden in SF and Borotra in the finals, Cochet made the SF, lost in 5 to Borotra. But then Lacoste retires! He does come back in 1932 RG for one last ceremonial 4th round ride, but he is done after RG 1929. So it is really down to Cochet and Borotra, with Tilden a distant 3rd. Cochet in Wimbledon beats Tilden in SF and Borotra in the finals, both in straight sets, retaining his #1 crown. Tilden lost to Cochet but beat Borotra, but Cochet won the title in the 5th and final rubber. At the US Nationals, Tilden wins his first slam in 4 years. The French don't bother to play, knowing the true title is in Euro hands regardless of US result. Cochet another YE #1 here, though he may have lost a few weeks to Borotra.

1930- Borotra beats Cochet in a RG warm up, winning 5 titles pre-RG. Cochet gets 3 titles. Lacoste is retired. Tilden schedules very heavy in 1930, intent on getting his crown back especially now with 1 less French player to worry about. Tilden wins a total of 18!!! titles, mostly in Europe, only a few in US. Regardless of Tilden's European blitzkrieg, Cochet is still #1, while Tilden is seeded #2 at RG, Borotra 3. At RG, Tilden beats Borotra in the SF in 5 but loses to Cochet in the final in 4. Cochet still the #1, now with RG/Wimbledon/Davis Cup in hand. At Wimbledon however, Tilden gets one back, as Cochet loses early, the QF, while Tilden beats Borotra 7-5 in the 5th in the SF and won the title in straights in the finals. One could argue Tilden is already #1 at this point with US 1929 and W 1930 with RG F compared to Borotra RG title, W QF, and USO DNP combined with Tilden's insane 18 other titles in the season. France retains the Davis Cup right after Wimbledon, 4-1 over the US, Tilden losing once more to Cochet in 4 sets. So if Tilden did get back to #1, it was maybe for 2 weeks between W 1930 and DC F 1930. Then we have the US. Cochet does not bother to play while Tilden loses in QF, losing his only slam. So Cochet will retain the #1, losing only 2 weeks to Tilden. 11 slams, 316 weeks, and 6 YE #1 for Tilden, who then turned pro for the 1931 season and beyond after being stripped of amateur status due to a 3 movie contract with MGM. 316 weeks for Tilden now.

1931- Borotra, with Lacoste retired, Cochet not playing, and Tilden pro touring, wins the French. Cochet won only 3 titles and lost 1st round at Wimbledon. Cochet and Borotra defended the Davis Cup title vs the charging Fred Perry and the British. Perry made 4R at RG, and SF at Wimbledon. Borotra followed his RG title with a SF at Wimbledon. Ellsworth Vines, a future all time great, wins his first US title, beating Perry in SF. As we can see, nobody has dominated the amateur tour. Tilden won his 12th slam, the US Pro, and toured the US for money, playing all the top amateurs turned pro. It is reasonable to assume Cochet as the #1 until at least RG, where Borotra took over #1 with the title, perhaps. Cochet does not play RG and loses 1st round in Wimbledon. The French then win the Davis Cup over the British, but barely. Tilden can assumed to be the real #1 as no one has dominated the amateur tour, beginning after the conclusion of Wimbledon, when Tilden won the US Pro, and neither Borotra nor Cochet seized Wimbledon. July 13 1931 Tilden gets back to #1, Tilden gets 25 weeks and his 7th YE #1, so 12 slams, 7 YE #1, 341 weeks. Vines wins USO.

1932- Tilden keeps #1 until July 4 1932 when Ellsworth Vines, of 1931 USO title fame, wins Wimbledon. Tilden's last weeks get him 27 last weeks until 368, just 2 weeks ahead of Renshaw. And Tilden never gets back to #1 after this, but does win a few more slams, and was top 10 until well into his 40's. Oldest World #1 here at age 39y4m. Vines keeps #1 until end of year, Vines 26 weeks, 1st YE #1

1933- Crawford #1 on July 10, 1933, Vines stopped at 53 weeks, Crawford holds until end of year, Perry wins USO.

1934- Vines back to #1 on May 21 1934 after beating Tilden in world tour, also wins Wembley Pro, 86 weeks total, 2nd YE #1,

1935- Vines #1 wire to wire, Perry doing well in amateurs, 3rd YE #1 and 138 weeks

1936- Vines #1 wire to wire, 190 weeks, 4th YE #1

1937- Vines beats Perry very close on their tour, 5th YE #1 and 242 weeks 1938- Budge gets to #1 over Vines on September 26, 1938, after winning all 4 slams and DC, 280 weeks total for Vines. Budge wins all 4 in 1938, gets 14 weeks, 1 YE #1, 14 weeks

1939- Wire to wire, Budge was king of the pros, Tilden, Perry, Vines, Cochet, all of em. 52 weeks is 2 YE #1 and 66 weeks.

1940- Wire to wire, Budge still #1, 3 YE #1, 118 weeks

1941- Budge gets 23 weeks until losing US Pro to Perry on June 9, 1941, 140 weeks for Budge, Perry holds, gets his 1st YE #1, 30 weeks for Perry

1942- Budge takes back #1 Jan 19 1942, holds it the rest of the year, 50 weeks is 4th YE #1, 190 weeks, Perry finishes with 32

1943-1944, wartime, rankings frozen, or at worst, US Amateurs ranked #1

1945- Riggs went 3-2 vs Budge in Pacific Tours, then won vs Budge in the finals in the US Pro, Riggs #1 on August 13 1945, 20 weeks, Riggs Ye #1 1st

1946- Riggs 24-22 H2H vs Budge all year, plus wins the most events, 52 weeks, 72 total, 2nd YE #1 for Riggs

1947- Riggs still slightly ahead of Budge for the year, another 52 weeks, 3rd YE #1, 124 weeks

1948- Kramer turns pro, becomes #1 on March 1, 1948, holds for the end of the year, 44 weeks, 1st YE #1.

1949- Kramer still the king of pros, Gonzales turns pro late 1949, 52 weeks for Kramer, 2nd YE #1, 96 weeks

1950- Kramer another 52 weeks ahead of Gonzales and Segura, 3rd YE #1, 148 weeks

1951- Kramer-Segura-Gonzales a clear order in 1951, 4th YE #1, 53 weeks, 201 weeks total

1952- June 30 1952, Segura takes over #1, after winning Paris Indoor Pro, beating Gonzales, Budge, Kramer all in a row. 26 weeks for Kramer is 227. But then Gonzales gets #1 on Sept 29 1952 after winning the Wembley Pro beating Segura and Kramer in a row. Gets 14 weeks, first YE #1

1953- Kramer wins the tour vs Sedgman, beats Sedgman in New York Pro and Segura in Chicago Pro, but loses to Segura in Caracas pro. Kramer takes #1 back on June 1 1953, Gonzales now has 35 weeks total, Kramer gets back to #1 and holds it until the end of the year. Though he does not win anything else after July, Segura, Gonzales, and Sedgman split the big events and no one establishes a true resume to contest vs Kramer, 31 weeks for Kramer gets 5th YE #1 and 258 weeks

1954- Gonzales gets to #1 on May 31 1954, Kramer final tally is 279 weeks. Gonzales begins his domination of the tour, gets 31 weeks, so 66 weeks total, 2nd YE #1 1955- Gonzales wire to wire, Segura #2, 52 weeks is 3rd YE #1 and 118 weeks

1956- Gonzales wire to wire again, Sedgman #2, 53 weeks is 4th YE #1 and 171 weeks

1957- Gonzales wire to wire, Rosewall #2, 52 weeks is 5th YE #1 and 223 weeks

1958- Gonzales wire to wire, 52 weeks is 6th YE #1 and 275 weeks

1959- Gonzales wire to wire, Hoad had many chances to snatch some weeks but really Pancho never allowed it. Hoad beat Pancho a fair bit but lost too much vs the field, who Gonzales dominated. 52 weeks gets 7th YE #1 and 327 weeks

1960- Gonzales remains #1 until at least May, winning the pro tour, but Rosewall takes over after that. Rosewall gets to #1 on Sep 26, 1960 after winning French Pro and Wembley Pro back to back. Gonzales finishes with 38 more weeks in 1960, finishing with 365 weeks and 7 YE #1. Rosewall 1st YE #1, 14 weeks.

1961- Rosewall wire to wire, 52 weeks, 2nd YE #1, 66 weeks

1962- Rosewall wire to wire, 53 weeks in 1962, 3rd YE #1, 119 weeks

1963- Rosewall wire to wire, 52 weeks, 4th YE #1, 171 weeks

1964- Laver and Rosewall duke it out for #1. Laver gets to #1 on September 21 after beating Rosewall 8- 6 in the 5th of Wembley Pro, Rosewall ends with 208 weeks, Laver has 15 weeks, 1st YE #1

1965- Laver, all 52, is 2nd YE #1, 67 weeks

1966- Laver, all 52, is 3rd YE #1, 119 weeks

1967- Laver, all 52, 4th YE #1, 171 weeks

1968- Laver, all 53, 5th YE #1, 224 weeks

1969- Laver, all 52, 6th YE #1, 276 weeks

1970- Laver, all 52, 7th YE #1, 328 for Laver and 7th YE #1

1971- Laver keeps #1 until March 29, 1971, 12 weeks, for 340 total. Newcombe/Smith keep #1 all season until November 15, when Laver gets it back, but only for 1 week, for 341 total. Newcombe ends year #1

1972- Laver back to #1 on Jan 10, 1972, for 32 weeks and 373 weeks total, until Aug 21 when Smith takes it over, until Sep 11 when Laver gets it back again, for 1 week for 374, until Nastase gets it the week after, Sep 18, for 1 week, then Smith gets it back on 9/25, and keeps it until the end of the year. 374 final count for Laver

Rod Laver, 7 YE #1, 374 weeks (340 straight)

Bill Tilden, 7 YE #1, 368 weeks (314 straight)

Willie Renshaw, 7 YE #1, 366 weeks (313 straight)

Pancho Gonzales, 7 YE #1, 365 weeks (329 straight)

Novak Djokovic, 6 YE #1, 319 weeks (and counting) (122 straight)

Roger Federer, 5 YE #1, 310 weeks (237 straight)

Pete Sampras, 6 YE #1, 286 weeks

Ellsworth Vines, 5 YE #1, 280 weeks

Jack Kramer, 5 YE #1, 279 weeks

Ivan Lendl, 3 YE #1, 270 weeks, 8 slams

Laurie Doherty, 5 YE #1, 262 weeks

Jimmy Connors, 5 YE #1, 260 weeks

Tony Wilding, 5 YE #1, 244 weeks

Rafael Nadal, 5 YE #1, 209 weeks

Ken Rosewall, 4 YE #1, 208 weeks

Reggie Doherty, 4 YE #1, 208 weeks