Nadal reaches 900 consecutive weeks in the Top10

nadal make history again The tennis player has accumulated 900 consecutive weeks in Top 10 of the ATP Rankinga feat that no one has ever achieved in history.

The August 16, 2004 The Mallorcan tennis player first enter the top50where the January 15, 2005. However, the historical date is the April 25, 2005where he entered the Top 10. He did it strongly after winning the title in Monte Carlo and what will be his first Number of Godosa feat that led him to storm into the top position.

in that month of Aprilthe Mallorcan is among the first in the world, a ranking in which there are names of the caliber of Roger Federer, Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, david nalbandian Y André AgassiBesides others.

It is more than 6,200 days since April 25th, 900 consecutive weeks, and still more to come. nadal He is number two in the world and seems to want to expand his successful career. So far, Spanish has added nothing and is missing nothing 92 titles Y five seasons at the top of the ATP ranking (2008, 2010, 2013, 2017 and 2019).

It is at the top of the Olympus racket, but in those 17 years, 8 months and four days, a lot happened. More than 56 different players made their debut in the Top 10 of the ATP Rankingseven former world number 1s have retired, there are 24 unpublished champions in ATP Masters 1000over 66 have played grand slam and the best moment was lived and the farewell of a historical, Roger Federer.

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nadal He is not the only tennis player in history to accumulate hundreds of weeks in the Top 10 of the ATP ranking. His closest pursuer, so far, is Jimmy Connors, American former player who is saving up 789 weeksis number one in the ranking ATP nine times between 1974 and 1983 and Top10 for 16 years between 1973 and 1988.

His great friend followed Roger Federer, that between 2002 and 2016 was able to accumulate 734 weeks. In 619 fourth rank Ivan Lendl, Czech nationalized American professional tennis player who has been in the first position of the ATP ranking for 270 weeks. He finished 4 seasons as the best, 9 times in the top 3 and 13 seasons in the Top 10 in the ranking.

fifth is Petros “Pete” Sampras together 565 weeks (1990-2001), winner of fourteen Grand Slam tournaments individually, and after his Novak Djokovic in 555 weeks (2007-2017).

Tennis players with the most consecutive weeks in the Top 10 of the ATP Ranking

1. Rafael Nadal: 900 weeks (2005-2022)
2.Jimmy Connors : 789 weeks (1973-1988)
3. Roger Federer: 734 weeks (2002-2016)
4. Ivan Lendl: 619 weeks (1980-1992)
5. Petros Sampras: 565 weeks (1990-2001)
6. Novak Djokovic: 555 weeks (2007-2017)