The world's best tennis players according to the ATP year-end rankings from 1974 to 2022. Learn about the history of men's tennis and remember the top players in the ATP Ranking. How many men's world number ones have been Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Jimmy Connors, Björn Borg, John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras?

In 1974, the ATP ranking was introduced to tennis. Points are awarded for matches won at each ATP Tour and Grand Slam tournament. These points are used to create a ranking of the world's best tennis players. Currently, points earned in tennis tournaments over the last 52 weeks count towards the ATP Ranking. The most points are awarded for winning Grand Slam tournaments. The current number 1 in the ATP Ranking is Novak Djokovic, who won the Australian Open this year. In previous years, the world's best tennis players have included Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Lleyton Hewitt, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and former tennis legends like Stefan Edberg, Boris Becker, Ivan Lendl, Björn Borg, Mats Wilander, John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors. Remember the best tennis players in history who were in the top 10 of the ATP Ranking at the end of each year.

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