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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

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* Goran Ivanišević is included for both Yugoslavia and Croatia, and Novak Djokovic is included for both Serbia and Montenegro, and Serbia.

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* Monica Seles is included for both United States and Yugoslavia.

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Best result by country in an Open Era Grand Slam – singles

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Oceania

North America

South America

Africa

Asia

Europe

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Oceania

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South America

Africa

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Top ranked by country – doubles

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Footnotes

  1. [n 1]
    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.
  2. [n 2]
    Although Brown has a career high singles ranking of 64 in October 2016, he switched nationalities to represent Germany starting on 1 November 2010.
  3. [n 3]
    Benjamin Hassan, who ranked world number 143 in June 2024, has double Lebanese and German nationality, plays for Lebanon Davis Cup team, but plays under German flag in ATP Tour. Habib is the highest ranked player who plays under Lebanese flag in ATP Tour.
  4. [n 4]
    Although Lisnard ranked world number 84 in 2003, he was playing for France at the time. He did not play for Monaco until 2006.
  5. [n 5]
    Although Meskhi has a career high singles ranking of 12 in August 1991, she was playing under Soviet flag at that time. Sport organizations did not recognized Georgia as an independent state until after 1992 Summer Olympics (August 1992).
  6. [n 6]
    Jessica Lehnhoff, who has a career high singles ranking of 166 in June 2004, has played for Guatemala Fed Cup team, but played under United States flag in WTA Tour.
  7. [n 7]
    Although Hy has a career high singles ranking of 28 in March 1993, she switched nationalities to represent Canada starting at the beginning of the 1988 season.
  8. [n 8]
    Aravane Rezaï, who has double Iranian and French nationality, has a career high singles ranking of 15 in October 2010, but has always played under the French flag in WTA Tour.
  9. [n 9]
    Anne Mall, who has a career high singles ranking of 139 in August 1994, has played for Ireland Fed Cup team, but played under United States flag in WTA Tour.
  10. [N 10]
    Aliona Bolsova, who has double Spanish and Moldovan nationality, has a career high singles ranking of 88 in July 2019, but she switched nationalities to represent Spain starting in April 2013.
  11. [N 11]
    Although Gagliardi has a career high singles ranking of 42 in 2002, she switched nationalities to represent Switzerland starting in July 1997.
  12. [N 12]
    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.
  13. [N 13]
    Beier Ko, who has a career high singles ranking of 299 in June 2004, has played for Singapore Fed Cup team, but played under the Canadian flag in WTA Tour.
  14. [N 14]
    Fiorella Bonicelli, who played between 1967 and 1978, ranked in the top 40, but data from that time are too sparse to estimate her highest career ranking. She certainly ranked 33 in December 1978.[49]
  15. [N 15]
    Although Brown has a career high doubles ranking of 43 in May 2012, he switched nationalities to represent Germany starting on 1 November 2010.
  16. [N 16]
    Although Tošić has a career high doubles ranking of 116 in April 2014, he switched nationalities to represent Serbia starting in May-June 2013.
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