The ATP Heritage Programme celebrates a remarkable journey taken by players, tournaments and fans since 1973. Launched in February 2013, and incorporating the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, the ATP Tour Awards, player and tournament milestones and the Nitto ATP Finals, the ongoing programme came to life through a collectible book – ‘No. 1 – Celebrating 40 Years Of The Ultimate Achievement’, documentary-style TV programming, annual celebration events such as the ‘Finals Club’ – bringing together former Nitto ATP Finals participants, digital activations and more.
ATP Tour No.1s
The Elite 18 Year-End No.1s
50 Amazing Years
ATP Historical Timeline

Carlos ALCARAZ

2022
35 WEEKS AT WORLD NO. 1

Andy MURRAY

2016
41 WEEKS AT NO. 1

Novak DJOKOVIC

2011, '12, '14, '15, '18, '20, '21, '23
401 WEEKS AT NO. 1

Rafael NADAL

2008, '10, '13, '17, '19
209 WEEKS AT NO. 1

Roger FEDERER

2004, '05, '06, '07, '09
310 WEEKS AT NO. 1

Andy RODDICK

2003
13 WEEKS AT NO. 1

Lleyton HEWITT

2001, '02
80 WEEKS AT NO. 1

Gustavo KUERTEN

2000
43 WEEKS AT NO. 1

Andre AGASSI

1999
101 WEEKS AT NO. 1

Pete SAMPRAS

1993, '94, '95, '96, '97, '98
286 WEEKS AT NO. 1

Jim COURIER

1992
58 WEEKS AT NO. 1

Stefan EDBERG

1990, '91
72 WEEKS AT NO. 1

Mats WILANDER

1988
20 WEEKS AT NO. 1

Ivan LENDL

1985, '86, '87, '89
270 WEEKS AT NO. 1

John MCENROE

1981, '82, '83, '84
170 WEEKS AT NO. 1

Bjorn BORG

1979, '80
109 WEEKS AT NO. 1

Jimmy CONNORS

1974, '75, '76, '77, '78
268 WEEKS AT NO. 1

Ilie NASTASE

1973
40 WEEKS AT NO. 1
2020

The 24-country ATP Cup, staged in coordination with Tennis Australia in Brisbane, Perth and Sydney, launches the season, with Serbia clinching the inaugural title. Andrea Gaudenzi starts his four-year term as ATP Chairman and fellow Italian Massimo Calvelli begins serving as ATP Chief Executive Officer.
2019

The ATP achieves an all-time attendance record with more than 4.8 million fans attending on-site, while Emirates’ status as Premier Partner of the Tour is renewed for a further five years, from 2021-2025. An agreement is reached for Turin, Italy, to host the Nitto ATP Finals from 2021-2025.

2018

The ATP announces the launch of the ATP Cup, a new team event set to take place in Australia from January 2020 in partnership with Tennis Australia. A new ‘ATP Tour’ brand identity and ‘Love It All’ marketing campaign is unveiled for 2019.
2017

The inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals takes place in Milan, with Hyeon Chung coming out on top in the new and innovative 21-and-under event. The ATP World Tour achieves an all-time attendance record with more than 4.5 million fan attending on-site, including 253,642 at the Nitto ATP Finals. Buy Your Milan Tickets
2016

The ATP announces the launch of the Next Gen ATP Finals, set to take place in Milan from November 2017 featuring players aged 21-and-under.
2015

The ATP secures an enhanced partnership with Emirates that sees the award-winning airline become the Tour’s Premier Partner through 2020.
2014
A Business Advisory Board, consisting of select global executives and a Legends Advisory Board of former high profile players, are both formed to assist with long-term planning.
2013
The ATP Heritage Programme is launched to celebrate the 40-year anniversary of the ATP Rankings and the history of the ATP, culminating with a No.1 celebration event at the Waldorf Astoria in New York.
2012
Roger Federer broke Pete Sampras’ record of 286 weeks at No. 1 on 16 July, one week after winning a record-tying seventh Wimbledon title. He remained at No. 1 for 17 weeks (302 in career).
2011
Novak Djokovic capped one of the greatest-ever tennis seasons by finishing as the year-end World No. 1. The Serb won a career-best 10 titles, including three Grand Slam trophies.
2009
The ATP World Tour was unveiled with a simplified tour structure, featuring a new point scale for the Emirates ATP Rankings and tournament tiers of ATP World Tour Masters 1000, ATP World Tour 500 and ATP World Tour 250 events.
2008
Rafael Nadal became the first left-hander to finish No. 1 since John McEnroe in 1984, in addition to becoming the first Spaniard in the history of the ATP Rankings to end the season as the world's top player.
2006
Roger Federer finished No. 1 for the third straight year, highlighted by an ATP-best 12 titles, culminating in victory over James Blake in the final of Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai.
2004
A new three-week Asian swing includes tournaments in Bangkok, Beijing and Tokyo.
2002
Lleyton Hewitt became only the fourth player to rank No. 1 for every week during the year and the seventh player to finish No. 1 for at least two straight years in a year that saw him win the Wimbledon title.
2001
The ATP Tour changes its name to ATP for 2001, introduces a new logo and launches its website.
2000
Brazil's Gustavo Kuerten became the first South American to finish No. 1 in the history of the ATP Rankings (since 1973) in a year when he won his second Grand Slam crown at Roland Garros.
1998
Pete Sampras became the first player in ATP Rankings history to finish No. 1 for six consecutive years.
1997
The ATP Senior Tour of Champions was sanctioned.
1993
The ATP Tour extended its global reach, adding Arabian Gulf tournaments in Dubai and Doha, where Boris Becker played.
1991
The first television package for men's tennis broadcasted 19 tournaments to a worldwide audience.
1990
All Top 50 players contractually agree to play the new ATP Tour in 1990. Sponsored by IBM, the ATP Tour era begins with an equal partnership between players and tournaments.
1988
The parking lot press conference at the US Open heralds the formation of the ATP Tour.
1973
The ATP Rankings were introduced on August 23 with Ilie Nastase debuting at No. 1.
1972

The ATP's first Executive Director, Jack Kramer, was a leading force in establishing the organization.