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ATP Year-End No. 1: Who did Zverev join & all you need to know about the feat

Finishing as ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF is the ultimate achievement in tennis, with the player who earns the accolade accumulating the most PIF ATP Ranking points over the calendar season.

Alexander Zverev has clinched the honour for 2026, becoming the first German to do so. 

ATPTour.com looks at some of the history of the ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF.

Who has earned the most ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF finishes?

Novak Djokovic holds the record for the most Year-End No. 1 honours, finishing at the top of the year-end rankings eight times. The 102-time tour-level titlist achieved the feat in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2023. Pete Sampras' six finishes at the pole position is second-most all-time.

Who are the active players to have earned the ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF honours?

Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Zverev are the only active players to have clinched Year-End No. 1 honours. Djokovic has completed the feat eight times, Alcaraz twice (2022, 2025) and Sinner once (2024).

Active players to be ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF

How many Germans have earned the Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF honours

Zverev is the first German man to earn the honour. Boris Becker became the first German to climb atop the PIF ATP Rankings (in 1991), but never finished a calendar year as the top-ranked player.

Who is the oldest player to clinch the ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF honours for the first time?

At 29 years and 11 months, Zverev is the oldest player to claim the Year-End No. 1 honours for the first time, setting a new milestone in ATP history.

How many members of the ATP No. 1 Club have earned the Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF honours?

A total of 20 of the current 29 members of the ATP No. 1 Club have finished at least one season as the World No. 1: Djokovic, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal, Jimmy Connors, Roger Federer, John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Alcaraz, Stefan Edberg, Lleyton Hewitt, Bjorn Borg, Andy Roddick, Mats Wilander, Ilie Nastase, Andy Murray, Gustavo Kuerten, Jim Courier, Sinner, Andre Agassi and Zverev.