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11-04-2011, 03:45 PM
Updated after Australian Open 2013
Overall
Most №1 Seeding at a Grand Slam Tournaments (28 players)
Roger Federer - 23
Pete Sampras - 22
Ivan Lendl - 18
Bjorn Borg - 14
Rod Laver - 11
John McEnroe - 10
Jimmy Connors - 9
Andre Agassi - 7
Lleyton Hewitt - 7
Rafael Nadal - 7
Stefan Edberg - 6
Ilie Nastase - 5
Guillermo Vilas - 5
Jim Courier - 5
Novak Djokovic - 5
Stan Smith - 4
John Newcombe - 4
Gustavo Kuerten - 3
Jan Kodes - 2
Ken Rosewall - 2
Boris Becker - 2
Arthur Ashe - 1
Tony Roche - 1
Vitas Gerulaitis - 1
Johan Kriek - 1
Mats Wilander - 1
Yevgeny Kafelnikov - 1
Andy Roddick - 1
Most Consecutive №1 Seeding at a Grand Slam Tournaments (16 players)(best per player)
Roger Federer - 18
Pete Sampras - 12
Rod Laver - 7
Lleyton Hewitt - 7
Ivan Lendl - 5
Stefan Edberg - 4
Jim Courier - 4
Rafael Nadal - 4
Novak Djokovic - 4
Bjorn Borg - 3
John McEnroe - 3
Andre Agassi - 3
Stan Smith - 2
John Newcombe - 2
Jimmy Connors - 2
Gustavo Kuerten - 2
Per Slam
Australian Open
Most №1 Seeding (20 players)
Ivan Lendl - 6
Guillermo Vilas - 5
Pete Sampras - 5
Roger Federer - 5
Rod Laver - 2
John Newcombe - 2
Ken Rosewall - 2
Stefan Edberg - 2
Lleyton Hewitt - 2
Rafael Nadal - 2
Novak Djokovic - 2
Tony Roche - 1
Jimmy Connors - 1
Vitas Gerulaitis - 1
Johan Kriek - 1
Mats Wilander - 1
Jim Courier - 1
Gustavo Kuerten - 1
Andre Agassi - 1
Andy Roddick - 1
Most Consecutive №1 Seeding (7 players)(best per player)
Ivan Lendl - 5
Pete Sampras - 5
Guillermo Vilas - 4
Roger Federer - 4
Lleyton Hewitt - 2
Jim Courier - 2
Novak Djokovic - 2
French Open
Most №1 Seeding (18 players)
Bjorn Borg - 6
Roger Federer - 6
Pete Sampras - 5
Ivan Lendl - 4
Ilie Nastase - 3
Rod Laver - 2
Jan Kodes - 2
John McEnroe - 2
Jimmy Connors - 2
Stefan Edberg - 2
Andre Agassi - 2
Lleyton Hewitt - 2
Rafael Nadal - 2
Stan Smith - 1
Jim Courier - 1
Yevgeny Kafelnikov - 1
Gustavo Kuerten - 1
Novak Djokovic - 1
Most Consecutive №1 Seeding (10 players)(best per player)
Roger Federer - 5
Bjorn Borg - 4
Ivan Lendl - 4
Pete Sampras - 3
Rod Laver - 2
Jan Kodes - 2
John McEnroe - 2
Jimmy Connors - 2
Stefan Edberg - 2
Lleyton Hewitt - 2
Wimbledon
Most №1 Seeding (18 players)
Pete Sampras - 8
Roger Federer - 6
Rod Laver - 4
Bjorn Borg - 4
Ivan Lendl - 4
John McEnroe - 3
Jimmy Connors - 3
Lleyton Hewitt - 2
Stan Smith - 1
Ilie Nastase - 1
John Newcombe - 1
Arthur Ashe - 1
Boris Becker - 1
Stefan Edberg - 1
Jim Courier - 1
Andre Agassi - 1
Rafael Nadal - 1
Novak Djokovic - 1
Most Consecutive №1 Seeding (7 players)(best per player)
Pete Sampras - 6
Roger Federer - 5
Rod Laver - 4
Bjorn Borg - 4
Ivan Lendl - 3
John McEnroe - 2
Lleyton Hewitt - 2
US Open
Most №1 Seeding (18 players)
Roger Federer - 6
John McEnroe - 5
Bjorn Borg - 4
Ivan Lendl - 4
Pete Sampras - 4
Rod Laver - 3
Jimmy Connors - 3
Andre Agassi - 3
Stan Smith - 2
Jim Courier - 2
Rafael Nadal - 2
John Newcombe - 1
Ilie Nastase - 1
Boris Becker - 1
Stefan Edberg - 1
Gustavo Kuerten - 1
Lleyton Hewitt - 1
Novak Djokovic - 1
Most Consecutive №1 Seeding (9 players)(best per player)
John McEnroe - 5
Bjorn Borg - 4
Ivan Lendl - 4
Roger Federer - 4
Rod Laver - 3
Jimmy Connors - 3
Pete Sampras - 3
Stan Smith - 2
Jim Courier - 2
Single Grand Slam
Most №1 Seeding
Pete Sampras - 8 (Wimbledon)
Most Consecutive №1 Seeding
Pete Sampras - 6 (Wimbledon)
Miscellaneous Stats
Most №1 Seeding Total at a Grand Slam Tournaments (per Country) (13 countries)
USA - 60
Australia - 25
Switzerland - 23
Sweden - 21
Czechoslovakia - 20
Spain - 7
Argentina - 5
Romania - 5
Serbia - 5
Brazil - 3
Germany - 2
Russia - 1
South Africa - 1
Total - 178
The same №1 Seed at a Grand Slam Tournaments during a calendar year (5 players)
Rod Laver - 1969
Ivan Lendl - 1986 (3 Grand Slams); 1988
Pete Sampras - 1994; 1996-98
Lleyton Hewitt - 2002
Roger Federer - 2005-07
Four different №1 Seed at a Grand Slam Tournaments during a year (twice)
1976 -
Australian Open - Ken Rosewall
French Open - Bjorn Borg
Wimbledon - Arthur Ashe
US Open - Jimmy Connors
1977 -
Australian Open (January) - Guillermo Vilas
French Open - Ilie Nastase
Wimbledon - Jimmy Connors
US Open - Bjorn Borg
Australian Open (December) - Vitas Gerulaitis
№1 Seed absence at a Grand Slam Tournaments (3 times)
1999 - Australian Open; US Open
2009 - Wimbledon
* - in 1973 US Open, there were dual No. 1 seeds (Stan Smith and Ilie Nastase)
Overall
Most №1 Seeding at a Grand Slam Tournaments (28 players)
Roger Federer - 23
Pete Sampras - 22
Ivan Lendl - 18
Bjorn Borg - 14
Rod Laver - 11
John McEnroe - 10
Jimmy Connors - 9
Andre Agassi - 7
Lleyton Hewitt - 7
Rafael Nadal - 7
Stefan Edberg - 6
Ilie Nastase - 5
Guillermo Vilas - 5
Jim Courier - 5
Novak Djokovic - 5
Stan Smith - 4
John Newcombe - 4
Gustavo Kuerten - 3
Jan Kodes - 2
Ken Rosewall - 2
Boris Becker - 2
Arthur Ashe - 1
Tony Roche - 1
Vitas Gerulaitis - 1
Johan Kriek - 1
Mats Wilander - 1
Yevgeny Kafelnikov - 1
Andy Roddick - 1
Most Consecutive №1 Seeding at a Grand Slam Tournaments (16 players)(best per player)
Roger Federer - 18
Pete Sampras - 12
Rod Laver - 7
Lleyton Hewitt - 7
Ivan Lendl - 5
Stefan Edberg - 4
Jim Courier - 4
Rafael Nadal - 4
Novak Djokovic - 4
Bjorn Borg - 3
John McEnroe - 3
Andre Agassi - 3
Stan Smith - 2
John Newcombe - 2
Jimmy Connors - 2
Gustavo Kuerten - 2
Per Slam
Australian Open
Most №1 Seeding (20 players)
Ivan Lendl - 6
Guillermo Vilas - 5
Pete Sampras - 5
Roger Federer - 5
Rod Laver - 2
John Newcombe - 2
Ken Rosewall - 2
Stefan Edberg - 2
Lleyton Hewitt - 2
Rafael Nadal - 2
Novak Djokovic - 2
Tony Roche - 1
Jimmy Connors - 1
Vitas Gerulaitis - 1
Johan Kriek - 1
Mats Wilander - 1
Jim Courier - 1
Gustavo Kuerten - 1
Andre Agassi - 1
Andy Roddick - 1
Most Consecutive №1 Seeding (7 players)(best per player)
Ivan Lendl - 5
Pete Sampras - 5
Guillermo Vilas - 4
Roger Federer - 4
Lleyton Hewitt - 2
Jim Courier - 2
Novak Djokovic - 2
French Open
Most №1 Seeding (18 players)
Bjorn Borg - 6
Roger Federer - 6
Pete Sampras - 5
Ivan Lendl - 4
Ilie Nastase - 3
Rod Laver - 2
Jan Kodes - 2
John McEnroe - 2
Jimmy Connors - 2
Stefan Edberg - 2
Andre Agassi - 2
Lleyton Hewitt - 2
Rafael Nadal - 2
Stan Smith - 1
Jim Courier - 1
Yevgeny Kafelnikov - 1
Gustavo Kuerten - 1
Novak Djokovic - 1
Most Consecutive №1 Seeding (10 players)(best per player)
Roger Federer - 5
Bjorn Borg - 4
Ivan Lendl - 4
Pete Sampras - 3
Rod Laver - 2
Jan Kodes - 2
John McEnroe - 2
Jimmy Connors - 2
Stefan Edberg - 2
Lleyton Hewitt - 2
Wimbledon
Most №1 Seeding (18 players)
Pete Sampras - 8
Roger Federer - 6
Rod Laver - 4
Bjorn Borg - 4
Ivan Lendl - 4
John McEnroe - 3
Jimmy Connors - 3
Lleyton Hewitt - 2
Stan Smith - 1
Ilie Nastase - 1
John Newcombe - 1
Arthur Ashe - 1
Boris Becker - 1
Stefan Edberg - 1
Jim Courier - 1
Andre Agassi - 1
Rafael Nadal - 1
Novak Djokovic - 1
Most Consecutive №1 Seeding (7 players)(best per player)
Pete Sampras - 6
Roger Federer - 5
Rod Laver - 4
Bjorn Borg - 4
Ivan Lendl - 3
John McEnroe - 2
Lleyton Hewitt - 2
US Open
Most №1 Seeding (18 players)
Roger Federer - 6
John McEnroe - 5
Bjorn Borg - 4
Ivan Lendl - 4
Pete Sampras - 4
Rod Laver - 3
Jimmy Connors - 3
Andre Agassi - 3
Stan Smith - 2
Jim Courier - 2
Rafael Nadal - 2
John Newcombe - 1
Ilie Nastase - 1
Boris Becker - 1
Stefan Edberg - 1
Gustavo Kuerten - 1
Lleyton Hewitt - 1
Novak Djokovic - 1
Most Consecutive №1 Seeding (9 players)(best per player)
John McEnroe - 5
Bjorn Borg - 4
Ivan Lendl - 4
Roger Federer - 4
Rod Laver - 3
Jimmy Connors - 3
Pete Sampras - 3
Stan Smith - 2
Jim Courier - 2
Single Grand Slam
Most №1 Seeding
Pete Sampras - 8 (Wimbledon)
Most Consecutive №1 Seeding
Pete Sampras - 6 (Wimbledon)
Miscellaneous Stats
Most №1 Seeding Total at a Grand Slam Tournaments (per Country) (13 countries)
USA - 60
Australia - 25
Switzerland - 23
Sweden - 21
Czechoslovakia - 20
Spain - 7
Argentina - 5
Romania - 5
Serbia - 5
Brazil - 3
Germany - 2
Russia - 1
South Africa - 1
Total - 178
The same №1 Seed at a Grand Slam Tournaments during a calendar year (5 players)
Rod Laver - 1969
Ivan Lendl - 1986 (3 Grand Slams); 1988
Pete Sampras - 1994; 1996-98
Lleyton Hewitt - 2002
Roger Federer - 2005-07
Four different №1 Seed at a Grand Slam Tournaments during a year (twice)
1976 -
Australian Open - Ken Rosewall
French Open - Bjorn Borg
Wimbledon - Arthur Ashe
US Open - Jimmy Connors
1977 -
Australian Open (January) - Guillermo Vilas
French Open - Ilie Nastase
Wimbledon - Jimmy Connors
US Open - Bjorn Borg
Australian Open (December) - Vitas Gerulaitis
№1 Seed absence at a Grand Slam Tournaments (3 times)
1999 - Australian Open; US Open
2009 - Wimbledon
* - in 1973 US Open, there were dual No. 1 seeds (Stan Smith and Ilie Nastase)