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Most consecutive weeks in top 10

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#1 · (Edited)
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1.  Jimmy Connors 15 years 02 months
2.  Ivan Lendl    12 years 04 months
3.  Pete Sampras  10 years 10 months
4.  [b]Roger Federer 09 years 06 months[/b]
5.  Stefan Edberg 09 years 06 months
6.  Bjorn Borg    08 years 06 months
7.  Guillermo Vilas 08 years 05 months
8.  Boris Becker  08 years 03 months
9.  John McEnroe  07 years 08 months
[b]10. Raphael Nadal 06 years 08 months[/b]
 
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#2 ·
Roger is finally starting to catch up to some of legends here.
 
#3 ·
Passes Johnny Mac at 7 years 9 months consecutive in the top 10. Shouldn't have a problem passing Vilas and Becker, leaving him behind Edberg, Sampras, Lendl and Connors.

This is sort of the ultimate longevity measure.
 
#6 ·
Another year passes. Grandpa Fed still in the top 10. Will likely pass Edberg, leaving only Connors, Lendl and Sampras as those who have had longer careers at the very top of tennis.
 
#8 ·
I suppose I should add him when I get around to it.
 
#10 ·
He's not going anywhere is he? ;)
 
#11 ·
I would love to see consecutive weeks at top 5, feels more relevant. You can kind of sneak by beeing top 10, but top 5 requires constantly beeing at a very high level. Take how Roddick has been sneaking in the outside realm of the top 10 for almost a decade now.
 
#13 · (Edited)
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Jimmy Connors  659	Sep 24, 1973 - May 05, 1986
Ivan Lendl     588	Oct 20, 1980 - Jan 20, 1992
[B]Roger Federer  431	Feb 17, 2003 - May 23, 2011[/B]
Pete Sampras   408	Jan 27, 1992 - Nov 22, 1999
John McEnroe   398	Nov 20, 1978 - Jun 30, 1986
Bjorn Borg     383	Sep 27, 1974 - Jan 22, 1982
Stefan Edberg  373	Aug 18, 1986 - Oct 04, 1993
[B]Rafael Nadal   315	May 09, 2005 - May 23, 2011[/B]
Boris Becker   209	Jul 04, 1988 - Jun 29, 1992
Mats Wilander  205	Apr 18, 1983 - Mar 16, 1987
 
#12 ·
Roddick is profoundly underrated. He's got 10 semis and only 1 slam, which is unprecedented.
 
#16 ·
Nadal Power, your numbers are wrong.

22.11.1999 7 Sampras.

Sampras was ranked at 7 in November 22nd 1999. So his streak was snapped, and Roger has the longest streak of the ATP tour era.
 
#18 · (Edited)
Top 5

1. Jimmy Connors 12 years 07 months
2. Ivan Lendl 10 years 00 months
4. Roger Federer 8 years 05 months
3. Bjorn Borg 8 years 03 months
5. Pete Sampras 7 years 11 months
6. John McEnroe 7 years 06 months
7. Stefan Edberg 7 years 02 months
8. Rafael Nadal 6 years 03 months
9. Novak Djokovic 4 years 02 months
10. Boris Becker 4 years 00 months

This is the correct table. Borg will get through to '83 and I will update the 10 table reflect Borg's extra time.

I strongly caution against using weeks, because rankings were not done every week back in the day and implies a precision which doesn't exist.
 
#19 · (Edited)
1. Jimmy Connors 12 years 07 months
2. Ivan Lendl 10 years 00 months
3. Roger Federer 9 years 02 months
4. Bjorn Borg 8 years 03 months
5. Pete Sampras 7 years 11 months
6. John McEnroe 7 years 06 months
7. Stefan Edberg 7 years 02 months
8. Rafael Nadal 7 years 02 months
9. Novak Djokovic 4 years 11 months
10. Boris Becker 4 years 00 months

Fed moves up the list. Only 3 years 10 months behind Connors. :D
 
#20 ·
Fed moving up the ten as well. This is now 9 years he has spent in the top 10. With his win in the tour finals, odds are good for him to see a decade. :worship:
 
#21 · (Edited)
Now moving up to 4th all time, behind only Connors, Lendl and Sampras.

9 years 6 months, consecutively. Should remain top 10 until February of 2012 now, so that's another 10 months, so around 10 years 4 months, or so.

Andy Murray needs another 4 months to find himself on this list as well.

First time since Lendl, Connors, Borg, and McEnroe found themselves all in the top 4 that 4 of the top 10 have been on this list at the same time.
 
#23 · (Edited)
UPDATED JUNE 2012

1. Jimmy Connors 15 years 02 months
2. Ivan Lendl 12 years 04 months
3. Pete Sampras 10 years 10 months
4. Roger Federer 09 years 09 months
5. Stefan Edberg 09 years 06 months
6. Bjorn Borg 08 years 06 months
7. Guillermo Vilas 08 years 05 months
8. Boris Becker 08 years 03 months
9. John McEnroe 07 years 08 months
10. Rafael Nadal 06 years 09 months
 
#24 · (Edited)
Top 5:

1. Jimmy Connors 12 years 07 months
2. Ivan Lendl 10 years 00 months
3. Roger Federer 9 years 05 months
4. Bjorn Borg 8 years 03 months
5. Pete Sampras 7 years 11 months
6. John McEnroe 7 years 06 months
7. Rafael Nadal 7 years 03 months
8. Stefan Edberg 7 years 02 months
9. Novak Djokovic 4 years 11 months
10. Boris Becker 4 years 01 months

11. Andy Murray 3 years 10 months.

Strongest tennis era - Connors/Lendl/McEnroe/Borg (1,2,4,6)
Current era - Federer/Nadal/Djokovic/Murray (3,7,9,11)

3 years 4 months for Roger, 2 years 9 months for Rafa, 3 years 4 months for Novak, 3 years 7 months for Murray.

If the current logjam continues for another 3 years with Roger, Rafa, Novak and Murray, it will be the strongest generation.
 
#27 · (Edited)
1. Jimmy Connors 15 years 02 months
2. Ivan Lendl 12 years 04 months
3. Pete Sampras 10 years 10 months
4. Roger Federer 09 years 11 months
5. Stefan Edberg 09 years 06 months
6. Bjorn Borg 08 years 06 months
7. Guillermo Vilas 08 years 05 months
8. Boris Becker 08 years 03 months
9. John McEnroe 07 years 08 months
10. Rafael Nadal 07 years 07 months
 
#28 · (Edited)
1. Jimmy Connors 12 years 07 months
2. Ivan Lendl 10 years 00 months
3. Roger Federer 9 years 08 months
4. Pete Sampras 9 years 06 months
5. Bjorn Borg 8 years 03 months
6. Rafael Nadal 7 years 06 months
7. John McEnroe 7 years 06 months
8. Stefan Edberg 7 years 02 months
9. Novak Djokovic 5 years 02 months
10. Andy Murray 4 years 02 months
11. Boris Becker 4 years 01 months
 
#29 ·
Welcome to the top 5 list Andy Murray!

Nadal surpasses John McEnroe at 7 years 6 months.

Connors/Lendl/Borg/McEnroe
Federer/Nadal/Djokovic/Murray

(-3 years, -2 years 6 months, -3 years 1 month, -3 years 4 months).

Assuming this current crop stays on top for another 3 years, that would set a record. Currently it's Connors/Lendl/Borg/McEnroe (all seen in 1981), and that's the strongest tennis era on record. This one is number 2.
 
#32 ·
No, just me forgetting that Rafa was on the top 10 list already. What's the explanation for that discreprency with Sampras? He was very close (about 50 points), from dropping to 7th.
 
#33 ·
No, just me forgetting that Rafa was on the top 10 list already. What's the explanation for that discreprency with Sampras? He was very close (about 50 points), from dropping to 7th.
It is a simple case of an ATP typo, I guess.

The week in question is week of the WTF. In the WTF Sampras was ranked 5, and grouped with Agassi (1), Kuerten (3) and Lapentti (8). So there is no doubt he was 5th not 7th. Even though, as you say, he was very close to dropping out.

No sweat for Roger, though. He has long since passed Sampras' corrected total. Only Connors and Lendl ahead of him.
 
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