The 8 tallest world No 1’s on the ATP Rankings: ft. Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev
Twenty-nine different men have reached world No 1 on the ATP Rankings since the system was first launched in 1973.
Among them are tennis icons and all-time greats of the sport, but who are the tallest ATP Tour stars to reach the pinnacle of their sport?
Here, using official information from the ATP Tour website, we list the eight tallest men to reach world No 1 in the singles rankings.
=3) Jannik Sinner – 6’3/191cm
Our list starts with reigning world No 1 Sinner, who has now remained at the top of the ATP Rankings since first rising to the top in June 2024.
The Italian is already joint-12th all-time for most weeks as the ATP world No 1, and is the winner of four Grand Slam titles to date.
At 191cm/6’3, Sinner is the joint-third-tallest world No 1 in ATP Rankings history.
=3) Carlos Moya – 6’3/191cm
The same height as Sinner, Spanish star Moya spent two weeks as the world No 1 in March 1999.
Moya first broke through with a surprise run to the Australian Open final in 1997, before winning his sole Grand Slam singles title at the 1998 French Open.
The Spaniard rose to world No 1 after reaching the 1999 Indian Wells final, and he remains the joint-third-tallest, though he will always be the first ATP world No 1 from his nation.
=3) Yevgney Kafelnikov – 6’3/191cm
The first Russian player, male or female, to reach world No 1 in the singles rankings in the Open Era, Kafelnikov was one of the leading stars of the late 1990s.
The Russian triumphed at the 1996 French Open and 1999 Australian Open, and would strike gold at the Olympic Games in 2000.
Kafelnikov, the winner of 26 ATP Tour titles, is another world No 1 who measures 6’3/191cm in height.
=3) Boris Becker – 6’3/191cm
One of the leading players of his era, Becker won six Grand Slam singles titles and spent a total of 12 weeks as the world No 1.
Becker won three Wimbledon titles, two Australian Open titles, and a US Open title across his career, and spent two small spells as the world No 1 in 1991.
The German is one of five world No 1’s listed as 6’3/191cm, though he was the tallest-ever world No 1 when he first rose to the top in January 1991.
=3) Andy Murray – 6’3/191cm
After years of being held off the top spot by his ‘Big 3’ rivals, Murray finally surged to world No 1 in November 2016, and held the top ranking for 41 straight weeks.
The Brit was famously a two-time Wimbledon champion, triumphing in 2013 and 2016, though he also prevailed at the US Open in 2012.
So far the only Briton, male or female, to be ranked world No 1 in the Open Era, Murray is another player who is 6’3/191cm tall.
=3) Gustavo Kuerten – 6’3/191cm
The only Brazilian player to reach world No 1 in the Open Era, Kuerten spent 43 weeks atop the ATP Rankings across three separate spells over 2000 and 2011.
Kuerten is, of course, best remembered for his Roland Garros success, lifting the title in 1997, 2000, and 2001.
The Brazilian is part of a group of six world No 1’s listed as 6’3/191cm tall on the ATP Tour website.
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2) Marat Safin – 6’4/193cm
The winner of two Grand Slam singles titles, Safin was the second Russian man to reach world No 1 and spent nine weeks atop the ATP Rankings.
Safin is best remembered for winning the 2000 US Open and 2005 Australian Open, with his nine weeks as No 1 spread across two separate spells in 2001.
At 6’4/194cm tall, the Russian is officially the second-tallest world No 1 in ATP Tour history.
1) Daniil Medvedev – 6’6/198cm
Just two centimetres shy of two metres tall, will the ATP Tour ever see another world No 1 as tall as Medvedev?
The Russian has spent 16 weeks of his career as the No 1, across two spells in 2022, and lifted the US Open title in 2021 – alongside a further five runner-up finishes at majors.
Medvedev is listed as 6’6’/198cm tall on the ATP website, making him the tallest man to ever reach the top of the ATP Rankings.
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