Highest-ranked male tennis players worldwide 2024
As of September 2024, Jannik Sinner topped the ATP ranking of male tennis players, ahead of Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz in second and third place, respectively. The young Italian had an excellent start to 2024, winning the Australian Open, before reaching the semi-finals of the French Open and winning the US Open.
ATP Rankings
The ATP Rankings is a merit-based method system used to determine the entry and seeding in all singles and doubles tournaments for professional male tennis players. A player’s ranking is based on his performance in 19 official tournaments, including the four Grand Slams and the eight mandatory ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments. The top-ranked player is the player who, over the previous 52 weeks, amassed the most ATP ranking points from these tournaments.
A new generation
Since the early 2000s, the men's tennis circuit has mostly been dominated by three players: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic. However, following the retirement of Federer in 2022, and Nadal and Djokovic approaching the end of their playing careers, a new generation of players have emerged. Two players, in particularly, seem poised to dominate the game for the foreseeable future; Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, both of whom won two Grand Slams apiece in 2024. This marked the first time since 2004 that half of every season's Grand Slams were not won by the Big Three.
