Highest-ranked male tennis players worldwide 2024
As of June 2024, Jannik Sinner topped the ATP ranking of male tennis players, ahead of Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic in second and third place, respectively. The young Italian had an excellent start to 2024, winning the Australian Open and reaching the semi-finals of the French 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 tennis circuit has been dominated by three players: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic. There have been instances of other players winning Grand Slams; however, these have been few and far between, with at least half of every season's Grand Slams having been won by the big three since 2004. While Roger Federer announced his retirement in September 2022, and emerging stars such as Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner offer a glimpse into what the sport might look like when Nadal and Djokovic follow suit, the future may not have quite arrived yet. Despite both Nadal and Djokovic approaching the end of their careers, they won 11 of the 15 Grand Slams between 2020 and 2023.