funny how the OP (and many of his brethren) can all of a sudden make subjective and qualitative judgments when it comes to YE#1s; but of course such discerning is off the table when it comes to levels/quality of competition at different times
My posts are based on facts/data and not subjective judgments(see data below). The achievements by all players in the year that they ended the year #1 is never the same. Using that logic, then 3 slams =1 slam or 12 titles = 4 titles. No way they are equally impressive.
There's no fact/data to prove which generation has greater quality field, and argument heading nowhere except reeks of bias.
Sampras 6 YE #1:
1993: 85-16(84%); 2 slams, 2 slam finals, 8 titles
1994: 77-12(86%); 2 slams, 2 slam finals, YEC, 10 titles
1995: 72-16(82%); 2 slams, 3 slam finals, 5 titles
1996: 65-11(85%); 1 slam, 1 slam final, YEC, 8 titles
1997: 55-12(82%); 2 slams, 2 slam finals, YEC, 8 titles
1998: 61-17(78%); 1 slam, 1 slam final, 4 titles
Federer 5 YE #1:
2004: 74-6(93%); 3 slams, 3 slam finals, YEC, 11 titles
2005: 81-4(95%), 2 slams, 2 slam finals, 11 titles
2006: 92-5(95%), 3 slams, 4 slam finals, YEC, 12 titles
2007: 68-9(88%), 3 slams, 4 slam finals, YEC, 8 titles
2009: 61-12(84%), 2 slams, 4 slam finals, 4 titls
Nadal 3 YE #1:
2008: 82-11(88%); 2 slams, 2 slam finals, 8 titles
2010: 71-10(88%); 3 slams, 3 slam finals, 7 titles
2013: 75-7(91%); 2 slams, 3 slam finals, 10 titles
Nole 2 YE #1:
2011: 70-6(92%); 3 slams, 3 slam finals, 10 titles
2012: 75-12(86%); 1 slams, 3 slam finals, YEC, 6 titles
Lendl 4 YE #1:
1985: 84-7(92%); 1 slams, 2 slam finals, YEC, 11 titles
1986*: 74-6(93%); 2 slams, 3 slam finals, YEC, 9 titles
1987: 74-7(91%); 2 slams, 3 slam finals, YEC, 8 titles
1989: 79-7(92%); 1 slams, 2 slam finals, 10 titles
* The Australian Open Tennis was not played in the year 1986 so that year Lendl only played 3 slam tournaments.
Nadal 3 YE #1 is pretty impressive(despite no WTF) and I don't understand Nadal fans like you getting your panties all in a bunch.