The 52 weeks that made them #1 from 1990 - 2016, in order of worst to best

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Just a list for fun of the big titles won in the 52 weeks period that made them become world #1 for the first time.

Arbitrarily starting from 1990 because the tour started to look more like it does today with the Championship series/Super 9/Masters etc and Edberg become #1 that year taking over from old guard Lendl.

Using modern tournament names such as WTF for simplicity's sake.

Listed from worst to best just for some light fun for our members, please no trolling.

Kafelnikov
May 1998 - 1999
FO 2R - Wim 1R - US 4R - AO W
WTF - RR
Runner up at Stuttgart

Moya
March 1998 - 1999
FO W - Wim 1R - US 4R - AO 1R
WTF - F
Monte Carlo - Runner up at Indian Wells

Rios
March 1997 -1998
FO 4R - Wim 4R - US QF - AO F
WTF - N/A
Monte Carlo - Indian Wells - Miami - Runner up at Rome

Kuerten
Dec 1999-2000
AO 1R - FO W - Wim 3R - US 1R
WTF - W
Hamburg - Runner up in Miami and Rome

Safin
November 1999 - 2000
AO 1R - FO QF - Wim 2R - US W
WTF - N/A
Canada - Paris - Runner up at Hamburg

Hewitt
Nov 2000 - 2001
AO 3R - FO QF - Wim 4R - US W
WTF - W

Muster
Feb 1995 - 1996
FO W - Wim A - US 4R - AO 4R
WTF - RR
Monte Carlo - Rome - Essen

Rafter
July 1998 - 1999
US W - AO 3R - FO 3R - Wim SF
WTF - N/A
Canada - Cincinnati - Runner up at Rome

Sampras
April 1992 - 1993
FO QF - Wim SF - US F - AO - SF
WTF - SF
Cincinnati - Miami

Roddick
Nov 2002 - 2003
AO SF - FO 1R - Wim SF - US W
WTF - N/A
Canada - Cincinnati

Becker
Jan 1990 - 1991
FO 1R - Wim F - US SF - Aus W
WTF - SF
Stockholm - Paris - Runner up at Hamburg

Ferrero
Sept 2002 - 2003
AO QF - FO W - Wim R4 - US F
WTF - F
Monte Carlo

Edberg
Aug 1989 - 1990
US 4R - AO F - FO 1R - Wim W
WTF - W
Indian Wells - Cincinnati - Runner up at Miami

Murray
Nov 2015- 2016
AO F - FO F - Wim W - US QF
WTF - RR
Rome - Shanghai - Paris - Runner up at Madrid and Cincinnati
Bonus irrelevant Olympic Gold

Federer
Feb 2003 - 2004
FO 1R - Wim W - US 4R - AO W
WTF - W
Runner up at Rome

Agassi
April 1994 - 1995
FO 2R - Wim 4R - US W - AO W
WTF - SF
Canada - Paris - Miami - Runner up at Indian Wells

Courier
Feb 1991-1992
FO W - Wim QF - US F - Aus W
WTF - F
Indian Wells - Miami

Nadal
Aug 2007 -2008
US 4R - AO SF - FO W - Wim W
WTF - SF
Monte Carlo - Hamburg - Canada - Runner up at Paris and Miami
Olympic Gold

Djokovic
July 2010 - 2011
US F - AO W - FO SF - Wim W
WTF - SF
Indian Wells - Miami - Madrid - Rome
 
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