Rafael Nadal’s legendary longevity hits yet another milestone today, as he kicks off his record 900th straight week in the Top 10.
Since first breaking into the Top 10 as an 18-year-old on April 25th, 2005, Nadal has never, ever left the elite, not even for a second—and now, at age 36, he’s still in there, currently sitting at No. 2.
He surpassed Jimmy Connors’ previous record of 789 in 2020.
MOST CONSECUTIVE WEEKS IN TOP 10 IN ATP RANKINGS HISTORY:
900: Rafael Nadal [2005 to present]
789: Jimmy Connors [1973 to 1988]
742: Roger Federer [2002 to 2016]
619: Ivan Lendl [1980 to 1992]
565: Pete Sampras [1990 to 2001]
Nadal’s streak does not include the 22 weeks the ATP rankings were frozen in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Only one woman has spent more consecutive weeks in the Top 10 of the WTA rankings than Nadal has in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings—Martina Navratilova with a clean 1,000.