![]() 1.' I say, 'Yeah, one week.' They say, 'At least you bloody got it. They say, 'Congratulations, mate, you made No. Next on the list are Evonne Goolagong and Carlos Moya who spent two weeks each at the summit. Rafter remains the only player since rankings began in the 1970s to spend just one week at number one. He took top spot from Andre Agassi and then quickly surrendered it to Pete Sampras. ![]() Rafter was world number one for just a week from July 26, 1999, the first Australian man to reach the peak since John Newcombe in 1971. Rafter was, however, plagued by shoulder trouble all his career and retired in 2001, aged just 29 with two heartbreaking defeats in Wimbledon finals unwanted memories. Here, AFP Sport looks at three rankings landmarks: Pat Rafter: Two Slams, one week at number oneĪustralia's Pat Rafter served and volleyed his way to the 19 US Opens, two of his 11 career titles. "It's surreal in a way to be that many weeks world number one, to match Steffi Graf, who is one of the all-time greats of our sport, both men and women," said Djokovic, whose first spell at the top began in July 2011 after his maiden Wimbledon triumph. The 35-year-old winner of 22 Grand Slams titles is starting his 378th week in pole position, edging ahead of Steffi Graf who was on top of the women's rankings for 377 weeks in her career. Novak Djokovic on Monday sets a new record in men's and women's tennis for total weeks spent on top of the world rankings.
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