Sinner is No. 29! Meet the World No. 1s

Sinner is No. 29! Meet the World No. 1s

Sinner is the first Italian to join the exclusive group

Rafael Nadal beat Nicolas Lapentti in the 2008 Western & Southern Open quarter-finals to guarantee his rise to No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings.

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Rafael Nadal beat Nicolas Lapentti in the 2008 Western & Southern Open quarter-finals to guarantee his rise to No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings.

Jannik Sinner is the 29th player to reach World No. 1 in the history of the PIF ATP Rankings.

Ilie Nastase was the first in 1973 and, 51 years later, Sinner has joined the elite group, becoming the first Italian to accomplish the feat.

ATPTour.com is celebrating Sinner’s ascent to No. 1 with a series of profiles of all 29 legends who have climbed to the pinnacle of mens’ tennis.