Ben Shelton hits new career-high ranking of No. 5, just third lefty to be ranked in ATP Top 5 this century

The Spaniard improved to 3-0 in his round-robin group with the win, and having started the week with 11,050 points—and with each round-robin win worth 200 points—he'll now have at least 11,650 ranking points after the tournament. That's now out of reach for Jannik Sinner, who would finish with 11,500 even with an undefeated title run in Turin.

Having also done it in 2022, Alcaraz is now the 11th player to finish two or more years at No. 1 in ATP rankings history, since they began in 1973.

He's also the first player born since 2000, or even since 1990, to do it.

PLAYERS TO FINISH TWO OR MORE YEARS AS ATP NO. 1:

8: Novak Djokovic [2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023]
6: Pete Sampras [1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998]
5: Jimmy Connors [1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978]
5: Roger Federer [2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009]
5: Rafael Nadal [2008, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019]
4: John McEnroe [1981, 1982, 1983, 1984]
4: Ivan Lendl [1985, 1986, 1987, 1989]
2: Bjorn Borg [1979, 1980]
2: Stefan Edberg [1990, 1991]
2: Lleyton Hewitt [2001, 2002]
2: Carlos Alcaraz [2022, 2025]

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HIGHLIGHTS: Carlos Alcaraz clinches year-end No. 1 with 3-0 record in ATP Finals round robin

At 22, Alcaraz is also the second-youngest man ever to finish two or more years at No. 1, after Lleyton Hewitt, who did it at 21.

YOUNGEST PLAYERS TO FINISH TWO OR MORE YEARS AS ATP NO. 1:

21 years & 8 months: Lleyton Hewitt [2002]
22 years & 6 months: Carlos Alcaraz [2025]
23 years & 3 months: Pete Sampras [1994]
23 years & 3 months: Jimmy Connors [1975]
23 years & 10 months: John McEnroe [1982]

As for the Big 3, Federer, Nadal and Djokovic were 24, 24 and 25, respectively, when they recorded their second year-end No. 1 finishes.

More to come...

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