A brilliant post by John Yandell yesterday ...

[tennis_chiro]

Actually, your count was on 35 years!

don

[hockeyscout]

Actually, your count was on 35 years!

don

Holy cow, to many shots in the head and concussions. I can't add. Yikes. 15 number ones over a 35 year period. Wow.

[hockeyscout]

This one is scary - in the last 40 years (year end number ones) their have only been ten players!

Caroline Wozniacki
Jelena Jankovic
Justine Henin
Lindsay Davenport
Martina Hingis
Martina Navratilova
Monica Seles
Serena Williams
Steffi Graf
Victoria Azarenka

You got to be VERY special to get to that level. That's amazing.

Also, 20 girls in 40 years have been to number one (some for pretty short periods of time):

Amélie Mauresmo
Ana Ivanovic
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Caroline Wozniacki
Chris Everett
Dinara Safina
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Jelena Janković
Jennifer Capriati
Justine Henin
Kim Clijsters
Lindsay Davenport
Maria Sharapova
Martina Hingis
Monica Seles
Serena Williams
Steffi Graf
Tracy Austin
Venus Williams
Victoria Azarenka

[lobndropshot]

You are missing a ton of players

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ATP_number_1_ranked_singles_players

[hockeyscout]

You are missing a ton of players

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...ingles_players

I went by season ending number 1's, not guys who spent a few weeks or month at a period of time at number 1.

[hockeyscout]

In terms of numbers ones these guys have held a top spot for one year (consecutive):

Switzerland Roger Federer 237
United States Jimmy Connors 160
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 157
United States Pete Sampras 102
Australia Lleyton Hewitt 75
United States John McEnroe 58
Spain Rafael Nadal 56
Serbia Novak Djokovic 53
United States Andre Agassi 52

Nine players have held it for a year in length (more than 48 weeks).

[lobndropshot]

All #1 rankings are based on a year's worth of playing.

[lobndropshot]

In terms of numbers ones these guys have held a top spot for one year (consecutive):

Switzerland Roger Federer 237
United States Jimmy Connors 160
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 157
United States Pete Sampras 102
Australia Lleyton Hewitt 75
United States John McEnroe 58
Spain Rafael Nadal 56
Serbia Novak Djokovic 53
United States Andre Agassi 52

Nine players have held it for a year in length (more than 48 weeks).

12 Players

[don_budge]

And so does…don_budge

Mats Wilander:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6QHksg4B2c

Mats knows his stuff!

Mats really knows his stuff…and so does the fellow talking at the very end of the video in the last 10 seconds. Three guesses as to who it is…the first two don't count.

"Mats…I really enjoy your commentary on Eurosport. I think you are very analytical…"…pipes in a sexy American voice at the very end.

March 13, 2014, Kings of Tennis Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden. Could it be? No…no way. don_budge on his 60th birthday? He's here…he's there…he's everywhere!

[hockeyscout]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-ts=1422327029&x-yt-cl=84838260&v=XhJ3co0cIsY

I gotta play this clip to my young one tomorrow. It is very interesting.

[don_budge]

Coincidence...

Irony. Eh?

Nope…not really. Just a coincidence. A twist of fate.

[don_budge]

Once in a Blue Moon...

Blue moon occurs once every 32 months.

A blue moon is when two full moons occur within a single calendar month.