After the promotion of Horacio Zeballos to that position, we tell you who were the first tennis players to achieve it.
Horacio Zeballos He wrote his name in the history books of national tennis, because he reached the top of the doubles ranking together with the Spanish Marcel Granollers. It is important to comment that the Argentine tennis I had never had a No. 1 male in the ranking.
The paradox of Zeballos and Granollers is that they never won a Grand Slam, although they did reach the final of Wimbledon, the US Open and even the ATP Finals. And so far this year they have not yet won any tournament, even though they competed in the definitions of Auckland, Buenos Aires and the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells.
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ATP RANKING: The rise of Horacio Zeballos
Horacio Zeballos planted the albiceleste flag on Madrid soil, making history in the name of his country. In it Madrid Open, together with his teammate Marcel Granollers, they defeated Hugo Nys and Jan Zielinski 4-6, 6-2 and 16-14 to get into the tournament semi-finals. A triumph that is worth much more because in this way, Zeballos climbs and He is positioned for the first time as world number one in doubles.
Who are the other tennis players who managed to top the ranking?
Paola Suarez
On September 9, 2002, the woman from Pergamin reached the top of the doubles ranking with the Spanish Virginia Ruano and they remained there for 87 weeks. In this way, she became the first national racket player to lead the world rankings in any of the professional branches of tennis.
Gisela Dulko
Eight years after Suárez’s arrival at No. 1 on the women’s circuit, another Argentine woman emerged who repeated the feat. Dulko, together with the Italian Flavia Pennetta, formed a top duo and reached the top of the ranking as doubles players on November 1, 2010. They achieved it after a season in which they won eight titles. In total, the couple remained in that position for 24 weeks.
Gustavo Fernandez
The Cordoban from Río Tercero became No. 1 in adapted tennis on July 10, 2017, after a season in which he was crowned champion of the Australian Open and reached the final of Wimbledon.
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