Jack Draper's victory at Indianes not only set a career best to break into the top 10 in the world rankings, but also brought glory to the current slump of British tennis. There are currently only three Britons in the top 100 of the ATP rankings, and Draper is the only one in the top 10 of the rankings, and he is the only one in the bracket.
Draper's victory is reminiscent of the stars of British tennis in the past, including tennis legend Andy. Murray. In the history of the ATP rankings, there have been five British players who have managed to break into the top 10 of the world rankings, and each of them has written their own chapter in tennis.
Jack DraperWinning the 2025 Indian Wells Masters made history. The 23-year-old climbed to world No. 7 on Monday after winning the title with a win over Denmark's Rune. This achievement makes Draper one of the top 10 British players since the introduction of the ATP rankings in 1973.
Just a year ago, he was ranked outside the top 40 in the world and is now the seventh in the world and the fourth-highest-ranked Englishman in the history of the ATP Tour. The jump in the rankings is not only due to the victory at the Indian Wells Masters, but also to the two ATP Tour titles in Stuttgart and Vienna last year, as well as the stellar performance of reaching the semifinals of the first Grand Slam at the 2024 US Open.
Cameron Norrie, world eighth.
Norrie was the last British man to break into the top 10 of the ATP rankings before Draper. Norrie has won five ATP Tour titles in his career. On September 12, 2022, he reached a career-high of world No. 8 after reaching the fourth round of the US Open that summer. The previous year, in October, his stunning victory in Indian Wells had dramatically boosted his rankings, becoming the first Briton (male or female) to lift the trophy in the desert. Although his semi-final results at Wimbledon 2022 failed to earn him points and affected his rise in the rankings, he remains one of the UK's top players.
Tim Henman (Tim Henman), fourth in the world. Tim HenmanToday, he is a well-respected commentator on the sport and one of the most successful British tennis stars of the Open era. He has won 11 ATP Tour titles in his career, reached a further 17 finals, and reached the final of the ATP1000 Masters four times, including a victory at the Paris Masters in 2003, and two runners-up in Indian Wells.
In addition, he has reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon four times, and in 2004 he reached both the French Open and the US Open semifinals, the most of any player who has never reached a Grand Slam final. On July 8, 2002, after reaching the semifinals of Wimbledon for the fourth (and last) time, Henman reached the highest ranking of the world number four.
Greg Rusedeski, world fourth.
Greg Rusedski is the first British man to reach the top five in the ATP rankings and one of only three British men to reach a Grand Slam singles final in the Open era. At the 1997 US Open, the unseeded Rusedski made it all the way to the finals against the likes of Richard Krajicek and Jonas Bjorkman, before losing to Pat Raft in four sets. Despite failing to win the title, it was enough to reach a career-high world ranking of No. 4 on 6 October 1997, a milestone for the British player in the ATP rankings. Rusedeschi has won an impressive 15 ATP Tour titles in his career, the biggest of which came at the 1998 Paris Masters, the same year he also reached the final at Indian Wells where he lost.
Andy. Murray, number one in the world.
Andy Murray is a true tennis legend, the only British star of the Open era to reach the top of the world rankings.
Murray's career highlights include victory at the 2012 US Open and winning the Wimbledon Championships in 2013 and 2016. He is also the only player in modern times to win two Olympic singles gold medals.
In addition, he has reached eight other Grand Slam singles finals, won 14 Masters 1000 titles, won the 2016 ATP Finals, and won a total of 46 ATP Tour titles. On 7 November 2016, Murray climbed to the top of the world rankings and remained so for 41 consecutive weeks, becoming a monument in British tennis history.
These five British men's tennis players, with their respective outstanding performances, have left a strong mark on the stage of the ATP rankings and have made indelible contributions to the development of British tennis.
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