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**exsmoker** · 01-05-2009, 05:36 PM

Dinara is playing her first tournament as #1 ranked player this week. I've looked up how others fared in the same circumstances.

ATP

Ilie Nastase - 1973 USO R64
John Newcombe - June 1974 Nottingham R16
Jimmy Connors - July 1974 Indianapolis W
Bjorn Borg - 1977 USO R16
John McEnroe - March 1980 Frankfurt DEF

Ivan Lendl - March 1983 Brussels W
Mats Wilander - September 1988 Palermo W
Stefan Edberg - August 1990 Long Island W
Boris Becker - February 1991 Brussels SF
Jim Courier - February 1992 Brussels RU
Pete Sampras - April 1993 Hong Kong W
Andre Agassi - April 1995 Tokyo RU
Thomas Muster - February 1996 Dubai 1st round
Marcelo Rios - 1998 TMS Cincinnati 1st round
Carlos Moya - 1999 TMS Miami R16
Yevgeny Kafelnikov- 1999 TMS Rome R16
Patrick Rafter - none played
Marat Safin - 2000 TMC SF
Gustavo Kuerten - 2001 AO R64
Lleyton Hewitt - 2002 AO 1st round
Juan Carlos Ferrero - September 2003 Bangkok RU
Andy Roddick - 2003 TMC SF
Roger Federer - February 2004 Rotterdam QF
Rafael Nadal - 2008 USO SF

WTA

Chris Evert - January 1976 Austin W
Evonne Goolagong Cawley - none played
Martina Navratilova – 1978 USO SF
Tracy Austin – April 1980 Hilton Head W
Steffi Graf - 1987 USO RU
Monica Seles - March 1991 Miami W
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario - March 1995 Indian Wells SF
Martina Hingis - April 1997 Hilton Head W
Lindsay Davenport - October 1998 Zurich W
Jennifer Capriati – October 2001 Zurich SF
Venus Williams – May 2002 Hamburg RU
Serena Williams – August 2002 Los Angeles QF
Kim Clijsters – August 2003 Toronto 2nd round
Justine Henin – January 2004 Sydney W
Amelie Mauresmo - October 2004 Filderstadt RU
Maria Sharapova - September 2005 Beijing SF
Ana Ivanovic – 2008 Wimbledon R32
Jelena Jankovic – 2008 Beijing Olympics QF
Dinara Safina – April 2009 Stuttgart ???

**PyncGyncliacy** · 01-05-2009, 05:39 PM

What do "none played" mean? end of season?

**exsmoker** · 01-05-2009, 05:40 PM

What do "none played" mean? end of season?

No, it means that those players (Goolagong and Rafter) didn't play any tournaments while ranked #1.

**VoriEremiagem** · 01-05-2009, 05:42 PM

No, it means that those players (Goolagong and Rafter) didn't play any tournaments while ranked #1.

Goolagong was ranked #1 for only 2 weeks.

**exsmoker** · 01-05-2009, 05:46 PM

Goolagong was ranked #1 for only 2 weeks.

And Rafter for only one week, but that doesn't change the fact that neither played a tournament during their very brief reign.

**PyncGyncliacy** · 01-05-2009, 05:48 PM

Gotcha.

**EarnestKS** · 01-05-2009, 05:49 PM

You missed Kafelnikov.

Not that I know for sure whether or not he played a tournament during his 2 (maybe 3?) week stint.

**exsmoker** · 01-05-2009, 05:51 PM

You missed Kafelnikov.

Not that I know for sure whether or not he played a tournament during his 2 (maybe 3?) week stint.

You are right. How did that happen?

I'll add it ASAP.

**EarnestKS** · 01-05-2009, 05:52 PM

LOL. If you wish; we Kafelnikov fans (all two of us) are itching to know!

**PyncGyncliacy** · 01-05-2009, 05:52 PM

You missed Kafelnikov.

Not that I know for sure whether or not he played a tournament during his 2 (maybe 3?) week stint.

2 or 4, I think. It was exactly 10 years ago.

**PyncGyncliacy** · 01-05-2009, 05:54 PM

He lost to Kuerten in the R16 in Rome

**EarnestKS** · 01-05-2009, 05:55 PM

2. It was exactly 10 years ago.

That's what I thought.

10 years! Crap I guess I never realized that I've been following tennis for so long.

**PyncGyncliacy** · 01-05-2009, 05:55 PM

Ha! it was 4 because 2 of them were RG.

**PyncGyncliacy** · 01-05-2009, 05:56 PM

That's what I thought.

10 years! Crap I guess I never realized that I've been following tennis for so long.

I know that because he gave a long interview last week and that was mentioned. I freaked. I remember the summer he won RG in 1996, going to Moscow, and there were billboards of him advertising everything everywhere. He's supposed to play Wimbledon and French Seniors, maybe I'll catch him

**EarnestKS** · 01-05-2009, 05:56 PM

Ha! it was 4 because 2 of them were RG.

Awesome.

**exsmoker** · 01-05-2009, 05:58 PM

Kafelnikov was #1 for six weeks (same as Rios and Muster).

**PyncGyncliacy** · 01-05-2009, 05:59 PM

Kafelnikov was #1 for six weeks (same as Rios and Muster).

Oopsie. Forgot about the grass season.

**freddystone** · 01-05-2009, 05:59 PM

I hope Yevgeny has been training. Last I saw of him, he was looking really, really, REALLY out of shape. Too much time at the Poker table, perhaps.

**PyncGyncliacy** · 01-05-2009, 06:08 PM

I hope Yevgeny has been training. Last I saw of him, he was looking really, really, REALLY out of shape. Too much time at the Poker table, perhaps.

Claims he hasn't touched cards in a couple years. He's down to 108 kilos (which is a lot) and wants to lose 20 more.

The whole interview was kind of said except when he talked about his daughter

**Kimeoffessyr** · 01-05-2009, 06:29 PM

What do "none played" mean? end of season?

when i saw that, i immediately assumed that they both retired as soon as they got the #1 ranking lol. "quit while ahead" mentality. if i forrest gumped my way to the top of the pile i may just do so...

01-05-2009, 05:36 PM	#1
exsmoker Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 413 Senior Member	First tournament as #1 Dinara is playing her first tournament as #1 ranked player this week. I've looked up how others fared in the same circumstances. ATP Ilie Nastase - 1973 USO R64 John Newcombe - June 1974 Nottingham R16 Jimmy Connors - July 1974 Indianapolis W Bjorn Borg - 1977 USO R16 John McEnroe - March 1980 Frankfurt DEF Ivan Lendl - March 1983 Brussels W Mats Wilander - September 1988 Palermo W Stefan Edberg - August 1990 Long Island W Boris Becker - February 1991 Brussels SF Jim Courier - February 1992 Brussels RU Pete Sampras - April 1993 Hong Kong W Andre Agassi - April 1995 Tokyo RU Thomas Muster - February 1996 Dubai 1st round Marcelo Rios - 1998 TMS Cincinnati 1st round Carlos Moya - 1999 TMS Miami R16 Yevgeny Kafelnikov- 1999 TMS Rome R16 Patrick Rafter - none played Marat Safin - 2000 TMC SF Gustavo Kuerten - 2001 AO R64 Lleyton Hewitt - 2002 AO 1st round Juan Carlos Ferrero - September 2003 Bangkok RU Andy Roddick - 2003 TMC SF Roger Federer - February 2004 Rotterdam QF Rafael Nadal - 2008 USO SF WTA Chris Evert - January 1976 Austin W Evonne Goolagong Cawley - none played Martina Navratilova – 1978 USO SF Tracy Austin – April 1980 Hilton Head W Steffi Graf - 1987 USO RU Monica Seles - March 1991 Miami W Arantxa Sanchez Vicario - March 1995 Indian Wells SF Martina Hingis - April 1997 Hilton Head W Lindsay Davenport - October 1998 Zurich W Jennifer Capriati – October 2001 Zurich SF Venus Williams – May 2002 Hamburg RU Serena Williams – August 2002 Los Angeles QF Kim Clijsters – August 2003 Toronto 2nd round Justine Henin – January 2004 Sydney W Amelie Mauresmo - October 2004 Filderstadt RU Maria Sharapova - September 2005 Beijing SF Ana Ivanovic – 2008 Wimbledon R32 Jelena Jankovic – 2008 Beijing Olympics QF Dinara Safina – April 2009 Stuttgart ??? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-05-2009, 05:39 PM	#2
PyncGyncliacy Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 706 Senior Member	What do "none played" mean? end of season? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-05-2009, 05:40 PM	#3
exsmoker Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 413 Senior Member	What do "none played" mean? end of season? No, it means that those players (Goolagong and Rafter) didn't play any tournaments while ranked #1. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-05-2009, 05:42 PM	#4
VoriEremiagem Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 555 Senior Member	No, it means that those players (Goolagong and Rafter) didn't play any tournaments while ranked #1. Goolagong was ranked #1 for only 2 weeks. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-05-2009, 05:46 PM	#5
exsmoker Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 413 Senior Member	Goolagong was ranked #1 for only 2 weeks. And Rafter for only one week, but that doesn't change the fact that neither played a tournament during their very brief reign. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-05-2009, 05:48 PM	#6
PyncGyncliacy Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 706 Senior Member	Gotcha. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-05-2009, 05:49 PM	#7
EarnestKS Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 525 Senior Member	You missed Kafelnikov. Not that I know for sure whether or not he played a tournament during his 2 (maybe 3?) week stint. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-05-2009, 05:51 PM	#8
exsmoker Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 413 Senior Member	You missed Kafelnikov. Not that I know for sure whether or not he played a tournament during his 2 (maybe 3?) week stint. You are right. How did that happen? I'll add it ASAP. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-05-2009, 05:52 PM	#9
EarnestKS Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 525 Senior Member	LOL. If you wish; we Kafelnikov fans (all two of us) are itching to know! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-05-2009, 05:54 PM	#11
PyncGyncliacy Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 706 Senior Member	He lost to Kuerten in the R16 in Rome Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-05-2009, 05:55 PM	#12
EarnestKS Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 525 Senior Member	2. It was exactly 10 years ago. That's what I thought. 10 years! Crap I guess I never realized that I've been following tennis for so long. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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PyncGyncliacy Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 706 Senior Member	Ha! it was 4 because 2 of them were RG. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-05-2009, 05:56 PM	#14
PyncGyncliacy Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 706 Senior Member	That's what I thought. 10 years! Crap I guess I never realized that I've been following tennis for so long. I know that because he gave a long interview last week and that was mentioned. I freaked. I remember the summer he won RG in 1996, going to Moscow, and there were billboards of him advertising everything everywhere. He's supposed to play Wimbledon and French Seniors, maybe I'll catch him Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-05-2009, 05:58 PM	#16
exsmoker Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 413 Senior Member	Kafelnikov was #1 for six weeks (same as Rios and Muster). Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-05-2009, 05:59 PM	#17
PyncGyncliacy Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 706 Senior Member	Kafelnikov was #1 for six weeks (same as Rios and Muster). Oopsie. Forgot about the grass season. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-05-2009, 05:59 PM	#18
freddystone Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 652 Senior Member	I hope Yevgeny has been training. Last I saw of him, he was looking really, really, REALLY out of shape. Too much time at the Poker table, perhaps. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-05-2009, 06:08 PM	#19
PyncGyncliacy Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 706 Senior Member	I hope Yevgeny has been training. Last I saw of him, he was looking really, really, REALLY out of shape. Too much time at the Poker table, perhaps. Claims he hasn't touched cards in a couple years. He's down to 108 kilos (which is a lot) and wants to lose 20 more. The whole interview was kind of said except when he talked about his daughter Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-05-2009, 06:29 PM	#20
Kimeoffessyr Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 514 Senior Member	What do "none played" mean? end of season? when i saw that, i immediately assumed that they both retired as soon as they got the #1 ranking lol. "quit while ahead" mentality. if i forrest gumped my way to the top of the pile i may just do so... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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