August 23, 1973: The day Ilie Nastase was crowned the first world No 1 in ATP history

On this day, August 23, 1973, only a few weeks after more than 80 players boycotted Wimbledon, the first ever ATP rankings list was published, with Ilie Nastase as its first No 1. This ranking quickly proved its value and was not only accepted as legitimate by the players and the press, but it became so iconic that the majority of today’s players grew up dreaming of being on top of the ATP…

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