world number one
Leads the rankings
World number one is the top-ranked competitor in a sport's official rankings, typically tennis, golf, or snooker: She became world number one after winning the Australian Open.
The phrase functions as both a title and description—you can be the world number one or simply world number one.
It implies current dominance rather than historical greatness.
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- title holderOne holding a championship
- topUppermost part or surface
- top spotHighest ranking position
- rankingOrdered position assignment
top seed · elite · best · tennis · golf · dominant · undefeated · leader · career high · title · trophy · crown · peak · summit · reigning · undisputed · supremacy · ace
- Racket AthletesRoger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic, Pete Sampras
- sports rankingstop seed, MVP, all-star, first team, second team
- Tennis achievementsGrand Slam, Davis Cup, hall of fame
- Tennis Rankingsseeding, seed, top ten, top 100, ranking system
- badminton playerssingles player, doubles player, gold medalist, silver medalist, bronze medalist
- tournament termsbracket, playoff bracket, semifinals, quarterfinals, finals
ranking position
world number onedead last
Finishing behind all others
last place · cellar dweller · second place · also-ran · tail-ender
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