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Zverev reaches 300 weeks in the ATP top five
Alexander Zverev has reached 300 weeks in the ATP top five, a ranking milestone achieved by only 15 players since 1973.
The German has climbed the rankings after winning Roland Garros and the US Open this year.
He is set to finish the year as world No 1, after Jannik Sinner ended his season early, though Zverev has not yet reached the top spot.
Zverev has spent more weeks in the top five than Carlos Alcaraz or Sinner, and is 23 weeks short of Mats Wilander’s total.
Fatigue could affect his run, as Zverev said he had played a lot of tennis and felt flat during his Shanghai Masters semifinal loss.
He is expected to play the Vienna Open next, beginning October 30, but could withdraw to prepare for the Paris Masters and ATP Finals.
Alexander Zverev has reached his 300th week inside the ATP top five, according to Tennis365.
Only 15 players have spent that long in the top five since the rankings began in 1973.
Zverev has spent more weeks in the top five than Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, Tennis365 reported.
He is 23 weeks short of matching Mats Wilander’s total.
Zverev has said he feels tired after a busy run of matches.
- Who
- Alexander Zverev, the German tennis player.
- What
- He reached his 300th week inside the ATP top five.
- When
- The milestone was reported on October 19, 2026.
- Where
- In the ATP Tour rankings.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Zverev represented Germany on Davis Cup duty and then played events in Beijing and Shanghai.
Zverev lost in the semifinals to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and spoke about feeling tired after the match.
Tennis365 reported that Zverev was in his 300th week inside the ATP top five.
The Vienna Open is expected to begin, and Zverev is expected to play.
- Top-five weeks
- 300
- Players with 300 or more top-five weeks since 1973
- 15
- Carlos Alcaraz top-five weeks
- 222
- Jannik Sinner top-five weeks
- 160
- Weeks short of Mats Wilander’s total
- 23
What people are saying
I mean, first, I’m not a robot, I’m a human being, I get tired. It’s like this. After the US Open, I had one day off in total.
I think I played a lot of tennis, which is very, very positive because that means I played well.