British tennis players have now combined for 25 singles wins against world No.1s.<\/p>\n
British players to beat world No.1s:\u00a0<\/p>\n
We break down all nine players and their world No.1 victories:<\/p>\n
Andy Murray \u2013 12 wins<\/p>\n No British player has beaten the world No.1 more times than Andy Murray<\/a>.<\/p>\n The three-time Grand Slam champion achieved this 12 times in his career \u2013 all coming against the \u2018Big Three\u2019, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.<\/p>\n Murray\u2019s first win over a world No.1 came at the Cincinnati Masters back in 2006. The then teenager clinched the biggest win of his career to end Federer\u2019s 55-match winning streak on American hard courts \u2013 beating the Swiss star 7-5, 6-4.<\/p>\n However, arguably the most famous of these victories came in 2012 and 2013. At the London 2012 Olympics, Murray returned to Centre Court to face Federer in a rematch of their Wimbledon final only weeks before.<\/p>\n After the disappointment of losing his first final at the All England Club, Murray wasn\u2019t going to let it happen again, and the Briton claimed Olympic gold<\/a> with a dominant 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 win.<\/p>\n A year later and Murray was back at SW19 this time facing world No.1 Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon<\/a> final. Murray beat the Serbian 6-4, 7-5, 6-4<\/a> to become the first British player to lift the men\u2019s singles trophy for 77 years.<\/p>\n Andy Murray\u2019s wins over the world No.1:<\/p>\n Year and event<\/p>\n Result<\/p>\n 2006 \u2013 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati<\/p>\n d. Roger Federer (SUI) 7-5, 6-4<\/p>\n 2008 \u2013 Dubai<\/p>\n d. Roger Federer (SUI) 6-7, 6-3, 6-4<\/p>\n 2008 US Open<\/p>\n d. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6-2, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4<\/p>\n 2009 \u2013 Rotterdam<\/p>\n d. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6-3, 4-6, 6-0<\/p>\n 2010 \u2013 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto<\/p>\n d. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6-3, 6-4<\/p>\n 2011 \u2013 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati<\/p>\n d. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-4, 3-0 (RET)<\/p>\n 2012 \u2013 Dubai<\/p>\n d. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-2, 7-5<\/p>\n 2012 \u2013 London Olympics<\/p>\n d. Roger Federer (SUI) 6-2, 6-1, 6-4<\/p>\n 2012 \u2013 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai<\/p>\n d. Roger Federer (SUI) 6-4, 6-4<\/p>\n 2013 \u2013 Wimbledon<\/p>\n d. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-4, 7-5, 6-4<\/p>\n 2015 \u2013 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal<\/p>\n d. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3<\/p>\n 2016 \u2013 ATP Masters 1000 Rome<\/p>\n d. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-3, 6-3<\/p>\n Greg Rusedski \u2013 four wins<\/p>\n Next up is former world No.4 and 1997 US Open<\/a> runner-up Greg Rusedski, who defeated four different players during their time as No.1 in the world.<\/p>\n His first world No.1 victory came at the 1998 Paris Masters final, where Rusedski beat American Pete Sampras 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-3 to claim the biggest title of his career.<\/p>\n After the win, he said: \u201cIt was a magical match for me. To have beaten the world number one and to have played the way I played today – I’m delighted.\u201d<\/p>\n Two years later, he was at it again, with an epic second round win over three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kurten at the Australian Open<\/a>. He saved match point to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 9-7.<\/p>\n A win over Marit Safin in Milan that year and the defeat of Lleyton Hewitt a year later in Indianapolis brought Rusedski\u2019s tally of world No.1 wins to four.<\/p>\n Greg Rusedski\u2019s wins over the world No.1:<\/p>\n Year and event<\/p>\n Result<\/p>\n 1998 \u2013 ATP Masters 1000 Paris<\/p>\n d. Pete Sampras (USA) 6-4, 7-6, 6-3<\/p>\n 2001 \u2013 Australian Open<\/p>\n d. Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 9-7<\/p>\n 2001 \u2013 Milan<\/p>\n d. Marit Safin 6-0, 7-6<\/p>\n 2002 \u2013 Indianapolis<\/p>\n d. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 7-6, 6-4<\/p>\n Virginia Wade \u2013 three wins<\/p>\n Virginia Wade has the most British wins over world No.1s of any women\u2019s player \u2013 with all three of her victories coming against 19-time Grand Slam champion Chris Evert.<\/p>\n Wade first beat world No.1 Evert at the London 1976 indoor event. After defeating compatriot Sue Barker in the semi-finals, Wade went on to claim a 6-2, 6-2 victory against the American to seal the title.<\/p>\n Her most famous win however was at Wimbledon in 1977, where Wade beat Evert in the semi-finals 6-2, 4-6, 6-1. The British star went on to win the Wimbledon women\u2019s singles title that year and is the only Briton to lift the trophy in the Open Era.<\/p>\n Viginia Wade\u2019s wins over the world No.1:<\/p>\n Year and event<\/p>\n Result<\/p>\n 1976 \u2013 London<\/p>\n d. Chris Evert (USA) 6-2, 6-2<\/p>\n 1977 \u2013 San Francisco<\/p>\n d. Chris Evert (USA) 6-3, 6-4<\/p>\n 1977 \u2013 Wimbledon\u00a0<\/p>\n d. Chris Evert (USA) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1<\/p>\n Tim Henman \u2013 one win<\/p>\n Former British No.1 Tim Henman claimed the biggest win of his career over Federer back in 2004.<\/p>\n Henman had a solid record against the 20-time Grand Slam champion throughout his career, winning six of 13 matches played, but one of his best came in the quarter-finals of Rotterdam.<\/p>\n World No.1 Federer came in as the favourite, but Henman had beaten him in their previous meeting at the Paris Masters<\/a> the year before.<\/p>\n The British star channelled the experience from his previous victory to stun the top seed 6-3, 7-6(9).<\/p>\n Tim Henman\u2019s wins over the world No.1:<\/p>\n Year and event<\/p>\n Result<\/p>\n 2004 – Rotterdam<\/p>\n d. Roger Federer (SUI) 6-3, 7-6<\/p>\n Sue Barker \u2013 one win<\/p>\n 1976 Roland Garros<\/a> champion Sue Barker had one victory over a world No.1 in her career, which, like Wade, also came against Evert.<\/p>\n Evert had dominated their head-to-head throughout their time on tour but in Boston 1979, Barker managed to claim one of her best wins.<\/p>\n Barker sealed an impressive 6-3, 6-1 win over Evert in the one of the opening rounds as she went on to reach the final.<\/p>\n Sue Barker\u2019s wins over the world No.1:<\/p>\n Year and event<\/p>\n Result<\/p>\n 1979<\/p>\n d. Chris Evert (USA) 6-3,6-1<\/p>\n Johanna Konta \u2013 one win<\/p>\n In 2017, then British No.1 Johanna Konta<\/a> had a standout grass court season on home soil \u2013 reaching the final of Nottingham<\/a> before making the semi-finals in Eastbourne<\/a> and at Wimbledon too.<\/p>\n It was at Eastbourne that the four-time WTA title-winner ticked off another milestone in her career with her first and only win over a world No.1.<\/p>\n In the quarter-final, she faced off against Germany\u2019s Angelique Kerber, who finished her career as a three-time Grand Slam champion.<\/p>\n Despite taking a heavy fall in the match, Konta came through 6-3, 6-4 to book a place in the final four.<\/p>\n Johanna Konta\u2019s wins over the world No.1:<\/p>\n Year and event<\/p>\n Result<\/p>\n 2017 – Eastbourne<\/p>\n d. Angelique Kerber (GER) 6-3, 6-4<\/p>\n Cam Norrie \u2013 one win<\/p>\n Cam Norrie<\/a> got set to face off against world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz for an eighth time in their careers at the Rolex Paris Masters in 2025.<\/p>\n Alcaraz had been in sensational form across the season \u2013 winning the Roland Garros and US Open titles, making the Wimbledon final and had already defeated Norrie in the quarter-finals at SW19.<\/p>\n However, Norrie came out with a point to prove in the final ATP Masters 1000 event of the season. Despite losing the opening set, the Briton took the fight to the six-time major winner and closed out a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win.<\/p>\n “To get the biggest win of my career,\u201d he said. \u201cMy first win over a world number one, and probably the most confident player in the world right now, I am pleased with the way I did it.”<\/p>\n Cam Norrie\u2019s wins over the world No.1:<\/p>\n Year and event<\/p>\n Result<\/p>\n 2025 \u2013 ATP Masters 1000 Paris<\/p>\n d. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4<\/p>\n Dan Evans \u2013 one win<\/p>\n One of the shock results of the 2021 season came at the Monte-Carlo Masters, as Britain\u2019s Dan Evans<\/a> defied the odds to knock out Djokovic in the third round.<\/p>\n Evans came into the match against the 24-time Grand Slam title-winner with only four tour-level wins on the surface, but produced a masterclass to take down the Serbian 6-4, 7-5 and hand the world No.1 his first loss of the season.<\/p>\n Dan Evans\u2019 wins over the world No.1:<\/p>\n Year and event<\/p>\n Result<\/p>\n 2021 \u2013 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlos<\/p>\n d. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-4, 7-5<\/p>\n![\"2012-Andy-Murray-Olympics-medals.jpg\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2012-andy-murray-olympics-medals.jpg\")
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