- Who
- Rohan Bopanna
- What
- 43:326 year(s):day(s)
- Where
- Australia (Melbourne)
- When
Rohan Bopanna (India, b. 4 March 1980) rolled back the years at the 2024 Australian Open, becoming the oldest-ever world No.1 – in doubles or singles – on the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Tour, aged 43 years 326 days on 24 January. Bopanna’s rise to the top of the ATP rankings, for the first time in his career, was confirmed when he and partner Matthew Ebden defeated the Argentinian pairing of Máximo González and Andrés Molteni in the men’s doubles quarter-finals at Melbourne Park.
Competing on the ITF (International Tennis Federation) Wheelchair Tennis Tour, quad doubles legend David Wagner (USA, b. 4 March 1974), at the age of 44 years 273 days on 2 December 2018, is the only man or woman in professional tennis to be ranked world No.1 at a greater age than Bopanna.
The WTA-specific record belongs to Lisa Raymond (USA, b. 10 August 1973), again in doubles. She was 39 years 30 days old on 9 September 2012.
Bopanna turned pro in 2003.
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