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Class of 2016
105 ATP players first appeared in the top 500 in 2016. 28 are there now, 13 in the top 100; the best of the class is Casper Ruud at No. 2. Biggest climb: Alexander Bublik, No. 437 on debut to No. 21 today.
105Debuted in 2016
28In the top 500 now
13In the top 100 now
No. 2Best: Casper Ruud
| # | Player | Debut | Debut rank | Now | Best | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex De Minaur AUS | 2016-11-28 | 354 | No. 9 | 5 | ▲ 345 |
| 2 | Casper Ruud NOR | 2016-09-12 | 274 | No. 17 | 2 | ▲ 257 |
| 3 | Alexander Bublik KAZ | 2016-07-11 | 437 | No. 21 | 10 | ▲ 416 |
| 4 | Cameron Norrie GBR | 2016-07-11 | 422 | No. 39 | 8 | ▲ 383 |
| 5 | Botic Van De Zandschulp NED | 2016-11-28 | 434 | No. 40 | 22 | ▲ 394 |
| 6 | Matteo Berrettini ITA | 2016-11-28 | 433 | No. 43 | 6 | ▲ 390 |
| 7 | Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE | 2016-05-16 | 436 | No. 44 | 3 | ▲ 392 |
| 8 | Hubert Hurkacz POL | 2016-08-08 | 399 | No. 46 | 6 | ▲ 353 |
| 9 | Denis Shapovalov CAN | 2016-04-18 | 450 | No. 50 | 10 | ▲ 400 |
| 10 | Yannick Hanfmann GER | 2016-08-08 | 340 | No. 54 | 45 | ▲ 286 |
| 11 | Tallon Griekspoor NED | 2016-08-08 | 436 | No. 55 | 23 | ▲ 381 |
| 12 | Daniel Altmaier GER | 2016-11-28 | 448 | No. 67 | 44 | ▲ 381 |
| 13 | Benjamin Bonzi FRA | 2016-05-16 | 449 | No. 90 | 45 | ▲ 359 |
| 14 | Christopher O'Connell AUS | 2016-04-18 | 442 | No. 115 | 58 | ▲ 327 |
| 15 | Sebastian Ofner AUT | 2016-09-12 | 402 | No. 121 | 37 | ▲ 281 |
| 16 | Pedro Martinez Portero ESP | 2016-05-16 | 462 | No. 131 | 36 | ▲ 331 |
| 17 | Alexandre Muller FRA | 2016-07-11 | 444 | No. 135 | 38 | ▲ 309 |
| 18 | Tomas Barrios Vera CHI | 2016-07-11 | 457 | No. 137 | 93 | ▲ 320 |
| 19 | Andrea Pellegrino ITA | 2016-10-03 | 462 | No. 144 | 109 | ▲ 318 |
| 20 | Reilly Opelka USA | 2016-08-08 | 395 | No. 153 | 17 | ▲ 242 |
| 21 | Soon-Woo Kwon KOR | 2016-05-16 | 447 | No. 158 | 52 | ▲ 289 |
| 22 | Zdenek Kolar CZE | 2016-05-16 | 335 | No. 189 | 113 | ▲ 146 |
| 23 | Akira Santillan AUS | 2016-04-18 | 462 | No. 313 | 145 | ▲ 149 |
| 24 | Kaichi Uchida JPN | 2016-05-16 | 439 | No. 331 | 147 | ▲ 108 |
| 25 | Michael Geerts BEL | 2016-06-13 | 461 | No. 343 | 214 | ▲ 118 |
| 26 | Franco Agamenone ITA | 2016-11-28 | 443 | No. 367 | 108 | ▲ 76 |
| 27 | Marc Polmans AUS | 2016-07-11 | 415 | No. 401 | 118 | ▲ 14 |
| 28 | Carlos Taberner ESP | 2016-07-11 | 433 | No. 425 | 83 | ▲ 8 |
| 29 | Brian Baker USA | 2016-08-08 | 332 | out | 244 | — |
| 30 | Marek Jaloviec CZE | 2016-10-31 | 357 | out | 244 | — |
| 31 | Blake Mott AUS | 2016-02-22 | 364 | out | 220 | — |
| 32 | Jeremy Jahn GER | 2016-02-22 | 368 | out | 197 | — |
| 33 | Mikael Torpegaard DEN | 2016-10-03 | 369 | out | 168 | — |
| 34 | Kristijan Mesaros CRO | 2016-08-08 | 373 | out | 227 | — |
| 35 | Evgenii Tiurnev RUS | 2016-09-12 | 374 | out | 265 | — |
| 36 | Mikelis Libietis LAT | 2016-08-08 | 381 | out | 352 | — |
| 37 | Joao Pedro Sorgi BRA | 2016-11-28 | 382 | out | 256 | — |
| 38 | Max Purcell AUS | 2016-08-08 | 392 | out | 41 | — |
| 39 | Pedro Sousa POR | 2016-04-18 | 392 | out | 99 | — |
| 40 | Tim Van Rijthoven NED | 2016-03-21 | 396 | out | 103 | — |
| 41 | Marc Sieber GER | 2016-05-16 | 404 | out | 241 | — |
| 42 | Bruno Sant'Anna BRA | 2016-12-26 | 414 | out | 376 | — |
| 43 | Bruno Santanna BRA | 2016-12-26 | 414 | out | 376 | — |
| 44 | Petr Michnev CZE | 2016-09-12 | 416 | out | 229 | — |
| 45 | Alvaro Lopez San Martin ESP | 2016-10-03 | 419 | out | 285 | — |
| 46 | Frederico Gil POR | 2016-11-28 | 420 | out | 325 | — |
| 47 | Lukas Mugevicius LTU | 2016-10-31 | 423 | out | 390 | — |
| 48 | Carl Soderlund SWE | 2016-08-08 | 426 | out | 389 | — |
| 49 | Alejandro Gomez Gb42 COL | 2016-11-28 | 428 | out | 352 | — |
| 50 | Alejandro Gomez COL | 2016-11-28 | 428 | out | 352 | — |
| 51 | Prajnesh Gunneswaran IND | 2016-02-22 | 429 | out | 80 | — |
| 52 | Andres Artunedo Martinavarro ESP | 2016-09-12 | 430 | out | 305 | — |
| 53 | Andres Artunedo Martinavarr ESP | 2016-09-12 | 430 | out | 305 | — |
| 54 | Peter Nagy HUN | 2016-07-11 | 431 | out | 409 | — |
| 55 | Karim-Mohamed Maamoun EGY | 2016-02-22 | 433 | out | 225 | — |
| 56 | Oscar Otte GER | 2016-03-21 | 433 | out | 37 | — |
| 57 | Karim Mohamed Maamoun EGY | 2016-02-22 | 433 | out | 225 | — |
| 58 | Tak Khunn Wang FRA | 2016-08-08 | 434 | out | 308 | — |
| 59 | Roberto Quiroz ECU | 2016-07-11 | 434 | out | 172 | — |
| 60 | Raymond Sarmiento USA | 2016-09-12 | 434 | out | 287 | — |
A player's class is the year they first appeared in the weekly top 500. Our stored lists begin in 2015 and are sampled every four weeks before 2024, so a brief visit to the top 500 in the earlier years can be missed.