The Climb · cohorts
Class of 2018
94 ATP players first appeared in the top 500 in 2018. 28 are there now, 6 in the top 100; the best of the class is Jack Draper at No. 4. Biggest climb: Zizou Bergs, No. 458 on debut to No. 38 today.
94Debuted in 2018
28In the top 500 now
6In the top 100 now
No. 4Best: Jack Draper
| # | Player | Debut | Debut rank | Now | Best | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomas Martin Etcheverry ARG | 2018-12-24 | 449 | No. 30 | 25 | ▲ 419 |
| 2 | Arthur Rinderknech FRA | 2018-10-29 | 384 | No. 31 | 24 | ▲ 353 |
| 3 | Zizou Bergs BEL | 2018-07-16 | 458 | No. 38 | 33 | ▲ 420 |
| 4 | Nuno Borges POR | 2018-11-26 | 460 | No. 48 | 30 | ▲ 412 |
| 5 | Camilo Ugo Carabelli ARG | 2018-08-06 | 389 | No. 75 | 43 | ▲ 314 |
| 6 | Aleksandar Vukic AUS | 2018-01-29 | 444 | No. 91 | 50 | ▲ 353 |
| 7 | Zsombor Piros HUN | 2018-05-14 | 456 | No. 114 | 106 | ▲ 342 |
| 8 | Alexei Popyrin AUS | 2018-03-19 | 446 | No. 130 | 19 | ▲ 316 |
| 9 | Thiago Seyboth Wild BRA | 2018-09-10 | 461 | No. 138 | 58 | ▲ 323 |
| 10 | Jurij Rodionov AUT | 2018-06-11 | 406 | No. 139 | 87 | ▲ 267 |
| 11 | Borna Gojo CRO | 2018-10-29 | 382 | No. 150 | 72 | ▲ 232 |
| 12 | Jack Draper GBR | 2018-10-29 | 428 | No. 155 | 4 | ▲ 273 |
| 13 | Chun Hsin Tseng TPE | 2018-10-01 | 432 | No. 212 | 84 | ▲ 220 |
| 14 | Rio Noguchi JPN | 2018-12-24 | 407 | No. 221 | 196 | ▲ 186 |
| 15 | Raul Brancaccio ITA | 2018-06-11 | 439 | No. 229 | 121 | ▲ 210 |
| 16 | Marc-Andrea Huesler SUI | 2018-07-16 | 400 | No. 271 | 47 | ▲ 129 |
| 17 | Matteo Martineau FRA | 2018-10-29 | 431 | No. 276 | 170 | ▲ 155 |
| 18 | Gonzalo Villanueva ARG | 2018-10-01 | 455 | No. 328 | 273 | ▲ 127 |
| 19 | Tung-Lin Wu TPE | 2018-06-11 | 446 | No. 346 | 160 | ▲ 100 |
| 20 | Moez Echargui TUN | 2018-03-19 | 456 | No. 378 | 134 | ▲ 78 |
| 21 | Andrey Chepelev RUS | 2018-10-01 | 462 | No. 389 | 339 | ▲ 73 |
| 22 | Yuta Shimizu JPN | 2018-09-10 | 405 | No. 393 | 181 | ▲ 12 |
| 23 | Denis Yevseyev KAZ | 2018-05-14 | 388 | No. 424 | 153 | ▼ 36 |
| 24 | Aziz Dougaz TUN | 2018-12-24 | 408 | No. 426 | 185 | ▼ 18 |
| 25 | Benjamin Hassan LIB | 2018-03-19 | 438 | No. 428 | 143 | ▲ 10 |
| 26 | Louis Wessels GER | 2018-10-01 | 354 | No. 430 | 267 | ▼ 76 |
| 27 | Nerman Fatic BIH | 2018-11-26 | 447 | No. 450 | 194 | ▼ 3 |
| 28 | Blake Ellis AUS | 2018-08-06 | 437 | No. 454 | 270 | ▼ 17 |
| 29 | Rudolf Molleker GER | 2018-06-11 | 303 | out | 147 | — |
| 30 | Ulises Blanch USA | 2018-07-16 | 308 | out | 238 | — |
| 31 | Joao Menezes BRA | 2018-05-14 | 313 | out | 172 | — |
| 32 | Ji Sung Nam KOR | 2018-09-10 | 352 | out | 242 | — |
| 33 | Gian Marco Moroni ITA | 2018-04-16 | 353 | out | 167 | — |
| 34 | Collin Altamirano USA | 2018-07-16 | 387 | out | 271 | — |
| 35 | Patrik Rikl CZE | 2018-09-10 | 396 | out | 392 | — |
| 36 | Thai Son Kwiatkowski USA | 2018-07-16 | 398 | out | 188 | — |
| 37 | Thai Kwiatkowski USA | 2018-07-16 | 398 | out | 182 | — |
| 38 | Marc Andrea Huesler SUI | 2018-07-16 | 400 | out | 270 | — |
| 39 | Elmar Ejupovic GER | 2018-06-11 | 402 | out | 287 | — |
| 40 | Karue Sell BRA | 2018-05-14 | 403 | out | 258 | — |
| 41 | Manuel Guinard FRA | 2018-09-10 | 404 | out | 140 | — |
| 42 | Ronnie Schneider USA | 2018-09-10 | 406 | out | 406 | — |
| 43 | Roy Smith USA | 2018-11-26 | 411 | out | 310 | — |
| 44 | Tobias Simon GER | 2018-02-19 | 415 | out | 392 | — |
| 45 | Mate Valkusz HUN | 2018-07-16 | 416 | out | 204 | — |
| 46 | Nik Razborsek SLO | 2018-11-26 | 418 | out | 409 | — |
| 47 | Jeroen Vanneste BEL | 2018-08-06 | 418 | out | 322 | — |
| 48 | Oscar Jose Gutierrez BRA | 2018-06-11 | 421 | out | 365 | — |
| 49 | Evan Song USA | 2018-04-16 | 422 | out | 318 | — |
| 50 | Arjun Kadhe IND | 2018-03-19 | 423 | out | 328 | — |
| 51 | David Poljak CZE | 2018-09-10 | 424 | out | 370 | — |
| 52 | Patrik Niklas Salminen FIN | 2018-10-29 | 426 | out | 426 | — |
| 53 | Michael Redlicki USA | 2018-11-26 | 426 | out | 314 | — |
| 54 | Patrik Niklas-Salminen FIN | 2018-10-29 | 426 | out | 426 | — |
| 55 | Alexander Erler AUT | 2018-10-29 | 427 | out | 325 | — |
| 56 | Harry Bourchier AUS | 2018-03-19 | 429 | out | 282 | — |
| 57 | Jacopo Berrettini ITA | 2018-10-29 | 433 | out | 298 | — |
| 58 | Djurabeck Karimov UZB | 2018-09-10 | 434 | out | 434 | — |
| 59 | Jurabek Karimov UZB | 2018-09-10 | 434 | out | 434 | — |
| 60 | Jelle Sels NED | 2018-07-16 | 438 | out | 129 | — |
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.