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Class of 2024
79 ATP players first appeared in the top 500 in 2024. 42 are there now, 2 in the top 100; the best of the class is Joao Fonseca at No. 24. Biggest climb: Tom Gentzsch, No. 496 on debut to No. 162 today.
79Debuted in 2024
42In the top 500 now
2In the top 100 now
No. 24Best: Joao Fonseca
| # | Player | Debut | Debut rank | Now | Best | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joao Fonseca BRA | 2024-02-26 | 343 | No. 28 | 24 | ▲ 315 |
| 2 | Jacob Fearnley GBR | 2024-06-17 | 274 | No. 94 | 49 | ▲ 180 |
| 3 | Eliot Spizzirri USA | 2024-07-15 | 393 | No. 123 | 67 | ▲ 270 |
| 4 | Rei Sakamoto JPN | 2024-12-02 | 412 | No. 133 | 133 | ▲ 279 |
| 5 | Chris Rodesch LUX | 2024-09-16 | 455 | No. 149 | 137 | ▲ 306 |
| 6 | Ilia Simakin RUS | 2024-07-15 | 475 | No. 151 | 151 | ▲ 324 |
| 7 | Tom Gentzsch GER | 2024-08-26 | 496 | No. 162 | 145 | ▲ 334 |
| 8 | Max Alcala Gurri ESP | 2024-07-15 | 483 | No. 163 | 161 | ▲ 320 |
| 9 | Juan Carlos Prado Angelo BOL | 2024-04-08 | 488 | No. 164 | 151 | ▲ 324 |
| 10 | Andre Ilagan USA | 2024-04-15 | 497 | No. 184 | 181 | ▲ 313 |
| 11 | Joel Schwaerzler AUT | 2024-05-27 | 387 | No. 185 | 150 | ▲ 202 |
| 12 | Lautaro Midon ARG | 2024-01-01 | 499 | No. 197 | 189 | ▲ 302 |
| 13 | Edas Butvilas LTU | 2024-05-27 | 497 | No. 198 | 194 | ▲ 299 |
| 14 | Luka Pavlovic FRA | 2024-06-17 | 497 | No. 201 | 184 | ▲ 296 |
| 15 | Colton Smith USA | 2024-10-21 | 496 | No. 205 | 133 | ▲ 291 |
| 16 | Andres Andrade ECU | 2024-04-01 | 476 | No. 206 | 203 | ▲ 270 |
| 17 | Gianluca Cadenasso ITA | 2024-10-14 | 488 | No. 219 | 190 | ▲ 269 |
| 18 | Guido Ivan Justo ARG | 2024-08-26 | 484 | No. 233 | 223 | ▲ 251 |
| 19 | Matias Soto CHI | 2024-04-01 | 422 | No. 246 | 237 | ▲ 176 |
| 20 | Mika Brunold SUI | 2024-08-26 | 453 | No. 259 | 257 | ▲ 194 |
| 21 | Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez MEX | 2024-05-20 | 462 | No. 261 | 196 | ▲ 201 |
| 22 | Franco Roncadelli URU | 2024-07-01 | 460 | No. 264 | 225 | ▲ 196 |
| 23 | Philip Henning RSA | 2024-06-10 | 448 | No. 268 | 250 | ▲ 180 |
| 24 | Petr Bar Biryukov RUS | 2024-10-21 | 499 | No. 269 | 267 | ▲ 230 |
| 25 | Matthew Dellavedova AUS | 2024-01-01 | 456 | No. 270 | 268 | ▲ 186 |
| 26 | Yi Zhou CHN | 2024-09-23 | 446 | No. 273 | 217 | ▲ 173 |
| 27 | Johannus Monday GBR | 2024-10-28 | 481 | No. 297 | 212 | ▲ 184 |
| 28 | Florent Bax FRA | 2024-10-14 | 455 | No. 298 | 247 | ▲ 157 |
| 29 | Petr Nesterov BUL | 2024-05-20 | 489 | No. 300 | 300 | ▲ 189 |
| 30 | Murphy Cassone USA | 2024-10-21 | 363 | No. 318 | 172 | ▲ 45 |
| 31 | Andres Martin USA | 2024-06-10 | 498 | No. 322 | 250 | ▲ 176 |
| 32 | Tyler Zink USA | 2024-11-04 | 498 | No. 337 | 278 | ▲ 161 |
| 33 | Justin Engel GER | 2024-10-14 | 458 | No. 347 | 180 | ▲ 111 |
| 34 | Alejo Sanchez Quilez ESP | 2024-09-09 | 494 | No. 364 | 364 | ▲ 130 |
| 35 | Tommaso Compagnucci ITA | 2024-09-09 | 496 | No. 366 | 358 | ▲ 130 |
| 36 | Max Wiskandt GER | 2024-10-14 | 500 | No. 380 | 365 | ▲ 120 |
| 37 | Kasidit Samrej THA | 2024-10-14 | 473 | No. 382 | 346 | ▲ 91 |
| 38 | Hamish Stewart GBR | 2024-02-19 | 487 | No. 398 | 300 | ▲ 89 |
| 39 | Masamichi Imamura JPN | 2024-09-23 | 476 | No. 408 | 331 | ▲ 68 |
| 40 | Niels Visker NED | 2024-11-04 | 496 | No. 414 | 414 | ▲ 82 |
| 41 | Jie Cui CHN | 2024-02-26 | 479 | No. 456 | 280 | ▲ 23 |
| 42 | Karan Singh IND | 2024-11-25 | 471 | No. 483 | 388 | ▼ 12 |
| 43 | Milos Karol SVK | 2024-11-04 | 441 | out | 356 | — |
| 44 | Stefan Popovic SRB | 2024-05-06 | 443 | out | 410 | — |
| 45 | Kokoro Isomura JPN | 2024-11-11 | 449 | out | 424 | — |
| 46 | Alessandro Pecci ITA | 2024-09-23 | 453 | out | 440 | — |
| 47 | Patrick Zahraj GER | 2024-11-18 | 454 | out | 240 | — |
| 48 | Orel Kimhi ISR | 2024-01-29 | 456 | out | 438 | — |
| 49 | Christoph Negritu GER | 2024-09-09 | 457 | out | 263 | — |
| 50 | Micah Braswell USA | 2024-11-18 | 457 | out | 411 | — |
| 51 | Sanhui Shin KOR | 2024-01-08 | 460 | out | 347 | — |
| 52 | Ryan Seggerman USA | 2024-05-27 | 463 | out | 348 | — |
| 53 | Hikaru Shiraishi JPN | 2024-04-08 | 467 | out | 421 | — |
| 54 | Jakub Nicod CZE | 2024-01-29 | 471 | out | 279 | — |
| 55 | Lorenzo Joaquin Rodriguez ARG | 2024-04-01 | 471 | out | 424 | — |
| 56 | Pedro Araujo POR | 2024-10-28 | 476 | out | 390 | — |
| 57 | Sander Jong NED | 2024-05-27 | 478 | out | 463 | — |
| 58 | Lukas Pokorny SVK | 2024-08-05 | 483 | out | 383 | — |
| 59 | Bor Artnak SLO | 2024-01-29 | 487 | out | 373 | — |
| 60 | Takuya Kumasaka JPN | 2024-11-04 | 488 | out | 449 | — |
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.