Monday. The Spaniard, who learned he was going to reclaim the ATP summit a week ago, last topped the men’s charts in July 2014.
The 31-year-old Spaniard, who won his 15th Grand Slam title this year at Roland Garros, deposes Britain’s Andy Murray, who withdrew from the tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati with a hip injury.
Nadal, who has spent 141 weeks in the top spot, has struggled with knee injuries since first becoming No. 1 in August 2008 after a Cincinnati semi-final run. He has admitted doubting he could ever regain the number one spot after so many years.
Nadal, knocked out in the Cincinnati quarter-finals last week by Australian Nick Kyrgios, had slipped to as low as 13th in the ATP rankings midway through 2015.
Kyrgios’s progress to Sunday’s Cincinnati final earned himn a five-rung rise to 18th with the man who beat him, Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, breaking into the top 10 in 9th.
ATP rankings on August 21
1. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 7.645 (+1)
2. Andy Murray (GBR) 7.150 (-1)
3. Roger Federer (SUI) 7.145
4. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 5.690
5. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 5.325
6. Alexander Zverev (GER) 4.470 (+1)
7. Marin Cilic (CRO) 4.155 (-1)
8. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 4.030
9. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 3.710 (+2)
10. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 3.195 (-1)
11. Milos Raonic (CAN) 2.870 (-1)
12. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 2.690
13. David Goffin (BEL) 2.525
14. John Isner (USA) 2.425 (+5)
15. Roberto Bautista (ESP) 2.425 (-1)
16. Pablo Carreno (ESP) 2.385 (+1)
17. Jack Sock (USA) 2.345 (-1)
18. Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 2.325 (+5)
19. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 2.310 (-4)
20. Lucas Pouille (FRA) 2.210 (-2)
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