In what year did Safin reach world No. 1 in the ATP singles ranking?
1998
1999
2000
2001
Answer
Safin first reached the world No. 1 ranking in 2000, when he was 19 years old. He became the youngest man to reach the top spot since Bjorn Borg in 1979. Safin held the top ranking for a total of 28 weeks, reaching a peak of No. 1 in February 2000.
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