The 10 best tennis players never to become World No. 1

#5 lex Corretja / Peak Rank: #2 / ATP Earnings: $15 Million

Àlex Corretja never won a Grand Slam singles title, but he did finish runner-up twice at the French Open (1998, 2001). The most important tournament he won in his career was the season-ending ATP Tour World Championship, which the Spaniard took in 1998. Àlex reached his career-high singles ranking of #2 in February of 1999 and later helped Spain to its first-ever Davis Cup title in 2000.

After retirement in 2005, he coached Spain’s Davis Cup team in 2012 and 2013.

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