Rafael Nadal [Images] clinched a golden treble to wrap up the Olympic [Images] tennis tournament on Sunday, overcoming Chilean Fernando Gonzalez to add the Games men's singles title to his French Open and Wimbledon [Images] crowns.

The unstoppable Spaniard won 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 to mark his impending rise to the top of the world rankings with his country's first ever Olympic gold medal in tennis.

- Perfectionist Nadal still not satisfied

Nadal takes over from Roger Federer, who held the No 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a record 237 consecutive weeks from February 2, 2004, after winning his first Australian Open title, until August 17, 2008.

- Legends laud the new No 1

Nadal is the 24th player to hold No. 1 in the history of the rankings (since August 23, 1973). He becomes the seventh active player to rank No. 1 in his career. Here is a list of the 24 players who have ranked No. 1 for the first time in the history of the rankings (since 1973):

The number ones

Player (Country)	Reached No. 1	Age	Total Weeks
Rafael Nadal (ESP)	Aug. 18, 2008	22 years, 2 months	1
Roger Federer [Images] (SUI)	Feb. 2, 2004	22 years, 5 months	237
Andy Roddick [Images] (USA)	Nov. 3, 2003	21 years, 2 months	13
Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)	Sept. 8, 2003	23 years, 6 months	8
Lleyton Hewitt [Images] (AUS)	Nov. 19, 2001	20 years, 8 months	80
Gustavo Kuerten (BRA)	Dec. 4, 2000	24 years, 2 months	43
Marat Safin [Images] (RUS)	Nov. 20, 2000	20 years, 9 months	9
Patrick Rafter (AUS)	July 26, 1999	26 years, 8 months	1
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS)	May 3, 1999	25 years, 2 months	6
Carlos Moya [Images] (ESP)	Mar. 15, 1999	22 years, 6 months	2
Marcelo Rios (CHI)	Mar. 30, 1998	22 years, 3 months	6
Thomas Muster (AUT)	Feb. 12, 1996	28 years, 4 months	6
Andre Agassi [Images] (USA)	Apr. 10, 1995	24 years, 11 months	101
Pete Sampras (USA)	Apr. 12, 1993	21 years, 8 months	286
Jim Courier (USA)	Feb. 10, 1992	21 years, 5 months	58
Boris Becker (GER)	Jan. 28, 1991	23 years, 5 months	12
Stefan Edberg (SWE)	Aug. 13, 1990	24 years, 9 months	72
Mats Wilander (SWE)	Sept. 12, 1988	24 years, 1 month	20
Ivan Lendl (CZE)	Feb. 28, 1983	22 years, 11 months	270
John McEnroe (USA)	Mar. 3, 1980	21 years, 15 days	170
Bjorn Borg (SWE)	Aug. 23, 1977	21 years, 2 months	109
Jimmy Connors (USA)	July 29, 1974	21 years, 11 months	268
John Newcombe (AUS)	June 3, 1974	30 years, 11 days	8
Ilie Nastase (ROM)	Aug. 23, 1973	27 years, 1 month	40

Most consecutive weeks at No. 1

Player	Weeks	Duration
Roger Federer	237	Feb. 2, 2004-Aug. 17, 2008
Jimmy Connors	160	July 29, 1974-Aug. 22, 1977
Ivan Lendl	157	Sept. 9, 1985-Sept. 11, 1988
Pete Sampras	102	Apr. 15, 1996-Mar. 29, 1998

Total weeks at No. 1

Player	Weeks
Pete Sampras	286
Ivan Lendl	270
Jimmy Connors	268
Roger Federer	237
John McEnroe	170

Left-handers to rank No. 1

Player	Weeks
Jimmy Connors	268
John McEnroe	170
Thomas Muster	6
Marcelo Rios	6
Rafael Nadal	1

Courtesy: Greg Sharko/ATPptennis.com

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