Daniil Medvedev is the tallest world number 1 in tennis history. At 6 ft. 6 inches, he is taller than countryman Marat Safin who was 6 ft. 4 inches tall. Despite his height, Medvedev is not a servebot. He relies on his groundstrokes mostly to win matches.

Here are the tallest world number ones in recent history.

6’6” –  Daniil Medvedev
6’4”  – Marat Safin
6’3” – Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6’3” – Andy Murray
6’3” – Gustavo Kuerten
6’3” – Carlos Moya
6’3” – Boris Becker

(Credit – Tennis TV)

Interestingly, the 3 tallest are Russians. Andy Murray is the taller than Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal.

Here are the heights of the Big  4

• Roger Federer – 6’1”
• Rafel Nadal – 6’1”
• Novak Djokovic – 6’2”
• Andy Murray – 6’3”

Among the younger generation, here is the list of the tallest players on the tour.

• Reilly Opelka – 6’11″
• Alexander Zverev – 6’6”
• Matteo Berrettini – 6’5”
• Karen Khachanov – 6’6”
• Felix Auger-Aliassime – 6’4”
• Stefanos Tsitispas – 6’4”