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WTA rankings

This article is about the women's rankings. For the men's rankings, see ATP rankings.

The WTA rankings are the ratings defined by the Women's Tennis Association, introduced in November 1975.[1] The computer that calculates the ranking is nicknamed "Medusa".[2]

Aryna Sabalenka is the current world No. 1 in women's singles.

Aryna Sabalenka, women's singles No. 1.
Iga Świątek, women's singles No. 2.
Coco Gauff, women's singles No. 3.
Jasmine Paolini, women's singles No. 4.
Elena Rybakina, women's singles No. 5.

Ranking method

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The WTA rankings are based on a rolling 52-week, cumulative system. A player's ranking is determined by her results at a maximum of 18 tournaments (or 19 if she competed in the WTA Finals) for singles and 12 for doubles. Points are awarded based on how far a player advances in a tournament. The basis for calculating a player's ranking are those tournaments that yield the highest ranking points during the rolling 52-week period. For singles, the period must include:[3]

  • the four Grand Slams
  • six WTA 1000 Mandatory combined/virtually combined tournaments
  • one WTA 1000 Mandatory (WTA-only) tournament
  • the best of seven results from all WTA 1000 Mandatory, WTA 500, WTA 250, and WTA 125 Tournaments and ITF W15+ events
  • the WTA Finals as a bonus tournament if the player attended

For doubles, the best 12 tournament results across all tournament levels are used. Unlike singles, there are no specific tournament level requirements and the WTA Finals are not treated as a bonus tournament, instead they are one of the 12 if applicable.

Up until 2016, the WTA also distributed ranking points, for singles players only, who competed at the Summer Olympics. However, this has since been discontinued.[4]

In order to appear on the WTA rankings, players must earn ranking points in at least three tournaments, or a minimum of 10 singles ranking points or 10 doubles ranking points in one or more tournaments.

The points distribution for tournaments in 2024 is shown below. Points earned in 2023 and before were different and retained their values until they expired after 52 weeks except for 2013 points.

Points Table

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Category W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 R128 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Grand Slam (128S, 128Q) 2000 1300 780 430 240 130 70 10 40 30 20 2
Grand Slam (64D) 2000 1300 780 430 240 130 10 40
WTA Finals (S) 1500* 1000* 600* (+200 per round robin win)
WTA Finals (D) 1500* 1000* 600* (+200 per round robin win)
WTA 1000 (96S, 48Q) 1000 650 390 215 120 65 35 10 30 20 2
WTA 1000 (56S, 32Q) 1000 650 390 215 120 65 10 30 20 2
WTA 1000 (32/28D) 1000 650 390 215 120 10
WTA Elite Trophy (S) 700* 440* 240* (+40 per round robin match; +80 per round robin win)
WTA 500 (48S, 24Q) 500 325 195 108 60 32 1 25 13 1
WTA 500 (30/28S, 24/16Q) 500 325 195 108 60 1 25 18 13 1
WTA 500 (24D) 500 325 195 108 60 1
WTA 500 (16D) 500 325 195 108 1
WTA 250 (32S, 24/16Q) 250 163 98 54 30 1 18 12 1
WTA 250 (16D) 250 163 98 54 1
WTA 125 (32S, 16Q) 125 81 49 27 15 1 6 4 1
WTA 125 (32S, 8Q) 125 81 49 27 15 1 6 1
WTA 125 (16D) 125 81 49 27 1
WTA 125 (8D) 125 81 49 1
W100 (48S, 32/24Q) 100 65 39 21 12 7 1 5 3
W100 (32S, 32Q) 100 65 39 21 12 1 5 3
W100 (16D) 100 65 39 21 1
W75 (48S, 32/24Q) 75 49 29 16 9 5 1 3 2
W75 (32S, 32Q) 75 49 29 16 9 1 3 2
W75 (16D) 75 49 29 16 1
W50 (48S, 32/24Q) 50 33 20 11 6 3 1 2 1
W50 (32S, 32Q) 50 33 20 11 6 1 2 1
W50 (16D) 50 33 20 11 1
W35 (48S, 32/24Q) 35 23 14 8 4 2 1 1
W35 (32S, 64/48/32/24Q) 35 23 14 8 4 1 1
W35 (16D) 35 23 14 8 1
W15 (32S, 64/48/32/24Q) 15 10 6 3 1
W15 (16D) 15 10 6 3

S = singles players, D = doubles teams, Q = qualification players.
* Assumes undefeated round robin match record.

Note that if a player or team receives one or more byes and then loses their first match of the tournament, they will only receive points for the first round of that tournament. For example, if a player receives a bye in R64 and then loses her match in R32, she will only receive points for R64 despite having advanced (via bye) to R32. Similarly, if a player or team withdraws from their first match after receiving a bye, they will not be awarded any points for that tournament.[5]

In ITF tournaments, the main draw is normally 32 for singles and 16 for doubles. Losers in the first round of doubles will receive points equal to that shown in the R32 column above. For subsequent rounds (quarter-finals onwards) the points are the same as for singles.

Current rankings

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Main article: Current tennis rankings

Points breakdown

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  • as of 7 October 2024
  • 2023 points and 2024 points are different due to change in the ranking system.
  • Points from WTA 125 and ITF tournaments are not shown.
  • Points in brackets () don't count to total points by reason of tournament limit.
Rank Player Grand Slam WTA 1000 Best other YEC Tourn Total
points
AUS FRA WIM USO DO DU IW MI MA IT CA CI BE WU 1 2 3 4 5 6
1   Iga Świątek R32
130 		W
2000 		R32
130 		QF
430 		W
1000 		SF
390 		W
1000 		R16
120 		W
1000 		W
1000 		A
0 		SF
390 		A
0 		DNP F
500 		SF
195 		W
1500 		18 9,785
2   Aryna Sabalenka W
2000 		QF
430 		A
0 		W
2000 		A
0 		R32
10 		R16
120 		R32
65 		F
650 		F
650 		QF
215 		W
1000 		QF
215 		DNP F
325 		SF
195 		QF
108 		QF
108 		SF
625 		18 8,716
3   Jessica Pegula R64
70 		A
0 		R64
70 		F
1300 		A
0 		A
0 		R64
10 		QF
215 		A A W
1000 		R16
650 		R16
120 		DNP W
500 		W
280 		SF
195 		SF
195 		SF
195 		RR
195 		F
1080 		20 5,945
4   Coco Gauff SF
780 		SF
780 		R16
240 		R16
240 		R32
10 		QF
215 		SF
390 		R16
120 		R16
120 		SF
390 		R16
120 		R32
10 		W
1000 		DNP W
250 		SF
195 		QF
108 		SF
625 		19 4,983
5   Elena Rybakina R64
70 		QF
430 		SF
780 		R64
70 		F
650 		QF
215 		A
0 		F
650 		SF
390 		A
0 		A R32
10 		A
0 		DNP W
500 		W
500 		W
500 		QF
108 		QF
108 		RR
500 		19 5,481
6   Jasmine Paolini R16
240 		F
1300 		F
1300 		16
240 		R64
(10) 		W
1000 		R16
120 		R32
65 		R16
120 		R64
10 		A R16
120 		R32
65 		DNP SF
185 		SF
185 		F
180 		QF
108 		RR
35 		DNQ 20 5,293
7   Zheng Qinwen F
1300 		R32
130 		R128
10 		QF
430 		R16
120 		QF
215 		R64/
10 		R32
65 		R64
(10) 		QF
215 		A R16
120 		SF
390 		DNP W
470 		W
250 		QF
75 		R16
(60) 		R16
60 		F
440 		20 4,300
8   Emma Navarro R32
130 		R16
240 		QF
430 		SF
780 		R16
120 		R32
(65) 		QF
215 		R16
120 		R32
65 		R128
10 		SF
390 		R64
10 		R64
(10) 		DNP W
250 		SF
195 		SF
195 		SF
195 		SF
98 		R16
(60) 		DNQ 26 3,698
9   Danielle Collins R64
70 		R64
70 		R16
240 		R128
10 		QF
245 		A R64
35 		W
1000 		R16
120 		SF
390 		A
0 		A
0 		A
0 		DNP SF
500 		F
325 		R16
85 		QF
54 		R32
32 		DNQ 20 3,177
10   Barbora Krejčíková QF
240 		R128
10 		W
2000 		R64
70 		A A A A R128
10 		A A
0 		A
0 		R64
10 		DNP F
305 		QF
108 		QF
54 		RR
160 		16 3,161

Number one ranked players

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Main article: List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players

The following is a chronological list of players who have achieved the number one position in singles since the WTA began producing computerized rankings on November 3, 1975:[10]

  Current world No. 1 as of 21 October 2024.
  Active players in green
No. Player Date reached Total weeks
1   Chris Evert Nov 3, 1975 260
2   Evonne Goolagong Cawley Apr 26, 1976 2
3  /  Martina Navratilova Jul 10, 1978 332
4   Tracy Austin Apr 7, 1980 21
5   Steffi Graf Aug 17, 1987 377
6  / /  Monica Seles Mar 11, 1991 178
7   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Feb 6, 1995 12
8   Martina Hingis Mar 31, 1997 209
9   Lindsay Davenport Oct 12, 1998 98
10   Jennifer Capriati Oct 15, 2001 17
11   Venus Williams Feb 25, 2002 11
12   Serena Williams Jul 8, 2002 319
13   Kim Clijsters Aug 11, 2003 20
14   Justine Henin Oct 20, 2003 117
15   Amélie Mauresmo Sep 13, 2004 39
16   Maria Sharapova Aug 22, 2005 21
17   Ana Ivanovic Jun 9, 2008 12
18   Jelena Janković Aug 11, 2008 18
19   Dinara Safina Apr 20, 2009 26
20   Caroline Wozniacki Oct 11, 2010 71
21   Victoria Azarenka Jan 30, 2012 51
22   Angelique Kerber Sep 12, 2016 34
23   Karolína Plíšková July 17, 2017 8
24   Garbiñe Muguruza Sep 11, 2017 4
25   Simona Halep Oct 9, 2017 64
26   Naomi Osaka Jan 28, 2019 25
27   Ashleigh Barty Jun 24, 2019 121
28   Iga Świątek Apr 4, 2022 125
29   Aryna Sabalenka Sep 11, 2023 11

Last update: as of 21 October 2024

Year-end number one players

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Main articles: List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players and List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players

The year-end number one player is the player at the head of the WTA rankings following the completion of the final tournament of the calendar year.

Singles

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No. 1 all weeks of the year

Doubles

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Year Country Player Team[citation needed]
1984   USA Martina Navratilova (1)   Martina Navratilova /   Pam Shriver
1985   USA Pam Shriver (2)   Martina Navratilova /   Pam Shriver
1986   USA Martina Navratilova   Martina Navratilova /   Pam Shriver
1987   USA Martina Navratilova   Martina Navratilova /   Pam Shriver
1988   USA Martina Navratilova   Martina Navratilova /   Pam Shriver
1989   USA Martina Navratilova   Helena Suková /   Jana Novotná
1990   TCH Helena Suková (3)   Helena Suková /   Jana Novotná
1991   TCH Jana Novotná (4)   Gigi Fernández /   Jana Novotná
1992   TCH Helena Suková   Larisa Neiland /   Natasha Zvereva
1993   USA Gigi Fernández (5)   Gigi Fernández /   Natasha Zvereva
1994   BLR Natasha Zvereva (6)   Gigi Fernández /   Natasha Zvereva
1995   ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (7)   Gigi Fernández /   Natasha Zvereva
1996   ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Jana Novotná /   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1997   BLR Natasha Zvereva   Gigi Fernández /   Natasha Zvereva
1998   BLR Natasha Zvereva   Martina Hingis /   Jana Novotná
1999   RUS Anna Kournikova (8)   Martina Hingis /   Anna Kournikova
2000   JPN Ai Sugiyama (9)   Serena Williams /   Venus Williams
2001   USA Lisa Raymond (10)   Lisa Raymond /   Rennae Stubbs
2002   ARG Paola Suárez (11)   Virginia Ruano Pascual /   Paola Suárez
2003   ARG Paola Suárez   Virginia Ruano Pascual /   Paola Suárez
2004   ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual (12)   Virginia Ruano Pascual /   Paola Suárez
2005   ZIM Cara Black (13)   Lisa Raymond /   Samantha Stosur
2006   USA
  AUS		 Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur (14)		   Lisa Raymond /   Samantha Stosur
2007   ZIM
  USA		 Cara Black
Liezel Huber (15)		   Cara Black /   Liezel Huber
2008   ZIM
  USA		 Cara Black
Liezel Huber		   Cara Black /   Liezel Huber
2009   ZIM
  USA		 Cara Black
Liezel Huber		   Serena Williams /   Venus Williams
2010   ARG Gisela Dulko (16)   Gisela Dulko /   Flavia Pennetta
2011   USA Liezel Huber   Květa Peschke /   Katarina Srebotnik
2012   ITA Roberta Vinci (17)   Sara Errani /   Roberta Vinci
2013   ITA Roberta Vinci   Sara Errani /   Roberta Vinci
  ITA Sara Errani (18)
2014   ITA
  ITA		 Roberta Vinci
Sara Errani		   Sara Errani /   Roberta Vinci
2015   IND Sania Mirza (19)   Martina Hingis /   Sania Mirza
2016   IND Sania Mirza   Caroline Garcia /   Kristina Mladenovic
2017   TPE
  SUI		 Latisha Chan (20)
Martina Hingis (21)		   Latisha Chan /   Martina Hingis
2018   CZE
  CZE		 Barbora Krejčíková (22)
Kateřina Siniaková (23)		   Barbora Krejčíková /   Kateřina Siniaková
2019   CZE Barbora Strýcová (24)   Hsieh Su-wei /   Barbora Strýcová
2020   TPE Hsieh Su-wei (25)   Hsieh Su-wei /   Barbora Strýcová
2021   CZE Kateřina Siniaková   Barbora Krejčíková /   Kateřina Siniaková
2022   CZE Kateřina Siniaková   Barbora Krejčíková /   Kateřina Siniaková
2023   AUS Storm Hunter (26)   Storm Hunter /   Elise Mertens
No. 1 all weeks of the year

Year-end Top 10

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★ indicates player's highest year-end ranking
Year No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 No. 8 No. 9 No. 10
1975   C. Evert★   V. Wade★   M. Navrátilová   B.J. King   E. Goolagong Cawley   M. Court★   O. Morozova★   N. Gunter (Richey)★   F. Dürr★   K. Melville Reid
1976   C. Evert   E. Goolagong Cawley★   V. Wade   M. Navratilova   D. Fromholtz★   R. Casals★   B. Stöve★   K. Melville Reid★   O. Morozova   S. Barker
1977   C. Evert   B.J. King★   M. Navratilova   V. Wade   S. Barker★   R. Casals   B. Stöve   D. Fromholtz   W. Turnbull   K. Melville Reid
1978   M. Navratilova★   C. Evert   E. Goolagong Cawley   V. Wade   B.J. King   T. Austin   W. Turnbull   K. Melville Reid   B. Stöve   D. Fromholtz
1979   M. Navratilova   C. Evert-Lloyd   T. Austin   E. Goolagong Cawley   B.J. King   D. Fromholtz   W. Turnbull   V. Wade   K. Melville Reid   S. Barker
1980   C. Evert-Lloyd   T. Austin★   M. Navratilova   H. Mandlíková   E. Goolagong Cawley   B.J. King   A. Jaeger   W. Turnbull   P. Shriver   G. Stevens★
1981   C. Evert-Lloyd   T. Austin   M. Navratilova   A. Jaeger   H. Mandlíková   S. Hanika   P. Shriver   W. Turnbull   B. Bunge   B. Potter
1982   M. Navratilova   C. Evert-Lloyd   A. Jaeger★   T. Austin   W. Turnbull★   P. Shriver   H. Mandlíková   B. Potter★   B. Bunge   S. Hanika
1983   M. Navratilova   C. Evert-Lloyd   A. Jaeger   P. Shriver★   S. Hanika★   J. Durie★   B. Bunge★   W. Turnbull   T. Austin   Z. Garrison
1984   M. Navratilova   C. Evert-Lloyd   H. Mandlíková★   P. Shriver   W. Turnbull   Man Maleeva★   H. Suková   C. Kohde-Kilsch   Z. Garrison   K. Jordan★
1985   M. Navratilova   C. Evert-Lloyd   H. Mandlíková   P. Shriver   C. Kohde-Kilsch★   S. Graf   Man Maleeva   Z. Garrison   H. Suková   B. Gadusek★
1986   M. Navratilova   C. Evert-Lloyd   S. Graf   H. Mandlíková   H. Suková★   P. Shriver   C. Kohde-Kilsch   Man Maleeva   K. Rinaldi★   G. Sabatini
1987   S. Graf★   M. Navratilova   C. Evert   P. Shriver   H. Mandlíková   G. Sabatini   H. Suková   Man Maleeva   Z. Garrison   C. Kohde-Kilsch
1988   S. Graf   M. Navratilova   C. Evert   G. Sabatini   P. Shriver   Man Maleeva-Fragnière   N. Zvereva★   H. Suková   Z. Garrison   B. Potter
1989   S. Graf   M. Navratilova   G. Sabatini★   Z. Garrison★   A. Sánchez Vicario   M. Seles   C. Martínez   H. Suková   Man Maleeva-Fragnière   C. Evert
1990   S. Graf   M. Seles   M. Navratilova   M.J. Fernández★   G. Sabatini   K. Maleeva★   A. Sánchez Vicario   J. Capriati   Man Maleeva-Fragnière   Z. Garrison
1991   M. Seles★   S. Graf   G. Sabatini   M. Navratilova   A. Sánchez Vicario   J. Capriati   J. Novotná   M.J. Fernández   C. Martínez   Man Maleeva-Fragnière
1992   M. Seles   S. Graf   G. Sabatini   A. Sánchez Vicario   M. Navratilova   M.J. Fernández   J. Capriati   C. Martínez   Man Maleeva-Fragnière   J. Novotná
1993   S. Graf   A. Sánchez Vicario★   M. Navratilova   C. Martínez   G. Sabatini   J. Novotná   M.J. Fernández   M. Seles   J. Capriati   A. Huber
1994   S. Graf   A. Sánchez Vicario   C. Martínez   J. Novotná   M. Pierce★   L. Davenport   G. Sabatini   M. Navratilova   K. Date   N. Zvereva
1995   S. Graf
  M. Seles		   C. Martínez★   A. Sánchez Vicario   K. Date★   M. Pierce   Mag Maleeva★   G. Sabatini   M.J. Fernández   I. Majoli   A. Huber
1996   S. Graf   M. Seles
  A. Sánchez Vicario		   J. Novotná   M. Hingis   C. Martínez   A. Huber★   I. Majoli   K. Date   L. Davenport   B. Paulus★
1997   M. Hingis★   J. Novotná★   L. Davenport   A. Coetzer★   M. Seles   I. Majoli★   M. Pierce   I. Spîrlea★   A. Sánchez Vicario   M.J. Fernández
1998   L. Davenport★   M. Hingis   J. Novotná   A. Sánchez Vicario   V. Williams   M. Seles   M. Pierce   C. Martínez   S. Graf   N. Tauziat
1999   M. Hingis   L. Davenport   V. Williams   S. Williams   M. Pierce   M. Seles   N. Tauziat★   B. Schett★   J. Halard-Decugis★   A. Mauresmo
2000   M. Hingis   L. Davenport   V. Williams   M. Seles   C. Martínez   S. Williams   M. Pierce   A. Kournikova★   A. Sánchez Vicario   N. Tauziat
2001   L. Davenport   J. Capriati★   V. Williams   M. Hingis   K. Clijsters   S. Williams   J. Henin   J. Dokić★   A. Mauresmo   M. Seles
2002   S. Williams★   V. Williams★   J. Capriati   K. Clijsters   J. Henin   A. Mauresmo   M. Seles   D. Hantuchová★   J. Dokić   M. Hingis
2003   J. Henin-Hardenne★   K. Clijsters★   S. Williams   A. Mauresmo   L. Davenport   J. Capriati   A. Myskina   E. Dementieva   C. Rubin★   A. Sugiyama★
2004   L. Davenport   A. Mauresmo★   A. Myskina★   M. Sharapova   S. Kuznetsova   E. Dementieva   S. Williams   J. Henin-Hardenne   V. Williams   J. Capriati
2005   L. Davenport   K. Clijsters   A. Mauresmo   M. Sharapova   M. Pierce   J. Henin-Hardenne   P. Schnyder★   E. Dementieva   N. Petrova   V. Williams
2006   J. Henin-Hardenne   M. Sharapova★   A. Mauresmo   S. Kuznetsova   K. Clijsters   N. Petrova★   M. Hingis   E. Dementieva   P. Schnyder   N. Vaidišová★
2007   J. Henin   S. Kuznetsova★   J. Janković   A. Ivanovic★   M. Sharapova   A. Chakvetadze★   S. Williams   V. Williams   D. Hantuchová   M. Bartoli
2008   J. Janković★   S. Williams   D. Safina   E. Dementieva★   A. Ivanovic   V. Williams   V. Zvonareva   S. Kuznetsova   M. Sharapova   A. Radwańska
2009   S. Williams   D. Safina★   S. Kuznetsova   C. Wozniacki   E. Dementieva   V. Williams   V. Azarenka   J. Janković   V. Zvonareva   A. Radwańska
2010   C. Wozniacki★   V. Zvonareva★   K. Clijsters   S. Williams   V. Williams   S. Stosur★   F. Schiavone★   J. Janković   E. Dementieva   V. Azarenka
2011   C. Wozniacki   P. Kvitová★   V. Azarenka   M. Sharapova   N. Li   S. Stosur   V. Zvonareva   A. Radwańska   M. Bartoli★   A. Petkovic★
2012   V. Azarenka★   M. Sharapova   S. Williams   A. Radwańska   A. Kerber   S. Errani★   N. Li   P. Kvitová   S. Stosur   C. Wozniacki
2013   S. Williams   V. Azarenka   N. Li★   M. Sharapova   A. Radwańska   P. Kvitová   S. Errani   J. Janković   A. Kerber   C. Wozniacki
2014   S. Williams   M. Sharapova   S. Halep   P. Kvitová   A. Ivanovic   A. Radwańska   E. Bouchard★   C. Wozniacki   N. Li   A. Kerber
2015   S. Williams   S. Halep   G. Muguruza   M. Sharapova   A. Radwańska   P. Kvitová   V. Williams   F. Pennetta★   L. Šafářová★   A. Kerber
2016   A. Kerber★   S. Williams   A. Radwańska★   S. Halep   D. Cibulková★   K. Plíšková   G. Muguruza   M. Keys★   S. Kuznetsova   J. Konta
2017   S. Halep★   G. Muguruza★   C. Wozniacki   K. Plíšková   V. Williams   E. Svitolina   J. Ostapenko★   C. Garcia   J. Konta★   C. Vandeweghe★
2018   S. Halep   A. Kerber   C. Wozniacki   E. Svitolina★   N. Osaka   S. Stephens★   P. Kvitová   K. Plíšková   K. Bertens★   D. Kasatkina
2019   A. Barty   K. Plíšková★   N. Osaka★   S. Halep   B. Andreescu★   E. Svitolina   P. Kvitová   B. Bencic★   K. Bertens   S. Williams
2020   A. Barty   S. Halep   N. Osaka   S. Kenin★   E. Svitolina   K. Plíšková   B. Andreescu   P. Kvitová   K. Bertens   A. Sabalenka
2021   A. Barty   A. Sabalenka   G. Muguruza   K. Plíšková   B. Krejčíková★   M. Sakkari★   A. Kontaveit★   P. Badosa★   I. Świątek   O. Jabeur
2022   I. Świątek★   O. Jabeur★   J. Pegula★   C. Garcia★   A. Sabalenka   M. Sakkari   C. Gauff   D. Kasatkina★   V. Kudermetova★   S. Halep
2023   I. Świątek   A. Sabalenka   C. Gauff★   E. Rybakina★   J. Pegula   O. Jabeur   M. Vondroušová★   K. Muchová★   M. Sakkari   B. Krejčíková
2024   A. Sabalenka★   I. Świątek   C. Gauff   J. Paolini★   Q. Zheng★   E. Rybakina   J. Pegula   E. Navarro★   D. Kasatkina   B. Krejčíková

Players with highest career rank 2–5

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The following is a list of singles players who were ranked world No. 5 or higher but not No. 1 since November 3, 1975:[11]

  Active players in green
World No. 2
Player Date reached
  Virginia Wade Nov 3, 1975
  Billie Jean King Dec 11, 1977
  Andrea Jaeger Aug 17, 1981
  Conchita Martínez Oct 30, 1995
  Jana Novotná Jul 7, 1997
  Anastasia Myskina Sep 13, 2004
  Svetlana Kuznetsova Sep 10, 2007
  Vera Zvonareva Oct 25, 2010
  Petra Kvitová Oct 31, 2011
  Agnieszka Radwańska Jul 9, 2012
  Li Na Feb 17, 2014
  Barbora Krejčíková Feb 28, 2022
  Paula Badosa Apr 25, 2022
  Anett Kontaveit Jun 6, 2022
  Ons Jabeur Jun 27, 2022
  Coco Gauff Jun 10, 2024
World No. 3
Player Date reached
  Pam Shriver Mar 20, 1984
 /  Hana Mandlíková Apr 30, 1984
  Wendy Turnbull Jan 7, 1985
 /  Manuela Maleeva Feb 4, 1985
  Gabriela Sabatini Feb 27, 1989
  Mary Pierce Jan 30, 1995
  Amanda Coetzer Nov 3, 1997
  Nathalie Tauziat May 8, 2000
  Nadia Petrova May 15, 2006
  Elena Dementieva Apr 6, 2009
  Elina Svitolina Sep 11, 2017
  Sloane Stephens Jul 16, 2018
  Maria Sakkari Mar 21, 2022
  Jessica Pegula Oct 24, 2022
  Elena Rybakina Jun 12, 2023
World No. 4
Player Date reached
  Sue Barker Mar 20, 1977
  Dianne Fromholtz Mar 19, 1979
  Helena Suková Mar 18, 1985
  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Sep 2, 1985
  Zina Garrison Nov 20, 1989
  Mary Joe Fernández Oct 22, 1990
  Kimiko Date May 13, 1995
  Magdalena Maleeva Jan 29, 1996
  Iva Majoli Feb 5, 1996
  Anke Huber Oct 14, 1996
 /  Jelena Dokić Aug 19, 2002
  Francesca Schiavone Jan 31, 2011
  Samantha Stosur Feb 21, 2011
  Dominika Cibulková Mar 20, 2017
  Johanna Konta Jul 17, 2017
  Caroline Garcia Sep 10, 2018
  Kiki Bertens May 13, 2019
  Bianca Andreescu Oct 21, 2019
  Belinda Bencic Feb 17, 2020
  Sofia Kenin Mar 9, 2020
  Jasmine Paolini Oct 28, 2024
World No. 5
Player Date reached
  Rosemary Casals Sep 13, 1976
  Margaret Court[12] Feb 21, 1977
  Betty Stöve Jul 3, 1977
  Sylvia Hanika Sep 12, 1983
  Kathy Jordan Mar 19, 1984
  Jo Durie Apr 29, 1984
 /  Natasha Zvereva May 22, 1989
  Daniela Hantuchová Jan 27, 2003
  Anna Chakvetadze Sep 10, 2007
  Sara Errani May 20, 2013
  Eugenie Bouchard Oct 20, 2014
  Lucie Šafářová Sep 14, 2015
  Jeļena Ostapenko Mar 19, 2018
  Zheng Qinwen Nov 11, 2024

Players with highest career rank 6–10

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The following is a list of players who were ranked world No. 6 to No. 10 in the period since the 1975 introduction of the WTA rankings.[13]

  Active players in green
World No. 6
Player Date reached
  Mima Jaušovec Mar 22, 1982
  Bettina Bunge Mar 28, 1983
  Katerina Maleeva Jul 9, 1990
  Chanda Rubin Apr 8, 1996
  Flavia Pennetta Sep 28, 2015
  Carla Suárez Navarro Feb 29, 2016
  Markéta Vondroušová Sep 11, 2023
World No. 7
Player Date reached
  Olga Morozova Nov 3, 1975
  Kerry Melville Jul 4, 1976
  Greer Stevens Jul 7, 1980
  Barbara Potter Dec 6, 1982
  Andrea Temesvári Jan 23, 1984
  Kathy Rinaldi May 26, 1986
  Irina Spîrlea Oct 13, 1997
  Barbara Schett Sep 13, 1999
  Julie Halard-Decugis Feb 14, 2000
  Patty Schnyder Nov 14, 2005
  Nicole Vaidišová May 14, 2007
  Marion Bartoli Jan 30, 2012
  Roberta Vinci May 9, 2016
  Madison Keys Oct 10, 2016
  Danielle Collins Jul 11, 2022
World No. 8
Player Date reached
  Nancy Richey Nov 3, 1975
  Virginia Ruzici May 21, 1979
  Bonnie Gadusek Jul 9, 1984
  Carling Bassett-Seguso Mar 4, 1985
  Anna Kournikova Nov 20, 2000
  Ai Sugiyama Feb 9, 2004
  Alicia Molik Feb 28, 2005
  Ekaterina Makarova Apr 6, 2015
  Daria Kasatkina Oct 24, 2022
  Karolína Muchová Sep 11, 2023
  Emma Navarro Sep 9, 2024
World No. 9
Player Date reached
  Françoise Dürr Nov 3, 1975
  Lisa Bonder Aug 20, 1984
  Lori McNeil Jul 4, 1988
  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy May 20, 1996
  Dominique Monami Oct 12, 1998
  Sandrine Testud Feb 7, 2000
  Paola Suárez Jun 7, 2004
  Andrea Petkovic Oct 10, 2011
  Timea Bacsinszky May 16, 2016
  CoCo Vandeweghe Jan 15, 2018
  Julia Görges Aug 20, 2018
  Veronika Kudermetova Oct 24, 2022
World No. 10
Player Date reached
  Kathy May Jul 3, 1977
  Kristien Shaw Aug 21, 1977
  Kathleen Horvath Jun 11, 1984
  Catarina Lindqvist Apr 15, 1985
  Stephanie Rehe Mar 13, 1989
  Barbara Paulus Nov 18, 1996
  Karina Habšudová Feb 10, 1997
  Maria Kirilenko Jun 10, 2013
  Kristina Mladenovic Oct 23, 2017
  Emma Raducanu Jul 11, 2022
  Beatriz Haddad Maia Jun 12, 2023

Consecutive weeks in the Top 10

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The below lists the singles players with the most consecutive weeks in the top 10 of the WTA rankings:[14]

  Active streaks in green
Player #
  Martina Navratilova 1000
  Chris Evert 746
  Steffi Graf 625
  Gabriela Sabatini 508
  Pam Shriver 458
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 429
  Hana Mandlíková 421
  Simona Halep 373*
  Lindsay Davenport 333
  Conchita Martínez 319

* The 20-week period between 23 March 2020 and 10 August 2020, when the WTA rankings were not published due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was not counted.
Last update: As of 27 May 2024

Number 1 in singles and doubles

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At the same time

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The below lists the players who were ranked number 1 in both singles and doubles at the same time:

No. Player Start Date
Singles No.1		 End Date
Singles No.1		 Start Date
Doubles No.1		 End Date
Doubles No.1		 Overlapping Period N. of Weeks
Overlapping		 N. of Weeks
Overlapping – Total
1   Martina Navratilova Jun 14, 1982 Jun 09, 1985 Sep 04, 1984 Mar 17, 1985 Sep 04, 1984 – Mar 17, 1985 28 106
Nov 25, 1985 Aug 16, 1987 Jan 20, 1986 Jul 20, 1986 Jan 20, 1986 – Jul 20, 1986 26
Aug 18, 1986 Feb 04, 1990 Aug 18, 1986 – Aug 16, 1987 52
2   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Feb 06, 1995 Feb 19, 1995 Feb 13, 1995 Feb 26, 1995 Feb 13, 1995 – Feb 19, 1995 1 7
Feb 27, 1995 Apr 09, 1995 Mar 27, 1995 Nov 05, 1995 Mar 27, 1995 – Apr 09, 1995 2
May 15, 1995 Jun 11, 1995 May 15, 1995 – Jun 11, 1995 4
3   Martina Hingis Mar 31, 1997 Oct 11, 1998 Jun 08, 1998 Aug 08, 1998 Jun 08, 1998 – Aug 08, 1998 8 29
Aug 17, 1998 Oct 25, 1998 Aug 17, 1998 – Oct 11, 1998 8
Feb 08, 1999 Jul 04, 1999 Jun 07, 1999 Jul 04, 1999 Jun 07, 1999 – Jul 04, 1999 4
Aug 09, 1999 Apr 02, 2000 Aug 02, 1999 Aug 22, 1999 Aug 09, 1999 – Aug 22, 1999 2
Jan 31, 2000 Mar 19, 2000 Jan 31, 2000 – Mar 19, 2000 7
4   Lindsay Davenport Apr 03, 2000 May 7, 2000 Apr 17, 2000 May 07, 2000 Apr 17, 2000 – May 7, 2000 3 3
5   Kim Clijsters Aug 11, 2003 Oct 19, 2003 Aug 18, 2003 Sep 07, 2003 Aug 18, 2003 – Sep 07, 2003 3 3
6   Serena Williams Nov 2, 2009 Oct 10, 2010 Jun 7, 2010 Aug 1, 2010 Jun 7, 2010 – Aug 1, 2010 8 8

At any time

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The below lists the players who were ranked number 1 in both singles and doubles at any time in their career. Date in bold indicates date the feat was achieved.[15]

No. Player First Date
Singles No.1		 Last Date
Singles No.1		 N. of Weeks
Singles No.1		 First Date
Doubles No.1		 Last Date
Doubles No.1		 N. of Weeks
Doubles No.1
1   Martina Navratilova Jul 10, 1978 Aug 16, 1987 332 Sep 04, 1984 May 13, 1990 237 (Open Era record)
2   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Feb 06, 1995 Jun 11, 1995 12 Oct 19, 1992 Apr 06, 1997 111
3   Martina Hingis Mar 31, 1997 Oct 14, 2001 209 Jun 08, 1998 Mar 18, 2018 90
4   Lindsay Davenport Oct 12, 1998 Jan 29, 2006 98 Oct 20, 1997 May 7, 2000 32
5   Kim Clijsters Aug 11, 2003 Feb 20, 2011 20 Aug 04, 2003 Sep 07, 2003 4
6   Venus Williams Feb 25, 2002 Jul 07, 2002 11 Jun 07, 2010 Aug 01, 2010 8
7   Serena Williams Jul 08, 2002 May 14, 2017 319 Jun 07, 2010 Aug 01, 2010 8
8   Aryna Sabalenka Sep 11, 2023 Nov 5, 2023 8 Feb 22, 2021 Apr 04, 2021 6

Year-end No. 1

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The below lists the players who finished the year ranked number 1 in both singles and doubles:

No. Player Year
1   Martina Navratilova 1984
  Martina Navratilova (2) 1986

Navratilova also finished number 1 in either ranking list for 8 consecutive seasons: 1982–83 – Singles, 1984 – Singles & Doubles, 1985- Singles, 1986- Singles & Doubles, 1987–89 – Doubles.

No other player has managed to finish number 1 in singles and in doubles (same or different years).

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ "WTA rankings". Women's Tennis Association.
  2. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 715. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  3. ^ "2024 WTA Rankings Rules" (PDF).
  4. ^ Rothenberg, Ben (30 May 2016). "Points and Prize Money Mean More to Olympic Tennis Holdouts". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "2019 WTA Official Rulebook" (PDF). WTA.
  6. ^ "Current WTA Singles Ranking". Women's Tennis Association.
  7. ^ "Official WTA Ranking". live-tennis.eu.
  8. ^ "Current WTA Doubles Ranking". Women's Tennis Association.
  9. ^ "Official WTA Doubles". live-tennis.eu.
  10. ^ "WTA Tour All-Time Records" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-20. Since the inception of computer singles rankings on November 3, 1975, the No.1 ranking has changed hands 101 times
  11. ^ "WTA Tour All-Time Records" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  12. ^ Singles: Most Weeks at No.1
  13. ^ "WTA Tour All-Time Records" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  14. ^ "Happy Anniversary, Simo: Halep 'honored' by seven-year streak". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  15. ^ Shukla, Dr Balraj (1 October 2022). "9 players ranked World No. 1 in both singles and doubles ft. Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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