The WTA rankings are the ratings defined by the Women's Tennis Association, introduced in November 1975.[1]

Iga Swiatek is the current world No. 1 in women's singles.

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

Ranking method

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 for singles and 12 for doubles and 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 with the condition that they must include points from the 4 Grand Slams, the 4 Premier Mandatory tournaments and the WTA Finals. In addition, for Top 20 players, their best two results at Premier 5 tournaments will also count.[2] 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.[3] The computer that calculates the ranking is nicknamed "Medusa".[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.

CategoryWFSFQFR16R32R64R128QQ3Q2Q1
Grand Slam (128S, 128Q)2000130078043024013070104030202
Grand Slam (64D)200013007804302401301040
WTA Finals (S)1500*1080*750*(+125 per round robin match; +125 per round robin win)
WTA Finals (D)15001080750375
WTA 1000 (96S, 48Q)100065039021512065351030202
WTA 1000 (56S, 32Q)1000650390215120651030202
WTA 1000 (32/28D)100065039021512010
WTA Elite Trophy (S)700*440*240*(+40 per round robin match; +80 per round robin win)
WTA 500 (48S, 24Q)5003251951086032125131
WTA 500 (30/28S, 24/16Q)5003251951086012518131
WTA 500 (24D)500325195108601
WTA 500 (16D)5003251951081
WTA 250 (32S, 24/16Q)250163985430118121
WTA 250 (16D)25016398541
WTA 125 (32S, 16Q)125814927151641
WTA 125 (32S, 8Q)12581492715161
WTA 125 (16D)1258149271
WTA 125 (8D)12581491
W100 (48S, 32/24Q)100653921127153
W100 (32S, 32Q)10065392112153
W100 (16D)1006539211
W75 (48S, 32/24Q)7549291695132
W75 (32S, 32Q)754929169132
W75 (16D)754929161
W50 (48S, 32/24Q)5033201163121
W50 (32S, 32Q)503320116121
W50 (16D)503320111
W35 (48S, 32/24Q)35231484211
W35 (32S, 64/48/32/24Q)3523148411
W35 (16D)35231481
W15 (32S, 64/48/32/24Q)1510631
W15 (16D)151063

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

Points breakdown

  • as of 15 January 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 DU IW MI MA IT CA CI GU BE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Poland Iga Świątek R16
240
W
2000
QF
430
R16
240
F
585
SF
390
A
0
F
650
QF
215
SF
350
SF
350
A W
1000
F
500
W
470
W
470
W
280
SF
110
QF
100
W
1500
19 9,880
2 Aryna Sabalenka W
2000
SF
780
SF
780
F
1300
QF
190
F
650
QF
215
W
1000
R64
10
R16
105
SF
350
A QF
215
F
325
F
305
R16
55
SF
625
16 8,905
3 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina F
1300
R32
130
QF
430
R32
130
R16
105
W
1000
F
650
R64
10
W
1000
SF
350
R16
105
A SF
390
W
500
QF
108
QF
100
R16
55
R16
55
RR
500
18 6,918
4 United States Coco Gauff R16
240
QF
430
R128
10
W
2000
SF
350
QF
215
R32
65
R32
65
R32
65
QF
190
W
900
A SF
390
W
470
W
250
SF
185
QF
100
R16
55
R16
55
SF
625
19 6,660
5 United States Jessica Pegula QF
430
R32
130
QF
430
R16
240
SF
350
R16
120
SF
390
QF
215
R64
(10)
W
900
R16
105
A R16
120
F
305
F
305
W
280
SF
195
SF
185
SF
185
QF
100
F
1080
21 6,065
6 Tunisia Ons Jabeur R64
70
QF
430
F
1300
R16
240
A R32
65
R64
10
A
0
R64
10
A
0
QF
190
R16
105
R32
65
W
470
W
280
SF
185
QF
100
R16
55
R32
1
R32
(1)
RR
500
20 4,076
7 Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová R32
130
R64
70
W
2000
QF
430
R64
1
R16
120
R16
120
R64
65
R16
120
R16
105
QF
190
A R64
65
SF
110
QF
100
RR
20
RR
375
16 3,966
8 Greece Maria Sakkari R32
130
R128
10
R128
10
R128
10
R32
(1)
SF
390
R64
10
SF
390
R32
65
R32
(1)
R16
105
W
900
QF
215
F
305
SF
185
SF
185
SF
185
SF
110
QF
100
RR
90
RR
375
24 3,770
9 Czech Republic Karolína Muchová R64
70
F
1300
R128
10
SF
780
QF
190
QF
215
R32
95
R64
35
R16
120
R16
105
F
585
A A
0
R16
55
R16
30
A 14 3,590
10 Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko QF
430
R64
70
R64
70
QF
430
R16
105
R16
120
R16
120
R32
65
SF
390
R64
(1)
R32
65
R16
105
QF
215
W
500
W
280
QF
108
QF
100
R16
55
R16
(55)
R16
(55)
RR
160
23 3,328

Number one ranked 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 4 December 2023.
  Active players in green
No.PlayerDate reachedTotal weeks
1United States Chris EvertNov 3, 1975260
2Australia Evonne Goolagong CawleyApr 26, 19762
3Czechoslovakia/United States Martina NavratilovaJul 10, 1978332
4United States Tracy AustinApr 7, 198021
5Germany Steffi GrafAug 17, 1987377
6Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/United States Monica SelesMar 11, 1991178
7Spain Arantxa Sánchez VicarioFeb 6, 199512
8Switzerland Martina HingisMar 31, 1997209
9United States Lindsay DavenportOct 12, 199898
10United States Jennifer CapriatiOct 15, 200117
11United States Venus WilliamsFeb 25, 200211
12United States Serena WilliamsJul 8, 2002319
13Belgium Kim ClijstersAug 11, 200320
14Belgium Justine HeninOct 20, 2003117
15France Amélie MauresmoSep 13, 200439
16Russia Maria SharapovaAug 22, 200521
17Serbia Ana IvanovicJun 9, 200812
18Serbia Jelena JankovićAug 11, 200818
19Russia Dinara SafinaApr 20, 200926
20Denmark Caroline WozniackiOct 11, 201071
21Belarus Victoria AzarenkaJan 30, 201251
22Germany Angelique KerberSep 12, 201634
23Czech Republic Karolína PlíškováJuly 17, 20178
24Spain Garbiñe MuguruzaSep 11, 20174
25Romania Simona HalepOct 9, 201764
26Japan Naomi OsakaJan 28, 201925
27Australia Ashleigh BartyJun 24, 2019121
28Poland Iga ŚwiątekApr 4, 202286
29 Aryna SabalenkaSep 11, 20238

Last update: as of 4 December 2023

Year-end number one 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

No. 1 all weeks of the year

Doubles

YearCountryPlayerTeam
1984United States USAMartina Navratilova (1)United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver
1985United States USAPam Shriver (2)United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver
1986United States USAMartina NavratilovaUnited States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver
1987United States USAMartina NavratilovaUnited States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver
1988United States USAMartina NavratilovaUnited States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver
1989United States USAMartina NavratilovaCzechoslovakia Helena Suková / Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
1990Czechoslovakia TCHHelena Suková (3)Czechoslovakia Helena Suková / Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
1991Czechoslovakia TCHJana Novotná (4)United States Gigi Fernández / Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
1992Czechoslovakia TCHHelena SukováLatvia Larisa Neiland / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
1993United States USAGigi Fernández (5)United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
1994Belarus BLRNatasha Zvereva (6)United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
1995Spain ESPArantxa Sánchez Vicario (7)United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
1996Spain ESPArantxa Sánchez VicarioCzech Republic Jana Novotná / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1997Belarus BLRNatasha ZverevaUnited States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
1998Belarus BLRNatasha ZverevaSwitzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Jana Novotná
1999Russia RUSAnna Kournikova (8)Switzerland Martina Hingis / Russia Anna Kournikova
2000Japan JPNAi Sugiyama (9)United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams
2001United States USALisa Raymond (10)United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Rennae Stubbs
2002Argentina ARGPaola Suárez (11)Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez
2003Argentina ARGPaola SuárezSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez
2004Spain ESPVirginia Ruano Pascual (12)Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez
2005Zimbabwe ZIMCara Black (13)United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Samantha Stosur
2006United States USA
Australia AUS
Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur (14)
United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Samantha Stosur
2007Zimbabwe ZIM
United States USA
Cara Black
Liezel Huber (15)
Zimbabwe Cara Black / United States Liezel Huber
2008Zimbabwe ZIM
United States USA
Cara Black
Liezel Huber
Zimbabwe Cara Black / United States Liezel Huber
2009Zimbabwe ZIM
United States USA
Cara Black
Liezel Huber
United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams
2010Argentina ARGGisela Dulko (16)Argentina Gisela Dulko / Italy Flavia Pennetta
2011United States USALiezel HuberCzech Republic Květa Peschke / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
2012Italy ITARoberta Vinci (17)Italy Sara Errani / Italy Roberta Vinci
2013Italy ITA Roberta VinciItaly Sara Errani / Italy Roberta Vinci
Italy ITASara Errani (18)
2014Italy ITA
 ITA
Roberta Vinci
Sara Errani
Italy Sara Errani / Italy Roberta Vinci
2015India INDSania Mirza (19)Switzerland Martina Hingis / India Sania Mirza
2016 INDSania MirzaFrance Caroline Garcia / France Kristina Mladenovic
2017Chinese Taipei TPE
Switzerland SUI
Latisha Chan (20)
Martina Hingis (21)
Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan / Switzerland Martina Hingis
2018 CZE
 CZE
Barbora Krejčíková (22)
Kateřina Siniaková (23)
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková / Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
2019 CZEBarbora Strýcová (24)Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei / Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
2020 TPEChinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (25)Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei / Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
2021 CZEKateřina SiniakováCzech Republic Barbora Krejčíková / Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
2022 CZEKateřina SiniakováCzech Republic Barbora Krejčíková / Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
No. 1 all weeks of the year

Year-end Top 10

★ indicates player's highest year-end ranking
YearNo. 1No. 2No. 3No. 4No. 5No. 6No. 7No. 8No. 9No. 10
1975 United States C. EvertUnited Kingdom V. WadeCzechoslovakia M. NavrátilováUnited States B.J. KingAustralia E. Goolagong CawleyAustralia M. CourtSoviet Union O. MorozovaUnited States N. Gunter (Richey)France F. DürrAustralia K. Melville Reid
1976 United States C. EvertAustralia E. Goolagong CawleyUnited Kingdom V. WadeUnited States M. NavratilovaAustralia D. FromholtzUnited States R. CasalsNetherlands B. StöveAustralia K. Melville ReidSoviet Union O. MorozovaUnited Kingdom S. Barker
1977 United States C. EvertUnited States B.J. KingUnited States M. NavratilovaUnited Kingdom V. WadeUnited Kingdom S. BarkerUnited States R. CasalsNetherlands B. StöveAustralia D. FromholtzAustralia W. TurnbullAustralia K. Melville Reid
1978 United States M. NavratilovaUnited States C. EvertAustralia E. Goolagong CawleyUnited Kingdom V. WadeUnited States B.J. KingUnited States T. AustinAustralia W. TurnbullAustralia K. Melville ReidNetherlands B. StöveAustralia D. Fromholtz
1979 United States M. NavratilovaUnited States C. Evert-LloydUnited States T. AustinAustralia E. Goolagong CawleyUnited States B.J. KingAustralia D. FromholtzAustralia W. TurnbullUnited Kingdom V. WadeAustralia K. Melville ReidUnited Kingdom S. Barker
1980 United States C. Evert-LloydUnited States T. AustinUnited States M. NavratilovaCzechoslovakia H. MandlíkováAustralia E. Goolagong CawleyUnited States B.J. KingUnited States A. JaegerAustralia W. TurnbullUnited States P. ShriverSouth Africa G. Stevens
1981 United States C. Evert-LloydUnited States T. AustinUnited States M. NavratilovaUnited States A. JaegerCzechoslovakia H. MandlíkováWest Germany S. HanikaUnited States P. ShriverAustralia W. TurnbullWest Germany B. BungeUnited States B. Potter
1982 United States M. NavratilovaUnited States C. Evert-LloydUnited States A. JaegerUnited States T. AustinAustralia W. TurnbullUnited States P. ShriverCzechoslovakia H. MandlíkováUnited States B. PotterWest Germany B. BungeWest Germany S. Hanika
1983 United States M. NavratilovaUnited States C. Evert-LloydUnited States A. JaegerUnited States P. ShriverWest Germany S. HanikaUnited Kingdom J. DurieWest Germany B. BungeAustralia W. TurnbullUnited States T. AustinUnited States Z. Garrison
1984 United States M. NavratilovaUnited States C. Evert-LloydCzechoslovakia H. MandlíkováUnited States P. ShriverAustralia W. TurnbullBulgaria Man MaleevaCzechoslovakia H. SukováWest Germany C. Kohde-KilschUnited States Z. GarrisonUnited States K. Jordan
1985 United States M. NavratilovaUnited States C. Evert-LloydCzechoslovakia H. MandlíkováUnited States P. ShriverWest Germany C. Kohde-KilschWest Germany S. GrafBulgaria Man MaleevaUnited States Z. GarrisonCzechoslovakia H. SukováUnited States B. Gadusek
1986 United States M. NavratilovaUnited States C. Evert-LloydWest Germany S. GrafCzechoslovakia H. MandlíkováCzechoslovakia H. SukováUnited States P. ShriverWest Germany C. Kohde-KilschBulgaria Man MaleevaUnited States K. RinaldiArgentina G. Sabatini
1987 West Germany S. GrafUnited States M. NavratilovaUnited States C. EvertUnited States P. ShriverCzechoslovakia H. MandlíkováArgentina G. SabatiniCzechoslovakia H. SukováBulgaria Man MaleevaUnited States Z. GarrisonWest Germany C. Kohde-Kilsch
1988 West Germany S. GrafUnited States M. NavratilovaUnited States C. EvertArgentina G. SabatiniUnited States P. ShriverBulgaria Man Maleeva-FragnièreSoviet Union N. ZverevaCzechoslovakia H. SukováUnited States Z. GarrisonUnited States B. Potter
1989 West Germany S. GrafUnited States M. NavratilovaArgentina G. SabatiniUnited States Z. GarrisonSpain A. Sánchez VicarioSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M. SelesSpain C. MartínezCzechoslovakia H. SukováBulgaria Man Maleeva-FragnièreUnited States C. Evert
1990 Germany S. GrafSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M. SelesUnited States M. NavratilovaUnited States M.J. FernándezArgentina G. SabatiniBulgaria K. MaleevaSpain A. Sánchez VicarioUnited States J. CapriatiSwitzerland Man Maleeva-FragnièreUnited States Z. Garrison
1991 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M. SelesGermany S. GrafArgentina G. SabatiniUnited States M. NavratilovaSpain A. Sánchez VicarioUnited States J. CapriatiCzechoslovakia J. NovotnáUnited States M.J. FernándezSpain C. MartínezSwitzerland Man Maleeva-Fragnière
1992 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M. SelesGermany S. GrafArgentina G. SabatiniSpain A. Sánchez VicarioUnited States M. NavratilovaUnited States M.J. FernándezUnited States J. CapriatiSpain C. MartínezSwitzerland Man Maleeva-FragnièreCzechoslovakia J. Novotná
1993 Germany S. GrafSpain A. Sánchez VicarioUnited States M. NavratilovaSpain C. MartínezArgentina G. SabatiniCzech Republic J. NovotnáUnited States M.J. FernándezFederal Republic of Yugoslavia M. SelesUnited States J. CapriatiGermany A. Huber
1994 Germany S. GrafSpain A. Sánchez VicarioSpain C. MartínezCzech Republic J. NovotnáFrance M. PierceUnited States L. DavenportArgentina G. SabatiniUnited States M. NavratilovaJapan K. DateBelarus N. Zvereva
1995 Germany S. Graf
United States M. Seles
Spain C. MartínezSpain A. Sánchez VicarioJapan K. DateFrance M. PierceBulgaria Mag MaleevaArgentina G. SabatiniUnited States M.J. FernándezCroatia I. MajoliGermany A. Huber
1996 Germany S. GrafUnited States M. Seles
Spain A. Sánchez Vicario
Czech Republic J. Novotná Switzerland M. HingisSpain C. MartínezGermany A. HuberCroatia I. MajoliJapan K. DateUnited States L. DavenportAustria B. Paulus
1997 Switzerland M. HingisCzech Republic J. NovotnáUnited States L. DavenportSouth Africa A. CoetzerUnited States M. SelesCroatia I. MajoliFrance M. PierceRomania I. SpîrleaSpain A. Sánchez VicarioUnited States M.J. Fernández
1998 United States L. DavenportSwitzerland M. HingisCzech Republic J. NovotnáSpain A. Sánchez VicarioUnited States V. WilliamsUnited States M. SelesFrance M. PierceSpain C. MartínezGermany S. GrafFrance N. Tauziat
1999 Switzerland M. HingisUnited States L. DavenportUnited States V. WilliamsUnited States S. WilliamsFrance M. PierceUnited States M. SelesFrance N. TauziatAustria B. SchettFrance J. Halard-DecugisFrance A. Mauresmo
2000 Switzerland M. HingisUnited States L. DavenportUnited States V. WilliamsUnited States M. SelesSpain C. MartínezUnited States S. WilliamsFrance M. PierceRussia A. KournikovaSpain A. Sánchez VicarioFrance N. Tauziat
2001 United States L. DavenportUnited States J. CapriatiUnited States V. WilliamsSwitzerland M. HingisBelgium K. ClijstersUnited States S. WilliamsBelgium J. HeninFederal Republic of Yugoslavia J. DokićFrance A. MauresmoUnited States M. Seles
2002 United States S. WilliamsUnited States V. WilliamsUnited States J. CapriatiBelgium K. ClijstersBelgium J. HeninFrance A. MauresmoUnited States M. SelesSlovakia D. HantuchováFederal Republic of Yugoslavia J. DokićSwitzerland M. Hingis
2003 Belgium J. Henin-HardenneBelgium K. ClijstersUnited States S. WilliamsFrance A. MauresmoUnited States L. DavenportUnited States J. CapriatiRussia A. MyskinaRussia E. DementievaUnited States C. RubinJapan A. Sugiyama
2004 United States L. DavenportFrance A. MauresmoRussia A. MyskinaRussia M. SharapovaRussia S. KuznetsovaRussia E. DementievaUnited States S. WilliamsBelgium J. Henin-HardenneUnited States V. WilliamsUnited States J. Capriati
2005 United States L. DavenportBelgium K. ClijstersFrance A. MauresmoRussia M. SharapovaFrance M. PierceBelgium J. Henin-HardenneSwitzerland P. SchnyderRussia E. DementievaRussia N. PetrovaUnited States V. Williams
2006 Belgium J. Henin-HardenneRussia M. SharapovaFrance A. MauresmoRussia S. KuznetsovaBelgium K. ClijstersRussia N. PetrovaSwitzerland M. HingisRussia E. DementievaSwitzerland P. SchnyderCzech Republic N. Vaidišová
2007 Belgium J. HeninRussia S. KuznetsovaSerbia J. JankovićSerbia A. IvanovicRussia M. SharapovaRussia A. ChakvetadzeUnited States S. WilliamsUnited States V. WilliamsSlovakia D. HantuchováFrance M. Bartoli
2008 Serbia J. JankovićUnited States S. WilliamsRussia D. SafinaRussia E. DementievaSerbia A. IvanovicUnited States V. WilliamsRussia V. ZvonarevaRussia S. KuznetsovaRussia M. SharapovaPoland A. Radwańska
2009 United States S. WilliamsRussia D. SafinaRussia S. KuznetsovaDenmark C. WozniackiRussia E. DementievaUnited States V. WilliamsBelarus V. AzarenkaSerbia J. JankovićRussia V. ZvonarevaPoland A. Radwańska
2010 Denmark C. WozniackiRussia V. ZvonarevaBelgium K. ClijstersUnited States S. WilliamsUnited States V. WilliamsAustralia S. StosurItaly F. SchiavoneSerbia J. JankovićRussia E. DementievaBelarus V. Azarenka
2011 Denmark C. WozniackiCzech Republic P. KvitováBelarus V. AzarenkaRussia M. SharapovaChina N. LiAustralia S. StosurRussia V. ZvonarevaPoland A. RadwańskaFrance M. BartoliGermany A. Petkovic
2012 Belarus V. AzarenkaRussia M. SharapovaUnited States S. WilliamsPoland A. RadwańskaGermany A. KerberItaly S. ErraniChina N. LiCzech Republic P. KvitováAustralia S. StosurDenmark C. Wozniacki
2013 United States S. WilliamsBelarus V. AzarenkaChina N. LiRussia M. SharapovaPoland A. RadwańskaCzech Republic P. KvitováItaly S. ErraniSerbia J. JankovićGermany A. KerberDenmark C. Wozniacki
2014 United States S. WilliamsRussia M. SharapovaRomania S. HalepCzech Republic P. KvitováSerbia A. IvanovicPoland A. RadwańskaCanada E. BouchardDenmark C. WozniackiChina N. LiGermany A. Kerber
2015 United States S. WilliamsRomania S. HalepSpain G. MuguruzaRussia M. SharapovaPoland A. RadwańskaCzech Republic P. KvitováUnited States V. WilliamsItaly F. PennettaCzech Republic L. ŠafářováGermany A. Kerber
2016 Germany A. KerberUnited States S. WilliamsPoland A. RadwańskaRomania S. HalepSlovakia D. CibulkováCzech Republic K. PlíškováSpain G. MuguruzaUnited States M. KeysRussia S. KuznetsovaUnited Kingdom J. Konta
2017 Romania S. HalepSpain G. MuguruzaDenmark C. WozniackiCzech Republic K. PlíškováUnited States V. WilliamsUkraine E. SvitolinaLatvia J. OstapenkoFrance C. GarciaUnited Kingdom J. KontaUnited States C. Vandeweghe
2018 Romania S. HalepGermany A. KerberDenmark C. WozniackiUkraine E. SvitolinaJapan N. OsakaUnited States S. StephensCzech Republic P. KvitováCzech Republic K. PlíškováNetherlands K. BertensRussia D. Kasatkina
2019 Australia A. BartyCzech Republic K. PlíškováJapan N. OsakaRomania S. HalepCanada B. AndreescuUkraine E. SvitolinaCzech Republic P. KvitováSwitzerland B. BencicNetherlands K. BertensUnited States S. Williams
2020 Australia A. BartyRomania S. HalepJapan N. OsakaUnited States S. KeninUkraine E. SvitolinaCzech Republic K. PlíškováCanada B. AndreescuCzech Republic P. KvitováNetherlands K. BertensBelarus A. Sabalenka
2021 Australia A. BartyBelarus A. SabalenkaSpain G. MuguruzaCzech Republic K. PlíškováCzech Republic B. KrejčíkováGreece M. SakkariEstonia A. KontaveitSpain P. BadosaPoland I. ŚwiątekTunisia O. Jabeur
2022 Poland I. ŚwiątekTunisia O. JabeurUnited States J. PegulaFrance C. GarciaBelarus A. SabalenkaGreece M. SakkariUnited States C. GauffRussia D. KasatkinaRussia V. KudermetovaRomania S. Halep
2023 Poland I. ŚwiątekBelarus A. SabalenkaUnited States C. GauffKazakhstan E. RybakinaUnited States J. PegulaTunisia O. JabeurCzech Republic M. VondroušováCzech Republic K. MuchováGreece M. SakkariCzech Republic B. Krejčíková

Players with highest career rank 2–5

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

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

Players with highest career rank 6–10

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.

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

Consecutive weeks in the Top 10

The below lists the singles players with the most consecutive weeks in the top 10 of the WTA rankings:[12]

  Active streaks in green
Player#
United States Martina Navratilova1000
United States Chris Evert746
Germany Steffi Graf625
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini508
United States Pam Shriver458
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario429
Czech Republic Hana Mandlíková421
Romania Simona Halep373*
United States Lindsay Davenport333
Spain Conchita Martínez319

* 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 8 August 2022

Number 1 in singles and doubles

At the same time

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

No.PlayerStart Date
Singles No.1
End Date
Singles No.1
Start Date
Doubles No.1
End Date
Doubles No.1
Overlapping PeriodN. of Weeks
Overlapping
N. of Weeks
Overlapping – Total
1United States Martina NavratilovaJun 14, 1982Jun 09, 1985Sep 04, 1984Mar 17, 1985Sep 04, 1984 – Mar 17, 198528106
Nov 25, 1985Aug 16, 1987Jan 20, 1986Jul 20, 1986Jan 20, 1986 – Jul 20, 198626
Aug 18, 1986Feb 04, 1990Aug 18, 1986 – Aug 16, 198752
2Spain Arantxa Sánchez VicarioFeb 06, 1995Feb 19, 1995Feb 13, 1995Feb 26, 1995Feb 13, 1995 – Feb 19, 199517
Feb 27, 1995Apr 09, 1995Mar 27, 1995Nov 05, 1995Mar 27, 1995 – Apr 09, 19952
May 15, 1995Jun 11, 1995May 15, 1995 – Jun 11, 19954
3Switzerland Martina HingisMar 31, 1997Oct 11, 1998Jun 08, 1998Aug 08, 1998Jun 08, 1998 – Aug 08, 1998829
Aug 17, 1998Oct 25, 1998Aug 17, 1998 – Oct 11, 19988
Feb 08, 1999Jul 04, 1999Jun 07, 1999Jul 04, 1999Jun 07, 1999 – Jul 04, 19994
Aug 09, 1999Apr 02, 2000Aug 02, 1999Aug 22, 1999Aug 09, 1999 – Aug 22, 19992
Jan 31, 2000Mar 19, 2000Jan 31, 2000 – Mar 19, 20007
4United States Lindsay DavenportApr 03, 2000May 7, 2000Apr 17, 2000May 07, 2000Apr 17, 2000 – May 7, 200033
5Belgium Kim ClijstersAug 11, 2003Oct 19, 2003Aug 18, 2003Sep 07, 2003Aug 18, 2003 – Sep 07, 200333
6United States Serena WilliamsNov 2, 2009Oct 10, 2010Jun 7, 2010Aug 1, 2010Jun 7, 2010 – Aug 1, 201088

At any time

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.[13]

No.PlayerFirst 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
1United States Martina NavratilovaJul 10, 1978Aug 16, 1987332Sep 04, 1984May 13, 1990237 (Open Era record)
2Spain Arantxa Sánchez VicarioFeb 06, 1995Jun 11, 199512Oct 19, 1992Apr 06, 1997111
3Switzerland Martina HingisMar 31, 1997Oct 14, 2001209Jun 08, 1998Mar 18, 201890
4United States Lindsay DavenportOct 12, 1998Jan 29, 200698Oct 20, 1997May 7, 200032
5Belgium Kim ClijstersAug 11, 2003Feb 20, 201120Aug 04, 2003Sep 07, 20034
6United States Venus WilliamsFeb 25, 2002Jul 07, 200211Jun 07, 2010Aug 01, 20108
7United States Serena WilliamsJul 08, 2002May 14, 2017319Jun 07, 2010Aug 01, 20108
8 Aryna SabalenkaSep 11, 2023Nov 5, 20238Feb 22, 2021Apr 04, 20216

Year-end No. 1

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

No.PlayerYear
1United States Martina Navratilova1984
United States 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

Notes and references

  1. "WTA rankings". Women's Tennis Association.
  2. "New Trophies For Rankings Anniversary". WTA. 7 July 2023.
  3. Rothenberg, Ben (30 May 2016). "Points and Prize Money Mean More to Olympic Tennis Holdouts". New York Times.
  4. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 715. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  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. Singles: Most Weeks at No.1
  12. "Happy Anniversary, Simo: Halep 'honored' by seven-year streak". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  13. 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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