The WTA rankings are the Women's Tennis Association's (WTA) merit-based system for determining the rankings in women's tennis. The top-ranked singles player is the player who, over the previous 52 weeks, has garnered the most ranking points on the WTA Tour. Points are awarded based on how far a player advances in tournaments and the category of those tournaments. The WTA has used a computerized system for determining the rankings since November 3, 1975. Since 1975, 30 women have been ranked No. 1 in singles by the WTA, of which 16 have been year-end No. 1.
Elena Rybakina is the current singles world No. 1.
WTA No. 1 ranked singles players The rankings are sourced by the WTA Media Guide and the WTA website (which usually revises its rankings every Sunday night or Monday morning, except when tournament finals are postponed).
No.PlayerStart dateEnd dateWeeksTotal 12525 222113138 32626214043071471040111583171 42211821921762342844238156240182562242426090332 5186186 62121118712231909111387277 72212786852834129292643561772358135917818377 88080 917172110152234135527113612873209 1033103869 113351447317411 125757 131010 14112124445 15554482 16112846714987193439115671461117317 1799 181131246117181172 19252527412649123 2018181204967 2119194213251186309 22202073165253319934 2388 2444 2516164714864 262121 277742528352086121 287575 29 885012599107 30Present
Weeks at No. 1
Active players in bold. Total No.PlayerWeeks1 Steffi Graf 3772 Martina Navratilova 3323 Serena Williams 3194 Chris Evert 2605 Martina Hingis 2096 // Monica Seles 1787 Iga Świątek 1258 Ashleigh Barty1219 Justine Henin 11710 Aryna Sabalenka10711 Lindsay Davenport 9812 Caroline Wozniacki 7113 Simona Halep 6414 Victoria Azarenka 5115 Amélie Mauresmo 3916 Angelique Kerber 3417 Dinara Safina 2618 Naomi Osaka 2519 Tracy Austin 21 Maria Sharapova21 Kim Clijsters 2022 Jelena Janković 1823 Jennifer Capriati 1724 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 12 Ana Ivanovic26 Venus Williams 1127 Karolína Plíšková 828 Garbiñe Muguruza 4 Elena Rybakina30 Evonne Goolagong Cawley 2
Consecutive No.PlayerWeeks1 Steffi Graf 186 Serena Williams3 Martina Navratilova 1564 Ashleigh Barty 1145 Chris Evert 1136 Aryna Sabalenka997 Steffi Graf 948 / Monica Seles 919 Martina Navratilova 9010 Steffi Graf 8711 Martina Hingis 8012 Chris Evert 7613 Iga Świątek 7514 Martina Hingis 7315 Monica Seles 6416 Justine Henin 6117 Serena Williams 5718 Iga Świątek 5019 Serena Williams 49 Caroline Wozniacki Current streak in bold.
Year-end No. 1 players
By year YearPlayer19751976 Chris Evert 1977* Chris Evert 19781979 Martina Navratilova 1980 Chris Evert 1981* Chris Evert 1982 Martina Navratilova 1983* Martina Navratilova 1984* Martina Navratilova 1985 Martina Navratilova 1986* Martina Navratilova 19871988* Steffi Graf 1989* Steffi Graf 1990* Steffi Graf 19911992* Monica Seles 1993 Steffi Graf 1994* Steffi Graf 1995 Steffi Graf Monica Seles 1996* Steffi Graf 199719981999 Martina Hingis
By year (continued) YearPlayer2000 Martina Hingis 2001 Lindsay Davenport 200220032004 Lindsay Davenport 2005 Lindsay Davenport 2006 Justine Henin 2007 Justine Henin 20082009 Serena Williams 20102011 Caroline Wozniacki 20122013 Serena Williams 2014* Serena Williams 2015* Serena Williams 201620172018 Simona Halep 20192020* Ashleigh Barty 2021* Ashleigh Barty 20222023 Iga Świątek 2024 Aryna Sabalenka 2025* Aryna Sabalenka
Per player No.Total 8 Steffi Graf 7 Martina Navratilova5 Chris Evert Serena Williams 4 Lindsay Davenport3/ Monica Seles Martina Hingis Justine Henin Ashleigh Barty2 Caroline Wozniacki Simona Halep Iga Świątek Aryna Sabalenka1 Jelena Janković Victoria Azarenka Angelique Kerber
No.Consecutive 5 Martina Navratilova 4 Steffi Graf 3 Chris Evert Serena Williams Ashleigh Barty2 Martina Navratilova Chris Evert Monica Seles Martina Hingis Lindsay Davenport Justine Henin Caroline Wozniacki Simona Halep Iga Świątek Aryna Sabalenka
Players who became No. 1 before having won a major tournament PlayerFirst ranked No. 1First Grand Slam finalFirst Grand Slam title Kim ClijstersAugust 11, 20032001 French Open (June 2001) 2005 US Open Amélie MauresmoSeptember 13, 20041999 Australian Open (January 1999) 2006 Australian Open Jelena JankovićAugust 11, 20082008 US Open (September 2008) None Dinara SafinaApril 20, 20092008 French Open (June 2008) None Caroline WozniackiOctober 11, 20102009 US Open (September 2009) 2018 Australian Open Karolína PlíškováJuly 17, 20172016 US Open (September 2016) None Simona HalepOctober 9, 20172014 French Open (June 2014) 2018 French Open
Time span between first and last dates No. 1 was held
Active players and age records indicated in bold. Time spanPlayerFirst held No. 1Last held No. 1DateAgeDateAgeJul 8, 2002May 14, 2017Nov 3, 1975Nov 24, 1985Aug 17, 1987Mar 30, 1997Jul 10, 1978Aug 16, 1987Aug 11, 2003Feb 20, 2011Oct 11, 2010Feb 25, 2018Oct 12, 1998Jan 29, 2006Aug 22, 2005Jul 8, 2012Mar 11, 1991Nov 24, 1996Oct 20, 2003May 18, 2008Mar 31, 1997Oct 14, 2001 Sep 11, 2023Sep 13, 2026Jun 24, 2019Apr 3, 2022 Apr 4, 2022Oct 20, 2024Sep 13, 2004Nov 12, 2006Oct 9, 2017Jan 27, 2019Jan 30, 2012Feb 17, 2013Sep 12, 2016Jul 16, 2017Oct 15, 2001Jun 9, 2002Apr 7, 1980Nov 17, 1980Jan 28, 2019Sep 8, 2019Apr 20, 2009Nov 1, 2009Aug 11, 2008Feb 1, 2009Feb 25, 2002Jul 7, 2002Feb 6, 1995Jun 11, 1995Jun 9, 2008Sep 7, 2008Jul 17, 2017Sep 10, 2017Sep 11, 2017Oct 8, 2017Sep 14, 2026Apr 26, 1976May 9, 1976
Weeks at No. 1 by decade Current No. 1 player indicated in italic.
1970s* * — Starting November 1975
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s WTA rankings were frozen from March 23, 2020 to August 9, 2020.
Stats are automatically updated on Mondays (UTC).
Weeks at No. 1 by country Current No. 1 player indicated in bold. WeeksCountryPlayers1,123Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Tracy Austin, Monica Seles*, Lindsay Davenport, Jennifer Capriati, Venus Williams, Serena Williams411Steffi Graf, Angelique Kerber209Martina Hingis158Victoria Azarenka, Aryna Sabalenka 143Monica Seles*, Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Janković137Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin125Iga Świątek123Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Ashleigh Barty71Caroline Wozniacki64Simona Halep47Maria Sharapova, Dinara Safina39Amélie Mauresmo25Naomi Osaka16Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Garbiñe Muguruza8Karolína PlíškováElena Rybakina
See also World number 1 ranked female tennis players (includes rankings before 1975) ITF World Champions List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players Current WTA rankings Top ten ranked female tennis players Top ten ranked female tennis players (1921–1974) List of highest ranked tennis players per country
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