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List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players

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List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players

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, 29 women have been ranked No. 1 in singles by the WTA, of which 16 have been year-end No. 1. Aryna Sabalenka is the current singles world No. 1.

Tables

· WTA No. 1 ranked singles players
1
1
No.
1
Player
Chris Evert (USA)
Start date
Nov 3, 1975
End date
Apr 25, 1976
Weeks
25
Total
25
2
2
No.
2
Player
Evonne Goolagong Cawley (AUS)
Start date
Apr 26, 1976
End date
May 9, 1976
Weeks
2
Total
2
3
3
No.
3
Player
Martina Navratilova (USA)
Start date
Jul 10, 1978
End date
Jan 13, 1979
Weeks
26
Total
26
Martina Navratilova (2)
Martina Navratilova (2)
No.
Martina Navratilova (2)
Player
Jan 28, 1979
Start date
Feb 24, 1979
End date
4
Weeks
30
Chris Evert (4)
Chris Evert (4)
No.
Chris Evert (4)
Player
Feb 25, 1979
Start date
Apr 15, 1979
End date
7
Weeks
147
Martina Navratilova (3)
Martina Navratilova (3)
No.
Martina Navratilova (3)
Player
Apr 16, 1979
Start date
Jun 24, 1979
End date
10
Weeks
40
Chris Evert (5)
Chris Evert (5)
No.
Chris Evert (5)
Player
Jun 25, 1979
Start date
Sep 9, 1979
End date
11
Weeks
158
Martina Navratilova (4)
Martina Navratilova (4)
No.
Martina Navratilova (4)
Player
Sep 10, 1979
Start date
Apr 6, 1980
End date
31
Weeks
71
4
4
No.
4
Player
Tracy Austin (USA)
Start date
Apr 7, 1980
End date
Apr 20, 1980
Weeks
2
Total
2
Tracy Austin (2)
Tracy Austin (2)
No.
Tracy Austin (2)
Player
Jul 7, 1980
Start date
Nov 17, 1980
End date
19
Weeks
21
Chris Evert (6)
Chris Evert (6)
No.
Chris Evert (6)
Player
Nov 18, 1980
Start date
May 2, 1982
End date
76
Weeks
234
Martina Navratilova (6)
Martina Navratilova (6)
No.
Martina Navratilova (6)
Player
May 3, 1982
Start date
May 16, 1982
End date
2
Weeks
84
Chris Evert (7)
Chris Evert (7)
No.
Chris Evert (7)
Player
May 17, 1982
Start date
Jun 13, 1982
End date
4
Weeks
238
Martina Navratilova (7)
Martina Navratilova (7)
No.
Martina Navratilova (7)
Player
Jun 14, 1982
Start date
Jun 9, 1985
End date
156
Weeks
240
Chris Evert (8)
Chris Evert (8)
No.
Chris Evert (8)
Player
Jun 10, 1985
Start date
Oct 13, 1985
End date
18
Weeks
256
Martina Navratilova (8)
Martina Navratilova (8)
No.
Martina Navratilova (8)
Player
Oct 14, 1985
Start date
Oct 27, 1985
End date
2
Weeks
242
Chris Evert (9)
Chris Evert (9)
No.
Chris Evert (9)
Player
Oct 28, 1985
Start date
Nov 24, 1985
End date
4
Weeks
260
Martina Navratilova (9)
Martina Navratilova (9)
No.
Martina Navratilova (9)
Player
Nov 25, 1985
Start date
Aug 16, 1987
End date
90
Weeks
332
5
5
No.
5
Player
Steffi Graf (FRG)
Start date
Aug 17, 1987
End date
Mar 10, 1991
Weeks
186‡
Total
186
6
6
No.
6
Player
Monica Seles (YUG)
Start date
Mar 11, 1991
End date
Aug 4, 1991
Weeks
21
Total
21
Monica Seles (2)
Monica Seles (2)
No.
Monica Seles (2)
Player
Aug 12, 1991
Start date
Aug 18, 1991
End date
1
Weeks
22
Steffi Graf (3)
Steffi Graf (3)
No.
Steffi Graf (3)
Player
Aug 19, 1991
Start date
Sep 8, 1991
End date
3
Weeks
190
/ Monica Seles (3)
/ Monica Seles (3)
No.
/ Monica Seles (3)
Player
Sep 9, 1991
Start date
Jun 6, 1993
End date
91
Weeks
113
Steffi Graf (4)
Steffi Graf (4)
No.
Steffi Graf (4)
Player
Jun 7, 1993
Start date
Feb 5, 1995
End date
87
Weeks
277
7
7
No.
7
Player
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)
Start date
Feb 6, 1995
End date
Feb 19, 1995
Weeks
2
Total
2
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)
No.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)
Player
Feb 27, 1995
Start date
Apr 9, 1995
End date
6
Weeks
8
Steffi Graf (6)
Steffi Graf (6)
No.
Steffi Graf (6)
Player
Apr 10, 1995
Start date
May 14, 1995
End date
5
Weeks
283
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3)
No.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3)
Player
May 15, 1995
Start date
Jun 11, 1995
End date
4
Weeks
12
Steffi Graf (7)
Steffi Graf (7)
No.
Steffi Graf (7)
Player
Jun 12, 1995
Start date
Aug 14, 1995
End date
9
Weeks
292
Steffi Graf (7)
Steffi Graf (7)
No.
Steffi Graf (7)
Player
Aug 15, 1995
Start date
Nov 3, 1996
End date
64
Weeks
356
Monica Seles (4)
Monica Seles (4)
No.
Monica Seles (4)
Player
177
Steffi Graf (7)
Steffi Graf (7)
No.
Steffi Graf (7)
Player
Nov 4, 1996
Start date
Nov 17, 1996
End date
2
Weeks
358
Steffi Graf (7)
Steffi Graf (7)
No.
Steffi Graf (7)
Player
Nov 18, 1996
Start date
Nov 24, 1996
End date
1
Weeks
359
Monica Seles (5)
Monica Seles (5)
No.
Monica Seles (5)
Player
178
Steffi Graf (7)
Steffi Graf (7)
No.
Steffi Graf (7)
Player
Nov 25, 1996
Start date
Mar 30, 1997
End date
18
Weeks
377‡
8
8
No.
8
Player
Martina Hingis (SUI)
Start date
Mar 31, 1997
End date
Oct 11, 1998
Weeks
80
Total
80
9
9
No.
9
Player
Lindsay Davenport (USA)
Start date
Oct 12, 1998
End date
Feb 7, 1999
Weeks
17
Total
17
Lindsay Davenport (2)
Lindsay Davenport (2)
No.
Lindsay Davenport (2)
Player
Jul 5, 1999
Start date
Aug 8, 1999
End date
5
Weeks
22
Martina Hingis (3)
Martina Hingis (3)
No.
Martina Hingis (3)
Player
Aug 9, 1999
Start date
Apr 2, 2000
End date
34
Weeks
135
Lindsay Davenport (3)
Lindsay Davenport (3)
No.
Lindsay Davenport (3)
Player
Apr 3, 2000
Start date
May 7, 2000
End date
5
Weeks
27
Martina Hingis (4)
Martina Hingis (4)
No.
Martina Hingis (4)
Player
May 8, 2000
Start date
May 14, 2000
End date
1
Weeks
136
Lindsay Davenport (4)
Lindsay Davenport (4)
No.
Lindsay Davenport (4)
Player
May 15, 2000
Start date
May 21, 2000
End date
1
Weeks
28
Martina Hingis (5)
Martina Hingis (5)
No.
Martina Hingis (5)
Player
May 22, 2000
Start date
Oct 14, 2001
End date
73
Weeks
209
10
10
No.
10
Player
Jennifer Capriati (USA)
Start date
Oct 15, 2001
End date
Nov 4, 2001
Weeks
3
Total
3
Jennifer Capriati (2)
Jennifer Capriati (2)
No.
Jennifer Capriati (2)
Player
Jan 14, 2002
Start date
Feb 24, 2002
End date
6
Weeks
9
11
11
No.
11
Player
Venus Williams (USA)
Start date
Feb 25, 2002
End date
Mar 17, 2002
Weeks
3
Total
3
Venus Williams (2)
Venus Williams (2)
No.
Venus Williams (2)
Player
Apr 22, 2002
Start date
May 19, 2002
End date
4
Weeks
7
Jennifer Capriati (4)
Jennifer Capriati (4)
No.
Jennifer Capriati (4)
Player
May 20, 2002
Start date
Jun 9, 2002
End date
3
Weeks
17
Venus Williams (3)
Venus Williams (3)
No.
Venus Williams (3)
Player
Jun 10, 2002
Start date
Jul 7, 2002
End date
4
Weeks
11
12
12
No.
12
Player
Serena Williams (USA)
Start date
Jul 8, 2002
End date
Aug 10, 2003
Weeks
57
Total
57
13
13
No.
13
Player
Kim Clijsters (BEL)
Start date
Aug 11, 2003
End date
Oct 19, 2003
Weeks
10
Total
10
14
14
No.
14
Player
Justine Henin (BEL)
Start date
Oct 20, 2003
End date
Oct 26, 2003
Weeks
1
Total
1
Justine Henin (2)
Justine Henin (2)
No.
Justine Henin (2)
Player
Nov 10, 2003
Start date
Sep 12, 2004
End date
44
Weeks
45
15
15
No.
15
Player
Amélie Mauresmo (FRA)
Start date
Sep 13, 2004
End date
Oct 17, 2004
Weeks
5
Total
5
16
16
No.
16
Player
Maria Sharapova (RUS)
Start date
Aug 22, 2005
End date
Aug 28, 2005
Weeks
1
Total
1
Maria Sharapova (2)
Maria Sharapova (2)
No.
Maria Sharapova (2)
Player
Sep 12, 2005
Start date
Oct 23, 2005
End date
6
Weeks
7
Lindsay Davenport (8)
Lindsay Davenport (8)
No.
Lindsay Davenport (8)
Player
Oct 24, 2005
Start date
Jan 29, 2006
End date
14
Weeks
98
Kim Clijsters (3)
Kim Clijsters (3)
No.
Kim Clijsters (3)
Player
Jan 30, 2006
Start date
Mar 19, 2006
End date
7
Weeks
19
Amélie Mauresmo (2)
Amélie Mauresmo (2)
No.
Amélie Mauresmo (2)
Player
Mar 20, 2006
Start date
Nov 12, 2006
End date
34
Weeks
39
Justine Henin (3)
Justine Henin (3)
No.
Justine Henin (3)
Player
Nov 13, 2006
Start date
Jan 28, 2007
End date
11
Weeks
56
Maria Sharapova (3)
Maria Sharapova (3)
No.
Maria Sharapova (3)
Player
Jan 29, 2007
Start date
Mar 18, 2007
End date
7
Weeks
14
Justine Henin (4)
Justine Henin (4)
No.
Justine Henin (4)
Player
Mar 19, 2007
Start date
May 18, 2008
End date
61
Weeks
117
Maria Sharapova (4)
Maria Sharapova (4)
No.
Maria Sharapova (4)
Player
May 19, 2008
Start date
Jun 8, 2008
End date
3
Weeks
17
17
17
No.
17
Player
Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
Start date
Jun 9, 2008
End date
Aug 10, 2008
Weeks
9
Total
9
18
18
No.
18
Player
Jelena Janković (SRB)
Start date
Aug 11, 2008
End date
Aug 17, 2008
Weeks
1
Total
1
Serena Williams (2)
Serena Williams (2)
No.
Serena Williams (2)
Player
Sep 8, 2008
Start date
Oct 5, 2008
End date
4
Weeks
61
Jelena Janković (2)
Jelena Janković (2)
No.
Jelena Janković (2)
Player
Oct 6, 2008
Start date
Feb 1, 2009
End date
17
Weeks
18
No.
Player
Start date
End date
Weeks
Total
1
Chris Evert (USA)
Nov 3, 1975
Apr 25, 1976
25
25
2
Evonne Goolagong Cawley (AUS)
Apr 26, 1976
May 9, 1976
2
2
Chris Evert (2)
May 10, 1976
Jul 9, 1978
113
138
3
Martina Navratilova (USA)
Jul 10, 1978
Jan 13, 1979
26
26
Chris Evert (3)
Jan 14, 1979
Jan 27, 1979
2
140
Martina Navratilova (2)
Jan 28, 1979
Feb 24, 1979
4
30
Chris Evert (4)
Feb 25, 1979
Apr 15, 1979
7
147
Martina Navratilova (3)
Apr 16, 1979
Jun 24, 1979
10
40
Chris Evert (5)
Jun 25, 1979
Sep 9, 1979
11
158
Martina Navratilova (4)
Sep 10, 1979
Apr 6, 1980
31
71
4
Tracy Austin (USA)
Apr 7, 1980
Apr 20, 1980
2
2
Martina Navratilova (5)
Apr 21, 1980
Jul 6, 1980
11
82
Tracy Austin (2)
Jul 7, 1980
Nov 17, 1980
19
21
Chris Evert (6)
Nov 18, 1980
May 2, 1982
76
234
Martina Navratilova (6)
May 3, 1982
May 16, 1982
2
84
Chris Evert (7)
May 17, 1982
Jun 13, 1982
4
238
Martina Navratilova (7)
Jun 14, 1982
Jun 9, 1985
156
240
Chris Evert (8)
Jun 10, 1985
Oct 13, 1985
18
256
Martina Navratilova (8)
Oct 14, 1985
Oct 27, 1985
2
242
Chris Evert (9)
Oct 28, 1985
Nov 24, 1985
4
260
Martina Navratilova (9)
Nov 25, 1985
Aug 16, 1987
90
332
5
Steffi Graf (FRG)
Aug 17, 1987
Mar 10, 1991
186‡
186
6
Monica Seles (YUG)
Mar 11, 1991
Aug 4, 1991
21
21
Steffi Graf (2)
Aug 5, 1991
Aug 11, 1991
1
187
Monica Seles (2)
Aug 12, 1991
Aug 18, 1991
1
22
Steffi Graf (3)
Aug 19, 1991
Sep 8, 1991
3
190
/ Monica Seles (3)
Sep 9, 1991
Jun 6, 1993
91
113
Steffi Graf (4)
Jun 7, 1993
Feb 5, 1995
87
277
7
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)
Feb 6, 1995
Feb 19, 1995
2
2
Steffi Graf (5)
Feb 20, 1995
Feb 26, 1995
1
278
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)
Feb 27, 1995
Apr 9, 1995
6
8
Steffi Graf (6)
Apr 10, 1995
May 14, 1995
5
283
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3)
May 15, 1995
Jun 11, 1995
4
12
Steffi Graf (7)
Jun 12, 1995
Aug 14, 1995
9
292
Steffi Graf (7)
Aug 15, 1995
Nov 3, 1996
64
356
Monica Seles (4)
177
Steffi Graf (7)
Nov 4, 1996
Nov 17, 1996
2
358
Steffi Graf (7)
Nov 18, 1996
Nov 24, 1996
1
359
Monica Seles (5)
178
Steffi Graf (7)
Nov 25, 1996
Mar 30, 1997
18
377‡
8
Martina Hingis (SUI)
Mar 31, 1997
Oct 11, 1998
80
80
9
Lindsay Davenport (USA)
Oct 12, 1998
Feb 7, 1999
17
17
Martina Hingis (2)
Feb 8, 1999
Jul 4, 1999
21
101
Lindsay Davenport (2)
Jul 5, 1999
Aug 8, 1999
5
22
Martina Hingis (3)
Aug 9, 1999
Apr 2, 2000
34
135
Lindsay Davenport (3)
Apr 3, 2000
May 7, 2000
5
27
Martina Hingis (4)
May 8, 2000
May 14, 2000
1
136
Lindsay Davenport (4)
May 15, 2000
May 21, 2000
1
28
Martina Hingis (5)
May 22, 2000
Oct 14, 2001
73
209
· Weeks at No. 1 › Total
1
1
No.
1
Player
Steffi Graf
Weeks
377
2
2
No.
2
Player
/ Martina Navratilova
Weeks
332
3
3
No.
3
Player
Serena Williams
Weeks
319
4
4
No.
4
Player
Chris Evert
Weeks
260
5
5
No.
5
Player
Martina Hingis
Weeks
209
6
6
No.
6
Player
/ Monica Seles
Weeks
178
7
7
No.
7
Player
Iga Świątek
Weeks
125
8
8
No.
8
Player
Ashleigh Barty
Weeks
121
9
9
No.
9
Player
Justine Henin
Weeks
117
10
10
No.
10
Player
Lindsay Davenport
Weeks
98
11
11
No.
11
Player
Aryna Sabalenka
Weeks
91
12
12
No.
12
Player
Caroline Wozniacki
Weeks
71
13
13
No.
13
Player
Simona Halep
Weeks
64
14
14
No.
14
Player
Victoria Azarenka
Weeks
51
15
15
No.
15
Player
Amélie Mauresmo
Weeks
39
16
16
No.
16
Player
Angelique Kerber
Weeks
34
17
17
No.
17
Player
Dinara Safina
Weeks
26
18
18
No.
18
Player
Naomi Osaka
Weeks
25
19
19
No.
19
Player
Tracy Austin
Weeks
21
Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
No.
Maria Sharapova
21
21
No.
21
Player
Kim Clijsters
Weeks
20
22
22
No.
22
Player
Jelena Janković
Weeks
18
23
23
No.
23
Player
Jennifer Capriati
Weeks
17
24
24
No.
24
Player
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Weeks
12
Ana Ivanovic
Ana Ivanovic
No.
Ana Ivanovic
26
26
No.
26
Player
Venus Williams
Weeks
11
27
27
No.
27
Player
Karolína Plíšková
Weeks
8
28
28
No.
28
Player
Garbiñe Muguruza
Weeks
4
29
29
No.
29
Player
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Weeks
2
No.
Player
Weeks
1
Steffi Graf
377
2
/ Martina Navratilova
332
3
Serena Williams
319
4
Chris Evert
260
5
Martina Hingis
209
6
/ Monica Seles
178
7
Iga Świątek
125
8
Ashleigh Barty
121
9
Justine Henin
117
10
Lindsay Davenport
98
11
Aryna Sabalenka
91
12
Caroline Wozniacki
71
13
Simona Halep
64
14
Victoria Azarenka
51
15
Amélie Mauresmo
39
16
Angelique Kerber
34
17
Dinara Safina
26
18
Naomi Osaka
25
19
Tracy Austin
21
Maria Sharapova
21
Kim Clijsters
20
22
Jelena Janković
18
23
Jennifer Capriati
17
24
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
12
Ana Ivanovic
26
Venus Williams
11
27
Karolína Plíšková
8
28
Garbiñe Muguruza
4
29
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
2
· Weeks at No. 1 › Consecutive
1
1
No.
1
Player
Steffi Graf
Weeks
186
Serena Williams
Serena Williams
No.
Serena Williams
3
3
No.
3
Player
Martina Navratilova
Weeks
156
4
4
No.
4
Player
Ashleigh Barty
Weeks
114
5
5
No.
5
Player
Chris Evert
Weeks
113
6
6
No.
6
Player
Steffi Graf (2)
Weeks
94
7
7
No.
7
Player
Monica Seles
Weeks
91
8
8
No.
8
Player
Martina Navratilova (2)
Weeks
90
9
9
No.
9
Player
Steffi Graf (3)
Weeks
87
10
10
No.
10
Player
Aryna Sabalenka
Weeks
83
11
11
No.
11
Player
Martina Hingis
Weeks
80
12
12
No.
12
Player
Chris Evert (2)
Weeks
76
13
13
No.
13
Player
Iga Świątek
Weeks
75
14
14
No.
14
Player
Martina Hingis (2)
Weeks
73
15
15
No.
15
Player
Monica Seles (2)
Weeks
64
16
16
No.
16
Player
Justine Henin
Weeks
61
17
17
No.
17
Player
Serena Williams (2)
Weeks
57
18
18
No.
18
Player
Iga Świątek (2)
Weeks
50
19
19
No.
19
Player
Serena Williams (3)
Weeks
49
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
No.
Caroline Wozniacki
No.
Player
Weeks
1
Steffi Graf
186
Serena Williams
3
Martina Navratilova
156
4
Ashleigh Barty
114
5
Chris Evert
113
6
Steffi Graf (2)
94
7
Monica Seles
91
8
Martina Navratilova (2)
90
9
Steffi Graf (3)
87
10
Aryna Sabalenka
83
11
Martina Hingis
80
12
Chris Evert (2)
76
13
Iga Świątek
75
14
Martina Hingis (2)
73
15
Monica Seles (2)
64
16
Justine Henin
61
17
Serena Williams (2)
57
18
Iga Świątek (2)
50
19
Serena Williams (3)
49
Caroline Wozniacki
Current streak in bold.
· Year-end No. 1 players › By year
1975
1975
Year
1975
Player
Chris Evert (USA)
1976
1976
Year
1976
Player
Chris Evert (2)
1977*
1977*
Year
1977*
Player
Chris Evert (3)
1978
1978
Year
1978
Player
Martina Navratilova (USA)
1979
1979
Year
1979
Player
Martina Navratilova (2)
1980
1980
Year
1980
Player
Chris Evert (4)
1981*
1981*
Year
1981*
Player
Chris Evert (5)
1982
1982
Year
1982
Player
Martina Navratilova (3)
1983*
1983*
Year
1983*
Player
Martina Navratilova (4)
1984*
1984*
Year
1984*
Player
Martina Navratilova (5)
1985
1985
Year
1985
Player
Martina Navratilova (6)
1986*
1986*
Year
1986*
Player
Martina Navratilova (7)
1987
1987
Year
1987
Player
Steffi Graf (FRG)
1988*
1988*
Year
1988*
Player
Steffi Graf (2)
1989*
1989*
Year
1989*
Player
Steffi Graf (3)
1990*
1990*
Year
1990*
Player
Steffi Graf (4)
1991
1991
Year
1991
Player
Monica Seles (YUG)
1992*
1992*
Year
1992*
Player
Monica Seles (2)
1993
1993
Year
1993
Player
Steffi Graf (5)
1994*
1994*
Year
1994*
Player
Steffi Graf (6)
1995
1995
Year
1995
Player
Steffi Graf (7) Monica Seles (3)
1996*
1996*
Year
1996*
Player
Steffi Graf (8)
1997
1997
Year
1997
Player
Martina Hingis (SUI)
1998
1998
Year
1998
Player
Lindsay Davenport (USA)
1999
1999
Year
1999
Player
Martina Hingis (2)
Year
Player
1975
Chris Evert (USA)
1976
Chris Evert (2)
1977*
Chris Evert (3)
1978
Martina Navratilova (USA)
1979
Martina Navratilova (2)
1980
Chris Evert (4)
1981*
Chris Evert (5)
1982
Martina Navratilova (3)
1983*
Martina Navratilova (4)
1984*
Martina Navratilova (5)
1985
Martina Navratilova (6)
1986*
Martina Navratilova (7)
1987
Steffi Graf (FRG)
1988*
Steffi Graf (2)
1989*
Steffi Graf (3)
1990*
Steffi Graf (4)
1991
Monica Seles (YUG)
1992*
Monica Seles (2)
1993
Steffi Graf (5)
1994*
Steffi Graf (6)
1995
Steffi Graf (7) Monica Seles (3)
1996*
Steffi Graf (8)
1997
Martina Hingis (SUI)
1998
Lindsay Davenport (USA)
1999
Martina Hingis (2)
· Year-end No. 1 players › By year (continued)
2000
2000
Year
2000
Player
Martina Hingis (3)
2001
2001
Year
2001
Player
Lindsay Davenport (2)
2002
2002
Year
2002
Player
Serena Williams (USA)
2003
2003
Year
2003
Player
Justine Henin (BEL)
2004
2004
Year
2004
Player
Lindsay Davenport (3)
2005
2005
Year
2005
Player
Lindsay Davenport (4)
2006
2006
Year
2006
Player
Justine Henin (2)
2007
2007
Year
2007
Player
Justine Henin (3)
2008
2008
Year
2008
Player
Jelena Janković (SRB)
2009
2009
Year
2009
Player
Serena Williams (2)
2010
2010
Year
2010
Player
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
2011
2011
Year
2011
Player
Caroline Wozniacki (2)
2012
2012
Year
2012
Player
Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
2013
2013
Year
2013
Player
Serena Williams (3)
2014*
2014*
Year
2014*
Player
Serena Williams (4)
2015*
2015*
Year
2015*
Player
Serena Williams (5)
2016
2016
Year
2016
Player
Angelique Kerber (GER)
2017
2017
Year
2017
Player
Simona Halep (ROU)
2018
2018
Year
2018
Player
Simona Halep (2)
2019
2019
Year
2019
Player
Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
2020*
2020*
Year
2020*
Player
Ashleigh Barty (2)
2021*
2021*
Year
2021*
Player
Ashleigh Barty (3)
2022
2022
Year
2022
Player
Iga Świątek (POL)
2023
2023
Year
2023
Player
Iga Świątek (2)
2024
2024
Year
2024
Player
Aryna Sabalenka
2025*
2025*
Year
2025*
Player
Aryna Sabalenka (2)
Year
Player
2000
Martina Hingis (3)
2001
Lindsay Davenport (2)
2002
Serena Williams (USA)
2003
Justine Henin (BEL)
2004
Lindsay Davenport (3)
2005
Lindsay Davenport (4)
2006
Justine Henin (2)
2007
Justine Henin (3)
2008
Jelena Janković (SRB)
2009
Serena Williams (2)
2010
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
2011
Caroline Wozniacki (2)
2012
Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
2013
Serena Williams (3)
2014*
Serena Williams (4)
2015*
Serena Williams (5)
2016
Angelique Kerber (GER)
2017
Simona Halep (ROU)
2018
Simona Halep (2)
2019
Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
2020*
Ashleigh Barty (2)
2021*
Ashleigh Barty (3)
2022
Iga Świątek (POL)
2023
Iga Świątek (2)
2024
Aryna Sabalenka
2025*
Aryna Sabalenka (2)

References

  1. Monica Seles was stabbed by a spectator during a WTA tournament match on 30 April 1993; while ranked number one. When sh
  2. On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that until further notice, players from Russia and Belarus would not be allowed to co
  3. wtatennis
    https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4163358/aryna-sabalenka-and-katerina-siniakova-secure-wta-year-end-no-1-rankings
  4. "2012 WTA Media Guide"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20121015020844/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/MediaInfo/mediaguide2012.pdf
  5. "WTA Singles Rankings"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140208041228/http://www.wtatennis.com/singles-rankings
  6. The Irish Times
    https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/seles-is-back-in-the-limelight-1.61008
  7. wtatennis
    https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2510418/joint-statement-by-the-international-governing-bodies-of-tennis
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