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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
Serena Williams (3)
Serena Williams (3)
No.
Serena Williams (3)
Player
Feb 2, 2009
Start date
Apr 19, 2009
End date
11
Weeks
72
19
19
No.
19
Player
Dinara Safina (RUS)
Start date
Apr 20, 2009
End date
Oct 11, 2009
Weeks
25
Total
25
Dinara Safina (2)
Dinara Safina (2)
No.
Dinara Safina (2)
Player
Oct 26, 2009
Start date
Nov 1, 2009
End date
1
Weeks
26
Serena Williams (5)
Serena Williams (5)
No.
Serena Williams (5)
Player
Nov 2, 2009
Start date
Oct 10, 2010
End date
49
Weeks
123
20
20
No.
20
Player
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
Start date
Oct 11, 2010
End date
Feb 13, 2011
Weeks
18
Total
18
Caroline Wozniacki (2)
Caroline Wozniacki (2)
No.
Caroline Wozniacki (2)
Player
Feb 21, 2011
Start date
Jan 29, 2012
End date
49
Weeks
67
21
21
No.
21
Player
Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
Start date
Jan 30, 2012
End date
Jun 10, 2012
Weeks
19
Total
19
Victoria Azarenka (2)
Victoria Azarenka (2)
No.
Victoria Azarenka (2)
Player
Jul 9, 2012
Start date
Feb 17, 2013
End date
32
Weeks
51
Serena Williams (6)
Serena Williams (6)
No.
Serena Williams (6)
Player
Feb 18, 2013
Start date
Sep 11, 2016
End date
186‡
Weeks
309
22
22
No.
22
Player
Angelique Kerber (GER)
Start date
Sep 12, 2016
End date
Jan 29, 2017
Weeks
20
Total
20
Angelique Kerber (2)
Angelique Kerber (2)
No.
Angelique Kerber (2)
Player
Mar 20, 2017
Start date
Apr 23, 2017
End date
5
Weeks
25
Serena Williams (8)
Serena Williams (8)
No.
Serena Williams (8)
Player
Apr 24, 2017
Start date
May 14, 2017
End date
3
Weeks
319
Angelique Kerber (3)
Angelique Kerber (3)
No.
Angelique Kerber (3)
Player
May 15, 2017
Start date
Jul 16, 2017
End date
9
Weeks
34
23
23
No.
23
Player
Karolína Plíšková (CZE)
Start date
Jul 17, 2017
End date
Sep 10, 2017
Weeks
8
Total
8
24
24
No.
24
Player
Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)
Start date
Sep 11, 2017
End date
Oct 8, 2017
Weeks
4
Total
4
25
25
No.
25
Player
Simona Halep (ROU)
Start date
Oct 9, 2017
End date
Jan 28, 2018
Weeks
16
Total
16
Simona Halep (2)
Simona Halep (2)
No.
Simona Halep (2)
Player
Feb 26, 2018
Start date
Jan 27, 2019
End date
48
Weeks
64
26
26
No.
26
Player
Naomi Osaka (JPN)
Start date
Jan 28, 2019
End date
Jun 23, 2019
Weeks
21
Total
21
27
27
No.
27
Player
Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
Start date
Jun 24, 2019
End date
Aug 11, 2019
Weeks
7
Total
7
Ashleigh Barty (2)
Ashleigh Barty (2)
No.
Ashleigh Barty (2)
Player
Sep 9, 2019
Start date
Mar 22, 2020
End date
28
Weeks
35
Rankings frozen
Rankings frozen
No.
Rankings frozen
Player
Mar 23, 2020
Start date
Aug 9, 2020
End date
20
Ashleigh Barty (2)
Ashleigh Barty (2)
No.
Ashleigh Barty (2)
Player
Aug 10, 2020
Start date
Apr 3, 2022
End date
86
Weeks
121
28
28
No.
28
Player
Iga Świątek (POL)
Start date
Apr 4, 2022
End date
Sep 10, 2023
Weeks
75
Total
75
29
29
No.
29
Player
Aryna Sabalenka
Start date
Sep 11, 2023
End date
Nov 5, 2023
Weeks
8
Total
8
Aryna Sabalenka* (2)
Aryna Sabalenka* (2)
No.
Aryna Sabalenka* (2)
Player
Oct 21, 2024
Start date
Present
End date
55
Weeks
63
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
Caroline Wozniacki
Weeks
71
12
12
No.
12
Player
Simona Halep
Weeks
64
13
13
No.
13
Player
Aryna Sabalenka
Weeks
63
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
Caroline Wozniacki
71
12
Simona Halep
64
13
Aryna Sabalenka
63
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
Martina Hingis
Weeks
80
11
11
No.
11
Player
Chris Evert (2)
Weeks
76
12
12
No.
12
Player
Iga Świątek
Weeks
75
13
13
No.
13
Player
Martina Hingis (2)
Weeks
73
14
14
No.
14
Player
Monica Seles (2)
Weeks
64
15
15
No.
15
Player
Justine Henin
Weeks
61
16
16
No.
16
Player
Serena Williams (2)
Weeks
57
17
17
No.
17
Player
Aryna Sabalenka
Weeks
55
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
Martina Hingis
80
11
Chris Evert (2)
76
12
Iga Świątek
75
13
Martina Hingis (2)
73
14
Monica Seles (2)
64
15
Justine Henin
61
16
Serena Williams (2)
57
17
Aryna Sabalenka
55
18
Iga Świątek (2)
50
19
Serena Williams (3)
49
Caroline Wozniacki
Current streak in bold.
· Weeks at No. 1 › Weeks at No. 1 leaders timeline
1975–1985
1975–1985
Year span
1975–1985
Leader
Chris Evert
Begin Date
3 November 1975
Duration
9 years, 6 months
Record
238
1985–1985
1985–1985
Year span
1985–1985
Leader
Martina Navratilova
Begin Date
27 May 1985
Duration
28 days
Record
240
1985–1986
1985–1986
Year span
1985–1986
Leader
Chris Evert
Begin Date
24 June 1985
Duration
9 months
Record
260
1986–1996
1986–1996
Year span
1986–1996
Leader
Martina Navratilova
Begin Date
31 March 1986
Duration
10 years, 1 month
Record
332
1996–Present
1996–Present
Year span
1996–Present
Leader
Steffi Graf
Begin Date
21 May 1996
Duration
29 years, 5 months
Record
377
Year span
Leader
Begin Date
Duration
Record
1975–1985
Chris Evert
3 November 1975
9 years, 6 months
238
1985–1985
Martina Navratilova
27 May 1985
28 days
240
1985–1986
Chris Evert
24 June 1985
9 months
260
1986–1996
Martina Navratilova
31 March 1986
10 years, 1 month
332
1996–Present
Steffi Graf
21 May 1996
29 years, 5 months
377
· 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)
8
8
No.
8
Total
Steffi Graf
7
7
No.
7
Total
Martina Navratilova
5
5
No.
5
Total
Chris Evert
Serena Williams
Serena Williams
No.
Serena Williams
4
4
No.
4
Total
Lindsay Davenport
3
3
No.
3
Total
/ Monica Seles
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis
No.
Martina Hingis
Justine Henin
Justine Henin
No.
Justine Henin
Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty
No.
Ashleigh Barty
2
2
No.
2
Total
Caroline Wozniacki
Simona Halep
Simona Halep
No.
Simona Halep
Iga Świątek
Iga Świątek
No.
Iga Świątek
Aryna Sabalenka
Aryna Sabalenka
No.
Aryna Sabalenka
1
1
No.
1
Total
Jelena Janković
Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka
No.
Victoria Azarenka
Angelique Kerber
Angelique Kerber
No.
Angelique Kerber
No.
Total
8
Steffi Graf
7
Martina Navratilova
5
Chris Evert
Serena Williams
4
Lindsay Davenport
3
/ Monica Seles
Martina Hingis
Justine Henin
Ashleigh Barty
2
Caroline Wozniacki
Simona Halep
Iga Świątek
Aryna Sabalenka
1
Jelena Janković
Victoria Azarenka
Angelique Kerber
5
5
No.
5
Consecutive
Martina Navratilova
4
4
No.
4
Consecutive
Steffi Graf (x2)
3
3
No.
3
Consecutive
Chris Evert
Serena Williams
Serena Williams
No.
Serena Williams
Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty
No.
Ashleigh Barty
2
2
No.
2
Consecutive
Martina Navratilova
Chris Evert
Chris Evert
No.
Chris Evert
Monica Seles
Monica Seles
No.
Monica Seles
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis
No.
Martina Hingis
Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Davenport
No.
Lindsay Davenport
Justine Henin
Justine Henin
No.
Justine Henin
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
No.
Caroline Wozniacki
Simona Halep
Simona Halep
No.
Simona Halep
Iga Świątek
Iga Świątek
No.
Iga Świątek
Aryna Sabalenka
Aryna Sabalenka
No.
Aryna Sabalenka
No.
Consecutive
5
Martina Navratilova
4
Steffi Graf (x2)
3
Chris Evert
Serena Williams
Ashleigh Barty
2
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
Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters
Player
Kim Clijsters
First ranked No. 1
August 11, 2003
First Grand Slam final
2001 French Open (June 2001) (1st of 8)
First Grand Slam title
2005 US Open (1st of 4, retired in 2022)
Amélie Mauresmo
Amélie Mauresmo
Player
Amélie Mauresmo
First ranked No. 1
September 13, 2004
First Grand Slam final
1999 Australian Open (January 1999) (1st of 3)
First Grand Slam title
2006 Australian Open (1st of 2, retired in 2009)
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković
Player
Jelena Janković
First ranked No. 1
August 11, 2008
First Grand Slam final
2008 US Open (September 2008) (only final)
First Grand Slam title
None (retired in 2017)
Dinara Safina
Dinara Safina
Player
Dinara Safina
First ranked No. 1
April 20, 2009
First Grand Slam final
2008 French Open (June 2008) (1st of 3)
First Grand Slam title
None (retired in 2014)
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Player
Caroline Wozniacki
First ranked No. 1
October 11, 2010
First Grand Slam final
2009 US Open (September 2009) (1st of 3)
First Grand Slam title
2018 Australian Open (only title, still active)
Karolína Plíšková
Karolína Plíšková
Player
Karolína Plíšková
First ranked No. 1
July 17, 2017
First Grand Slam final
2016 US Open (September 2016) (1st of 2)
First Grand Slam title
None (still active)
Simona Halep
Simona Halep
Player
Simona Halep
First ranked No. 1
October 9, 2017
First Grand Slam final
2014 French Open (June 2014) (1st of 5)
First Grand Slam title
2018 French Open (1st of 2, retired in 2025)
Player
First ranked No. 1
First Grand Slam final
First Grand Slam title
Kim Clijsters
August 11, 2003
2001 French Open (June 2001) (1st of 8)
2005 US Open (1st of 4, retired in 2022)
Amélie Mauresmo
September 13, 2004
1999 Australian Open (January 1999) (1st of 3)
2006 Australian Open (1st of 2, retired in 2009)
Jelena Janković
August 11, 2008
2008 US Open (September 2008) (only final)
None (retired in 2017)
Dinara Safina
April 20, 2009
2008 French Open (June 2008) (1st of 3)
None (retired in 2014)
Caroline Wozniacki
October 11, 2010
2009 US Open (September 2009) (1st of 3)
2018 Australian Open (only title, still active)
Karolína Plíšková
July 17, 2017
2016 US Open (September 2016) (1st of 2)
None (still active)
Simona Halep
October 9, 2017
2014 French Open (June 2014) (1st of 5)
2018 French Open (1st of 2, retired in 2025)
· Time span between first and last dates No. 1 was held
Date
Date
Time span
Date
Player
Age
First held No. 1
Date
First held No. 1
Age
14 years, 310 days
14 years, 310 days
Time span
14 years, 310 days
Player
Serena Williams
First held No. 1
Jul 8, 2002
First held No. 1
20 years, 285 days
Last held No. 1
May 14, 2017
Last held No. 1
35 years, 230 days
10 years, 21 days
10 years, 21 days
Time span
10 years, 21 days
Player
Chris Evert
First held No. 1
Nov 3, 1975
First held No. 1
20 years, 317 days
Last held No. 1
Nov 24, 1985
Last held No. 1
30 years, 338 days
9 years, 225 days
9 years, 225 days
Time span
9 years, 225 days
Player
Steffi Graf
First held No. 1
Aug 17, 1987
First held No. 1
18 years, 64 days
Last held No. 1
Mar 30, 1997
Last held No. 1
27 years, 289 days
9 years, 37 days
9 years, 37 days
Time span
9 years, 37 days
Player
Martina Navratilova
First held No. 1
Jul 10, 1978
First held No. 1
21 years, 265 days
Last held No. 1
Aug 16, 1987
Last held No. 1
30 years, 302 days
7 years, 193 days
7 years, 193 days
Time span
7 years, 193 days
Player
Kim Clijsters
First held No. 1
Aug 11, 2003
First held No. 1
20 years, 64 days
Last held No. 1
Feb 20, 2011
Last held No. 1
27 years, 257 days
7 years, 137 days
7 years, 137 days
Time span
7 years, 137 days
Player
Caroline Wozniacki
First held No. 1
Oct 11, 2010
First held No. 1
20 years, 92 days
Last held No. 1
Feb 25, 2018
Last held No. 1
27 years, 229 days
7 years, 109 days
7 years, 109 days
Time span
7 years, 109 days
Player
Lindsay Davenport
First held No. 1
Oct 12, 1998
First held No. 1
22 years, 126 days
Last held No. 1
Jan 29, 2006
Last held No. 1
29 years, 235 days
6 years, 321 days
6 years, 321 days
Time span
6 years, 321 days
Player
Maria Sharapova
First held No. 1
Aug 22, 2005
First held No. 1
18 years, 125 days
Last held No. 1
Jul 8, 2012
Last held No. 1
25 years, 80 days
5 years, 258 days
5 years, 258 days
Time span
5 years, 258 days
Player
Monica Seles
First held No. 1
Mar 11, 1991
First held No. 1
17 years, 99 days
Last held No. 1
Nov 24, 1996
Last held No. 1
22 years, 358 days
4 years, 211 days
4 years, 211 days
Time span
4 years, 211 days
Player
Justine Henin
First held No. 1
Oct 20, 2003
First held No. 1
21 years, 141 days
Last held No. 1
May 18, 2008
Last held No. 1
25 years, 352 days
4 years, 197 days
4 years, 197 days
Time span
4 years, 197 days
Player
Martina Hingis
First held No. 1
Mar 31, 1997
First held No. 1
16 years, 182 days
Last held No. 1
Oct 14, 2001
Last held No. 1
21 years, 14 days
2 years, 283 days
2 years, 283 days
Time span
2 years, 283 days
Player
Ashleigh Barty
First held No. 1
Jun 24, 2019
First held No. 1
23 years, 61 days
Last held No. 1
Apr 3, 2022
Last held No. 1
25 years, 344 days
2 years, 199 days
2 years, 199 days
Time span
2 years, 199 days
Player
Iga Świątek
First held No. 1
Apr 4, 2022
First held No. 1
20 years, 308 days
Last held No. 1
Oct 20, 2024
Last held No. 1
23 years, 142 days
2 years, 60 days
2 years, 60 days
Time span
2 years, 60 days
Player
Amélie Mauresmo
First held No. 1
Sep 13, 2004
First held No. 1
25 years, 70 days
Last held No. 1
Nov 12, 2006
Last held No. 1
27 years, 130 days
2 years, 54 days
2 years, 54 days
Time span
2 years, 54 days
Player
Aryna Sabalenka
First held No. 1
Sep 11, 2023
First held No. 1
25 years, 129 days
Last held No. 1
November 4, 2025
Last held No. 1
27 years, 183 days
1 year, 110 days
1 year, 110 days
Time span
1 year, 110 days
Player
Simona Halep
First held No. 1
Oct 9, 2017
First held No. 1
26 years, 12 days
Last held No. 1
Jan 27, 2019
Last held No. 1
27 years, 122 days
1 year, 18 days
1 year, 18 days
Time span
1 year, 18 days
Player
Victoria Azarenka
First held No. 1
Jan 30, 2012
First held No. 1
22 years, 183 days
Last held No. 1
Feb 17, 2013
Last held No. 1
23 years, 201 days
307 days
307 days
Time span
307 days
Player
Angelique Kerber
First held No. 1
Sep 12, 2016
First held No. 1
28 years, 238 days
Last held No. 1
Jul 16, 2017
Last held No. 1
29 years, 179 days
237 days
237 days
Time span
237 days
Player
Jennifer Capriati
First held No. 1
Oct 15, 2001
First held No. 1
25 years, 200 days
Last held No. 1
Jun 9, 2002
Last held No. 1
26 years, 72 days
224 days
224 days
Time span
224 days
Player
Tracy Austin
First held No. 1
Apr 7, 1980
First held No. 1
17 years, 117 days
Last held No. 1
Nov 17, 1980
Last held No. 1
17 years, 341 days
223 days
223 days
Time span
223 days
Player
Naomi Osaka
First held No. 1
Jan 28, 2019
First held No. 1
21 years, 104 days
Last held No. 1
Sep 8, 2019
Last held No. 1
21 years, 327 days
195 days
195 days
Time span
195 days
Player
Dinara Safina
First held No. 1
Apr 20, 2009
First held No. 1
22 years, 358 days
Last held No. 1
Nov 1, 2009
Last held No. 1
23 years, 188 days
174 days
174 days
Time span
174 days
Player
Jelena Janković
First held No. 1
Aug 11, 2008
First held No. 1
23 years, 165 days
Last held No. 1
Feb 1, 2009
Last held No. 1
23 years, 339 days
132 days
132 days
Time span
132 days
Player
Venus Williams
First held No. 1
Feb 25, 2002
First held No. 1
21 years, 253 days
Last held No. 1
Jul 7, 2002
Last held No. 1
22 years, 20 days
125 days
125 days
Time span
125 days
Player
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
First held No. 1
Feb 6, 1995
First held No. 1
23 years, 50 days
Last held No. 1
Jun 11, 1995
Last held No. 1
23 years, 175 days
90 days
90 days
Time span
90 days
Player
Ana Ivanovic
First held No. 1
Jun 9, 2008
First held No. 1
20 years, 216 days
Last held No. 1
Sep 7, 2008
Last held No. 1
20 years, 306 days
55 days
55 days
Time span
55 days
Player
Karolína Plíšková
First held No. 1
Jul 17, 2017
First held No. 1
25 years, 118 days
Last held No. 1
Sep 10, 2017
Last held No. 1
25 years, 173 days
27 days
27 days
Time span
27 days
Player
Garbiñe Muguruza
First held No. 1
Sep 11, 2017
First held No. 1
23 years, 338 days
Last held No. 1
Oct 8, 2017
Last held No. 1
24 years, 0 days
13 days
13 days
Time span
13 days
Player
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
First held No. 1
Apr 26, 1976
First held No. 1
24 years, 270 days
Last held No. 1
May 9, 1976
Last held No. 1
24 years, 283 days
Time span
Player
First held No. 1
Last held No. 1
Date
Age
Date
Age
14 years, 310 days
Serena Williams
Jul 8, 2002
20 years, 285 days
May 14, 2017
35 years, 230 days
10 years, 21 days
Chris Evert
Nov 3, 1975
20 years, 317 days
Nov 24, 1985
30 years, 338 days
9 years, 225 days
Steffi Graf
Aug 17, 1987
18 years, 64 days
Mar 30, 1997
27 years, 289 days
9 years, 37 days
Martina Navratilova
Jul 10, 1978
21 years, 265 days
Aug 16, 1987
30 years, 302 days
7 years, 193 days
Kim Clijsters
Aug 11, 2003
20 years, 64 days
Feb 20, 2011
27 years, 257 days
7 years, 137 days
Caroline Wozniacki
Oct 11, 2010
20 years, 92 days
Feb 25, 2018
27 years, 229 days
7 years, 109 days
Lindsay Davenport
Oct 12, 1998
22 years, 126 days
Jan 29, 2006
29 years, 235 days
6 years, 321 days
Maria Sharapova
Aug 22, 2005
18 years, 125 days
Jul 8, 2012
25 years, 80 days
5 years, 258 days
Monica Seles
Mar 11, 1991
17 years, 99 days
Nov 24, 1996
22 years, 358 days
4 years, 211 days
Justine Henin
Oct 20, 2003
21 years, 141 days
May 18, 2008
25 years, 352 days
4 years, 197 days
Martina Hingis
Mar 31, 1997
16 years, 182 days
Oct 14, 2001
21 years, 14 days
2 years, 283 days
Ashleigh Barty
Jun 24, 2019
23 years, 61 days
Apr 3, 2022
25 years, 344 days
2 years, 199 days
Iga Świątek
Apr 4, 2022
20 years, 308 days
Oct 20, 2024
23 years, 142 days
2 years, 60 days
Amélie Mauresmo
Sep 13, 2004
25 years, 70 days
Nov 12, 2006
27 years, 130 days
2 years, 54 days
Aryna Sabalenka
Sep 11, 2023
25 years, 129 days
November 4, 2025
27 years, 183 days
1 year, 110 days
Simona Halep
Oct 9, 2017
26 years, 12 days
Jan 27, 2019
27 years, 122 days
1 year, 18 days
Victoria Azarenka
Jan 30, 2012
22 years, 183 days
Feb 17, 2013
23 years, 201 days
307 days
Angelique Kerber
Sep 12, 2016
28 years, 238 days
Jul 16, 2017
29 years, 179 days
237 days
Jennifer Capriati
Oct 15, 2001
25 years, 200 days
Jun 9, 2002
26 years, 72 days
224 days
Tracy Austin
Apr 7, 1980
17 years, 117 days
Nov 17, 1980
17 years, 341 days
223 days
Naomi Osaka
Jan 28, 2019
21 years, 104 days
Sep 8, 2019
21 years, 327 days
195 days
Dinara Safina
Apr 20, 2009
22 years, 358 days
Nov 1, 2009
23 years, 188 days
174 days
Jelena Janković
Aug 11, 2008
23 years, 165 days
Feb 1, 2009
23 years, 339 days
132 days
Venus Williams
Feb 25, 2002
21 years, 253 days
Jul 7, 2002
22 years, 20 days
125 days
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Feb 6, 1995
23 years, 50 days
Jun 11, 1995
23 years, 175 days
90 days
Ana Ivanovic
Jun 9, 2008
20 years, 216 days
Sep 7, 2008
20 years, 306 days
55 days
Karolína Plíšková
Jul 17, 2017
25 years, 118 days
Sep 10, 2017
25 years, 173 days
27 days
Garbiñe Muguruza
Sep 11, 2017
23 years, 338 days
Oct 8, 2017
24 years, 0 days
13 days
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Apr 26, 1976
24 years, 270 days
May 9, 1976
24 years, 283 days
· Weeks at No. 1 by country
1,123
1,123
Weeks
1,123
Country
United States
Players
Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Tracy Austin, Monica Seles*, Lindsay Davenport, Jennifer Capriati, Venus Williams, Serena Williams
411
411
Weeks
411
Country
Germany
Players
Steffi Graf, Angelique Kerber
209
209
Weeks
209
Country
Switzerland
Players
Martina Hingis
143
143
Weeks
143
Country
// Yugoslavia/Serbia
Players
Monica Seles*, Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Janković
137
137
Weeks
137
Country
Belgium
Players
Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin
125
125
Weeks
125
Country
Poland
Players
Iga Świątek
123
123
Weeks
123
Country
Australia
Players
Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Ashleigh Barty
71
71
Weeks
71
Country
Denmark
Players
Caroline Wozniacki
64
64
Weeks
64
Country
Romania
Players
Simona Halep
51
51
Weeks
51
Country
Belarus
Players
Victoria Azarenka
47
47
Weeks
47
Country
Russia
Players
Maria Sharapova, Dinara Safina
39
39
Weeks
39
Country
France
Players
Amélie Mauresmo
25
25
Weeks
25
Country
Japan
Players
Naomi Osaka
16
16
Weeks
16
Country
Spain
Players
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Garbiñe Muguruza
8
8
Weeks
8
Country
Czech Republic
Players
Karolína Plíšková
Weeks
Country
Players
1,123
United States
Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Tracy Austin, Monica Seles*, Lindsay Davenport, Jennifer Capriati, Venus Williams, Serena Williams
411
Germany
Steffi Graf, Angelique Kerber
209
Switzerland
Martina Hingis
143
// Yugoslavia/Serbia
Monica Seles*, Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Janković
137
Belgium
Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin
125
Poland
Iga Świątek
123
Australia
Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Ashleigh Barty
71
Denmark
Caroline Wozniacki
64
Romania
Simona Halep
51
Belarus
Victoria Azarenka
47
Russia
Maria Sharapova, Dinara Safina
39
France
Amélie Mauresmo
25
Japan
Naomi Osaka
16
Spain
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Garbiñe Muguruza
8
Czech Republic
Karolína Plíšková

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.com
    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
    http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/seles-is-back-in-the-limelight-1.61008
  7. wtatennis.com
    https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2510418/joint-statement-by-the-international-governing-bodies-of-tennis
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