List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players

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Aryna Sabalenka, currently ranked No. 1 in women's singles. Aryna Sabalenka (2024 DC Open) 06.jpg
Aryna Sabalenka, currently ranked No. 1 in women's singles.

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. [1]

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Aryna Sabalenka 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). [2] [3]

Steffi Graf spent 377 weeks at the top of the WTA ranking, the most of any female player. Steffi Graf 2005.jpg
Steffi Graf spent 377 weeks at the top of the WTA ranking, the most of any female player.
  First-time No. 1 player.
 WTA rankings record.
  Current World No. 1 (weeks are automatically updated).
No.PlayerStart dateEnd dateWeeksTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  Chris Evert  (USA)Nov 3, 1975Apr 25, 19762525
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Evonne Goolagong Cawley  (AUS)Apr 26, 1976May 9, 197622
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert (2)May 10, 1976Jul 9, 1978113138
3Flag of the United States.svg  Martina Navratilova  (USA)Jul 10, 1978Jan 13, 19792626
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert (3)Jan 14, 1979Jan 27, 19792140
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova (2)Jan 28, 1979Feb 24, 1979430
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert (4)Feb 25, 1979Apr 15, 19797147
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova (3)Apr 16, 1979Jun 24, 19791040
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert (5)Jun 25, 1979Sep 9, 197911158
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova (4)Sep 10, 1979Apr 6, 19803171
4Flag of the United States.svg  Tracy Austin  (USA)Apr 7, 1980Apr 20, 198022
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova (5)Apr 21, 1980Jul 6, 19801182
Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin (2)Jul 7, 1980Nov 17, 19801921
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert (6)Nov 18, 1980May 2, 198276234
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova (6)May 3, 1982May 16, 1982284
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert (7)May 17, 1982Jun 13, 19824238
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova (7)Jun 14, 1982Jun 9, 1985156240
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert (8)Jun 10, 1985Oct 13, 198518256
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova (8)Oct 14, 1985Oct 27, 19852242
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert (9)Oct 28, 1985Nov 24, 19854260
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova (9)Nov 25, 1985Aug 16, 198790332
5Flag of Germany.svg  Steffi Graf  (FRG)Aug 17, 1987Mar 10, 1991186186
6Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Monica Seles  (YUG)Mar 11, 1991Aug 4, 19912121
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (2)Aug 5, 1991Aug 11, 19911187
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Monica Seles (2)Aug 12, 1991Aug 18, 1991122
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (3)Aug 19, 1991Sep 8, 19913190
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg / Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Monica Seles [n 1] (3)Sep 9, 1991Jun 6, 199391113
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (4)Jun 7, 1993Feb 5, 199587277
7Flag of Spain.svg  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  (ESP)Feb 6, 1995Feb 19, 199522
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (5)Feb 20, 1995Feb 26, 19951278
Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)Feb 27, 1995Apr 9, 199568
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (6)Apr 10, 1995May 14, 19955283
Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3)May 15, 1995Jun 11, 1995412
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (7)Jun 12, 1995Aug 14, 19959292
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (7)Aug 15, 1995Nov 3, 199664356
Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles [n 1] (4)177
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (7)Nov 4, 1996Nov 17, 19962358
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (7)Nov 18, 1996Nov 24, 19961359
Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles (5)178
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (7)Nov 25, 1996Mar 30, 199718377
8Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Martina Hingis  (SUI)Mar 31, 1997Oct 11, 19988080
9Flag of the United States.svg  Lindsay Davenport  (USA)Oct 12, 1998Feb 7, 19991717
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis (2)Feb 8, 1999Jul 4, 199921101
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport (2)Jul 5, 1999Aug 8, 1999522
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis (3)Aug 9, 1999Apr 2, 200034135
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport (3)Apr 3, 2000May 7, 2000527
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis (4)May 8, 2000May 14, 20001136
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport (4)May 15, 2000May 21, 2000128
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis (5)May 22, 2000Oct 14, 200173209
10Flag of the United States.svg  Jennifer Capriati  (USA)Oct 15, 2001Nov 4, 200133
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport (5)Nov 5, 2001Jan 13, 20021038
Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Capriati (2)Jan 14, 2002Feb 24, 200269
11Flag of the United States.svg  Venus Williams  (USA)Feb 25, 2002Mar 17, 200233
Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Capriati (3)Mar 18, 2002Apr 21, 2002514
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams (2)Apr 22, 2002May 19, 200247
Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Capriati (4)May 20, 2002Jun 9, 2002317
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams (3)Jun 10, 2002Jul 7, 2002411
12Flag of the United States.svg  Serena Williams  (USA)Jul 8, 2002Aug 10, 20035757
13Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kim Clijsters  (BEL)Aug 11, 2003Oct 19, 20031010
14Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Justine Henin  (BEL)Oct 20, 2003Oct 26, 200311
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters (2)Oct 27, 2003Nov 9, 2003212
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin (2)Nov 10, 2003Sep 12, 20044445
15Flag of France.svg  Amélie Mauresmo  (FRA)Sep 13, 2004Oct 17, 200455
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport (6)Oct 18, 2004Aug 21, 20054482
16Flag of Russia.svg  Maria Sharapova  (RUS)Aug 22, 2005Aug 28, 200511
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport (7)Aug 29, 2005Sep 11, 2005284
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova (2)Sep 12, 2005Oct 23, 200567
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport (8)Oct 24, 2005Jan 29, 20061498
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters (3)Jan 30, 2006Mar 19, 2006719
Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo (2)Mar 20, 2006Nov 12, 20063439
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin (3)Nov 13, 2006Jan 28, 20071156
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova (3)Jan 29, 2007Mar 18, 2007714
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin (4)Mar 19, 2007May 18, 200861117
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova (4)May 19, 2008Jun 8, 2008317
17Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Ana Ivanovic  (SRB)Jun 9, 2008Aug 10, 200899
18Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Jelena Janković  (SRB)Aug 11, 2008Aug 17, 200811
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Ana Ivanovic (2)Aug 18, 2008Sep 7, 2008312
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (2)Sep 8, 2008Oct 5, 2008461
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Jelena Janković (2)Oct 6, 2008Feb 1, 20091718
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (3)Feb 2, 2009Apr 19, 20091172
19Flag of Russia.svg  Dinara Safina  (RUS)Apr 20, 2009Oct 11, 20092525
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (4)Oct 12, 2009Oct 25, 2009274
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina (2)Oct 26, 2009Nov 1, 2009126
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (5)Nov 2, 2009Oct 10, 201049123
20Flag of Denmark.svg  Caroline Wozniacki  (DEN)Oct 11, 2010Feb 13, 20111818
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters (4)Feb 14, 2011Feb 20, 2011120
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki (2)Feb 21, 2011Jan 29, 20124967
21Flag of Belarus.svg  Victoria Azarenka  (BLR)Jan 30, 2012Jun 10, 20121919
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova (5)Jun 11, 2012Jul 8, 2012421
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka (2)Jul 9, 2012Feb 17, 20133251
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (6)Feb 18, 2013Sep 11, 2016186309
22Flag of Germany.svg  Angelique Kerber  (GER)Sep 12, 2016Jan 29, 20172020
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (7)Jan 30, 2017Mar 19, 20177316
Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber (2)Mar 20, 2017Apr 23, 2017525
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (8)Apr 24, 2017May 14, 20173319
Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber (3)May 15, 2017Jul 16, 2017934
23Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Karolína Plíšková  (CZE)Jul 17, 2017Sep 10, 201788
24Flag of Spain.svg  Garbiñe Muguruza  (ESP)Sep 11, 2017Oct 8, 201744
25Flag of Romania.svg  Simona Halep  (ROU)Oct 9, 2017Jan 28, 20181616
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki (3)Jan 29, 2018Feb 25, 2018471
Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep (2)Feb 26, 2018Jan 27, 20194864
26Flag of Japan.svg  Naomi Osaka  (JPN)Jan 28, 2019Jun 23, 20192121
27Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ashleigh Barty  (AUS)Jun 24, 2019Aug 11, 201977
Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka (2)Aug 12, 2019Sep 8, 2019425
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty (2)Sep 9, 2019Mar 22, 20202835
Rankings frozen
Mar 23, 2020Aug 9, 202020
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty (2)Aug 10, 2020Apr 3, 202286121
28Flag of Poland.svg  Iga Świątek  (POL)Apr 4, 2022Sep 10, 20237575
29Flag placeholder.svg Aryna Sabalenka [a] Sep 11, 2023Nov 5, 202388
Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek (2)Nov 6, 2023Oct 20, 202450125
Flag placeholder.svg Aryna Sabalenka [a] (2)Oct 21, 2024Present715
  1. 1 2 Monica Seles was stabbed by a spectator during a WTA tournament match on 30 April 1993; while ranked number one. When she returned to competition in 1995, the WTA decided to reinstate her alongside Graf as number one, with her ranking protected for a year until she had a full season of ranking points accrued. [4]

Weeks at No. 1

Total

No.PlayerWeeks
1 Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf 377
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova 332
3 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 319
4 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert 260
5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis 209
6 Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg / Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles 178
7 Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek 125
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty 121
9 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin 117
10 Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport 98
11 Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki 71
12 Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep 64
13 Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka 51
14 Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo 39
15 Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber 34
16 Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina 26
17 Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka 25
18 Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin 21
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova
20 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters 20
21 Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković 18
22 Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Capriati 17
23Flag placeholder.svg Aryna Sabalenka 15
24 Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 12
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic
26 Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams 11
27 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 8
28 Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza 4
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Cawley 2
Active players – current No. 1 in bold.

Consecutive

No.PlayerWeeks
1 Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf 186
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
3 Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova 156
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty 114
5 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert 113
6 Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (2)94
7 Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Monica Seles 91
8 Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova (2)90
9 Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (3)87
10 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis 80
11 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert (2)76
12 Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek 75
13 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis (2)73
14 Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles (2)64
15 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin 61
16 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (2)57
17 Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek (2)50
18 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (3)49
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
20 Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep 48
Current streak in bold.

Weeks are updated automatically. [6] [7]
The source for this through the week of January 2, 2012, is the 2012 WTA Tour Official Guide, page 177. [2]

Weeks at No. 1 leaders timeline

Year spanLeaderDate achievedDurationRecord
1975–1985 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert 3 November 19759 years, 6 months238
1985–1985 Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova 27 May 198528 days240
1985–1986 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert 24 June 19859 months260
1986–1996 Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova 31 March 198610 years, 1 month332
1996–Present Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf 21 May 199628 years, 6 months377

Current record in bold.

No. 1 leaders timeline

Chris EvertMartina NavratilovaChris EvertMartina NavratilovaSteffi GrafList of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players

Year-end No. 1 players

The source for this through to 2012 is the 2012 WTA Tour Official Guide, page 178. [2]

* Player was ranked No. 1 throughout the entire calendar year.

By year

YearPlayer
1975 Flag of the United States.svg  Chris Evert  (USA)
1976 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert (2)
1977 * Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert (3)
1978 Flag of the United States.svg  Martina Navratilova  (USA)
1979 Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova (2)
1980 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert (4)
1981 * Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert (5)
1982 Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova (3)
1983 * Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova (4)
1984 * Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova (5)
1985 Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova (6)
1986 * Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova (7)
1987 Flag of Germany.svg  Steffi Graf  (FRG)
1988 * Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (2)
1989 * Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (3)
1990 * Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (4)
1991 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Monica Seles  (YUG)
1992 * Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Monica Seles (2)
1993 Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (5)
1994 * Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (6)
1995 Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (7)
Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles (3)
1996 * Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (8)
1997 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Martina Hingis  (SUI)
1998 Flag of the United States.svg  Lindsay Davenport  (USA)
1999 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis (2)

By year (continued)

YearPlayer
2000 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis (3)
2001 Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport (2)
2002 Flag of the United States.svg  Serena Williams  (USA)
2003 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Justine Henin  (BEL)
2004 Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport (3)
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport (4)
2006 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin (2)
2007 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin (3)
2008 Flag of Serbia.svg  Jelena Janković  (SRB)
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (2)
2010 Flag of Denmark.svg  Caroline Wozniacki  (DEN)
2011 Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki (2)
2012 Flag of Belarus.svg  Victoria Azarenka  (BLR)
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (3)
2014 * Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (4)
2015 * Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (5)
2016 Flag of Germany.svg  Angelique Kerber  (GER)
2017 Flag of Romania.svg  Simona Halep  (ROU)
2018 Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep (2)
2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ashleigh Barty  (AUS)
2020 * Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty (2)
2021 * Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty (3)
2022 Flag of Poland.svg  Iga Świątek  (POL)
2023 Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek (2)
2024 Flag placeholder.svg Aryna Sabalenka

Per player

No.Total
8 Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
7 Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
5 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
4 Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
3 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg / Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty
2 Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep
Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek
1 Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber
Flag placeholder.svg Aryna Sabalenka
No.Consecutive
5 Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
4 Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (x2)
3 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty
2 Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Monica Seles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep
Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek

Players who became No. 1 before having won a major tournament

PlayerFirst ranked No. 1First Grand Slam finalFirst Grand Slam title
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters August 11, 2003 2001 French Open (June 2001) (1st of 8) 2005 US Open (1st of 4, retired in 2022)
Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo September 13, 2004 1999 Australian Open (January 1999) (1st of 3) 2006 Australian Open (1st of 2, retired in 2009)
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković August 11, 2008 2008 US Open (September 2008) (only final)None (retired in 2017)
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina April 20, 2009 2008 French Open (June 2008) (1st of 3)None (retired in 2014)
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki October 11, 2010 2009 US Open (September 2009) (1st of 3) 2018 Australian Open (only title, still active)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková July 17, 2017 2016 US Open (September 2016) (1st of 2)None (still active)
Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep October 9, 2017 2014 French Open (June 2014) (1st of 5) 2018 French Open (1st of 2, still active)

Time span between first and last dates No. 1 was held

  Current No. 1 player (date and age are updated automatically).
Time spanPlayerFirst held No. 1Last held No. 1
DateAgeDateAge
14 years, 310 days Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams Jul 8, 200220 years, 285 daysMay 14, 201735 years, 230 days
10 years, 21 days Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert Nov 3, 197520 years, 317 daysNov 24, 198530 years, 338 days
9 years, 225 days Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf Aug 17, 198718 years, 64 daysMar 30, 199727 years, 289 days
9 years, 37 days Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova Jul 10, 197821 years, 265 daysAug 16, 198730 years, 302 days
7 years, 193 days Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters Aug 11, 200320 years, 64 daysFeb 20, 201127 years, 257 days
7 years, 137 days Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki Oct 11, 201020 years, 92 daysFeb 25, 201827 years, 229 days
7 years, 109 days Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport Oct 12, 199822 years, 126 daysJan 29, 200629 years, 235 days
6 years, 321 days Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova Aug 22, 200518 years, 125 daysJul 8, 201225 years, 80 days
5 years, 258 days Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Monica Seles Mar 11, 199117 years, 99 daysNov 24, 199622 years, 358 days
4 years, 211 days Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin Oct 20, 200321 years, 141 daysMay 18, 200825 years, 352 days
4 years, 197 days Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis Mar 31, 199716 years, 182 daysOct 14, 200121 years, 14 days
2 years, 283 days Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty Jun 24, 201923 years, 61 daysApr 3, 202225 years, 344 days
2 years, 199 days Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek Apr 4, 202220 years, 308 daysOct 20, 202423 years, 142 days
2 years, 60 days Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo Sep 13, 200425 years, 70 daysNov 12, 200627 years, 130 days
1 year, 110 days Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep Oct 9, 201726 years, 12 daysJan 27, 201927 years, 122 days
1 year, 82 daysFlag placeholder.svg Aryna Sabalenka Sep 11, 202325 years, 129 daysDecember 2, 202426 years, 211 days
1 year, 18 days Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka Jan 30, 201222 years, 183 daysFeb 17, 201323 years, 201 days
307 days Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber Sep 12, 201628 years, 238 daysJul 16, 201729 years, 179 days
237 days Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Capriati Oct 15, 200125 years, 200 daysJun 9, 200226 years, 72 days
224 days Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin Apr 7, 198017 years, 117 daysNov 17, 198017 years, 341 days
223 days Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka Jan 28, 201921 years, 104 daysSep 8, 201921 years, 327 days
195 days Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina Apr 20, 200922 years, 358 daysNov 1, 200923 years, 188 days
174 days Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković Aug 11, 200823 years, 165 daysFeb 1, 200923 years, 339 days
132 days Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Feb 25, 200221 years, 253 daysJul 7, 200222 years, 20 days
125 days Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Feb 6, 199523 years, 50 daysJun 11, 199523 years, 175 days
90 days Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic Jun 9, 200820 years, 216 daysSep 7, 200820 years, 306 days
55 days Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková Jul 17, 201725 years, 118 daysSep 10, 201725 years, 173 days
27 days Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza Sep 11, 201723 years, 338 daysOct 8, 201724 years, 0 days
13 days Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Cawley Apr 26, 197624 years, 270 daysMay 9, 197624 years, 283 days

Weeks at No. 1 by decade

Weeks at No. 1 by country

WeeksCountryPlayers
1,123Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Tracy Austin, Monica Seles*, Lindsay Davenport, Jennifer Capriati, Venus Williams, Serena Williams
411Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Steffi Graf, Angelique Kerber
209Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Martina Hingis
143 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg / Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg / Flag of Serbia.svg Yugoslavia/Serbia Monica Seles*, Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Janković
137Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin
125Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Iga Świątek
123Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Ashleigh Barty
71Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
64Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Simona Halep
51Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus [a] Victoria Azarenka
47Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Maria Sharapova, Dinara Safina
39Flag of France.svg  France Amélie Mauresmo
25Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Naomi Osaka
16Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Garbiñe Muguruza
8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková

Weeks are updated automatically.
* Monica Seles is included twice due to change of citizenship.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 On 1 March 2022, the WTA announced that until further notice, players from Russia and Belarus would not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Russia or Belarus following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Aryna Sabalenka thus competed under no nationality during this time and her tenure as number 1 is not attributed to Belarus in the "Weeks at No. 1 by country" table. [5]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aryna Sabalenka</span> Belarusian tennis player (born 1998)

Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She is the current world No. 1 in singles and former world No. 1 in doubles. Sabalenka has won three major singles titles at the 2023 and 2024 Australian Opens and the 2024 US Open, and two major doubles titles, at the 2019 US Open and the 2021 Australian Open, both partnering with Elise Mertens. She has won 23 career titles, 17 in singles and 6 in doubles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 WTA Tour</span> Womens tennis circuit

The 2018 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2018 tennis season. The 2018 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF); the WTA Premier tournaments ; the WTA International tournaments; the Fed Cup and the year-end championships. Also included in the 2018 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.

The 2018 Rogers Cup presented by National Bank was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 129th edition and the 117th of the Canadian Open. The tournament was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2018 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour, and was also a 2018 US Open Series event. The men's event was held at the Aviva Centre in Toronto and the women's event was held at the IGA Stadium in Montréal, both from August 6 to August 12.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aryna Sabalenka career statistics</span> Belarusian tennis players statistics

This is a list of the main career statistics of professional Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka. She has won seventeen singles titles and six doubles titles on the WTA Tour. Her most significant titles are the US Open 2024 singles title and back-to-back Australian Open titles in singles, and the 2019 US Open and 2021 Australian Open in doubles, won alongside Elise Mertens. She also has won two WTA 1000 titles in doubles at the Indian Wells Open and Miami Open in 2019. In singles, she has won seven WTA 1000 tournaments at the Wuhan Open in 2018, 2019 and 2024, at the Qatar Open in 2020, at the Madrid Open in 2021 and 2023, and at the Cincinnati Open in 2024.

The 2022 WTA Finals was the professional women's championship tennis tournament run by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) from October 31 to November 7, 2022. It was the 51st edition of the singles event and the 46th edition of the doubles competition. The tournament was held on an indoor hardcourt at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, marking the return of the tournament to the United States after 17 years, and was contested by the eight highest-ranked singles players and doubles teams of the 2022 WTA Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Iga Świątek tennis season</span> 2022 tennis player season

The 2022 Iga Świątek tennis season officially began on 3 January 2022 as the start of the 2022 WTA Tour. Iga Świątek entered the season as world number 9. The season saw the Polish player become the twenty-eighth world number 1 player in singles. A 37-match win streak was accumulated during the season, the longest in the twenty-first century.

The 2023 Adelaide International 1 was a tennis tournament on the 2023 ATP Tour and 2023 WTA Tour. It was a combined ATP Tour 250 and WTA 500 tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. This was the fourth edition of the tournament for the women and the third edition for the men. The tournament took place at the Memorial Drive Tennis Centre from 1–8 January 2023 and was followed a week later by the 2023 Adelaide International 2, a combined ATP Tour 250 and WTA 500 tournament, at the same venue. The qualifying rounds were held on 31 December 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Aryna Sabalenka tennis season</span> 2023 tennis player season

The 2023 Aryna Sabalenka tennis season officially began on 4 January 2023 with the start of the Adelaide International.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Aryna Sabalenka tennis season</span> Tennis tournament

The 2024 Aryna Sabalenka tennis season officially began on 31 December 2023, with the start of the Brisbane International in Brisbane.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Elena Rybakina tennis season</span> Tennis season statistics

The 2024 Elena Rybakina tennis season officially began on 31 December 2023, with the start of the Brisbane International in Brisbane.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Elena Rybakina tennis season</span> Tennis season statistics

The 2023 Elena Rybakina tennis season officially began on 1 January 2023, with the start of the Adelaide International 1 in Adelaide.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Coco Gauff tennis season</span> Tennis season statistics

The 2024 Coco Gauff tennis season officially began on 1 January 2024, with the start of the Auckland Classic in Auckland.

Coco Gauff defeated Zheng Qinwen in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) to win the singles tennis title at the 2024 WTA Finals. It was her ninth career WTA Tour singles title.

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