Martina Hingis is a Swiss former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 209 weeks and as the world No. 1 in women's doubles for 90 weeks, holding both No. 1 rankings simultaneously for 29 weeks. Hingis won 43 WTA Tour-level singles titles and 64 doubles titles, including a total of 25 major titles: five in singles, 13 in women's doubles, and seven in mixed doubles. In addition, she won the season-ending Tour Finals two times in singles and three in doubles, an Olympic silver medal in doubles, and a record 17 Tier I singles titles.
Martina Navratilova is a Czech–American former professional tennis player. Widely considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, Navratilova was ranked as the world No. 1 in singles for a total of 332 weeks, and for a record 237 weeks in doubles. She won 167 top-level singles titles and 177 doubles titles, including 18 major singles titles, 31 major women's doubles titles, and 10 major mixed doubles titles. Her combined total of 59 major titles is the most in the Open Era, and her nine Wimbledon singles titles are an all-time record. Alongside Chris Evert, her greatest rival, Navratilova dominated women's tennis for much of the 1980s.
The WTA Finals is the season-ending championship of the WTA Tour. It is the most significant tennis event in the women's annual calendar after the four majors, as it features the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams based on their results throughout the season.
This is a list of Women's Tennis Association (WTA) records since its inception in June 1973. Some records additionally extend back a few more years in order to include the immediately preceding Virginia Slims Circuit era for completeness. The Virginia Slims Circuit started in September 1970 and was replaced in 1973 by the WTA. These however do not make up the entire Open Era records. For those, see Open Era tennis records – Women's singles.
Tímea Babos is a Hungarian professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles. She has won 29 WTA Tour titles. Babos is a four-time Grand Slam champion in women's doubles, having won the 2018 and 2020 Australian Opens, as well as the French Open in 2019 and 2020, all alongside Kristina Mladenovic.
Martina Svetozarova Gledacheva is a former tennis player from Bulgaria.
Zheng Saisai or Zheng Sai-Sai is a Chinese tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 34, achieved on 2 March 2020, and a doubles ranking of No. 15, achieved on 11 July 2016. In her career, she won one singles title in 2019, and six doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She also reached the final of the 2019 French Open in doubles with compatriot Duan Yingying.
Belinda Bencic is a Swiss professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of world No. 4 by the WTA which she achieved in February 2020. Bencic has won eight career singles titles, including a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour.
Kateřina Siniaková is a Czech professional tennis player. She is the current world No. 1 in doubles. She also has a best singles ranking of No. 27 by the WTA, achieved in June 2024.
Veronika Eduardovna Kudermetova is a Russian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 9, achieved on 24 October 2022, and a best WTA doubles ranking of No. 2, reached on 6 June 2022. In doubles, she has won eight WTA Tour titles including three WTA 1000, and the 2022 WTA Finals with Elise Mertens. In addition, she reached the doubles final of Wimbledon in 2021, with Elena Vesnina. She has also won two WTA singles titles.
The 2016 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2016 tennis season. The 2016 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation, the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup, the year-end championships. Also included in the 2016 calendar is the Summer Olympic Games and Hopman Cup, which were organized by the ITF and did not distribute ranking points.
Renata Zarazúa Ruckstuhl is a Mexican professional tennis player. She reached a best singles ranking of world No. 51 on 25 November 2024, and peaked at No. 88 in the doubles rankings on 27 January 2025.
Jasmine Paolini is an Italian professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 4, tying the record for the highest-ranked Italian singles player with Francesca Schiavone in the WTA rankings. Paolini is a three-time major finalist, contesting the singles and doubles finals of the 2024 French Open and the singles final of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. Paolini has won two singles and six doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including a WTA 1000 singles title at the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships, two WTA 1000 doubles titles, and an Olympic gold medal in doubles, partnering Sara Errani. She is the current Italian No. 1. Paolini was part of the Italian squad which won the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup, winning also the ITF best player title: the Heart Award.
Anna Nikolayevna Kalinskaya is a Russian professional tennis player. She reached career-high rankings of world No. 11 in singles on 28 October 2024, and No. 49 in doubles in February 2023. On the WTA Tour, she has won three doubles titles. She also has won one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour, and seven singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Her best singles performance at a major is reaching the quarterfinals at the 2024 Australian Open.
Anna Vladimirovna Blinkova is a Russian professional tennis player. On 7 August 2023, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 34. On 14 September 2020, she peaked at No. 45 in the WTA doubles rankings. She has won one singles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour, one singles and one doubles title each on WTA Challenger Tour, as well as three singles and eleven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Deborah Chiesa is a professional Italian tennis player.
Olga Danilović is a Serbian professional tennis player. On 27 January 2025, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 41. On 24 April 2023, she peaked at No. 104 in the WTA doubles rankings. Danilović is the current No. 1 Serbian singles player. She has won two WTA Tour singles titles and two doubles titles.
Eudice Chong is a professional tennis player from Hong Kong. She reached her career-high WTA rankings in singles of world No. 213 on 26 December 2022 and in doubles of No. 124 on 3 February 2025. Chong has won 6 singles and 32 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Martina Trevisan is an Italian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of No. 18 by the WTA, achieved in May 2023, and a best doubles ranking of No. 138. For Italy, she was finalist in the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup and won the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup.
Mirra Aleksandrovna Andreeva is a Russian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 15 and a doubles ranking of No. 51, by the WTA, both reached in January 2025. Andreeva achieved her best major result at the 2024 French Open by reaching the semifinals at the age of 17. She also won an Olympic silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in women's doubles, partnering Diana Shnaider.
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