Martina Hingis is a Swiss former professional tennis player. She is the first Swiss player, male or female, to win a Grand Slam and attain a No. 1 ranking. She spent a total of 209 weeks as the singles world No. 1 and 90 weeks as doubles world No. 1, holding both No. 1 rankings simultaneously for 29 weeks. She won 5 Grand Slam singles titles, 13 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, winning a calendar-year women's doubles Grand Slam in 1998, and 7 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, for a combined total of 25 major titles. In addition, she won the season-ending WTA Finals two times in singles and three times in doubles, an Olympic silver medal, and a record 17 Tier I singles titles.
Lindsay Ann Davenport Leach is an American former professional tennis player. She was ranked singles world No. 1 for a total of 98 weeks. Davenport is one of five women who have been the year-end singles world No. 1 at least four times since 1975; the others are Chris Evert, Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams. She also held the doubles world No. 1 ranking for 32 weeks.
Mary Joe Fernández Godsick is an American former professional tennis player, who reached a career-high ranking of world No. 4 in both singles and doubles. In singles, Fernández was the runner-up at the 1990 and 1992 Australian Open, and the 1993 French Open. She also won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. In doubles, she won the 1991 Australian Open with Patty Fendick and the 1996 French Open with Lindsay Davenport, plus two Olympic gold medals.
Liezel Huber is a South African-American retired tennis player who represented the United States internationally since August 2007. Huber has won four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles with partner Cara Black, one with Lisa Raymond, and two mixed doubles titles with Bob Bryan. On 12 November 2007, she became the co-world No. 1 in doubles with Cara Black. On 19 April 2010, Huber became the sole No. 1 for the first time in her career.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) designates a World Champion each year based on performances throughout the year, emphasising the Grand Slam tournaments, and also considering team events such as the Davis Cup and Fed Cup. Men's and women's singles champions were first named in 1978; the title is now also awarded for doubles, wheelchair, and junior players. It is sometimes named the "ITF Player of the Year" award, alluding to similar other year-end awards in tennis.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, but Suárez did not participate due to injury. Ruano Pascual partnered Conchita Martínez, but lost in the first round to Jennifer Hopkins and Mashona Washington.
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She reached WTA singles ranking No. 58, in September 2012. Her career-high doubles ranking is world No. 3, achieved on 22 October 2012. Hlaváčková has won two Grand Slam doubles titles: the 2011 French Open and the 2013 US Open, both times partnered with Lucie Hradecká. Together with Tímea Babos, Hlaváčková won 2017 WTA Finals. She was also part of the victorious Czech team in 2014 Fed Cup and won the mixed-doubles title at the 2013 US Open paired with Max Mirnyi. Her elder sister is retired professional tennis player Jana Hlaváčková.
Jocelyn Rae is a British former tennis player.
David DiLucia is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Carol Zhao is a Canadian tennis player. She turned professional in June 2016 and was Canada's top singles player from June 11th, 2018 to July 23, 2018. She reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 131 on June 25, 2018, and her career-high junior rank of No. 9 on January 1, 2013. She won the Australian Open junior doubles title in 2013. Zhao was a member of the Stanford University tennis team, ending her college career with a 76–16 overall record and leading the team to win the 2016 NCAA championship. She also was the 2015 NCAA singles runner-up.
The 1996 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 84th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 1996.
Erin Hope Routliffe is a New Zealand professional tennis player who previously represented Canada.
Kristin Godridge is a retired tennis player from Australia who competed on the WTA Tour from 1987 to 1996.
Charlotte Robillard-Millette is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached a career high WTA singles ranking of No. 532 on September 25, 2017 and a career high WTA doubles ranking of No. 231 on May 15, 2017. She achieved her best junior ranking of No. 4 on June 1, 2015. As of 2021, she is currently not playing professional tennis.
Yvette Basting is a retired tennis player from the Netherlands. During her professional career from 1992–2002, she won seventeen titles on the ITF Women's Circuit and qualified twice for the Australian Open and Wimbledon.
Keri Phebus is a professional tennis player from the United States. During her pro career from 1991 to 1998, she won five titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, received a wildcard entry and won her first round match at the 1995 US Open. Phebus is the most decorated player in the history of UCLA women's tennis.
Carson Branstine is a Canadian-American tennis player and model. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 468 on July 29, 2019 and a career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 4 on July 17, 2017. She won the 2017 Australian Open and French Open junior doubles titles with Bianca Andreescu. Branstine represented the United States from 2014 to February 2017, but has started representing Canada, the birth country of her mother, since March 2017.
Julie Spalding-Steven is an American former professional tennis player.
Michelle Anderson D'Aloisio is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
Ivana Višić Vervoort is a Croatian former professional tennis player.
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