The WTA rankings are the ratings defined by the Women's Tennis Association, introduced in November 1975. [1] The computer that calculates the ranking is nicknamed "Medusa". [2]
Iga Swiatek is the current world No. 1 in women's singles.
The WTA rankings are based on a rolling 52-week, cumulative system. A player's ranking is determined by her results at a maximum of 18 tournaments for singles and 11 for doubles. Points are awarded based on how far a player advances in a tournament. The basis for calculating a player's ranking are those tournaments that yield the highest ranking points during the rolling 52-week period. The period must include: [3]
Up until 2016, the WTA also distributed ranking points, for singles players only, who competed at the Summer Olympics. However, this has since been discontinued. [4]
In order to appear on the WTA rankings, players must earn ranking points in at least three tournaments, or a minimum of 10 singles ranking points or 10 doubles ranking points in one or more tournaments.
The points distribution for tournaments in 2024 is shown below. Points earned in 2023 and before were different and retained their values until they expired after 52 weeks except for 2013 points.
Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Grand Slam (128S, 128Q) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 |
Grand Slam (64D) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 10 | 40 | ||||
WTA Finals (S) | 1500* | 1080* | 750* | (+125 per round robin match; +125 per round robin win) | ||||||||
WTA Finals (D) | 1500 | 1080 | 750 | 375 | ||||||||
WTA 1000 (96S, 48Q) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 35 | 10 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
WTA 1000 (56S, 32Q) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 10 | 30 | 20 | 2 | ||
WTA 1000 (32/28D) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 10 | ||||||
WTA Elite Trophy (S) | 700* | 440* | 240* | (+40 per round robin match; +80 per round robin win) | ||||||||
WTA 500 (48S, 24Q) | 500 | 325 | 195 | 108 | 60 | 32 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 | ||
WTA 500 (30/28S, 24/16Q) | 500 | 325 | 195 | 108 | 60 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 | ||
WTA 500 (24D) | 500 | 325 | 195 | 108 | 60 | 1 | ||||||
WTA 500 (16D) | 500 | 325 | 195 | 108 | 1 | |||||||
WTA 250 (32S, 24/16Q) | 250 | 163 | 98 | 54 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 | |||
WTA 250 (16D) | 250 | 163 | 98 | 54 | 1 | |||||||
WTA 125 (32S, 16Q) | 125 | 81 | 49 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |||
WTA 125 (32S, 8Q) | 125 | 81 | 49 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
WTA 125 (16D) | 125 | 81 | 49 | 27 | 1 | |||||||
WTA 125 (8D) | 125 | 81 | 49 | 1 | ||||||||
W100 (48S, 32/24Q) | 100 | 65 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||
W100 (32S, 32Q) | 100 | 65 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||||
W100 (16D) | 100 | 65 | 39 | 21 | 1 | |||||||
W75 (48S, 32/24Q) | 75 | 49 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||
W75 (32S, 32Q) | 75 | 49 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
W75 (16D) | 75 | 49 | 29 | 16 | 1 | |||||||
W50 (48S, 32/24Q) | 50 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
W50 (32S, 32Q) | 50 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
W50 (16D) | 50 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 1 | |||||||
W35 (48S, 32/24Q) | 35 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
W35 (32S, 64/48/32/24Q) | 35 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||
W35 (16D) | 35 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
W15 (32S, 64/48/32/24Q) | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
W15 (16D) | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
S = singles players, D = doubles teams, Q = qualification players.
* Assumes undefeated round robin match record.
Note that if a player or team receives one or more byes and then loses their first match of the tournament, they will only receive points for the first round of that tournament. For example, if a player receives a bye in R64 and then loses her match in R32, she will only receive points for R64 despite having advanced (via bye) to R32. Similarly, if a player or team withdraws from their first match after receiving a bye, they will not be awarded any points for that tournament. [5]
In ITF tournaments, the main draw is normally 32 for singles and 16 for doubles. Losers in the first round of doubles will receive points equal to that shown in the R32 column above. For subsequent rounds (quarter-finals onwards) the points are the same as for singles.
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Rank | Player | Grand Slam | WTA 1000 | Best other | YEC | Tourn | Total points | |||||||||||||||||
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AUS | FRA | WIM | USO | DO | DU | IW | MI | MA | IT | CA | CI | GU | BE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
1 | ![]() | R32 130 | W 2000 | R32 130 | R16 240 | W 1000 | SF 390 | W 1000 | R16 120 | W 1000 | W 1000 | SF 350 | SF 350 | A | W 1000 | F 500 | W 280 | SF 195 | QF 100 | W 1500 | 18 | 11,285 | ||
2 | ![]() | SF 780 | SF 780 | R16 240 | W 2000 | R32 10 | QF 215 | SF 390 | R16 120 | R16 120 | SF 390 | QF 190 | W 900 | A | SF 390 | W 470 | W 250 | QF 108 | SF 195 | SF 625 | 18 | 8,173 | ||
3 | ![]() | W 2000 | QF 430 | A 0 | F 1300 | A 0 | R32 10 | R16 120 | R32 65 | F 650 | F 650 | R16 105 | SF 350 | A | QF 215 | F 325 | QF 108 | QF 108 | SF 625 | 17 | 7,061 | |||
4 | ![]() | R64 70 | QF 430 | SF 780 | R32 130 | F 650 | QF 215 | A 0 | F 650 | SF 390 | A 0 | SF 350 | R16 105 | A | SF 390 | W 500 | W 500 | W 500 | QF 108 | QF 108 | RR 500 | 19 | 6,376 | |
5 | ![]() | R16 240 | F 1300 | F 1300 | 128 10 | R64 (10) | W 1000 | R16 120 | R32 65 | R16 120 | R64 10 | R16 105 | QF 220 | R32 60 | R16 120 | SF 185 | SF 185 | F 180 | F 180 | QF 108 | RR (35) | DNQ | 25 | 5,518 |
6 | ![]() | R64 70 | A 0 | R64 70 | R16 240 | A 0 | A 0 | R64 10 | QF 215 | A (0) | A (0) | W 900 | R16 (105) | A | R16 120 | W 500 | F 305 | W 280 | SF 195 | SF 195 | SF 195 | F 1080 | 22 | 4,665 |
7 | ![]() | F 1300 | R32 130 | R128 10 | QF 430 | R16 120 | QF 215 | R64/ 10 | R32 65 | R64 10 | QF 215 | R32 60 | R16 105 | A | R64 (10) | W 470 | W 280 | QF 75 | R16 60 | R16 60 | R32 (1) | F 440 | 20 | 4,055 |
8 | ![]() | R64 70 | R128 10 | R32 130 | R128 10 | R32 10 | R16 120 | F 650 | QF 215 | R16 120 | R16 120 | R32 (1) | R16 105 | W 900 | QF 215 | F 305 | SF 195 | SF 185 | QF 100 | RR 90 | R32 (1) | RR 375 | 24 | 3,925 |
9 | ![]() | R64 70 | R64 70 | R16 240 | R64 70 | QF 245 | A | R64 35 | W 1000 | R16 120 | SF 390 | QF 220 | R32 60 | R64 (1) | A | W 500 | F 325 | SF 185 | R16 85 | QF 54 | R32 32 | DNQ | 20 | 3,702 |
10 | ![]() | QF 240 | R128 10 | W 2000 | R128 10 | A | A | A | A | R128 10 | A | A | R64 1 | A 0 | R64 10 | W 470 | F 305 | QF 108 | QF 54 | RR 160 | 18 | 3,573 | ||
The following is a chronological list of players who have achieved the number one position in singles since the WTA began producing computerized rankings on November 3, 1975: [10]
No. | Player | Date reached | Total weeks |
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1 | ![]() | Nov 3, 1975 | 260 |
2 | ![]() | Apr 26, 1976 | 2 |
3 | ![]() ![]() | Jul 10, 1978 | 332 |
4 | ![]() | Apr 7, 1980 | 21 |
5 | ![]() | Aug 17, 1987 | 377 |
6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mar 11, 1991 | 178 |
7 | ![]() | Feb 6, 1995 | 12 |
8 | ![]() | Mar 31, 1997 | 209 |
9 | ![]() | Oct 12, 1998 | 98 |
10 | ![]() | Oct 15, 2001 | 17 |
11 | ![]() | Feb 25, 2002 | 11 |
12 | ![]() | Jul 8, 2002 | 319 |
13 | ![]() | Aug 11, 2003 | 20 |
14 | ![]() | Oct 20, 2003 | 117 |
15 | ![]() | Sep 13, 2004 | 39 |
16 | ![]() | Aug 22, 2005 | 21 |
17 | ![]() | Jun 9, 2008 | 12 |
18 | ![]() | Aug 11, 2008 | 18 |
19 | ![]() | Apr 20, 2009 | 26 |
20 | ![]() | Oct 11, 2010 | 71 |
21 | ![]() | Jan 30, 2012 | 51 |
22 | ![]() | Sep 12, 2016 | 34 |
23 | ![]() | July 17, 2017 | 8 |
24 | ![]() | Sep 11, 2017 | 4 |
25 | ![]() | Oct 9, 2017 | 64 |
26 | ![]() | Jan 28, 2019 | 25 |
27 | ![]() | Jun 24, 2019 | 121 |
28 | ![]() | Apr 4, 2022 | 112 |
29 | ![]() | Sep 11, 2023 | 8 |
Last update: as of 4 December 2023 [update]
The year-end number one player is the player at the head of the WTA rankings following the completion of the final tournament of the calendar year.
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No. 1 all weeks of the year |
Year | Country | Player | Team[ citation needed ] |
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1984 | ![]() | Martina Navratilova (1) | ![]() ![]() |
1985 | ![]() | Pam Shriver (2) | ![]() ![]() |
1986 | ![]() | Martina Navratilova | ![]() ![]() |
1987 | ![]() | Martina Navratilova | ![]() ![]() |
1988 | ![]() | Martina Navratilova | ![]() ![]() |
1989 | ![]() | Martina Navratilova | ![]() ![]() |
1990 | ![]() | Helena Suková (3) | ![]() ![]() |
1991 | ![]() | Jana Novotná (4) | ![]() ![]() |
1992 | ![]() | Helena Suková | ![]() ![]() |
1993 | ![]() | Gigi Fernández (5) | ![]() ![]() |
1994 | ![]() | Natasha Zvereva (6) | ![]() ![]() |
1995 | ![]() | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (7) | ![]() ![]() |
1996 | ![]() | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | ![]() ![]() |
1997 | ![]() | Natasha Zvereva | ![]() ![]() |
1998 | ![]() | Natasha Zvereva | ![]() ![]() |
1999 | ![]() | Anna Kournikova (8) | ![]() ![]() |
2000 | ![]() | Ai Sugiyama (9) | ![]() ![]() |
2001 | ![]() | Lisa Raymond (10) | ![]() ![]() |
2002 | ![]() | Paola Suárez (11) | ![]() ![]() |
2003 | ![]() | Paola Suárez | ![]() ![]() |
2004 | ![]() | Virginia Ruano Pascual (12) | ![]() ![]() |
2005 | ![]() | Cara Black (13) | ![]() ![]() |
2006 | ![]() ![]() | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur (14) | ![]() ![]() |
2007 | ![]() ![]() | Cara Black Liezel Huber (15) | ![]() ![]() |
2008 | ![]() ![]() | Cara Black Liezel Huber | ![]() ![]() |
2009 | ![]() ![]() | Cara Black Liezel Huber | ![]() ![]() |
2010 | ![]() | Gisela Dulko (16) | ![]() ![]() |
2011 | ![]() | Liezel Huber | ![]() ![]() |
2012 | ![]() | Roberta Vinci (17) | ![]() ![]() |
2013 | ![]() | Roberta Vinci | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Sara Errani (18) | ||
2014 | ![]() ![]() | Roberta Vinci Sara Errani | ![]() ![]() |
2015 | ![]() | Sania Mirza (19) | ![]() ![]() |
2016 | ![]() | Sania Mirza | ![]() ![]() |
2017 | ![]() ![]() | Latisha Chan (20) Martina Hingis (21) | ![]() ![]() |
2018 | ![]() ![]() | Barbora Krejčíková (22) Kateřina Siniaková (23) | ![]() ![]() |
2019 | ![]() | Barbora Strýcová (24) | ![]() ![]() |
2020 | ![]() | Hsieh Su-wei (25) | ![]() ![]() |
2021 | ![]() | Kateřina Siniaková | ![]() ![]() |
2022 | ![]() | Kateřina Siniaková | ![]() ![]() |
2023 | ![]() | Storm Hunter (26) | ![]() ![]() |
No. 1 all weeks of the year |
Year | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 10 |
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The following is a list of singles players who were ranked world No. 5 or higher but not No. 1 since November 3, 1975:[ citation needed ]
World No. 2 | |
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Player | Date reached |
![]() | Nov 3, 1975 |
![]() | Dec 11, 1977 |
![]() | Aug 17, 1981 |
![]() | Oct 30, 1995 |
![]() | Jul 7, 1997 |
![]() | Sep 13, 2004 |
![]() | Sep 10, 2007 |
![]() | Oct 25, 2010 |
![]() | Oct 31, 2011 |
![]() | Jul 9, 2012 |
![]() | Feb 17, 2014 |
![]() | Feb 28, 2022 |
![]() | Apr 25, 2022 |
![]() | Jun 6, 2022 |
![]() | Jun 27, 2022 |
![]() | Jun 10, 2024 |
World No. 3 | |
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Player | Date reached |
![]() | Mar 20, 1984 |
![]() ![]() | Apr 30, 1984 |
![]() | Jan 7, 1985 |
![]() ![]() | Feb 4, 1985 |
![]() | Feb 27, 1989 |
![]() | Jan 30, 1995 |
![]() | Nov 3, 1997 |
![]() | May 8, 2000 |
![]() | May 15, 2006 |
![]() | Apr 6, 2009 |
![]() | Sep 11, 2017 |
![]() | Jul 16, 2018 |
![]() | Mar 21, 2022 |
![]() | Oct 24, 2022 |
![]() | Jun 12, 2023 |
World No. 4 | |
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Player | Date reached |
![]() | Mar 20, 1977 |
![]() | Mar 19, 1979 |
![]() | Mar 18, 1985 |
![]() | Sep 2, 1985 |
![]() | Nov 20, 1989 |
![]() | Oct 22, 1990 |
![]() | May 13, 1995 |
![]() | Jan 29, 1996 |
![]() | Feb 5, 1996 |
![]() | Oct 14, 1996 |
![]() ![]() | Aug 19, 2002 |
![]() | Jan 31, 2011 |
![]() | Feb 21, 2011 |
![]() | Mar 20, 2017 |
![]() | Jul 17, 2017 |
![]() | Sep 10, 2018 |
![]() | May 13, 2019 |
![]() | Oct 21, 2019 |
![]() | Feb 17, 2020 |
![]() | Mar 9, 2020 |
World No. 5 | |
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Player | Date reached |
![]() | Sep 13, 1976 |
![]() | Feb 21, 1977 |
![]() | Jul 3, 1977 |
![]() | Sep 12, 1983 |
![]() | Mar 19, 1984 |
![]() | Apr 29, 1984 |
![]() ![]() | May 22, 1989 |
![]() | Jan 27, 2003 |
![]() | Sep 10, 2007 |
![]() | May 20, 2013 |
![]() | Oct 20, 2014 |
![]() | Sep 14, 2015 |
![]() | Mar 19, 2018 |
![]() | Jul 15, 2024 |
The following is a list of players who were ranked world No. 6 to No. 10 in the period since the 1975 introduction of the WTA rankings.[ citation needed ]
World No. 6 | |
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Player | Date reached |
![]() | Mar 22, 1982 |
![]() | Mar 28, 1983 |
![]() | Jul 9, 1990 |
![]() | Apr 8, 1996 |
![]() | Sep 28, 2015 |
![]() | Feb 29, 2016 |
![]() | Sep 11, 2023 |
World No. 7 | |
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Player | Date reached |
![]() | Nov 3, 1975 |
![]() | Jul 4, 1976 |
![]() | Jul 7, 1980 |
![]() | Dec 6, 1982 |
![]() | Jan 23, 1984 |
![]() | May 26, 1986 |
![]() | Oct 13, 1997 |
![]() | Sep 13, 1999 |
![]() | Feb 14, 2000 |
![]() | Nov 14, 2005 |
![]() | May 14, 2007 |
![]() | Jan 30, 2012 |
![]() | May 9, 2016 |
![]() | Oct 10, 2016 |
![]() | Jul 11, 2022 |
![]() | Jan 29, 2024 |
World No. 8 | |
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Player | Date reached |
![]() | Nov 3, 1975 |
![]() | May 21, 1979 |
![]() | Jul 9, 1984 |
![]() | Mar 4, 1985 |
![]() | Nov 20, 2000 |
![]() | Feb 9, 2004 |
![]() | Feb 28, 2005 |
![]() | Apr 6, 2015 |
![]() | Oct 24, 2022 |
![]() | Sep 11, 2023 |
World No. 9 | |
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Player | Date reached |
![]() | Nov 3, 1975 |
![]() | Aug 20, 1984 |
![]() | Jul 4, 1988 |
![]() | May 20, 1996 |
![]() | Oct 12, 1998 |
![]() | Feb 7, 2000 |
![]() | Jun 7, 2004 |
![]() | Oct 10, 2011 |
![]() | May 16, 2016 |
![]() | Jan 15, 2018 |
![]() | Aug 20, 2018 |
![]() | Oct 24, 2022 |
World No. 10 | |
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Player | Date reached |
![]() | Jul 3, 1977 |
![]() | Aug 21, 1977 |
![]() | Jun 11, 1984 |
![]() | Apr 15, 1985 |
![]() | Mar 13, 1989 |
![]() | Nov 18, 1996 |
![]() | Feb 10, 1997 |
![]() | Jun 10, 2013 |
![]() | Oct 23, 2017 |
![]() | Jul 11, 2022 |
![]() | Jun 12, 2023 |
The below lists the singles players with the most consecutive weeks in the top 10 of the WTA rankings: [12]
Player | # |
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![]() | 1000 |
![]() | 746 |
![]() | 625 |
![]() | 508 |
![]() | 458 |
![]() | 429 |
![]() | 421 |
![]() | 373* |
![]() | 333 |
![]() | 319 |
* The 20-week period between 23 March 2020 and 10 August 2020, when the WTA rankings were not published due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was not counted.
Last update: As of 27 May 2024 [update]
The below lists the players who were ranked number 1 in both singles and doubles at the same time:
No. | Player | Start Date Singles No.1 | End Date Singles No.1 | Start Date Doubles No.1 | End Date Doubles No.1 | Overlapping Period | N. of Weeks Overlapping | N. of Weeks Overlapping – Total |
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1 | ![]() | Jun 14, 1982 | Jun 09, 1985 | Sep 04, 1984 | Mar 17, 1985 | Sep 04, 1984 – Mar 17, 1985 | 28 | 106 |
Nov 25, 1985 | Aug 16, 1987 | Jan 20, 1986 | Jul 20, 1986 | Jan 20, 1986 – Jul 20, 1986 | 26 | |||
Aug 18, 1986 | Feb 04, 1990 | Aug 18, 1986 – Aug 16, 1987 | 52 | |||||
2 | ![]() | Feb 06, 1995 | Feb 19, 1995 | Feb 13, 1995 | Feb 26, 1995 | Feb 13, 1995 – Feb 19, 1995 | 1 | 7 |
Feb 27, 1995 | Apr 09, 1995 | Mar 27, 1995 | Nov 05, 1995 | Mar 27, 1995 – Apr 09, 1995 | 2 | |||
May 15, 1995 | Jun 11, 1995 | May 15, 1995 – Jun 11, 1995 | 4 | |||||
3 | ![]() | Mar 31, 1997 | Oct 11, 1998 | Jun 08, 1998 | Aug 08, 1998 | Jun 08, 1998 – Aug 08, 1998 | 8 | 29 |
Aug 17, 1998 | Oct 25, 1998 | Aug 17, 1998 – Oct 11, 1998 | 8 | |||||
Feb 08, 1999 | Jul 04, 1999 | Jun 07, 1999 | Jul 04, 1999 | Jun 07, 1999 – Jul 04, 1999 | 4 | |||
Aug 09, 1999 | Apr 02, 2000 | Aug 02, 1999 | Aug 22, 1999 | Aug 09, 1999 – Aug 22, 1999 | 2 | |||
Jan 31, 2000 | Mar 19, 2000 | Jan 31, 2000 – Mar 19, 2000 | 7 | |||||
4 | ![]() | Apr 03, 2000 | May 7, 2000 | Apr 17, 2000 | May 07, 2000 | Apr 17, 2000 – May 7, 2000 | 3 | 3 |
5 | ![]() | Aug 11, 2003 | Oct 19, 2003 | Aug 18, 2003 | Sep 07, 2003 | Aug 18, 2003 – Sep 07, 2003 | 3 | 3 |
6 | ![]() | Nov 2, 2009 | Oct 10, 2010 | Jun 7, 2010 | Aug 1, 2010 | Jun 7, 2010 – Aug 1, 2010 | 8 | 8 |
The below lists the players who were ranked number 1 in both singles and doubles at any time in their career. Date in bold indicates date the feat was achieved. [13]
No. | Player | First Date Singles No.1 | Last Date Singles No.1 | N. of Weeks Singles No.1 | First Date Doubles No.1 | Last Date Doubles No.1 | N. of Weeks Doubles No.1 |
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1 | ![]() | Jul 10, 1978 | Aug 16, 1987 | 332 | Sep 04, 1984 | May 13, 1990 | 237 (Open Era record) |
2 | ![]() | Feb 06, 1995 | Jun 11, 1995 | 12 | Oct 19, 1992 | Apr 06, 1997 | 111 |
3 | ![]() | Mar 31, 1997 | Oct 14, 2001 | 209 | Jun 08, 1998 | Mar 18, 2018 | 90 |
4 | ![]() | Oct 12, 1998 | Jan 29, 2006 | 98 | Oct 20, 1997 | May 7, 2000 | 32 |
5 | ![]() | Aug 11, 2003 | Feb 20, 2011 | 20 | Aug 04, 2003 | Sep 07, 2003 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | Feb 25, 2002 | Jul 07, 2002 | 11 | Jun 07, 2010 | Aug 01, 2010 | 8 |
7 | ![]() | Jul 08, 2002 | May 14, 2017 | 319 | Jun 07, 2010 | Aug 01, 2010 | 8 |
8 | ![]() | Sep 11, 2023 | Nov 5, 2023 | 8 | Feb 22, 2021 | Apr 04, 2021 | 6 |
The below lists the players who finished the year ranked number 1 in both singles and doubles:
No. | Player | Year |
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1 | ![]() | 1984 |
![]() | 1986 |
Navratilova also finished number 1 in either ranking list for 8 consecutive seasons: 1982–83 – Singles, 1984 – Singles & Doubles, 1985- Singles, 1986- Singles & Doubles, 1987–89 – Doubles.
No other player has managed to finish number 1 in singles and in doubles (same or different years).
Since the inception of computer singles rankings on November 3, 1975, the No.1 ranking has changed hands 101 times
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