Iga Świątek , 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 15 have been year-end No. 1.
Iga Świątek 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).[1] [2]
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. 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[n 1] (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[n 1] (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 10 Jennifer Capriati (USA ) Oct 15, 2001 Nov 4, 2001 3 3 Lindsay Davenport (5) Nov 5, 2001 Jan 13, 2002 10 38 Jennifer Capriati (2) Jan 14, 2002 Feb 24, 2002 6 9 11 Venus Williams (USA ) Feb 25, 2002 Mar 17, 2002 3 3 Jennifer Capriati (3) Mar 18, 2002 Apr 21, 2002 5 14 Venus Williams (2) Apr 22, 2002 May 19, 2002 4 7 Jennifer Capriati (4) May 20, 2002 Jun 9, 2002 3 17 Venus Williams (3) Jun 10, 2002 Jul 7, 2002 4 11 12 Serena Williams (USA ) Jul 8, 2002 Aug 10, 2003 57 57 13 Kim Clijsters (BEL ) Aug 11, 2003 Oct 19, 2003 10 10 14 Justine Henin (BEL ) Oct 20, 2003 Oct 26, 2003 1 1 Kim Clijsters (2) Oct 27, 2003 Nov 9, 2003 2 12 Justine Henin (2) Nov 10, 2003 Sep 12, 2004 44 45 15 Amélie Mauresmo (FRA ) Sep 13, 2004 Oct 17, 2004 5 5 Lindsay Davenport (6) Oct 18, 2004 Aug 21, 2005 44 82 16 Maria Sharapova (RUS ) Aug 22, 2005 Aug 28, 2005 1 1 Lindsay Davenport (7) Aug 29, 2005 Sep 11, 2005 2 84 Maria Sharapova (2) Sep 12, 2005 Oct 23, 2005 6 7 Lindsay Davenport (8) Oct 24, 2005 Jan 29, 2006 14 98 Kim Clijsters (3) Jan 30, 2006 Mar 19, 2006 7 19 Amélie Mauresmo (2) Mar 20, 2006 Nov 12, 2006 34 39 Justine Henin (3) Nov 13, 2006 Jan 28, 2007 11 56 Maria Sharapova (3) Jan 29, 2007 Mar 18, 2007 7 14 Justine Henin (4) Mar 19, 2007 May 18, 2008 61 117 Maria Sharapova (4) May 19, 2008 Jun 8, 2008 3 17 17 Ana Ivanovic (SRB ) Jun 9, 2008 Aug 10, 2008 9 9 18 Jelena Janković (SRB ) Aug 11, 2008 Aug 17, 2008 1 1 Ana Ivanovic (2) Aug 18, 2008 Sep 7, 2008 3 12 Serena Williams (2) Sep 8, 2008 Oct 5, 2008 4 61 Jelena Janković (2) Oct 6, 2008 Feb 1, 2009 17 18 Serena Williams (3) Feb 2, 2009 Apr 19, 2009 11 72 19 Dinara Safina (RUS ) Apr 20, 2009 Oct 11, 2009 25 25 Serena Williams (4) Oct 12, 2009 Oct 25, 2009 2 74 Dinara Safina (2) Oct 26, 2009 Nov 1, 2009 1 26 Serena Williams (5) Nov 2, 2009 Oct 10, 2010 49 123 20 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN ) Oct 11, 2010 Feb 13, 2011 18 18 Kim Clijsters (4) Feb 14, 2011 Feb 20, 2011 1 20 Caroline Wozniacki (2) Feb 21, 2011 Jan 29, 2012 49 67 21 Victoria Azarenka (BLR ) Jan 30, 2012 Jun 10, 2012 19 19 Maria Sharapova (5) Jun 11, 2012 Jul 8, 2012 4 21 Victoria Azarenka (2) Jul 9, 2012 Feb 17, 2013 32 51 Serena Williams (6) Feb 18, 2013 Sep 11, 2016 186 ‡ 309 22 Angelique Kerber (GER ) Sep 12, 2016 Jan 29, 2017 20 20 Serena Williams (7) Jan 30, 2017 Mar 19, 2017 7 316 Angelique Kerber (2) Mar 20, 2017 Apr 23, 2017 5 25 Serena Williams (8) Apr 24, 2017 May 14, 2017 3 319 Angelique Kerber (3) May 15, 2017 Jul 16, 2017 9 34 23 Karolína Plíšková (CZE ) Jul 17, 2017 Sep 10, 2017 8 8 24 Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP ) Sep 11, 2017 Oct 8, 2017 4 4 25 Simona Halep (ROU ) Oct 9, 2017 Jan 28, 2018 16 16 Caroline Wozniacki (3) Jan 29, 2018 Feb 25, 2018 4 71 Simona Halep (2) Feb 26, 2018 Jan 27, 2019 48 64 26 Naomi Osaka (JPN ) Jan 28, 2019 Jun 23, 2019 21 21 27 Ashleigh Barty (AUS ) Jun 24, 2019 Aug 11, 2019 7 7 Naomi Osaka (2) Aug 12, 2019 Sep 8, 2019 4 25 Ashleigh Barty (2) Sep 9, 2019 Mar 22, 2020 28 35 Mar 23, 2020 Aug 9, 2020 20 Ashleigh Barty (2) Aug 10, 2020 Apr 3, 2022 86 121 28 Iga Świątek (POL ) Apr 4, 2022 Sep 10, 2023 75 75 29 Aryna Sabalenka [a] Sep 11, 2023 Nov 5, 2023 8 8 Iga Świątek (2) Nov 6, 2023 Present 25 100
^ a b 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.[3] Weeks at No. 1 Weeks are updated automatically.[5] [6] The source for this through the week of January 2, 2012, is the 2012 WTA Tour Official Guide , page 177.[1]
Weeks at No. 1 leaders timeline Current record in bold .
No. 1 leaders timeline Year-end No. 1 players The source for this through to 2012 is the 2012 WTA Tour Official Guide , page 178.[1]
By year By year (continued) * Player was ranked No. 1 throughout the calendar year.
Per player Players who became No. 1 without having won a Grand Slam tournament title 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, still active)
Time span between first and last dates No. 1 was held Current No. 1 player (date and age are updated automatically).
Active players and age records indicated in bold . 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, 60 days Amélie Mauresmo Sep 13, 2004 25 years, 70 days Nov 12, 2006 27 years, 130 days 2 years, 19 days Iga Świątek Apr 4, 2022 20 years, 308 days April 23, 2024 22 years, 328 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 Aryna Sabalenka Sep 11, 2023 25 years, 129 days Nov 5, 2023 25 years, 184 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 decade Current No. 1 player indicated in italic . 1970s* * — Starting November 1975
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s WTA rankings were frozen from March 23, 2020 to August 9, 2020.
Stats are automatically updated on Mondays (UTC).
Weeks at No. 1 by country Current No. 1 player indicated in bold . No. Country Total Players Players Weeks 1 United States 8 1,123 Chris Evert , Martina Navratilova , Tracy Austin , Monica Seles *, Lindsay Davenport , Jennifer Capriati , Venus Williams , Serena Williams 2 Germany 2 411 Steffi Graf , Angelique Kerber 3 Switzerland 1 209 Martina Hingis 4 / / Yugoslavia /Serbia 3 143 Monica Seles*, Ana Ivanovic , Jelena Janković 5 Belgium 2 137 Kim Clijsters , Justine Henin 6 Australia 2 123 Evonne Goolagong Cawley , Ashleigh Barty 7 Poland 1 100 Iga Świątek 8 Denmark 1 71 Caroline Wozniacki 9 Romania 1 64 Simona Halep 10 Belarus [a] 1 51 Victoria Azarenka 11 Russia 2 47 Maria Sharapova , Dinara Safina 12 France 1 39 Amélie Mauresmo 13 Japan 1 25 Naomi Osaka 14 Spain 2 16 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario , Garbiñe Muguruza 15 Czech Republic 1 8 Karolína Plíšková
Weeks are updated automatically. * Monica Seles is included twice due to change of citizenship.
See also Notes ^ a b 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.[4] References ^ a b c "2012 WTA Media Guide" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2012. ^ "WTA Singles Rankings". Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014 . ^ "Seles is back in the limelight". The Irish Times . June 26, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2015 . ^ "Joint Statement by the International Governing Bodies of Tennis". wtatennis.com . March 1, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2023 . ^ "WTA Press Center – Weeks at No. 1". Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. ^ "WTA Notes & Netcords". Archived from the original on January 17, 2012. Women's Tennis Association (WTA) world No. 1 singles players
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