WTA Rankings

The WTA Rankings are the ratings defined by the Women's Tennis Association, introduced in November 1975.[1]

Ranking method

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 16 tournaments for singles and 11 for doubles and 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 with the condition that they must include points from the 4 Grand Slams, the 4 Premier Mandatory tournaments and the WTA Finals. In addition, for Top 20 players, their best two results at Premier 5 tournaments will also count.[2] Up until 2016, the WTA also distributed ranking points, for singles players only, who competed at the Summer Olympics.[3] However, this has since been discontinued.[4]

The points distribution for tournaments in 2017 is shown below. Points earned in 2013 were a little different in some cases and retain their value until they expire after 52 weeks.

CategoryWFSFQFR16R32R64R128QQ3Q2Q1
Grand Slam (S)2000130078043024013070104030202
Grand Slam (D)200013007804302401301040
WTA Finals (S)+420
(1500 max)
+330
(1080 max)
(250 for each round robin win, 125 for each loss)
(750 max)
WTA Finals (D)15001080750375
WTA Premier Mandatory (96S)100065039021512065351030202
WTA Premier Mandatory (64/60S)1000650390215120651030202
WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D)100065039021512010
WTA Premier 5 (56S, 64Q)9005853501901056013022151
WTA Premier 5 (56S, 48/32Q)90058535019010560130201
WTA Premier 5 (28D)9005853501901051
WTA Premier 5 (16D)9005853501901
WTA Elite Trophy+260

(700 max)

+200

(440 max)

(120 for each round robin win, 40 for each loss)

(240 max)

WTA Premier (56S)4703051851005530125131
WTA Premier (32S)4703051851005512518131
WTA Premier (16D)4703051851001
WTA International (32S, 32Q)280180110603011814101
WTA International (32S, 16Q)2801801106030118121
WTA International (16D)280180110601
WTA 125K series (S)160955729151--6-41
WTA 125K series (D)1609557291-------
ITF $100,000 + H (32)150905528141--641-
ITF $100,000 (32)140855025131--641-
ITF $80,000 + H (32)130804824121--531-
ITF $80,000 (32)115704221101--531-
ITF $60,000 + H (32)10060361891--531-
ITF $60,000 (32)8048291581--531-
ITF $25,000 + H (32)6036221161--2---
ITF $25,000 (32)503018951--1---
ITF $15,000 + H (32)25159510------
ITF $15,000 (32)1274210------

"+H" indicates that Hospitality is provided.

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.

Current rankings

Number one ranked players

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 (active players in green):

No.PlayerDate reachedTotal weeks
1United States Chris EvertNov 3, 1975260
2Australia Evonne Goolagong CawleyApr 26, 19762
3 United States Martina NavratilovaJul 10, 1978332
4United States Tracy AustinApr 7, 198021
5Germany Steffi GrafAug 17, 1987377
6Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/United States Monica SelesMar 11, 1991178
7Spain Arantxa Sánchez VicarioFeb 6, 199512
8Switzerland Martina HingisMar 31, 1997209
9United States Lindsay DavenportOct 12, 199898
10United States Jennifer CapriatiOct 15, 200117
11United States Venus WilliamsFeb 25, 200211
12United States Serena WilliamsJul 8, 2002319
13Belgium Kim ClijstersAug 11, 200320
14Belgium Justine HeninOct 20, 2003117
15France Amélie MauresmoSep 13, 200439
16Russia Maria SharapovaAug 22, 200521
17Serbia Ana IvanovicJun 9, 200812
18Serbia Jelena JankovićAug 11, 200818
19Russia Dinara SafinaApr 20, 200926
20Denmark Caroline WozniackiOct 11, 201071
21Belarus Victoria AzarenkaJan 30, 201251
22Germany Angelique KerberSep 12, 201634
23Czech Republic Karolína PlíškováJuly 17, 20178
24Spain Garbiñe MuguruzaSep 11, 20174
25Romania Simona HalepOct 9, 201749

Last update: 8 October 2018

Year-end number one players

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.

Singles

No. 1 all weeks of the year

Doubles

YearCountryPlayerTeam
1984United States USAMartina Navratilova (1)United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver
1985United States USAPam Shriver (2)United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver
1986United States USAMartina NavratilovaUnited States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver
1987United States USAMartina NavratilovaUnited States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver
1988United States USAMartina NavratilovaUnited States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver
1989United States USAMartina NavratilovaCzechoslovakia Helena Suková / Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
1990Czechoslovakia TCHHelena Suková (3)Czechoslovakia Helena Suková / Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
1991Czechoslovakia TCHJana Novotná (4)United States Gigi Fernández / Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
1992Czech Republic CZEHelena SukováLatvia Larisa Neiland / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
1993United States USAGigi Fernández (5)United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
1994Belarus BLRNatasha Zvereva (6)United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
1995Spain ESPArantxa Sánchez Vicario (7)United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
1996Spain ESPArantxa Sánchez VicarioCzech Republic Jana Novotná / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1997Belarus BLRNatasha ZverevaUnited States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
1998Belarus BLRNatasha ZverevaSwitzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Jana Novotná
1999Russia RUSAnna Kournikova (8)Switzerland Martina Hingis / Russia Anna Kournikova
2000Japan JPNAi Sugiyama (9)United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams
2001United States USALisa Raymond (10)United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Rennae Stubbs
2002Argentina ARGPaola Suárez (11)Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez
2003Argentina ARGPaola SuárezSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez
2004Spain ESPVirginia Ruano Pascual (12)Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez
2005Zimbabwe ZIMCara Black (13)United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Samantha Stosur
2006United States USA
Australia AUS
Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur (14)
United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Samantha Stosur
2007Zimbabwe ZIM
United States USA
Cara Black
Liezel Huber (15)
Zimbabwe Cara Black / United States Liezel Huber
2008Zimbabwe ZIM
United States USA
Cara Black
Liezel Huber
Zimbabwe Cara Black / United States Liezel Huber
2009Zimbabwe ZIM
United States USA
Cara Black
Liezel Huber
United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams
2010Argentina ARGGisela Dulko (16)Argentina Gisela Dulko / Italy Flavia Pennetta
2011United States USALiezel HuberCzech Republic Květa Peschke / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
2012Italy ITARoberta Vinci (17)Italy Sara Errani / Italy Roberta Vinci
2013Italy ITA Roberta VinciItaly Sara Errani / Italy Roberta Vinci
Italy ITASara Errani (18)
2014Italy ITA
Italy ITA
Roberta Vinci
Sara Errani
Italy Sara Errani / Italy Roberta Vinci
2015India INDSania Mirza (19)Switzerland Martina Hingis / India Sania Mirza
2016India INDSania MirzaFrance Caroline Garcia / France Kristina Mladenovic
2017Chinese Taipei TPE
Switzerland SUI
Chan Yung-jan (20)
Martina Hingis (21)
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan / Switzerland Martina Hingis
No. 1 all weeks of the year

Players with highest career rank 2–5

The following is a list of singles players who were ranked world No. 5 or higher but not No. 1 (active players in green):

See also

Notes and references

  1. "WTA Rankings". Women's Tennis Association.
  2. "WTA – All About Rankings". WTA.
  3. "Ranking Points". itftennis.com. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  4. "WTA Rankings". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc.
  5. "WTA Rankings". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc.
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