List of WTA number 1 ranked tennis players
The list of WTA number 1 ranked players shows the professional women's tennis players who have been or currently are ranked world No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association, along with the dates of first reaching and losing that spot. Since the WTA began producing computerised rankings on 3 November 1975, 27 women have reached the highest singles ranking and 43 women the highest doubles ranking. The WTA rankings are a merit-based method for determining the rankings in women's tennis and the WTA releases ranking points weekly based on how players fared during the previous 52 weeks.
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Ashleigh Barty, currently ranked no. 1 in women's singles
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Hsieh Su-wei, currently ranked no. 1 in women's doubles
Singles
World No. 1 ranked 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 player.
| New No. 1 |
Country | Player | Start date | End date | Weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| series | total | |||||
| 1 |  | Chris Evert | Nov 3, 1975 | Apr 25, 1976 | 25 | 25 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Apr 26, 1976 | May 9, 1976 | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Evert (2) | May 10, 1976 | Jul 9, 1978 | 113 | 138 | |
| 3 | | Martina Navratilova | 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 | 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 | Aug 17, 1987 | Mar 10, 1991 | 186 ↑ | 186 |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Monica Seles | 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 | |
%3B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png){kind=small} | Monica Seles (3) [n 1] | Sep 9, 1991 | Jun 6, 1993 | 91 | 113 | |
| Steffi Graf (4) | Jun 7, 1993 | Feb 5, 1995 | 87 | 277 | |
| 7 |  | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 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) Monica Seles[n 1] (4) | Aug 15, 1995 | Nov 3, 1996 | 64 | 356 177 | |
| Steffi Graf (7) | Nov 4, 1996 | Nov 17, 1996 | 2 | 358 | |
| Steffi Graf (7) Monica Seles (5) | Nov 18, 1996 | Nov 24, 1996 | 1 | 359 178 | |
| Steffi Graf (7) | Nov 25, 1996 | Mar 30, 1997 | 18 | 377 ↑ | |
| 8 |  | Martina Hingis | Mar 31, 1997 | Oct 11, 1998 | 80 | 80 |
| 9 | | Lindsay Davenport | 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 | 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 | 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 | Jul 8, 2002 | Aug 10, 2003 | 57 | 57 |
| 13 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Kim Clijsters | Aug 11, 2003 | Oct 19, 2003 | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | | Justine Henin | 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 | Sep 13, 2004 | Oct 17, 2004 | 5 | 5 |
| Lindsay Davenport (6) | Oct 18, 2004 | Aug 21, 2005 | 44 | 82 | |
| 16 |  | Maria Sharapova | 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 | Jun 9, 2008 | Aug 10, 2008 | 9 | 9 |
| 18 | | Jelena Janković | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Jul 17, 2017 | Sep 10, 2017 | 8 | 8 |
| 24 | | Garbiñe Muguruza | Sep 11, 2017 | Oct 8, 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 25 |  | Simona Halep | 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 | Jan 28, 2019 | Jun 23, 2019 | 21 | 21 |
| 27 | | Ashleigh Barty | 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 | |
WTA Ranking is frozen | Mar 23, 2020 | Aug 2, 2020 | 19 | 19 | ||
- Key
| ↑ | Open-era record |
| No. 1 player as of July 27, 2020 | |
- Note
- 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
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Weeks at No. 1 by country
| Rank | Country | Number of | Players | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Weeks | |||
| 1. | | 8 | 1,123 | Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Tracy Austin, Monica Seles*, Lindsay Davenport, Jennifer Capriati, Venus Williams, Serena Williams |
| 2. | | 2 | 411 | Steffi Graf, Angelique Kerber |
| 3. | | 1 | 209 | Martina Hingis |
| 4. | | 3 | 143 | Monica Seles*, Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Janković |
| 5. | | 2 | 137 | Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin |
| 6. | | 1 | 71 | Caroline Wozniacki |
| 7. | | 1 | 64 | Simona Halep |
| 8. | | 1 | 51 | Victoria Azarenka |
| 9. | | 2 | 47 | Maria Sharapova, Dinara Safina |
| 10. | | 1 | 39 | Amélie Mauresmo |
| 11. | | 2 | 37 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Ashleigh Barty |
| 12. | | 1 | 25 | Naomi Osaka |
| 13. | | 2 | 16 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Garbiñe Muguruza |
| 14. | | 1 | 8 | Karolína Plíšková |
as of July 27, 2020; current No. 1 player in bold
* Monica Seles is included twice due to change of citizenship.
Year-end No. 1 players
The source for this through to 2012 is the 2012 WTA Tour Official Guide, page 178.[1]
Per player
Per year
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Per year (continued)
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Players who became No. 1 before winning their first Grand Slam title
| Player | Date of first No. 1 position | First Grand Slam final reached | First Grand Slam title |
|---|---|---|---|
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August 11, 2003 | 2001 French Open (June 2001) (1st of 8) | 2005 US Open (1st of 4, still active) |
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September 13, 2004 | 1999 Australian Open (January 1999) (1st of 3) | 2006 Australian Open (1st of 2) |
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August 11, 2008 | 2008 US Open (September 2008) (only final) | None (still active) |
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April 20, 2009 | 2008 French Open (June 2008) (1st of 3) | None (retired in 2014) |
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October 11, 2010 | 2009 US Open (September 2009) (1st of 3) | 2018 Australian Open (only title) |
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July 17, 2017 | 2016 US Open (September 2016) (only final) | None (still active) |
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October 9, 2017 | 2014 French Open (June 2014) (1st of 5) | 2018 French Open (1st of 2, still active) |
Weeks at No. 1 by decade
1970s** — Starting November 1975
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1980s
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Doubles
World No. 1 ranked players
The source for the following table through the week of January 6, 2012, is the 2012 WTA Tour Official Guide, page 172.[1]
Martina Navratilova was world No. 1 in doubles for a record 237 weeks
| New No. 1 |
Country | Player | Start date | End date | Weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| series | total | |||||
| 1 | | Martina Navratilova (1) | Sep 4, 1984 | Mar 17, 1985 | 27 | 27 |
| 2 | | Pam Shriver (1) | Mar 18, 1985 | Jan 19, 1986 | 44 | 44 |
| Martina Navratilova (2) | Jan 20, 1986 | Jul 20, 1986 | 26 | 53 | |
| Pam Shriver (2) | Jul 21, 1986 | Aug 17, 1986 | 4 | 48 | |
| Martina Navratilova (3) | Aug 18, 1986 | Feb 4, 1990 | 181 ↑ | 234 | |
| 3 | | Helena Suková (1) | Feb 5, 1990 | Feb 18, 1990 | 2 | 2 |
| Martina Navratilova (4) | Feb 19, 1990 | Mar 4, 1990 | 2 | 236 | |
| Helena Suková (2) | Mar 5, 1990 | May 6, 1990 | 9 | 11 | |
| Martina Navratilova (5) | May 7, 1990 | May 13, 1990 | 1 | 237 ↑ | |
| Helena Suková (3) | May 14, 1990 | Aug 26, 1990 | 15 | 26 | |
| 4 | | Jana Novotná (1) | Aug 27, 1990 | Oct 14, 1990 | 7 | 7 |
| Helena Suková (4) | Oct 15, 1990 | Feb 17, 1991 | 18 | 44 | |
| Jana Novotná (2) | Feb 18, 1991 | Mar 3, 1991 | 2 | 9 | |
| 5 | | Gigi Fernández (1) | Mar 4, 1991 | Mar 10, 1991 | 1 | 1 |
| Jana Novotná (3) | Mar 11, 1991 | Mar 31, 1991 | 3 | 12 | |
| Gigi Fernández (2) | Apr 1, 1991 | Apr 7, 1991 | 1 | 2 | |
| Helena Suková (5) | Apr 8, 1991 | Jun 9, 1991 | 9 | 53 | |
| Gigi Fernández (3) | Jun 10, 1991 | Sept 8, 1991 | 13 | 15 | |
| Jana Novotná (4) | Sept 9, 1991 | Oct 6, 1991 | 4 | 16 | |
| 6 |  | Natasha Zvereva (1) | Oct 7, 1991 | Oct 13, 1991 | 1 | 1 |
| Jana Novotná (5) | Oct 14, 1991 | Jan 26, 1992 | 15 | 31 | |
| 7 |  | Larisa Neiland (1) | Jan 27, 1992 | Feb 2, 1992 | 1 | 1 |
| Jana Novotná (6) | Feb 3, 1992 | Feb 16, 1992 | 2 | 33 | |
| Larisa Neiland (2) | Feb 17, 1992 | Feb 23, 1992 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jana Novotná (7) | Feb 24, 1992 | Mar 22, 1992 | 4 | 37 | |
| Larisa Neiland (3) | Mar 23, 1992 | Apr 5, 1992 | 2 | 4 | |
| Jana Novotná (8) | Apr 6, 1992 | Jun 14, 1992 | 11 | 48 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Natasha Zvereva (2) | Jun 15, 1992 | Jun 21, 1992 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jana Novotná (9) | Jun 22, 1992 | Oct 11, 1992 | 15 | 63 | |
| Natasha Zvereva (3) | Oct 12, 1992 | Oct 18, 1992 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (1) | Oct 19, 1992 | Nov 15, 1992 | 4 | 4 |
| Natasha Zvereva (4) | Nov 16, 1992 | Nov 22, 1992 | 1 | 4 | |
| Helena Suková (6) | Nov 23, 1992 | Jan 10, 1993 | 7 | 60 | |
| Natasha Zvereva (5) | Jan 11, 1993 | Apr 4, 1993 | 12 | 16 | |
| Gigi Fernández (4) | Apr 5, 1993 | Sep 12, 1993 | 23 | 38 | |
| Helena Suková (7) | Sep 13, 1993 | Oct 31, 1993 | 7 | 67 | |
| Gigi Fernández (5) | Nov 1, 1993 | Nov 14, 1993 | 2 | 40 | |
| Helena Suková (8) | Nov 15, 1993 | Nov 21, 1993 | 1 | 68 | |
| Gigi Fernández (6) | Nov 22, 1993 | Aug 14, 1994 | 38 | 78 | |
| Natasha Zvereva (6) | Aug 15, 1994 | Feb 12, 1995 | 26 | 42 | |
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) | Feb 13, 1995 | Feb 26, 1995 | 2 | 6 | |
| Natasha Zvereva (7) | Feb 27, 1995 | Mar 5, 1995 | 1 | 43 | |
| Gigi Fernández (7) | Mar 6, 1995 | Mar 12, 1995 | 1 | 79 | |
| Natasha Zvereva (8) | Mar 13, 1995 | Mar 26, 1995 | 2 | 45 | |
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3) | Mar 27, 1995 | Nov 5, 1995 | 32 | 38 | |
| Gigi Fernández (8) | Nov 6, 1995 | Nov 12, 1995 | 1 | 80 | |
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (4) | Nov 13, 1995 | Apr 6, 1997 | 73 | 111 | |
| Natasha Zvereva (9) | Apr 7, 1997 | Oct 19, 1997 | 29 | 74 | |
| 9 | | Lindsay Davenport (1) | Oct 20, 1997 | Nov 2, 1997 | 2 | 2 |
| Natasha Zvereva (10) | Nov 3, 1997 | Jan 25, 1998 | 12 | 86 | |
| Lindsay Davenport (2) | Jan 26, 1998 | Apr 12, 1998 | 11 | 13 | |
| Natasha Zvereva (11) | Apr 13, 1998 | Jun 7, 1998 | 8 | 94 | |
| 10 | | Martina Hingis (1) | Jun 8, 1998 | Aug 2, 1998 | 8 | 8 |
| Jana Novotná (10) | Aug 3, 1998 | Aug 9, 1998 | 1 | 64 | |
| Lindsay Davenport (3) | Aug 10, 1998 | Aug 16, 1998 | 1 | 14 | |
| Martina Hingis (2) | Aug 17, 1998 | Oct 25, 1998 | 10 | 18 | |
| Natasha Zvereva (12) | Oct 26, 1998 | Nov 1, 1998 | 1 | 95 | |
| Martina Hingis (3) | Nov 2, 1998 | Nov 22, 1998 | 3 | 21 | |
| Natasha Zvereva (13) | Nov 23,1998 | May 16, 1999 | 25 | 120 | |
| Jana Novotná (11) | May 17, 1999 | Jun 6, 1999 | 3 | 67 | |
| Martina Hingis (4) | Jun 7, 1999 | Jul 4, 1999 | 4 | 25 | |
| Natasha Zvereva (14) | Jul 5, 1999 | Aug 1, 1999 | 4 | 124 | |
| Martina Hingis (5) | Aug 2, 1999 | Aug 22, 1999 | 3 | 28 | |
| Lindsay Davenport (4) | Aug 23, 1999 | Nov 21, 1999 | 13 | 27 | |
| 11 | | Anna Kournikova (1) | Nov 22, 1999 | Jan 30, 2000 | 10 | 10 |
| Martina Hingis (6) | Jan 31, 2000 | Mar 19, 2000 | 7 | 35 | |
| Lindsay Davenport (5) | Mar 20, 2000 | Apr 2, 2000 | 2 | 29 | |
| 12 | | Corina Morariu (1) | Apr 3, 2000 | Apr 16, 2000 | 2 | 2 |
| Lindsay Davenport (6) | Apr 17, 2000 | May 7, 2000 | 3 | 32 | |
| Corina Morariu (2) | May 8, 2000 | Jun 11, 2000 | 5 | 7 | |
| 13 | | Lisa Raymond (1) | Jun 12, 2000 | Aug 20, 2000 | 10 | 10 |
14 | | Lisa Raymond (1) Rennae Stubbs (1) | Aug 21, 2000 | Sep 10, 2000 | 3 | 13 3 |
| 15 | | Julie Halard-Decugis (1) | Sep 11, 2000 | Oct 22, 2000 | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | | Ai Sugiyama (1) | Oct 23, 2000 | Oct 29, 2000 | 1 | 1 |
| Julie Halard-Decugis (2) | Oct 30, 2000 | Dec 24, 2000 | 8 | 14 | |
| Ai Sugiyama (2) | Dec 25, 2000 | Aug 26, 2001 | 35 | 36 | |
| Lisa Raymond (2) | Aug 27, 2001 | Sep 8, 2002 | 54 | 67 | |
| 17 |  | Paola Suárez (1) | Sep 9, 2002 | Aug 3, 2003 | 47 | 47 |
| 18 | | Kim Clijsters (1) | Aug 4, 2003 | Aug 10, 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| Ai Sugiyama (3) | Aug 11, 2003 | Aug 17, 2003 | 1 | 37 | |
| Kim Clijsters (2) | Aug 18, 2003 | Sep 7, 2003 | 3 | 4 | |
| 19 | | Virginia Ruano Pascual (1) | Sep 8, 2003 | Sep 14, 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| Ai Sugiyama (4) | Sep 15, 2003 | Nov 9, 2003 | 8 | 45 | |
| Paola Suárez (2) | Nov 10, 2003 | Jul 25, 2004 | 37 | 84 | |
| Virginia Ruano Pascual (2) | Jul 26, 2004 | Aug 1, 2004 | 1 | 2 | |
| Virginia Ruano Pascual (2) Paola Suárez (3) | Aug 2, 2004 | Aug 22, 2004 | 3 | 5 87 | |
| Virginia Ruano Pascual (2) | Aug 23, 2004 | Oct 16, 2005 | 60 | 65 | |
| 20 |  | Cara Black (1) | Oct 17, 2005 | Feb 5, 2006 | 16 | 16 |
| 21 | | Samantha Stosur (1) | Feb 6, 2006 | Jul 6, 2006 | 22 | 22 |
| Lisa Raymond (3) Samantha Stosur (1) | Jul 7, 2006 | Apr 8, 2007 | 39 | 106 61 | |
| Lisa Raymond (3) | Apr 9, 2007 | Jun 10, 2007 | 9 | 115 | |
| Cara Black (2) | Jun 11, 2007 | Jun 24, 2007 | 2 | 18 | |
| Lisa Raymond (4) | Jun 25, 2007 | Jul 8, 2007 | 2 | 117 | |
| Cara Black (3) | Jul 9, 2007 | Nov 11, 2007 | 18 | 36 | |
22 | | Cara Black (3) Liezel Huber (1) | Nov 12, 2007 | Apr 18, 2010 | 127 | 163 127 |
| Liezel Huber (1) | Apr 19, 2010 | Jun 6, 2010 | 7 | 134 | |
| 23 24 | | Serena Williams (1) Venus Williams (1) | Jun 7, 2010 | Aug 1, 2010 | 8 | 8 8 |
| Liezel Huber (2) | Aug 2, 2010 | Oct 31, 2010 | 13 | 147 | |
| 25 | | Gisela Dulko (1) | Nov 1, 2010 | Feb 27, 2011 | 17 | 17 |
26 |  | Gisela Dulko (1) Flavia Pennetta (1) | Feb 28, 2011 | Apr 17, 2011 | 7 | 24 7 |
| Flavia Pennetta (1) | Apr 18, 2011 | Jul 4, 2011 | 11 | 18 | |
| 27 28 |  | Květa Peschke (1) Katarina Srebotnik (1) | Jul 4, 2011 | Sep 11, 2011 | 10 | 10 10 |
| Liezel Huber (3) | Sep 12, 2011 | Apr 22, 2012 | 32 | 179 | |
| Liezel Huber (3) Lisa Raymond (5) | Apr 23, 2012 | Sep 9, 2012 | 20 | 199 137 | |
| 29 | | Sara Errani (1) | Sep 10, 2012 | Oct 14, 2012 | 5 | 5 |
| 30 | | Roberta Vinci (1) | Oct 15, 2012 | Apr 28, 2013 | 28 | 28 |
| Roberta Vinci (1) Sara Errani (2) | Apr 29, 2013 | Feb 16, 2014 | 42 | 70 47 | |
| 31 |  | Peng Shuai (1) | Feb 17, 2014 | May 11, 2014 | 12 | 12 |
32 |  | Peng Shuai (1) Hsieh Su-wei (1) | May 12, 2014 | May 18, 2014 | 1 | 13 1 |
| Peng Shuai (1) | May 19, 2014 | Jun 8, 2014 | 3 | 16 | |
| Peng Shuai (1) Hsieh Su-wei (2) | Jun 9, 2014 | Jul 6, 2014 | 4 | 20 5 | |
| Roberta Vinci (2) Sara Errani (3) | Jul 7, 2014 | Apr 12, 2015 | 40 | 110 87 | |
| 33 |  | Sania Mirza (1) | Apr 13, 2015 | Jan 17, 2016 | 40 | 40 |
| Sania Mirza (1) Martina Hingis (7) | Jan 18, 2016 | Aug 21, 2016 | 31 | 71 66 | |
| Sania Mirza (1) | Aug 22, 2016 | Jan 8, 2017 | 20 | 91 | |
| 34 | | Bethanie Mattek-Sands (1) | Jan 9, 2017 | Aug 20, 2017 | 32 | 32 |
| 35 | | Lucie Šafářová (1) | Aug 21, 2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| Martina Hingis (8) | Oct 2, 2017 | Oct 22, 2017 | 3 | 69 | |
36 | | Martina Hingis (8) Latisha Chan (1) | Oct 23, 2017 | Mar 18, 2018 | 21 | 90 21 |
| Latisha Chan (1) | Mar 19, 2018 | Jun 10, 2018 | 12 | 33 | |
| 37 38 | | Ekaterina Makarova (1) Elena Vesnina (1) | Jun 11, 2018 | Jul 15, 2018 | 5 | 5 5 |
| 39 |  | Tímea Babos (1) | Jul 16, 2018 | Aug 12, 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| Latisha Chan (2) | Aug 13, 2018 | Aug 19, 2018 | 1 | 34 | |
| Tímea Babos (2) | Aug 20, 2018 | Oct 21, 2018 | 9 | 13 | |
| 40 41 | | Barbora Krejčíková (1) Kateřina Siniaková (1) | Oct 22, 2018 | Jan 13, 2019 | 12 | 12 12 |
| Kateřina Siniaková (1) | Jan 14, 2019 | Jun 9, 2019 | 21 | 33 | |
| 42 | | Kristina Mladenovic (1) | Jun 10, 2019 | Jul 14, 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 43 | | Barbora Strýcová (1) | Jul 15, 2019 | Oct 6, 2019 | 12 | 12 |
| Kristina Mladenovic (2) | Oct 7, 2019 | Oct 20, 2019 | 2 | 7 | |
| Barbora Strýcová (2) | Oct 21, 2019 | Feb 2, 2020 | 15 | 27 | |
| Hsieh Su-wei (3) | Feb 3, 2020 | Feb 23, 2020 | 3 | 8 | |
| Kristina Mladenovic (3) | Feb 24, 2020 | Mar 1, 2020 | 1 | 8 | |
| Hsieh Su-wei (4) | Mar 2, 2020 | Mar 22, 2020 | 3 | 11 | |
WTA Ranking is frozen | March 23, 2020 | August 2, 2020 | 19 | 19 | ||
- Key
| ↑ | Open-era record |
| No. 1 player(s) as of July 27, 2020 | |
- Note
Weeks at No. 1
Weeks at No. 1 by country
| Rank | Country | Number of | Players | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| players | weeks | |||
| 1. | | 10 | 788 | Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver, Gigi Fernández, Lindsay Davenport, Corina Morariu, Lisa Raymond, Liezel Huber, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Bethanie Mattek-Sands |
| 2. | | 7 | 223 | Helena Suková, Jana Novotná, Květa Peschke, Lucie Šafářová, Barbora Krejčíková, Kateřina Siniaková, Barbora Strýcová |
| 3. | | 3 | 215 | Flavia Pennetta, Sara Errani, Roberta Vinci |
| 4. | | 2 | 176 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Virginia Ruano Pascual |
| 5. | | 1 | 163 | Cara Black |
| 6. | | 1 | 123 | Natasha Zvereva* |
| 7. | | 2 | 111 | Paola Suárez, Gisela Dulko |
| 8. | | 1 | 91 | Sania Mirza |
| 9. | | 1 | 90 | Martina Hingis |
| 10. | | 2 | 64 | Rennae Stubbs, Samantha Stosur |
| 11. | | 2 | 45 | Hsieh Su-wei, Latisha Chan |
| 1 | Ai Sugiyama | ||
| 13. | | 2 | 22 | Julie Halard-Decugis, Kristina Mladenovic |
| 14. | | 1 | 20 | Peng Shuai |
| 3 | Anna Kournikova, Ekaterina Makarova, Elena Vesnina | ||
| 16. | | 1 | 13 | Tímea Babos |
| 17. | | 1 | 10 | Katarina Srebotnik |
| 18. | | 1 | 4 | Larisa Neiland |
| 1 | Kim Clijsters | ||
| 20. | | 1 | 1 | Natasha Zvereva* |
as of July 27, 2020 – current No. 1 player(s) in bold
* Belarusian Natasha Zvereva spent one week at number one while playing for the Soviet Union
Year-end No. 1 players
Per player
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Per year
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Players who became No. 1 before they won their first Grand Slam title
| Player | Date of first No. 1 position | First Grand Slam final reached | First Grand Slam title |
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November 1, 2010 | 2011 Australian Open (January 2011) (only final) | 2011 Australian Open (only title) |
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April 13, 2015 | 2011 French Open (June 2011) (1st of 4) | 2015 Wimbledon (1st of 3, still active) |
See also
- World number 1 ranked female tennis players (includes rankings before 1975)
- List of WTA players who were ranked number 5 or higher but never number 1
- Current WTA Rankings
- List of highest ranked tennis players per country
- List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players
- List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players
References
- "2012 WTA Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-15.
- "WTA Singles Rankings". Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- "Seles is back in the limelight". The Irish Times. 26 June 1996. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- "WTA Press Center – Weeks at No. 1". Archived from the original on 2012-11-03.
- "WTA Notes & Netcords". Archived from the original on 2012-01-17.
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