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 16 have been year-end No. 1.[1]
Aryna Sabalenka , currently ranked No. 1 in women's singles.Aryna Sabalenka is the current singles world No. 1.
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).[2] [3]
Steffi Graf spent 377 weeks at the top of the WTA ranking, the most of any female player. First-time No. 1 player. (in bold )
‡ WTA rankings record.
* Current World No. 1 (weeks are automatically updated).
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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.[4]
* Current No. 1 player (weeks are automatically updated).
Active players in bold .
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Weeks are updated automatically.[6] [7] 2012 WTA Tour Official Guide , page 177.[2]
Weeks at No. 1 leaders timeline
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Current record in bold .
The source for this through to 2012 is the 2012 WTA Tour Official Guide , page 178.[2]
* Player was ranked No. 1 throughout the entire calendar year.
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Per player
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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)
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Current No. 1 player (date and age are updated automatically).
Active players and age records indicated in bold . More information Time span, Player ...
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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, 199 days Iga Świątek Apr 4, 2022
20 years, 308 days Oct 20, 2024
23 years, 142 days
2 years, 60 days Amélie Mauresmo Sep 13, 2004
25 years, 70 days Nov 12, 2006
27 years, 130 days
1 year, 110 days Simona Halep Oct 9, 2017
26 years, 12 days Jan 27, 2019
27 years, 122 days
1 year, 100 days Aryna Sabalenka Sep 11, 2023
25 years, 129 days December 20, 2024 26 years, 229 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
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
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Current No. 1 player indicated in italic .
* — Starting November 1975
2020s
WTA rankings were frozen from March 23, 2020 to August 9, 2020.
Stats are automatically updated on Mondays (UTC).
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Country
Players
1,123
United States Chris Evert , Martina Navratilova , Tracy Austin , Monica Seles *, Lindsay Davenport , Jennifer Capriati , Venus Williams , Serena Williams
411
Germany Steffi Graf , Angelique Kerber
209
Switzerland Martina Hingis
143
Yugoslavia /Serbia Monica Seles*, Ana Ivanovic , Jelena Janković
137
Belgium Kim Clijsters , Justine Henin
125
Poland Iga Świątek
123
Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley , Ashleigh Barty
71
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
64
Romania Simona Halep
51
Belarus [a] Victoria Azarenka
47
Russia Maria Sharapova , Dinara Safina
39
France Amélie Mauresmo
25
Japan Naomi Osaka
16
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario , Garbiñe Muguruza
8
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
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Weeks are updated automatically.
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.[5]
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Chris Evert (USA)
Evonne Goolagong Cawley (AUS)
Steffi Graf (FRG)
Monica Seles (YUG)
Monica Seles[n 1] (3)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)
Martina Hingis (SUI)
Kim Clijsters (BEL)
Amélie Mauresmo (FRA)
Maria Sharapova (RUS)
Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
Karolína Plíšková (CZE)
Simona Halep (ROU)
Naomi Osaka (JPN)
Iga Świątek (POL)
Aryna Sabalenka[a]
Jelena Janković
United States
Switzerland
