{{Short description|Women's Tennis Association rankings of players}} {{about|the women's rankings|the men's rankings|ATP rankings}} {{WTA Tour sidebar}} The '''WTA rankings''' are the ratings defined by the Women's Tennis Association, introduced in November 1975.<ref name="WTA rankings">{{cite web |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/rankings |title=WTA rankings |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}</ref> The computer that calculates the ranking is nicknamed "Medusa".<ref>{{cite book |last=Collins |first=Bud |url=https://archive.org/details/budcollinshistor0000coll/ |title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis |publisher=New Chapter Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0942257700 |edition=2nd |location=New York |page=715 |author-link=Bud Collins |url-access=registration}}</ref>
Aryna Sabalenka is the current world No. 1 in women's singles. [[File:Aryna Sabalenka US Open 2024 practice (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Aryna Sabalenka, women's singles No. 1]] [[File:Elena Rybakina (2023 US Open) 23.jpg|upright|thumb|Elena Rybakina, women's singles No. 2]] [[File:Gauff WMQ19 (24).jpg|thumb|upright|Coco Gauff, women's singles No. 3]] [[File:Iga Swiatek 2023 Cropped + Retouched.jpg|thumb|upright|Iga Świątek, women's singles No. 4]] [[File:Pegula RG19 (23) (48199119221).jpg|thumb|upright|Jessica Pegula, women's singles No. 5]]
==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 18 tournaments (or 19 if she competed in the WTA Finals) for singles and 12 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. For singles, the period must include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itftennis.com/media/11823/2024-wta-rankings-rules.pdf|title=2024 WTA Rankings Rules}}</ref> * the four Grand Slams * six WTA 1000 Mandatory combined/virtually combined tournaments * one WTA 1000 Mandatory (WTA-only) tournament * the best of seven results from all WTA 1000 Mandatory, WTA 500, WTA 250, and WTA 125 Tournaments and ITF W15+ events * the WTA Finals as a bonus tournament if the player attended
For doubles, the best 12 tournament results across all tournament levels are used. Unlike singles, there are no specific tournament level requirements and the WTA Finals are not treated as a bonus tournament, instead they are one of the 12 if applicable.
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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/30/sports/tennis/points-and-prize-money-mean-more-to-olympic-tennis-holdouts.html|title=Points and Prize Money Mean More to Olympic Tennis Holdouts|work=The New York Times|date=30 May 2016|last1=Rothenberg|first1=Ben}}</ref>
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.
===Points Table=== {|class="wikitable" |-align=center | style="background:#efefef;"|Category|| style="width:40px; background:lime;"|'''{{tooltip|W|Won tournament}}'''|| style="width:40px; background:thistle;"|{{tooltip|F|Finalist}}|| style="width:40px; background:#ff0;"|{{tooltip|SF|Semi-finalist}}|| style="width:40px; background:#ffebcd;"|{{tooltip|QF|Quarter-finalist}}|| style="width:40px; background:#afeeee;"|{{tooltip|R16|Reached round of last 16}}|| style="width:40px; background:#afeeee;"|{{tooltip|R32|Reached round of last 32}}|| style="width:40px; background:#afeeee;"|{{tooltip|R64|Reached round of last 64}}|| style="width:40px; background:#afeeee;"|{{tooltip|R128|Reached round of last 128}}|| style="width:40px; background:#f0f8ff;"|{{tooltip|Q|Qualified for main draw}}|| style="width:40px; background:#f0f8ff;"|{{tooltip|Q3|Reached third qualifying round}}|| style="width:40px; background:#f0f8ff;"|{{tooltip|Q2|Reached second qualifying round}}|| style="width:40px; background:#f0f8ff;"|{{tooltip|Q1|Reached first qualifying round}} |-style="text-align:center; background:#F3E6D7;" |Grand Slam (128S, 128Q)||2000||1300||780||430||240||130||70||10||40||30||20||2 |-style="text-align:center; background:#F3E6D7;" |Grand Slam (64D)||2000||1300||780||430||240||130||10||||40||||||
|-style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;" |WTA Finals (S)||1500*||1000*||600*||colspan="9" style="text-align:center|(+200 per round robin win) |-style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;" |WTA Finals (D)||1500*||1000*||600*||colspan="9" style="text-align:center|(+200 per round robin win)
|-style="text-align:center; background:#d8cef6;" |WTA 1000 (96S, 48Q)||1000||650||390||215||120||65||35||10||30||||20||2 |-style="text-align:center; background:#d8cef6;" |WTA 1000 (56S, 32Q)||1000||650||390||215||120||65||10||||30||||20||2 |-style="text-align:center; background:#d8cef6;" |WTA 1000 (32/28D)||1000||650||390||215||120||10||||||||||||
|-style="text-align:center; background:#D4F1C5;" |WTA 500 (48S, 24Q)||500||325||195||108||60||32||1||||25||||13||1 |-style="text-align:center; background:#D4F1C5;" |WTA 500 (30/28S, 24/16Q)||500||325||195||108||60||1||||||25||18||13||1 |-style="text-align:center; background:#D4F1C5;" |WTA 500 (24D)||500||325||195||108||60||1|||||||||||| |-style="text-align:center; background:#D4F1C5;" |WTA 500 (16D)||500||325||195||108||1||||||||||||||
|-style="text-align:center; background:#fff;" |WTA 250 (32S, 24/16Q)||250||163||98||54||30||1||||||18||||12||1 |-style="text-align:center; background:#fff;" |WTA 250 (16D)||250||163||98||54||1||||||||||||||
|-style="text-align:center; background:#D0D7B2;" |WTA 125 (32S, 16Q)||125||81||49||27||15||1||||||6||||4||1 |-style="text-align:center; background:#D0D7B2;" |WTA 125 (32S, 8Q)||125||81||49||27||15||1||||||6||||||1 |-style="text-align:center; background:#D0D7B2;" |WTA 125 (16D)||125||81||49||27||1|||||||||||||| |-style="text-align:center; background:#D0D7B2;" |WTA 125 (8D)||125||81||49||1||||||||||||||||
|-style="text-align:center;" |W100 (48S, 32/24Q)||100||65||39||21||12||7||1||||5||||3|| |-style="text-align:center;" |W100 (32S, 32Q)||100||65||39||21||12||1||||||5||||3|| |-style="text-align:center;" |W100 (16D)||100||65||39||21||1||||||||||||||
|-style="text-align:center;" |W75 (48S, 32/24Q)||75||49||29||16||9||5||1||||3||||2|| |-style="text-align:center;" |W75 (32S, 32Q)||75||49||29||16||9||1||||||3||||2|| |-style="text-align:center;" |W75 (16D)||75||49||29||16||1||||||||||||||
|-style="text-align:center;" |W50 (48S, 32/24Q)||50||33||20||11||6||3||1||||2||||1|| |-style="text-align:center;" |W50 (32S, 32Q)||50||33||20||11||6||1||||||2||||1|| |-style="text-align:center;" |W50 (16D)||50||33||20||11||1||||||||||||||
|-style="text-align:center;" |W35 (48S, 32/24Q)||35||23||14||8||4||2||1||||1|||||| |-style="text-align:center;" |W35 (32S, 64/48/32/24Q)||35||23||14||8||4||1||||||1|||||| |-style="text-align:center;" |W35 (16D)||35||23||14||8||1||||||||||||||
|-style="text-align:center;" |W15 (32S, 64/48/32/24Q)||15||10||6||3||1|||||||||||||| |-style="text-align:center;" |W15 (16D)||15||10||6||3|||||||||||||||| |} S = singles players, D = doubles teams, Q = qualification players.<br /> <nowiki>*</nowiki> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/publications/2019WTARulebook.pdf|title=2019 WTA Official Rulebook|publisher=WTA}}</ref>
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 == {{main|Current tennis rankings}}
{| |-style="vertical-align:top" | === Singles === {{#section:Current tennis rankings|WTA singles race}}{{col-break|gap=3em}} {{#section:Current tennis rankings|WTA singles ranking}} |}
{| |-style="vertical-align:top" | === Doubles === {{#section:Current tennis rankings|WTA doubles race}}{{col-break|gap=3em}} {{#section:Current tennis rankings|WTA doubles ranking}} |}
===Points breakdown=== *''{{As of|2026|05|04|lc=y}}'' *''Points from WTA 125 and ITF tournaments are not shown.'' *''Points from WTA 500 and WTA 250 tournaments in which the player received 0 points, are not shown.'' *''Points in brackets () don't count to total points by reason of tournament limit.'' {|class="wikitable nowrap" style=font-size:85%;text-align:center |- !rowspan=2|Rank !rowspan=2|Player !colspan=4|Grand Slam !colspan=10|WTA 1000 ! colspan="5" |Best other !rowspan=2|WTA <br/> Finals !rowspan=2 width=30|{{abbr|Tourn|Tournament}} !rowspan=2 width=60|Total <br/> points |- !style="width:30px;"|AUS !style="width:30px;"|FRA !style="width:30px;"|WIM !style="width:30px;"|USO !style="width:30px;"|DO !style="width:30px;"|DU !style="width:30px;"|IW !style="width:30px;"|MI !style="width:30px;"|MA !style="width:30px;"|IT !style="width:30px;"|CA !style="width:30px;"|CI !style="width:30px;"|BE !style="width:30px;"|WU !width=30|1 !width=30|2 !width=30|3 !width=30|4 !width=30|5 |- |1 |align=left| {{flagicon|}} Aryna Sabalenka |bgcolor=thistle|<!--Australian Open-->F<br/>1300 |bgcolor=thistle|<!--French Open-->F<br/>1300 |bgcolor=yellow|<!--Wimbledon-->SF<br/>780 |bgcolor=lime|<!--US Open-->'''W'''<br/>2000 |bgcolor=white|<!--Doha-->A<br/>0 |bgcolor=white|<!--Dubai-->A<br/>0 |bgcolor=lime|<!--Indian Wells-->'''W'''<br/>1000 |bgcolor=lime|<!--Miami-->'''W'''<br/>1000 |bgcolor=ffebcd|<!--Madrid-->QF<br/>215 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Rome-->R32<br/>65 |bgcolor=white|<!--Canada-->A<br/>0 |bgcolor=ffebcd|<!--Cincinnati-->QF<br/>215 |bgcolor=white|<!--Beijing-->A<br/>0 |bgcolor=yellow|<!--Wuhan-->SF<br/>390 |bgcolor=lime|'''W'''<br/>500 |bgcolor=yellow|SF<br/>195 |<!---3---> |<!---4---> |<!---5---> |bgcolor=thistle|<!--WTA Finals-->F<br/>1000 !19 !9,960 |- |2 |align=left| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Elena Rybakina |bgcolor=lime|<!--Australian Open-->'''W'''<br/>2000 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--French Open-->R16<br/>240 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Wimbledon-->R32<br />130 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--US Open-->R16<br/>240 |bgcolor=ffebcd|<!--Doha-->QF<br />215 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Dubai-->R16<br />120 |bgcolor=thistle|<!--Indian Wells-->F<br/>650 |bgcolor=yellow|<!--Miami-->SF<br />390 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Madrid-->R16<br/>120 |bgcolor=ffebcd|<!--Rome-->QF<br />215 |bgcolor=yellow|<!--Canada-->SF<br/>390 |bgcolor=yellow|<!--Cincinnati-->SF<br/>390 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Beijing-->R32<br/>(65) |bgcolor=ffebcd|<!--Wuhan-->QF<br />215 |bgcolor=lime|'''W'''<br/>500 |bgcolor=lime|'''W'''<br/>500 |bgcolor=lime|'''W'''<br/>500 |bgcolor=yellow|SF<br/>195 |bgcolor=yellow|SF<br/>195 |bgcolor=lime|<!--WTA Finals-->'''W'''<br />1500 !23 !8,705 |- |3 | align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} Iga Świątek | bgcolor="ffebcd" |<!--Australian Open-->QF<br />430 | bgcolor="yellow" |<!--French Open-->SF<br />780 | bgcolor="lime" |<!--Wimbledon-->'''W'''<br />2000 | bgcolor="ffebcd" |<!--US Open-->QF<br />430 | bgcolor="ffebcd" |<!--Doha-->QF<br />215 | bgcolor="white" |<!--Dubai-->A<br />0 | bgcolor="ffebcd" |<!--Indian Wells-->QF<br />215 | bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--Miami-->R64<br />(10) | bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--Madrid-->R32<br />65 | bgcolor="yellow" |<!--Rome-->SF<br />390 | bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--Canada-->R16<br />120 | bgcolor="lime" |<!--Cincinnati-->'''W'''<br />1000 | bgcolor="afeeee" |<!---Beijing--->R16<br />120 | bgcolor="ffebcd" |<!--Wuhan-->QF<br />215 |bgcolor=lime|'''W'''<br/>500 | bgcolor="thistle" |F<br />325 | bgcolor="lime"|'''W'''<br />150 | bgcolor="ffebcd" |QF<br />108 |<!---5---> | bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--WTA Finals-->RR<br />200 !19 !7,273 |- |4 |align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Coco Gauff |bgcolor=ffebcd|<!--Australian Open-->QF<br/>430 |bgcolor=lime|<!--French Open-->'''W'''<br/>2000 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Wimbledon-->R128<br/>10 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--US Open-->R16<br/>240 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Doha-->R32<br/>10 |bgcolor=yellow|<!--Dubai-->SF<br/>390 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Indian Wells-->R32<br/>65 |bgcolor=thistle|<!--Miami-->F<br/>650 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Madrid-->R16<br/>120 |bgcolor=thistle|<!--Rome-->F<br/>650 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Canada-->R16<br/>120 |bgcolor=ffebcd|<!--Cincinnati-->QF<br/>215 |bgcolor=yellow|<!--Beijing-->SF<br/>390 |bgcolor=lime|<!--Wuhan-->'''W'''<br/>1000 |bgcolor=yellow|SF<br />150 |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF<br />108 |bgcolor=afeeee|R32<br />(1) |<!---4---> |<!---5---> | bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--WTA Finals-->RR<br />200 !19 !6,749 |- |5 | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Jessica Pegula | bgcolor="yellow" |<!--Australian Open-->SF<br />780 | bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--French Open-->R16<br />240 | bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--Wimbledon-->R128<br />10 | bgcolor="yellow" |<!--US Open-->SF<br />780 | bgcolor="white" |<!--Doha-->A<br />0 | bgcolor="lime" |<!--Dubai-->'''W'''<br />1000 | bgcolor="ffebcd" |<!--Indian Wells-->QF<br />215 | bgcolor="ffebcd" |<!--Miami-->QF<br />215 | bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--Madrid-->R32<br />65 | bgcolor="ffebcd" |<!--Rome-->QF<br />215 | bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--Canada-->R32<br />65 | bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--Cincinnati-->R32<br />65 | bgcolor="yellow" |<!---Beijing--->SF<br />390 | bgcolor="thistle" |<!--Wuhan-->F<br />650 | bgcolor="lime" |'''W'''<br />500 | bgcolor="lime" |'''W'''<br />500 | bgcolor="yellow" |SF<br />195 | bgcolor=afeeee|R16<br/>1 |<!---5---> | bgcolor="yellow" |<!--WTA Finals-->SF<br />400 !21 !6,286 |- |6 | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Amanda Anisimova | bgcolor="ffebcd" |<!--Australian Open-->QF<br />430 | bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--French Open-->R16<br />240 | bgcolor="thistle" |<!--Wimbledon-->F<br />1300 | bgcolor="thistle" |<!--US Open-->F<br />1300 | bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--Doha-->R32<br />10 | bgcolor="yellow" |<!--Dubai-->SF<br />390 | bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--Indian Wells-->R16<br />120 | bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--Miami-->R16<br />120 | bgcolor="white" |<!--Madrid-->A<br />0 | bgcolor="white" |<!--Rome-->A<br />0 | bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--Canada-->R16<br />120 | bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--Cincinnati-->R32<br />35 | bgcolor="lime" |<!--Beijing-->'''W'''<br />1000 | bgcolor="white" |<!--Wuhan-->A<br />0 | bgcolor="thistle" |F<br />325 | bgcolor="ffebcd" |QF<br />108 | bgcolor=afeeee |R16<br />60 |<!---4---> |<!---5---> | bgcolor="yellow" |<!--WTA Finals-->SF<br />400 !19 !5,958 |- |7 |align=left| {{flagicon|UKR}} Elina Svitolina |bgcolor=yellow|<!--Australian Open-->SF<br />780 |bgcolor=ffebcd|<!--French Open-->QF<br />430 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Wimbledon-->R32<br />130 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--US Open-->R128<br />10 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Doha-->R16<br />120 |bgcolor=thistle|<!--Dubai-->F<br/>650 |bgcolor=yellow|<!--Indian Wells-->SF<br />390 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Miami-->R32<br />65 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Madrid-->R64<br />10 |bgcolor=lime|<!--Rome-->'''W'''<br />1000 |bgcolor=ffebcd|<!--Canada-->QF<br />215 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Cincinnati-->R64<br/>10 |bgcolor=white|<!--Beijing-->A<br />0 |bgcolor=white|<!--Wuhan-->A<br />0 |bgcolor=lime|'''W'''<br />250 |bgcolor=yellow |SF<br />195 |bgcolor=afeeee|R16<br />60 |<!---4---> |<!---5---> | bgcolor="white" |<!--WTA Finals-->DNQ !15 !4,315 |- |8 |align=left| {{flagicon|}} Mirra Andreeva |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Australian Open-->R16<br />240 |bgcolor=ffebcd|<!--French Open-->QF<br />430 |bgcolor=ffebcd|<!--Wimbledon-->QF<br />430 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--US Open-->R32<br />130 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Doha-->R16<br />120 |bgcolor=ffebcd|<!--Dubai-->QF<br/>215 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Indian Wells-->R32<br />65 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Miami-->R16<br />120 |bgcolor=thistle|<!--Madrid-->F<br/>650 |bgcolor=ffebcd|<!--Rome-->QF<br />215 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Canada-->R64<br />35 |bgcolor=white|<!--Cincinnati-->A<br/>0 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Beijing-->R16<br />120 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Wuhan-->R32<br />(10) |bgcolor=lime|'''W'''<br/>500 |bgcolor=lime| '''W'''<br/>500 |bgcolor=yellow |SF<br />195 |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF<br />108 |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF<br />108 | bgcolor="white" |<!--WTA Finals-->DNQ !21 !4,181 |- |9 |align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Victoria Mboko |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Australian Open-->R16<br />240 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--French Open-->R32<br />170 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Wimbledon-->R64<br />100 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--US Open-->R128<br />10 |bgcolor=thistle|<!--Doha-->F<br />650 |bgcolor=white|<!--Dubai-->A<br />0 |bgcolor=ffebcd|<!--Indian Wells-->QF<br />215 |bgcolor=ffebcd|<!--Miami-->QF<br />215 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Madrid-->R64<br />10 |bgcolor=white|<!--Rome-->A<br/>0 |bgcolor=lime|<!--Canada-->'''W'''<br/>1000 |bgcolor=white|<!--Cincinnati-->A<br />0 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Beijing-->R64<br />10 |bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Wuhan-->R64<br />(10) |bgcolor=thistle|F <br/>325 |bgcolor=lime|'''W'''<br/>250 |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF<br/>108 |bgcolor=afeeee|R32<br/>60 |bgcolor=afeeee|RR<br/>32 |bgcolor=white|<!--WTA Finals-->DNQ !20 !3,395 |- |} *''Players have the option to replace 1000 and Grand Slam event points with points from other tournaments.''
==Number one ranked players== {{main|List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis 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:<ref>{{Cite web|title=WTA Tour All-Time Records|url=http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/publications/2021WTAMediaGuide/2021MG_AllTimeRecords_FINAL.pdf|date=2021|access-date=2021-08-20|publisher=Women's Tennis Association <!-- accessed link is "All-Time Rankings & Statistics" at https://www.wtatennis.com/official-guide -->|quote=Since the inception of computer singles rankings on November 3, 1975, the No.1 ranking has changed hands 101 times}}</ref>
{{Legend|#ffef98|Current world No. 1 {{as of|2026|04|20|lc=y}}.}} {{Legend|#cfc|Active players in green}} {| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! No. !! Player !! Date reached !! Total weeks |- |1|| {{sort|Evert, Chris|{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert}} || Nov 3, 1975 || 260 |- |2|| {{sort|Goolagong Cawley, Evonne|{{flagicon|Australia}} Evonne Goolagong Cawley}} || Apr 26, 1976 || 2 |- |3|| {{sort|Navratilova, Martina|{{flagicon|TCH}}/{{flagicon|United States}} Martina Navratilova}} || Jul 10, 1978 || 332 |- |4|| {{sort|Austin, Tracy|{{flagicon|United States}} Tracy Austin}} || Apr 7, 1980 || 21 |- |5|| {{sort|Graf, Steffi|{{flagicon|Germany}} Steffi Graf}} || Aug 17, 1987 || 377 |- |6|| {{sort|Seles, Monica|{{flagicon|SFR Yugoslavia}}/{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}}/{{flagicon|USA}} Monica Seles}} || Mar 11, 1991 || 178 |- |7|| {{sort|Sánchez Vicario, Arantxa|{{flagicon|Spain}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario}} || Feb 6, 1995 || 12 |- |8|| {{sort|Hingis, Martina|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Martina Hingis}} || Mar 31, 1997 || 209 |- |9|| {{sort|Davenport, Lindsay|{{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport}} || Oct 12, 1998 || 98 |- |10|| {{sort|Capriati, Jennifer|{{flagicon|USA}} Jennifer Capriati}} || Oct 15, 2001 || 17 |-style="background:#cfc;" |11|| {{sort|Williams, Venus|{{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams}} || Feb 25, 2002 || 11 |- |12|| {{sort|Williams, Serena|{{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams}} || Jul 8, 2002 || 319 |- |13|| {{sort|Clijsters, Kim|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Kim Clijsters}} || Aug 11, 2003 || 20 |- |14|| {{sort|Henin, Justine|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Justine Henin}} || Oct 20, 2003 || 117 |- |15|| {{sort|Mauresmo, Amélie|{{flagicon|France}} Amélie Mauresmo}} || Sep 13, 2004 || 39 |- |16|| {{sort|Sharapova, Maria|{{flagicon|Russia}} Maria Sharapova}} || Aug 22, 2005 || 21 |- |17|| {{sort|Ivanovic, Ana|{{flagicon|Serbia}} Ana Ivanovic}} || Jun 9, 2008 || 12 |- |18|| {{sort|Janković, Jelena|{{flagicon|Serbia}} Jelena Janković}} || Aug 11, 2008 || 18 |- |19|| {{sort|Safina, Dinara|{{flagicon|Russia}} Dinara Safina}} || Apr 20, 2009 || 26 |-style="background:#cfc;" |20|| {{sort|Wozniacki, Caroline|{{flagicon|Denmark}} Caroline Wozniacki}} || Oct 11, 2010 || 71 |-style="background:#cfc;" |21|| {{sort|Azarenka, Victoria|{{flagicon|Belarus}} Victoria Azarenka}} || Jan 30, 2012 || 51 |- |22|| {{sort|Kerber, Angelique|{{flagicon|Germany}} Angelique Kerber}} || Sep 12, 2016 || 34 |-style="background:#cfc;" |23|| {{sort|Plíšková, Karolína|{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Karolína Plíšková}} || July 17, 2017 || 8 |- |24|| {{sort|Muguruza, Garbiñe|{{flagicon|Spain}} Garbiñe Muguruza}} || Sep 11, 2017 || 4 |- |25|| {{sort|Halep, Simona|{{flagicon|Romania}} Simona Halep}} || Oct 9, 2017 || 64 |-style="background:#cfc;" |26|| {{sort|Osaka, Naomi|{{flagicon|Japan}} Naomi Osaka}} || Jan 28, 2019 || 25 |- |27|| {{sort|Barty, Ashleigh|{{flagicon|Australia}} Ashleigh Barty}} || Jun 24, 2019 || 121 |-bgcolor=#cfc |28|| {{sort|Świątek, Iga|{{flagicon|Poland}} Iga Świątek}} || Apr 4, 2022 ||| 125 |-bgcolor=#ffef98 |29|| '''{{sort|Sabalenka, Aryna|{{flagicon|}} Aryna Sabalenka}}''' || Sep 11, 2023 ||| '''{{Sum|8+{{Age in weeks|2024|10|21}}+1}}''' |}
''Last update: {{As of|2026|04|20|df=UK|lc=y}}''
==Year-end number one players== {{main|List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players|List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis 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=== {{col-begin|width=auto}} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !! Player |- |1975 || {{flagicon|United States}} Chris Evert (1) |- |1976 || {{flagicon|United States}} Chris Evert |- bgcolor=ccffcc |1977 || {{flagicon|United States}} Chris Evert |- |1978 || {{flagicon|United States}} Martina Navratilova (2) |- |1979 || {{flagicon|United States}} Martina Navratilova |- |1980 || {{flagicon|United States}} Chris Evert |- bgcolor=ccffcc |1981 || {{flagicon|United States}} Chris Evert |- |1982 || {{flagicon|United States}} Martina Navratilova |- bgcolor=ccffcc |1983 || {{flagicon|United States}} Martina Navratilova |- bgcolor=ccffcc |1984 || {{flagicon|United States}} Martina Navratilova |- |1985 || {{flagicon|United States}} Martina Navratilova |- bgcolor=ccffcc |1986 || {{flagicon|United States}} Martina Navratilova |- |1987 || {{flagicon|West Germany}} Steffi Graf (3) |- bgcolor=ccffcc |1988 || {{flagicon|West Germany}} Steffi Graf |- bgcolor=ccffcc |1989 || {{flagicon|West Germany}} Steffi Graf |- bgcolor=ccffcc |1990 || {{flagicon|Germany}} Steffi Graf |- |1991 || {{flagicon|SFR Yugoslavia}} Monica Seles (4) |- bgcolor=ccffcc |1992 || {{flagicon|SFR Yugoslavia}} Monica Seles |- |1993 || {{flagicon|Germany}} Steffi Graf |- bgcolor=ccffcc |1994 || {{flagicon|Germany}} Steffi Graf |- |1995 || {{flagicon|Germany}} Steffi Graf <br />{{flagicon|USA}} Monica Seles |- bgcolor=ccffcc |1996 || {{flagicon|Germany}} Steffi Graf |- |1997 || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Martina Hingis (5) |- |1998 || {{flagicon|United States}} Lindsay Davenport (6) |- |1999 || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Martina Hingis |} {{col-break|gap=0.5em}} {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !! Player |- |2000 || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Martina Hingis |- |2001 || {{flagicon|United States}} Lindsay Davenport |- |2002 || {{flagicon|United States}} Serena Williams (7) |- |2003 || {{flagicon|Belgium}} Justine Henin (8) |- |2004 || {{flagicon|United States}} Lindsay Davenport |- |2005 || {{flagicon|United States}} Lindsay Davenport |- |2006 || {{flagicon|Belgium}} Justine Henin |- |2007 || {{flagicon|Belgium}} Justine Henin |- |2008 || {{flagicon|Serbia}} Jelena Janković (9) |- |2009 || {{flagicon|United States}} Serena Williams |- |2010 || {{flagicon|Denmark}} Caroline Wozniacki (10) |- |2011 || {{flagicon|Denmark}} Caroline Wozniacki |- |2012 || {{flagicon|Belarus}} Victoria Azarenka (11) |- |2013 || {{flagicon|United States}} Serena Williams |- bgcolor=ccffcc |2014 || {{flagicon|United States}} Serena Williams |- bgcolor=ccffcc |2015 || {{flagicon|United States}} Serena Williams |- |2016 || {{flagicon|Germany}} Angelique Kerber (12) |- |2017 || {{flagicon|Romania}} Simona Halep (13) |- |2018 || {{flagicon|Romania}} Simona Halep |- |2019 || {{flagicon|Australia}} Ashleigh Barty (14) |- bgcolor=ccffcc |2020 || {{flagicon|Australia}} Ashleigh Barty |- bgcolor=ccffcc |2021 || {{flagicon|Australia}} Ashleigh Barty |- |2022 || {{flagicon|Poland}} Iga Świątek (15) |- |2023 || {{flagicon|Poland}} Iga Świątek |- |2024 || {{flagicon|}} Aryna Sabalenka (16) |- bgcolor=ccffcc |2025 || {{flagicon|}} Aryna Sabalenka |} {{col-end}}
{| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor=ccffcc | No. 1 all weeks of the year |}
===Doubles=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !! Country !! Player !! Team{{citation needed|date=August 2021|reason=some of the pairings seem mismatched, how would Navratilova's 1989 team be Suková / Novotná? Or Black + Huber's 2009 team be Serena Williams / Venus Williams?}} |- |1984 || {{flagicon|United States}} USA || Martina Navratilova (1) || {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova / {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver |- |1985 || {{flagicon|United States}} USA || Pam Shriver (2) || {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova / {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver |- |1986 || {{flagicon|United States}} USA || Martina Navratilova || {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova / {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver |- |bgcolor=ccffcc|1987 ||bgcolor=ccffcc| {{flagicon|United States}} USA ||bgcolor=ccffcc| Martina Navratilova || {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova / {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver |- |bgcolor=ccffcc|1988 ||bgcolor=ccffcc| {{flagicon|United States}} USA ||bgcolor=ccffcc| Martina Navratilova || {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova / {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver |- |bgcolor=ccffcc|1989 ||bgcolor=ccffcc| {{flagicon|United States}} USA ||bgcolor=ccffcc| Martina Navratilova || {{flagicon|TCH}} Helena Suková / {{flagicon|TCH}} Jana Novotná |- |1990 || {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} TCH || Helena Suková (3) || {{flagicon|TCH}} Helena Suková / {{flagicon|TCH}} Jana Novotná |- |1991 || {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} TCH || Jana Novotná (4) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández / {{flagicon|TCH}} Jana Novotná |- |1992 || {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} TCH || Helena Suková || {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Neiland / {{flagicon|BLR|1991}} Natasha Zvereva |- |1993 || {{flagicon|United States}} USA || Gigi Fernández (5) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández / {{flagicon|BLR|1991}} Natasha Zvereva |- |1994 || {{flagicon|Belarus|1991}} BLR || Natasha Zvereva (6) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández / {{flagicon|BLR|1991}} Natasha Zvereva |- |1995 || {{flagicon|Spain}} ESP || Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (7) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández / {{flagicon|BLR}} Natasha Zvereva |- |bgcolor=ccffcc|1996 ||bgcolor=ccffcc|{{flagicon|Spain}} ESP ||bgcolor=ccffcc|Arantxa Sánchez Vicario || {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná / {{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |- |1997 || {{flagicon|Belarus}} BLR || Natasha Zvereva || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández / {{flagicon|BLR}} Natasha Zvereva |- |1998 || {{flagicon|Belarus}} BLR || Natasha Zvereva || {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis / {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná |- |1999 || {{flagicon|Russia}} RUS || Anna Kournikova (8) || {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis / {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Kournikova |- |2000 || {{flagicon|Japan}} JPN || Ai Sugiyama (9) || {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams / {{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams |- |2001 || {{flagicon|United States}} USA || Lisa Raymond (10) || {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Raymond / {{flagicon|AUS}} Rennae Stubbs |- |2002 || {{flagicon|Argentina}} ARG || Paola Suárez (11) || {{flagicon|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual / {{flagicon|ARG}} Paola Suárez |- |2003 || {{flagicon|Argentina}} ARG || Paola Suárez || {{flagicon|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual / {{flagicon|ARG}} Paola Suárez |- |2004 || {{flagicon|Spain}} ESP || Virginia Ruano Pascual (12) || {{flagicon|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual / {{flagicon|ARG}} Paola Suárez |- |2005 || {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} ZIM || Cara Black (13) || {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Raymond / {{flagicon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur |- |2006 || {{flagicon|United States}} USA<br />{{flagicon|Australia}} AUS || Lisa Raymond<br />Samantha Stosur (14) || {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Raymond / {{flagicon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur |- |2007 || {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} ZIM<br />{{flagicon|United States}} USA || Cara Black<br />Liezel Huber (15) || {{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black / {{flagicon|USA}} Liezel Huber |- |bgcolor=ccffcc|2008 ||bgcolor=ccffcc| {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} ZIM<br />{{flagicon|United States}} USA ||bgcolor=ccffcc| Cara Black<br />Liezel Huber || {{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black / {{flagicon|USA}} Liezel Huber |- |bgcolor=ccffcc|2009 ||bgcolor=ccffcc| {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} ZIM<br />{{flagicon|United States}} USA ||bgcolor=ccffcc| Cara Black<br />Liezel Huber || {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams / {{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams |- |2010 || {{flagicon|Argentina}} ARG || Gisela Dulko (16) || {{flagicon|ARG}} Gisela Dulko / {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta |- |2011 || {{flagicon|United States}} USA || Liezel Huber || {{flagicon|CZE}} Květa Peschke / {{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik |- |2012 || {{flagicon|Italy}} ITA || Roberta Vinci (17)|| {{flagicon|ITA}} Sara Errani / {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberta Vinci |- |rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; vertical-align:center;"|2013||bgcolor=ccffcc|{{flagicon|Italy}} ITA |bgcolor=ccffcc| Roberta Vinci||rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sara Errani / {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberta Vinci |- |{{flagicon|Italy}} ITA || Sara Errani (18) |- |2014 || {{flagicon|Italy}} ITA<br />{{flagu|ITA}}|| Roberta Vinci<br />Sara Errani|| {{flagicon|ITA}} Sara Errani / {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberta Vinci |- |2015 || {{flagicon|India}} IND || Sania Mirza (19)|| {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis / {{flagicon|IND}} Sania Mirza |- |bgcolor=ccffcc|2016 ||bgcolor=ccffcc| {{flagu|IND}} ||bgcolor=ccffcc| Sania Mirza || {{flagicon|FRA}} Caroline Garcia / {{flagicon|FRA}} Kristina Mladenovic |- |2017 || {{flagicon|Chinese Taipei}} TPE<br />{{flagicon|Switzerland}} SUI|| Latisha Chan (20)<br />Martina Hingis (21)|| {{flagicon|TPE}} Latisha Chan / {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis |- |2018 || {{flagu|CZE}}<br /> {{flagu|CZE}} || Barbora Krejčíková (22)<br />Kateřina Siniaková (23)|| {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Krejčíková / {{flagicon|CZE}} Kateřina Siniaková |- |2019 || {{flagu|CZE}} || Barbora Strýcová (24)|| {{flagicon|TPE}} Hsieh Su-wei / {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Strýcová |- |2020 || {{flagu|TPE}} || Hsieh Su-wei (25)|| {{flagicon|TPE}} Hsieh Su-wei / {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Strýcová |- |2021 || {{flagu|CZE}} || Kateřina Siniaková || {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Krejčíková / {{flagicon|CZE}} Kateřina Siniaková |- |2022 || {{flagu|CZE}} || Kateřina Siniaková || {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Krejčíková / {{flagicon|CZE}} Kateřina Siniaková |- |2023 || {{flagu|AUS}} || Storm Hunter (26)|| {{flagicon|AUS}} Storm Hunter / {{flagicon|BEL}} Elise Mertens |- |2024 || {{flagu|CZE}} || Kateřina Siniaková || {{flagicon|CAN}} Gabriela Dabrowski / {{flagicon|NZL}} Erin Routliffe |- |2025 || {{flagu|CZE}} || Kateřina Siniaková || {{flagicon|ITA}} Sara Errani / {{flagicon|ITA}} Jasmine Paolini |- |}
{| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor=ccffcc | No. 1 all weeks of the year |}
== Year-end Top 10 == :★ indicates player's highest year-end ranking {| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:left;font-size:87% |- ! Year !! No. 1 !! No. 2 !! No. 3 !! No. 4 !! No. 5 !! No. 6 !! No. 7 !! No. 8 !! No. 9 !! No. 10 |- ! 1975 | {{flagicon|USA}} C. Evert<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|GBR|}} V. Wade<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|TCH}} M. Navrátilová|| {{flagicon|USA}} B.J. King || {{flagicon|AUS}} E. Goolagong Cawley || {{flagicon|AUS}} M. Court<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USSR}} O. Morozova<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} N. Gunter (Richey)<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|FRA}} F. Dürr<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|AUS}} K. Melville Reid |- ! 1976 | {{flagicon|USA}} C. Evert || {{flagicon|AUS}} E. Goolagong Cawley<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|GBR}} V. Wade || {{flagicon|USA}} M. Navratilova || {{flagicon|AUS}} D. Fromholtz<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} R. Casals<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|NED}} B. Stöve<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|AUS}} K. Melville Reid<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USSR}} O. Morozova || {{flagicon|GBR}} S. Barker |- ! 1977 | {{flagicon|USA}} C. Evert || {{flagicon|USA}} B.J. King<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} M. Navratilova || {{flagicon|GBR}} V. Wade || {{flagicon|GBR}} S. Barker<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} R. Casals || {{flagicon|NED}} B. Stöve || {{flagicon|AUS}} D. Fromholtz || {{flagicon|AUS}} W. Turnbull || {{flagicon|AUS}} K. Melville Reid |- ! 1978 | {{flagicon|USA}} M. Navratilova<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} C. Evert || {{flagicon|AUS}} E. Goolagong Cawley || {{flagicon|GBR}} V. Wade || {{flagicon|USA}} B.J. King || {{flagicon|USA}} T. Austin || {{flagicon|AUS}} W. Turnbull || {{flagicon|AUS}} K. Melville Reid || {{flagicon|NED}} B. Stöve || {{flagicon|AUS}} D. Fromholtz |- ! 1979 | {{flagicon|USA}} M. Navratilova || {{flagicon|USA}} C. Evert-Lloyd || {{flagicon|USA}} T. Austin || {{flagicon|AUS}} E. Goolagong Cawley || {{flagicon|USA}} B.J. King || {{flagicon|AUS}} D. Fromholtz || {{flagicon|AUS}} W. Turnbull || {{flagicon|GBR}} V. Wade || {{flagicon|AUS}} K. Melville Reid || {{flagicon|GBR}} S. Barker |- ! 1980 | {{flagicon|USA}} C. Evert-Lloyd || {{flagicon|USA}} T. Austin<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} M. Navratilova || {{flagicon|TCH|}} H. Mandlíková || {{flagicon|AUS}} E. Goolagong Cawley || {{flagicon|USA}} B.J. King || {{flagicon|USA}} A. Jaeger || {{flagicon|AUS}} W. Turnbull || {{flagicon|USA}} P. Shriver || {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} G. Stevens<sup>★</sup> |- ! 1981 | {{flagicon|USA}} C. Evert-Lloyd || {{flagicon|USA}} T. Austin || {{flagicon|USA}} M. Navratilova || {{flagicon|USA}} A. Jaeger || {{flagicon|TCH|}} H. Mandlíková || {{flagicon|FRG}} S. Hanika || {{flagicon|USA}} P. Shriver || {{flagicon|AUS}} W. Turnbull || {{flagicon|FRG}} B. Bunge || {{flagicon|USA}} B. Potter |- ! 1982 | {{flagicon|USA}} M. Navratilova || {{flagicon|USA}} C. Evert-Lloyd || {{flagicon|USA}} A. Jaeger<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} T. Austin || {{flagicon|AUS}} W. Turnbull<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} P. Shriver || {{flagicon|TCH|}} H. Mandlíková || {{flagicon|USA}} B. Potter<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|FRG}} B. Bunge || {{flagicon|FRG}} S. Hanika |- ! 1983 | {{flagicon|USA}} M. Navratilova || {{flagicon|USA}} C. Evert-Lloyd || {{flagicon|USA}} A. Jaeger || {{flagicon|USA}} P. Shriver<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|FRG}} S. Hanika<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|GBR}} J. Durie<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|FRG}} B. Bunge<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|AUS}} W. Turnbull || {{flagicon|USA}} T. Austin || {{flagicon|USA}} Z. Garrison |- ! 1984 | {{flagicon|USA}} M. Navratilova || {{flagicon|USA}} C. Evert-Lloyd || {{flagicon|TCH}} H. Mandlíková<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} P. Shriver || {{flagicon|AUS}} W. Turnbull || {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Man Maleeva<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|TCH}} H. Suková || {{flagicon|FRG}} C. Kohde-Kilsch || {{flagicon|USA}} Z. Garrison || {{flagicon|USA}} K. Jordan<sup>★</sup> |- ! 1985 | {{flagicon|USA}} M. Navratilova || {{flagicon|USA}} C. Evert-Lloyd || {{flagicon|TCH}} H. Mandlíková || {{flagicon|USA}} P. Shriver || {{flagicon|FRG}} C. Kohde-Kilsch<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|FRG}} S. Graf || {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Man Maleeva || {{flagicon|USA}} Z. Garrison || {{flagicon|TCH}} H. Suková || {{flagicon|USA}} B. Gadusek<sup>★</sup> |- ! 1986 | {{flagicon|USA}} M. Navratilova || {{flagicon|USA}} C. Evert-Lloyd || {{flagicon|FRG}} S. Graf || {{flagicon|TCH}} H. Mandlíková || {{flagicon|TCH}} H. Suková<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} P. Shriver || {{flagicon|FRG}} C. Kohde-Kilsch || {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Man Maleeva || {{flagicon|USA}} K. Rinaldi<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|ARG}} G. Sabatini |- ! 1987 | {{flagicon|FRG}} S. Graf<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} M. Navratilova || {{flagicon|USA}} C. Evert || {{flagicon|USA}} P. Shriver || {{flagicon|TCH}} H. Mandlíková || {{flagicon|ARG}} G. Sabatini || {{flagicon|TCH}} H. Suková || {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Man Maleeva || {{flagicon|USA}} Z. Garrison || {{flagicon|FRG}} C. Kohde-Kilsch |- ! 1988 | {{flagicon|FRG}} S. Graf || {{flagicon|USA}} M. Navratilova || {{flagicon|USA}} C. Evert || {{flagicon|ARG}} G. Sabatini || {{flagicon|USA}} P. Shriver || {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Man Maleeva-Fragnière || {{flagicon|URS}} N. Zvereva<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|TCH}} H. Suková || {{flagicon|USA}} Z. Garrison || {{flagicon|USA}} B. Potter |- ! 1989 | {{flagicon|FRG}} S. Graf || {{flagicon|USA}} M. Navratilova || {{flagicon|ARG}} G. Sabatini<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} Z. Garrison<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|ESP}} A. Sánchez Vicario || {{flagicon|YUG}} M. Seles || {{flagicon|ESP}} C. Martínez || {{flagicon|TCH}} H. Suková || {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Man Maleeva-Fragnière || {{flagicon|USA}} C. Evert |- ! 1990 | {{flagicon|GER}} S. Graf || {{flagicon|YUG}} M. Seles || {{flagicon|USA}} M. Navratilova || {{flagicon|USA}} M.J. Fernández<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|ARG}} G. Sabatini || {{flagicon|BUL}} K. Maleeva<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|ESP}} A. Sánchez Vicario || {{flagicon|USA}} J. Capriati || {{flagicon|SUI}} Man Maleeva-Fragnière || {{flagicon|USA}} Z. Garrison |- ! 1991 | {{flagicon|YUG}} M. Seles<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|GER}} S. Graf || {{flagicon|ARG}} G. Sabatini || {{flagicon|USA}} M. Navratilova || {{flagicon|ESP}} A. Sánchez Vicario || {{flagicon|USA}} J. Capriati || {{flagicon|TCH}} J. Novotná || {{flagicon|USA}} M.J. Fernández || {{flagicon|ESP}} C. Martínez || {{flagicon|SUI}} Man Maleeva-Fragnière |- ! 1992 | {{flagicon|FRY}} M. Seles || {{flagicon|GER}} S. Graf || {{flagicon|ARG}} G. Sabatini || {{flagicon|ESP}} A. Sánchez Vicario || {{flagicon|USA}} M. Navratilova || {{flagicon|USA}} M.J. Fernández || {{flagicon|USA}} J. Capriati || {{flagicon|ESP}} C. Martínez || {{flagicon|SUI}} Man Maleeva-Fragnière || {{flagicon|TCH}} J. Novotná |- ! 1993 |{{flagicon|GER}} S. Graf || {{flagicon|ESP}} A. Sánchez Vicario<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} M. Navratilova || {{flagicon|ESP}} C. Martínez || {{flagicon|ARG}} G. Sabatini || {{flagicon|CZE}} J. Novotná || {{flagicon|USA}} M.J. Fernández || {{flagicon|FRY}} M. Seles || {{flagicon|USA}} J. Capriati || {{flagicon|GER}} A. Huber |- ! 1994 |{{flagicon|GER}} S. Graf || {{flagicon|ESP}} A. Sánchez Vicario || {{flagicon|ESP}} C. Martínez || {{flagicon|CZE}} J. Novotná || {{flagicon|FRA}} M. Pierce<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} L. Davenport || {{flagicon|ARG}} G. Sabatini || {{flagicon|USA}} M. Navratilova || {{flagicon|JPN}} K. Date || {{flagicon|BLR|1991}} N. Zvereva |- ! 1995 |{{flagicon|GER}} S. Graf<br />{{flagicon|USA}} M. Seles || {{flagicon|ESP}} C. Martínez<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|ESP}} A. Sánchez Vicario || {{flagicon|JPN}} K. Date<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|FRA}} M. Pierce || {{flagicon|BUL}} Mag Maleeva<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|ARG}} G. Sabatini || {{flagicon|USA}} M.J. Fernández || {{flagicon|CRO}} I. Majoli || {{flagicon|GER}} A. Huber |- ! 1996 |{{flagicon|GER}} S. Graf || {{flagicon|USA}} M. Seles<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} A. Sánchez Vicario|| {{flagicon|CZE}} J. Novotná |{{flagicon|SUI}} M. Hingis || {{flagicon|ESP}} C. Martínez || {{flagicon|GER}} A. Huber<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|CRO}} I. Majoli || {{flagicon|JPN}} K. Date || {{flagicon|USA}} L. Davenport || {{flagicon|AUT}} B. Paulus<sup>★</sup> |- ! 1997 |{{flagicon|SUI}} M. Hingis<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|CZE}} J. Novotná<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} L. Davenport || {{flagicon|RSA}} A. Coetzer<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} M. Seles || {{flagicon|CRO}} I. Majoli<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|FRA}} M. Pierce || {{flagicon|ROM}} I. Spîrlea<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|ESP}} A. Sánchez Vicario || {{flagicon|USA}} M.J. Fernández |- ! 1998 |{{flagicon|USA}} L. Davenport<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|SUI}} M. Hingis || {{flagicon|CZE}} J. Novotná || {{flagicon|ESP}} A. Sánchez Vicario || {{flagicon|USA}} V. Williams || {{flagicon|USA}} M. Seles || {{flagicon|FRA}} M. Pierce || {{flagicon|ESP}} C. Martínez || {{flagicon|GER}} S. Graf || {{flagicon|FRA}} N. Tauziat |- ! 1999 |{{flagicon|SUI}} M. Hingis || {{flagicon|USA}} L. Davenport || {{flagicon|USA}} V. Williams || {{flagicon|USA}} S. Williams || {{flagicon|FRA}} M. Pierce || {{flagicon|USA}} M. Seles || {{flagicon|FRA}} N. Tauziat<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|AUT}} B. Schett<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|FRA}} J. Halard-Decugis<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|FRA}} A. Mauresmo |- ! 2000 |{{flagicon|SUI}} M. Hingis || {{flagicon|USA}} L. Davenport || {{flagicon|USA}} V. Williams || {{flagicon|USA}} M. Seles || {{flagicon|ESP}} C. Martínez || {{flagicon|USA}} S. Williams || {{flagicon|FRA}} M. Pierce || {{flagicon|RUS}} A. Kournikova<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|ESP}} A. Sánchez Vicario || {{flagicon|FRA}} N. Tauziat |- ! 2001 |{{flagicon|USA}} L. Davenport || {{flagicon|USA}} J. Capriati<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} V. Williams || {{flagicon|SUI}} M. Hingis || {{flagicon|BEL}} K. Clijsters || {{flagicon|USA}} S. Williams || {{flagicon|BEL}} J. Henin || {{flagicon|FRY}} J. Dokić<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|FRA}} A. Mauresmo || {{flagicon|USA}} M. Seles |- ! 2002 |{{flagicon|USA}} S. Williams<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} V. Williams<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} J. Capriati || {{flagicon|BEL}} K. Clijsters || {{flagicon|BEL}} J. Henin || {{flagicon|FRA}} A. Mauresmo || {{flagicon|USA}} M. Seles || {{flagicon|SVK}} D. Hantuchová<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|FRY}} J. Dokić || {{flagicon|SUI}} M. Hingis |- ! 2003 |{{flagicon|BEL}} J. Henin-Hardenne<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|BEL}} K. Clijsters<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} S. Williams || {{flagicon|FRA}} A. Mauresmo || {{flagicon|USA}} L. Davenport || {{flagicon|USA}} J. Capriati || {{flagicon|RUS}} A. Myskina || {{flagicon|RUS}} E. Dementieva || {{flagicon|USA}} C. Rubin<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|JPN}} A. Sugiyama<sup>★</sup> |- ! 2004 |{{flagicon|USA}} L. Davenport || {{flagicon|FRA}} A. Mauresmo<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|RUS}} A. Myskina<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|RUS}} M. Sharapova || {{flagicon|RUS}} S. Kuznetsova || {{flagicon|RUS}} E. Dementieva || {{flagicon|USA}} S. Williams || {{flagicon|BEL}} J. Henin-Hardenne || {{flagicon|USA}} V. Williams || {{flagicon|USA}} J. Capriati |- ! 2005 |{{flagicon|USA}} L. Davenport || {{flagicon|BEL}} K. Clijsters || {{flagicon|FRA}} A. Mauresmo || {{flagicon|RUS}} M. Sharapova || {{flagicon|FRA}} M. Pierce || {{flagicon|BEL}} J. Henin-Hardenne || {{flagicon|SUI}} P. Schnyder<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|RUS}} E. Dementieva || {{flagicon|RUS}} N. Petrova || {{flagicon|USA}} V. Williams |- ! 2006 |{{flagicon|BEL}} J. Henin-Hardenne || {{flagicon|RUS}} M. Sharapova<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|FRA}} A. Mauresmo || {{flagicon|RUS}} S. Kuznetsova || {{flagicon|BEL}} K. Clijsters || {{flagicon|RUS}} N. Petrova<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|SUI}} M. Hingis || {{flagicon|RUS}} E. Dementieva || {{flagicon|SUI}} P. Schnyder || {{flagicon|CZE}} N. Vaidišová<sup>★</sup> |- ! 2007 |{{flagicon|BEL}} J. Henin || {{flagicon|RUS}} S. Kuznetsova<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|SRB}} J. Janković || {{flagicon|SRB}} A. Ivanovic<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|RUS}} M. Sharapova || {{flagicon|RUS}} A. Chakvetadze<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} S. Williams || {{flagicon|USA}} V. Williams || {{flagicon|SVK}} D. Hantuchová || {{flagicon|FRA}} M. Bartoli |- ! 2008 |{{flagicon|SRB}} J. Janković<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} S. Williams || {{flagicon|RUS}} D. Safina || {{flagicon|RUS}} E. Dementieva<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|SRB}} A. Ivanovic || {{flagicon|USA}} V. Williams || {{flagicon|RUS}} V. Zvonareva || {{flagicon|RUS}} S. Kuznetsova || {{flagicon|RUS}} M. Sharapova || {{flagicon|POL}} A. Radwańska |- ! 2009 |{{flagicon|USA}} S. Williams || {{flagicon|RUS}} D. Safina<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|RUS}} S. Kuznetsova || {{flagicon|DEN}} C. Wozniacki || {{flagicon|RUS}} E. Dementieva || {{flagicon|USA}} V. Williams || {{flagicon|BLR}} V. Azarenka || {{flagicon|SRB}} J. Janković || {{flagicon|RUS}} V. Zvonareva || {{flagicon|POL}} A. Radwańska |- ! 2010 |{{flagicon|DEN}} C. Wozniacki<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|RUS}} V. Zvonareva<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|BEL}} K. Clijsters || {{flagicon|USA}} S. Williams || {{flagicon|USA}} V. Williams || {{flagicon|AUS}} S. Stosur<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|ITA}} F. Schiavone<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|SRB}} J. Janković || {{flagicon|RUS}} E. Dementieva || {{flagicon|BLR}} V. Azarenka |- ! 2011 |{{flagicon|DEN}} C. Wozniacki || {{flagicon|CZE}} P. Kvitová<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|BLR}} V. Azarenka || {{flagicon|RUS}} M. Sharapova || {{flagicon|CHN}} N. Li || {{flagicon|AUS}} S. Stosur || {{flagicon|RUS}} V. Zvonareva || {{flagicon|POL}} A. Radwańska || {{flagicon|FRA}} M. Bartoli<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|GER}} A. Petkovic<sup>★</sup> |- ! 2012 |{{flagicon|BLR}} V. Azarenka<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|RUS}} M. Sharapova || {{flagicon|USA}} S. Williams || {{flagicon|POL}} A. Radwańska || {{flagicon|GER}} A. Kerber || {{flagicon|ITA}} S. Errani<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|CHN}} N. Li || {{flagicon|CZE}} P. Kvitová || {{flagicon|AUS}} S. Stosur || {{flagicon|DEN}} C. Wozniacki |- ! 2013 |{{flagicon|USA}} S. Williams || {{flagicon|BLR}} V. Azarenka || {{flagicon|CHN}} N. Li<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|RUS}} M. Sharapova || {{flagicon|POL}} A. Radwańska || {{flagicon|CZE}} P. Kvitová || {{flagicon|ITA}} S. Errani || {{flagicon|SRB}} J. Janković || {{flagicon|GER}} A. Kerber || {{flagicon|DEN}} C. Wozniacki |- ! 2014 |{{flagicon|USA}} S. Williams || {{flagicon|RUS}} M. Sharapova || {{flagicon|ROM}} S. Halep || {{flagicon|CZE}} P. Kvitová ||{{flagicon|SRB}} A. Ivanovic || {{flagicon|POL}} A. Radwańska || {{flagicon|CAN}} E. Bouchard<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|DEN}} C. Wozniacki || {{flagicon|CHN}} N. Li || {{flagicon|GER}} A. Kerber |- ! 2015 |{{flagicon|USA}} S. Williams || {{flagicon|ROM}} S. Halep || {{flagicon|ESP}} G. Muguruza || {{flagicon|RUS}} M. Sharapova || {{flagicon|POL}} A. Radwańska || {{flagicon|CZE}} P. Kvitová || {{flagicon|USA}} V. Williams || {{flagicon|ITA}} F. Pennetta<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|CZE}} L. Šafářová<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|GER}} A. Kerber |- ! 2016 |{{flagicon|GER}} A. Kerber<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} S. Williams || {{flagicon|POL}} A. Radwańska<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|ROM}} S. Halep || {{flagicon|SVK}} D. Cibulková<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|CZE}} K. Plíšková || {{flagicon|ESP}} G. Muguruza || {{flagicon|USA}} M. Keys || {{flagicon|RUS}} S. Kuznetsova || {{flagicon|GBR}} J. Konta |- ! 2017 |{{flagicon|ROM}} S. Halep<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|ESP}} G. Muguruza<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|DEN}} C. Wozniacki || {{flagicon|CZE}} K. Plíšková || {{flagicon|USA}} V. Williams || {{flagicon|UKR}} E. Svitolina || {{flagicon|LAT}} J. Ostapenko<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|FRA}} C. Garcia || {{flagicon|GBR}} J. Konta<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} C. Vandeweghe<sup>★</sup> |- ! 2018 |{{flagicon|ROM}} S. Halep || {{flagicon|GER}} A. Kerber || {{flagicon|DEN}} C. Wozniacki || {{flagicon|UKR}} E. Svitolina<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|JPN}} N. Osaka || {{flagicon|USA}} S. Stephens<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|CZE}} P. Kvitová || {{flagicon|CZE}} K. Plíšková || {{flagicon|NED}} K. Bertens<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|RUS}} D. Kasatkina |- ! 2019 |{{flagicon|AUS}} A. Barty|| {{flagicon|CZE}} K. Plíšková<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|JPN}} N. Osaka<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|ROM}} S. Halep || {{flagicon|CAN}} B. Andreescu<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|UKR}} E. Svitolina || {{flagicon|CZE}} P. Kvitová || {{flagicon|SUI}} B. Bencic<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|NED}} K. Bertens || {{flagicon|USA}} S. Williams |- ! 2020 |{{flagicon|AUS}} A. Barty|| {{flagicon|ROM}} S. Halep || {{flagicon|JPN}} N. Osaka || {{flagicon|USA}} S. Kenin<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|UKR}} E. Svitolina || {{flagicon|CZE}} K. Plíšková || {{flagicon|CAN}} B. Andreescu || {{flagicon|CZE}} P. Kvitová || {{flagicon|NED}} K. Bertens || {{flagicon|BLR}} A. Sabalenka |- ! 2021 |{{flagicon|AUS}} A. Barty||{{flagicon|BLR}} A. Sabalenka|| {{flagicon|ESP}} G. Muguruza || {{flagicon|CZE}} K. Plíšková || {{flagicon|CZE}} B. Krejčíková<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|GRE}} M. Sakkari<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|EST}} A. Kontaveit<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|ESP}} P. Badosa<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|POL}} I. Świątek ||{{flagicon|TUN}} O. Jabeur |- ! 2022 |{{flagicon|POL}} I. Świątek<sup>★</sup> || {{flagicon|TUN}} O. Jabeur<sup>★</sup> || {{flagicon|USA}} J. Pegula<sup>★</sup> || {{flagicon|FRA}} C. Garcia<sup>★</sup> || {{flagicon|}} A. Sabalenka || {{flagicon|GRE}} M. Sakkari || {{flagicon|USA}} C. Gauff || {{flagicon|}} D. Kasatkina<sup>★</sup> || {{flagicon|}} V. Kudermetova<sup>★</sup> || {{flagicon|ROM}} S. Halep |- ! 2023 |{{flagicon|POL}} I. Świątek || {{flagicon|}} A. Sabalenka || {{flagicon|USA}} C. Gauff<sup>★</sup> || {{flagicon|KAZ}} E. Rybakina<sup>★</sup> || {{flagicon|USA}} J. Pegula || {{flagicon|TUN}} O. Jabeur || {{flagicon|CZE}} M. Vondroušová<sup>★</sup> || {{flagicon|CZE}} K. Muchová<sup>★</sup> || {{flagicon|GRE}} M. Sakkari || {{flagicon|CZE}} B. Krejčíková |- ! 2024 |{{flagicon|}} A. Sabalenka<sup>★</sup> || {{flagicon|POL}} I. Świątek || {{flagicon|USA}} C. Gauff ||{{flagicon|ITA}} J. Paolini<sup>★</sup>||{{flagicon|CHN}} Q. Zheng<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|KAZ}} E. Rybakina || {{flagicon|USA}} J. Pegula || {{flagicon|USA}} E. Navarro<sup>★</sup> || {{flagicon|}} D. Kasatkina || {{flagicon|CZE}} B. Krejčíková |- ! 2025 |{{flagicon|}} A. Sabalenka || {{flagicon|POL}} I. Świątek || {{flagicon|USA}} C. Gauff ||{{flagicon|USA}} A. Anisimova<sup>★</sup>|| {{flagicon|KAZ}} E. Rybakina || {{flagicon|USA}} J. Pegula || {{flagicon|USA}} M. Keys<sup>★</sup> || {{flagicon|ITA}} J. Paolini || {{flagicon|}} M. Andreeva<sup>★</sup> || {{flagicon|}} E. Alexandrova<sup>★</sup> |- |}
==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 since November 3, 1975:<ref>{{Cite web|title=WTA Tour All-Time Records|url=http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/publications/2021WTAMediaGuide/2021MG_AllTimeRecords_FINAL.pdf|date=2021|access-date=2021-08-20|publisher=Women's Tennis Association <!-- accessed link is "All-Time Rankings & Statistics" at https://www.wtatennis.com/official-guide -->}}</ref> {{Legend|#cfc|Active players in green}}
{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-table" |- ! colspan=2|World No. 2 |- ! width="200"|Player ! Date reached |- | {{flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Wade | Nov 3, 1975 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King | Dec 11, 1977 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Andrea Jaeger | Aug 17, 1981 |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Conchita Martínez | Oct 30, 1995 |- | {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná | Jul 7, 1997 |- | {{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasia Myskina | Sep 13, 2004 |- | {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova | Sep 10, 2007 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|RUS}} Vera Zvonareva | Oct 25, 2010 |- | {{flagicon|CZE}} Petra Kvitová | Oct 31, 2011 |- | {{flagicon|POL}} Agnieszka Radwańska | Jul 9, 2012 |- | {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Na | Feb 17, 2014 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Krejčíková | Feb 28, 2022 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|ESP}} Paula Badosa | Apr 25, 2022 |- | {{flagicon|EST}} Anett Kontaveit | Jun 6, 2022 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|TUN}} Ons Jabeur | Jun 27, 2022 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|USA}} Coco Gauff | Jun 10, 2024 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Elena Rybakina | Mar 16, 2026 |}
{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-table" |- ! colspan=2|World No. 3 |- ! width="200"|Player ! Date reached |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver | Mar 20, 1984 |- | {{flagicon|TCH}}/{{flagicon|AUS}} Hana Mandlíková | Apr 30, 1984 |- | {{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull | Jan 7, 1985 |- | {{flagicon|BUL}}/{{flagicon|SUI}} Manuela Maleeva | Feb 4, 1985 |- | {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriela Sabatini | Feb 27, 1989 |- | {{flagicon|FRA}} Mary Pierce | Jan 30, 1995 |- | {{flagicon|RSA}} Amanda Coetzer | Nov 3, 1997 |- | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat | May 8, 2000 |- | {{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova | May 15, 2006 |- | {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva | Apr 6, 2009 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|UKR}} Elina Svitolina | Sep 11, 2017 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|USA}} Sloane Stephens | Jul 16, 2018 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|GRE}} Maria Sakkari | Mar 21, 2022 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|USA}} Jessica Pegula | Oct 24, 2022 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|USA}} Amanda Anisimova | Jan 5, 2026 |}
{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-table" |- ! colspan=2|World No. 4 |- ! width="200"|Player ! Date reached |- | {{flagicon|GBR}} Sue Barker | Mar 20, 1977 |- | {{flagicon|AUS}} Dianne Fromholtz | Mar 19, 1979 |- | {{flagicon|TCH}} Helena Suková | Mar 18, 1985 |- | {{flagicon|FRG}} Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Sep 2, 1985 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Zina Garrison | Nov 20, 1989 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Mary Joe Fernández | Oct 22, 1990 |- | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kimiko Date | May 13, 1995 |- | {{flagicon|BUL}} Magdalena Maleeva | Jan 29, 1996 |- | {{flagicon|CRO}} Iva Majoli | Feb 5, 1996 |- | {{flagicon|GER}} Anke Huber | Oct 14, 1996 |- | {{flagicon|SCG}}/{{flagicon|AUS}} Jelena Dokić | Aug 19, 2002 |- | {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesca Schiavone | Jan 31, 2011 |- | {{flagicon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur | Feb 21, 2011 |- | {{flagicon|SVK}} Dominika Cibulková | Mar 20, 2017 |- | {{flagicon|GBR}} Johanna Konta | Jul 17, 2017 |- | {{flagicon|FRA}} Caroline Garcia | Sep 10, 2018 |- | {{flagicon|NED}} Kiki Bertens | May 13, 2019 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|CAN}} Bianca Andreescu | Oct 21, 2019 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|SUI}} Belinda Bencic | Feb 17, 2020 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|USA}} Sofia Kenin | Mar 9, 2020 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|ITA}} Jasmine Paolini | Oct 28, 2024 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Qinwen | Jun 16, 2025 |}
{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-table" |- ! colspan=2|World No. 5 |- ! width="200"|Player ! Date reached |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Rosemary Casals | Sep 13, 1976 |- | {{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court<ref>[http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/publications/2021WTAMediaGuide/2021MG_AllTimeRecords_FINAL.pdf Singles: Most Weeks at No.1]</ref> | Feb 21, 1977 |- | {{flagicon|NED}} Betty Stöve | Jul 3, 1977 |- | {{flagicon|FRG}} Sylvia Hanika | Sep 12, 1983 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Jordan | Mar 19, 1984 |- | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jo Durie | Apr 29, 1984 |- | {{flagicon|USSR}}/{{flagicon|BLR}} Natasha Zvereva | May 22, 1989 |- | {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová | Jan 27, 2003 |- | {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Chakvetadze | Sep 10, 2007 |- |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|ITA}} Sara Errani | May 20, 2013 |- | {{flagicon|CAN}} Eugenie Bouchard | Oct 20, 2014 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Šafářová | Sep 14, 2015 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|LAT}} Jeļena Ostapenko | Mar 19, 2018 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|USA}} Madison Keys | Feb 24, 2025 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|}} Mirra Andreeva | Jul 14, 2025 |}
==Players with highest career rank 6–10== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=WTA Tour All-Time Records|url=http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/publications/2021WTAMediaGuide/2021MG_AllTimeRecords_FINAL.pdf|date=2021|access-date=2021-08-20|publisher=Women's Tennis Association <!-- accessed link is "All-Time Rankings & Statistics" at https://www.wtatennis.com/official-guide -->}}</ref>
{{Legend|#cfc|Active players in green}} {| class="wikitable nowrap" style="display:inline-table; font-size:85%" |- ! colspan="2"|World No. 6 |- !Player ! Date reached |- | {{flagicon|YUG}} Mima Jaušovec | Mar 22, 1982 |- | {{flagicon|GER}} Bettina Bunge | Mar 28, 1983 |- | {{flagicon|BUL}} Katerina Maleeva | Jul 9, 1990 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Chanda Rubin | Apr 8, 1996 |- | {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta | Sep 28, 2015 |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Carla Suárez Navarro | Feb 29, 2016 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|CZE}} Markéta Vondroušová | Sep 11, 2023 |} {| class="wikitable nowrap" style="display:inline-table; font-size:85%" |- ! colspan="2"|World No. 7 |- ! Player ! Date reached |- | {{flagicon|URS}} Olga Morozova | Nov 3, 1975 |- | {{flagicon|AUS}} Kerry Melville | Jul 4, 1976 |- | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Greer Stevens | Jul 7, 1980 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Barbara Potter | Dec 6, 1982 |- | {{flagicon|HUN}} Andrea Temesvári | Jan 23, 1984 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Rinaldi | May 26, 1986 |- | {{flagicon|ROM}} Irina Spîrlea | Oct 13, 1997 |- | {{flagicon|AUT}} Barbara Schett | Sep 13, 1999 |- | {{flagicon|FRA}} Julie Halard-Decugis | Feb 14, 2000 |- | {{flagicon|SUI}} Patty Schnyder | Nov 14, 2005 |- | {{flagicon|CZE}} Nicole Vaidišová | May 14, 2007 |- | {{flagicon|FRA}} Marion Bartoli | Jan 30, 2012 |- | {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberta Vinci | May 9, 2016 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|USA}} Danielle Collins | Jul 11, 2022 |} {| class="wikitable nowrap" style="display:inline-table; font-size:85%" |- ! colspan="2"|World No. 8 |- ! Player ! Date reached |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Nancy Richey | Nov 3, 1975 |- | {{flagicon|ROM}} Virginia Ruzici | May 21, 1979 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Bonnie Gadusek | Jul 9, 1984 |- | {{flagicon|CAN}} Carling Bassett-Seguso | Mar 4, 1985 |- | {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Kournikova | Nov 20, 2000 |- | {{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama | Feb 9, 2004 |- | {{flagicon|AUS}} Alicia Molik | Feb 28, 2005 |- | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ekaterina Makarova | Apr 6, 2015 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|RUS}}/{{flagicon|AUS}} Daria Kasatkina | Oct 24, 2022 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|CZE}} Karolína Muchová | Sep 11, 2023 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|USA}} Emma Navarro | Sep 9, 2024 |} {| class="wikitable nowrap" style="display:inline-table; font-size:85%" |- ! colspan="2"|World No. 9 |- ! Player ! Date reached |- | {{flagicon|FRA}} Françoise Dürr | Nov 3, 1975 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Bonder | Aug 20, 1984 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Lori McNeil | Jul 4, 1988 |- | {{flagicon|NED}} Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | May 20, 1996 |- | {{flagicon|BEL}} Dominique Monami | Oct 12, 1998 |- | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sandrine Testud | Feb 7, 2000 |- | {{flagicon|ARG}} Paola Suárez | Jun 7, 2004 |- | {{flagicon|GER}} Andrea Petkovic | Oct 10, 2011 |- | {{flagicon|SUI}} Timea Bacsinszky | May 16, 2016 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} CoCo Vandeweghe | Jan 15, 2018 |- | {{flagicon|GER}} Julia Görges | Aug 20, 2018 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|}} Veronika Kudermetova | Oct 24, 2022 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|CAN}} Victoria Mboko | Mar 16, 2026 |} {| class="wikitable nowrap" style="display:inline-table; font-size:85%" |- ! colspan="2"|World No. 10 |- ! Player ! Date reached |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy May | Jul 3, 1977 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Kristien Shaw | Aug 21, 1977 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Kathleen Horvath | Jun 11, 1984 |- | {{flagicon|SWE}} Catarina Lindqvist | Apr 15, 1985 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Stephanie Rehe | Mar 13, 1989 |- | {{flagicon|AUT}} Barbara Paulus | Nov 18, 1996 |- | {{flagicon|SVK}} Karina Habšudová | Feb 10, 1997 |- | {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Kirilenko | Jun 10, 2013 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|FRA}} Kristina Mladenovic | Oct 23, 2017 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|GBR}} Emma Raducanu | Jul 11, 2022 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|BRA}} Beatriz Haddad Maia | Jun 12, 2023 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | {{flagicon|}} Ekaterina Alexandrova | Oct 13, 2025 |}
==Consecutive weeks in the Top 10== The below lists the singles players with the most consecutive weeks in the top 10 of the WTA rankings:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Happy Anniversary, Simo: Halep 'honored' by seven-year streak|work=Women's Tennis Association |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1999298/happy-anniversary-simo-halep-honored-by-seven-year-streak|access-date=2021-05-17}}</ref>
{{Legend|#cfc|Active streaks in green}} {| class="wikitable" |- !Player !! # |- |{{flagicon|United States}} Martina Navratilova || 1000 |- |{{flagicon|United States}} Chris Evert || 746 |- |{{flagicon|Germany}} Steffi Graf || 625 |- |{{flagicon|Argentina}} Gabriela Sabatini || 508 |- |{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Manuela Maleeva || 477 |- |{{flagicon|United States}} Pam Shriver || 458 |- |{{flagicon|Spain}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario || 429 |- |{{flagicon|CZE}} Hana Mandlíková || 421 |- |{{flagicon|Romania}} Simona Halep || 373* |- |{{flagicon|United States}} Lindsay Davenport || 333 |- |{{flagicon|Spain}} Conchita Martínez || 319 |}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> 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.<br /> ''Last update: {{as of|2024|5|27|df=UK}}''
==Number 1 in singles and doubles== ===At the same time=== The below lists the players who were ranked number 1 in both singles and doubles at the same time: {| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! No. !! Player !! Start Date <br/> Singles No.1 !! End Date <br/> Singles No.1 !! Start Date <br/> Doubles No.1 !! End Date <br/> Doubles No.1 !! Overlapping Period !! N. of Weeks <br/> Overlapping !! N. of Weeks <br/> Overlapping – Total |- |rowspan="3" |1 || rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova || Jun 14, 1982 || Jun 09, 1985 || Sep 04, 1984 || Mar 17, 1985 || Sep 04, 1984 – Mar 17, 1985 || 28 || rowspan="3" |'''106''' |- |rowspan="2" |Nov 25, 1985 || rowspan="2" |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 |- |rowspan="3" |2 || rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario || Feb 06, 1995 || Feb 19, 1995 || Feb 13, 1995 || Feb 26, 1995 || Feb 13, 1995 – Feb 19, 1995 || 1|| rowspan="3" |7 |- | Feb 27, 1995 || Apr 09, 1995|| rowspan="2"|Mar 27, 1995 || rowspan="2"|Nov 05, 1995 || Mar 27, 1995 – Apr 09, 1995 || 2 |- | May 15, 1995 || Jun 11, 1995|| May 15, 1995 – Jun 11, 1995 || 4 |- |rowspan="5" |3 || rowspan="5" |{{flagicon|SWI}} Martina Hingis || rowspan="2"|Mar 31, 1997 || rowspan="2"|Oct 11, 1998 || Jun 08, 1998 || Aug 08, 1998 || Jun 08, 1998 – Aug 08, 1998 || 8|| rowspan="5" |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 |- |rowspan="2" |Aug 09, 1999 || rowspan="2" |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 || {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport || Apr 03, 2000 || May 7, 2000 || Apr 17, 2000 || May 07, 2000 || Apr 17, 2000 – May 7, 2000 || 3 || 3 |- |5 || {{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Clijsters || Aug 11, 2003 || Oct 19, 2003 || Aug 18, 2003 || Sep 07, 2003 || Aug 18, 2003 – Sep 07, 2003 || 3 || 3 |- |6 || {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams || Nov 2, 2009 || Oct 10, 2010 || Jun 7, 2010 || Aug 1, 2010 || Jun 7, 2010 – Aug 1, 2010 || 8 || 8 |}
===At any time=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shukla |first=Dr Balraj |date=1 October 2022 |title=9 players ranked World No. 1 in both singles and doubles ft. Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/9-players-ranked-world-no-1-singles-doubles-ft-martina-navratilova-serena-williams |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208020513/https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/9-players-ranked-world-no-1-singles-doubles-ft-martina-navratilova-serena-williams |archive-date=8 December 2022 |access-date=4 September 2023 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}}</ref> {| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! No. !! Player !! First Date <br/> Singles No.1 !! Last Date <br/> Singles No.1 !! N. of Weeks <br/> Singles No.1!!First Date <br/> Doubles No.1 !! Last Date <br/> Doubles No.1 !! N. of Weeks <br/> Doubles No.1 |- |1 || {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova || Jul 10, 1978 || Aug 16, 1987 || 332 || '''Sep 04, 1984''' || May 13, 1990 || 237 (Open Era record) |- |2 || {{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario || '''Feb 06, 1995''' || Jun 11, 1995 || 12 || Oct 19, 1992 || Apr 06, 1997 || 111 |- |3 || {{flagicon|SWI}} Martina Hingis || Mar 31, 1997 || Oct 14, 2001 || 209 || '''Jun 08, 1998''' || Mar 18, 2018 || 90 |- |4 || {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport || '''Oct 12, 1998''' || Jan 29, 2006 || 98 || Oct 20, 1997 || May 7, 2000 || 32 |- |5 || {{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Clijsters || '''Aug 11, 2003''' || Feb 20, 2011 || 20|| Aug 04, 2003 || Sep 07, 2003 || 4 |- |6 || {{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams || Feb 25, 2002 || Jul 07, 2002 || 11|| '''Jun 07, 2010''' || Aug 01, 2010 || 8 |- |7 || {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams || Jul 08, 2002 || May 14, 2017 || 319|| '''Jun 07, 2010''' || Aug 01, 2010 || 8 |- |8 || {{flagicon|}} Aryna Sabalenka || '''Sep 11, 2023''' || present || 80 || Feb 22, 2021 || Apr 04, 2021 || 6 |}
===Year-end No. 1=== The below lists the players who finished the year ranked number 1 in both singles and doubles: {| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! No. !! Player !! Year |- |rowspan="2"|1 || {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova || 1984 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova (2) || 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).
==See also== *List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players *List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players *World number 1 ranked female tennis players *Top ten ranked female tennis players *Top ten ranked female tennis players (1921–1974) *WTA Tour records *WTA Awards *Lists of tennis records and statistics *ATP rankings *Current tennis rankings
==Notes and references== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *[http://www.wtatennis.com/rankings WTA rankings] *[http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/publications/2021WTAMediaGuide/2021MG_AllTimeRecords_FINAL.pdf WTA Tour All-Time Records]
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