List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players


The WTA rankings are the Women's Tennis Association's 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.
Aryna Sabalenka is the current singles world No. 1.

WTA No. 1 ranked singles players

The rankings are sourced by the WTA Media Guide and the WTA website.

Weeks at No. 1

Active players in bold.

Year-end No. 1 players

Of the 29 women who have held the №1-ranking, only 16 women have been the Year-end №1-ranked player. Of those 16 women, only 7 have held the №1-ranking during the entirety of one calendar year, so all 52 weeks, Evert, Navratilova, Graf, Seles, S.Williams, Barty, and Sabalenka.

Time span between first and last dates No. 1 was held

  • Active players and age records indicated in bold.

Weeks at No. 1 by decade

  • Current No. 1 player indicated in italic.

1970s*

* — Starting November 1975

2020s

WTA rankings were frozen from March 23, 2020 to August 9, 2020.

Weeks at No. 1 by country

  • Current No. 1 player indicated in bold.
WeeksCountryPlayers
1,123Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Tracy Austin, Monica Seles*, Lindsay Davenport, Jennifer Capriati, Venus Williams, Serena Williams
411Steffi Graf, Angelique Kerber
209Martina Hingis
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