WTA Rankings

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

Ranking method

The WTA rankings are based on a rolling 52-week, cumulative system. A player's ranking is determined by her results at a maximum of 16 tournaments for singles and 11 for doubles and points are awarded based on how far a player advances in a tournament. The basis for calculating a player's ranking are those tournaments that yield the highest ranking points during the rolling 52-week period with the condition that they must include points from the 4 Grand Slams, the 4 Premier Mandatory tournaments and the WTA Finals. In addition, for Top 20 players, their best two results at Premier 5 tournaments will also count.[2] Up until 2016, the WTA also distributed ranking points, for singles players only, who competed at the Summer Olympics. However, this has since been discontinued.[3]

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 2019 is shown below. Points earned in 2013 were a little different in some cases and retained their value until they expired after 52 weeks.

CategoryWFSFQFR16R32R64R128QQ3Q2Q1
Grand Slam (S)2000130078043024013070104030202
Grand Slam (D)200013007804302401301040
WTA Finals (S)1500*1080*750*(+125 per Round Robin Match; +125 per Round Robin Win)
WTA Finals (D)15001080750375
WTA Premier Mandatory (96S)100065039021512065351030202
WTA Premier Mandatory (64/60S)1000650390215120651030202
WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D)100065039021512010
WTA Premier 5 (56S,64Q)9005853501901056013022151
WTA Premier 5 (56S,48/32Q)90058535019010560130201
WTA Premier 5 (28D)9005853501901051
WTA Premier 5 (16D)9005853501901
WTA Elite Trophy (S)700*440*240*(+40 per Round Robin Match; +80 per Round Robin Win)
WTA Premier (56S)4703051851005530125131
WTA Premier (32S)4703051851005512518131
WTA Premier (16D)4703051851001
WTA International (32S,32Q)280180110603011814101
WTA International (32S,16Q)2801801106030118121
WTA International (16D)280180110601
WTA 125K series (S)160955729151641
WTA 125K series (D)1609557291-
ITF $100,000+H (S)15090552814164
ITF $100,000+H (D)1509055281
ITF $100,000 (S)14085502513164
ITF $100,000 (D)1408550251
ITF $80,000+H (S)13080482412153
ITF $80,000+H (D)1308048241
ITF $80,000 (S)11570422110153
ITF $80,000 (D)1157042211
ITF $60,000+H (S)1006036189153
ITF $60,000+H (D)1006036181
ITF $60,000 (S)804829158153
ITF $60,000 (D)804829151
ITF $25,000+H (S)60362211612
ITF $25,000+H (D)603622111
ITF $25,000 (S)5030189511
ITF $25,000 (D)50301891

S = singles players, D = doubles teams, Q = qualification players.
* Assumes undefeated Round Robin match record.
"+H" indicates that Hospitality is provided.

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.[4]

In ITF tournaments, the main draw is normally 32 for singles and 16 for doubles. Losers in the first round of doubles will receive points equal to that shown in the R32 column above. For subsequent rounds (quarter-finals onwards) the points are the same as for singles.

Current rankings

Number one ranked players

The following is a chronological list of players who have achieved the number one position in singles since the WTA began producing computerized rankings on November 3, 1975:

  Active players in green
No.PlayerDate reachedTotal weeks
1 Chris EvertNov 3, 1975260
2 Evonne Goolagong CawleyApr 26, 19762
3/ Martina NavratilovaJul 10, 1978332
4 Tracy AustinApr 7, 198021
5 Steffi GrafAug 17, 1987377
6// Monica SelesMar 11, 1991178
7 Arantxa Sánchez VicarioFeb 6, 199512
8 Martina HingisMar 31, 1997209
9 Lindsay DavenportOct 12, 199898
10 Jennifer CapriatiOct 15, 200117
11 Venus WilliamsFeb 25, 200211
12 Serena WilliamsJul 8, 2002319
13 Kim ClijstersAug 11, 200320
14 Justine HeninOct 20, 2003117
15 Amélie MauresmoSep 13, 200439
16 Maria SharapovaAug 22, 200521
17 Ana IvanovicJun 9, 200812
18 Jelena JankovićAug 11, 200818
19 Dinara SafinaApr 20, 200926
20 Caroline WozniackiOct 11, 201071
21 Victoria AzarenkaJan 30, 201251
22 Angelique KerberSep 12, 201634
23 Karolína PlíškováJuly 17, 20178
24 Garbiñe MuguruzaSep 11, 20174
25 Simona HalepOct 9, 201764
26 Naomi OsakaJan 28, 201925
27 Ashleigh BartyJun 24, 201956

Last update: 28 December 2020

Year-end number one players

The year-end number one player is the player at the head of the WTA rankings following the completion of the final tournament of the calendar year.

Singles

No. 1 all weeks of the year

Doubles

YearCountryPlayerTeam
1984 USAMartina Navratilova (1) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
1985 USAPam Shriver (2) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
1986 USAMartina Navratilova Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
1987 USAMartina Navratilova Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
1988 USAMartina Navratilova Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
1989 USAMartina Navratilova Helena Suková / Jana Novotná
1990 TCHHelena Suková (3) Helena Suková / Jana Novotná
1991 TCHJana Novotná (4) Gigi Fernández / Jana Novotná
1992 CZEHelena Suková Larisa Neiland / Natasha Zvereva
1993 USAGigi Fernández (5) Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva
1994 BLRNatasha Zvereva (6) Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva
1995 ESPArantxa Sánchez Vicario (7) Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva
1996 ESPArantxa Sánchez Vicario Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1997 BLRNatasha Zvereva Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva
1998 BLRNatasha Zvereva Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná
1999 RUSAnna Kournikova (8) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova
2000 JPNAi Sugiyama (9) Serena Williams / Venus Williams
2001 USALisa Raymond (10) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs
2002 ARGPaola Suárez (11) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
2003 ARGPaola Suárez Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
2004 ESPVirginia Ruano Pascual (12) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
2005 ZIMCara Black (13) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur
2006 USA
AUS
Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur (14)
Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur
2007 ZIM
USA
Cara Black
Liezel Huber (15)
Cara Black / Liezel Huber
2008 ZIM
USA
Cara Black
Liezel Huber
Cara Black / Liezel Huber
2009 ZIM
USA
Cara Black
Liezel Huber
Serena Williams / Venus Williams
2010 ARGGisela Dulko (16) Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta
2011 USALiezel Huber Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik
2012 ITARoberta Vinci (17) Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci
2013 ITA Roberta Vinci Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci
ITASara Errani (18)
2014 ITA
ITA
Roberta Vinci
Sara Errani
Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci
2015 INDSania Mirza (19) Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza
2016 INDSania Mirza Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic
2017 TPE
SUI
Latisha Chan (20)
Martina Hingis (21)
Latisha Chan / Martina Hingis
2018 CZEKateřina Siniaková (22) Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková
2019 CZEBarbora Strýcová (23) Hsieh Su-wei / Barbora Strýcová
2020 TPE Hsieh Su-wei (24) Hsieh Su-wei / Barbora Strýcová
No. 1 all weeks of the year

Players with highest career rank 2–5

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

  Active players in green

Consecutive weeks in the Top 10 of the WTA World rankings

The below lists the players with the most consecutive weeks in the Top 10 of the WTA World rankings:

Singles

  Active players in green
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