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.
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).
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).
Weeks at No. 1
Current No. 1 player (weeks are automatically updated).
Active players in bold.
Total
Consecutive
Weeks are updated automatically.
The source for this through the week of January 2, 2012, is the 2012 WTA Tour Official Guide, page 177.
Weeks at No. 1 leaders timeline
Current record in bold.
No. 1 leaders timeline
Year-end No. 1 players
The source for this through to 2012 is the 2012 WTA Tour Official Guide, page 178.
* Player was ranked No. 1 throughout the entire calendar year.
By year
By year (continued)
Per player
Players who became No. 1 before having won a major tournament
Time span between first and last dates No. 1 was held
Current No. 1 player (date and age are updated automatically).
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