WTA Rankings

Iga Swiatek is the current world no 1 female tennis player in the WTA rankings, with a lead of 245 points Aryna Sabalenka over in second, who in turn has a lead of 2,470 points over Coco Gauff in third.

Other players in the top 10 include Elena Rybakina (4), Jessica Pegula (5), Ons Jabeur (6), Markéta Vondroušová (7), Karolína Muchová (8), Maria Sakkari (9), and Barbora Krejčíková (10).

The average age of the top 100 female tennis players is just over 26 years old, with the highest-ranked female player under 21 being Coco Gauff (19) who is 3rd in the ranking while the oldest player ranked in the top 100 is Tatjana Maria (36) who is 55th in the singles ranking.

The youngest player currently in the WTA top 100 is Mirra Andreeva who is 16 years old.

WTA Rankings

2023 Women’s Tennis Ranking (Singles)

RankPlayerPointsAge
1Iga Swiatek929522
2Aryna Sabalenka905025
3Coco Gauff658019
4Elena Rybakina636524
5Jessica Pegula597529
6Ons Jabeur419529
7Markéta Vondroušová407524
8Karolína Muchová365127
9Maria Sakkari362028
10Barbora Krejčíková288027
11Beatriz Haddad Maia285527
12Madison Keys281628
13Jeļena Ostapenko272026
14Petra Kvitová266033
15Qinwen Zheng266021
16Ludmilla Samsonova265025
17Belinda Bencic257126
18Daria Kasatkina255026
19Veronika Kudermetova252026
20Caroline Garcia209530
21Ekaterina Alexandrova203529
22Victoria Azarenka190534
23Donna Vekić186527
24Magda Linette186131
25Elina Svitolina180929
26Sorana Cîrstea176533
27Anhelina Kalinina167726
28Anastasia Potapova158822
29Elise Mertens149528
30Jasmine Paolini143527
31Lesia Tsurenko143234
32Emma Navarro135522
33Sofia Kenin134525
34Marie Bouzková132525
35Leylah Fernandez132521
36Xinyu Wang132022
37Lin Zhu129229
38Karolína Plíšková128531
39Marta Kostyuk126021
40Petra Martić125332
41Linda Nosková124719
42Martina Trevisan118730
43Varvara Gracheva118623
44Caroline Dolehide116325
45Kateřina Siniaková116027
46Alycia Parks114022
47Sloane Stephens113530
48Sara Sorribes Tormo112627
49Elisabetta Cocciaretto112122
50Peyton Stearns111922
51Anna Blinkova111025
52Arantxa Rus109432
53Danielle Collins108829
54Camila Giorgi108731
55Tatjana Maria108036
56Katie Boulter107327
57Mirra Andreeva106916
58Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova104432
59Mayar Sherif100527
60Clara Burel99022
61Greet Minnen99026
62Lucia Bronzetti96824
63Magdalena Fręch96225
64Rebeka Masarova96224
65Diana Shnaider95519
66Paula Badosa94726
67Ana Bogdan94230
68Bernarda Pera94128
69Yulia Putintseva93728
70Lauren Davis93330
71Xiyu Wang92622
72Yanina Wickmayer91734
73Anna Karolína Schmiedlová91629
74Elina Avanesyan91521
75Nadia Podoroska90826
76Irina-Camelia Begu88833
77Anna Kalinskaya88524
78Camila Osorio87421
79Taylor Townsend86827
80Tamara Korpatsch86828
81Ashlyn Krueger86319
82Emina Bektas84630
83Cristina Bucșa84325
84Viktorija Golubic83431
85Clara Tauson82320
86Laura Siegemund81435
87Yue Yuan81025
88Kayla Day80724
89Aliaksandra Sasnovich80329
90Linda Fruhvirtová80018
91Diane Parry78021
92Nao Hibino77428
93Océane Dodin76727
94Bianca Andreescu76423
95Jodie Burrage76224
96Claire Liu75923
97Kamilla Rakhimova75822
98Viktoriya Tomova75128
99Julia Grabher74427
100Yafan Wang73729

NB: The above data is updated every Monday as soon as the updated rankings go live on the WTA Tour website.

WTA Ranking System Explained

A player’s WTA Ranking is based on their performance at a maximum of 16 tournaments for singles and 11 for doubles over a 52-week period.

The ranking calculation for a player must include the 4 Grand Slams, the 4 Mandatory 1000 tournaments, and the WTA Finals unless the player has a valid reason for not competing in these events e.g. withdrawal due to injury.

The bigger the tournament, the more ranking points are on offer, with the most points going to the winner of each of the grand slam tournaments.

WTA Ranking Points 2023

Below is a breakdown of the points awarded to players at WTA 125, 250, 500, 1000, and grand slam tournaments on the Women’s Tour.

Grand Slam Points Breakdown

Winners of the women’s singles and doubles grand slam tournaments receive 2,000 pts with the runner-up receiving 1,300 pts.

PerformanceSinglesDoubles
Winner20002000
Runner Up13001300
Semifinalist780780
Quarterfinalist430430
4th Round240
3rd Round130240
2nd Round70130
1st Round1010

WTA 1000 (Mandatory) Points Breakdown

Winners of the women’s singles and doubles at mandatory 1000 level tournaments receive 1,000 pts with the runner-up receiving 650 pts.

PerformanceSinglesDoubles
Winner10001000
Runner Up650650
Semifinalist390390
Quarterfinalist215215
4th Round120
3rd Round65
2nd Round35120
1st Round11

WTA 1000 (Non-Mandatory) Points Breakdown

Winners of the women’s singles and doubles at the non-mandatory 1000 level tournaments receive 900 pts with the runner-up receiving 585 pts.

PerformanceSinglesDoubles
Winner900900
Runner Up585585
Semifinalist350350
Quarterfinalist190190
3rd Round105
2nd Round60105
1st Round11

WTA 500 Points Breakdown

Winners of the women’s singles and doubles at 500 level tournaments receive 470 pts with the runner-up receiving 305 pts.

PerformanceSinglesDoubles
Winner470470
Finalist305305
Semifinalist185185
Quarterfinalist100100
2nd Round55
1st Round11

WTA250 Points Breakdown

Winners of the women’s singles and doubles at 250 level tournaments receive 280 pts with the runner-up receiving 180 pts.

PerformanceSinglesDoubles
Winner280280
Finalist180180
Semifinalist110110
Quarterfinalist6060
2nd Round30
1st Round11

WTA 125 Points Breakdown

Winners of the women’s singles and doubles at 125 level tournaments receive 160 pts with the runner-up receiving 95 pts.

PerformanceSinglesDoubles
Winner160160
Finalist9595
Semifinalist5757
Quarterfinalist2929
2nd Round15
1st Round11

WTA Rankings History – World No.1s from 1975 to Date

The WTA Rankings system is the method used by the WTA to see who should qualify and who should be seeded in the different singles and doubles WTA Tournaments that are held all across the globe.

The first female tennis rankings were published by the WTA on the 3rd of November 1975 with Chris Evert being the first female tennis player to be ranked number 1 in the world.

Since then a total of 30 different women have achieved the WTA no 1 status in the official rankings, with the current number 1 being Iga Swiatek of Poland.

Female Tennis Rankings History – No.1s from 1975 to Date

Tennis PlayerDate FromDate ToNumber of Weeks
Chris Evert (1)03 November 197525 April 197625
Evonne Goolagong (2)26 April 197609 May 19762
Chris Evert10 May 197609 July 1978113
Martina Navratilova (3)10 July 197813 January 197926
Chris Evert14 January 197927 January 19792
Martina Navratilova28 January 197924 February 19794
Chris Evert25 February 197915 April 19797
Martina Navratilova16 April 197924 June 197910
Chris Evert25 June 197909 September 197911
Martina Navratilova10 September 197906 April 198031
Tracy Austin (4)07 April 198020 April 19802
Martina Navratilova21 April 198030 June 198011
Tracy Austin01 July 198017 November 198019
Chris Evert18 November 198002 May 198276
Martina Navratilova03 May 198216 May 19822
Chris Evert17 May 198213 June 19824
Martina Navratilova14 June 198209 June 1985156
Chris Evert10 June 198513 October 198518
Martina Navratilova14 October 198527 October 19852
Chris Evert28 October 198524 November 19854
Martina Navratilova25 November 198516 August 198790
Steffi Graf (5)17 August 198710 March 1991186
Monica Seles (6)11 March 199104 August 199121
Steffi Graf05 August 199111 August 19911
Monica Seles12 August 199118 August 19911
Steffi Graf19 August 199108 September 19913
Monica Seles09 September 199106 June 199391
Steffi Graf07 June 199305 February 199587
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (7)06 February 199519 February 19952
Steffi Graf20 February 199526 February 19951
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario27 February 199509 April 19956
Steffi Graf10 April 199514 May 19955
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario15 May 199511 June 19954
Steffi Graf12 June 199515 August 19959
S.Graf/Monica Seles*16 August 199503 November 199511
S.Graf04 November 199517 November 19952
S.Graf/Monica Seles*18 November 199524 November 199654
S.Graf25 November 199630 March 199718
Martina Hingis (8)31 March 199711 October 199880
Lindsay Davenport (9)12 October 199807 February 199917
Martina Hingis08 February 199904 July 199921
Lindsay Davenport05 July 199908 August 19995
Martina Hingis09 August 199902 April 200034
Lindsay Davenport03 April 200007 May 20005
Martina Hingis08 May 200014 May 20001
Lindsay Davenport15 May 200021 May 20001
Martina Hingis22 May 200014 October 200173
Jennifer Capriati (10)15 October 200104 November 20013
Lindsay Davenport05 November 200113 January 200210
Jennifer Capriati14 January 200224 February 20026
Venus Williams (11)25 February 200217 March 20023
Jennifer Capriati18 March 200221 April 20025
Venus Williams22 April 200219 May 20024
Jennifer Capriati20 May 200209 June 20023
Venus Williams10 June 200207 July 20024
Serena Williams (12)08 July 200210 August 200357
Kim Clijsters (13)11 August 200319 October 200310
Justin Henin (14)20 October 200326 October 20031
Kim Clijsters27 October 200309 November 20032
Justine Henin10 November 200312 September 200444
Amelie Mauresmo (15)13 September 200417 October 20045
Lindsay Davenport18 October 200421 August 200544
Maria Sharapova (16)22 August 200528 August 20051
Lindsay Davenport29 August 200511 September 20052
Maria Sharapova12 September 200523 October 20056
Lindsay Davenport24 October 200529 January 200614
Kim Clijsters30 January 200619 March 20067
Amelie Mauresmo (17)20 March 200612 November 200634
Justine Henin13 November 200628 January 200711
Maria Sharapova29 January 200718 March 20077
Justine Henin19 March 200718 May 200861
Maria Sharapova19 May 200808 June 20083
Ana Ivanovic (18)09 Jun 200810 Aug 20089
Jelena Jankovic (19)11 Aug 200817 Aug 20081
Ana Ivanovic18 Aug 200807 Sep 20083
Serena Williams08 September 200804 October 20084
Jelena Jankovic05 October 200801 February 200917
Serena Williams02 February 200919 April 200911
Dinara Safina (20)20 Apr 200911 Oct 200925
Serena Williams12 Oct 200925 Oct 20092
Dinara Safina26 Oct 200901 Nov 20091
Serena Williams02 Nov 200910 Oct 201049
Caroline Wozniacki (21)11 Oct 201013 Feb 201118
Kim Clijsters14 February 201120 February 20111
Caroline Wozniacki21 February 201129 January 201249
Victoria Azarenka (22)30 January 201210 June 201219
Maria Sharapova11 June 201208 July 20124
Victoria Azarenka09 July 201217 February 201332
Serena Williams18 February 201311 September 2016186
Angelique Kerber (23)12 September 201629 January 201720
Serena Williams30 January 201719 March 20177
Angelique Kerber20 March 201723 April 20175
Serena Williams24 April 201714 May 20173
Angelique Kerber15 May 201716 July 20179
Kristina Pliskova (24)17 July 201710 September 20178
Garbine Muguruza (25)11 Sep 201708 Oct 20174
Simona Halep (26)09 Oct 201728 Jan 201816
Caroline Wozniacki29 January 201825 February 20184
Simona Halep26 February 201827 January 201948
Naomi Osaka (27)28 January 201923 June 201921
Ashleigh Barty (28)24 Jun 201911 Aug 20197
Naomi Osaka12 Aug 201908 Sep 20194
Ashleigh Barty09 September 201922 March 202028
Rankings Frozen**23 Mar 202009 Aug 202020
Ashleigh Barty10 Aug 202003 Apr 202286
Iga Swiatek (29)04 Apr 202210 Sep 202375
Aryna Sabalenka (30)11 Sep 20236 Nov 20238
Iga Swiatek7 Nov 2023to date3

*Monica Seles and Steffi Graff shared the number 1 spot for a total of 65 weeks.

**The WTA Tennis Ranking was frozen between the 23rd of March 2020 and the 9th of August 2020.

FAQ

Who has been number 1 in women’s tennis the longest?

Steffi Graf spent a record total of 377 weeks at number 1 in the female tennis ranking.

Who was the first Japanese tennis player with a WTA number 1 ranking?

Naomi Osaka was the first Japanese tennis player with a WTA number 1 ranking.

Who was the first American tennis player with a WTA number 1 ranking?

Chris Evert was the first American tennis player with a WTA number 1 ranking.

How many weeks has Swiatek been number 1?

Iga Swiatek has held the number 1 ranking for a total of 78 weeks (from the 4th of April 2022 to the 10 of September 2023 – 75 weeks and from the 7th of November 2023 to date – 3 weeks).