WTA Rankings 2023 - Top 100 Female Tennis Players

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.

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2023 Women’s Tennis Ranking (Singles)

Rank	Player	Points	Age
1	Iga Swiatek	9295	22
2	Aryna Sabalenka	9050	25
3	Coco Gauff	6580	19
4	Elena Rybakina	6365	24
5	Jessica Pegula	5975	29
6	Ons Jabeur	4195	29
7	Markéta Vondroušová	4075	24
8	Karolína Muchová	3651	27
9	Maria Sakkari	3620	28
10	Barbora Krejčíková	2880	27
11	Beatriz Haddad Maia	2855	27
12	Madison Keys	2816	28
13	Jeļena Ostapenko	2720	26
14	Petra Kvitová	2660	33
15	Qinwen Zheng	2660	21
16	Ludmilla Samsonova	2650	25
17	Belinda Bencic	2571	26
18	Daria Kasatkina	2550	26
19	Veronika Kudermetova	2520	26
20	Caroline Garcia	2095	30
21	Ekaterina Alexandrova	2035	29
22	Victoria Azarenka	1905	34
23	Donna Vekić	1865	27
24	Magda Linette	1861	31
25	Elina Svitolina	1809	29
26	Sorana Cîrstea	1765	33
27	Anhelina Kalinina	1677	26
28	Anastasia Potapova	1588	22
29	Elise Mertens	1495	28
30	Jasmine Paolini	1435	27
31	Lesia Tsurenko	1432	34
32	Emma Navarro	1355	22
33	Sofia Kenin	1345	25
34	Marie Bouzková	1325	25
35	Leylah Fernandez	1325	21
36	Xinyu Wang	1320	22
37	Lin Zhu	1292	29
38	Karolína Plíšková	1285	31
39	Marta Kostyuk	1260	21
40	Petra Martić	1253	32
41	Linda Nosková	1247	19
42	Martina Trevisan	1187	30
43	Varvara Gracheva	1186	23
44	Caroline Dolehide	1163	25
45	Kateřina Siniaková	1160	27
46	Alycia Parks	1140	22
47	Sloane Stephens	1135	30
48	Sara Sorribes Tormo	1126	27
49	Elisabetta Cocciaretto	1121	22
50	Peyton Stearns	1119	22
51	Anna Blinkova	1110	25
52	Arantxa Rus	1094	32
53	Danielle Collins	1088	29
54	Camila Giorgi	1087	31
55	Tatjana Maria	1080	36
56	Katie Boulter	1073	27
57	Mirra Andreeva	1069	16
58	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	1044	32
59	Mayar Sherif	1005	27
60	Clara Burel	990	22
61	Greet Minnen	990	26
62	Lucia Bronzetti	968	24
63	Magdalena Fręch	962	25
64	Rebeka Masarova	962	24
65	Diana Shnaider	955	19
66	Paula Badosa	947	26
67	Ana Bogdan	942	30
68	Bernarda Pera	941	28
69	Yulia Putintseva	937	28
70	Lauren Davis	933	30
71	Xiyu Wang	926	22
72	Yanina Wickmayer	917	34
73	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	916	29
74	Elina Avanesyan	915	21
75	Nadia Podoroska	908	26
76	Irina-Camelia Begu	888	33
77	Anna Kalinskaya	885	24
78	Camila Osorio	874	21
79	Taylor Townsend	868	27
80	Tamara Korpatsch	868	28
81	Ashlyn Krueger	863	19
82	Emina Bektas	846	30
83	Cristina Bucșa	843	25
84	Viktorija Golubic	834	31
85	Clara Tauson	823	20
86	Laura Siegemund	814	35
87	Yue Yuan	810	25
88	Kayla Day	807	24
89	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	803	29
90	Linda Fruhvirtová	800	18
91	Diane Parry	780	21
92	Nao Hibino	774	28
93	Océane Dodin	767	27
94	Bianca Andreescu	764	23
95	Jodie Burrage	762	24
96	Claire Liu	759	23
97	Kamilla Rakhimova	758	22
98	Viktoriya Tomova	751	28
99	Julia Grabher	744	27
100	Yafan Wang	737	29

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.

Performance	Singles	Doubles
Winner	2000	2000
Runner Up	1300	1300
Semifinalist	780	780
Quarterfinalist	430	430
4th Round	240	–
3rd Round	130	240
2nd Round	70	130
1st Round	10	10

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.

Performance	Singles	Doubles
Winner	1000	1000
Runner Up	650	650
Semifinalist	390	390
Quarterfinalist	215	215
4th Round	120	–
3rd Round	65	–
2nd Round	35	120
1st Round	1	1

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.

Performance	Singles	Doubles
Winner	900	900
Runner Up	585	585
Semifinalist	350	350
Quarterfinalist	190	190
3rd Round	105	–
2nd Round	60	105
1st Round	1	1

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.

Performance	Singles	Doubles
Winner	470	470
Finalist	305	305
Semifinalist	185	185
Quarterfinalist	100	100
2nd Round	55	–
1st Round	1	1

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.

Performance	Singles	Doubles
Winner	280	280
Finalist	180	180
Semifinalist	110	110
Quarterfinalist	60	60
2nd Round	30	–
1st Round	1	1

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.

Performance	Singles	Doubles
Winner	160	160
Finalist	95	95
Semifinalist	57	57
Quarterfinalist	29	29
2nd Round	15	–
1st Round	1	1

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 Player	Date From	Date To	Number of Weeks
Chris Evert (1)	03 November 1975	25 April 1976	25
Evonne Goolagong (2)	26 April 1976	09 May 1976	2
Chris Evert	10 May 1976	09 July 1978	113
Martina Navratilova (3)	10 July 1978	13 January 1979	26
Chris Evert	14 January 1979	27 January 1979	2
Martina Navratilova	28 January 1979	24 February 1979	4
Chris Evert	25 February 1979	15 April 1979	7
Martina Navratilova	16 April 1979	24 June 1979	10
Chris Evert	25 June 1979	09 September 1979	11
Martina Navratilova	10 September 1979	06 April 1980	31
Tracy Austin (4)	07 April 1980	20 April 1980	2
Martina Navratilova	21 April 1980	30 June 1980	11
Tracy Austin	01 July 1980	17 November 1980	19
Chris Evert	18 November 1980	02 May 1982	76
Martina Navratilova	03 May 1982	16 May 1982	2
Chris Evert	17 May 1982	13 June 1982	4
Martina Navratilova	14 June 1982	09 June 1985	156
Chris Evert	10 June 1985	13 October 1985	18
Martina Navratilova	14 October 1985	27 October 1985	2
Chris Evert	28 October 1985	24 November 1985	4
Martina Navratilova	25 November 1985	16 August 1987	90
Steffi Graf (5)	17 August 1987	10 March 1991	186
Monica Seles (6)	11 March 1991	04 August 1991	21
Steffi Graf	05 August 1991	11 August 1991	1
Monica Seles	12 August 1991	18 August 1991	1
Steffi Graf	19 August 1991	08 September 1991	3
Monica Seles	09 September 1991	06 June 1993	91
Steffi Graf	07 June 1993	05 February 1995	87
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (7)	06 February 1995	19 February 1995	2
Steffi Graf	20 February 1995	26 February 1995	1
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario	27 February 1995	09 April 1995	6
Steffi Graf	10 April 1995	14 May 1995	5
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario	15 May 1995	11 June 1995	4
Steffi Graf	12 June 1995	15 August 1995	9
S.Graf/Monica Seles*	16 August 1995	03 November 1995	11
S.Graf	04 November 1995	17 November 1995	2
S.Graf/Monica Seles*	18 November 1995	24 November 1996	54
S.Graf	25 November 1996	30 March 1997	18
Martina Hingis (8)	31 March 1997	11 October 1998	80
Lindsay Davenport (9)	12 October 1998	07 February 1999	17
Martina Hingis	08 February 1999	04 July 1999	21
Lindsay Davenport	05 July 1999	08 August 1999	5
Martina Hingis	09 August 1999	02 April 2000	34
Lindsay Davenport	03 April 2000	07 May 2000	5
Martina Hingis	08 May 2000	14 May 2000	1
Lindsay Davenport	15 May 2000	21 May 2000	1
Martina Hingis	22 May 2000	14 October 2001	73
Jennifer Capriati (10)	15 October 2001	04 November 2001	3
Lindsay Davenport	05 November 2001	13 January 2002	10
Jennifer Capriati	14 January 2002	24 February 2002	6
Venus Williams (11)	25 February 2002	17 March 2002	3
Jennifer Capriati	18 March 2002	21 April 2002	5
Venus Williams	22 April 2002	19 May 2002	4
Jennifer Capriati	20 May 2002	09 June 2002	3
Venus Williams	10 June 2002	07 July 2002	4
Serena Williams (12)	08 July 2002	10 August 2003	57
Kim Clijsters (13)	11 August 2003	19 October 2003	10
Justin Henin (14)	20 October 2003	26 October 2003	1
Kim Clijsters	27 October 2003	09 November 2003	2
Justine Henin	10 November 2003	12 September 2004	44
Amelie Mauresmo (15)	13 September 2004	17 October 2004	5
Lindsay Davenport	18 October 2004	21 August 2005	44
Maria Sharapova (16)	22 August 2005	28 August 2005	1
Lindsay Davenport	29 August 2005	11 September 2005	2
Maria Sharapova	12 September 2005	23 October 2005	6
Lindsay Davenport	24 October 2005	29 January 2006	14
Kim Clijsters	30 January 2006	19 March 2006	7
Amelie Mauresmo (17)	20 March 2006	12 November 2006	34
Justine Henin	13 November 2006	28 January 2007	11
Maria Sharapova	29 January 2007	18 March 2007	7
Justine Henin	19 March 2007	18 May 2008	61
Maria Sharapova	19 May 2008	08 June 2008	3
Ana Ivanovic (18)	09 Jun 2008	10 Aug 2008	9
Jelena Jankovic (19)	11 Aug 2008	17 Aug 2008	1
Ana Ivanovic	18 Aug 2008	07 Sep 2008	3
Serena Williams	08 September 2008	04 October 2008	4
Jelena Jankovic	05 October 2008	01 February 2009	17
Serena Williams	02 February 2009	19 April 2009	11
Dinara Safina (20)	20 Apr 2009	11 Oct 2009	25
Serena Williams	12 Oct 2009	25 Oct 2009	2
Dinara Safina	26 Oct 2009	01 Nov 2009	1
Serena Williams	02 Nov 2009	10 Oct 2010	49
Caroline Wozniacki (21)	11 Oct 2010	13 Feb 2011	18
Kim Clijsters	14 February 2011	20 February 2011	1
Caroline Wozniacki	21 February 2011	29 January 2012	49
Victoria Azarenka (22)	30 January 2012	10 June 2012	19
Maria Sharapova	11 June 2012	08 July 2012	4
Victoria Azarenka	09 July 2012	17 February 2013	32
Serena Williams	18 February 2013	11 September 2016	186
Angelique Kerber (23)	12 September 2016	29 January 2017	20
Serena Williams	30 January 2017	19 March 2017	7
Angelique Kerber	20 March 2017	23 April 2017	5
Serena Williams	24 April 2017	14 May 2017	3
Angelique Kerber	15 May 2017	16 July 2017	9
Kristina Pliskova (24)	17 July 2017	10 September 2017	8
Garbine Muguruza (25)	11 Sep 2017	08 Oct 2017	4
Simona Halep (26)	09 Oct 2017	28 Jan 2018	16
Caroline Wozniacki	29 January 2018	25 February 2018	4
Simona Halep	26 February 2018	27 January 2019	48
Naomi Osaka (27)	28 January 2019	23 June 2019	21
Ashleigh Barty (28)	24 Jun 2019	11 Aug 2019	7
Naomi Osaka	12 Aug 2019	08 Sep 2019	4
Ashleigh Barty	09 September 2019	22 March 2020	28
Rankings Frozen**	23 Mar 2020	09 Aug 2020	20
Ashleigh Barty	10 Aug 2020	03 Apr 2022	86
Iga Swiatek (29)	04 Apr 2022	10 Sep 2023	75
Aryna Sabalenka (30)	11 Sep 2023	6 Nov 2023	8
Iga Swiatek	7 Nov 2023	to date	3

*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).