WTA Rankings

Iga Swiatek is the current world no 1 female tennis player in the WTA rankings and is the first person from Poland to hold this ranking.

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, while the oldest player ranked in the top 100 is currently Tatjana Maria (36).

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

WTA Rankings

2024 Women’s Tennis Ranking (Singles)

Data provided by Scoreaxis

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 2024

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 in 2024.

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 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 500 Points Breakdown

Winners of the women’s singles and doubles at 500 level tournaments receive 500 pts with the runner-up receiving 325 pts.

PerformanceSinglesDoubles
Winner500500
Finalist325325
Semifinalist195195
Quarterfinalist108108
3rd Round60
2nd Round3260
1st Round11

WTA250 Points Breakdown

Winners of the women’s singles and doubles at 250 level tournaments receive 250 pts with the runner-up receiving 163 pts.

PerformanceSinglesDoubles
Winner250250
Finalist163163
Semifinalist9898
Quarterfinalist5454
2nd Round30
1st Round11

WTA 125 Points Breakdown

Winners of the women’s singles and doubles at 125 level tournaments receive 125 pts with the runner-up receiving 81 pts.

PerformanceSinglesDoubles
Winner125125
Finalist8181
Semifinalist4949
Quarterfinalist2727
2nd Round15
1st Round11

WTA Rankings History – World No.1s from 1975 to 2024

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 2024

Tennis PlayerDate FromDate To
Chris Evert (1)03 November 197525 April 1976
Evonne Goolagong (2)26 April 197609 May 1976
Chris Evert10 May 197609 July 1978
Martina Navratilova (3)10 July 197813 January 1979
Chris Evert14 January 197927 January 1979
Martina Navratilova28 January 197924 February 1979
Chris Evert25 February 197915 April 1979
Martina Navratilova16 April 197924 June 1979
Chris Evert25 June 197909 September 1979
Martina Navratilova10 September 197906 April 1980
Tracy Austin (4)07 April 198020 April 1980
Martina Navratilova21 April 198030 June 1980
Tracy Austin01 July 198017 November 1980
Chris Evert18 November 198002 May 1982
Martina Navratilova03 May 198216 May 1982
Chris Evert17 May 198213 June 1982
Martina Navratilova14 June 198209 June 1985
Chris Evert10 June 198513 October 1985
Martina Navratilova14 October 198527 October 1985
Chris Evert28 October 198524 November 1985
Martina Navratilova25 November 198516 August 1987
Steffi Graf (5)17 August 198710 March 1991
Monica Seles (6)11 March 199104 August 1991
Steffi Graf05 August 199111 August 1991
Monica Seles12 August 199118 August 1991
Steffi Graf19 August 199108 September 1991
Monica Seles09 September 199106 June 1993
Steffi Graf07 June 199305 February 1995
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (7)06 February 199519 February 1995
Steffi Graf20 February 199526 February 1995
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario27 February 199509 April 1995
Steffi Graf10 April 199514 May 1995
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario15 May 199511 June 1995
Steffi Graf12 June 199515 August 1995
S.Graf/Monica Seles*16 August 199503 November 1995
S.Graf04 November 199517 November 1995
S.Graf/Monica Seles*18 November 199524 November 1996
S.Graf25 November 199630 March 1997
Martina Hingis (8)31 March 199711 October 1998
Lindsay Davenport (9)12 October 199807 February 1999
Martina Hingis08 February 199904 July 1999
Lindsay Davenport05 July 199908 August 1999
Martina Hingis09 August 199902 April 2000
Lindsay Davenport03 April 200007 May 2000
Martina Hingis08 May 200014 May 2000
Lindsay Davenport15 May 200021 May 2000
Martina Hingis22 May 200014 October 2001
Jennifer Capriati (10)15 October 200104 November 2001
Lindsay Davenport05 November 200113 January 2002
Jennifer Capriati14 January 200224 February 2002
Venus Williams (11)25 February 200217 March 2002
Jennifer Capriati18 March 200221 April 2002
Venus Williams22 April 200219 May 2002
Jennifer Capriati20 May 200209 June 2002
Venus Williams10 June 200207 July 2002
Serena Williams (12)08 July 200210 August 2003
Kim Clijsters (13)11 August 200319 October 2003
Justin Henin (14)20 October 200326 October 2003
Kim Clijsters27 October 200309 November 2003
Justine Henin10 November 200312 September 2004
Amelie Mauresmo (15)13 September 200417 October 2004
Lindsay Davenport18 October 200421 August 2005
Maria Sharapova (16)22 August 200528 August 2005
Lindsay Davenport29 August 200511 September 2005
Maria Sharapova12 September 200523 October 2005
Lindsay Davenport24 October 200529 January 2006
Kim Clijsters30 January 200619 March 2006
Amelie Mauresmo (17)20 March 200612 November 2006
Justine Henin13 November 200628 January 2007
Maria Sharapova29 January 200718 March 2007
Justine Henin19 March 200718 May 2008
Maria Sharapova19 May 200808 June 2008
Ana Ivanovic (18)09 Jun 200810 Aug 2008
Jelena Jankovic (19)11 Aug 200817 Aug 2008
Ana Ivanovic18 Aug 200807 Sep 2008
Serena Williams08 September 200804 October 2008
Jelena Jankovic05 October 200801 February 2009
Serena Williams02 February 200919 April 2009
Dinara Safina (20)20 Apr 200911 Oct 2009
Serena Williams12 Oct 200925 Oct 2009
Dinara Safina26 Oct 200901 Nov 2009
Serena Williams02 Nov 200910 Oct 2010
Caroline Wozniacki (21)11 Oct 201013 Feb 2011
Kim Clijsters14 February 201120 February 2011
Caroline Wozniacki21 February 201129 January 2012
Victoria Azarenka (22)30 January 201210 June 2012
Maria Sharapova11 June 201208 July 2012
Victoria Azarenka09 July 201217 February 2013
Serena Williams18 February 201311 September 2016
Angelique Kerber (23)12 September 201629 January 2017
Serena Williams30 January 201719 March 2017
Angelique Kerber20 March 201723 April 2017
Serena Williams24 April 201714 May 2017
Angelique Kerber15 May 201716 July 2017
Kristina Pliskova (24)17 July 201710 September 2017
Garbine Muguruza (25)11 Sep 201708 Oct 2017
Simona Halep (26)09 Oct 201728 Jan 2018
Caroline Wozniacki29 January 201825 February 2018
Simona Halep26 February 201827 January 2019
Naomi Osaka (27)28 January 201923 June 2019
Ashleigh Barty (28)24 Jun 201911 Aug 2019
Naomi Osaka12 Aug 201908 Sep 2019
Ashleigh Barty09 September 201922 March 2020
Rankings Frozen**23 Mar 202009 Aug 2020
Ashleigh Barty10 Aug 202003 Apr 2022
Iga Swiatek (29)04 Apr 202210 Sep 2023
Aryna Sabalenka (30)11 Sep 20236 Nov 2023
Iga Swiatek7 Nov 2023to date

*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.