List of WTA number 1 ranked players From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. (June 2008) This is a list of WTA number 1 ranked players. That is, players who have been or currently are ranked World Number 1, along with the dates of first reaching and losing that spot. Since the WTA began producing computerized rankings in 1975, 18 women have reached the highest singles ranking. The WTA releases ranking points weekly based on how players fared in the latest tournaments versus how they fared one year ago. Contents [hide] 1 No. 1 ranked players 2 Weeks at No. 1 2.1 Total 2.2 Consecutive 3 Year end No. 1 players 4 Players who were ranked World No. 1 without having won a Grand Slam tournament 5 Players who were ranked World No. 5 or higher but never World No. 1 6 Points distribution 7 See also [edit] No. 1 ranked players Country Name Start Date End Date # of weeks Cumulative # of weeks Chris Evert (1) Nov 03, 1975 Apr 25, 1976 25 25 Evonne Goolagong Cawley (2) Apr 26, 1976 May 09, 1976 2 2 Chris Evert May 10, 1976 Jul 09, 1978 113 138 Martina Navratilova (3) Jul 10, 1978 Jan 13, 1979 27 27 Chris Evert Jan 14, 1979 Jan 27, 1979 2 140 Martina Navratilova Jan 28, 1979 Feb 24, 1979 4 31 Chris Evert Feb 25, 1979 Apr 15, 1979 7 147 Martina Navratilova Apr 16, 1979 Jun 24, 1979 10 41 Chris Evert Jun 25, 1979 Sep 09, 1979 11 158 Martina Navratilova Sep 10, 1979 Apr 06, 1980 30 71 Tracy Austin (4) Apr 07, 1980 Apr 20, 1980 2 2 Martina Navratilova Apr 21, 1980 Jun 30, 1980 10 81 Tracy Austin Jul 01, 1980 Nov 17, 1980 20 22 Chris Evert Nov 18, 1980 May 02, 1982 76 234 Martina Navratilova May 03, 1982 May 16, 1982 2 83 Chris Evert May 17, 1982 Jun 13, 1982 4 238 Martina Navratilova Jun 14, 1982 Jun 09, 1985 156 239 Chris Evert Jun 10, 1985 Oct 13, 1985 18 256 Martina Navratilova Oct 14, 1985 Oct 27, 1985 2 241 Chris Evert Oct 28, 1985 Nov 24, 1985 4 260 Martina Navratilova Nov 25, 1985 Aug 16, 1987 90 331 Steffi Graf (5) Aug 17, 1987 Mar 10, 1991 186 (record) 186 Monica Seles (6) Mar 11, 1991 Aug 04, 1991 21 21 Steffi Graf Aug 05, 1991 Aug 11, 1991 1 187 Monica Seles Aug 12, 1991 Aug 18, 1991 1 22 Steffi Graf Aug 19, 1991 Sep 08, 1991 3 190 / Monica Seles Sep 09, 1991 Jun 06, 1993 91 113 Steffi Graf Jun 07, 1993 Feb 05, 1995 87 277 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (7) Feb 06, 1995 Feb 19, 1995 2 2 Steffi Graf Feb 20, 1995 Feb 26, 1995 1 278 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Feb 27, 1995 Apr 09, 1995 6 8 Steffi Graf Apr 10, 1995 May 14, 1995 5 283 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario May 15, 1995 Jun 11, 1995 4 12 Steffi Graf Jun 12, 1995 Aug 14, 1995 9 292 Steffi Graf & Monica Seles Aug 15, 1995 Nov 03, 1996 64 356 & 177 Steffi Graf Nov 04, 1996 Nov 17, 1996 2 358 Steffi Graf & Monica Seles Nov 18, 1996 Nov 24, 1996 1 359 & 178 Steffi Graf Nov 25, 1996 Mar 30, 1997 18 377 (record) Martina Hingis (8) Mar 31, 1997 Oct 11, 1998 80 80 Lindsay Davenport (9) Oct 12, 1998 Feb 07, 1999 17 17 Martina Hingis Feb 08, 1999 Jul 04, 1999 21 101 Lindsay Davenport Jul 05, 1999 Aug 08, 1999 5 22 Martina Hingis Aug 09, 1999 Apr 02, 2000 34 135 Lindsay Davenport Apr 03, 2000 May 07, 2000 5 27 Martina Hingis May 08, 2000 May 14, 2000 1 136 Lindsay Davenport May 15, 2000 May 21, 2000 1 28 Martina Hingis May 22, 2000 Oct 14, 2001 73 209 Jennifer Capriati (10) Oct 15, 2001 Nov 04, 2001 3 3 Lindsay Davenport Nov 05, 2001 Jan 13, 2002 10 38 Jennifer Capriati Jan 14, 2002 Feb 24, 2002 6 9 Venus Williams (11) Feb 25, 2002 Mar 17, 2002 3 3 Jennifer Capriati Mar 18, 2002 Apr 21, 2002 5 14 Venus Williams Apr 22, 2002 May 19, 2002 4 7 Jennifer Capriati May 20, 2002 Jun 09, 2002 3 17 Venus Williams Jun 10, 2002 Jul 07, 2002 4 11 Serena Williams (12) Jul 08, 2002 Aug 10, 2003 57 57 Kim Clijsters (13) Aug 11, 2003 Oct 19, 2003 10 10 Justine Henin (14) Oct 20, 2003 Oct 26, 2003 1 1 Kim Clijsters Oct 27, 2003 Nov 09, 2003 2 12 Justine Henin Nov 10, 2003 Sep 12, 2004 44 45 Amélie Mauresmo (15) Sep 13, 2004 Oct 17, 2004 5 5 Lindsay Davenport Oct 18, 2004 Aug 21, 2005 44 82 Maria Sharapova (16) Aug 22, 2005 Aug 28, 2005 1 1 Lindsay Davenport Aug 29, 2005 Sep 11, 2005 2 84 Maria Sharapova Sep 12, 2005 Oct 23, 2005 6 7 Lindsay Davenport Oct 24, 2005 Jan 29, 2006 14 98 Kim Clijsters Jan 30, 2006 Mar 19, 2006 7 19 Amélie Mauresmo Mar 20, 2006 Nov 12, 2006 34 39 Justine Henin Nov 13, 2006 Jan 28, 2007 11 56 Maria Sharapova Jan 29, 2007 Mar 18, 2007 7 14 Justine Henin Mar 19, 2007 May 18, 2008 61 117 Maria Sharapova May 19, 2008 June 8, 2008 3 17 Ana Ivanović (17) Jun 9, 2008 Aug 10, 2008 9 9 Jelena Janković (18) Aug 11, 2008 Aug 17, 2008 1 1 Ana Ivanović Aug 18, 2008 Sep 7, 2008 3 12 Serena Williams Sep 8, 2008 Oct 5, 2008 4 61 Jelena Janković Oct 6, 2008 Feb 1, 2009 17 18 Serena Williams Feb 2, 2009 Present 6 67 Updated March 9, 2009. Current World No. 1 in bold. [edit] Weeks at No. 1 [edit] Total Rank Nat. Player # Weeks 1. Steffi Graf 377 2. / Martina Navratilova 331 3. Chris Evert 260 4. Martina Hingis 209 5. / / Monica Seles 178 6. Justine Henin 117 7. Lindsay Davenport 98 8. Serena Williams 67 9. Amélie Mauresmo 39 10. Tracy Austin 22 11. Kim Clijsters 19 12. Jelena Jankovic 18 13. Jennifer Capriati 17 = Maria Sharapova 17 15. Ana Ivanović 12 = Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 12 17. Venus Williams 11 18. Evonne Goolagong Cawley 2 Current No. 1 in bold. Last updated: March 9, 2009. [edit] Consecutive Rank Nat. Player # Weeks 1 Steffi Graf 186 2 Martina Navratilova 156 3 Chris Evert 113 4 Steffi Graf (2) 94 5 Monica Seles 91 6 Martina Navratilova (2) 90 7 Steffi Graf (3) 87 8 Martina Hingis 80 9 Chris Evert (2) 76 10 Martina Hingis (2) 73 11 Steffi Graf (4) 64 = Monica Seles (2) 64 13 Justine Henin 61 14 Serena Williams 57 15 Justine Henin (2) 44 = Lindsay Davenport 44 17 Martina Hingis (3) 34 = Amélie Mauresmo 34 19 Martina Navratilova (3) 30 [edit] Year end No. 1 players Country Player No. of Times GER Steffi Graf 8 TCH/ USA Martina Navratilova 7 USA Chris Evert 5 USA Lindsay Davenport 4 BEL Justine Henin 3 SUI Martina Hingis YUG/ USA Monica Seles USA Serena Williams 1 SRB Jelena Janković Year Country Player 1975 United States Chris Evert (1) 1976 USA Chris Evert 1977 USA Chris Evert 1978 TCH Martina Navratilova (2) 1979 TCH Martina Navratilova 1980 USA Chris Evert 1981 USA Chris Evert 1982 USA Martina Navratilova 1983 USA Martina Navratilova 1984 USA Martina Navratilova 1985 USA Martina Navratilova 1986 USA Martina Navratilova 1987 GER Steffi Graf (3) 1988 GER Steffi Graf 1989 GER Steffi Graf 1990 GER Steffi Graf 1991 YUG Monica Seles (4) 1992 YUG Monica Seles 1993 GER Steffi Graf 1994 GER Steffi Graf 1995 GER USA Steffi Graf Monica Seles 1996 GER Steffi Graf 1997 SUI Martina Hingis (5) 1998 USA Lindsay Davenport (6) 1999 SUI Martina Hingis 2000 SUI Martina Hingis 2001 USA Lindsay Davenport 2002 USA Serena Williams (7) 2003 BEL Justine Henin (8) 2004 USA Lindsay Davenport 2005 USA Lindsay Davenport 2006 BEL Justine Henin 2007 BEL Justine Henin 2008 SRB Jelena Janković (9) [edit] Players who were ranked World No. 1 without having won a Grand Slam tournament Player Date of first No. 1 position First Grand Slam final reached First Grand Slam title Kim Clijsters August 11, 2003 2001 French Open (June, 2001) 2005 US Open Amélie Mauresmo September 13, 2004 1999 Australian Open (January, 1999) 2006 Australian Open Jelena Janković August 11, 2008 2008 US Open (September, 2008) N/A [edit] Players who were ranked World No. 5 or higher but never World No. 1 The following is a list of players who were ranked World No. 5 or higher by the Women's Tennis Association but never World No. 1: Player First date reached No. 2s Virginia Wade November 3, 1975 Andrea Jaeger August 17, 1981 Conchita Martínez October 30, 1995 Jana Novotná July 7, 1997 Anastasia Myskina September 13, 2004 Svetlana Kuznetsova September 10, 2007 Dinara Safina October 13, 2008 Player First date reached No. 3s Pam Shriver March 20, 1984 / Hana Mandlikova April 30, 1984 Wendy Turnbull January 7, 1985 Manuela Maleeva February 4, 1985 Gabriela Sabatini February 27, 1989 Mary Pierce January 30, 1995 Amanda Coetzer November 3, 1997 Nathalie Tauziat May 8, 2000 Nadia Petrova May 5, 2006 Player First date reached No. 4s Sue Barker March 20, 1977 Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat March 19, 1979 Helena Suková March 18, 1985 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch September 2, 1985 Zina Garrison Jackson November 20, 1989 Mary Joe Fernandez October 22, 1990 Kimiko Date May 13, 1995 Magdalena Maleeva January 29, 1996 Iva Majoli February 5, 1996 Anke Huber October 14, 1996 Jelena Dokić August 19, 2002 Elena Dementieva October 25, 2004 Player First date reached No. 5s Rosemary Casals September 13, 1976 Margaret Court February 21, 1977 Betty Stove July 3, 1977 Sylvia Hanika September 12, 1983 Kathy Jordan March 19, 1984 Jo Durie April 29, 1984 Natasha Zvereva May 22, 1989 Daniela Hantuchová January 27, 2003 Anna Chakvetadze September 10, 2007 Vera Zvonareva February 2 , 2009 [edit] Points distribution Each week, the Women's Tennis Association releases a ranking of each player's performance in singles and doubles on the women's professional tennis tour. A player's ranking points are based on the highest round she reached in each tournament ("round points"). The following table gives the distribution of "round points" for 2009. Description W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 R128 QLFR Q3 Q2 Q1 Grand Slam (Singles) 2000 1400 900 500 280 160 100 5 60 50 40 2 Grand Slam (Doubles) 2000 1400 900 500 280 160 5 - 48 - - - Premier Mandatory (96S) 1000 700 450 250 140 80 50 5 30 - 20 1 Premier Mandatory (64S) 1000 700 450 250 140 80 5 - 30 - 20 1 Premier Mandatory (28/32D) 1000 700 450 250 140 5 - - - - - - Premier 5 (56S) 800 550 350 200 110 60 1 - 30 - 20 1 Premier 5 (28D) 800 550 350 200 110 1 - - - - - - Premier (56S) 470 320 200 120 60 40 1 - 12 - 8 1 Premier (32S) 470 320 200 120 60 1 - - 20 12 8 1 Premier (16D) 470 320 200 120 1 - - - - - - - International (56S) 280 200 130 70 30 15 1 - 10 - 6 1 International (32S) 280 200 130 70 30 1 - - 16 10 6 1 International (16D) 280 200 130 70 1 - - - - - - - ITF $100,000 + H(32) 150 110 80 40 20 1 - - 6 4 1 - ITF $100,000 + H(16) 150 110 80 40 1 - - - - - - - ITF $100,000 (32) 140 100 70 36 18 1 - - 6 4 1 - ITF $100,000 (16) 140 100 70 36 1 - - - - - - - ITF $75,000 + H(32) 130 90 58 32 16 1 - - 6 4 1 - ITF $75,000 + H(16) 130 90 58 32 1 - - - - - - - ITF $75,000 (32) 110 78 50 30 14 1 - - 6 4 1 - ITF $75,000 (16) 110 78 50 30 1 - - - - - - - ITF $50,000 + H(32) 90 64 40 24 12 1 - - 6 4 1 - ITF $50,000 + H(16) 90 64 40 24 1 - - - - - - - ITF $50,000 (32) 70 50 32 18 10 1 - - 6 4 1 - ITF $50,000 (16) 70 50 32 18 1 - - - - - - - ITF $25,000 (32) 50 34 24 14 8 1 - - 1 - - - ITF $25,000 (16) 50 34 24 14 1 - - - - - - - ITF $10,000 (32) 12 8 6 4 1 - - - - - - - ITF $10,000 (16) 12 8 6 1 0 - - - - - - - "+H" indicates that Hospitality is provided. A player must be at least 14 years old to appear in the rankings. If a player who is 14, 15, 16, or 17 years old plays singles or doubles in a tournament that exceeds the number permitted to be played under the WTA's age eligibility rule, then that tournament and the points acquired during play will not be counted for purposes of that player's ranking. A player must earn ranking points in at least three valid tournaments to appear in the rankings. A player is awarded ranking points for the highest round she reaches. In a tournament with prize money of at least $25,000: (1) a qualifier earns main draw ranking points based on the highest round reached in the main draw plus the ranking points specified in the qualifier column of the above ranking table; and (2) a lucky loser earns main draw ranking points based on the highest round reached in the main draw, unless she loses in the first round of the main draw in which case she receives only the ranking points earned in qualifying. In a tournament with prize money less than $25,000: (1) no qualifying ranking points are awarded to a qualifier or lucky loser; (2) a qualifier who loses in the first round of the main draw is awarded only the points specified in the qualifier column of the above ranking table; (3) a qualifier who loses after the first round of the main draw is awarded points based on the highest round reached in the main draw plus the ranking points specified in the qualifier column of the above ranking table; and (4) a lucky loser earns only main draw ranking points based on the highest round reached in the main draw. A doubles team is awarded ranking points for the highest round they reach. A lucky loser who loses in the main draw earns only main draw ranking points. A player's cumulative point total is calculated on a weekly basis, counting only tournaments played within the last 52 weeks. Not more than 16 singles tournaments and 11 doubles tournaments count. The results used to determine a players ranking are those yielding the highest ranking points during the last 52 weeks, except that a player's ranking points from the following tournaments must be included: Grand Slam tournaments, Premier Mandatory tournaments, the Sony Ericsson Championships, and the best two Premier 5 tournament results for top ten players. (There are complicated rules concerning this last category of tournaments.) Each player who qualifies by ranking for acceptance into the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, a Premier Mandatory tournament, or the Sony Ericsson Championships is entered automatically into the tournament. The ranking points earned by the player in the tournament must count on her ranking as one of her best 16 tournament results. A player who is accepted into the main draw of a preceding tournament or who is an automatic entry in the tournament automatically receives zero ranking points for the tournament if she subsequently withdraws from the tournament. That tournament must count as one of her best 16 tournament results. Any top ten player who fails to play in a Premier 5 or Premier $700,000 committment tournament automatically receives zero ranking points for the tournament. That tournament also must count as one of her best 16 tournament results. Any "marquee player" (as defined in the WTA rules) who fails to play in a Premier $700,000 committment tournament automatically receives zero ranking points for the tournament. That tournament also must count as one of her best 16 tournament results. If a player or team withdraws from a tournament before playing her/their first match, then the tournament does not count on her/their record, with the exception of automatic main draw entry tournaments and commitment tournaments for top ten and marquee players. A player who qualifies for but is unable to play the main draw for any reason receives last round qualifier points. If a doubles team withdraws in any round after the first round, then their ranking points are calculated per the round they withdrew less 50% of the difference between that round and the previous round. In addition, the player causing the withdrawal forfeits the other 50% of her ranking points; however, if she does not play in a tennis event the following week, she may apply to the WTA for reistatement of the forfeited points. For purposes of awarding ranking points, in each ITF tournament with prize money of at least $50,000, the round-of-32 is considered to be the first round of qualifying and all rules apply as if that were the first round of play. The WTA awards ranking points in qualifying starting in the round-of-32, and play in any prior round is not considered as having taken place for ranking purposes. If a player or team receives one or more consecutive byes and loses her/their first played match, then first round losers' points are awarded. If a player or team receives one or more consecutive byes and withdraws from her/their first match, then no ranking points are awarded and the tournament does not count on her/their record. If a player or team receives a walkover in the first round and there is no alternate or lucky loser to take the spot, then she/they receive ranking points from the round preceding her/their elimination. If a player or team receives a walkover in a subsequent round without having yet played a match, then she/they receive ranking points from the round preceding her/their elimination. A player or team who receives a walkover in any round except the first round after having played and won a match is awarded ranking points for the walkover from her/their opponent. A player or team who receives a wild card is awarded the same ranking points as any other player or team. If two or more players have the same number of ranking points, then the tie is broken according to the following priorities: (1) the player with the most combined total points from Grand Slam tournaments, Premier Mandatory tournaments, Premier 5 tournaments, and the Sony Ericsson Championships; (2) the player with the most total points from all tournaments, including the Sony Ericsson Championships; (3) the player with the fewest number of tournaments during the last 52-weeks (including any mandatory tournaments if the player qualified for acceptance); and (4) the highest number of points from one single tournament, then if needed, the second highest and so on. Source: "2009 Official Rulebook". sonyericssonwtatour.com. 193-202. http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/Pdfs/shared/thewtatour/officialrules/rules.pdf. Retrieved on January 9, 2009. [edit] See also List of ATP number 1 ranked players World number one women tennis players [show]v • d • eWomen's Tennis Association (WTA) World No. 1 players Chris Evert (1975/1985 - 260 w) · Evonne Goolagong (1976 - 2 w) · / Martina Navrátilová (1978/1987 - 331 w) · Tracy Austin (1980 - 22 w) · Steffi Graf (1987/1997 - 377 w) // Monica Seles (1991/1996 - 178 w) · Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (1995 - 12 w) · Martina Hingis (1997/2001 - 209 w) · Lindsay Davenport (1998/2006 - 98 w) · Jennifer Capriati (2001/2002 - 17 w) Venus Williams (2002 - 11 w) · Serena Williams (2002/2009 - 67 w) · Kim Clijsters (2003/2006 - 19 w) · Justine Henin (2003/2008 - 117 w) · Amélie Mauresmo (2004/2006 - 39 w) Maria Sharapova (2005/2008 - 17 w) · Ana Ivanović (2008 - 12 w) · Jelena Janković (2008/2009 - 18 w) WTA rankings incepted on November 3, 1975 · (year first held/year last held - number of weeks (w)) · current No. 1 in bold, as of March 9, 2009 Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WTA_number_1_ranked_players" Categories: Tennis records and statistics | Lists of tennis players