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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 ...
Only WTA 1000 and their predecessor (Tier 1 in 1990-2008, Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 in 2009-2020) level tournament records are included. Tier 1 tournaments were played on 3 surfaces, one of which (carpet) ceased to be used from around 1995.
The following is a chronological list of players who have achieved the number one position in singles since the WTA began producing computerized rankings on November 3, 1975: [10] Current world No. 1 as of 27 January 2025 [update] .
Roger Federer spent a record 237 consecutive weeks at world No. 1. in the 2000s. Ivan Lendl spent the most weeks at the top of the ATP rankings in the 1980s. Jimmy Connors spent the most weeks at world No. 1 in the 1970s. Ilie Năstase became the first ATP world No. 1 ranked player on August 23, 1973.
Novak Djokovic has been ranked world No. 1 in a record of 13 different years. He holds the records for the most weeks spent as No. 1 (428), the most year-end No. 1 finishes (8), and the most ranking points ever accumulated by any player (16,950).
These are some of the important records since the start of women's tennis in 1884. Most statistics are based on the data at the WTA Tour and International Tennis Federation , the official websites of each respective Grand Slam tournament and published sources though this is not a definitive list due to the time periods involved.
Open Era tennis records – Women's singles; World number 1 ranked female tennis players; Top ten ranked female tennis players; Top ten ranked female tennis players (1921–1974) List of Billie Jean King Cup champions; WTA 1000 Series singles records and statistics; WTA 1000 Series doubles records and statistics
The ATP and WTA rankings are updated weekly on Mondays (UTC) or at the conclusion of a two-week tournament.. As of 1 March 2022, the ATP and WTA announced that Russian and Belarusian players continue to be allowed to compete in international tennis events on Tour and at the Grand Slams.