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The WTA rankings are the Women's Tennis Association's (WTA) merit-based system for determining the rankings in women's tennis. 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 ...
This article presents year-ending top ten lists of female singles tennis players, as ranked by various official and non-official ranking authorities throughout the history of the sport. The article is split into two sections: 1921–1974, and since 1975 when the first official WTA rankings were published, for ease of navigation.
This is a list of female tennis players who meet one or more of the following criteria: Singles: Officially ranked among the top 25 by the Women's Tennis Association (since 1975) Ranked among the top 10 by an expert (e.g. A. Wallis Myers) before 1975; Reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament; Reached the finals of or won the year ...
The WTA rankings are the ratings defined by the Women's Tennis Association, introduced in November 1975. [1] The computer that calculates the ranking is nicknamed "Medusa". [2] Aryna Sabalenka is the current world No. 1 in women's singles. Aryna Sabalenka, women's singles No. 1. Iga Świątek, women's singles No. 2. Coco Gauff, women's singles ...
The Women's Tennis Association introduced a computerized ranking system in November 1975, which is incorporated into this list. The International Tennis Federation 's year-end number 1 classification that was introduced in 1978 is no longer named as such, and has evolved into the ITF World Champion designation and award.
The current Grand Slams are the four most prestigious tournaments in the world held every year, they are distinguished by participation from almost every top player and by their two-week duration, 128-player draw in women's singles. It's extremely rare for a player to win all four tournaments, "the Grand Slam", in one calendar year.
This article lists the professional tennis players who reached the highest ranking among their compatriots during the Open Era.The rankings used are ATP rankings for men (since 23 August 1973 for singles, and 1 March 1976 for doubles) and WTA rankings for women (since 3 November 1975 for singles, and 4 September 1984 for doubles).
All of these tournaments have been listed based on the modern definition of a tennis major, rather than when they were officially recognized by the ILTF. The Australian , French Championships , and U.S. tournaments were officially recognized by the ILTF in 1924, though the French Championships were not played in 1924 because of the Olympics.