WTA Rankings
The WTA Rankings are the ratings defined by the Women's Tennis Association, introduced in November 1975.[1]
Ranking method
The WTA rankings are based on a rolling 52-week, cumulative system. A player's ranking is determined by her results at a maximum of 16 tournaments for singles and 11 for doubles and points are awarded based on how far a player advances in a tournament. The basis for calculating a player's ranking are those tournaments that yield the highest ranking points during the rolling 52-week period with the condition that they must include points from the 4 Grand Slams, the 4 Premier Mandatory tournaments and the WTA Finals. In addition, for Top 20 players, their best two results at Premier 5 tournaments will also count.[2] Up until 2016, the WTA also distributed ranking points, for singles players only, who competed at the Summer Olympics. However, this has since been discontinued.[3]
In order to appear on the WTA rankings, players must earn ranking points in at least three tournaments, or a minimum of 10 singles ranking points or 10 doubles ranking points in one or more tournaments.
The points distribution for tournaments in 2019 is shown below. Points earned in 2013 were a little different in some cases and retained their value until they expired after 52 weeks.
| Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Grand Slam (S) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 |
| Grand Slam (D) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 10 | – | 40 | – | – | – |
| WTA Finals (S) | 1500* | 1080* | 750* | (+125 per Round Robin Match; +125 per Round Robin Win) | ||||||||
| WTA Finals (D) | 1500 | 1080 | 750 | 375 | – | |||||||
| WTA Premier Mandatory (96S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 35 | 10 | 30 | – | 20 | 2 |
| WTA Premier Mandatory (64/60S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 10 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 2 |
| WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA Premier 5 (56S,64Q) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | – | 30 | 22 | 15 | 1 |
| WTA Premier 5 (56S,48/32Q) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 1 |
| WTA Premier 5 (28D) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA Premier 5 (16D) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA Elite Trophy (S) | 700* | 440* | 240* | (+40 per Round Robin Match; +80 per Round Robin Win) | ||||||||
| WTA Premier (56S) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | – | 25 | – | 13 | 1 |
| WTA Premier (32S) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| WTA Premier (16D) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA International (32S,32Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| WTA International (32S,16Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | – | 12 | 1 |
| WTA International (16D) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA 125K series (S) | 160 | 95 | 57 | 29 | 15 | 1 | – | – | 6 | – | 4 | 1 |
| WTA 125K series (D) | 160 | 95 | 57 | 29 | 1 | - | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $100,000+H (S) | 150 | 90 | 55 | 28 | 14 | 1 | – | – | 6 | – | 4 | – |
| ITF $100,000+H (D) | 150 | 90 | 55 | 28 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $100,000 (S) | 140 | 85 | 50 | 25 | 13 | 1 | – | – | 6 | – | 4 | – |
| ITF $100,000 (D) | 140 | 85 | 50 | 25 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $80,000+H (S) | 130 | 80 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 1 | – | – | 5 | – | 3 | – |
| ITF $80,000+H (D) | 130 | 80 | 48 | 24 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $80,000 (S) | 115 | 70 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 5 | – | 3 | – |
| ITF $80,000 (D) | 115 | 70 | 42 | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $60,000+H (S) | 100 | 60 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 1 | – | – | 5 | – | 3 | – |
| ITF $60,000+H (D) | 100 | 60 | 36 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $60,000 (S) | 80 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 5 | – | 3 | – |
| ITF $60,000 (D) | 80 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $25,000+H (S) | 60 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| ITF $25,000+H (D) | 60 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $25,000 (S) | 50 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| ITF $25,000 (D) | 50 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
S = singles players, D = doubles teams, Q = qualification players.
* Assumes undefeated Round Robin match record.
"+H" indicates that Hospitality is provided.
Note that if a player or team receives one or more byes and then loses their first match of the tournament, they will only receive points for the first round of that tournament. For example, if a player receives a bye in R64 and then loses her match in R32, she will only receive points for R64 despite having advanced (via bye) to R32. Similarly, if a player or team withdraws from their first match after receiving a bye, they will not be awarded any points for that tournament.[4]
In ITF tournaments, the main draw is normally 32 for singles and 16 for doubles. Losers in the first round of doubles will receive points equal to that shown in the R32 column above. For subsequent rounds (quarter-finals onwards) the points are the same as for singles.
Current rankings
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Number one ranked players
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:
| No. | Player | Date reached | Total weeks |
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| 1 |  | Nov 3, 1975 | 260 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Apr 26, 1976 | 2 |
| 3 |  | Jul 10, 1978 | 332 |
| 4 | | Apr 7, 1980 | 21 |
| 5 |  | Aug 17, 1987 | 377 |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} %3B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png){kind=small} | Mar 11, 1991 | 178 |
| 7 |  | Feb 6, 1995 | 12 |
| 8 |  | Mar 31, 1997 | 209 |
| 9 | | Oct 12, 1998 | 98 |
| 10 | | Oct 15, 2001 | 17 |
| 11 | | Feb 25, 2002 | 11 |
| 12 | | Jul 8, 2002 | 319 |
| 13 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Aug 11, 2003 | 20 |
| 14 | | Oct 20, 2003 | 117 |
| 15 |  | Sep 13, 2004 | 39 |
| 16 |  | Aug 22, 2005 | 21 |
| 17 |  | Jun 9, 2008 | 12 |
| 18 | | Aug 11, 2008 | 18 |
| 19 | | Apr 20, 2009 | 26 |
| 20 |  | Oct 11, 2010 | 71 |
| 21 |  | Jan 30, 2012 | 51 |
| 22 | | Sep 12, 2016 | 34 |
| 23 | | July 17, 2017 | 8 |
| 24 | | Sep 11, 2017 | 4 |
| 25 |  | Oct 9, 2017 | 64 |
| 26 |  | Jan 28, 2019 | 25 |
| 27 | | Jun 24, 2019 | 33 |
Last update: 2 March 2020
Year-end number one players
The year-end number one player is the player at the head of the WTA rankings following the completion of the final tournament of the calendar year.
Singles
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Doubles
| Year | Country | Player | Team |
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| 1984 | | Martina Navratilova (1) | |
| 1985 | | Pam Shriver (2) | |
| 1986 | | Martina Navratilova | |
| 1987 | | Martina Navratilova | |
| 1988 | | Martina Navratilova | |
| 1989 | | Martina Navratilova | |
| 1990 | | Helena Suková (3) | |
| 1991 | | Jana Novotná (4) | |
| 1992 | | Helena Suková |  .svg.png){kind=small} |
| 1993 | | Gigi Fernández (5) | |
| 1994 | | Natasha Zvereva (6) | |
| 1995 | | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (7) | |
| 1996 | | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |
| 1997 | | Natasha Zvereva | |
| 1998 | | Natasha Zvereva | |
| 1999 | | Anna Kournikova (8) | |
| 2000 | | Ai Sugiyama (9) | |
| 2001 | | Lisa Raymond (10) | |
| 2002 |  | Paola Suárez (11) | |
| 2003 | | Paola Suárez | |
| 2004 | | Virginia Ruano Pascual (12) | |
| 2005 |  | Cara Black (13) | |
| 2006 | | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur (14) | |
| 2007 | | Cara Black Liezel Huber (15) | |
| 2008 | | Cara Black Liezel Huber | |
| 2009 | | Cara Black Liezel Huber | |
| 2010 | | Gisela Dulko (16) |  |
| 2011 | | Liezel Huber |  |
| 2012 | | Roberta Vinci (17) | |
| 2013 | |
Roberta Vinci | |
| Sara Errani (18) | ||
| 2014 | | Roberta Vinci Sara Errani | |
| 2015 |  | Sania Mirza (19) | |
| 2016 | | Sania Mirza | |
| 2017 |  | Latisha Chan (20) Martina Hingis (21) | |
| 2018 | | Kateřina Siniaková (22) | |
| 2019 | | Barbora Strýcová (23) | |
| No. 1 all weeks of the year |
Players with highest career rank 2–5
The following is a list of singles players who were ranked world No. 5 or higher but not No. 1:
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Consecutive weeks in the Top 10 of the WTA World rankings
The below lists the players with the most consecutive weeks in the Top 10 of the WTA World rankings:
Singles
Last update: 10 August 2020 See also
Notes and references
External links
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