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List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players

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Kateřina Siniaková, currently ranked No. 1 in women's doubles.

The WTA rankings are the Women's Tennis Association's (WTA) merit-based system for determining the rankings in women's tennis. In doubles, the top-ranked team is the pair who, over the previous 52 weeks, has gathered the most WTA rankings points. Points are awarded based on how far a team advances in tournaments and the category of those tournaments. The WTA has used a computerized system for determining doubles rankings since 1984.

The current number 1 doubles player is Kateřina Siniaková.

WTA No. 1 ranked doubles players

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The source for the following table through the week of November 6, 2023, is the 2023 WTA Tour Official Guide Record Book, page 3.[1]

Martina Navratilova was world No. 1 in doubles for a record 237 weeks.
  First-time No. 1 player.
 WTA rankings record.
  Current World No. 1(s) (weeks are automatically updated).
No. Player Start date End date Weeks Total
1  Martina Navratilova (USA) Sep 4, 1984 Mar 17, 1985 27 27
2  Pam Shriver (USA) Mar 18, 1985 Jan 19, 1986 44 44
United States Martina Navratilova (2) Jan 20, 1986 Jul 20, 1986 26 53
United States Pam Shriver (2) Jul 21, 1986 Aug 17, 1986 4 48
United States Martina Navratilova (3) Aug 18, 1986 Feb 4, 1990 181 234
3  Helena Suková (TCH) Feb 5, 1990 Feb 18, 1990 2 2
United States Martina Navratilova (4) Feb 19, 1990 Mar 4, 1990 2 236
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (2) Mar 5, 1990 May 6, 1990 9 11
United States Martina Navratilova (5) May 7, 1990 May 13, 1990 1 237
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (3) May 14, 1990 Aug 26, 1990 15 26
4  Jana Novotná (TCH) Aug 27, 1990 Oct 14, 1990 7 7
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (4) Oct 15, 1990 Feb 17, 1991 18 44
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná (2) Feb 18, 1991 Mar 3, 1991 2 9
5  Gigi Fernández (USA) Mar 4, 1991 Mar 10, 1991 1 1
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná (3) Mar 11, 1991 Mar 31, 1991 3 12
United States Gigi Fernández (2) Apr 1, 1991 Apr 7, 1991 1 2
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (5) Apr 8, 1991 Jun 9, 1991 9 53
United States Gigi Fernández (3) Jun 10, 1991 Sep 8, 1991 13 15
Czech Republic Jana Novotná (4) Sep 9, 1991 Oct 6, 1991 4 16
6  Natasha Zvereva (URS) Oct 7, 1991 Oct 13, 1991 1 1
Czech Republic Jana Novotná (5) Oct 14, 1991 Jan 26, 1992 15 31
7  Larisa Neiland (LAT) Jan 27, 1992 Feb 2, 1992 1 1
Czech Republic Jana Novotná (6) Feb 3, 1992 Feb 16, 1992 2 33
Latvia Larisa Neiland (2) Feb 17, 1992 Feb 23, 1992 1 2
Czech Republic Jana Novotná (7) Feb 24, 1992 Mar 22, 1992 4 37
Latvia Larisa Neiland (3) Mar 23, 1992 Apr 5, 1992 2 4
Czech Republic Jana Novotná (8) Apr 6, 1992 Jun 14, 1992 11 48
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (2) Jun 15, 1992 Jun 21, 1992 1 2
Czech Republic Jana Novotná (9) Jun 22, 1992 Oct 11, 1992 15 63
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (3) Oct 12, 1992 Oct 18, 1992 1 3
8  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) Oct 19, 1992 Nov 15, 1992 4 4
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (4) Nov 16, 1992 Nov 22, 1992 1 4
Czech Republic Helena Suková (6) Nov 23, 1992 Jan 10, 1993 7 60
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (5) Jan 11, 1993 Apr 4, 1993 12 16
United States Gigi Fernández (4) Apr 5, 1993 Sep 12, 1993 23 38
Czech Republic Helena Suková (7) Sep 13, 1993 Oct 31, 1993 7 67
United States Gigi Fernández (5) Nov 1, 1993 Nov 14, 1993 2 40
Czech Republic Helena Suková (8) Nov 15, 1993 Nov 21, 1993 1 68
United States Gigi Fernández (6) Nov 22, 1993 Aug 14, 1994 38 78
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (6) Aug 15, 1994 Feb 12, 1995 26 42
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) Feb 13, 1995 Feb 26, 1995 2 6
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (7) Feb 27, 1995 Mar 5, 1995 1 43
United States Gigi Fernández (7) Mar 6, 1995 Mar 12, 1995 1 79
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (8) Mar 13, 1995 Mar 26, 1995 2 45
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3) Mar 27, 1995 Nov 5, 1995 32 38
United States Gigi Fernández (8) Nov 6, 1995 Nov 12, 1995 1 80
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (4) Nov 13, 1995 Apr 6, 1997 73 111
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (9) Apr 7, 1997 Oct 19, 1997 29 74
9  Lindsay Davenport (USA) Oct 20, 1997 Nov 2, 1997 2 2
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (10) Nov 3, 1997 Jan 25, 1998 12 86
United States Lindsay Davenport (2) Jan 26, 1998 Apr 12, 1998 11 13
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (11) Apr 13, 1998 Jun 7, 1998 8 94
10  Martina Hingis (SUI) Jun 8, 1998 Aug 2, 1998 8 8
Czech Republic Jana Novotná (10) Aug 3, 1998 Aug 9, 1998 1 64
United States Lindsay Davenport (3) Aug 10, 1998 Aug 16, 1998 1 14
Switzerland Martina Hingis (2) Aug 17, 1998 Oct 25, 1998 10 18
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (12) Oct 26, 1998 Nov 1, 1998 1 95
Switzerland Martina Hingis (3) Nov 2, 1998 Nov 22, 1998 3 21
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (13) Nov 23,1998 May 16, 1999 25 120
Czech Republic Jana Novotná (11) May 17, 1999 Jun 6, 1999 3 67
Switzerland Martina Hingis (4) Jun 7, 1999 Jul 4, 1999 4 25
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (14) Jul 5, 1999 Aug 1, 1999 4 124
Switzerland Martina Hingis (5) Aug 2, 1999 Aug 22, 1999 3 28
United States Lindsay Davenport (4) Aug 23, 1999 Nov 21, 1999 13 27
11  Anna Kournikova (RUS) Nov 22, 1999 Jan 30, 2000 10 10
Switzerland Martina Hingis (6) Jan 31, 2000 Mar 19, 2000 7 35
United States Lindsay Davenport (5) Mar 20, 2000 Apr 2, 2000 2 29
12  Corina Morariu (USA) Apr 3, 2000 Apr 16, 2000 2 2
United States Lindsay Davenport (6) Apr 17, 2000 May 7, 2000 3 32
United States Corina Morariu (2) May 8, 2000 Jun 11, 2000 5 7
13  Lisa Raymond (USA) Jun 12, 2000 Aug 20, 2000 10 10
United States Lisa Raymond (1) Aug 21, 2000 Sep 10, 2000 3 13
14  Rennae Stubbs (AUS) 3
15  Julie Halard-Decugis (FRA) Sep 11, 2000 Oct 22, 2000 6 6
16  Ai Sugiyama (JPN) Oct 23, 2000 Oct 29, 2000 1 1
France Julie Halard-Decugis (2) Oct 30, 2000 Dec 24, 2000 8 14
Japan Ai Sugiyama (2) Dec 25, 2000 Aug 26, 2001 35 36
United States Lisa Raymond (2) Aug 27, 2001 Sep 8, 2002 54 67
17  Paola Suárez (ARG) Sep 9, 2002 Aug 3, 2003 47 47
18  Kim Clijsters (BEL) Aug 4, 2003 Aug 10, 2003 1 1
Japan Ai Sugiyama (3) Aug 11, 2003 Aug 17, 2003 1 37
Belgium Kim Clijsters (2) Aug 18, 2003 Sep 7, 2003 3 4
19  Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) Sep 8, 2003 Sep 14, 2003 1 1
Japan Ai Sugiyama (4) Sep 15, 2003 Nov 9, 2003 8 45
Argentina Paola Suárez (2) Nov 10, 2003 Jul 25, 2004 37 84
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual (2) Jul 26, 2004 Aug 1, 2004 1 2
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual (2) Aug 2, 2004 Aug 22, 2004 3 5
Argentina Paola Suárez (3) 87
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual (2) Aug 23, 2004 Oct 16, 2005 60 65
20  Cara Black (ZIM) Oct 17, 2005 Feb 5, 2006 16 16
21  Samantha Stosur (AUS) Feb 6, 2006 Jul 6, 2006 22 22
United States Lisa Raymond (3) Jul 7, 2006 Apr 8, 2007 39 106
Australia Samantha Stosur (1) 61
United States Lisa Raymond (3) Apr 9, 2007 Jun 10, 2007 9 115
Zimbabwe Cara Black (2) Jun 11, 2007 Jun 24, 2007 2 18
United States Lisa Raymond (4) Jun 25, 2007 Jul 8, 2007 2 117
Zimbabwe Cara Black (3) Jul 9, 2007 Nov 11, 2007 18 36
Zimbabwe Cara Black (3) Nov 12, 2007 Apr 18, 2010 127 163
22  Liezel Huber (USA) 127
United States Liezel Huber (1) Apr 19, 2010 Jun 6, 2010 7 134
23  Serena Williams (USA) Jun 7, 2010 Aug 1, 2010 8 8
24  Venus Williams (USA) 8
United States Liezel Huber (2) Aug 2, 2010 Oct 31, 2010 13 147
25  Gisela Dulko (ARG) Nov 1, 2010 Feb 27, 2011 17 17
Argentina Gisela Dulko (1) Feb 28, 2011 Apr 17, 2011 7 24
26  Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 7
Italy Flavia Pennetta (1) Apr 18, 2011 Jul 4, 2011 11 18
27  Květa Peschke (CZE) Jul 4, 2011 Sep 11, 2011 10 10
28  Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) 10
United States Liezel Huber (3) Sep 12, 2011 Apr 22, 2012 32 179
United States Liezel Huber (3) Apr 23, 2012 Sep 9, 2012 20 199
United States Lisa Raymond (5) 137
29  Sara Errani (ITA) Sep 10, 2012 Oct 14, 2012 5 5
30  Roberta Vinci (ITA) Oct 15, 2012 Apr 28, 2013 28 28
Italy Roberta Vinci (1) Apr 29, 2013 Feb 16, 2014 42 70
Italy Sara Errani (2) 47
31  Peng Shuai (CHN) Feb 17, 2014 May 11, 2014 12 12
China Peng Shuai (1) May 12, 2014 May 18, 2014 1 13
32  Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) 1
China Peng Shuai (1) May 19, 2014 Jun 8, 2014 3 16
China Peng Shuai (1) Jun 9, 2014 Jul 6, 2014 4 20
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (2) 5
Italy Roberta Vinci (2) Jul 7, 2014 Apr 12, 2015 40 110
Italy Sara Errani (3) 87
33  Sania Mirza (IND) Apr 13, 2015 Jan 17, 2016 40 40
India Sania Mirza (1) Jan 18, 2016 Aug 21, 2016 31 71
Switzerland Martina Hingis (7) 66
India Sania Mirza (1) Aug 22, 2016 Jan 8, 2017 20 91
34  Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) Jan 9, 2017 Aug 20, 2017 32 32
35  Lucie Šafářová (CZE) Aug 21, 2017 Oct 1, 2017 6 6
Switzerland Martina Hingis (8) Oct 2, 2017 Oct 22, 2017 3 69
Switzerland Martina Hingis (8) Oct 23, 2017 Mar 18, 2018 21 90
36  Latisha Chan (TPE) 21
Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan (1) Mar 19, 2018 Jun 10, 2018 12 33
37  Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) Jun 11, 2018 Jul 15, 2018 5 5
38  Elena Vesnina (RUS) 5
39  Tímea Babos (HUN) Jul 16, 2018 Aug 12, 2018 4 4
Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan (2) Aug 13, 2018 Aug 19, 2018 1 34
Hungary Tímea Babos (2) Aug 20, 2018 Oct 21, 2018 9 13
40  Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) Oct 22, 2018 Jan 13, 2019 12 12
41  Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) 12
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková (1) Jan 14, 2019 Jun 9, 2019 21 33
42  Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) Jun 10, 2019 Jul 14, 2019 5 5
43  Barbora Strýcová (CZE) Jul 15, 2019 Oct 6, 2019 12 12
France Kristina Mladenovic (2) Oct 7, 2019 Oct 20, 2019 2 7
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová (2) Oct 21, 2019 Feb 2, 2020 15 27
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (3) Feb 3, 2020 Feb 23, 2020 3 8
France Kristina Mladenovic (3) Feb 24, 2020 Mar 1, 2020 1 8
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (4) Mar 2, 2020 Mar 22, 2020 3 11
Rankings frozen
Mar 23, 2020 Aug 9, 2020 20
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (4) Aug 10, 2020 Feb 21, 2021 28 39
44  Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) Feb 22, 2021 Apr 4, 2021 6 6
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (5) Apr 5, 2021 May 9, 2021 5 44
45  Elise Mertens (BEL) May 10, 2021 May 16, 2021 1 1
France Kristina Mladenovic (4) May 17, 2021 Jun 13, 2021 4 12
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková (2) Jun 14, 2021 Jul 11, 2021 4 16
Belgium Elise Mertens (2) Jul 12, 2021 Sep 12, 2021 9 10
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (6) Sep 13, 2021 Sep 19, 2021 1 45
Belgium Elise Mertens (3) Sep 20, 2021 Sep 26, 2021 1 11
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková (3) Sep 27, 2021 Oct 17, 2021 3 19
Belgium Elise Mertens (4) Oct 18, 2021 Oct 24, 2021 1 12
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (7) Oct 25, 2021 Oct 31, 2021 1 46
Belgium Elise Mertens (5) Nov 1, 2021 Nov 7, 2021 1 13
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (8) Nov 8, 2021 Nov 14, 2021 1 47
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková (2) Nov 15, 2021 Jun 5, 2022 29 62
Belgium Elise Mertens (6) Jun 6, 2022 Aug 14, 2022 10 23
46  Coco Gauff (USA) Aug 15, 2022 Sep 11, 2022 4 4
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková (3) Sep 12, 2022 Sep 10, 2023 52 114
United States Coco Gauff (2) Sep 11, 2023 Sep 17, 2023 1 5
47  Jessica Pegula (USA) 1
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková (4) Sep 18, 2023 Sep 24, 2023 1 115
Belgium Elise Mertens (7) Sep 25, 2023 Oct 22, 2023 4 27
United States Coco Gauff (3) Oct 23, 2023 Nov 5, 2023 2 7
United States Jessica Pegula (2) 3
48  Storm Hunter (AUS) Nov 6, 2023 Jan 28, 2024 12 12
Belgium Elise Mertens (8) Jan 29, 2024 Mar 17, 2024 7 34
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (9) Mar 18, 2024 Jun 9, 2024 12 59
Belgium Elise Mertens (9) Jun 10, 2024 Jul 14, 2024 5 39
49  Erin Routliffe (NZL) Jul 15, 2024 Sep 8, 2024 8 8
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková (5) Sep 9, 2024 Present 9 124

Weeks at No. 1

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Total

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No. Player Weeks
1 United States Martina Navratilova 237
2 United States Liezel Huber 199
3 Zimbabwe Cara Black 163
4 United States Lisa Raymond 137
5 Belarus Natasha Zvereva 124
6 Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková 124
7 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 111
8 Italy Roberta Vinci 110
9 India Sania Mirza 91
10 Switzerland Martina Hingis 90
11 Italy Sara Errani 87
Argentina Paola Suárez
13 United States Gigi Fernández 80
14 Czech Republic Helena Suková 68
15 Czech Republic Jana Novotná 67
16 Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual 65
17 Australia Samantha Stosur 61
18 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei 59
19 United States Pam Shriver 48
20 Japan Ai Sugiyama 45
21 Belgium Elise Mertens 39
22 Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan 34
23 United States Lindsay Davenport 32
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
25 Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová 27
26 Argentina Gisela Dulko 24
27 China Peng Shuai 20
28 Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková 19
29 Italy Flavia Pennetta 18
30 France Julie Halard-Decugis 14
31 Hungary Tímea Babos 13
32 France Kristina Mladenovic 12
Australia Storm Hunter
34 Russia Anna Kournikova 10
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
37 United States Serena Williams 8
United States Venus Williams
New Zealand Erin Routliffe
40 United States Corina Morariu 7
United States Coco Gauff
42 Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 6
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
44 Russia Ekaterina Makarova 5
Russia Elena Vesnina
46 Belgium Kim Clijsters 4
Latvia Larisa Neiland
48 Australia Rennae Stubbs 3
United States Jessica Pegula
active players – current No. 1(s) in bold.

Consecutive

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No. Player Weeks
1 United States Martina Navratilova 181
2 Zimbabwe Cara Black 145
3 United States Liezel Huber 134
4 India Sania Mirza 91
5 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 73
6 Italy Roberta Vinci 70
7 Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual 64
8 Australia Samantha Stosur 61
9 United States Lisa Raymond 54
10 United States Liezel Huber (2) 52
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
12 United States Lisa Raymond (2) 48
13 Argentina Paola Suárez 47
14 United States Pam Shriver 44
15 Italy Sara Errani 42
16 Italy Sara Errani (2) 40
Italy Roberta Vinci (2)
18 United States Gigi Fernández 38
19 Argentina Paola Suárez (2) 37
20 Japan Ai Sugiyama 35
current streak in bold.

Weeks are updated automatically.[2][3]

Weeks at No. 1 leaders timeline

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Year span Holder Date achieved Duration Record
1984–1985 United States Martina Navratilova September 4, 1984 1 year 27
1985–1986 United States Pam Shriver September 30, 1985 7 months 44
1986–present United States Martina Navratilova May 26, 1986 38 years, 5 months 237

Current record in bold.

No. 1 leaders timeline

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Martina NavratilovaPam ShriverMartina Navratilova

Year-end No. 1 players

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By year

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Year Player Team
1984  Martina Navratilova (USA)  Martina Navratilova (USA)
 Pam Shriver (USA)
1985  Pam Shriver (USA) United States Martina Navratilova (2)
United States Pam Shriver (2)
1986 United States Martina Navratilova (2) United States Martina Navratilova (3)
United States Pam Shriver (3)
1987* United States Martina Navratilova (3) United States Martina Navratilova (4)
United States Pam Shriver (4)
1988* United States Martina Navratilova (4) United States Martina Navratilova (5)
United States Pam Shriver (5)
1989* United States Martina Navratilova (5)  Helena Suková (CZE)
 Jana Novotná (CZE)
1990  Helena Suková (CZE) Czech Republic Helena Suková (2)
Czech Republic Jana Novotná (2)
1991  Jana Novotná (CZE)  Gigi Fernández (USA)
Czech Republic Jana Novotná (3)
1992 Czech Republic Helena Suková (2)  Larisa Neiland (LAT)
 Natasha Zvereva (BLR)
1993  Gigi Fernández (USA) United States Gigi Fernández (2)
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (2)
1994  Natasha Zvereva (BLR) United States Gigi Fernández (3)
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (3)
1995  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) United States Gigi Fernández (4)
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (4)
1996* Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) Czech Republic Jana Novotná (4)
 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)
1997 Belarus Natasha Zvereva (2) United States Gigi Fernández (5)
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (5)
1998 Belarus Natasha Zvereva (3)  Martina Hingis (SUI)
Czech Republic Jana Novotná (5)
1999  Anna Kournikova (RUS) Switzerland Martina Hingis (2)
 Anna Kournikova (RUS)
2000  Ai Sugiyama (JPN)  Serena Williams (USA)
 Venus Williams (USA)
2001  Lisa Raymond (USA)  Lisa Raymond (USA)
 Rennae Stubbs (AUS)
2002  Paola Suárez (ARG)  Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)
 Paola Suárez (ARG)
2003 Argentina Paola Suárez (2) Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual (2)
Argentina Paola Suárez (2)
2004  Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual (3)
Argentina Paola Suárez (3)

By year (continued)

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Year Player Team
2005  Cara Black (ZIM) United States Lisa Raymond (2)
 Samantha Stosur (AUS)
2006 United States Lisa Raymond (2)
 Samantha Stosur (AUS)
United States Lisa Raymond (3)
Australia Samantha Stosur (2)
2007 Zimbabwe Cara Black (2)
 Liezel Huber (USA)
 Cara Black (ZIM)
 Liezel Huber (USA)
2008* Zimbabwe Cara Black (3)
United States Liezel Huber (2)
Zimbabwe Cara Black (2)
United States Liezel Huber (2)
2009* Zimbabwe Cara Black (4)
United States Liezel Huber (3)
Zimbabwe Cara Black (3)
United States Liezel Huber (3)
2010  Gisela Dulko (ARG)  Gisela Dulko (ARG)
 Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
2011 United States Liezel Huber (4)  Květa Peschke (CZE)
 Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)
2012  Roberta Vinci (ITA)  Sara Errani (ITA)
 Roberta Vinci (ITA)
2013* Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci (2)
Italy Sara Errani (2)
Italy Roberta Vinci (2)
2014 Italy Sara Errani (2)
Italy Roberta Vinci (3)
Italy Sara Errani (3)
Italy Roberta Vinci (3)
2015  Sania Mirza (IND) Switzerland Martina Hingis (3)
 Sania Mirza (IND)
2016* India Sania Mirza (2)  Caroline Garcia (FRA)
 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
2017  Latisha Chan (TPE)
 Martina Hingis (SUI)
 Latisha Chan (TPE)
Switzerland Martina Hingis (4)
2018  Barbora Krejčíková (CZE)
 Kateřina Siniaková (CZE)
 Barbora Krejčíková (CZE)
 Kateřina Siniaková (CZE)
2019  Barbora Strýcová (CZE)  Tímea Babos (HUN)
France Kristina Mladenovic (2)
2020  Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) Hungary Tímea Babos (2)
France Kristina Mladenovic (3)
2021 Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková (2) Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková (2)
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková (2)
2022 Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková (3) Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková (3)
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková (3)
2023  Storm Hunter (AUS)  Storm Hunter (AUS)
 Elise Mertens (BEL)
2024 Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková (4)
* Player was ranked No. 1 throughout the calendar year.

Per player

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No. Total
5 United States Martina Navratilova
4 Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
3 Belarus/Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Italy Roberta Vinci
2 Czech Republic Helena Suková
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Argentina Paola Suárez
United States Lisa Raymond
Italy Sara Errani
India Sania Mirza

Per team

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No. Total
5 United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
4 United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus/Belarus Natasha Zvereva
3 Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
2 Czech Republic Helena Suková
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur
Hungary Tímea Babos
France Kristina Mladenovic

Players who became No. 1 without having won a Grand Slam

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Player First ranked No. 1 First Grand Slam final First Grand Slam title
Argentina Gisela Dulko November 1, 2010 2011 Australian Open (January 2011) (only final) 2011 Australian Open (only title)
India Sania Mirza April 13, 2015 2011 French Open (June 2011) (1st of 4) 2015 Wimbledon (1st of 3)
United States Coco Gauff August 15, 2022 2021 US Open (September 2021) (1st of 3) 2024 French Open (only title)
United States Jessica Pegula September 11, 2023 2022 French Open (June 2022) (only final) None (still active)
Australia Storm Hunter November 6, 2023 2023 Wimbledon (July 2023) (only final) None (still active)

Weeks at No. 1 by decade

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  • Note: Current active No. 1 indicated in italic.

Weeks at No. 1 by country

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  • Current No. 1 player(s) indicated in bold.
Weeks Country Players
798  United States Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver, Gigi Fernández, Lindsay Davenport, Corina Morariu, Lisa Raymond, Liezel Huber, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula
321  Czechoslovakia
 Czech Republic
Helena Suková, Jana Novotná, Květa Peschke, Lucie Šafářová, Barbora Krejčíková, Kateřina Siniaková, Barbora Strýcová
215  Italy Flavia Pennetta, Sara Errani, Roberta Vinci
176  Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Virginia Ruano Pascual
163  Zimbabwe Cara Black
129  Belarus Natasha Zvereva*, Aryna Sabalenka
111  Argentina Paola Suárez, Gisela Dulko
93  Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei, Latisha Chan
91  India Sania Mirza
90  Switzerland Martina Hingis
76  Australia Rennae Stubbs, Samantha Stosur, Storm Hunter
45  Japan Ai Sugiyama
43  Belgium Kim Clijsters, Elise Mertens
26  France Julie Halard-Decugis, Kristina Mladenovic
20  China Peng Shuai
 Russia Anna Kournikova, Ekaterina Makarova, Elena Vesnina
13  Hungary Tímea Babos
10  Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
8  New Zealand Erin Routliffe
4  Latvia Larisa Neiland
1  Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva*

Weeks are updated automatically.
* Belarusian Natasha Zvereva spent one week at number one while playing for the Soviet Union.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2023 WTA Tour Official Guide Record Book" (PDF). 2024-03-04.
  2. ^ "WTA Press Center – Weeks at No. 1". Archived from the original on 2012-11-03.
  3. ^ "WTA Notes & Netcords". Archived from the original on 2012-01-17.