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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.
Top ten rankings by year [ edit ] The official WTA rankings were introduced in November 1975.
WTA[ 8]
Lance Tingay[ 2]
Bud Collins[ 3]
Rino Tommasi[ 4]
John Barrett
World Tennis[ 9]
S. Barker
R. Tomanová
T. Holladay
WTA[ 15]
Lance Tingay[ 2]
Bud Collins[ 3]
Rino Tommasi[ 4]
John Barrett
World Tennis[ 16]
Tennis magazine (U.S.)[ 17]
V. Ruzici R. Maršíková P. Shriver
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WTA[ 21]
Lance Tingay[ 2]
Bud Collins[ 3]
Rino Tommasi[ 4]
John Barrett
World Tennis[ 22]
Tennis magazine[ 23]
H. Mandlíková A. Jaeger
WTA[ 27]
Lance Tingay[ 2]
Bud Collins[ 3]
Rino Tommasi[ 4]
John Barrett[ 28]
World Tennis[ 29]
=Z. Garrison
WTA[ 30]
Lance Tingay[ 2]
Bud Collins[ 3]
Rino Tommasi[ 4]
John Barrett
World Tennis[ 31]
Tennis magazine[ 32]
J. Durie A. Temesvári
WTA[ 33]
Lance Tingay[ 2]
Bud Collins[ 3]
Rino Tommasi[ 4]
John Barrett
World Tennis[ 34] Tennis magazine[ 35]
Man Maleeva H. Suková C. Kohde-Kilsch
C. Bassett
B. Gadusek
WTA[ 36]
Lance Tingay[ 2]
Bud Collins[ 3]
Rino Tommasi[ 4]
John Barrett
World Tennis[ 37] (panel ranking)
S. Graf
K. Rinaldi
G. Sabatini
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WTA[ 38]
Lance Tingay[ 2]
Bud Collins[ 3]
Rino Tommasi[ 4]
John Barrett[ 39]
World Tennis[ 40] (panel ranking)
L. McNeil
WTA[ 41]
Lance Tingay[ 2]
Bud Collins[ 3]
Rino Tommasi[ 4]
John Barrett[ 42]
World Tennis[ 43] (panel ranking)
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WTA[ 44]
Lance Tingay[ 2]
Bud Collins[ 3]
Rino Tommasi[ 4]
John Barrett[ 45]
World Tennis[ 46] (panel ranking)
N. Zvereva
K. Maleeva
M. J. Fernández
Last Tingay ranking before his death.
WTA[ 47]
Lance Tingay[ 2]
Bud Collins[ 3]
John Barrett[ 48]
World Tennis[ 49] (panel ranking)
A. Sánchez Vicario M. Seles C. Martínez
J. Novotná
C. Lindqvist
WTA[ 50]
Bud Collins[ 3]
John Barrett[ 51]
World Tennis[ 52]
J. Capriati
WTA[ 53]
Bud Collins[ 3]
John Barrett[ 54]
WTA[ 55]
Bud Collins[ 3]
John Barrett[ 56]
A. Huber
WTA[ 57]
Bud Collins[ 3]
John Barrett[ 56]
WTA[ 58]
Bud Collins[ 3]
John Barrett[ 59]
M. Pierce L. Davenport K. Date
WTA[ 60]
Bud Collins[ 3]
John Barrett[ 61]
= Mag Maleeva I. Majoli
WTA[ 62]
Bud Collins[ 3]
John Barrett[ 63]
= M. Hingis B. Paulus
C. Rubin
A. Coetzer
WTA[ 64]
John Barrett[ 65]
I. Spîrlea
WTA[ 66]
John Barrett[ 67]
V. Williams N. Tauziat
=P. Schnyder
WTA[ 70]
A. Kournikova
WTA[ 72]
D. Hantuchová
WTA[ 75]
N. Petrova
WTA[ 76]
N. Vaidišová
WTA[ 80]
S. Stosur F. Schiavone
WTA[ 82]
A. Kerber S. Errani
WTA[ 83]
WTA[ 84]
S. Halep E. Bouchard
^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1975-11-04" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Barrett, John , ed. (1990). World Of Tennis ISBN 9780002183550 ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Collins, Bud ; Hollander, Zander (1997). Bud Collins' Tennis Encyclopedia ISBN 978-1578590001 ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Almanacco illustrato del tennis 1989 . Edizioni Panini. 1989. p. 698.^ a b "The 10 Best Women" . World Tennis . Vol. 23, no. 9. New York. February 1976. pp. 22–25.^ "Rankings Dept" . The Journal Herald ^ The Times (London), 30 December 1975, p.6
^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1976-12-05" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ Flink, Steve (February 1977). "The Battle For No. 1" . World Tennis . Vol. 24, no. 9. New York. p. 31.^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1977-12-31" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "Chris Tops World Rankings For Fourth Straight Year" . World Tennis . Vol. 25, no. 8. New York. January 1978. p. 34.^ "Magazine: Borg, Evert Top Players" . The Sacramento Bee ^ "Borg gets nod as tennis player of '77" . The Washington Post ^ "Masters não decidiu quem é o primeiro tenista do mundo" . Jornal do Brasil ^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1978-12-10" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "A Photo Finish, But Chris Is No.1 for Fifth Consecutive Year" . World Tennis . Vol. 26, no. 9. New York. February 1979. pp. 18–19.^ "SPORT IN BRIEF Australian women ranked among best in tennis" . The Canberra Times . Retrieved 24 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1979-12-31" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "The World Tennis Rankings" . World Tennis . Vol. 27, no. 10. New York. March 1980. pp. 35–36.^ "Record-Journal (Meriden), 13 December 1979" . newspapers.com .^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1980-12-31" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "The World Rankings" . World Tennis . Vol. 28, no. 10. New York. March 1981. pp. 34–35.^ "Borg and Lloyd top tennis" . Tallahassee Democrat . 1980-12-09. p. 18.^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1981-12-31" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "The World Rankings" . World Tennis . Vol. 29, no. 10. New York. March 1982. pp. 50–51.^ "John McEnroe Passes Borg In Tennis Magazine Rankings" . The Town Talk . 1981-12-31. p. 15.^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1982-12-20" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ The Financial Times, 11 December 1982, p. 13
^ "Hats Off to the Leading Lady" . World Tennis . Vol. 30, no. 10. New York. March 1983. p. 40.^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1983-12-05" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "The 31st Annual WT Rankings" . World Tennis . Vol. 31, no. 10. New York. March 1984. pp. 36–37.^ "The Palm Beach Post, 16 December 1983" . newspapers.com .^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1984-12-24" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WT'S '84 World Rankings" . World Tennis . Vol. 32, no. 9. New York. February 1985. p. 44.^ "The Palm Beach Post, 19 December 1984" . newspapers.com .^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1985-12-23" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WT'S '85 Rankings" . World Tennis . Vol. 33, no. 9. New York. February 1986. p. 52.^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1986-12-22" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ The Financial Times, 3 January 1987, p. 14
^ Flink, Steve (February 1987). "WT'S '86 World Rankings" . World Tennis . Vol. 34, no. 9. New York. p. 31.^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1987-12-20" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ The Financial Times, 2 January 1988, p. 12
^ Flink, Steve (February 1988). "WT Rankings" . World Tennis . Vol. 35, no. 9. New York. p. 80.^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1988-12-19" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ The Financial Times, 24 December 1988, p. 16
^ Flink, Steve (February 1989). "A Pair Of Aces" . World Tennis . Vol. 36, no. 9. New York. p. 33.^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1989-11-20" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ The Financial Times, 30 December 1989, p. 20
^ Flink, Steve (February 1990). "On Top Of The World" . World Tennis . Vol. 37, no. 9. New York. pp. 32–33.^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1990-11-26" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ The Financial Times, 29 December 1990, p. 16
^ Flink, Steve (February 1991). "Close Calls" . World Tennis . Vol. 38, no. 9. New York. pp. 36–37.^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1991-11-25" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ The Financial Times, 4 January 1992, p. 10
^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1992-11-23" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ a b The Financial Times, 18 December 1993, p. 13
^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1993-12-27" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1994-11-21" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ The Financial Times, 7 January 1995, p. 9
^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1995-12-25" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ The Financial Times, 6 January 1996, p. 14
^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1996-12-30" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ World of Tennis 1997
^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1997-11-24" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ World of Tennis 1998
^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1998-11-23" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ World of Tennis 1999
^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 1999-12-27" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ World of Tennis 2000
^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 2000-12-25" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 2001-11-12" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 2002-11-11" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 2003-11-10" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 2004-12-27" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 2005-11-14" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 2006-12-18" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-21.^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 2007-11-12" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 2008-11-10" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 2009-11-09" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 2010-11-08" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 2011-11-07" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 2012-11-05" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 2013-11-04" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 2014-11-03" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 2015-11-09" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 2016-11-07" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 2017-11-06" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 2018-11-05" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 2019-11-04" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).^ "WTA Singles Rankings as of 2020-11-16" (PDF) . Women's Tennis Association (WTA).
