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This article presents 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

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1921

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A. Wallis Myers[1]
(The Daily Telegraph) 		B. H. Liddell Hart[2]
(The Times)
  1. S. Lenglen
  2. M. Bjurstedt Mallory
  3. M. K. Browne
  4. E. Ryan
  5. K. McKane
  6. M. Sutton Bundy
  7. I. Peacock
  8. G. Beamish
  9. E. Goss
  10. M. Zinderstein Jessup
  1. S. Lenglen
  2. M. Bjurstedt Mallory
  3. M. K. Browne
  4. E. Ryan
  5. K. McKane
  6. M. Sutton Bundy
  7. I. Peacock
  8. M. Zinderstein Jessup
  9. E. Goss
  10. G. Beamish

1922

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A. Wallis Myers[3]
  1. S. Lenglen
  2. M. Bjurstedt Mallory
  3. H. Wills
  4. K. McKane
  5. G. Beamish
  6. I. Peacock
  7. E. Ryan
  8. M. Zinderstein Jessup
  9. M. Sutton Bundy
  10. M. Molesworth

1923

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A. Wallis Myers[3] B. H. Liddell Hart[4]
  1. S. Lenglen
  2. K. McKane
  3. H. Wills
  4. G. Beamish
  5. M. Bjurstedt Mallory
  6. E. Goss
  7. E. Ryan
  8. J. Vlasto
  9. L. Bancroft
  10. M. Molesworth
  1. S. Lenglen
  2. H. Wills
  3. K. McKane
  4. E. Ryan
  5. M. Bjurstedt Mallory
  6. A. Clayton
  7. E. Goss
  8. G. Beamish
  9. P. Covell
  10. G. Golding

1924

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A. Wallis Myers[3]
  1. S. Lenglen
  2. K. McKane
  3. H. Wills
  4. M. Bjurstedt Mallory
  5. M. K. Browne
  6. E. Goss
  7. E. Ryan
  8. P. Satterthwaite
  9. M. Zinderstein Jessup
  10. S. Lance

1925

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A. Wallis Myers[3] Bill Tilden
(American Lawn Tennis)[5]
  1. S. Lenglen
  2. H. Wills
  3. K. McKane
  4. E. Ryan
  5. M. Bjurstedt Mallory
  6. E. Goss
  7. D. Douglass Chambers
  8. J. Fry
  9. M. Billout
  10. M. Zinderstein Jessup
  1. S. Lenglen
  2. H. Wills
  3. K. McKane
  4. E. Ryan
  5. M. Bjurstedt Mallory
  6. J. Fry
  7. M. K. Browne
  8. M. Billout
  9. M. Zinderstein Jessup

(incomplete)

1926

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A. Wallis Myers[3] Suzanne Lenglen[6]
  1. S. Lenglen
  2. K. McKane Godfree
  3. L. de Álvarez
  4. M. Bjurstedt Mallory
  5. E. Ryan
  6. M. K. Browne
  7. J. Fry
  8. P. Holcroft Watson
  9. = M. Zinderstein Jessup
    = J. Vlasto
  1. H. Wills
  2. K. McKane Godfree
  3. M. Bjurstedt Mallory
  4. E. Ryan
  5. M. K. Browne
  6. L. de Álvarez
  7. K. Bouman
  8. J. Fry
  9. J. Vlasto
  10. E. Goss

1927

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A. Wallis Myers[3] Bill Tilden[7]
  1. H. Wills
  2. L. de Álvarez
  3. E. Ryan
  4. M. Bjurstedt Mallory
  5. K. McKane Godfree
  6. B. Nuthall
  7. B. Heine
  8. J. Fry
  9. K. Bouman
  10. C. Hosmer Chapin
  1. H. Wills
  2. L. de Álvarez
  3. K. Bouman
  4. B. Nuthall
  5. M. Bjurstedt Mallory
  6. J. Fry
  7. B. Heine
  8. E. Ryan
  9. C. Hosmer Chapin
  10. K. McKane Godfree

1928

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A. Wallis Myers[8]
  1. H. Wills
  2. L. de Álvarez
  3. D. Akhurst
  4. E. Bennett
  5. P. Holcroft Watson
  6. E. Ryan
  7. C. Aussem
  8. K. Bouman
  9. H. Jacobs
  10. E. Boyd

1929

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A. Wallis Myers[9] F. Gordon Lowe[10]
(The Scotsman) 		Jean Samazeuilh[11]
(Le Miroir des sports [fr])
  1. H. Wills
  2. P. Holcroft Watson
  3. H. Jacobs
  4. B. Nuthall
  5. B. Heine
  6. S. Passermard Mathieu
  7. E. Bennett
  8. P. von Reznicek
  9. P. Saunders Michell
  10. E. Goldsack
  1. H. Wills
  2. L. de Álvarez
  3. P. Holcroft Watson
  4. B. Heine
  5. H. Jacobs
  6. B. Nuthall
  7. S. Passermard Mathieu
  8. E. Bennett
  9. E. Ryan
  10. E. Goldsack
  1. H. Wills
  2. P. Holcroft Watson
  3. H. Jacobs
  4. B. Heine
  5. B. Nuthall
  6. S. Passermard Mathieu
  7. E. Bennett
  8. P. von Reznicek
  9. P. Saunders Michell
  10. L. de Álvarez

1930

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A. Wallis Myers[12] Pierre Gillou[13]
(L'Auto) 		Bill Tilden[13]
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. C. Aussem
  3. P. Holcroft Watson
  4. E. Ryan
  5. S. Passermard Mathieu
  6. H. Jacobs
  7. P. Mudford
  8. L. de Álvarez
  9. B. Nuthall
  10. H. Krahwinkel
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. C. Aussem
  3. S. Passermard Mathieu
  4. E. Ryan
  5. P. Holcroft Watson
  6. H. Jacobs
  7. B. Nuthall
  8. P. Mudford
  9. L. de Álvarez
  10. H. Krahwinkel
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. C. Aussem
  3. E. Ryan
  4. P. Holcroft Watson
  5. H. Jacobs
  6. S. Passermard Mathieu
  7. L. de Álvarez
  8. B. Nuthall
  9. J. Ridley
  10. P. Mudford

1931

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A. Wallis Myers[14] Pierre Gillou[15] Didier Poulain
(L'Auto)[15] 		Bill Tilden[16]
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. C. Aussem
  3. E. Bennett Whittingstall
  4. H. Jacobs
  5. B. Nuthall
  6. H. Krahwinkel
  7. S. Passermard Mathieu
  8. L. de Álvarez
  9. P. Mudford
  10. E. Goldsack Pittman
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. C. Aussem
  3. B. Nuthall
  4. H. Jacobs
  5. H. Krahwinkel
  6. S. Passermard Mathieu
  7. E. Bennett Whittingstall
  8. P. Mudford
  9. L. Payot
  10. A. McCune Harper
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. C. Aussem
  3. B. Nuthall
  4. H. Krahwinkel
  5. H. Jacobs
  6. S. Passermard Mathieu
  7. P. Mudford
  8. E. Bennett Whittingstall
  9. J. Ridley
  10. = L. Valerio
    = J. Sigart
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. C. Aussem
  3. E. Bennett Whittingstall
  4. H. Jacobs
  5. B. Nuthall
  6. H. Krahwinkel
  7. A. McCune Harper
  8. S. Passermard Mathieu
  9. D. Round
  10. P. Mudford

1932

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A. Wallis Myers[17] Pierre Gillou[18]
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. H. Jacobs
  3. S. Passermard Mathieu
  4. L. Payot
  5. H. Krahwinkel
  6. M. Heeley
  7. E. Bennett Whittingstall
  8. M.-L. Horn
  9. K. Stammers
  10. J. Sigart
 Only 6 players ranked:
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. H. Jacobs
  3. S. Passermard Mathieu
  4. H. Krahwinkel
  5. L. Payot
  6. M. Heeley

1933

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A. Wallis Myers[19] Pierre Gillou[20]
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. H. Jacobs
  3. D. Round
  4. H. Krahwinkel
  5. M. Scriven
  6. S. Passermard Mathieu
  7. S. Palfrey
  8. B. Nuthall
  9. L. Payot
  10. A. Marble
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. H. Jacobs
  3. D. Round
  4. M. Scriven
  5. S. Passermard Mathieu
  6. H. Krahwinkel
  7. S. Palfrey
  8. B. Nuthall
  9. L. Payot
  10. S. Jung Henrotin

1934

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A. Wallis Myers[21] Pierre Gillou[22] Ned Potter
(American Lawn Tennis)[23]
  1. D. Round
  2. H. Jacobs
  3. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  4. S. Palfrey
  5. M. Scriven
  6. S. Passermard Mathieu
  7. L. Payot
  8. J. Hartigan
  9. C. Aussem
  10. C. Babcock
  1. D. Round
  2. H. Jacobs
  3. M. Scriven
  4. S. Passermard Mathieu
  5. J. Hartigan
  6. S. Palfrey
  7. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  8. L. Payot
  9. C. Babcock
  10. M. Rollin Couquerque
  1. H. Jacobs
  2. D. Round
  3. S. Palfrey
  4. M. Scriven
  5. S. Passermard Mathieu
  6. J. Hartigan
  7. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  8. L. Payot
  9. C. Babcock
  10. C. Aussem

1935

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A. Wallis Myers[24] Pierre Gillou[25] Ned Potter[23] The Times[26]
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. H. Jacobs
  3. K. Stammers
  4. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  5. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  6. D. Round
  7. M. Arnold
  8. S. Passermard Mathieu
  9. J. Hartigan
  10. M. Scriven
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. H. Jacobs
  3. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  4. J. Hartigan
  5. S. Passermard Mathieu
  6. K. Stammers
  7. D. Round
  8. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  9. M. Arnold
  10. J. Jędrzejowska
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  3. H. Jacobs
  4. S. Passermard Mathieu
  5. K. Stammers
  6. M. Arnold
  7. D. Round
  8. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  9. J. Hartigan
  10. P. Mudford King
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. H. Jacobs
  3. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  4. K. Stammers
  5. S. Passermard Mathieu
  6. D. Round
  7. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  8. M. Scriven
  9. J. Hartigan
  10. J. Jędrzejowska

1936

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A. Wallis Myers[27] Pierre Gillou[28] Ned Potter[29] The Times[30] Harry Hopman[31]
(Melbourne Herald) 		Mervyn Weston[32]
(The Australasian) 		Fred Perry[33]
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  3. D. Round
  4. A. Marble
  5. S. Passermard Mathieu
  6. J. Jędrzejowska
  7. K. Stammers
  8. A. Lizana
  9. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  10. C. Babcock
  1. H. Jacobs
  2. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  3. A. Marble
  4. S. Passermard Mathieu
  5. D. Round
  6. K. Stammers
  7. J. Jędrzejowska
  8. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  9. A. Lizana
  10. M.-L. Horn
  1. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  2. H. Jacobs
  3. A. Marble
  4. D. Round
  5. S. Passermard Mathieu
  6. J. Jędrzejowska
  7. L. de Álvarez
  8. K. Stammers
  9. A. Lizana
  10. C. Babcock
  1. H. Jacobs
  2. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  3. K. Stammers
  4. A. Marble
  5. D. Round
  6. J. Jędrzejowska
  7. A. Lizana
  8. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  9. L. de Álvarez
  1. H. Jacobs
  2. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  3. K. Stammers
  4. A. Marble
  5. D. Round
  6. J. Jędrzejowska
  7. A. Lizana
  8. S. Passermard Mathieu
  9. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  1. H. Jacobs
  2. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  3. A. Marble
  4. S. Passermard Mathieu
  5. D. Round
  6. J. Jędrzejowska
  7. K. Stammers
  8. A. Lizana
  9. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  10. M.-L. Horn
  1. H. Jacobs
  2. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  3. D. Round
  4. A. Marble
  5. K. Stammers
  6. J. Jędrzejowska
  7. S. Passermard Mathieu
  8. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  9. A. Lizana
  10. C. Babcock

1937

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A. Wallis Myers[34] Pierre Gillou[35] Ned Potter[36] The Times[37] Harry Hopman[38][39] Mervyn Weston[40] Alfred Chave
(Brisbane Telegraph)[41]
  1. A. Lizana
  2. D. Round Little
  3. J. Jędrzejowska
  4. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  5. S. Passermard Mathieu
  6. H. Jacobs
  7. A. Marble
  8. M.-L. Horn
  9. M. Hardwick
  10. D. Bundy
  1. D. Round Little
  2. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  3. S. Passermard Mathieu
  4. A. Lizana
  5. J. Jędrzejowska
  6. A. Marble
  7. D. Bundy
  8. H. Jacobs
  9. N. Wynne
  10. M.-L. Horn
  1. A. Lizana
  2. D. Round Little
  3. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  4. S. Passermard Mathieu
  5. J. Jędrzejowska
  6. A. Marble
  7. D. Bundy
  8. H. Jacobs
  9. M.-L. Horn
  10. M. Hardwick
  1. D. Round Little
  2. A. Lizana
  3. J. Jędrzejowska
  4. A. Marble
  5. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  6. S. Passermard Mathieu
  7. H. Jacobs
  8. D. Bundy
  9. M. Scriven
  10. M.-L. Horn
  1. D. Round Little
  2. J. Jędrzejowska
  3. A. Lizana
  4. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  5. A. Marble
  6. S. Passermard Mathieu
  7. H. Jacobs
  8. M. Hardwick
  9. M. Scriven
  10. D. Bundy
  1. D. Round Little
  2. A. Lizana
  3. J. Jędrzejowska
  4. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  5. S. Passermard Mathieu
  6. A. Marble
  7. H. Jacobs
  8. M. Hardwick
  9. M. Scriven
  10. K. Stammers
  1. D. Round Little
  2. J. Jędrzejowska
  3. A. Lizana
  4. S. Passermard Mathieu
  5. A. Marble
  6. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  7. H. Jacobs
  8. M. Scriven
  9. K. Stammers
  10. S. Noel

1938

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  • Last ranking by Wallis Myers before his death.
A. Wallis Myers[42] Pierre Gillou[43] Ned Potter[44] F. Gordon Lowe[45] The Times[45] American Lawn Tennis[44] Mervyn Weston[46] Pierre Goldschmidt
(L'Auto)[47] 		Alfred Chave[48] G. H. McElhone[45]
(The Sydney Morning Herald) 		"International"
(The Referee).[49]
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. H. Jacobs
  3. A. Marble
  4. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  5. S. Passermard Mathieu
  6. J. Jędrzejowska
  7. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  8. B. Heine Miller
  9. K. Stammers
  10. N. Wynne
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  3. A. Marble
  4. H. Jacobs
  5. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  6. J. Jędrzejowska
  7. D. Bundy
  8. S. Passermard Mathieu
  9. N. Wynne
  10. M. Lumb
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. A. Marble
  3. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  4. H. Jacobs
  5. J. Jędrzejowska
  6. M. Scriven
  7. N. Wynne
  8. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  9. M. Lumb
  10. S. Passermard Mathieu
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. A. Marble
  3. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  4. H. Jacobs
  5. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  6. S. Passermard Mathieu
  7. N. Wynne
  8. M. Lumb
  9. D. Bundy
  10. J. Jędrzejowska
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. A. Marble
  3. H. Jacobs
  4. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  5. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  6. S. Passermard Mathieu
  7. N. Wynne
  8. D. Bundy
  9. M. Lumb
  10. J. Jędrzejowska
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. A. Marble
  3. H. Jacobs
  4. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  5. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  6. J. Jędrzejowska
  7. N. Wynne
  8. D. Bundy
  9. S. Passermard Mathieu
  10. M. Lumb
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. A. Marble
  3. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  4. H. Jacobs
  5. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  6. J. Jędrzejowska
  7. N. Wynne
  8. S. Passermard Mathieu
  9. M. Lumb
  10. D. Bundy
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. A. Marble
  3. H. Jacobs
  4. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  5. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  6. N. Wynne
  7. J. Jędrzejowska
  8. D. Bundy
  9. S. Passermard Mathieu
  10. M. Hardwick
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. H. Jacobs
  3. S. Passermard Mathieu
  4. A. Marble
  5. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  6. M. Lumb
  7. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  8. N. Wynne
  9. D. Bundy
  10. J. Jędrzejowska
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. A. Marble
  3. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  4. H. Jacobs
  5. J. Jędrzejowska
  6. N. Wynne
  7. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  8. D. Bundy
  9. S. Passermard Mathieu
  10. K. Stammers
  1. H. Wills Moody
  2. A. Marble
  3. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  4. H. Jacobs
  5. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  6. S. Passermard Mathieu
  7. N. Wynne
  8. J. Jędrzejowska
  9. D. Bundy
  10. K. Stammers

1939

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American Lawn Tennis[50] Pierre Gillou[51] Ned Potter[52] F. Gordon Lowe[53] The Times[54] Alfred Chave[55] G. H. McElhone[56]
  1. A. Marble
  2. K. Stammers
  3. H. Jacobs
  4. J. Jędrzejowska
  5. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  6. S. Passermard Mathieu
  7. V. Scott
  8. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  9. M. Hardwick
  10. M. Scriven
  1. A. Marble
  2. K. Stammers
  3. H. Jacobs
  4. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  5. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  6. S. Passermard Mathieu
  7. M. Hardwick
  8. J. Jędrzejowska
  9. V. Scott
  10. V. Wolfenden
  1. A. Marble
  2. H. Jacobs
  3. K. Stammers
  4. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  5. J. Jędrzejowska
  6. S. Passermard Mathieu
  7. V. Scott
  8. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  9. M. Hardwick
  10. M. Scriven
  1. A. Marble
  2. K. Stammers
  3. H. Jacobs
  4. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  5. S. Passermard Mathieu
  6. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  7. J. Jędrzejowska
  8. M. Hardwick
  9. V. Scott
  10. V. Wolfenden
  1. A. Marble
  2. K. Stammers
  3. H. Jacobs
  4. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  5. S. Passermard Mathieu
  6. J. Jędrzejowska
  7. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  8. M. Hardwick
  9. V. Scott
  10. D. Bundy
  1. A. Marble
  2. K. Stammers
  3. H. Jacobs
  4. S. Palfrey Fabyan
  5. S. Passermard Mathieu
  6. J. Jędrzejowska
  7. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  8. F. James Hammersley
  9. D. Bundy
  10. D. Round Little
  1. A. Marble
  2. K. Stammers
  3. H. Jacobs
  4. S. Passermard Mathieu
  5. = J. Jędrzejowska
    = S. Palfrey Fabyan
  6. H. Krahwinkel Sperling
  7. M. Hardwick
  8. E. Hood Westacott
  9. V. Scott

1940–1945

[edit]

no world rankings (World War II)

1946

[edit]
Pierre Gillou;[57]
Ned Potter[23] 		Harry Hopman[58]
  1. P. Betz
  2. M. Osborne
  3. L. Brough
  4. D. Hart
  5. P. Canning Todd
  6. D. Bundy
  7. N. Adamson Landry
  8. K. Stammers Menzies
  9. S. Fry
  10. V. Wolfenden Kovacs
  1. P. Betz
  2. M. Osborne
  3. L. Brough
  4. D. Hart
  5. N. Wynne Bolton
  6. P. Canning Todd
  7. D. Bundy
  8. J. Bostock
  9. K. Stammers Menzies
  10. N. Adamson Landry

1947

[edit]
Pierre Gillou[59] Ned Potter[60][23] John Olliff[3]
(The Daily Telegraph)
  1. M. Osborne duPont
  2. L. Brough
  3. D. Hart
  4. N. Wynne Bolton
  5. P. Canning Todd
  6. S. Piercey Summers
  7. M. Rurac
  8. M. Arnold Prentiss
  9. S. Fry
  10. J. Bostock
  1. L. Brough
  2. N. Wynne Bolton
  3. M. Osborne duPont
  4. D. Hart
  5. S. Piercey Summers
  6. P. Canning Todd
  7. M. Rurac
  8. J. Bostock
  9. M. Arnold Prentiss
  10. Z Körmöczy
  1. M. Osborne duPont
  2. L. Brough
  3. D. Hart
  4. N. Wynne Bolton
  5. P. Canning Todd
  6. S. Piercey Summers
  7. J. Bostock
  8. B. Krase
  9. B. Hilton
  10. M. Rurac

1948

[edit]
Pierre Gillou[61] Ned Potter[62] John Olliff[3]
  1. L. Brough
  2. M. Osborne duPont
  3. D. Hart
  4. P. Canning Todd
  5. N. Wynne Bolton
  6. G. Moran
  7. N. Adamson Landry
  8. S. Fry
  9. J. Bostock
  10. B. Hilton
  1. M. Osborne duPont
  2. L. Brough
  3. D. Hart
  4. P. Canning Todd
  5. G. Moran
  6. J. Bostock
  7. Z Körmöczy
  8. N. Adamson Landry
  9. S. Fry
  10. V. Wolfenden Kovacs
  1. M. Osborne duPont
  2. L. Brough
  3. D. Hart
  4. N. Wynne Bolton
  5. P. Canning Todd
  6. J. Bostock
  7. S. Piercey Summers
  8. S. Fry
  9. M. Rurac
  10. N. Adamson Landry

1949

[edit]
Pierre Gillou[63] Ned Potter[23] John Olliff[64]
  1. M. Osborne duPont
  2. L. Brough
  3. D. Hart
  4. P. Canning Todd
  5. B. Hilton
  6. G. Moran
  7. H. Pastall Perez
  8. S. Fry
  9. B. Baker
  10. J. Walker-Smith
  1. M. Osborne duPont
  2. L. Brough
  3. D. Hart
  4. H. Pastall Perez
  5. P. Canning Todd
  6. S. Fry
  7. G. Moran
  8. B. Baker
  9. D. Head
  10. B. Hilton
  1. M. Osborne duPont
  2. L. Brough
  3. D. Hart
  4. N. Wynne Bolton
  5. P. Canning Todd
  6. B. Hilton
  7. S. Piercey Summers
  8. A. Ullstein Bossi
  9. J. Curry
  10. J. Walker-Smith

1950

[edit]
  • Last Olliff ranking before his death.
Ned Potter[65][23] John Olliff[66]
  1. M. Osborne duPont
  2. D. Hart
  3. L. Brough
  4. P. Canning Todd
  5. S. Fry
  6. N. Chaffee
  7. J. Walker-Smith
  8. B. Baker
  9. B. Scofield
  10. B. Harrison (née Hilton)
  1. M. Osborne duPont
  2. L. Brough
  3. D. Hart
  4. P. Canning Todd
  5. B. Scofield
  6. N. Chaffee
  7. B. Baker
  8. S. Fry
  9. A. Ullstein Bossi
  10. M. T. de Weiss

1951

[edit]
Pierre Gillou[67] Ned Potter[68][23]
  1. D. Hart
  2. M. Connolly
  3. S. Fry
  4. N. Chaffee Kiner
  5. J. Walker-Smith
  6. J. Quertier
  7. L. Brough
  8. B. Baker Fleitz
  9. P. Canning Todd
  10. K. Tuckey Maule
  1. D. Hart
  2. S. Fry
  3. M. Connolly
  4. N. Chaffee Kiner
  5. J. Walker-Smith
  6. P. Canning Todd
  7. B. Baker Fleitz
  8. L. Brough
  9. M. Osborne duPont
  10. K. Tuckey Maule

1952

[edit]
Ned Potter[23] Lance Tingay[69]
(The Daily Telegraph)
  1. M. Connolly
  2. D. Hart
  3. S. Fry
  4. L. Brough
  5. N. Chaffee Kiner
  6. P. Canning Todd
  7. J. Walker-Smith
  8. D. Head Knode
  9. A. Mortimer
  10. A. Kanter
  1. M. Connolly
  2. D. Hart
  3. L. Brough
  4. S. Fry
  5. P. Canning Todd
  6. N. Chaffee Kiner
  7. T. Coyne Long
  8. J. Walker-Smith
  9. J. Quertier-Rinkel
  10. D. Head Knode

1953

[edit]
Ned Potter[70][a]
(World Tennis) 		Lance Tingay[3]
  1. M. Connolly
  2. D. Hart
  3. S. Fry
  4. L. Brough
  5. M. Osborne duPont
  6. D. Head Knode
  7. T. Coyne Long
  8. A. Mortimer
  9. H. Fletcher
  10. A. Gibson
  1. M. Connolly
  2. D. Hart
  3. L. Brough
  4. S. Fry
  5. M. Osborne duPont
  6. D. Head Knode
  7. Z Körmöczy
  8. A. Mortimer
  9. H. Fletcher
  10. J. Quertier-Rinkel

1954

[edit]
Ned Potter[72] Lance Tingay[73] New York Times
(panel of experts)[74][75]
  1. M. Connolly
  2. D. Hart
  3. B. Baker Fleitz
  4. L. Brough
  5. B. Rosenquest Pratt
  6. S. Fry
  7. B. Breit
  8. D. Hard
  9. A. Mortimer
  10. J. Mottram
  1. M. Connolly
  2. D. Hart
  3. B. Baker Fleitz
  4. L. Brough
  5. M. Osborne duPont
  6. S. Fry
  7. B. Rosenquest Pratt
  8. H. Fletcher
  9. A. Mortimer
  10. = G. Bucaille
    = T. Coyne Long
  1. M. Connolly
  2. D. Hart
  3. L. Brough
  4. M. Osborne duPont
  5. S. Fry
  6. B. Rosenquest Pratt
  7. B. Baker Fleitz
  8. H. Fletcher
  9. A. Mortimer
  10. J. Mottram

1955

[edit]
Ned Potter[76] Lance Tingay[3] L'Équipe
  1. D. Hart
  2. L. Brough
  3. B. Baker Fleitz
  4. A. Mortimer
  5. B. Penrose
  6. P. Ward
  7. D. Head Knode
  8. B. Breit
  9. D. Hard
  10. S. Fry
  1. L. Brough
  2. D. Hart
  3. B. Baker Fleitz
  4. A. Mortimer
  5. D. Head Knode
  6. B. Breit
  7. D. Hard
  8. B. Penrose
  9. P. Ward
  10. = Z Körmöczy
    = S. Fry
  1. D. Hart
  2. L. Brough
  3. B. Baker Fleitz
  4. D. Head Knode
  5. D. Hard
  6. P. Ward
  7. B. Breit
  8. S. Bloomer
  9. A. Buxton
  10. = S. Fry
    = A. Mortimer

1956

[edit]
Ned Potter[77] Lance Tingay[3]
  1. S. Fry
  2. A. Gibson
  3. A. Mortimer
  4. L. Brough
  5. A. Buxton
  6. S. Bloomer
  7. B. Rosenquest Pratt
  8. Z Körmöczy
  9. D. Head Knode
  10. T. Coyne Long
  1. S. Fry
  2. A. Gibson
  3. L. Brough
  4. A. Mortimer
  5. Z Körmöczy
  6. A. Buxton
  7. S. Bloomer
  8. P. Ward
  9. B. Rosenquest Pratt
  10. = D. Hard
    = M. Osborne duPont

1957

[edit]
Ned Potter[78] Lance Tingay[3] British Lawn Tennis
(readers' poll)
  1. A. Gibson
  2. L. Brough
  3. D. Head Knode
  4. S. Bloomer
  5. D. Hard
  6. K. Fageros
  7. C. Truman
  8. A. Haydon
  9. A. Mortimer
  10. T. Coyne Long
  1. A. Gibson
  2. D. Hard
  3. S. Bloomer
  4. L. Brough
  5. D. Head Knode
  6. V. Pužejová
  7. A. Haydon
  8. Y. Ramírez
  9. C. Truman
  10. M. Osborne duPont
  1. A. Gibson
  2. D. Hard
  3. S. Bloomer
  4. L. Brough
  5. D. Head Knode
  6. A. Haydon
  7. V. Pužejová
  8. C. Truman
  9. Y. Ramírez
  10. Z Körmöczy

1958

[edit]
Ned Potter[79] Lance Tingay[3] British Lawn Tennis
(readers' poll)
  1. A. Gibson
  2. B. Baker Fleitz
  3. Z Körmöczy
  4. D. Hard
  5. A. Mortimer
  6. D. Head Knode
  7. C. Truman
  8. M. Bueno
  9. S. Bloomer
  10. L. Coghlan
  1. A. Gibson
  2. Z Körmöczy
  3. B. Baker Fleitz
  4. D. Hard
  5. S. Bloomer
  6. C. Truman
  7. A. Mortimer
  8. A. Haydon
  9. M. Bueno
  10. D. Head Knode
  1. A. Gibson
  2. B. Baker Fleitz
  3. Z Körmöczy
  4. D. Hard
  5. A. Mortimer
  6. C. Truman
  7. S. Bloomer
  8. M. Bueno
  9. A. Haydon
  10. D. Head Knode

1959

[edit]
Ned Potter[80] Lance Tingay[3] British Lawn Tennis
(readers' poll)
  1. M. Bueno
  2. C. Truman
  3. B. Baker Fleitz
  4. S. Reynolds
  5. A. Mortimer
  6. D. Hard
  7. A. Haydon
  8. R. Schuurman
  9. Y. Ramírez
  10. D. Head Knode
  1. M. Bueno
  2. C. Truman
  3. D. Hard
  4. B. Baker Fleitz
  5. S. Reynolds
  6. A. Mortimer
  7. A. Haydon
  8. Z Körmöczy
  9. S. Moore
  10. Y. Ramírez
  1. M. Bueno
  2. C. Truman
  3. B. Baker Fleitz
  4. D. Hard
  5. A. Mortimer
  6. S. Reynolds
  7. A. Haydon
  8. Y. Ramírez
  9. S. Moore
  10. Z Körmöczy

1960

[edit]
Ned Potter[81] Lance Tingay[3]
  1. M. Bueno
  2. D. Hard
  3. A. Haydon
  4. C. Truman
  5. S. Reynolds
  6. Z Körmöczy
  7. A. Mortimer
  8. J. Lehane
  9. K. Hantze
  10. D. Head Knode
  1. M. Bueno
  2. D. Hard
  3. S. Reynolds
  4. C. Truman
  5. Z Körmöczy
  6. A. Haydon
  7. A. Mortimer
  8. J. Lehane
  9. Y. Ramírez
  10. R. Schuurman

1961

[edit]
Ned Potter[82] Lance Tingay[3] British Lawn Tennis
(readers' poll) 		Denis Lalanne
(L'Équipe)
  1. A. Mortimer
  2. M. Smith
  3. A. Haydon
  4. C. Truman
  5. D. Hard
  6. K. Hantze
  7. S. Reynolds
  8. Y. Ramírez
  9. E. Buding
  10. L. Turner
  1. A. Mortimer
  2. D. Hard
  3. A. Haydon
  4. M. Smith
  5. S. Reynolds
  6. Y. Ramírez
  7. C. Truman
  8. Z Körmöczy
  9. R. Schuurman
  10. K. Hantze
  1. A. Mortimer
  2. D. Hard
  3. A. Haydon
  4. M. Smith
  5. S. Reynolds
  6. C. Truman
  7. Y. Ramírez
  8. K. Hantze
  9. Z Körmöczy
  10. R. Schuurman
  1. A. Mortimer
  2. M. Smith
  3. A. Haydon
  4. C. Truman
  5. D. Hard
  6. S. Reynolds
  7. K. Hantze
  8. Y. Ramírez
  9. Z Körmöczy
  10. E. Buding

1962

[edit]
Ned Potter[83] Lance Tingay[3] British Lawn Tennis
(readers' poll) 		Ulrich Kaiser [de][84]
(panel of 13 experts) 		Margaret Smith
  1. M. Smith
  2. M. Bueno
  3. D. Hard
  4. K. Hantze Susman
  5. R. Schuurman
  6. A. Haydon
  7. V. Pužejová Sukova
  8. S. Reynolds Price
  9. C. Caldwell
  10. B. J. Moffitt
  1. M. Smith
  2. M. Bueno
  3. D. Hard
  4. K. Hantze Susman
  5. V. Pužejová Sukova
  6. S. Reynolds Price
  7. L. Turner
  8. A. Haydon
  9. R. Schuurman
  10. A. Mortimer
  1. M. Smith
  2. M. Bueno
  3. D. Hard
  4. K. Hantze Susman
  5. R. Schuurman
  6. A. Haydon
  7. V. Pužejová Sukova
  8. S. Reynolds Price
  9. L. Turner
  10. A. Mortimer
  1. M. Smith
  2. M. Bueno
  3. D. Hard
  4. K. Hantze Susman
  5. V. Pužejová Sukova
  6. R. Schuurman
  7. A. Haydon
  8. S. Reynolds Price
  9. L. Turner
  10. B. J. Moffitt
  1. M. Bueno
  2. D. Hard
  3. K. Hantze Susman
  4. V. Pužejová Sukova
  5. R. Schuurman
  6. A. Haydon
  7. S. Reynolds Price
  8. L. Turner
  9. B. J. Moffitt

(didn't rank herself)

1963

[edit]
Ned Potter[85] Lance Tingay[3] British Lawn Tennis
(readers' poll) 		Ulrich Kaiser[86]
(panel of 13 experts)
  1. M. Smith
  2. M. Bueno
  3. L. Turner
  4. D. Hard
  5. B. J. Moffitt
  6. A. Haydon Jones
  7. J. Lehane
  8. V. Pužejová Sukova
  9. R. Schuurman
  10. R. Ebbern
  1. M. Smith
  2. L. Turner
  3. M. Bueno
  4. B. J. Moffitt
  5. A. Haydon Jones
  6. D. Hard
  7. J. Lehane
  8. R. Schuurman
  9. N. Richey
  10. V. Pužejová Sukova
  1. M. Smith
  2. M. Bueno
  3. L. Turner
  4. B. J. Moffitt
  5. A. Haydon Jones
  6. D. Hard
  7. J. Lehane
  8. R. Schuurman
  9. C. Truman
  10. V. Pužejová Sukova
  1. M. Smith
  2. M. Bueno
  3. L. Turner
  4. D. Hard
  5. B. J. Moffitt
  6. A. Haydon Jones
  7. J. Lehane
  8. R. Schuurman
  9. V. Pužejová Sukova
  10. R. Ebbern

1964

[edit]
Ned Potter[87] Lance Tingay[3] British Lawn Tennis
(readers' poll)[88] 		Ulrich Kaiser[89]
(panel of 14 experts) 		Margaret Smith[90]
  1. M. Bueno
  2. M. Smith
  3. L. Turner
  4. N. Richey
  5. B. J. King (née Moffitt)
  6. C. Caldwell Graebner
  7. K. Hantze Susman
  8. J. Lehane
  9. C. Hanks
  10. A. Haydon Jones
  1. M. Smith
  2. M. Bueno
  3. L. Turner
  4. C. Caldwell Graebner
  5. H. Schultze
  6. N. Richey
  7. B. J. Moffitt
  8. K. Hantze Susman
  9. R. Ebbern
  10. J. Lehane
  1. M. Bueno
  2. M. Smith
  3. L. Turner
  4. B. J. Moffitt
  5. N. Richey
  6. K. Hantze Susman
  7. C. Caldwell Graebner
  8. A. Haydon Jones
  9. R. Ebbern
  10. J. Lehane
  1. M. Bueno
  2. M. Smith
  3. L. Turner
  4. B. J. Moffitt
  5. R. Ebbern
  6. N. Richey
  7. C. Caldwell Graebner
  8. A. Haydon Jones
  9. J. Lehane
  10. K. Hantze Susman
  1. M. Bueno
  2. L. Turner
  3. A. Haydon Jones
  4. B. J. Moffitt
  5. N. Richey
  6. H. Schultze
  7. K. Hantze Susman
  8. C. Caldwell Graebner
  9. N. Baylon
  10. F. Dürr

(didn't rank herself)

1965

[edit]
  • Last ranking by Potter for World Tennis magazine.
Ned Potter[91] Lance Tingay[3] British Lawn Tennis
(readers' poll) 		Ulrich Kaiser[92]
(panel of 16 experts) 		Sport za Rubezhom[93]
  1. M. Smith
  2. M. Bueno
  3. N. Richey
  4. B. J. King
  5. L. Turner
  6. A. Van Zyl
  7. C. Truman
  8. A. Haydon Jones
  9. C. Caldwell Graebner
  10. F. Dürr
  1. M. Smith
  2. M. Bueno
  3. L. Turner
  4. B. J. King
  5. A. Haydon Jones
  6. A. Van Zyl
  7. C. Truman
  8. N. Richey
  9. C. Caldwell Graebner
  10. F. Dürr
  1. M. Smith
  2. M. Bueno
  3. B. J. King
  4. L. Turner
  5. A. Haydon Jones
  6. N. Richey
  7. A. Van Zyl
  8. C. Truman
  9. C. Caldwell Graebner
  10. F. Dürr
  1. M. Smith
  2. M. Bueno
  3. B. J. King
  4. L. Turner
  5. N. Richey
  6. A. Van Zyl
  7. A. Haydon Jones
  8. C. Truman
  9. F. Dürr
  10. C. Caldwell Graebner
  1. M. Smith
  2. M. Bueno
  3. L. Turner
  4. B. J. King
  5. N. Richey
  6. A. Haydon Jones
  7. C. Caldwell Graebner
  8. A. Van Zyl
  9. N. Baylon
  10. F. Dürr

1966

[edit]
Lance Tingay[94] British Lawn Tennis
(readers' poll) 		Joseph McCauley[95]
(World Tennis) 		Bruce Walkley
(Herald Sun) 		Pierre de Thier[96] Sport In The USSR[97]
  1. B. J. King
  2. M. Smith
  3. M. Bueno
  4. A. Haydon Jones
  5. N. Richey
  6. A. Van Zyl
  7. N. Baylon
  8. F. Dürr
  9. R. Casals
  10. K. Melville
  1. M. Bueno
  2. M. Smith
  3. B. J. King
  4. A. Haydon Jones
  5. N. Richey
  6. A. Van Zyl
  7. F. Dürr
  8. N. Baylon
  9. R. Casals
  10. V. Wade
  1. B. J. King
  2. M. Bueno
  3. A. Haydon Jones
  4. M. Smith
  5. N. Richey
  6. A. Van Zyl
  7. R. Casals
  8. N. Baylon
  9. V. Wade
  10. F. Dürr
  1. M. Bueno
  2. N. Richey
  3. M. Smith
  4. B. J. King
  5. A. Haydon Jones
  6. A. Van Zyl
  7. F. Dürr
  8. C. Caldwell Graebner
  9. K. Melville
  10. R. Casals
  1. B. J. King
  2. M. Smith
  3. M. Bueno
  4. A. Haydon Jones
  5. N. Richey
  6. A. Van Zyl
  7. R. Casals
  8. K. Melville
  9. F. Dürr
  10. N. Baylon
  1. B. J. King
  2. M. Bueno
  3. M. Smith
  4. A. Haydon Jones
  5. N. Richey
  6. F. Dürr
  7. A. Van Zyl
  8. H. Niessen
  9. G. Baksheeva
  10. C. Caldwell Graebner

1967

[edit]
  • The last British Lawn Tennis readers' poll.
Lance Tingay[3] British Lawn Tennis
(readers' poll) 		Ulrich Kaiser[98]
(panel of 13 experts) 		Joseph McCauley[99]
  1. B. J. King
  2. A. Haydon Jones
  3. F. Dürr
  4. N. Richey
  5. L. Turner
  6. R. Casals
  7. M. Bueno
  8. V. Wade
  9. K. Melville
  10. J. Tegart
  1. B. J. King
  2. A. Haydon Jones
  3. F. Dürr
  4. N. Richey
  5. L. Turner
  6. R. Casals
  7. M. Bueno
  8. V. Wade
  9. J. Tegart
  10. K. Melville
  1. B. J. King
  2. A. Haydon Jones
  3. F. Dürr
  4. L. Turner
  5. N. Richey
  6. R. Casals
  7. M. Bueno
  8. K. Melville
  9. V. Wade
  10. J. Tegart
  1. B. J. King
  2. A. Haydon Jones
  3. F. Dürr
  4. L. Turner
  5. N. Richey
  6. R. Casals
  7. M. Bueno
  8. V. Wade
  9. K. Melville
  10. J. Tegart

1968

[edit]
Lance Tingay[100] Ulrich Kaiser[101]
(panel of 18 experts) 		Joseph McCauley;[102]
Seagram's
(panel of experts)[103] 		Bud Collins[104]
(The Boston Globe) 		Rino Tommasi [it][105]
(La Gazzetta dello Sport) 		The Times[106]
  1. B. J. King
  2. V. Wade
  3. N. Richey
  4. M. Bueno
  5. M. Smith Court
  6. A. Haydon Jones
  7. J. Tegart
  8. A. Van Zyl duPlooy
  9. L. Turner Bowrey
  10. R. Casals
  1. B. J. King
  2. V. Wade
  3. = A. Haydon Jones
    = N. Richey
  4. M. Smith Court
  5. M. Bueno
  6. J. Tegart
  7. A. Van Zyl duPlooy
  8. R. Casals
  9. L. Turner Bowrey
  1. B. J. King
  2. N. Richey
  3. M. Smith Court
  4. V. Wade
  5. A. Haydon Jones
  6. J. Tegart
  7. M. Bueno
  8. A. Van Zyl duPlooy
  9. L. Turner Bowrey
  10. R. Casals
  1. B. J. King
  2. V. Wade
  3. N. Richey
  4. M. Smith Court
  5. M. Bueno
  6. A. Haydon Jones
  7. J. Tegart
  8. L. Turner Bowrey
  9. A. Van Zyl duPlooy
  10. R. Casals
  1. B. J. King
  2. M. Smith Court
  3. N. Richey
  4. V. Wade
  5. J. Tegart
  6. L. Turner Bowrey
  7. A. Van Zyl duPlooy
  8. A. Haydon Jones
  9. M. Bueno
  10. F. Dürr
  1. B. J. King
  2. M. Smith Court
  3. A. Haydon Jones
  4. V. Wade
  5. J. Tegart
  6. M. Bueno
  7. N. Richey
  8. A. Van Zyl duPlooy
  9. L. Turner Bowrey
  10. = R. Casals
    = F. Dürr

1969

[edit]
Lance Tingay[100] Bud Collins[104] Rino Tommasi;[105]
Joseph McCauley[107] 		Frank Rostron[108]
(Daily Express)
  1. M. Smith Court
  2. A. Haydon Jones
  3. B. J. King
  4. N. Richey
  5. J. Heldman
  6. R. Casals
  7. K. Melville
  8. P. Bartkowicz
  9. V. Wade
  10. L. Turner Bowrey
  1. M. Smith Court
  2. A. Haydon Jones
  3. B. J. King
  4. N. Richey
  5. J. Heldman
  6. R. Casals
  7. K. Melville
  8. M.-A. Eisel
  9. V. Wade
  10. L. Turner Bowrey
  1. M. Smith Court
  2. A. Haydon Jones
  3. B. J. King
  4. N. Richey
  5. J. Heldman
  6. R. Casals
  7. K. Melville
  8. V. Wade
  9. J. Tegart
  10. P. Bartkowicz
  1. M. Smith Court
  2. A. Haydon Jones
  3. B. J. King
  4. J. Heldman
  5. N. Richey
  6. = K. Melville
    = R. Casals
  7. P. Bartkowicz
  8. = L. Turner Bowrey
    = V. Wade

1970

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Lance Tingay[100] Joseph McCauley[109] Bud Collins[104] Rino Tommasi[105] Rex Bellamy[110] Judith Elian[111]
(L'Equipe) 		Mike Gibson[111] Tennis magazine[112]
(Germany)
  1. M. Smith Court
  2. B. J. King
  3. R. Casals
  4. H. Niessen Masthoff
  5. V. Wade
  6. A. Haydon Jones
  7. K. Melville
  8. K. Krantzcke
  9. J. Heldman
  10. F. Dürr
  1. M. Smith Court
  2. B. J. King
  3. R. Casals
  4. V. Wade
  5. H. Niessen Masthoff
  6. K. Melville
  7. J. Heldman
  8. K. Krantzcke
  9. F. Dürr
  10. N. Richey
  1. M. Smith Court
  2. B. J. King
  3. R. Casals
  4. N. Richey
  5. V. Wade
  6. H. Niessen Masthoff
  7. A. Haydon Jones
  8. K. Melville
  9. K. Krantzcke
  10. F. Dürr
  1. M. Smith Court
  2. B. J. King
  3. R. Casals
  4. V. Wade
  5. H. Niessen Masthoff
  6. K. Melville
  7. A. Haydon Jones
  8. F. Dürr
  9. K. Krantzcke
  10. E. Goolagong
  1. M. Smith Court
  2. B. J. King
  3. R. Casals
  4. H. Niessen Masthoff
  5. V. Wade
  6. A. Haydon Jones
  7. K. Melville
  8. F. Dürr
  9. J. Heldman
  10. E. Goolagong
  1. M. Smith Court
  2. B. J. King
  3. R. Casals
  4. H. Niessen Masthoff
  5. V. Wade
  6. K. Melville
  7. K. Krantzcke
  8. F. Dürr
  9. J. Heldman
  10. N. Richey
  1. M. Smith Court
  2. B. J. King
  3. A. Haydon Jones
  4. R. Casals
  5. H. Niessen Masthoff
  6. V. Wade
  7. K. Melville
  8. K. Krantzcke
  9. J. Heldman
  10. F. Dürr
  1. M. Smith Court
  2. B. J. King
  3. R. Casals
  4. H. Niessen Masthoff
  5. = K. Krantzcke
    = K. Melville
  6. V. Wade
  7. J. Heldman
  8. F. Dürr
  9. = W. Shaw
    = H. Hoesl
    = E. Goolagong

1971

[edit]
Further information: 1971 WTA Tour
Lance Tingay[100] Joseph McCauley[113] Bud Collins[104] Rino Tommasi[105] L'Èquipe Rex Bellamy
(The Times)[114] 		Frank Rostron[115] Björn Hellberg
(Tennis Tidning)
  1. E. Goolagong
  2. M. Smith Court
  3. B. J. King
  4. R. Casals
  5. K. Melville
  6. J. Tegart
  7. F. Dürr
  8. V. Wade
  9. H. Niessen Masthoff
  10. C. Evert
  1. E. Goolagong
  2. B. J. King
  3. M. Smith Court
  4. R. Casals
  5. V. Wade
  6. F. Dürr
  7. H. Niessen Masthoff
  8. K. Melville
  9. N. Richey Gunter
  10. J. Tegart
  1. B. J. King
  2. E. Goolagong
  3. M. Smith Court
  4. R. Casals
  5. K. Melville
  6. F. Dürr
  7. V. Wade
  8. H. Niessen Masthoff
  9. J. Tegart
  10. C. Evert
  1. E. Goolagong
  2. M. Smith Court
  3. B. J. King
  4. R. Casals
  5. V. Wade
  6. F. Dürr
  7. C. Evert
  8. K. Melville
  9. H. Gourlay
  10. J. Tegart
  1. E. Goolagong
  2. M. Smith Court
  3. B. J. King
  4. R. Casals
  5. K. Melville
  6. V. Wade
  7. C. Evert
  8. J. Tegart
  9. N. Richey Gunter
  10. = H. Gourlay
    = G. Chanfreau
  1. E. Goolagong
  2. M. Smith Court
  3. B. J. King
  4. R. Casals
  5. F. Dürr
  6. H. Niessen Masthoff
  7. V. Wade
  8. N. Richey Gunter
  9. K. Melville
  10. A. Haydon Jones
  1. = E. Goolagong
    = B. J. King
  2. M. Smith Court
  3. R. Casals
  4. K. Melville
  5. F. Dürr
  6. J. Tegart
  7. C. Evert
  8. V. Wade
  9. H. Niessen Masthoff
  1. E. Goolagong
  2. B. J. King
  3. M. Smith Court
  4. R. Casals
  5. F. Dürr
  6. V. Wade
  7. K. Melville
  8. H. Niessen Masthoff
  9. N. Richey Gunter
  10. = C. Evert
    = J. Tegart

1972

[edit]
Further information: 1972 WTA Tour
Lance Tingay[100] Bud Collins[104] Rino Tommasi[105] Rex Bellamy[116] Frank Rostron[117] John Barrett
(Financial Times) 		Neil Amdur[118]
(World Tennis)
  1. B. J. King
  2. E. Goolagong
  3. C. Evert
  4. M. Smith Court
  5. K. Melville
  6. V. Wade
  7. R. Casals
  8. N. Richey Gunter
  9. F. Dürr
  10. L. Tuero
  1. B. J. King
  2. M. Smith Court
  3. N. Richey Gunter
  4. C. Evert
  5. V. Wade
  6. E. Goolagong
  7. R. Casals
  8. K. Melville
  9. F. Dürr
  10. O. Morozova
  1. B. J. King
  2. E. Goolagong
  3. C. Evert
  4. M. Smith Court
  5. N. Richey Gunter
  6. R. Casals
  7. K. Melville
  8. V. Wade
  9. F. Dürr
  10. H. Niessen Masthoff
  1. B. J. King
  2. E. Goolagong
  3. C. Evert
  4. N. Richey Gunter
  5. M. Smith Court
  6. V. Wade
  7. R. Casals
  8. K. Melville
  9. F. Dürr
  10. H. Niessen Masthoff
  1. B. J. King
  2. E. Goolagong
  3. C. Evert
  4. M. Smith Court
  5. = V. Wade
    = K. Melville
  6. = R. Casals
    = N. Richey Gunter
  7. F. Dürr
  8. = H. Niessen Masthoff
    = L. Tuero
  1. B. J. King
  2. M. Smith Court
  3. C. Evert
  4. E. Goolagong
  5. N. Richey Gunter
  6. K. Melville
  7. R. Casals
  8. V. Wade
  9. F. Dürr
  10. B. Stöve
  1. B. J. King
  2. N. Richey Gunter
  3. C. Evert
  4. E. Goolagong
  5. M. Smith Court
  6. K. Melville
  7. R. Casals
  8. V. Wade
  9. F. Dürr
  10. = W. Overton
    = O. Morozova

1973

[edit]
Further information: 1973 WTA Tour
Lance Tingay[100] Bud Collins[104] Rino Tommasi[105] Rex Bellamy[119][b] John Barrett Neil Amdur Poll of 17 international
sportswriters[121]
  1. M. Smith Court
  2. B. J. King
  3. C. Evert
  4. E. Goolagong
  5. K. Melville
  6. V. Wade
  7. R. Casals
  8. H. Niessen Masthoff
  9. O. Morozova
  10. B. Stöve
  1. M. Smith Court
  2. B. J. King
  3. E. Goolagong
  4. C. Evert
  5. R. Casals
  6. V. Wade
  7. K. Melville
  8. N. Richey Gunter
  9. J. Heldman
  10. H. Niessen Masthoff
  1. M. Smith Court
  2. C. Evert
  3. B. J. King
  4. E. Goolagong
  5. K. Melville
  6. R. Casals
  7. N. Richey Gunter
  8. V. Wade
  9. H. Niessen Masthoff
  10. O. Morozova
  1. M. Smith Court
  2. C. Evert
  3. B. J. King
  4. E. Goolagong
  5. R. Casals
  6. V. Wade
  7. K. Melville
  8. N. Richey Gunter
  9. O. Morozova
  10. H. Niessen Masthoff
  1. M. Smith Court
  2. C. Evert
  3. = E. Goolagong Cawley
    = B. J. King
  4. K. Melville
  5. H. Niessen Masthoff
  6. R. Casals
  7. V. Wade
  8. O. Morozova
  9. N. Richey Gunter
  1. M. Smith Court
  2. C. Evert
  3. B. J. King
  4. E. Goolagong
  5. K. Melville
  6. V. Wade
  7. R. Casals
  8. O. Morozova
  9. N. Richey Gunter
  10. F. Dürr
  1. M. Smith Court
  2. C. Evert
  3. B. J. King
  4. E. Goolagong
  5. V. Wade
  6. K. Melville
  7. R. Casals
  8. H. Niessen Masthoff
  9. N. Richey Gunter
  10. O. Morozova

1974

[edit]
Further information: 1974 WTA Tour
Lance Tingay[100] Bud Collins[104] Rino Tommasi[105] John Barrett World Tennis[122] Judith Elian[123] Rex Bellamy[124] Tennis magazine
(U.S.)[125]
  1. C. Evert
  2. B. J. King
  3. E. Goolagong
  4. O. Morozova
  5. K. Melville
  6. R. Casals
  7. V. Wade
  8. H. Niessen Masthoff
  9. J. Heldman
  10. N. Richey Gunter
  1. B. J. King
  2. E. Goolagong
  3. C. Evert
  4. V. Wade
  5. J. Heldman
  6. R. Casals
  7. K. Melville
  8. O. Morozova
  9. L. Hunt
  10. F. Dürr
  1. C. Evert
  2. B. J. King
  3. E. Goolagong
  4. V. Wade
  5. K. Melville
  6. O. Morozova
  7. R. Casals
  8. H. Niessen Masthoff
  9. N. Richey Gunter
  10. J. Heldman
  1. C. Evert
  2. B. J. King
  3. E. Goolagong
  4. O. Morozova
  5. V. Wade
  6. K. Melville
  7. M. Navratilova
  8. J. Heldman
  9. H. Niessen Masthoff
  10. R. Casals
  1. C. Evert
  2. B. J. King
  3. E. Goolagong
  4. O. Morozova
  5. K. Melville
  6. R. Casals
  7. V. Wade
  8. J. Heldman
  9. N. Richey Gunter
  10. = M. Navratilova
    = F. Dürr
  1. C. Evert
  2. O. Morozova
  3. B. J. King
  4. E. Goolagong
  5. R. Casals
  6. K. Melville
  7. V. Wade
  8. L. Hunt
  9. N. Richey Gunter
  10. J. Heldman
  1. C. Evert
  2. B. J. King
  3. E. Goolagong
  4. O. Morozova
  5. V. Wade
  6. K. Melville
  7. R. Casals
  8. H. Niessen Masthoff
  9. J. Heldman
  10. M. Navratilova
  1. C. Evert
  2. B. J. King
  3. E. Goolagong
  4. O. Morozova
  5. V. Wade
  6. K. Melville
  7. R. Casals
  8. J. Heldman
  9. N. Richey Gunter
  10. M. Navratilova

1975–present

[edit]
Main article: Top ten ranked female tennis players

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Revision of ranking from November 1953.[71]
  2. ^ He gave a different ranking in World Tennis in December 1973.[120]

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