WTA Rankings
The WTA Rankings are the ratings defined by the Women's Tennis Association, introduced in November 1975.[1]
Contents
1 Ranking method
2 Current rankings
3 Number one ranked players
4 Year-end number one players
4.1 Singles
4.2 Doubles
5 Players with highest career rank 2–5
6 See also
7 Notes and references
8 External links
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]
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 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 Elite Trophy (S) | 700* | 440* | 240* | (+40 per Round Robin Match; +80 per Round Robin Win) | ||||||||
| 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(32) | 150 | 90 | 55 | 28 | 14 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 4 | 1 | – |
| ITF $100,000 + H(16) | 150 | 90 | 55 | 28 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $100,000 (32) | 140 | 85 | 50 | 25 | 13 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 4 | 1 | – |
| ITF $100,000 (16) | 140 | 85 | 50 | 25 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $75,000 + H(32) | 130 | 80 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 3 | 1 | – |
| ITF $75,000 + H(16) | 130 | 80 | 48 | 24 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $75,000 (32) | 115 | 70 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 3 | 1 | – |
| ITF $75,000 (16) | 115 | 70 | 42 | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $50,000 + H(32) | 100 | 60 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 3 | 1 | – |
| ITF $50,000 + H(16) | 100 | 60 | 36 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $50,000 (32) | 80 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 3 | 1 | – |
| ITF $50,000 (16) | 80 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $25,000 (32) | 50 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| ITF $25,000 (16) | 50 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $15,000 (32) | 25 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| ITF $15,000 (16) | 25 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $10,000 (32) | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF $10,000 (16) | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
S = singles players, D = doubles teams, Q = qualification players.
* Assumes undefeated Round Robin match record.
"+H" indicates that Hospitality is provided.
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 (active players in green):
| No. | Player | Date reached | Total weeks |
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| 1 |  Chris Evert | Nov 3, 1975 | 260 |
| 2 |  Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Apr 26, 1976 | 2 |
| 3 | Martina Navratilova | Jul 10, 1978 | 332 |
| 4 | Tracy Austin | Apr 7, 1980 | 21 |
| 5 |  Steffi Graf | Aug 17, 1987 | 377 |
| 6 |  / / Monica Seles | Mar 11, 1991 | 178 |
| 7 |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Feb 6, 1995 | 12 |
| 8 |  Martina Hingis | Mar 31, 1997 | 209 |
| 9 | Lindsay Davenport | Oct 12, 1998 | 98 |
| 10 | Jennifer Capriati | Oct 15, 2001 | 17 |
| 11 | Venus Williams | Feb 25, 2002 | 11 |
| 12 | Serena Williams | Jul 8, 2002 | 319 |
| 13 |  Kim Clijsters | Aug 11, 2003 | 20 |
| 14 | Justine Henin | Oct 20, 2003 | 117 |
| 15 |  Amélie Mauresmo | Sep 13, 2004 | 39 |
| 16 |  Maria Sharapova | Aug 22, 2005 | 21 |
| 17 |  Ana Ivanovic | Jun 9, 2008 | 12 |
| 18 | Jelena Janković | Aug 11, 2008 | 18 |
| 19 | Dinara Safina | Apr 20, 2009 | 26 |
| 20 |  Caroline Wozniacki | Oct 11, 2010 | 71 |
| 21 |  Victoria Azarenka | Jan 30, 2012 | 51 |
| 22 | Angelique Kerber | Sep 12, 2016 | 34 |
| 23 |  Karolína Plíšková | July 17, 2017 | 8 |
| 24 | Garbiñe Muguruza | Sep 11, 2017 | 4 |
| 25 |  Simona Halep | Oct 9, 2017 | 64 |
| 26 |  Naomi Osaka | Jan 28, 2019 | 1 |
Last update: 28 January 2019
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 | USA | Martina Navratilova (1) | Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver |
| 1985 | USA | Pam Shriver (2) | Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver |
| 1986 | USA | Martina Navratilova | Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver |
| 1987 | USA | Martina Navratilova | Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver |
| 1988 | USA | Martina Navratilova | Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver |
| 1989 | USA | Martina Navratilova | Helena Suková / Jana Novotná |
| 1990 | TCH | Helena Suková (3) | Helena Suková / Jana Novotná |
| 1991 | TCH | Jana Novotná (4) | Gigi Fernández / Jana Novotná |
| 1992 | CZE | Helena Suková |  Larisa Neiland /  Natasha Zvereva |
| 1993 | USA | Gigi Fernández (5) | Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva |
| 1994 | BLR | Natasha Zvereva (6) | Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva |
| 1995 | ESP | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (7) | Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva |
| 1996 | ESP | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| 1997 | BLR | Natasha Zvereva | Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva |
| 1998 | BLR | Natasha Zvereva | Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná |
| 1999 | RUS | Anna Kournikova (8) | Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova |
| 2000 | JPN | Ai Sugiyama (9) | Serena Williams / Venus Williams |
| 2001 | USA | Lisa Raymond (10) | Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs |
| 2002 |  ARG | Paola Suárez (11) | Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez |
| 2003 | ARG | Paola Suárez | Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez |
| 2004 | ESP | Virginia Ruano Pascual (12) | Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez |
| 2005 |  ZIM | Cara Black (13) | Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur |
| 2006 | USA AUS | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur (14) | Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur |
| 2007 | ZIM USA | Cara Black Liezel Huber (15) | Cara Black / Liezel Huber |
| 2008 | ZIM USA | Cara Black Liezel Huber | Cara Black / Liezel Huber |
| 2009 | ZIM USA | Cara Black Liezel Huber | Serena Williams / Venus Williams |
| 2010 | ARG | Gisela Dulko (16) | Gisela Dulko /  Flavia Pennetta |
| 2011 | USA | Liezel Huber | Květa Peschke /  Katarina Srebotnik |
| 2012 | ITA | Roberta Vinci (17) | Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci |
| 2013 | ITA | Roberta Vinci | Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci |
| ITA | Sara Errani (18) | ||
| 2014 | ITA ITA | Roberta Vinci Sara Errani | Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci |
| 2015 |  IND | Sania Mirza (19) | Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza |
| 2016 | IND | Sania Mirza | Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic |
| 2017 |  TPE SUI | Chan Yung-jan (20) Martina Hingis (21) | Chan Yung-jan / Martina Hingis |
| 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 (active players in green):
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See also
- WTA Tour records
- WTA Awards
- List of WTA number 1 ranked players
- Lists of tennis records and statistics
- ATP Rankings
Notes and references
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^ "New Trophies For Rankings Anniversary". WTA.
^ "Points and Prize Money Mean More to Olympic Tennis Holdouts". New York Times.
^ "WTA Rankings". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc.
^ "WTA Rankings". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc.
External links
- WTA Rankings
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