WTA rankings
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The WTA rankings are the ratings defined by the Women's Tennis Association, introduced in November 1975.[1] The computer that calculates the ranking is nicknamed "Medusa".[2]
Aryna Sabalenka is the current world No. 1 in women's singles.





Ranking method
[edit]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 18 tournaments (or 19 if she competed in the WTA Finals) for singles and 12 for doubles. 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. For singles, the period must include:[3]
- the four Grand Slams
- six WTA 1000 Mandatory combined/virtually combined tournaments
- one WTA 1000 Mandatory (WTA-only) tournament
- the best of seven results from all WTA 1000 Mandatory, WTA 500, WTA 250, and WTA 125 Tournaments and ITF W15+ events
- the WTA Finals as a bonus tournament if the player attended
For doubles, the best 12 tournament results across all tournament levels are used. Unlike singles, there are no specific tournament level requirements and the WTA Finals are not treated as a bonus tournament, instead they are one of the 12 if applicable.
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.[4]
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 2024 is shown below. Points earned in 2023 and before were different and retained their values until they expired after 52 weeks except for 2013 points.
Points Table
[edit]Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Grand Slam (128S, 128Q) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 |
Grand Slam (64D) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 10 | 40 | ||||
WTA Finals (S) | 1500* | 1000* | 600* | (+200 per round robin win) | ||||||||
WTA Finals (D) | 1500* | 1000* | 600* | (+200 per round robin win) | ||||||||
WTA 1000 (96S, 48Q) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 35 | 10 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
WTA 1000 (56S, 32Q) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 10 | 30 | 20 | 2 | ||
WTA 1000 (32/28D) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 10 | ||||||
WTA Elite Trophy (S) | 700* | 440* | 240* | (+40 per round robin match; +80 per round robin win) | ||||||||
WTA 500 (48S, 24Q) | 500 | 325 | 195 | 108 | 60 | 32 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 | ||
WTA 500 (30/28S, 24/16Q) | 500 | 325 | 195 | 108 | 60 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 | ||
WTA 500 (24D) | 500 | 325 | 195 | 108 | 60 | 1 | ||||||
WTA 500 (16D) | 500 | 325 | 195 | 108 | 1 | |||||||
WTA 250 (32S, 24/16Q) | 250 | 163 | 98 | 54 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 | |||
WTA 250 (16D) | 250 | 163 | 98 | 54 | 1 | |||||||
WTA 125 (32S, 16Q) | 125 | 81 | 49 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |||
WTA 125 (32S, 8Q) | 125 | 81 | 49 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
WTA 125 (16D) | 125 | 81 | 49 | 27 | 1 | |||||||
WTA 125 (8D) | 125 | 81 | 49 | 1 | ||||||||
W100 (48S, 32/24Q) | 100 | 65 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||
W100 (32S, 32Q) | 100 | 65 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||||
W100 (16D) | 100 | 65 | 39 | 21 | 1 | |||||||
W75 (48S, 32/24Q) | 75 | 49 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||
W75 (32S, 32Q) | 75 | 49 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
W75 (16D) | 75 | 49 | 29 | 16 | 1 | |||||||
W50 (48S, 32/24Q) | 50 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
W50 (32S, 32Q) | 50 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
W50 (16D) | 50 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 1 | |||||||
W35 (48S, 32/24Q) | 35 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
W35 (32S, 64/48/32/24Q) | 35 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||
W35 (16D) | 35 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
W15 (32S, 64/48/32/24Q) | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
W15 (16D) | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
S = singles players, D = doubles teams, Q = qualification players.
* Assumes undefeated round robin match record.
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.[5]
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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Points breakdown
[edit]- as of 10 February 2024[update]
- Points from WTA 125 and ITF tournaments are not shown.
- Points from WTA 500 and WTA 250 tournaments in which the player received 0 or 1 point are not shown.
- Points in brackets () don't count to total points by reason of tournament limit.
Rank | Player | Grand Slam | WTA 1000 | Best other | WTA Finals | Tourn | Total points | |||||||||||||||||
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AUS | FRA | WIM | USO | DO | DU | IW | MI | MA | IT | CA | CI | BE | WU | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
1 | ![]() | F 1300 | QF 430 | A 0 | W 2000 | A 0 | R32 10 | R16 120 | R32 65 | F 650 | F 650 | QF 215 | W 1000 | QF 215 | W 1000 | W 500 | SF 195 | QF 108 | QF 108 | SF 400 | 20 | 8,956 | ||
2 | ![]() | SF 780 | W 2000 | R32 130 | QF 430 | W 1000 | SF 390 | W 1000 | R16 120 | W 1000 | W 1000 | A 0 | SF 0 | A | A | F 325 | SF 195 | RR 400 | 17 | 8,770 | ||||
3 | ![]() | QF 780 | SF 780 | R16 240 | R16 240 | R32 (10) | QF 215 | SF 390 | R16 120 | R16 120 | SF 390 | R16 120 | R32 (10) | W 1000 | SF 390 | W 500 | SF 195 | QF (108) | W 1300 | 21 | 6,538 | |||
4 | ![]() | R32 130 | F 1300 | F 1300 | R16 240 | R64 10 | W 1000 | R16 120 | R32 65 | R16 120 | R64 10 | A 0 | R16 120 | R32 65 | QF 215 | SF 185 | QF 108 | QF 90 | RR 200 | 20 | 5,288 | |||
5 | ![]() | R32 130 | A 0 | R64 70 | F 1300 | A 0 | A 0 | R64 10 | QF 215 | A | A | W 1000 | R16 650 | R16 120 | R16 120 | W 500 | SF 325 | SF 195 | SF 195 | RR 30 | RR 0 | 18 | 4,861 | |
9 | ![]() | W 2000 | R32 130 | R16 240 | R32 130 | A | A | R32 65 | R16 120 | SF 390 | QF 215 | R64 10 | A 0 | R16 120 | R32 10 | W 500 | W 500 | SF 195 | QF 54 | DNQ | 17 | 4,680 | ||
7 | ![]() | R16 240 | QF 430 | SF 780 | R64 70 | F 650 | QF 215 | A 0 | F 650 | SF 390 | A 0 | A | R32 10 | A 0 | A 0 | W 500 | SF 195 | SF 150 | QF 108 | RR 200 | 20 | 4,588 | ||
8 | ![]() | R64 70 | R32 130 | R128 10 | QF 430 | R16 120 | QF 215 | R64/ 10 | R32 65 | R64 (10) | QF 215 | A | R16 120 | SF 390 | F 650 | W 500 | W 250 | R16 60 | R16 60 | F 800 | 20 | 4,095 | ||
9 | ![]() | QF 430 | R16 240 | QF 430 | SF 780 | R16 120 | R32 65 | QF 215 | R16 120 | R32 65 | R128 10 | SF 390 | R64 10 | R64 (10) | R32 (10) | SF 195 | SF 195 | SF 195 | QF 108 | R16 60 | R16 (60) | DNQ | 25 | 3,709 |
10 | ![]() | SF 780 | R32 130 | R16 240 | QF 430 | R32 65 | R64 10 | A 0 | R64 32 | R128 10 | R16 120 | R32 65 | SF 390 | SF 390 | A | W 500 | W 500 | F 325 | F 325 | F 325 | QF 108 | DNQ | 21 | 3,588 |
Number one ranked players
[edit]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:[10]
No. | Player | Date reached | Total weeks |
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1 | ![]() | Nov 3, 1975 | 260 |
2 | ![]() | Apr 26, 1976 | 2 |
3 | ![]() ![]() | Jul 10, 1978 | 332 |
4 | ![]() | Apr 7, 1980 | 21 |
5 | ![]() | Aug 17, 1987 | 377 |
6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | 121 |
28 | ![]() | Apr 4, 2022 | 125 |
29 | ![]() | Sep 11, 2023 | 27 |
Last update: as of 25 November 2024[update]
Year-end number one players
[edit]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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No. 1 all weeks of the year |
Doubles
[edit]Year | Country | Player | Team[citation needed] |
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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 | ![]() ![]() |
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 | ![]() ![]() | Barbora Krejčíková (22) Kateřina Siniaková (23) | ![]() ![]() |
2019 | ![]() | Barbora Strýcová (24) | ![]() ![]() |
2020 | ![]() | Hsieh Su-wei (25) | ![]() ![]() |
2021 | ![]() | Kateřina Siniaková | ![]() ![]() |
2022 | ![]() | Kateřina Siniaková | ![]() ![]() |
2023 | ![]() | Storm Hunter (26) | ![]() ![]() |
No. 1 all weeks of the year |
Year-end Top 10
[edit]- ★ indicates player's highest year-end ranking
Year | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 10 |
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