World number 1 ranked female tennis players
This is a list of women's historical number one ranked tennis players, traditionally determined at year-end.
Notes:
- The Women's Tennis Association introduced computerized ranking system in November 1975, which is incorporated into this list.
- The International Tennis Federation's year-end number 1 classification that was introduced in 1978 is no longer named as such, and has evolved into the ITF World Champion designation and award.
1921–present
| Year | Players | Country | Sources and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Suzanne Lenglen (3/8) |  France | Wallis Myers, The Daily Telegraph (London) |
| 1922 | Suzanne Lenglen (4/8) | France | Wallis Myers, The Daily Telegraph (London) |
| 1923 | Suzanne Lenglen (5/8) | France | Wallis Myers, The Daily Telegraph (London) |
| 1924 | Suzanne Lenglen (6/8) | France | Wallis Myers, The Daily Telegraph (London) |
| 1925 | Suzanne Lenglen (7/8) | France | Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London) |
| 1926 | Suzanne Lenglen (8/8) | France | Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London)[1] |
| 1927 | Helen Wills Moody (1/9) |  United States | Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London) |
| 1928 | Helen Wills Moody (2/9) | United States | Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London)[2] |
| 1929 | Helen Wills Moody (3/9) | United States | Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London)[3] |
| 1930 | Helen Wills Moody (4/9) | United States | Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London) |
| 1931 | Helen Wills Moody (5/9) | United States | Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London)[4] |
| 1932 | Helen Wills Moody (6/9) | United States | Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London)[5] |
| 1933 | Helen Wills Moody (7/9) | United States | Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London)[6] |
| 1934 | Dorothy Round Little |  United Kingdom | Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London)[7] |
| Helen Jacobs (1/2) | United States | Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis | |
| 1935 | Helen Wills Moody (8/9) | United States | Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London);[8] Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis; Pierre Gillou, president of the French Tennis Federation |
| 1936 | Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling |  Denmark | Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis |
| Helen Jacobs (2/2) | United States | Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London);[9] Fred Perry | |
| 1937 | Anita Lizana |  Chile | Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London);[10] Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis |
| 1938 | Helen Wills Moody (9/9) | United States | Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London);[11] Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis; Pierre Gillou, president of the French Tennis Federation |
| 1939 | Alice Marble | United States | Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis; Gordon Lowe; John Olliff |
| 1940– 1945 |
none (World War II) | The United States Lawn Tennis Association continued to rank U.S. players during the war years: Alice Marble (1940), Sarah Palfrey Cooke (1941 and 1945), and Pauline Betz (1942, 1943, and 1944). | |
| 1946 | Pauline Betz Addie | United States | Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis; Pierre Gillou, president of the French Tennis Federation; John Olliff |
| 1947 | Louise Brough Clapp (1/3) | United States | Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis |
| Margaret Osborne duPont (1/4) | United States | John Olliff, Lawn Tennis Almanack | |
| 1948 | Margaret Osborne duPont (2/4) | United States | Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis; John Olliff, Lawn Tennis Almanack |
| Louise Brough Clapp (2/3) | United States | Pierre Gillou, president of the French Tennis Federation | |
| 1949 | Margaret Osborne duPont (3/4) | United States | Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis; Pierre Gillou, president of the French Tennis Federation; John Olliff |
| 1950 | Margaret Osborne duPont (4/4) | United States | Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis; John Olliff, Lawn Tennis Almanack |
| 1951 | Doris Hart (1/2) | United States | Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis; John Olliff, Lawn Tennis Almanack |
| 1952 | Maureen Connolly Brinker (1/3) | United States | Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis; Lance Tingay, Daily Mail (London) |
| 1953 | Maureen Connolly Brinker (2/3) | United States | World Tennis magazine (U.S.); Lance Tingay, Daily Mail (London) |
| 1954 | Maureen Connolly Brinker (3/3) | United States | World Tennis magazine (U.S.); Lance Tingay, Daily Mail (London) |
| 1955 | Doris Hart (2/2) | United States | World Tennis magazine (U.S.) |
| Louise Brough Clapp (3/3) | United States | Lance Tingay, Daily Mail (London) | |
| 1956 | Shirley Fry Irvin | United States | World Tennis magazine (U.S.); Lance Tingay, Daily Mail (London) |
| 1957 | Althea Gibson (1/2) | United States | Lance Tingay, Daily Mail (London); Ned Potter, World Tennis magazine (U.S.); British Lawn Tennis Reader's Poll |
| 1958 | Althea Gibson (2/2) | United States | Lance Tingay, Daily Mail (London); Ned Potter, World Tennis magazine (U.S.); British Lawn Tennis Reader's Poll |
| 1959 | Maria Bueno (1/4) |  Brazil | Lance Tingay, Daily Mail (London); Ned Potter, World Tennis magazine (U.S.); British Lawn Tennis Reader's Poll |
| 1960 | Maria Bueno (2/4) | Brazil | Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London); Ned Potter, World Tennis magazine (U.S.) |
| 1961 | Angela Mortimer Barrett | United Kingdom | Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London); Ned Potter, World Tennis magazine (U.S.); British Lawn Tennis Reader's Poll |
| 1962 | Margaret Court (1/7) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London); Ned Potter, World Tennis magazine (U.S.); British Lawn Tennis Reader's Poll |
| 1963 | Margaret Court (2/7) | Australia | Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London); Ned Potter, World Tennis magazine (U.S.); British Lawn Tennis Reader's Poll |
| 1964 | Margaret Court (3/7) | Australia | Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London) |
| Maria Bueno (3/4) | Brazil | Ned Potter, World Tennis magazine (U.S.); British Lawn Tennis Reader's Poll; Ulrich Kaiser | |
| 1965 | Margaret Court (4/7) | Australia | Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London); Joseph Macauley, World Tennis magazine (U.S.); British Lawn Tennis Reader's Poll; Sport za Rubezhom (Russia) |
| 1966 | Billie Jean King (1/6) | United States | Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London); Joseph Macauley, World Tennis magazine (U.S.); Pierre de Thier, Belgium |
| Maria Bueno (4/4) | Brazil | Bruce Walkley, Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia); British Lawn Tennis Reader's Poll | |
| 1967 | Billie Jean King (2/6) | United States | Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London); Joseph Macauley, World Tennis magazine (U.S.); British Lawn Tennis Reader's Poll |
| 1968 | Billie Jean King (3/6) | United States | Bud Collins; Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London); Rino Tommasi; Ulrich Kaiser; Seagram's (panel of experts) |
| 1969 | Margaret Court (5/7) | Australia | Bud Collins; Joseph Macauley, World Tennis magazine (U.S.); Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London); Rino Tommasi |
| 1970 | Margaret Court (6/7) | Australia | Bud Collins; Joseph Macauley, World Tennis magazine (U.S.); Judith Elian, L'Equipe; Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London); Mike Gibson (Wimbledon referee); Rino Tommasi |
| 1971 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Australia | Joseph Macauley, World Tennis magazine (U.S.); Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London); Bjorn Hellberg, Tennis Tidning (Sweden); L'Equipe magazine; Rex Bellamy, The Times (London); Frank Rostron |
| Billie Jean King (4/6) | United States | Bud Collins; Rino Tommasi | |
| 1972 | Billie Jean King (5/6) | United States | Tennis magazine (U.S.); World Tennis magazine (U.S.); Bud Collins; John Barrett; Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London); Rino Tommasi; Frank Rostron |
| 1973 | Margaret Court (7/7) | Australia | Bud Collins; John Barrett; Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London); Rino Tommasi; World Tennis magazine (U.S.); Tennis magazine (U.S.) |
| 1974 | Chris Evert (1/8) | United States | World Tennis magazine (U.S.); Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London); John Barrett; Rino Tommasi; Tennis magazine (U.S.) |
| Billie Jean King (6/6) | United States | Bud Collins | |
| 1975 | Chris Evert (2/8) | United States | Women's Tennis Association; John Barrett; World Tennis magazine (U.S.); Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London); Tennis magazine (U.S.) |
| 1976 | Chris Evert (3/8) | United States | Women's Tennis Association; Bud Collins; World Tennis magazine (U.S.); Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London); Tennis magazine (U.S.) |
| 1977 | Chris Evert (4/8) | United States | Women's Tennis Association; John Barrett, Financial Times (London); Judith Elian, L'Equipe; Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London); Peter Bodo, Tennis magazine (U.S.); Rino Tommasi, Tennis Club (Rome); Wataru Tsukagoshi, Tennis Magazine of Japan; World Tennis magazine (U.S.) |
| 1978 | Chris Evert (5/8) | United States | International Tennis Federation; Tennis Magazine (Australia); World Tennis magazine (U.S.); John Barrett; Joe Macauley, Tennis Australia; Tennis magazine (U.S.) |
| Martina Navratilova (1/7) |  Czechoslovakia | Women's Tennis Association; Bud Collins; Lance Tingay | |
| 1979 | Martina Navratilova (2/7) | Czechoslovakia | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation; Jeffrey Bairstow and Peter Bodo, Tennis magazine (U.S.); World Tennis magazine (U.S.); Alan Trengrove, Tennis Magazine (Australia); Bud Collins; John Barrett, Financial Times (London); Rino Tommasi, Tennis Club (Rome); Joe Macauley, Tennis Australia; Wataru Tsukagoshi, Tennis Magazine of Japan; Lance Tingay |
| Chris Evert (6/8) | United States | Judith Elian, L'Equipe | |
| 1980 | Chris Evert (7/8) | United States | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation; John Barrett; World Tennis magazine (U.S.); Lance Tingay; Tennis magazine (U.S.) |
| 1981 | Chris Evert (8/8) | United States | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation; Alexander McNab and Peter Bodo, Tennis magazine (U.S.); World Tennis magazine (U.S.); Alan Trengrove, Tennis Magazine (Australia); Judith Elian, L'Equipe; John Barrett, Financial Times (London); Waturu Tsukagoshi, Tennis Magazine of Japan; Rino Tommasi, Tennis Club (Rome) |
| Tracy Austin | United States | John Barrett, Financial Times (London); Lance Tingay | |
| 1982 | Martina Navratilova (3/7) | United States | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation; John Barrett, Financial Times (London); World Tennis magazine (U.S.); Tennis magazine (U.S.) |
| 1983 | Martina Navratilova (4/7) | United States | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation; John Barrett, Financial Times (London); World Tennis magazine (U.S.); Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London) |
| 1984 | Martina Navratilova (5/7) | United States | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation; John Barrett, Financial Times (London) |
| 1985 | Martina Navratilova (6/7) | United States | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation; John Barrett, Financial Times (London) |
| 1986 | Martina Navratilova (7/7) | United States | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation; John Barrett, Financial Times (London) |
| 1987 | Steffi Graf (1/8) |  West Germany | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation; John Barrett, Financial Times (London) |
| 1988 | Steffi Graf (2/8) | West Germany | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation; John Barrett, Financial Times (London) |
| 1989 | Steffi Graf (3/8) | West Germany | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation; John Barrett, Financial Times (London) |
| 1990 | Steffi Graf (4/8) | Germany | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation; John Barrett, Financial Times (London) |
| 1991 | Monica Seles (1/3) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation; John Barrett, Financial Times (London) |
| 1992 | Monica Seles (2/3) | %253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation; John Barrett, Financial Times (London) |
| 1993 | Steffi Graf (5/8) | Germany | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation; John Barrett, Financial Times (London) |
| 1994 | Steffi Graf (6/8) | Germany | Women's Tennis Association |
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |  Spain | International Tennis Federation; John Barrett, Financial Times (London) | |
| 1995 | Steffi Graf (7/8) | Germany | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation; John Barrett, Financial Times (London) |
| Monica Seles (3/3) | United States | Women's Tennis Association | |
| 1996 | Steffi Graf (8/8) | Germany | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation; John Barrett, Financial Times (London) |
| 1997 | Martina Hingis (1/3) |  Switzerland | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation; John Barrett, Financial Times (London) |
| 1998 | Lindsay Davenport (1/4) | United States | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation; John Barrett, Financial Times (London) |
| 1999 | Martina Hingis (2/3) | Switzerland | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation; John Barrett, Financial Times (London) |
| 2000 | Martina Hingis (3/3) | Switzerland | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation |
| 2001 | Lindsay Davenport (2/4) | United States | Women's Tennis Association |
| Jennifer Capriati | United States | International Tennis Federation | |
| 2002 | Serena Williams (1/6) | United States | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation |
| 2003 | Justine Henin (1/3) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation |
| 2004 | Lindsay Davenport (3/4) | United States | Women's Tennis Association |
| Anastasia Myskina |  Russia | International Tennis Federation | |
| 2005 | Lindsay Davenport (4/4) | United States | Women's Tennis Association |
| Kim Clijsters | Belgium | International Tennis Federation | |
| 2006 | Justine Henin (2/3) | Belgium | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation |
| 2007 | Justine Henin (3/3) | Belgium | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation |
| 2008 | Jelena Janković |  Serbia | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation |
| 2009 | Serena Williams (2/6) | United States | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation |
| 2010 | Caroline Wozniacki (1/2) | Denmark |
Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation |
| 2011 | Caroline Wozniacki (2/2) | Denmark | Women's Tennis Association |
| Petra Kvitová | Czech Republic | International Tennis Federation | |
| 2012 | Victoria Azarenka |  Belarus | Women's Tennis Association |
| Serena Williams (3/6) | United States | International Tennis Federation | |
| 2013 | Serena Williams (4/6) | United States | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation |
| 2014 | Serena Williams (5/6) | United States | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation |
| 2015 | Serena Williams (6/6) | United States | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation |
| 2016 | Angelique Kerber | Germany | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation |
| 2017 | Simona Halep (1/2) |  Romania | Women's Tennis Association |
| Garbine Muguruza | Spain | International Tennis Federation, WTA Player of the Year | |
| 2018 | Simona Halep (2/2) | Romania | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation |
| 2019 | Ashleigh Barty (1/2) | Australia | Women's Tennis Association; International Tennis Federation; WTA Player of the Year |
| 2020 | Ashleigh Barty (2/2) | Australia | Women's Tennis Association |
See also
- List of WTA number 1 ranked players
- World number 1 male tennis player rankings
References
- "Best Tennis Players". The Telegraph. 4 October 1926. p. 2 (City edition) – via National Library of Australia.
- "Tennis Ranking". Lithgow Mercury. 19 September 1928. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Upper Ten In World Tennis". Evening News. 18 September 1929. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Lawn Tennis". The Australasian. 3 October 1931. p. 45 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 September 1932. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Wallis Myers's Ranking". The Argus (Melbourne). 5 October 1933. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
- Harry Hopman (25 August 1934). "In World Class; Joan Hartigan Recognised". The Sun. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Wallis Myers' Rankings". The Advocate (Australia). 18 October 1935. p. 5 (Daily) – via National Library of Australia.
- "World Tennis Players". The Age. 24 September 1936. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.
- "World Rankings". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 23 September 1937. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Wallis Myers's Ranking List". Western Mail. 3 November 1938. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
Sources
- Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
External links
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