List of WTA number 1 ranked players
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This is a list of all the female tennis player who have been or are ranked World No. 1 with the dates of first reaching and losing that spot again. Since the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) began with computer rankings (1975) 15 women have reached the highest singles ranking.
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[edit] No. 1 ranked players
| Country | <b>Name | <b>Start Date | - | <b>End Date | <b># of weeks | <b>Cumulative # of weeks |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Chris Evert (1) | Nov 03, 1975 | - | Jul 09, 1978 | (140) | 140 |
| Image:Flag of Czechoslovakia (bordered).svg | Martina Navratilova (2) | Jul 10, 1978 | - | Jan 13, 1979 | (27) | 27 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Chris Evert | Jan 14, 1979 | - | Jan 27, 1979 | (2) | 142 |
| Image:Flag of Czechoslovakia (bordered).svg | Martina Navratilova | Jan 28, 1979 | - | Feb 24, 1979 | (4) | 31 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Chris Evert | Feb 25, 1979 | - | Apr 15, 1979 | (7) | 149 |
| Image:Flag of Czechoslovakia (bordered).svg | Martina Navratilova | Apr 16, 1979 | - | Jun 24, 1979 | (10) | 41 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Chris Evert | Jun 25, 1979 | - | Sep 09, 1979 | (11) | 160 |
| Image:Flag of Czechoslovakia (bordered).svg | Martina Navratilova | Sep 10, 1979 | - | Apr 06, 1980 | (30) | 71 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Tracy Austin (3) | Apr 07, 1980 | - | Apr 20, 1980 | (2) | 2 |
| Image:Flag of Czechoslovakia (bordered).svg | Martina Navratilova | Apr 21, 1980 | - | Jun 30, 1980 | (10) | 81 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Tracy Austin | Jul 01, 1980 | - | Nov 17, 1980 | (20) | 22 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Chris Evert | Nov 18, 1980 | - | May 02, 1982 | (76) | 236 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Martina Navratilova | May 03, 1982 | - | May 16, 1982 | (2) | 83 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Chris Evert | May 17, 1982 | - | Jun 13, 1982 | (4) | 240 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Martina Navratilova | Jun 14, 1982 | - | Jun 09, 1985 | (156) | 239 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Chris Evert | Jun 10, 1985 | - | Oct 13, 1985 | (18) | 258 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Martina Navratilova | Oct 14, 1985 | - | Oct 27, 1985 | (2) | 241 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Chris Evert | Oct 28, 1985 | - | Nov 24, 1985 | (4) | 262 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Martina Navratilova | Nov 25, 1985 | - | Aug 16, 1987 | (90) | 331 |
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg | Steffi Graf (4) | Aug 17, 1987 | - | Mar 10, 1991 | (186) | 186 |
 | Monica Seles (5) | Mar 11, 1991 | - | Aug 04, 1991 | (21) | 21 |
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg | Steffi Graf | Aug 05, 1991 | - | Aug 11, 1991 | (1) | 187 |
| Monica Seles | Aug 12, 1991 | - | Aug 18, 1991 | (1) | 22 |
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg | Steffi Graf | Aug 19, 1991 | - | Sep 08, 1991 | (3) | 190 |
| | Monica Seles | Sep 09, 1991 | - | Jun 06, 1993 | (91) | 113 |
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg | Steffi Graf | Jun 07, 1993 | - | Feb 05, 1995 | (87) | 277 |
| Image:Flag of Spain.svg | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (6) | Feb 06, 1995 | - | Feb 19, 1995 | (2) | 2 |
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg | Steffi Graf | Feb 20, 1995 | - | Feb 26, 1995 | (1) | 278 |
| Image:Flag of Spain.svg | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | Feb 27, 1995 | - | Apr 09, 1995 | (6) | 8 |
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg | Steffi Graf | Apr 10, 1995 | - | May 14, 1995 | (5) | 283 |
| Image:Flag of Spain.svg | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | May 15, 1995 | - | Jun 11, 1995 | (4) | 12 |
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg | Steffi Graf | Jun 12, 1995 | - | Aug 14, 1995 | (9) | 292 |
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Steffi Graf & Monica Seles | Aug 15, 1995 | - | Nov 03, 1996 | (64) | 356 & 177 |
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg | Steffi Graf | Nov 04, 1996 | - | Nov 17, 1996 | (2) | 358 |
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Steffi Graf & Monica Seles | Nov 18, 1996 | - | Nov 24, 1996 | (1) | 359 & 178 |
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg | Steffi Graf | Nov 25, 1996 | - | Mar 30, 1997 | (18) | 377 |
| Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg | Martina Hingis (7) | Mar 31, 1997 | - | Oct 11, 1998 | (80) | 80 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Lindsay Davenport (8) | Oct 12, 1998 | - | Feb 07, 1999 | (17) | 17 |
| Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg | Martina Hingis | Feb 08, 1999 | - | Jul 04, 1999 | (21) | 101 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Lindsay Davenport | Jul 05, 1999 | - | Aug 08, 1999 | (5) | 22 |
| Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg | Martina Hingis | Aug 09, 1999 | - | Apr 02, 2000 | (34) | 135 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Lindsay Davenport | Apr 03, 2000 | - | May 07, 2000 | (5) | 27 |
| Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg | Martina Hingis | May 08, 2000 | - | May 14, 2000 | (1) | 136 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Lindsay Davenport | May 15, 2000 | - | May 21, 2000 | (1) | 28 |
| Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg | Martina Hingis | May 22, 2000 | - | Oct 14, 2001 | (73) | 209 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Jennifer Capriati (9) | Oct 15, 2001 | - | Nov 04, 2001 | (3) | 3 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Lindsay Davenport | Nov 05, 2001 | - | Jan 13, 2002 | (10) | 38 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Jennifer Capriati | Jan 14, 2002 | - | Feb 24, 2002 | (6) | 9 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Venus Williams (10) | Feb 25, 2002 | - | Mar 17, 2002 | (3) | 3 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Jennifer Capriati | Mar 18, 2002 | - | Apr 21, 2002 | (5) | 14 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Venus Williams | Apr 22, 2002 | - | May 19, 2002 | (4) | 7 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Jennifer Capriati | May 20, 2002 | - | Jun 09, 2002 | (3) | 17 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Venus Williams | Jun 10, 2002 | - | Jul 07, 2002 | (4) | 11 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Serena Williams (11) | Jul 08, 2002 | - | Aug 10, 2003 | (57) | 57 |
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | Kim Clijsters (12) | Aug 11, 2003 | - | Oct 19, 2003 | (10) | 10 |
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | Justine Henin-Hardenne (13) | Oct 20, 2003 | - | Oct 26, 2003 | (1) | 1 |
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | Kim Clijsters | Oct 27, 2003 | - | Nov 09, 2003 | (2) | 12 |
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | Justine Henin-Hardenne | Nov 10, 2003 | - | Sep 12, 2004 | (44) | 45 |
| Image:Flag of France.svg | Amélie Mauresmo (14) | Sep 13, 2004 | - | Oct 17, 2004 | (5) | 5 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Lindsay Davenport | Oct 18, 2004 | - | Aug 21, 2005 | (44) | 82 |
| Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg | Maria Sharapova (15) | Aug 22, 2005 | - | Aug 28, 2005 | (1) | 1 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Lindsay Davenport | Aug 29, 2005 | - | Sep 11, 2005 | (2) | 84 |
| Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg | Maria Sharapova | Sep 12, 2005 | - | Oct 23, 2005 | (6) | 7 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Lindsay Davenport | Oct 24, 2005 | - | Jan 29, 2006 | (14) | 98 |
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | Kim Clijsters | Jan 30, 2006 | - | Mar 19, 2006 | (7) | 19 |
| Image:Flag of France.svg | Amélie Mauresmo | Mar 20, 2006 | - | Nov 12, 2006 | (34) | 39 |
| Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | Justine Henin-Hardenne | Nov 13, 2006 | (4) | 49 |
[edit] Weeks at No. 1
[edit] Total
| Rank | Nat. | Player | # Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Image:Flag of Germany.svg | Steffi Graf | 377 |
| 2 | Image:Flag of Czechoslovakia (bordered).svg / Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Martina Navrátilová | 331 |
| 3 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Chris Evert | 262 |
| 4 | Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg | Martina Hingis | 209 |
| 5 | | Monica Seles | 178 |
| 6 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Lindsay Davenport | 98 |
| 7 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Serena Williams | 57 |
| 8 | Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | <b>Justine Henin-Hardenne | 49 |
| 9 | Image:Flag of France.svg | Amélie Mauresmo | 39 |
| 10 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Tracy Austin | 22 |
| 11 | Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | Kim Clijsters | 19 |
| 12 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Jennifer Capriati | 17 |
| 13 | Image:Flag of Spain.svg | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 12 |
| 14 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Venus Williams | 11 |
| 15 | Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg | Maria Sharapova | 7 |
- Current No. 1 in bold.
[edit] Consecutive
| Rank | Nat. | Player | # Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Image:Flag of Germany.svg | Steffi Graf | 186 |
| 2 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Martina Navrátilová | 156 |
| 3 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Chris Evert | 140 |
| 4 | | Monica Seles | 91 |
| 5 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Martina Navrátilová (2) | 90 |
| 6 | Image:Flag of Germany.svg | Steffi Graf (2) | 87 |
| 7 | Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg | Martina Hingis | 80 |
| 8 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Chris Evert (2) | 76 |
| 9 | Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg | Martina Hingis (2) | 73 |
| 10 | Image:Flag of Germany.svg | Steffi Graf (3) | 66 |
[edit] Year end No. 1 players
[edit] See also
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