World number 1 ranked female tennis players explained

World number 1 ranked female tennis players is a year-by-year listing of the female tennis players who were ranked as world No. 1 by various contemporary and modern sources.

Notes:

List of No. 1 ranked players

Pre-1920: National rankings; few sources available

YearSources and notes
1883Maud Watson
  • The Pastime classification of British players.
1884Maud Watson:
  • The Pastime classification of British players.[1]
1885Maud Watson:
  • The Pastime classification of British players.[2]
1886Maud Watson:
  • The Pastime classification of British players.[3]
1887Lottie Dod
  • The Pastime classification of British players.[4]
1888Lottie Dod:
  • The Pastime classification of British players.[5]
1889Lottie Dod:
  • The Pastime classification of British players.[6]
1890Louisa Martin
  • The Pastime classification of British players.[7]
1891Lottie Dod:
  • The Pastime classification of British players.[8]
1892Lottie Dod:
  • The Pastime classification of British players.[9]
1893Lottie Dod:
  • The Pastime classification of British players.[10]
1894Blanche Bingley
  • The Pastime classification of British players.[11]
1895Louisa Martin:
  • The Pastime classification of British players.[12]
1896Blanche Bingley Hillyard, Louisa Martin:
  • The Lawn Tennis classification of British players.[13]
1897Charlotte Cooper, Blanche Bingley Hillyard:
  • The Lawn Tennis classification of British players.[14]
1898Charlotte Cooper
1899Blanche Bingley Hillyard:
  • Lambert Chambers.

Louisa Martin:

  • Lambert Chambers.
  • The Lawn Tennis classification of British players.[17]
1900Blanche Bingley Hillyard:
  • Lambert Chambers.
  • The Lawn Tennis classification of British players.
1901Charlotte Cooper Sterry
  • Lambert Chambers.
  • The Lawn Tennis classification of British players.
1902Muriel Robb
  • Lambert Chambers.
  • The Lawn Tennis and Croquet classification of British players.[18]

Charlotte Cooper Sterry:

  • Lambert Chambers.
1903Dorothea Douglass
  • Lambert Chambers.

Louisa Martin:

  • Lambert Chambers.
  • The Lawn Tennis and Croquet classification of British players.
  • German international rankings.
1904Dorothea Douglass:
  • Lambert Chambers.
  • The Lawn Tennis classification of British players.
  • The Lawn Tennis and Badminton classification of British players.[19]
1905May Sutton
  • The Lawn Tennis and Badminton classification of British players and the American and Australian visitor.[20]
1906Dorothea Douglass
  • The Lawn Tennis and Badminton classification of British players and the American and Australian visitors.
  • German international rankings.
1909May Sutton:
  • The Lawn Tennis and Badminton classification of British players and the American and Australian visitor.

1921–1967: The Amateur Era

YearNo. 1 playerSources and notes
1921Lenglen:
1922Lenglen:
  • A. Wallis Myers, The Daily Telegraph (London).[23]
1923Lenglen:
  • A. Wallis Myers, The Daily Telegraph (London).
  • B. H. Liddell Hart.[24]
1924Lenglen:
  • A. Wallis Myers, The Daily Telegraph (London).
1925Lenglen:
  • A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).
  • Bill Tilden.[25]
1926Lenglen:
  • A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).[26]
1927Wills:
  • A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).
  • Bill Tilden.[27]
  • American Lawn Tennis.[28]
1928Wills:
  • A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).[29]
1929Wills:
1930Wills Moody:
1931Wills Moody:
  • A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).[35]
  • Pierre Gillou.[36]
  • Didler Pioline, L'Auto.
  • Bill Tilden.[37]
1932Wills Moody:
  • A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).[38]
  • Pierre Gillou.[39]
  • Bill Tilden.[40]
1933Wills Moody:
  • A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).[41]
  • Pierre Gillou.[42]

Jacobs:

1934Jacobs:
  • Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.[44]

Round:

  • A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).[45]
  • Pierre Gillou.[46]
1935Moody:
  • A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).[47]
  • S. Wallis Merrihew.[48]
  • Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.
  • Pierre Gillou.[49]
  • The Times[50]
1936Jacobs:

Krahwinkel Sperling:

  • Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.[56]
1937
Lizana:
  • A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).[57]
  • Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.[58]

Round:

1938Wills Moody
  • A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).[65]
  • Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.[66]
  • Pierre Goldschmidt, L'Auto.[67]
  • Pierre Gillou.[68]
  • Mervyn Weston, The Argus (Melbourne).[69]
  • "International", The Referee.[70]
  • F. Gordon Lowe.[71]
  • The Times.
  • G. H. McElhone.
  • Alfred Chave, The Telegraph (Brisbane).[72]
1939Marble:
1940– 1945none (World War II)The United States Lawn Tennis Association continued to rank U.S. players during the war years:[80]
1946Betz:
  • Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.
  • Pierre Gillou.[82]
  • Harry Hopman.[83]
1947Brough:
  • Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.[84]

Osborne duPont:

  • John Olliff, Lawn Tennis Almanack.
  • Pierre Gillou.[85]
1948Brough:

Osborne duPont:

  • Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.[87]
  • John Olliff, Lawn Tennis Almanack.
1949Osborne duPont:
  • Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.
  • Pierre Gillou.[88]
  • John Olliff.[89]
  • Harry Hopman.[90]
1950Osborne duPont:
  • Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.[91]
  • John Olliff, Lawn Tennis Almanack.[92]
1951Hart:
  • Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.[93]
  • Pierre Gillou, Lawn Tennis Almanack.[94]
1952Connolly:
1953Connolly:
  • Ned Potter, World Tennis.[96]
  • Lance Tingay
1954Connolly:
1955Brough:
  • Lance Tingay

Hart:

1956Fry:
  • Ned Potter, World Tennis.[102]
  • Lance Tingay
1957Gibson:
  • Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
  • Ned Potter, World Tennis.[103]
  • British Lawn Tennis reader's poll.
1958Gibson:
  • Lance Tingay
  • Ned Potter, World Tennis.[104]
  • British Lawn Tennis reader's poll.
1959Bueno:
  • Lance Tingay
  • Ned Potter, World Tennis.[105]
  • British Lawn Tennis reader's poll.
1960Bueno:
  • Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
  • Ned Potter, World Tennis.[106]
1961
Hard:

Mortimer:

1962Smith:
  • Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
  • Ned Potter, World Tennis.[109]
  • British Lawn Tennis reader's poll.
  • Ulrich Kaiser, from a panel of 13 experts (unanimous).[110]
1963Smith:
  • Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
  • Ned Potter, World Tennis.[111]
  • British Lawn Tennis reader's poll.
  • Ulrich Kaiser, from a panel of 13 experts (unanimous).[112]
1964Bueno:
  • Ned Potter, World Tennis.[113]
  • British Lawn Tennis reader's poll.[114]
  • Ulrich Kaiser, from a panel of 14 experts.[115]

Smith:

  • Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
1965Court:
  • Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
  • Ned Potter, World Tennis.[116]
  • British Lawn Tennis reader's poll.
  • Sport za Rubezhom (Russia).[117]
  • Ulrich Kaiser, from a panel of 16 experts (unanimous).[118]
1966Bueno:
  • Bruce Walkley, Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia).
  • British Lawn Tennis reader's poll.

King:

  • Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).[119]
  • Joseph McCcauley, World Tennis.[120]
  • Pierre de Thier, Belgium.[121]
  • Sport In The USSR.[122]
1967King:
  • Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
  • Joseph McCauley, World Tennis.[123]
  • British Lawn Tennis reader's poll.
  • Ulrich Kaiser, from a panel of 13 experts (unanimous).[124]

1968–present: The Open Era

YearNo. 1 playerSources and notes
1968King:
1969Court:
  • Bud Collins.
  • Joseph McCauley, World Tennis.[132]
  • Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
  • Rino Tommasi.
  • Frank Rostron, Daily Express.[133]
1970Court:
  • Bud Collins.
  • Joseph McCauley, World Tennis.[134]
  • Judith Elian, L'Équipe.[135]
  • Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
  • Mike Gibson (Wimbledon referee).
  • Rino Tommasi.
  • Rex Bellamy, The Times (London).[136]
  • Tennis magazine (Germany).[137]
1971Goolagong:
  • Joseph McCauley, World Tennis.[138]
  • Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
  • Björn Hellberg, Tennis Tidning (Sweden).
  • Judith Elian, L'Équipe.
  • Rex Bellamy, The Times (London).[139]
  • Rino Tommasi.
  • Frank Rostron.[140]

King:

  • Bud Collins, The Boston Globe.
  • Frank Rostron.
1972King:
1973Court:
  • Bud Collins.
  • John Barrett.
  • Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
  • Rino Tommasi.
  • Tennis magazine (U.S.).[144]
  • International poll of 17 tennis writers (unanimous).[145]
  • Rex Bellamy, The Times (London) and World Tennis.[146] [147]
1974Evert:
  • World Tennis.[148]
  • Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
  • John Barrett.
  • Judith Elian, L'Équipe.[149]
  • Rino Tommasi.
  • Tennis magazine (U.S.).[150]
  • Rex Bellamy, The Times (London).[151]
  • USTA.

King:

  • Bud Collins.
1975Evert:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[152]
  • Bud Collins.
  • John Barrett.
  • World Tennis.[153]
  • Lance Tingay.
  • The Daily Telegraph (London).
  • Tennis magazine (U.S.).
  • Rino Tommasi.
  • Rex Bellamy, The Times (London).[154]
  • (Chris Evert, for World Tennis.)
1976Evert:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[155]
  • Bud Collins.
  • World Tennis.[156]
  • Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
  • Tennis magazine (U.S.).[157]
  • John Barrett.
  • Rino Tommasi.
1977Evert:

Wade:

  • WTA Player of the Year.[164]
1978Evert:
  • ITF World Champion.[165]
  • Tennis Magazine (Australia).
  • World Tennis.[166]
  • John Barrett.
  • Joseph McCauley, Tennis Australia.
  • Tennis magazine (U.S.).[167]
  • Rino Tommasi.

Navratilova:

  • WTA year-end No. 1.[168]
  • WTA Player of the Year.
  • Bud Collins.
  • Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
1979Evert:
  • Judith Elian, L'Équipe.

Navratilova:

  • WTA year-end No. 1.[169]
  • ITF World Champion.
  • WTA Player of the Year.
  • Jeffrey Bairstow and Peter Bodo, Tennis magazine (U.S.).
  • World Tennis.[170]
  • Tennis magazine (U.S.).[171]
  • Alan Trengrove, Tennis Magazine (Australia).
  • Bud Collins.
  • John Barrett, Financial Times (London).
  • Rino Tommasi, Tennis Club (Rome).
  • Joseph McCauley, Tennis Australia.
  • Wataru Tsukagoshi, Tennis Japan.
  • Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
1980Austin:
  • WTA Player of the Year.

Evert:

  • WTA year-end No. 1.[172]
  • ITF World Champion.
  • John Barrett.
  • World Tennis.[173]
  • Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
  • Tennis magazine (U.S.).[174]
  • Rino Tommasi.
  • Bud Collins.
1981Austin:
  • John Barrett, Financial Times (London).
  • Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
  • Bud Collins.

Evert:

  • WTA year-end No. 1.[175]
  • ITF World Champion.
  • WTA Player of the Year.
  • Alexander McNab and Peter Bodo, Tennis magazine (U.S.).[176]
  • World Tennis.[177]
  • Alan Trengrove, Tennis Magazine (Australia).
  • Judith Elian, L'Équipe.
  • John Barrett, Financial Times (London).
  • Waturu Tsukagoshi, Tennis Japan.
  • Rino Tommasi, Tennis Club (Rome).
1982Navratilova:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[178]
  • ITF World Champion.
  • WTA Player of the Year.
  • John Barrett, Financial Times (London).[179]
  • Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
  • World Tennis.[180]
  • Tennis magazine (U.S.).
  • Rino Tommasi.
  • Bud Collins.
1983Navratilova:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[181]
  • ITF World Champion.
  • WTA Player of the Year.
  • John Barrett, Financial Times (London).
  • World Tennis.[182]
  • Tennis magazine (U.S.).[183]
  • Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
  • The Daily Telegraph (London).
  • Rino Tommasi.
  • Bud Collins.
1984Navratilova:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[184]
  • ITF World Champion.
  • WTA Player of the Year.
  • John Barrett, Financial Times (London).
  • Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
  • World Tennis.[185]
  • Tennis magazine (U.S.).[186]
  • Rino Tommasi.
  • Bud Collins.
1985Navratilova:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[187]
  • ITF World Champion.
  • WTA Player of the Year.
  • John Barrett, Financial Times (London).
  • Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
  • World Tennis.[188]
  • Rino Tommasi.
  • Bud Collins.
1986Navratilova:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[189]
  • ITF World Champion.
  • WTA Player of the Year.
  • John Barrett, Financial Times (London).[190]
  • Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
  • World Tennis.[191]
  • Rino Tommasi.
  • Bud Collins.
1987Graf:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[192]
  • ITF World Champion.
  • WTA Player of the Year.
  • John Barrett, Financial Times (London).[193]
  • Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
  • World Tennis.[194]
  • Rino Tommasi.
  • Bud Collins.

Navratilova:

  • Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
1988Graf:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[195]
  • ITF World Champion.
  • WTA Player of the Year.
  • John Barrett, Financial Times (London).[196]
  • Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
  • World Tennis.[197]
  • Rino Tommasi.
  • Bud Collins.
1989Graf:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[198]
  • ITF World Champion.
  • WTA Player of the Year.
  • John Barrett, Financial Times (London).[199]
  • Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
  • World Tennis.[200]
  • Bud Collins.
1990
Graf:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[201]
  • ITF World Champion.
  • WTA Player of the Year.
  • John Barrett, Financial Times (London).[202]

Seles:

  • Bud Collins.
  • World Tennis.[203]
1991Seles:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[204]
  • ITF World Champion.
  • WTA Player of the Year.
  • John Barrett, Financial Times (London).[205]
  • Bud Collins.
1992Seles:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[206]
  • ITF World Champion.
  • WTA Player of the Year.
  • John Barrett, Financial Times (London).[207]
  • Bud Collins.
1993Graf:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[208]
  • ITF World Champion.
  • WTA Player of the Year.
  • John Barrett, Financial Times (London).
  • Bud Collins.
1994Graf:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[209]
  • WTA Player of the Year.

Sánchez Vicario:

  • ITF World Champion.
  • John Barrett, Financial Times (London).[210]
  • Bud Collins.
1995Graf:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[211]
  • ITF World Champion.
  • WTA Player of the Year.
  • John Barrett, Financial Times (London).[212]
  • Bud Collins.

Seles:

  • WTA year-end No. 1.
1996Graf:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[213]
  • ITF World Champion.
  • WTA Player of the Year.
  • John Barrett.[214]
  • Bud Collins.
1997Hingis:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[215]
  • ITF World Champion.
  • WTA Player of the Year.
  • John Barrett.[216]
1998Davenport:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[217]
  • ITF World Champion.[218]
  • WTA Player of the Year.
  • John Barrett.[219]
1999Davenport:
  • WTA Player of the Year.

Hingis:

2000Hingis:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[223]
  • ITF World Champion.[224]

V. Williams:

  • WTA Player of the Year.[225]
2001Capriati:
  • ITF World Champion.[226]
  • WTA Player of the Year.

Davenport:

  • WTA year-end No. 1.[227]
2002S. Williams:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[228] [229]
  • ITF World Champion.[230]
  • WTA Player of the Year.
2003Henin:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[231]
  • ITF World Champion.[232]
  • WTA Player of the Year.
2004Davenport:

Myskina:

  • ITF World Champion.[235]

Sharapova:

  • WTA Player of the Year.
2005Clijsters:
  • ITF World Champion.[236]
  • WTA Player of the Year.

Davenport:

2006Henin:

Mauresmo:

  • WTA Player of the Year.[242]
2007Henin:
2008Janković:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[247]
  • ITF World Champion.[248]

S. Williams:

  • WTA Player of the Year.
2009S. Williams:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[249]
  • ITF World Champion.[250]
  • WTA Player of the Year.
2010Clijsters:
  • WTA Player of the Year.[251]

Wozniacki:

  • WTA year-end No. 1.[252]
  • ITF World Champion.[253]
2011Kvitová:
  • ITF World Champion.[254]
  • WTA Player of the Year.[255]

Wozniacki:

  • WTA year-end No. 1.[256]
2012Azarenka:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[257]

S. Williams:

  • ITF World Champion.[258]
  • WTA Player of the Year.[259]
2013S. Williams:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[260]
  • ITF World Champion.[261]
  • WTA Player of the Year.[262]
2014S. Williams:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[263] [264]
  • ITF World Champion.[265]
  • WTA Player of the Year.
2015S. Williams:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[266]
  • ITF World Champion.[267]
  • WTA Player of the Year.[268]
2016Kerber:
  • WTA year-end No. 1.[269]
  • ITF World Champion.[270]
  • WTA Player of the Year.[271]
2017Halep:

Muguruza:

  • ITF World Champion.[274]
  • WTA Player of the Year.[275]
2018Halep:
2019Barty:
2020Barty:

Kenin:

  • WTA Player of the Year.[286]
2021Barty:
2022Swiatek:
  • WTA year-end No. 1
  • WTA Player of the Year
  • ITF World Champion
2023 Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka:

Swiatek:

  • WTA year-end No. 1
  • WTA Player of the Year[292]

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Notes and References

  1. Pastime, October 1, 1884
  2. Pastime, September 16, 1885
  3. Pastime, September 22, 1886
  4. Pastime, September 28, 1887
  5. Pastime, October 3, 1888
  6. Pastime, October 9, 1889
  7. Pastime, October 8, 1890
  8. Pastime, October 7, 1891
  9. Pastime, October 12, 1892
  10. Pastime, October 18, 1893
  11. Pastime, October 3, 1894
  12. Pastime, October 2, 1895
  13. The Lawn Tennis classification of British players, October 14, 1896
  14. The Lawn Tennis classification of British players, October 13, 1897
  15. Book: Chambers, Lambert. Lawn Tennis for Ladies. 1910. London. Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers.
  16. The Lawn Tennis classification of British players, October 5, 1898
  17. The Lawn Tennis classification of British players, March 7, 1900
  18. The Lawn Tennis and Croquet classification of British players, December 3, 1902
  19. Lawn Tennis and Badminton, April 26, 1905
  20. Lawn Tennis and Badminton, March 7, 1906
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