Lijst van nummers 1 in het damestennis
Alle nummers 1 in het vrouwenenkelspel van het WTA sinds de invoering van de WTA Tour-ranglijst in 1975 (29) staan in de volgende tabel.
| nr. | naam | startdatum | – | einddatum | aantal weken aaneengesloten | cumulatief aantal weken |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Chris Evert | 1975-11-03 | – | 1976-04-25 | (25) | 25 |
| 2. |  Evonne Goolagong | 1976-04-26 | – | 1976-05-09 | (2) | 2 |
| Chris Evert (2) | 1976-05-10 | – | 1978-07-09 | (113) | 138 | |
| 3. |  Martina Navrátilová | 1978-07-10 | – | 1979-01-14 | (27) | 27 |
| Chris Evert (3) | 1979-01-15 | – | 1979-01-28 | (2) | 140 | |
| Martina Navrátilová (2) | 1979-01-29 | – | 1979-02-25 | (4) | 31 | |
| Chris Evert (4) | 1979-02-26 | – | 1979-04-15 | (7) | 147 | |
| Martina Navrátilová (3) | 1979-04-16 | – | 1979-06-24 | (10) | 41 | |
| Chris Evert (5) | 1979-06-25 | – | 1979-09-09 | (11) | 158 | |
| Martina Navrátilová (4) | 1979-09-10 | – | 1980-04-06 | (30) | 71 | |
| 4. | Tracy Austin | 1980-04-07 | – | 1980-04-20 | (2) | 2 |
| Martina Navrátilová (5) | 1980-04-21 | – | 1980-07-06 | (11) | 82 | |
| Tracy Austin (2) | 1980-07-07 | – | 1980-11-16 | (19) | 21 | |
| Chris Evert (6) | 1980-11-17 | – | 1982-05-02 | (76) | 234 | |
| Martina Navrátilová (6) | 1982-05-03 | – | 1982-05-16 | (2) | 84 | |
| Chris Evert (7) | 1982-05-17 | – | 1982-06-13 | (4) | 238 | |
| Martina Navrátilová (7) | 1982-06-14 | – | 1985-06-09 | (156) | 240 | |
| Chris Evert (8) | 1985-06-10 | – | 1985-10-13 | (18) | 256 | |
| Martina Navrátilová (8) | 1985-10-14 | – | 1985-10-27 | (2) | 242 | |
| Chris Evert (9) | 1985-10-28 | – | 1985-11-24 | (4) | 260 | |
| Martina Navrátilová (9) | 1985-11-25 | – | 1987-08-16 | (90) | 332 | |
| 5. |  Steffi Graf | 1987-08-17 | – | 1991-03-10 | (186) (record ex aequo) | 186 |
| 6. | .svg.png){kind=small} Monica Seles | 1991-03-11 | – | 1991-08-04 | (21) | 21 |
| Steffi Graf (2) | 1991-08-05 | – | 1991-08-11 | (1) | 187 | |
| Monica Seles (2) | 1991-08-12 | – | 1991-08-18 | (1) | 22 | |
| Steffi Graf (3) | 1991-08-19 | – | 1991-09-08 | (3) | 190 | |
| Monica Seles (3) | 1991-09-09 | – | 1993-06-06 | (91) | 113 | |
| Steffi Graf (4) | 1993-06-07 | – | 1995-02-05 | (87) | 277 | |
| 7. |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1995-02-06 | – | 1995-02-19 | (2) | 2 |
| Steffi Graf (5) | 1995-02-20 | – | 1995-02-26 | (1) | 278 | |
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) | 1995-02-27 | – | 1995-04-09 | (6) | 8 | |
| Steffi Graf (6) | 1995-04-10 | – | 1995-05-14 | (5) | 283 | |
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3) | 1995-05-15 | – | 1995-06-11 | (4) | 12 | |
| Steffi Graf (7) | 1995-06-12 | – | 1995-08-13 | (9) | 292 | |
| Steffi Graf (7) & Monica Seles (4) | 1995-08-14 | – | 1996-11-03 | (64) | 356 & 177 | |
| Steffi Graf (7) | 1996-11-04 | – | 1996-11-17 | (2) | 358 | |
| Steffi Graf (7) & Monica Seles (5) | 1996-11-18 | – | 1996-11-24 | (1) | 359 & 178 | |
| Steffi Graf (7) | 1996-11-25 | – | 1997-03-30 | (18) | 377 (record) | |
| 8. | .svg.png){kind=small} Martina Hingis | 1997-03-31 | – | 1998-10-11 | (80) | 80 |
| 9. | Lindsay Davenport | 1998-10-12 | – | 1999-02-07 | (17) | 17 |
| Martina Hingis (2) | 1999-02-08 | – | 1999-07-04 | (21) | 101 | |
| Lindsay Davenport (2) | 1999-07-05 | – | 1999-08-08 | (5) | 22 | |
| Martina Hingis (3) | 1999-08-09 | – | 2000-04-02 | (34) | 135 | |
| Lindsay Davenport (3) | 2000-04-03 | – | 2000-05-07 | (5) | 27 | |
| Martina Hingis (4) | 2000-05-08 | – | 2000-05-14 | (1) | 136 | |
| Lindsay Davenport (4) | 2000-05-15 | – | 2000-05-21 | (1) | 28 | |
| Martina Hingis (5) | 2000-05-22 | – | 2001-10-14 | (73) | 209 | |
| 10. | Jennifer Capriati | 2001-10-15 | – | 2001-11-04 | (3) | 3 |
| Lindsay Davenport (5) | 2001-11-05 | – | 2002-01-13 | (10) | 38 | |
| Jennifer Capriati (2) | 2002-01-14 | – | 2002-02-24 | (6) | 9 | |
| 11. | Venus Williams | 2002-02-25 | – | 2002-03-17 | (3) | 3 |
| Jennifer Capriati (3) | 2002-03-18 | – | 2002-04-21 | (5) | 14 | |
| Venus Williams (2) | 2002-04-22 | – | 2002-05-19 | (4) | 7 | |
| Jennifer Capriati (4) | 2002-05-20 | – | 2002-06-09 | (3) | 17 | |
| Venus Williams (3) | 2002-06-10 | – | 2002-07-07 | (4) | 11 | |
| 12. | Serena Williams | 2002-07-08 | – | 2003-08-10 | (57) | 57 |
| 13. | .svg.png){kind=small} Kim Clijsters | 2003-08-11 | – | 2003-10-19 | (10) | 10 |
| 14. | Justine Henin | 2003-10-20 | – | 2003-10-26 | (1) | 1 |
| Kim Clijsters (2) | 2003-10-27 | – | 2003-11-09 | (2) | 12 | |
| Justine Henin (2) | 2003-11-10 | – | 2004-09-12 | (44) | 45 | |
| 15. |  Amélie Mauresmo | 2004-09-13 | – | 2004-10-17 | (5) | 5 |
| Lindsay Davenport (6) | 2004-10-18 | – | 2005-08-21 | (44) | 82 | |
| 16. |  Maria Sjarapova | 2005-08-22 | – | 2005-08-28 | (1) | 1 |
| Lindsay Davenport (7) | 2005-08-29 | – | 2005-09-11 | (2) | 84 | |
| Maria Sjarapova (2) | 2005-09-12 | – | 2005-10-23 | (6) | 7 | |
| Lindsay Davenport (8) | 2005-10-24 | – | 2006-01-29 | (14) | 98 | |
| Kim Clijsters (3) | 2006-01-30 | – | 2006-03-19 | (7) | 19 | |
| Amélie Mauresmo (2) | 2006-03-20 | – | 2006-11-12 | (34) | 39 | |
| Justine Henin (3) | 2006-11-13 | – | 2007-01-28 | (11) | 56 | |
| Maria Sjarapova (3) | 2007-01-29 | – | 2007-03-18 | (7) | 14 | |
| Justine Henin (4) | 2007-03-19 | – | 2008-05-18 | (61) | 117 | |
| Maria Sjarapova (4) | 2008-05-19 | – | 2008-06-08 | (3) | 17 | |
| 17. |  Ana Ivanović | 2008-06-09 | – | 2008-08-10 | (9) | 9 |
| 18. | Jelena Janković | 2008-08-11 | – | 2008-08-17 | (1) | 1 |
| Ana Ivanović (2) | 2008-08-18 | – | 2008-09-07 | (3) | 12 | |
| Serena Williams (2) | 2008-09-08 | – | 2008-10-05 | (4) | 61 | |
| Jelena Janković (2) | 2008-10-06 | – | 2009-02-01 | (17) | 18 | |
| Serena Williams (3) | 2009-02-02 | – | 2009-04-19 | (11) | 72 | |
| 19. | Dinara Safina | 2009-04-20 | – | 2009-10-11 | (25) | 25 |
| Serena Williams (4) | 2009-10-12 | – | 2009-10-25 | (2) | 74 | |
| Dinara Safina (2) | 2009-10-26 | – | 2009-11-01 | (1) | 26 | |
| Serena Williams (5) | 2009-11-02 | – | 2010-10-10 | (49) | 123 | |
| 20. |  Caroline Wozniacki | 2010-10-11 | – | 2011-02-13 | (18) | 18 |
| Kim Clijsters (4) | 2011-02-14 | – | 2011-02-20 | (1) | 20 | |
| Caroline Wozniacki (2) | 2011-02-21 | – | 2012-01-29 | (49) | 67 | |
| 21. |  Viktoryja Azarenka | 2012-01-30 | – | 2012-06-10 | (19) | 19 |
| Maria Sjarapova (5) | 2012-06-11 | – | 2012-07-08 | (4) | 21 | |
| Viktoryja Azarenka (2) | 2012-07-09 | – | 2013-02-17 | (32) | 51 | |
| Serena Williams (6) | 2013-02-18 | – | 2016-09-11 | (186) (record ex aequo) | 309 | |
| 22. | Angelique Kerber | 2016-09-12 | – | 2017-01-29 | (20) | 20 |
| Serena Williams (7) | 2017-01-30 | – | 2017-03-19 | (7) | 316 | |
| Angelique Kerber (2) | 2017-03-20 | – | 2017-04-23 | (5) | 25 | |
| Serena Williams (8) | 2017-04-24 | – | 2017-05-14 | (3) | 319 | |
| Angelique Kerber (3) | 2017-05-15 | – | 2017-07-16 | (9) | 34 | |
| 23. | Karolína Plíšková | 2017-07-17 | – | 2017-09-10 | (8) | 8 |
| 24. | Garbiñe Muguruza | 2017-09-11 | – | 2017-10-08 | (4) | 4 |
| 25. |  Simona Halep | 2017-10-09 | – | 2018-01-28 | (16) | 16 |
| Caroline Wozniacki (3) | 2018-01-29 | – | 2018-02-25 | (4) | 71 | |
| Simona Halep (2) | 2018-02-26 | – | 2019-01-27 | (48) | 64 | |
| 26. |  Naomi Osaka | 2019-01-28 | – | 2019-06-23 | (21) | 21 |
| 27. | Ashleigh Barty | 2019-06-24 | – | 2019-08-11 | (7) | 7 |
| Naomi Osaka (2) | 2019-08-12 | – | 2019-09-08 | (4) | 25 | |
| Ashleigh Barty (2) | 2019-09-09 | – | 2020-03-15 | (27) | 34 | |
| coronapandemie | 2020-03-16 | – | 2020-08-02 | (20) | ||
| Ashleigh Barty (3) | 2020-08-03 | – | 2022-04-03 | (87) | 121 | |
| 28. |  Iga Świątek | 2022-04-04 | – | 2023-09-10 | (75) | 75 |
| 29. | Aryna Sabalenka | 2023-09-11 | – | 2023-11-05 | (8) | 8 |
| Iga Świątek (2) | 2023-11-06 | – | 2024-10-20 | (50) | 125 | |
| Aryna Sabalenka (2) | 2024-10-21 | – |
Bronnen
- (en) "Kerber becomes world no.1", nieuwsbericht WTA, 8 september 2016
- (en) Match Notes & Historical Records van de WTA