WTA women's tennis ranking 2023

As of February 2022, Iga Swiatek was the number one player in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) ranking. The Polish athlete won her first Grand Slam title in 2020 in Paris at the age of 19, which made her the fourth youngest person ever to conquer the French Open.

Grand Slam tournaments

The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important competitions in the tennis world. They are Australian Open in Melbourne, the French Open (or Roland-Garros) in Paris, Wimbledon in London, and the U.S. Open in New York. Serena Williams was the female player with the most Grand Slam titles as of July 2022, with 23. The male player with the most trophies of this level was Rafael Nadal as of the same month. While Williams doesn’t currently figure in the top 50, Nadal, as of February 2022, had the fifth position in the ATP ranking.

The number one spot

The WTA and ATP rankings are calculated by adding points obtained from participating in their respective official tournaments. Larger and more prestigious competitions give out more points, with the four Grand Slams on top. Between 1975 and 2021, the female tennis player with the most time as number one in the ranking was Stefanie “Steffi” Graf. The German athlete spent 377 weeks on the top. On the men's ranking, the Serbian Novak Djokovic held the record, with 353 weeks.