Erin Routliffe , currently ranked No. 1 in women's doubles.
The WTA rankings are the Women's Tennis Association 's (WTA) merit-based system for determining the rankings in women's tennis. In doubles, the top-ranked team is the pair who, over the previous 52 weeks, has gathered the most WTA rankings points. Points are awarded based on how far a team advances in tournaments and the category of those tournaments. The WTA has used a computerized system for determining doubles rankings since 1984.
The current number 1 doubles player is Erin Routliffe .
WTA No. 1 ranked doubles players
The source for the following table through the week of November 6, 2023 , is the 2023 WTA Tour Official Guide Record Book , page 3.[ 1]
Martina Navratilova was world No. 1 in doubles for a record 237 weeks .
First-time No. 1 player.
‡ WTA rankings record.
Current World No. 1(s) (weeks are automatically updated).
Weeks at No. 1
Weeks are updated automatically. [ 2] [ 3]
Weeks at No. 1 leaders timeline
Current record in bold .
No. 1 leaders timeline
Year-end No. 1 players
By year
By year (continued)
*
Player was ranked No. 1 throughout the calendar year.
Players who became No. 1 without having won a Grand Slam
Weeks at No. 1 by decade
Note: Current active No. 1 indicated in italic .
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
* Stats are updated automatically on Mondays (UTC).
Weeks at No. 1 by country
Current No. 1 player(s) indicated in bold .
Weeks
Country
Players
798
United States
Martina Navratilova , Pam Shriver , Gigi Fernández , Lindsay Davenport , Corina Morariu , Lisa Raymond , Liezel Huber , Venus Williams , Serena Williams , Bethanie Mattek-Sands , Coco Gauff , Jessica Pegula
312
Czechoslovakia Czech Republic
Helena Suková , Jana Novotná , Květa Peschke , Lucie Šafářová , Barbora Krejčíková , Kateřina Siniaková , Barbora Strýcová
215
Italy
Flavia Pennetta , Sara Errani , Roberta Vinci
176
Spain
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario , Virginia Ruano Pascual
163
Zimbabwe
Cara Black
129
Belarus
Natasha Zvereva *, Aryna Sabalenka
111
Argentina
Paola Suárez , Gisela Dulko
93
Chinese Taipei
Hsieh Su-wei , Latisha Chan
91
India
Sania Mirza
90
Switzerland
Martina Hingis
76
Australia
Rennae Stubbs , Samantha Stosur , Storm Hunter
45
Japan
Ai Sugiyama
43
Belgium
Kim Clijsters , Elise Mertens
26
France
Julie Halard-Decugis , Kristina Mladenovic
20
China
Peng Shuai
Russia
Anna Kournikova , Ekaterina Makarova , Elena Vesnina
13
Hungary
Tímea Babos
10
Slovenia
Katarina Srebotnik
7
New Zealand
Erin Routliffe
4
Latvia
Larisa Neiland
1
Soviet Union
Natasha Zvereva *
Weeks are updated automatically.
* Belarusian Natasha Zvereva spent one week at number one while playing for the Soviet Union .
See also
References
WTA rankings incepted on September 4, 1984
(year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w))
current No. 1 in bold, as of week of July 15, 2024[update]