A list of every WTA player that finished a season as the WTA’s top-ranked player No.1 since the rankings began in 1975 (listed by total number of weeks at No.1 overall).

List last compiled on June 13, 2024

1975, Chris Evert

1976, Chris Evert (2)

1977, Chris Evert (3)

1978, Martina Navratilova

1979, Martina Navratilova (2)

1980, Chris Evert (4)

1981, Chris Evert (5)

1982, Martina Navratilova (3)

1983, Martina Navratilova (4)

1984, Martina Navratilova (5)

1985, Martina Navratilova (6)

1986, Martina Navratilova (7)

1987, Steffi Graf

1988, Steffi Graf (2)

1989, Steffi Graf (3)

1990, Steffi Graf (4)

1991, Monica Seles

1992, Monica Seles (2)

1993, Steffi Graf (5)

1994, Steffi Graf (6)

1995, Seffi Graf (7) and Monica Seles (3)

1996, Steffi Graf (8)

1997, Martina Hingis

1998, Lindsay Davenport

1999, Martina Hingis (2)

2000, Martina Hingis (3)

2001, Lindsay Davenport (2)

2002, Serena Williams

2003, Justine Henin

2004, Lindsay Davenport (3)

2005, Lindsay Davenport (4)

2006, Justine Henin (2)

2007, Justine Henin (3)

2008, Jelena Jankovic

2009, Serena Williams (2)

2010, Caroline Wozniacki

2011, Caroline Wozniacki (2)

2012, Victoria Azarenka

2013, Serena Williams (3)

2014, Serena Williams (4)

2015, Serena Williams (5)

2016, Angelique Kerber

2017, Simona Halep

2018, Simona Halep (2)

2019, Ash Barty

2020, Ash Barty (2)

2021, Ash Barty (3)

2022, Iga Swiatek

2023, Iga Swiatek (2)

2024: Aryna Sabalenka