List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players
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 Elise Mertens.
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]
First-time No. 1 player.
‡ WTA rankings record.
Current World No. 1(s) (weeks are automatically updated).
| No. | Player | Start date | End date | Weeks | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martina Navratilova (USA) | Sep 4, 1984 | Mar 17, 1985 | 27 | 27 |
| 2 | Pam Shriver (USA) | Mar 18, 1985 | Jan 19, 1986 | 44 | 44 |
| Martina Navratilova (2) | Jan 20, 1986 | Jul 20, 1986 | 26 | 53 | |
| Pam Shriver (2) | Jul 21, 1986 | Aug 17, 1986 | 4 | 48 | |
| Martina Navratilova (3) | Aug 18, 1986 | Feb 4, 1990 | 181‡ | 234 | |
| 3 | Helena Suková (TCH) | Feb 5, 1990 | Feb 18, 1990 | 2 | 2 |
| Martina Navratilova (4) | Feb 19, 1990 | Mar 4, 1990 | 2 | 236 | |
| Helena Suková (2) | Mar 5, 1990 | May 6, 1990 | 9 | 11 | |
| Martina Navratilova (5) | May 7, 1990 | May 13, 1990 | 1 | 237‡ | |
| Helena Suková (3) | May 14, 1990 | Aug 26, 1990 | 15 | 26 | |
| 4 | Jana Novotná (TCH) | Aug 27, 1990 | Oct 14, 1990 | 7 | 7 |
| Helena Suková (4) | Oct 15, 1990 | Feb 17, 1991 | 18 | 44 | |
| Jana Novotná (2) | Feb 18, 1991 | Mar 3, 1991 | 2 | 9 | |
| 5 | Gigi Fernández (USA) | Mar 4, 1991 | Mar 10, 1991 | 1 | 1 |
| Jana Novotná (3) | Mar 11, 1991 | Mar 31, 1991 | 3 | 12 | |
| Gigi Fernández (2) | Apr 1, 1991 | Apr 7, 1991 | 1 | 2 | |
| Helena Suková (5) | Apr 8, 1991 | Jun 9, 1991 | 9 | 53 | |
| Gigi Fernández (3) | Jun 10, 1991 | Sep 8, 1991 | 13 | 15 | |
| Jana Novotná (4) | Sep 9, 1991 | Oct 6, 1991 | 4 | 16 | |
| 6 | Natasha Zvereva (URS) | Oct 7, 1991 | Oct 13, 1991 | 1 | 1 |
| Jana Novotná (5) | Oct 14, 1991 | Jan 26, 1992 | 15 | 31 | |
| 7 | Larisa Neiland (LAT) | Jan 27, 1992 | Feb 2, 1992 | 1 | 1 |
| Jana Novotná (6) | Feb 3, 1992 | Feb 16, 1992 | 2 | 33 | |
| Larisa Neiland (2) | Feb 17, 1992 | Feb 23, 1992 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jana Novotná (7) | Feb 24, 1992 | Mar 22, 1992 | 4 | 37 | |
| Larisa Neiland (3) | Mar 23, 1992 | Apr 5, 1992 | 2 | 4 | |
| Jana Novotná (8) | Apr 6, 1992 | Jun 14, 1992 | 11 | 48 | |
| Natasha Zvereva (2) | Jun 15, 1992 | Jun 21, 1992 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jana Novotná (9) | Jun 22, 1992 | Oct 11, 1992 | 15 | 63 | |
| Natasha Zvereva (3) | Oct 12, 1992 | Oct 18, 1992 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) | Oct 19, 1992 | Nov 15, 1992 | 4 | 4 |
| Natasha Zvereva (4) | Nov 16, 1992 | Nov 22, 1992 | 1 | 4 | |
| Helena Suková (6) | Nov 23, 1992 | Jan 10, 1993 | 7 | 60 | |
| Natasha Zvereva (5) | Jan 11, 1993 | Apr 4, 1993 | 12 | 16 | |
| Gigi Fernández (4) | Apr 5, 1993 | Sep 12, 1993 | 23 | 38 | |
| Helena Suková (7) | Sep 13, 1993 | Oct 31, 1993 | 7 | 67 | |
| Gigi Fernández (5) | Nov 1, 1993 | Nov 14, 1993 | 2 | 40 | |
| Helena Suková (8) | Nov 15, 1993 | Nov 21, 1993 | 1 | 68 | |
| Gigi Fernández (6) | Nov 22, 1993 | Aug 14, 1994 | 38 | 78 | |
| Natasha Zvereva (6) | Aug 15, 1994 | Feb 12, 1995 | 26 | 42 | |
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) | Feb 13, 1995 | Feb 26, 1995 | 2 | 6 | |
| Natasha Zvereva (7) | Feb 27, 1995 | Mar 5, 1995 | 1 | 43 | |
| Gigi Fernández (7) | Mar 6, 1995 | Mar 12, 1995 | 1 | 79 | |
| Natasha Zvereva (8) | Mar 13, 1995 | Mar 26, 1995 | 2 | 45 | |
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3) | Mar 27, 1995 | Nov 5, 1995 | 32 | 38 | |
| Gigi Fernández (8) | Nov 6, 1995 | Nov 12, 1995 | 1 | 80 | |
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (4) | Nov 13, 1995 | Apr 6, 1997 | 73 | 111 | |
| Natasha Zvereva (9) | Apr 7, 1997 | Oct 19, 1997 | 29 | 74 | |
| 9 | Lindsay Davenport (USA) | Oct 20, 1997 | Nov 2, 1997 | 2 | 2 |
| Natasha Zvereva (10) | Nov 3, 1997 | Jan 25, 1998 | 12 | 86 | |
| Lindsay Davenport (2) | Jan 26, 1998 | Apr 12, 1998 | 11 | 13 | |
| Natasha Zvereva (11) | Apr 13, 1998 | Jun 7, 1998 | 8 | 94 | |
| 10 | Martina Hingis (SUI) | Jun 8, 1998 | Aug 2, 1998 | 8 | 8 |
| Jana Novotná (10) | Aug 3, 1998 | Aug 9, 1998 | 1 | 64 | |
| Lindsay Davenport (3) | Aug 10, 1998 | Aug 16, 1998 | 1 | 14 | |
| Martina Hingis (2) | Aug 17, 1998 | Oct 25, 1998 | 10 | 18 | |
| Natasha Zvereva (12) | Oct 26, 1998 | Nov 1, 1998 | 1 | 95 | |
| Martina Hingis (3) | Nov 2, 1998 | Nov 22, 1998 | 3 | 21 | |
| Natasha Zvereva (13) | Nov 23, 1998 | May 16, 1999 | 25 | 120 | |
| Jana Novotná (11) | May 17, 1999 | Jun 6, 1999 | 3 | 67 | |
| Martina Hingis (4) | Jun 7, 1999 | Jul 4, 1999 | 4 | 25 | |
| Natasha Zvereva (14) | Jul 5, 1999 | Aug 1, 1999 | 4 | 124 | |
| Martina Hingis (5) | Aug 2, 1999 | Aug 22, 1999 | 3 | 28 | |
| Lindsay Davenport (4) | Aug 23, 1999 | Nov 21, 1999 | 13 | 27 | |
| 11 | Anna Kournikova (RUS) | Nov 22, 1999 | Jan 30, 2000 | 10 | 10 |
| Martina Hingis (6) | Jan 31, 2000 | Mar 19, 2000 | 7 | 35 | |
| Lindsay Davenport (5) | Mar 20, 2000 | Apr 2, 2000 | 2 | 29 | |
| 12 | Corina Morariu (USA) | Apr 3, 2000 | Apr 16, 2000 | 2 | 2 |
| Lindsay Davenport (6) | Apr 17, 2000 | May 7, 2000 | 3 | 32 | |
| Corina Morariu (2) | May 8, 2000 | Jun 11, 2000 | 5 | 7 | |
| 13 | Lisa Raymond (USA) | Jun 12, 2000 | Aug 20, 2000 | 10 | 10 |
| Lisa Raymond (1) | Aug 21, 2000 | Sep 10, 2000 | 3 | 13 | |
| 14 | Rennae Stubbs (AUS) | 3 | |||
| 15 | Julie Halard-Decugis (FRA) | Sep 11, 2000 | Oct 22, 2000 | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | Ai Sugiyama (JPN) | Oct 23, 2000 | Oct 29, 2000 | 1 | 1 |
| Julie Halard-Decugis (2) | Oct 30, 2000 | Dec 24, 2000 | 8 | 14 | |
| Ai Sugiyama (2) | Dec 25, 2000 | Aug 26, 2001 | 35 | 36 | |
| Lisa Raymond (2) | Aug 27, 2001 | Sep 8, 2002 | 54 | 67 | |
| 17 | Paola Suárez (ARG) | Sep 9, 2002 | Aug 3, 2003 | 47 | 47 |
| 18 | Kim Clijsters (BEL) | Aug 4, 2003 | Aug 10, 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| Ai Sugiyama (3) | Aug 11, 2003 | Aug 17, 2003 | 1 | 37 | |
| Kim Clijsters (2) | Aug 18, 2003 | Sep 7, 2003 | 3 | 4 | |
| 19 | Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) | Sep 8, 2003 | Sep 14, 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| Ai Sugiyama (4) | Sep 15, 2003 | Nov 9, 2003 | 8 | 45 | |
| Paola Suárez (2) | Nov 10, 2003 | Jul 25, 2004 | 37 | 84 | |
| Virginia Ruano Pascual (2) | Jul 26, 2004 | Aug 1, 2004 | 1 | 2 | |
| Virginia Ruano Pascual (2) | Aug 2, 2004 | Aug 22, 2004 | 3 | 5 | |
| Paola Suárez (3) | 87 | ||||
| Virginia Ruano Pascual (2) | Aug 23, 2004 | Oct 16, 2005 | 60 | 65 | |
| 20 | Cara Black (ZIM) | Oct 17, 2005 | Feb 5, 2006 | 16 | 16 |
| 21 | Samantha Stosur (AUS) | Feb 6, 2006 | Jul 6, 2006 | 22 | 22 |
| Lisa Raymond (3) | Jul 7, 2006 | Apr 8, 2007 | 39 | 106 | |
| Samantha Stosur (1) | 61 | ||||
| Lisa Raymond (3) | Apr 9, 2007 | Jun 10, 2007 | 9 | 115 | |
| Cara Black (2) | Jun 11, 2007 | Jun 24, 2007 | 2 | 18 | |
| Lisa Raymond (4) | Jun 25, 2007 | Jul 8, 2007 | 2 | 117 | |
| Cara Black (3) | Jul 9, 2007 | Nov 11, 2007 | 18 | 36 | |
| Cara Black (3) | Nov 12, 2007 | Apr 18, 2010 | 127 | 163 | |
| 22 | Liezel Huber (USA) | 127 | |||
| Liezel Huber (1) | Apr 19, 2010 | Jun 6, 2010 | 7 | 134 | |
| 23 | Serena Williams (USA) | Jun 7, 2010 | Aug 1, 2010 | 8 | 8 |
| 24 | Venus Williams (USA) | 8 | |||
| Liezel Huber (2) | Aug 2, 2010 | Oct 31, 2010 | 13 | 147 | |
| 25 | Gisela Dulko (ARG) | Nov 1, 2010 | Feb 27, 2011 | 17 | 17 |
| Gisela Dulko (1) | Feb 28, 2011 | Apr 17, 2011 | 7 | 24 | |
| 26 | Flavia Pennetta (ITA) | 7 | |||
| Flavia Pennetta (1) | Apr 18, 2011 | Jul 4, 2011 | 11 | 18 | |
| 27 | Květa Peschke (CZE) | Jul 4, 2011 | Sep 11, 2011 | 10 | 10 |
| 28 | Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) | 10 | |||
| Liezel Huber (3) | Sep 12, 2011 | Apr 22, 2012 | 32 | 179 | |
| Liezel Huber (3) | Apr 23, 2012 | Sep 9, 2012 | 20 | 199 | |
| Lisa Raymond (5) | 137 | ||||
| 29 | Sara Errani (ITA) | Sep 10, 2012 | Oct 14, 2012 | 5 | 5 |
| 30 | Roberta Vinci (ITA) | Oct 15, 2012 | Apr 28, 2013 | 28 | 28 |
| Roberta Vinci (1) | Apr 29, 2013 | Feb 16, 2014 | 42 | 70 | |
| Sara Errani (2) | 47 | ||||
| 31 | Peng Shuai (CHN) | Feb 17, 2014 | May 11, 2014 | 12 | 12 |
| Peng Shuai (1) | May 12, 2014 | May 18, 2014 | 1 | 13 | |
| 32 | Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) | 1 | |||
| Peng Shuai (1) | May 19, 2014 | Jun 8, 2014 | 3 | 16 | |
| Peng Shuai (1) | Jun 9, 2014 | Jul 6, 2014 | 4 | 20 | |
| Hsieh Su-wei (2) | 5 | ||||
| Roberta Vinci (2) | Jul 7, 2014 | Apr 12, 2015 | 40 | 110 | |
| Sara Errani (3) | 87 | ||||
| 33 | Sania Mirza (IND) | Apr 13, 2015 | Jan 17, 2016 | 40 | 40 |
| Sania Mirza (1) | Jan 18, 2016 | Aug 21, 2016 | 31 | 71 | |
| Martina Hingis (7) | 66 | ||||
| Sania Mirza (1) | Aug 22, 2016 | Jan 8, 2017 | 20 | 91 | |
| 34 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) | Jan 9, 2017 | Aug 20, 2017 | 32 | 32 |
| 35 | Lucie Šafářová (CZE) | Aug 21, 2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| Martina Hingis (8) | Oct 2, 2017 | Oct 22, 2017 | 3 | 69 | |
| Martina Hingis (8) | Oct 23, 2017 | Mar 18, 2018 | 21 | 90 | |
| 36 | Latisha Chan (TPE) | 21 | |||
| Latisha Chan (1) | Mar 19, 2018 | Jun 10, 2018 | 12 | 33 | |
| 37 | Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) | Jun 11, 2018 | Jul 15, 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 38 | Elena Vesnina (RUS) | 5 | |||
| 39 | Tímea Babos (HUN) | Jul 16, 2018 | Aug 12, 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| Latisha Chan (2) | Aug 13, 2018 | Aug 19, 2018 | 1 | 34 | |
| Tímea Babos (2) | Aug 20, 2018 | Oct 21, 2018 | 9 | 13 | |
| 40 | Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) | Oct 22, 2018 | Jan 13, 2019 | 12 | 12 |
| 41 | Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) | 12 | |||
| Kateřina Siniaková (1) | Jan 14, 2019 | Jun 9, 2019 | 21 | 33 | |
| 42 | Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) | Jun 10, 2019 | Jul 14, 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 43 | Barbora Strýcová (CZE) | Jul 15, 2019 | Oct 6, 2019 | 12 | 12 |
| Kristina Mladenovic (2) | Oct 7, 2019 | Oct 20, 2019 | 2 | 7 | |
| Barbora Strýcová (2) | Oct 21, 2019 | Feb 2, 2020 | 15 | 27 | |
| Hsieh Su-wei (3) | Feb 3, 2020 | Feb 23, 2020 | 3 | 8 | |
| Kristina Mladenovic (3) | Feb 24, 2020 | Mar 1, 2020 | 1 | 8 | |
| Hsieh Su-wei (4) | Mar 2, 2020 | Mar 22, 2020 | 3 | 11 | |
Rankings frozen
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Mar 23, 2020 | Aug 9, 2020 | 20 | ||
| Hsieh Su-wei (4) | Aug 10, 2020 | Feb 21, 2021 | 28 | 39 | |
| 44 | Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) | Feb 22, 2021 | Apr 4, 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| Hsieh Su-wei (5) | Apr 5, 2021 | May 9, 2021 | 5 | 44 | |
| 45 | Elise Mertens (BEL) | May 10, 2021 | May 16, 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| Kristina Mladenovic (4) | May 17, 2021 | Jun 13, 2021 | 4 | 12 | |
| Barbora Krejčíková (2) | Jun 14, 2021 | Jul 11, 2021 | 4 | 16 | |
| Elise Mertens (2) | Jul 12, 2021 | Sep 12, 2021 | 9 | 10 | |
| Hsieh Su-wei (6) | Sep 13, 2021 | Sep 19, 2021 | 1 | 45 | |
| Elise Mertens (3) | Sep 20, 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 | 1 | 11 | |
| Barbora Krejčíková (3) | Sep 27, 2021 | Oct 17, 2021 | 3 | 19 | |
| Elise Mertens (4) | Oct 18, 2021 | Oct 24, 2021 | 1 | 12 | |
| Hsieh Su-wei (7) | Oct 25, 2021 | Oct 31, 2021 | 1 | 46 | |
| Elise Mertens (5) | Nov 1, 2021 | Nov 7, 2021 | 1 | 13 | |
| Hsieh Su-wei (8) | Nov 8, 2021 | Nov 14, 2021 | 1 | 47 | |
| Kateřina Siniaková (2) | Nov 15, 2021 | Jun 5, 2022 | 29 | 62 | |
| Elise Mertens (6) | Jun 6, 2022 | Aug 14, 2022 | 10 | 23 | |
| 46 | Coco Gauff (USA) | Aug 15, 2022 | Sep 11, 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| Kateřina Siniaková (3) | Sep 12, 2022 | Sep 10, 2023 | 52 | 114 | |
| Coco Gauff (2) | Sep 11, 2023 | Sep 17, 2023 | 1 | 5 | |
| 47 | Jessica Pegula (USA) | 1 | |||
| Kateřina Siniaková (4) | Sep 18, 2023 | Sep 24, 2023 | 1 | 115 | |
| Elise Mertens (7) | Sep 25, 2023 | Oct 22, 2023 | 4 | 27 | |
| Coco Gauff (3) | Oct 23, 2023 | Nov 5, 2023 | 2 | 7 | |
| Jessica Pegula (2) | 3 | ||||
| 48 | Storm Hunter (AUS) | Nov 6, 2023 | Jan 28, 2024 | 12 | 12 |
| Elise Mertens (8) | Jan 29, 2024 | Mar 17, 2024 | 7 | 34 | |
| Hsieh Su-wei (9) | Mar 18, 2024 | Jun 9, 2024 | 12 | 59 | |
| Elise Mertens (9) | Jun 10, 2024 | Jul 14, 2024 | 5 | 39 | |
| 49 | Erin Routliffe (NZL) | Jul 15, 2024 | Sep 8, 2024 | 8 | 8 |
| Kateřina Siniaková (5) | Sep 9, 2024 | Jul 27, 2025 | 46 | 161 | |
| 50 | Taylor Townsend (USA) | Jul 28, 2025 | Sep 21, 2025 | 8 | 8 |
| Kateřina Siniaková (6) | Sep 22, 2025 | Feb 1, 2026 | 19 | 180 | |
| Elise Mertens (10) | Feb 2, 2026 | Present | 7 | 46 | |
Weeks at No. 1
Current No. 1 player (weeks are automatically updated).
Active players in bold.
Weeks are updated automatically.[2][3]
Year-end No. 1 players
By year
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By year (continued)
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Per player
|
Per team
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Players who became No. 1 without having won a Grand Slam
| Player | First ranked No. 1 | First Grand Slam final | First Grand Slam title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gisela Dulko | November 1, 2010 | 2011 Australian Open (January 2011) (only final) | 2011 Australian Open (only title) |
| Sania Mirza | April 13, 2015 | 2011 French Open (June 2011) (1st of 4) | 2015 Wimbledon (1st of 3) |
| Coco Gauff | August 15, 2022 | 2021 US Open (September 2021) (1st of 3) | 2024 French Open (only title) |
| Jessica Pegula | September 11, 2023 | 2022 French Open (June 2022) (only final) | None (still active) |
| Storm Hunter | November 6, 2023 | 2023 Wimbledon (July 2023) (only final) | None (still active) |
Weeks at No. 1 by decade
- Note: Current active No. 1 indicated in italic.
1980s
1990s
2000s
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2010s
2020s
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Weeks at No. 1 by country
- Current No. 1 player(s) indicated in bold.
| Weeks | Country | Players |
|---|---|---|
| 806 | 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, Taylor Townsend |
| 377 | 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 |
| 50 | Belgium | Kim Clijsters, Elise Mertens |
| 45 | Japan | Ai Sugiyama |
| 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 |
| 8 | 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
- World number 1 ranked female tennis players (includes rankings before 1975)
- ITF World Champions
- List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players
- List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players
- List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players
- Current WTA rankings
- Top ten ranked female tennis players
- Top ten ranked female tennis players (1921–1974)
- List of highest ranked tennis players per country
References
- ^ "2023 WTA Tour Official Guide Record Book" (PDF). 2024-03-04.
- ^ "WTA Press Center – Weeks at No. 1". Archived from the original on 2012-11-03.
- ^ "WTA Notes & Netcords". Archived from the original on 2012-01-17.