Number One Ranked Women's Players


(Through May 6)

The following is the sequence of No. 1 ranked women's players since 1975. A total of eight players have held the No. 1 ranking.

PLAYER         DATE

Chris Evert (1)     �      November 1975-July 9, 1978

Martina Navratilova (2)     �      July 10, 1978-January 13, 1979

Chris Evert          � January 14-27, 1979

Martina Navratilova        � January 28-February 24, 1979

Chris Evert         � February 25-April 15, 1979

Martina Navratilova        � April 16-June 24, 1979

Chris Evert         � June 25-September 9, 1979

Martina Navratilova        � September 10, 1979-April 6, 1980

Tracy Austin (3)         � April 7-20, 1980

Martina Navratilova        � April 21-June 30, 1980

Tracy Austin     �      July 1-November 17, 1980

Chris Evert         � November 18, 1980-May 2, 1982

Martina Navratilova        � May 3-16, 1982

Chris Evert          � May 17-June 13, 1982

Martina Navratilova    �      June 14, 1982-June 9, 1985

Chris Evert         � June 10-October 13, 1985

Martina Navratilova        � October 14-27, 1985

Chris Evert          � October 28-November 24, 1985

Martina Navratilova         � November 25, 1985-August 16, 1987

Steffi Graf (4)          � August 17, 1987-March 10, 1991

Monica Seles (5)         � March 11, 1991-August 4, 1991

Steffi Graf        � August 5-11, 1991

Monica Seles         � August 12-18, 1991

Steffi Graf          � August 19-September 9, 1991

Monica Seles          � September 9, 1991-June 6, 1993

Steffi Graf         � June 7, 1993-February 5, 1995

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (6)        � February 6-19, 1995

Steffi Graf          � February 20-26, 1995

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario        � February 27, 1995-April 9

Steffi Graf          � April 10, 1995-May 14, 1995

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario         � May 15, 1995-June 11, 1995

Steffi Graf         � June 12, 1995-August 20, 1995

Steffi Graf and Monica Seles         August 21, 1995-November 3, 1996

Steffi Graf          � November 4-17, 1996

Steffi Graf and Monica Seles         November 18-24, 1996

Steffi Graf          � November 25, 1996-March 30, 1997

Martina Hingis (7)  �     � March 31, 1997-October 11, 1998

Lindsay Davenport (8)      � � October 12, 1998-February 7, 1999

Martina Hingis        � February 8, 1999-July 4, 1999

Lindsay Davenport         � July 5, 1999-August 8, 1999

Martina Hingis          � August 9, 1999-April 2, 2000

Lindsay Davenport        � April 3, 2000-May 7, 2000

Martina Hingis          � May 8, 2000-May 14, 2000

Lindsay Davenport         � May 15, 2000-May 21, 2000

Martina Hingis                 May 22, 2000-present

The following is a list of the total weeks each player has held the top ranking:
PLAYER     � WEEKS

Graf         �     377     �

Navratilova        �   �331

Evert     �   262

Hingis     � 189

Seles     � 178

Davenport          � 28

Austin     �     �22

Sanchez Vicario     � 12

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