World Number 1 Ranked Female Tennis Players

• The Pastime classification of British players.^{[citation needed]}

• The Pastime classification of British players.^{[page needed]}

• The Pastime classification of British players.^{[page needed]}

• The Pastime classification of British players.^{[page needed]}

• The Pastime classification of British players.^{[page needed]}

• The Pastime classification of British players.^{[page needed]}

• The Pastime classification of British players.^{[page needed]}

• The Pastime classification of British players.^{[page needed]}

• The Pastime classification of British players.^{[page needed]}

• The Pastime classification of British players.^{[page needed]}

• The Pastime classification of British players.^{[page needed]}

• The Pastime classification of British players.^{[page needed]}

• The Pastime classification of British players.^{[page needed]}

• The Lawn Tennis classification of British players.^{[page needed]}

• The Lawn Tennis classification of British players.^{[page needed]}

• Lambert Chambers.
• The Lawn Tennis classification of British players.^{[page needed]}

• Lambert Chambers.

Louisa Martin:

• Lambert Chambers.
• The Lawn Tennis classification of British players.^{[page needed]}

• Lambert Chambers.
• The Lawn Tennis classification of British players.^{[citation needed]}

• Lambert Chambers.
• The Lawn Tennis classification of British players.^{[citation needed]}

• Lambert Chambers.
• The Lawn Tennis and Croquet classification of British players.^{[page needed]}

Charlotte Cooper Sterry:

• Lambert Chambers.

• Lambert Chambers.

Louisa Martin:

• Lambert Chambers.
• The Lawn Tennis and Croquet classification of British players.^{[citation needed]}
• German international rankings.^{[citation needed]}

• Lambert Chambers.
• The Lawn Tennis classification of British players.^{[citation needed]}
• The Lawn Tennis and Badminton classification of British players.^{[page needed]}

• The Lawn Tennis and Badminton classification of British players and the American and Australian visitor.^{[page needed]}

• The Lawn Tennis and Badminton classification of British players and the American and Australian visitors.^{[citation needed]}
• German international rankings.^{[citation needed]}

• The Lawn Tennis and Badminton classification of British players and the American and Australian visitor.^{[citation needed]}

• A. Wallis Myers, The Daily Telegraph (London).
• B. H. Liddell Hart.

• A. Wallis Myers, The Daily Telegraph (London).

• A. Wallis Myers, The Daily Telegraph (London).
• B. H. Liddell Hart.

• A. Wallis Myers, The Daily Telegraph (London).

• A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).
• Bill Tilden.

• A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).

• A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).
• Bill Tilden.
• American Lawn Tennis.

• A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).

• A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).
• F. Gordon Lowe.

• A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).
• Pierre Gillou, president of the French Tennis Federation.
• Jean Samazeuilh.
• Bill Tilden.

• A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).
• Pierre Gillou.
• Didler Pioline, L'Auto.
• Bill Tilden.

• A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).
• Pierre Gillou.
• Bill Tilden.

• A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).
• Pierre Gillou.

Jacobs:

• Herald-Tribune.

 

  Dorothy Round (UK)

• Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.

Round:

• A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).
• Pierre Gillou.

• A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).
• S. Wallis Merrihew.
• Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.
• Pierre Gillou.
• The Times

 

  Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (DEN)

• A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).
• Pierre Gillou.
• Fred Perry.
• Harry Hopman.
• Mervyn Weston.
• The Times.

Krahwinkel Sperling:

• Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.

• A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).
• Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.

Round:

• Pierre Gillou.
• Mervyn Weston.
• The Times.
• Harry Hopman.
• Alfred Chave, The Telegraph (Brisbane).

• A. Wallis Myers, Daily Mail (London).
• Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.
• Pierre Goldschmidt, L'Auto.
• Pierre Gillou.
• Mervyn Weston, The Argus (Melbourne).
• "International", The Referee.
• F. Gordon Lowe.
• The Times.
• G. H. McElhone.
• Alfred Chave, The Telegraph (Brisbane).

• Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.
• American Lawn Tennis.
• Gordon Lowe.
• Pierre Gillou.
• G. H. McElhone.
• The Times.
• Alfred Chave, The Telegraph (Brisbane)

1945

• Alice Marble (1940).
• Sarah Palfrey Cooke (1941 and 1945).
• Pauline Betz (1942, 1943, and 1944).

• Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.
• Pierre Gillou.
• Harry Hopman.

 

  Margaret Osborne duPont (USA)

• Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.

Osborne duPont:

• John Olliff, Lawn Tennis Almanack.
• Pierre Gillou.

 

  Margaret Osborne duPont (USA)

• Pierre Gillou.

Osborne duPont:

• Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.
• John Olliff, Lawn Tennis Almanack.

• Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.
• Pierre Gillou.
• John Olliff.
• Harry Hopman.

• Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.
• John Olliff, Lawn Tennis Almanack.

• Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.
• Pierre Gillou, Lawn Tennis Almanack.

• Ned Potter, American Lawn Tennis.
• Lance Tingay, Daily Mail (London).

• Ned Potter, World Tennis.
• Lance Tingay

• Ned Potter, World Tennis.
• Lance Tingay, The Guardian (London).
• Panel of 8 experts, The New York Times.

 

  Doris Hart (USA)

• Lance Tingay

Hart:

• L'Équipe.^{[citation needed]}
• Ned Potter, World Tennis.

• Ned Potter, World Tennis.
• Lance Tingay

• Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
• Ned Potter, World Tennis.
• British Lawn Tennis reader's poll.^{[citation needed]}

• Lance Tingay
• Ned Potter, World Tennis.
• British Lawn Tennis reader's poll.^{[citation needed]}

• Lance Tingay
• Ned Potter, World Tennis.
• British Lawn Tennis reader's poll.^{[citation needed]}

• Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
• Ned Potter, World Tennis.

• The Miami Herald.

Mortimer:

• Lance Tingay
• Ned Potter, World Tennis.
• British Lawn Tennis reader's poll.^{[citation needed]}
• Denis Lalanne, L'Équipe.^{[citation needed]}

• Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
• Ned Potter, World Tennis.
• British Lawn Tennis reader's poll.^{[citation needed]}
• Ulrich Kaiser, from a panel of 13 experts (unanimous).

• Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
• Ned Potter, World Tennis.
• British Lawn Tennis reader's poll.^{[citation needed]}
• Ulrich Kaiser, from a panel of 13 experts (unanimous).

 

  Margaret Smith (AUS)

• Ned Potter, World Tennis.
• British Lawn Tennis reader's poll.
• Ulrich Kaiser, from a panel of 14 experts.

Smith:

• Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).

• Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
• Ned Potter, World Tennis.
• British Lawn Tennis reader's poll.^{[citation needed]}
• Sport za Rubezhom (Russia).
• Ulrich Kaiser, from a panel of 16 experts (unanimous).

 

  Billie Jean King (USA)

• Bruce Walkley, Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia).^{[citation needed]}
• British Lawn Tennis reader's poll.^{[citation needed]}

King:

• Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
• Joseph McCcauley, World Tennis.
• Pierre de Thier, Belgium.
• Sport In The USSR.

• Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
• Joseph McCauley, World Tennis.
• British Lawn Tennis reader's poll.^{[citation needed]}
• Ulrich Kaiser, from a panel of 13 experts (unanimous).

• Bud Collins.
• Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
• Rino Tommasi.
• Ulrich Kaiser, from a panel of 18 experts (unanimous).
• Seagram's (panel of experts).
• Joseph McCauley, World Tennis.
• The Times

• Bud Collins.
• Joseph McCauley, World Tennis.
• Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
• Rino Tommasi.
• Frank Rostron, Daily Express.

• Bud Collins.
• Joseph McCauley, World Tennis.
• Judith Elian, L'Équipe.
• Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
• Mike Gibson (Wimbledon referee).
• Rino Tommasi.
• Rex Bellamy, The Times (London).
• Tennis magazine (Germany).

 

  Billie Jean King (USA)

• Joseph McCauley, World Tennis.
• Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
• Björn Hellberg, Tennis Tidning (Sweden).^{[citation needed]}
• Judith Elian, L'Équipe.^{[citation needed]}
• Rex Bellamy, The Times (London).
• Rino Tommasi.
• Frank Rostron.

King:

• Bud Collins, The Boston Globe.
• Frank Rostron.

• Tennis magazine (U.S.).^{[citation needed]}
• Bud Collins.
• John Barrett.^{[citation needed]}
• Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
• Rino Tommasi.
• Frank Rostron.
• Neil Amdur, World Tennis.
• Rex Bellamy, The Times (London).

• Bud Collins.
• John Barrett.^{[citation needed]}
• Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
• Rino Tommasi.
• Tennis magazine (U.S.).
• International poll of 17 tennis writers (unanimous).
• Rex Bellamy, The Times (London) and World Tennis.

 

  Billie Jean King (USA)

• World Tennis.
• Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
• John Barrett.^{[citation needed]}
• Judith Elian, L'Équipe.
• Rino Tommasi.
• Tennis magazine (U.S.).
• Rex Bellamy, The Times (London).
• USTA.^{[citation needed]}

King:

• Bud Collins.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• Bud Collins.
• John Barrett.^{[citation needed]}
• World Tennis.
• Lance Tingay.
• The Daily Telegraph (London).
• Tennis magazine (U.S.).^{[citation needed]}
• Rino Tommasi.
• Rex Bellamy, The Times (London).
• (Chris Evert, for World Tennis.)

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• Bud Collins.
• World Tennis.
• Lance Tingay, The Daily Telegraph (London).
• Tennis magazine (U.S.).
• John Barrett.
• Rino Tommasi.

 

  Virginia Wade (UK)

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• Bud Collins.
• France Presse.
• John Barrett, Financial Times (London) ^{[citation needed]}
• Judith Elian, L'Équipe.
• Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
• Tennis magazine (U.S.).
• Peter Bodo, Tennis magazine (U.S.).^{[citation needed]}
• Barry Lorge.
• Rino Tommasi, Tennis Club (Rome).
• Wataru Tsukagoshi, Tennis Japan.^{[citation needed]}
• World Tennis.

Wade:

• WTA Player of the Year.

 

  Martina Navratilova (USA)

• ITF World Champion.
• Tennis Magazine (Australia).^{[citation needed]}
• World Tennis.
• John Barrett.^{[citation needed]}
• Joseph McCauley, Tennis Australia.^{[citation needed]}
• Tennis magazine (U.S.).
• Rino Tommasi.

Navratilova:

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• WTA Player of the Year.
• Bud Collins.
• Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.

 

  Martina Navratilova (USA)

• Judith Elian, L'Équipe.^{[citation needed]}

Navratilova:

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.
• Jeffrey Bairstow and Peter Bodo, Tennis magazine (U.S.).^{[citation needed]}
• World Tennis.
• Tennis magazine (U.S.).
• Alan Trengrove, Tennis Magazine (Australia).^{[citation needed]}
• Bud Collins.
• John Barrett, Financial Times (London).^{[citation needed]}
• Rino Tommasi, Tennis Club (Rome).
• Joseph McCauley, Tennis Australia.^{[citation needed]}
• Wataru Tsukagoshi, Tennis Japan.^{[citation needed]}
• Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.

 

  Chris Evert (USA)

• WTA Player of the Year.

Evert:

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• John Barrett.^{[citation needed]}
• World Tennis.
• Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
• Tennis magazine (U.S.).
• Rino Tommasi.
• Bud Collins.

 

  Chris Evert (USA)

• John Barrett, Financial Times (London).^{[citation needed]}
• Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
• Bud Collins.

Evert:

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.
• Alexander McNab and Peter Bodo, Tennis magazine (U.S.).
• World Tennis.
• Alan Trengrove, Tennis Magazine (Australia).^{[citation needed]}
• Judith Elian, L'Équipe.^{[citation needed]}
• John Barrett, Financial Times (London).^{[citation needed]}
• Waturu Tsukagoshi, Tennis Japan.^{[citation needed]}
• Rino Tommasi, Tennis Club (Rome).

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.
• John Barrett, Financial Times (London).
• Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
• World Tennis.
• Tennis magazine (U.S.).^{[citation needed]}
• Rino Tommasi.
• Bud Collins.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.
• John Barrett, Financial Times (London).^{[citation needed]}
• World Tennis.
• Tennis magazine (U.S.).
• Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
• The Daily Telegraph (London).^{[citation needed]}
• Rino Tommasi.
• Bud Collins.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.
• John Barrett, Financial Times (London).^{[citation needed]}
• Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
• World Tennis.
• Tennis magazine (U.S.).
• Rino Tommasi.
• Bud Collins.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.
• John Barrett, Financial Times (London).^{[citation needed]}
• Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
• World Tennis.
• Rino Tommasi.
• Bud Collins.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.
• John Barrett, Financial Times (London).
• Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
• World Tennis.
• Rino Tommasi.
• Bud Collins.

 

  Martina Navratilova (USA)

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.
• John Barrett, Financial Times (London).
• Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
• World Tennis.
• Rino Tommasi.
• Bud Collins.

Navratilova:

• Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.^{[citation needed]}

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.
• John Barrett, Financial Times (London).
• Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
• World Tennis.
• Rino Tommasi.
• Bud Collins.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.
• John Barrett, Financial Times (London).
• Lance Tingay, World of Tennis.
• World Tennis.
• Bud Collins.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.
• John Barrett, Financial Times (London).

Seles:

• Bud Collins.
• World Tennis.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.
• John Barrett, Financial Times (London).
• Bud Collins.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.
• John Barrett, Financial Times (London).
• Bud Collins.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.
• John Barrett, Financial Times (London).
• Bud Collins.

 

  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• WTA Player of the Year.

Sánchez Vicario:

• ITF World Champion.
• John Barrett, Financial Times (London).
• Bud Collins.

 

  Monica Seles (USA)

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.
• John Barrett, Financial Times (London).
• Bud Collins.

Seles:

• WTA year-end No. 1.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.
• John Barrett.
• Bud Collins.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.
• John Barrett.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.
• John Barrett.

 

  Martina Hingis (SUI)

• WTA Player of the Year.

Hingis:

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• John Barrett.

 

  Venus Williams (USA)

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.

V. Williams:

• WTA Player of the Year.

 

  Lindsay Davenport (USA)

• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.

Davenport:

• WTA year-end No. 1.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.

 

  Anastasia Myskina (RUS)

  Maria Sharapova (RUS)

• WTA year-end No. 1.

Myskina:

• ITF World Champion.

Sharapova:

• WTA Player of the Year.

 

  Lindsay Davenport (USA)

• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.

Davenport:

• WTA year-end No. 1.

 

  Amélie Mauresmo (FRA)

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.

Mauresmo:

• WTA Player of the Year.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.

 

  Serena Williams (USA)

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.

S. Williams:

• WTA Player of the Year.^{[citation needed]}

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.^{[citation needed]}

 

  Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)

• WTA Player of the Year.

Wozniacki:

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.

 

  Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)

• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.

Wozniacki:

• WTA year-end No. 1.

 

  Serena Williams (USA)

• WTA year-end No. 1.

S. Williams:

• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.^{[citation needed]}

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.

 

  Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)

• WTA year-end No. 1.

Muguruza:

• ITF World Champion.
• WTA Player of the Year.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• WTA Player of the Year.
• ITF World Champion.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• WTA Player of the Year.
• ITF World Champion.

 

  Sofia Kenin (USA)

• WTA year-end No. 1.

Kenin:

• WTA Player of the Year.

• WTA year-end No. 1.
• WTA Player of the Year
• ITF World Champion.

• WTA year-end No. 1
• WTA Player of the Year
• ITF World Champion

 

  Iga Swiatek (POL)

• ITF World Champion

Swiatek:

• WTA year-end No. 1
• WTA Player of the Year