Weeks at No.1 - Singles
As of week of May 14, 2012:
| PLAYER |
WEEKS |
FIRST DATE AT NO.1 |
| STEFFI GRAF |
377* |
AUGUST 17, 1987 |
| MARTINA NAVRATILOVA |
332 |
JULY 10, 1978 |
| CHRIS EVERT |
260 |
NOVEMBER 3, 1975 |
| MARTINA HINGIS |
209 |
MARCH 31, 1997 |
| MONICA SELES |
178 |
MARCH 11, 1991 |
| SERENA WILLIAMS |
123 |
JULY 8, 2002 |
| JUSTINE HENIN |
117 |
OCTOBER 20, 2003 |
| LINDSAY DAVENPORT |
98 |
OCTOBER 12, 1998 |
| CAROLINE WOZNIACKI |
67 |
OCTOBER 11, 2010 |
|
AMELIE MAURESMO |
39 |
SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 |
|
DINARA SAFINA |
26 |
APRIL 20, 2009 |
|
TRACY AUSTIN |
21 |
APRIL 7, 1980 |
|
KIM CLIJSTERS |
20 |
AUGUST 11, 2003 |
|
JELENA JANKOVIC |
18 |
AUGUST 11, 2008 |
|
JENNIFER CAPRIATI |
17 |
OCTOBER 15, 2001 |
|
MARIA SHARAPOVA |
17 |
AUGUST 22, 2005 |
| VICTORIA AZARENKA |
16 |
JANUARY 30, 2012 |
| ANA IVANOVIC |
12 |
JUNE 9, 2008 |
| ARANTXA SANCHEZ-VICARIO |
12 |
FEBRUARY 6, 1995 |
| VENUS WILLIAMS |
11 |
FEBRUARY 25, 2002 |
|
EVONNE GOOLAGONG |
2 |
APRIL 26, 1976 |
* The all-time record for most weeks at No.1 for both men and women
Weeks at No.1 - Doubles
As of week of May 14, 2012:
| PLAYER |
WEEKS |
FIRST DATE AT NO.1 |
| MARTINA NAVRATILOVA |
237 |
SEPTEMBER 10, 1984 |
| LIEZEL HUBER |
183 |
NOVEMBER 12, 2007 |
| CARA BLACK |
163 |
OCTOBER 17, 2005 |
| NATASHA ZVEREVA |
124 |
OCTOBER 7, 1991 |
| LISA RAYMOND |
121 |
JUNE 12, 2000 |
| ARANXTA SANCHEZ-VICARIO |
111 |
OCTOBER 19, 1992 |
| PAOLA SUAREZ |
87 |
SEPTEMBER 9, 2002 |
| GIGI FERNANDEZ |
80 |
MARCH 4, 1991 |
| HELENA SUKOVA |
68 |
FEBRUARY 5, 1990 |
| JANA NOVOTNA |
67 |
AUGUST 27, 1990 |
| VIRGINIA RUANO PASCUAL |
65 |
SEPTEMBER 8, 2003 |
| SAMANTHA STOSUR |
61 |
FEBRUARY 6,2006 |
| PAM SHRIVER |
48 |
MARCH 18, 1985 |
| AI SUGIYAMA |
45 |
OCTOBER 23, 2000 |
| MARTINA HINGIS |
35 |
JUNE 8, 1998 |
| LINDSAY DAVENPORT |
32 |
OCTOBER 20, 1997 |
| GISELA DULKO |
24 |
NOVEMBER 1, 2010 |
| FLAVIA PENNETTA |
17 |
FEBRUARY 28, 2011 |
| JULIE HALARD-DECUGIS |
14 |
SEPTEMBER 11, 2000 |
| ANNA KOURNIKOVA |
10 |
NOVEMBER 22, 1999 |
| KVETA PESCHKE |
10 |
JULY 4, 2011 |
| KATARINA SREBOTNIK |
10 |
JULY 4, 2011 |
| SERENA WILLIAMS |
8 |
JUNE 7, 2010 |
| VENUS WILLIAMS |
8 |
JUNE 7, 2010 |
| CORINA MORARIU |
7 |
APRIL 3, 2010 |
| KIM CLIJSTERS |
4 |
AUGUST 4, 2003 |
| LARISA NEILAND |
4 |
JANUARY 27, 1992 |
| RENNAE STUBBS |
3 |
AUGUST 21, 2000 |
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