He WTA ranking This Monday dawned without major changes, but with a notable milestone achieved by its leader, Iga Swiatek. Plus Polish this week’s 100th world number onea figure that places him in an elite club of players.
Swiatek She reached number 1 for the first time on April 4, 2022, after winning the ‘Sunshine Double’ in Indian Wells and Miami, already having six WTA titles under her belt. She remained there until September 10, 2023, one day before being replaced by Aryna Sabalenka after the US Open. They are all over 75 weeks at number one, the third-best streak in history by a debutant in that position after Steffi Graf’s 186 (from August 17, 1987 to March 10, 1991) and Martina Hingis’ 80 (from March 31, 1997 to October 11, 1998).
Swiatek, who had six titles when he climbed to number 1 for the first time (Roland Garros 2020; Adelaide and Rome 2021; Doha, Indian Wells and Miami 2022), added another nine in her first stint as WTA leader. He won Stuttgart, Rome, Roland Garros, US Open and San Diego in 2022, in addition to Doha, Stuttgart, Roland Garros and Warsaw 2023.
got Iga will regain number 1 by the end of 2023. Her titles in Beijing and the WTA Finals, both as world number 2, allowed her to rise to number 1 by the end of the year, marking her second consecutive season at the top.
That milestone occurred on November 6. Since then, Swiatek has not left that first position, with trophies in Doha and Indian Wells in 2024. In his second stay this Monday he celebrates 25 more weeks as number 1, which added to the previous 75 serves to reach that milestone. She came away with nineteen total WTA titles in twenty-three finals.
The ninth player in history with the most weeks at number 1
Swiatek is starting this Monday the ninth player in WTA history to reach one hundred weeks as world number 1. He trailed Lindsay Davenport’s 98 seven days earlier to put himself in that position at a historic level. He has eight players ahead of him and two of them, JUstine Henin and Ashleigh Bartycould be a short-term target for Iga.
1
Steffi Graf
377 weeks
They were divided into seven periods between August 17, 1987 and March 30, 1997. The longest was 186 consecutive weeks.
2
Martina Navratilova
332 weeks
Spread over nine periods between July 10, 1978 and August 16, 1987. The longest was 156 consecutive weeks.
3
Serena Williams
319 weeks
It spent eight periods at number 1 between July 8, 2002 and May 14, 2017. Its record for consecutive weeks at number 1 is 186, which is tied with Graf for the longest streak ever.
4
Chris Evert
260 weeks
Nine seasons as world number 1. First holding that position on November 3, 1975, his last day here was November 24, 1985. His longest streak was his second, 113 weeks.
5
Martina Hingis
209 weeks
He first reached world number 1 on March 31, 1997, staying there for eighty weeks. He was there for five seasons, with the last day being on October 14, 2001.
6
Monica Seles
178 weeks
Lima has remained at number 1 since he arrived there on March 11, 1991. His last day of reign was June 6, 1993.
7
Ashleigh Barty
121 weeks
Two periods as number 1 from June 24, 2019 to April 3, 2022. He added 114 weeks in the second, not counting those where the ranking was frozen due to the pandemic.
8
Justine Henin
117 weeks
Four stints at number 1 from October 20, 2023 and May 18, 2008. In the last one he added 61 weeks, his all-time maximum consecutive weeks.
9
Iga Swiatek
100 weeks
First phase at number 1 of 75 weeks between April 4, 2022 and September 10, 2023. He returned to that position on November 6, 2023 and this Monday reached 25 weeks in this period.
Source: La Verdad
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