# Lijst van nummers 1 in het damestennis

Alle nummers 1 in het vrouwenenkelspel van het WTA sinds de invoering van de WTA Tour-ranglijst in 1975 (29) staan in de volgende tabel.
| nr. | naam | startdatum | – | einddatum | aantal weken aaneengesloten | cumulatief aantal weken |
| 1. | Chris Evert | 1975-11-03 | – | 1976-04-25 | (25) | 25 |
| 2. | Evonne Goolagong | 1976-04-26 | – | 1976-05-09 | (2) | 2 |
| | Chris Evert (2) | 1976-05-10 | – | 1978-07-09 | (113) | 138 |
| 3. | Martina Navrátilová | 1978-07-10 | – | 1979-01-14 | (27) | 27 |
| | Chris Evert (3) | 1979-01-15 | – | 1979-01-28 | (2) | 140 |
| | Martina Navrátilová (2) | 1979-01-29 | – | 1979-02-25 | (4) | 31 |
| | Chris Evert (4) | 1979-02-26 | – | 1979-04-15 | (7) | 147 |
| | Martina Navrátilová (3) | 1979-04-16 | – | 1979-06-24 | (10) | 41 |
| | Chris Evert (5) | 1979-06-25 | – | 1979-09-09 | (11) | 158 |
| | Martina Navrátilová (4) | 1979-09-10 | – | 1980-04-06 | (30) | 71 |
| 4. | Tracy Austin | 1980-04-07 | – | 1980-04-20 | (2) | 2 |
| | Martina Navrátilová (5) | 1980-04-21 | – | 1980-07-06 | (11) | 82 |
| | Tracy Austin (2) | 1980-07-07 | – | 1980-11-16 | (19) | 21 |
| | Chris Evert (6) | 1980-11-17 | – | 1982-05-02 | (76) | 234 |
| | Martina Navrátilová (6) | 1982-05-03 | – | 1982-05-16 | (2) | 84 |
| | Chris Evert (7) | 1982-05-17 | – | 1982-06-13 | (4) | 238 |
| | Martina Navrátilová (7) | 1982-06-14 | – | 1985-06-09 | (156) | 240 |
| | Chris Evert (8) | 1985-06-10 | – | 1985-10-13 | (18) | 256 |
| | Martina Navrátilová (8) | 1985-10-14 | – | 1985-10-27 | (2) | 242 |
| | Chris Evert (9) | 1985-10-28 | – | 1985-11-24 | (4) | 260 |
| | Martina Navrátilová (9) | 1985-11-25 | – | 1987-08-16 | (90) | 332 |
| 5. | Steffi Graf | 1987-08-17 | – | 1991-03-10 | (186) (record ex aequo) | 186 |
| 6. | Monica Seles | 1991-03-11 | – | 1991-08-04 | (21) | 21 |
| | Steffi Graf (2) | 1991-08-05 | – | 1991-08-11 | (1) | 187 |
| | Monica Seles (2) | 1991-08-12 | – | 1991-08-18 | (1) | 22 |
| | Steffi Graf (3) | 1991-08-19 | – | 1991-09-08 | (3) | 190 |
| | Monica Seles (3) | 1991-09-09 | – | 1993-06-06 | (91) | 113 |
| | Steffi Graf (4) | 1993-06-07 | – | 1995-02-05 | (87) | 277 |
| 7. | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1995-02-06 | – | 1995-02-19 | (2) | 2 |
| | Steffi Graf (5) | 1995-02-20 | – | 1995-02-26 | (1) | 278 |
| | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) | 1995-02-27 | – | 1995-04-09 | (6) | 8 |
| | Steffi Graf (6) | 1995-04-10 | – | 1995-05-14 | (5) | 283 |
| | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3) | 1995-05-15 | – | 1995-06-11 | (4) | 12 |
| | Steffi Graf (7) | 1995-06-12 | – | 1995-08-13 | (9) | 292 |
| | Steffi Graf (7) & Monica Seles (4) | 1995-08-14 | – | 1996-11-03 | (64) | 356 & 177 |
| | Steffi Graf (7) | 1996-11-04 | – | 1996-11-17 | (2) | 358 |
| | Steffi Graf (7) & Monica Seles (5) | 1996-11-18 | – | 1996-11-24 | (1) | 359 & 178 |
| | Steffi Graf (7) | 1996-11-25 | – | 1997-03-30 | (18) | 377 (record) |
| 8. | Martina Hingis | 1997-03-31 | – | 1998-10-11 | (80) | 80 |
| 9. | Lindsay Davenport | 1998-10-12 | – | 1999-02-07 | (17) | 17 |
| | Martina Hingis (2) | 1999-02-08 | – | 1999-07-04 | (21) | 101 |
| | Lindsay Davenport (2) | 1999-07-05 | – | 1999-08-08 | (5) | 22 |
| | Martina Hingis (3) | 1999-08-09 | – | 2000-04-02 | (34) | 135 |
| | Lindsay Davenport (3) | 2000-04-03 | – | 2000-05-07 | (5) | 27 |
| | Martina Hingis (4) | 2000-05-08 | – | 2000-05-14 | (1) | 136 |
| | Lindsay Davenport (4) | 2000-05-15 | – | 2000-05-21 | (1) | 28 |
| | Martina Hingis (5) | 2000-05-22 | – | 2001-10-14 | (73) | 209 |
| 10. | Jennifer Capriati | 2001-10-15 | – | 2001-11-04 | (3) | 3 |
| | Lindsay Davenport (5) | 2001-11-05 | – | 2002-01-13 | (10) | 38 |
| | Jennifer Capriati (2) | 2002-01-14 | – | 2002-02-24 | (6) | 9 |
| 11. | Venus Williams | 2002-02-25 | – | 2002-03-17 | (3) | 3 |
| | Jennifer Capriati (3) | 2002-03-18 | – | 2002-04-21 | (5) | 14 |
| | Venus Williams (2) | 2002-04-22 | – | 2002-05-19 | (4) | 7 |
| | Jennifer Capriati (4) | 2002-05-20 | – | 2002-06-09 | (3) | 17 |
| | Venus Williams (3) | 2002-06-10 | – | 2002-07-07 | (4) | 11 |
| 12. | Serena Williams | 2002-07-08 | – | 2003-08-10 | (57) | 57 |
| 13. | Kim Clijsters | 2003-08-11 | – | 2003-10-19 | (10) | 10 |
| 14. | Justine Henin | 2003-10-20 | – | 2003-10-26 | (1) | 1 |
| | Kim Clijsters (2) | 2003-10-27 | – | 2003-11-09 | (2) | 12 |
| | Justine Henin (2) | 2003-11-10 | – | 2004-09-12 | (44) | 45 |
| 15. | Amélie Mauresmo | 2004-09-13 | – | 2004-10-17 | (5) | 5 |
| | Lindsay Davenport (6) | 2004-10-18 | – | 2005-08-21 | (44) | 82 |
| 16. | Maria Sjarapova | 2005-08-22 | – | 2005-08-28 | (1) | 1 |
| | Lindsay Davenport (7) | 2005-08-29 | – | 2005-09-11 | (2) | 84 |
| | Maria Sjarapova (2) | 2005-09-12 | – | 2005-10-23 | (6) | 7 |
| | Lindsay Davenport (8) | 2005-10-24 | – | 2006-01-29 | (14) | 98 |
| | Kim Clijsters (3) | 2006-01-30 | – | 2006-03-19 | (7) | 19 |
| | Amélie Mauresmo (2) | 2006-03-20 | – | 2006-11-12 | (34) | 39 |
| | Justine Henin (3) | 2006-11-13 | – | 2007-01-28 | (11) | 56 |
| | Maria Sjarapova (3) | 2007-01-29 | – | 2007-03-18 | (7) | 14 |
| | Justine Henin (4) | 2007-03-19 | – | 2008-05-18 | (61) | 117 |
| | Maria Sjarapova (4) | 2008-05-19 | – | 2008-06-08 | (3) | 17 |
| 17. | Ana Ivanović | 2008-06-09 | – | 2008-08-10 | (9) | 9 |
| 18. | Jelena Janković | 2008-08-11 | – | 2008-08-17 | (1) | 1 |
| | Ana Ivanović (2) | 2008-08-18 | – | 2008-09-07 | (3) | 12 |
| | Serena Williams (2) | 2008-09-08 | – | 2008-10-05 | (4) | 61 |
| | Jelena Janković (2) | 2008-10-06 | – | 2009-02-01 | (17) | 18 |
| | Serena Williams (3) | 2009-02-02 | – | 2009-04-19 | (11) | 72 |
| 19. | Dinara Safina | 2009-04-20 | – | 2009-10-11 | (25) | 25 |
| | Serena Williams (4) | 2009-10-12 | – | 2009-10-25 | (2) | 74 |
| | Dinara Safina (2) | 2009-10-26 | – | 2009-11-01 | (1) | 26 |
| | Serena Williams (5) | 2009-11-02 | – | 2010-10-10 | (49) | 123 |
| 20. | Caroline Wozniacki | 2010-10-11 | – | 2011-02-13 | (18) | 18 |
| | Kim Clijsters (4) | 2011-02-14 | – | 2011-02-20 | (1) | 20 |
| | Caroline Wozniacki (2) | 2011-02-21 | – | 2012-01-29 | (49) | 67 |
| 21. | Viktoryja Azarenka | 2012-01-30 | – | 2012-06-10 | (19) | 19 |
| | Maria Sjarapova (5) | 2012-06-11 | – | 2012-07-08 | (4) | 21 |
| | Viktoryja Azarenka (2) | 2012-07-09 | – | 2013-02-17 | (32) | 51 |
| | Serena Williams (6) | 2013-02-18 | – | 2016-09-11 | (186) (record ex aequo) | 309 |
| 22. | Angelique Kerber | 2016-09-12 | – | 2017-01-29 | (20) | 20 |
| | Serena Williams (7) | 2017-01-30 | – | 2017-03-19 | (7) | 316 |
| | Angelique Kerber (2) | 2017-03-20 | – | 2017-04-23 | (5) | 25 |
| | Serena Williams (8) | 2017-04-24 | – | 2017-05-14 | (3) | 319 |
| | Angelique Kerber (3) | 2017-05-15 | – | 2017-07-16 | (9) | 34 |
| 23. | Karolína Plíšková | 2017-07-17 | – | 2017-09-10 | (8) | 8 |
| 24. | Garbiñe Muguruza | 2017-09-11 | – | 2017-10-08 | (4) | 4 |
| 25. | Simona Halep | 2017-10-09 | – | 2018-01-28 | (16) | 16 |
| | Caroline Wozniacki (3) | 2018-01-29 | – | 2018-02-25 | (4) | 71 |
| | Simona Halep (2) | 2018-02-26 | – | 2019-01-27 | (48) | 64 |
| 26. | Naomi Osaka | 2019-01-28 | – | 2019-06-23 | (21) | 21 |
| 27. | Ashleigh Barty | 2019-06-24 | – | 2019-08-11 | (7) | 7 |
| | Naomi Osaka (2) | 2019-08-12 | – | 2019-09-08 | (4) | 25 |
| | Ashleigh Barty (2) | 2019-09-09 | – | 2020-03-15 | (27) | 34 |
| | coronapandemie | 2020-03-16 | – | 2020-08-02 | (20) | |
| | Ashleigh Barty (3) | 2020-08-03 | – | 2022-04-03 | (87) | 121 |
| 28. | Iga Świątek | 2022-04-04 | – | 2023-09-10 | (75) | 75 |
| 29. | Aryna Sabalenka | 2023-09-11 | – | 2023-11-05 | (8) | 8 |
| | Iga Świątek (2) | 2023-11-06 | – | 2024-10-20 | (50) | 125 |
| | Aryna Sabalenka (2) | 2024-10-21 | – | | | |