Top 100 Women’s Tennis Rankings WTA Tour 2021
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For some time now, there has been such a level playing field in women's tennis. The last time a player won more than a single grand slam in the same year was back in 2016, achieved by German Angelique Kerber.
It says a lot about the quality of the WTA field and just how competitive it is that so many players can win any given tournament.
Also Read: Tennis rankings explained: How does the point system work?
As we enter 2021 following a WTA season decimated by the pandemic, Australia's Ashleigh Barty tops the standings. Will she stay there or will a new No.1 emerge?
Below you will find the Top 100 WTA women's tennis rankings ahead of the 2021 Australian Open. Thankfully you can watch every major WTA event live in Australia, predominantly through Kayo Sports. We have a full guide to watching the WTA for you. You can also check out the entire 2021 WTA tour schedule.
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Top 100 women's tennis rankings
Also Read: Men's tennis rankings ATP tour – Australian Open
Ranking | Player | Nationality | Age | Points | Tournaments Played in |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ashleigh Barty | AUS | 24 | 19 | 9186 |
2 | Naomi Osaka | JPN | 23 | 17 | 7985 |
3 | Simona Halep | ROU | 29 | 18 | 6965 |
4 | Sofia Kenin | USA | 22 | 27 | 5915 |
5 | Elina Svitolina | UKR | 26 | 28 | 5750 |
6 | Bianca Andreescu | CAN | 20 | 11 | 5265 |
7 | Aryna Sabalenka | BLR | 22 | 28 | 5085 |
8 | Serena Williams | USA | 39 | 13 | 4850 |
9 | Karolina Pliskova | CZE | 29 | 23 | 4660 |
10 | Kiki Bertens | NED | 29 | 26 | 4490 |
11 | Petra Kvitova | CZE | 31 | 18 | 4476 |
12 | Belinda Bencic | SUI | 24 | 26 | 4315 |
13 | Garbiñe Muguruza | ESP | 27 | 18 | 4120 |
14 | Jennifer Brady | USA | 25 | 27 | 3765 |
15 | Victoria Azarenka | BLR | 31 | 19 | 3625 |
16 | Iga Swiatek | POL | 19 | 19 | 3615 |
17 | Elise Mertens | BEL | 25 | 30 | 3400 |
18 | Johanna Konta | GBR | 29 | 20 | 3236 |
19 | Maria Sakkari | GRE | 25 | 28 | 3020 |
20 | Marketa Vondrousova | CZE | 21 | 19 | 2862 |
21 | Petra Martic | CRO | 30 | 26 | 2790 |
22 | Karolina Muchova | CZE | 24 | 18 | 2781 |
23 | Elena Rybakina | KAZ | 21 | 32 | 2718 |
24 | Madison Keys | USA | 26 | 17 | 2606 |
25 | Angelique Kerber | GER | 33 | 23 | 2315 |
26 | Anett Kontaveit | EST | 25 | 23 | 2295 |
27 | Alison Riske | USA | 30 | 21 | 2222 |
28 | Ons Jabeur | TUN | 26 | 25 | 2088 |
29 | Donna Vekic | CRO | 24 | 27 | 2000 |
30 | Dayana Yastremska | UKR | 20 | 26 | 2000 |
31 | Yulia Putintseva | KAZ | 26 | 29 | 1970 |
32 | Jessica Pegula | USA | 27 | 24 | 1968 |
33 | Amanda Anisimova | USA | 19 | 21 | 1960 |
34 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | RUS | 26 | 34 | 1955 |
35 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | RUS | 35 | 21 | 1865 |
36 | Cori Gauff | USA | 17 | 19 | 1796 |
37 | Daria Kasatkina | RUS | 23 | 27 | 1745 |
38 | Veronika Kudermetova | RUS | 23 | 32 | 1740 |
39 | Barbora Krejcikova | CZE | 25 | 26 | 1716 |
40 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | RUS | 29 | 26 | 1715 |
41 | Shuai Zhang | CHN | 32 | 27 | 1713 |
42 | Jil Teichmann | SUI | 23 | 35 | 1693 |
43 | Danielle Collins | USA | 27 | 22 | 1645 |
44 | Barbora Strycova | CZE | 35 | 22 | 1640 |
45 | Fiona Ferro | FRA | 24 | 27 | 1610 |
46 | Nadia Podoroska | ARG | 24 | 35 | 1601 |
47 | Anastasija Sevastova | LAT | 30 | 26 | 1596 |
48 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | ESP | 24 | 36 | 1590 |
49 | Saisai Zheng | CHN | 27 | 28 | 1585 |
50 | Qiang Wang | CHN | 29 | 27 | 1580 |
51 | Magda Linette | POL | 29 | 28 | 1578 |
52 | Shelby Rogers | USA | 28 | 29 | 1558 |
53 | Jelena Ostapenko | LAT | 23 | 27 | 1545 |
54 | Caroline Garcia | FRA | 27 | 32 | 1530 |
55 | Kristina Mladenovic | FRA | 27 | 31 | 1530 |
56 | Marie Bouzkova | CZE | 22 | 29 | 1514 |
57 | Sloane Stephens | USA | 28 | 23 | 1444 |
58 | Laura Siegemund | GER | 33 | 29 | 1381 |
59 | Alizé Cornet | FRA | 31 | 28 | 1310 |
60 | Polona Hercog | SLO | 30 | 27 | 1300 |
61 | Rebecca Peterson | SWE | 25 | 26 | 1300 |
62 | Su-Wei Hsieh | TPE | 35 | 24 | 1290 |
63 | Patricia Maria Tig | ROU | 26 | 31 | 1254 |
64 | Kaia Kanepi | EST | 35 | 19 | 1208 |
65 | Sorana Cirstea | ROU | 30 | 28 | 1189 |
66 | Alison Van Uytvanck | BEL | 27 | 30 | 1185 |
67 | Heather Watson | GBR | 28 | 30 | 1176 |
68 | Katerina Siniakova | CZE | 24 | 32 | 1175 |
69 | Ann Li | USA | 20 | 30 | 1174 |
70 | Bernarda Pera | USA | 26 | 35 | 1165 |
71 | Paula Badosa | ESP | 23 | 37 | 1129 |
72 | Leylah Fernandez | CAN | 18 | 26 | 1123 |
73 | Anna Blinkova | RUS | 22 | 36 | 1114 |
74 | Irina-Camelia Begu | ROU | 30 | 29 | 1084 |
75 | Anastasia Potapova | RUS | 20 | 32 | 1061 |
76 | Kristyna Pliskova | CZE | 29 | 28 | 1030 |
77 | Misaki Doi | JPN | 29 | 34 | 1021 |
78 | Ajla Tomljanovic | AUS | 27 | 34 | 1005 |
79 | Lauren Davis | USA | 27 | 25 | 990 |
80 | Camila Giorgi | ITA | 29 | 25 | 990 |
81 | Madison Brengle | USA | 31 | 30 | 974 |
82 | Viktorija Golubic | SUI | 28 | 28 | 972 |
83 | Arantxa Rus | NED | 30 | 44 | 971 |
84 | Marta Kostyuk | UKR | 18 | 28 | 971 |
85 | Nina Stojanovic | SRB | 24 | 34 | 949 |
86 | Nao Hibino | JPN | 26 | 31 | 939 |
87 | Margarita Gasparyan | RUS | 26 | 27 | 934 |
88 | Zarina Diyas | KAZ | 27 | 24 | 933 |
89 | Christina Mchale | USA | 28 | 31 | 909 |
90 | Venus Williams | USA | 40 | 19 | 908 |
91 | Danka Kovinic | MNE | 26 | 33 | 906 |
92 | Kaja Juvan | SLO | 20 | 27 | 896 |
93 | Tamara Zidansek | SLO | 23 | 29 | 885 |
94 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | BLR | 27 | 31 | 878 |
95 | Carla Suárez Navarro | ESP | 32 | 18 | 872 |
96 | Varvara Gracheva | RUS | 20 | 43 | 863 |
97 | Kirsten Flipkens | BEL | 35 | 31 | 858 |
98 | Tereza Martincova | CZE | 26 | 32 | 852 |
99 | Martina Trevisan | ITA | 27 | 31 | 844 |
100 | Ana Bogdan | ROU | 28 | 27 | 832 |
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