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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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