Barty begins 100th consecutive week ranked World No.1

Ashleigh Barty continues to make history, as the Australian set a new record by becoming just the fifth woman in WTA Rankings history to spend 100 or more straight weeks ranked as the World No.1.

This is Barty’s 107th overall week at the top spot. Her first seven weeks came from June 24 to August 11, 2019, then Naomi Osaka took over for four weeks from August 12 to September 8, 2019, and then Barty took it back on September 9, 2019.

Barty’s 100 weeks in a row since September 9, 2019 do not include the 20 weeks the WTA rankings were frozen between March and August of 2020 due to COVID-19.

PLAYERS WITH 100+ WEEKS IN A ROW AT NO. 1 IN WTA RANKINGS HISTORY
186: Steffi Graf (August 17, 1987 to March 10, 1991)
186: Serena Williams (February 18, 2013 to September 11, 2016)
156: Martina Navratilova (June 14, 1982 to June 9, 1985)
113: Chris Evert (May 10, 1976 to July 9, 1978)
100: Ashleigh Barty (September 9, 2019 to present)

Barty, whose 42-8 record in 2021 brought her five WTA titles—including her second career Grand Slam title at Wimbledon—will be back in action in two weeks, currently scheduled to play back-to-back WTA 500 events in the first two weeks of the 2022 season in Adelaide and Sydney. Then she’ll head to the Australian Open, where she’ll look to capture Grand Slam glory at home for the first time.