Iga Swiatek has entered the list of the top ten players with the most weeks as world No. 1 and has matched Caroline Wozniacki's record.
The Polish player continues to accumulate weeks as the world No. 1 and has reached a consecutive total of 71 weeks as the leader of the rankings.
Swiatek's 71 consecutive weeks at the top position puts her on par with Caroline Wozniacki, who held the world No. 1 ranking for a total of 71 weeks from 2010 to 2018.
Interestingly, Wozniacki will be making her return to professional tennis this week after her retirement at the 2020 Australian Open. She will debut against the Australian player Kimberly Birrell.
Among the female tennis players with the highest number of weeks at world No. 1, Steffi Graf leads the list with 377 weeks, followed by Martina Navratilova with 332 weeks, and Serena Williams with 319 weeks.
Other former players who still feature on the list include Chris Evert, Martina Hingis, Monica Seles, Ashleigh Barty, Justine Henin, and Lindsay Davenport, all of whom have retired from professional tennis.
Among the active players who have already reached world No. 1, the closest contenders to Swiatek's 71 weeks are Simona Halep with 64 weeks and Victoria Azarenka with 51 weeks.
This puts them ahead of other former world No. 1 players like Naomi Osaka, Angelique Kerber, Venus Williams, Karolina Pliskova, and Garbiñe Muguruza.
Although Swiatek has maintained her dominance in the WTA rankings since Barty's retirement, Sabalenka had a chance to break Swiatek's streak if she had reached the Wimbledon final. However, Sabalenka fell in the semifinals against Ons Jabeur.
In the upcoming weeks, the 20-year-old Swiatek will be competing in the WTA 1000 Canadian Open and Cincinnati Open, tournaments where she has not achieved significant results in the past, only reaching the round of 16. These tournaments will give her the opportunity to earn points for her ranking.
However, at the US Open, Swiatek will have to defend 2000 points from her title win in 2022. She will also have to keep a close eye on Sabalenka in the WTA rankings, as the Belarusian has had a better 2023 season.
Despite both players winning a Grand Slam this year, Sabalenka has accumulated 500 points more than Swiatek and is putting pressure on her rival.
Most Weeks at no. 1 in WTA ⭐️ #1 Graf 377 #2 Navratilova 332 #3 Serena Williams 319 #4 Evert 260 #5 Hingis 209 #6 Seles 178 #7 Barty 121 #8 Henin 117 #9 Davenport 98 #10 Wozniacki 71 = SWIATEK 71 By equalling Wozniacki, world #1 Swiatek enters the all-time top 10. Milestone.
