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Sabalenka Celebrates 100th Week at No.1 – Tennis Now


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Aryna Sabalenka hasn’t won a Slam in 2026, but she’s still No.1.

Aryna Sabalenka continues to run the table at the top of the WTA rankings. 

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The four-time major champion made it to triple digits on Monday, becoming the 10th WTA player to hold the No.1 ranking for at least 100 weeks.

WTA Weeks at No.1 All-Time

Rank Player Weeks at No.1
1 Steffi Graf 377
2 Martina Navratilova 332
3 Serena Williams 319
4 Chris Evert 260
5 Martina Hingis 209
6 Monica Seles 178
7 Iga Swiatek 125
8 Ashleigh Barty 121
9 Justine Henin 117
10 Aryna Sabalenka 100
11 Lindsay Davenport 98
12 Caroline Wozniacki 71
13 Simona Halep 64
14 Victoria Azarenka 51
15 Amélie Mauresmo 39
16 Angelique Kerber 34
17 Dinara Safina 26
18 Naomi Osaka 25
19 Tracy Austin 21
20 Maria Sharapova 21
21 Kim Clijsters 20
22 Jelena Janković 18
23 Jennifer Capriati 17
24 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 12
25 Ana Ivanovic 12
26 Venus Williams 11
27 Karolína Plíšková 8
28 Garbiñe Muguruza 4
29 Evonne Goolagong Cawley 2

Sabalenka, who has spent the last 92 weeks atop the rankings, recently surpassed Monica Seles for the sixth-longest uninterrupted reign at No.1 in WTA history. 

Only Steff Graf, Serena Williams, Martina Navratilova, Ash Barty and Chris Evert have enjoyed longer runs at No.1. 

Longest Runs of Consecutive Weeks at No.1, WTA History

Rank Player Consecutive Weeks
1 Steffi Graf 186
2 Serena Williams 186
3 Martina Navratilova 156
4 Ashleigh Barty 114
5 Chris Evert 113
6 Steffi Graf (2) 94
7 Aryna Sabalenka (Active) 92
8 Monica Seles 91
9 Martina Navratilova (2) 90
10 Steffi Graf (3) 87
11 Martina Hingis 80
12 Chris Evert (2) 76
13 Iga Swiatek 75
14 Martina Hingis (2) 73
15 Monica Seles (2) 64
16 Justine Henin 61
17 Serena Williams (2) 57
18 Iga Swiatek (2) 50
19 Serena Williams (3) 49
20 Caroline Wozniacki 49

Chris Oddo. Chris Oddo is a freelance sportswriter, podcaster, blogger and social media marker who is a lead contributor to Tennisnow.com. He also writes for USOpen.org, Rolandgarros.com, BNPParibasOpen.com, TennisTV.com, WTAtennis.com and the official US Open program.

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