What are the WTA Rankings?

The WTA Rankings are based on a rolling 52-week, cumulative system. The computer ranking system was introduced on November 3, 1975, and continues to be used to determine entry and seeing in all tournaments for singles and doubles.

There have been only 29 women who have climbed to the top of the WTA Rankings in singles taking claim to the WTA World No.1 Ranking and only 15 women have held the distinction as the year-end WTA World No.1 in singles. In doubles, 26 different players have finished as year-end WTA World No.1 in doubles.   

 

What factors are used to determine the rankings formula?

A player's ranking is determined by results at a maximum of 18 tournaments for singles and 12 for doubles. Points are awarded based on the level of tournament and a player's round-by-round progression at that tournament.

Singles

For the top-ranked singles players the ranking points breakdown includes the following:

  • Four (4) Grand Slams
  • Best Six (6) combined WTA 1000s – Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome, Toronto/Montreal, Cincinnati, Beijing
  • Best (1) non-combined WTA 1000 – Doha, Dubai, Wuhan
  • Next best seven (7) results from WTA 1000, WTA 500, WTA 250, WTA 125 and ITF tournaments

Points earned from the WTA Finals will count as an additional 19th tournament.

 

Doubles

The doubles rankings is determined by a player’s 12-best results from Grand Slams, WTA Finals, WTA 1000, WTA 500, WTA 500, WTA 250, WTA 125 and ITF tournaments during a 52-week period.

 

What does a player need to appear on the WTA Rankings?

A player must earn ranking points in at least three tournaments or earn a minimum of 10 singles ranking points in one tournament to appear on the WTA Rankings.

 

What happens if two or more players have the same ranking points total?

Singles

When two (2) or more players have the same ranking points, the tie for the ranking position will be decided according to the following priorities:

  • The player with the most combined total points from Grand Slams, WTA 1000 Mandatory Tournaments, and the WTA Finals;
  • The player with the most total points from all WTA Tournaments (including the WTA Finals) and Grand Slams;
  • The player with the fewest number of Tournaments in a 52-week period (counting any Tournaments for which she received a zero (0) ranking point result); and
  • The highest number of points from one (1) Tournament, then if needed, the second highest and so on.

Doubles

When two (2) or more players have the same number of points in the doubles rankings, the tie for the ranking position will be decided according to the following:

  1. If two (2) of the players have the same ranking points and they earned their best 12 doubles results in the previous 52-week period as a team, then the players will be tied for the same ranking
  2. The player with the most total points from all WTA and Grand Slam Tournaments, including the WTA Finals;
  3. The player with the fewest number of Tournaments in a 52-week period; and
  4. The highest number of points from one (1) Tournament, then if needed, the second highest and so on.

For complete breakdown of the WTA Rules, visit the WTA Rulebook (VIII, A-C).

SINGLES AND DOUBLES POINTS - BY ROUND

 

Description

 

W

F

SF

QF

R16

R32

R64

R128

QLFR

Q3

Q2

Q1

 

GRAND SLAM: Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open

Singles

 

2000

1300

780

430

240

130

70

10

40

30

20

2

Doubles

 

2000

1300

780

430

240

130

10

-

40

-

-

-

 

WTA FINALS 

Singles

 

*1500

*1080

*750

 

(+125 per round-robin match played; +160 per round-robin win)

Doubles

 

1500

1080

750

375

 

 

 

 

 

WTA 1000 (combined): Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome, Toronto/Montreal, Cincinnati, Beijing

96 Singles (48Q)

 

1000

650

390

215

120

65

35

10

30

-

20

2

64/60 Singles (32Q)

 

1000

650

390

215

120

65

10

-

30

-

20

2

28/32 Doubles

 

1000

650

390

215

120

10

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

WTA 1000 (non-combined): Doha, Dubai, Wuhan

56 Singles (64 Q)

 

900

585

350

190

105

60

1

-

30

22

15

1

56 Singles (48/32 Q)

 

900

585

350

190

105

60

1

-

30

-

20

1

28 Doubles

 

900

585

350

190

105

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

16 Doubles

 

900

585

350

190

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

WTA 500: 

56 Singles

 

500

325

195

108

60

32

1

-

25

-

13

1

32 Singles

 

500

325

195

108

60

1

-

-

25

-

13

1

24/16 Doubles

 

500

325

195

108

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

WTA 250: 

32 Singles (32Q/16Q)

 

250

163

98

54

30

1

g-

-

18

-

12

1

16 Doubles

 

250

163

98

54

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

WTA 125K Series

Singles

 

125

81

49

27

15

1

-

-

6

-

4

1

16 Doubles

 

125

81

49

27

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

ITF CIRCUIT EVENTS

W100 (singles)

(48M, 32/24Q)

100

65

39

21

7

1

-

-

5

-

3

-

W100 (singles)

(32M, 32Q)

100

65

39

21

12/1

1

-

-

5

-

3

-

W100 (doubles)

(16D)

100

65

39

21

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

W75 (singles)

(32M, 32Q)

75

49

29

16

9

1

-

-

3

-

2

-

W75 (singles)

(48M, 32/24Q)

75

49

29

16

5

1

-

-

3

-

2

-

W75 (doubles)

(16D)

75

49

29

16

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

W50 (singles)

(32M, 32Q)

50

33

20

11

6

1

-

-

2

-

1

-

W50 (singles)

(48M, 32/24Q)

50

33

20

11

6

3

1

-

2

-

1

-

W50 (doubles)

(16D)

50

33

20

11

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

W35 (singles)

(32M, 64/48/32/24Q)

35

23

14

8

3

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

W35 (singles)

(48M, 32/24Q)

35

23

14

8

4

2

1

-

1-

-

-

-

W35 (singles)

(16D)

35

23

14

8

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

W15 (singles)

(32M, 64/48/32/24Q)

15

10

6

3

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

W15 (doubles)

(16D)

15

10

6

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-