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Top ten ranked female tennis players (1921–1974)
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This article presents top ten lists of female singles tennis players, as ranked by various official and non-official ranking authorities throughout the history of the sport.
The article is split into two sections: 1921–1974, and since 1975 when the first official WTA rankings were published, for ease of navigation.
Top ten rankings by year
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1921
A. Wallis Myers[1] (The Daily Telegraph) |
B. H. Liddell Hart[2] (The Times) |
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More information A. Wallis Myers ...
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1923
More information A. Wallis Myers, B. H. Liddell Hart ...
A. Wallis Myers[3] | B. H. Liddell Hart[4] |
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1924
More information A. Wallis Myers ...
A. Wallis Myers[3] |
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1925
More information A. Wallis Myers, Bill Tilden (American Lawn Tennis) ...
A. Wallis Myers[3] | Bill Tilden (American Lawn Tennis)[5] |
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1926
More information A. Wallis Myers, Suzanne Lenglen ...
A. Wallis Myers[3] | Suzanne Lenglen[6] |
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1927
More information A. Wallis Myers, Bill Tilden ...
A. Wallis Myers[3] | Bill Tilden[7] |
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1928
More information A. Wallis Myers ...
A. Wallis Myers[8] |
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1929
More information A. Wallis Myers ...
A. Wallis Myers[9] | F. Gordon Lowe[10] (The Scotsman) |
Jean Samazeuilh[11] (Le Miroir des sports [fr]) |
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1930
More information A. Wallis Myers, Bill Tilden ...
A. Wallis Myers[12] | Pierre Gillou[13] (L'Auto) |
Bill Tilden[13] |
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1931
More information A. Wallis Myers, Pierre Gillou ...
A. Wallis Myers[14] | Pierre Gillou[15] | Didier Poulain (L'Auto)[15] |
Bill Tilden[16] |
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1932
More information A. Wallis Myers, Pierre Gillou ...
A. Wallis Myers[17] | Pierre Gillou[18] |
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1933
More information A. Wallis Myers, Pierre Gillou ...
A. Wallis Myers[19] | Pierre Gillou[20] |
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1934
More information A. Wallis Myers, Pierre Gillou ...
A. Wallis Myers[21] | Pierre Gillou[22] | Ned Potter (American Lawn Tennis)[23] |
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1935
More information A. Wallis Myers, Pierre Gillou ...
A. Wallis Myers[24] | Pierre Gillou[25] | Ned Potter[23] | The Times[26] |
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1936
More information A. Wallis Myers, Pierre Gillou ...
A. Wallis Myers[27] | Pierre Gillou[28] | Ned Potter[29] | The Times[30] | Harry Hopman[31] (Melbourne Herald) |
Mervyn Weston[32] (The Australasian) |
Fred Perry[33] |
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1937
More information A. Wallis Myers, Pierre Gillou ...
A. Wallis Myers[34] | Pierre Gillou[35] | Ned Potter[36] | The Times[37] | Harry Hopman[38][39] | Mervyn Weston[40] | Alfred Chave (Brisbane Telegraph)[41] |
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1938
- Last ranking by Wallis Myers before his death.
More information A. Wallis Myers, Pierre Gillou ...
A. Wallis Myers[42] | Pierre Gillou[43] | Ned Potter[44] | F. Gordon Lowe[45] | The Times[45] | American Lawn Tennis[44] | Mervyn Weston[46] | Pierre Goldschmidt (L'Auto)[47] |
Alfred Chave[48] | G. H. McElhone[45] (The Sydney Morning Herald) |
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1939
More information American Lawn Tennis, Pierre Gillou ...
American Lawn Tennis[50] | Pierre Gillou[51] | Ned Potter[52] | F. Gordon Lowe[53] | The Times[54] | Alfred Chave[55] | G. H. McElhone[56] |
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1940–1945
no world rankings (World War II)
1946
More information Pierre Gillou; Ned Potter, Harry Hopman ...
Pierre Gillou;[57] Ned Potter[23] |
Harry Hopman[58] |
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1947
More information Pierre Gillou, Ned Potter ...
Pierre Gillou[59] | Ned Potter[60][23] | John Olliff[3] (The Daily Telegraph) |
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1948
More information Pierre Gillou, Ned Potter ...
Pierre Gillou[61] | Ned Potter[62] | John Olliff[3] |
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1949
More information Pierre Gillou, Ned Potter ...
Pierre Gillou[63] | Ned Potter[23] | John Olliff[64] |
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1950
- Last Olliff ranking before his death.
More information Ned Potter, John Olliff ...
Ned Potter[65][23] | John Olliff[66] |
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1951
More information Pierre Gillou, Ned Potter ...
Pierre Gillou[67] | Ned Potter[68][23] |
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1952
More information Ned Potter, Lance Tingay (The Daily Telegraph) ...
Ned Potter[23] | Lance Tingay[69] (The Daily Telegraph) |
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1953
More information Ned Potter (World Tennis), Lance Tingay ...
Ned Potter[70][a] (World Tennis) |
Lance Tingay[3] |
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1954
More information Ned Potter, Lance Tingay ...
Ned Potter[72] | Lance Tingay[73] | New York Times (panel of experts)[74][75] |
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1955
More information Ned Potter, Lance Tingay ...
Ned Potter[76] | Lance Tingay[3] | L'Équipe |
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1956
More information Ned Potter, Lance Tingay ...
Ned Potter[77] | Lance Tingay[3] |
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1957
More information Ned Potter, Lance Tingay ...
Ned Potter[78] | Lance Tingay[3] | British Lawn Tennis (readers' poll) |
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1958
More information Ned Potter, Lance Tingay ...
Ned Potter[79] | Lance Tingay[3] | British Lawn Tennis (readers' poll) |
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1959
More information Ned Potter, Lance Tingay ...
Ned Potter[80] | Lance Tingay[3] | British Lawn Tennis (readers' poll) |
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1961
More information Ned Potter, Lance Tingay ...
Ned Potter[82] | Lance Tingay[3] | British Lawn Tennis (readers' poll) |
Denis Lalanne (L'Équipe) |
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1962
More information Ned Potter, Lance Tingay ...
Ned Potter[83] | Lance Tingay[3] | British Lawn Tennis (readers' poll) |
Ulrich Kaiser [de][84] (panel of 13 experts) |
Margaret Smith |
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1963
More information Ned Potter, Lance Tingay ...
Ned Potter[85] | Lance Tingay[3] | British Lawn Tennis (readers' poll) |
Ulrich Kaiser[86] (panel of 13 experts) |
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1964
More information Ned Potter, Lance Tingay ...
Ned Potter[87] | Lance Tingay[3] | British Lawn Tennis (readers' poll)[88] |
Ulrich Kaiser[89] (panel of 14 experts) |
Margaret Smith[90] |
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1965
- Last ranking by Potter for World Tennis magazine.
More information Ned Potter, Lance Tingay ...
Ned Potter[91] | Lance Tingay[3] | British Lawn Tennis (readers' poll) |
Ulrich Kaiser[92] (panel of 16 experts) |
Sport za Rubezhom[93] |
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1966
More information Lance Tingay, British Lawn Tennis (readers' poll) ...
Lance Tingay[94] | British Lawn Tennis (readers' poll) |
Joseph McCauley[95] (World Tennis) |
Bruce Walkley (Herald Sun) |
Pierre de Thier[96] | Sport In The USSR[97] |
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1967
- The last British Lawn Tennis readers' poll.
More information Lance Tingay, British Lawn Tennis (readers' poll) ...
Lance Tingay[3] | British Lawn Tennis (readers' poll) |
Ulrich Kaiser[98] (panel of 13 experts) |
Joseph McCauley[99] |
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1968
More information Lance Tingay, Ulrich Kaiser (panel of 18 experts) ...
Lance Tingay[100] | Ulrich Kaiser[101] (panel of 18 experts) |
Joseph McCauley;[102] Seagram's (panel of experts)[103] |
Bud Collins[104] (The Boston Globe) |
Rino Tommasi[105] (La Gazzetta dello Sport) |
The Times[106] |
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1969
More information Lance Tingay, Bud Collins ...
Lance Tingay[100] | Bud Collins[104] | Rino Tommasi;[105] Joseph McCauley[107] |
Frank Rostron[108] (Daily Express) |
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1970
More information Lance Tingay, Joseph McCauley ...
Lance Tingay[100] | Joseph McCauley[109] | Bud Collins[104] | Rino Tommasi[105] | Rex Bellamy[110] | Judith Elian[111] (L'Equipe) |
Mike Gibson[111] | Tennis magazine[112] (Germany) |
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1971
Further information: 1971 WTA Tour
More information Lance Tingay, Joseph McCauley ...
Lance Tingay[100] | Joseph McCauley[113] | Bud Collins[104] | Rino Tommasi[105] | L'Èquipe | Rex Bellamy (The Times)[114] |
Frank Rostron[115] | Björn Hellberg (Tennis Tidning) |
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1972
Further information: 1972 WTA Tour
More information Lance Tingay, Bud Collins ...
Lance Tingay[100] | Bud Collins[104] | Rino Tommasi[105] | Rex Bellamy[116] | Frank Rostron[117] | John Barrett (Financial Times) |
Neil Amdur[118] (World Tennis) |
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1973
Further information: 1973 WTA Tour
More information Lance Tingay, Bud Collins ...
Lance Tingay[100] | Bud Collins[104] | Rino Tommasi[105] | Rex Bellamy[119][b] | John Barrett | Neil Amdur | Poll of 17 international sportswriters[121] |
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1974
Further information: 1974 WTA Tour
More information Lance Tingay, Bud Collins ...
Lance Tingay[100] | Bud Collins[104] | Rino Tommasi[105] | John Barrett | World Tennis[122] | Judith Elian[123] | Rex Bellamy[124] | Tennis magazine (U.S.)[125] |
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1975–present
Main article: Top ten ranked female tennis players
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