Poland’s Iga Swiatek has taken over from Australia’s Ashleigh Barty as the women’s world No.
1 tennis player after the then 25-year-old’s shock immediate retirement in March 2022. Here are all 28 players to have held the women’s world No.1 ranking since computer rankings were introduced in 1976.
It is an eclectic mix, with some incredible –
and at times shocking – stories.
