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Aryna Sabalenka hasn’t won a Slam in 2026, but she’s still No.1.
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By Chris Oddo
07/20/2026
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-TimeRankPlayerWeeks at No.11Steffi Graf3772Martina Navratilova3323Serena Williams3194Chris Evert2605Martina Hingis2096Monica Seles1787Iga Swiatek1258Ashleigh Barty1219Justine Henin11710Aryna Sabalenka10011Lindsay Davenport9812Caroline Wozniacki7113Simona Halep6414Victoria Azarenka5115Amélie Mauresmo3916Angelique Kerber3417Dinara Safina2618Naomi Osaka2519Tracy Austin2120Maria Sharapova2121Kim Clijsters2022Jelena Janković1823Jennifer Capriati1724Arantxa Sánchez Vicario1225Ana Ivanovic1226Venus Williams1127Karolína Plíšková828Garbiñe Muguruza429Evonne Goolagong Cawley2
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 HistoryRankPlayerConsecutive Weeks1Steffi Graf1862Serena Williams1863Martina Navratilova1564Ashleigh Barty1145Chris Evert1136Steffi Graf (2)947Aryna Sabalenka (Active)928Monica Seles919Martina Navratilova (2)9010Steffi Graf (3)8711Martina Hingis8012Chris Evert (2)7613Iga Swiatek7514Martina Hingis (2)7315Monica Seles (2)6416Justine Henin6117Serena Williams (2)5718Iga Swiatek (2)5019Serena Williams (3)4920Caroline Wozniacki49
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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