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And today there’s a big one: Ashleigh Barty kicks off her 100th consecutive week at No. 1 on the WTA rankings, just the fifth woman to achieve the feat.

It’s Barty’s 107th overall week at the top spot. Her first seven weeks came from June 24 to August 11, 2019, then Naomi Osaka took over for four weeks from August 12 to September 8, 2019, and then Barty took it back on September 9, 2019.

Barty’s 100 weeks in a row since September 9, 2019 do not include the 20 weeks the WTA rankings were frozen between March and August of 2020 due to COVID-19.

PLAYERS WITH 100+ WEEKS IN A ROW AT NO. 1 IN WTA RANKINGS HISTORY
186: Steffi Graf (August 17, 1987 to March 10, 1991)
186: Serena Williams (February 18, 2013 to September 11, 2016)
156: Martina Navratilova (June 14, 1982 to June 9, 1985)
113: Chris Evert (May 10, 1976 to July 9, 1978)
100: Ashleigh Barty (September 9, 2019 to present)

In terms of overall weeks at No. 1 on the WTA rankings, Barty’s in eighth place.

MOST CAREER WEEKS AT NO. 1 IN WTA RANKINGS HISTORY
377: Steffi Graf
332: Martina Navratilova
319: Serena Williams
260: Chris Evert
209: Martina Hingis
178: Monica Seles
117: Justine Henin
107: Ashleigh Barty

Barty won a tour-leading five WTA titles this year at Melbourne-1, Miami, Stuttgart, Wimbledon and Cincinnati. All of them were at the WTA 500 level or higher.

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Barty’s 100-week run at No. 1 has also brought her three straight year-end No. 1 finishes, making her just the fifth woman to finish three straight years at No. 1.

PLAYERS WITH 3+ YEAR-END NO. 1 FINISHES IN A ROW IN WTA RANKINGS HISTORY
5 straight: Martina Navratilova (1982 to 1986)
4 straight twice: Steffi Graf (1987 to 1990, 1993 to 1996)
3 straight: Chris Evert (1975 to 1977)
3 straight: Serena Williams (2013 to 2015)
3 straight: Ashleigh Barty (2019 to 2021)

Barty, whose 42-8 record in 2021 brought her five WTA titles—including her second career Grand Slam title at Wimbledon—will be back in action in two weeks, currently scheduled to play back-to-back WTA 500 events in the first two weeks of the 2022 season in Adelaide and Sydney. Then she’ll head to the Australian Open, where she’ll look to capture Grand Slam glory at home for the first time.

The 2019 Roland Garros and 2021 Wimbledon champion has reached the quarterfinals or better the last three years in a row in Melbourne, her best result being a semifinal showing in 2020, falling to the eventual champion, Sofia Kenin.

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