During the 2021 WTA Finals, the year-end rankings of women's tennis in the world were also announced. This is a year with many notable events, fluctuations and even breakthroughs, which can be seen through statistics from the WTA Rankings.
Top 10
No. 1 - Ashleigh Barty: For the third consecutive year, Barty ended the year as No. 1, catching up with legends Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Serena Williams and Chris Evert.
No. 2 - Aryna Sabalenka: The 23-year-old Belarus player became the 33rd female tennis player to finish the year in the Top 2 since the rankings were introduced in 1975.
No. 3 - Garbine Muguruza: After 3 consecutive finishes in the Top 10 at the end of the year (2015-17), the 2021 WTA Finals title took her to 3rd place after finishing last season at No. 15.
No. 4 - Karolina Pliskova: This is the sixth consecutive time Pliskova has finished in the Top 10, the longest streak of activities.
No. 5 - Barbora Krejcikova: Krejcikova's best year-end finish is 65th (in 2020). She is the only player to finish the year in the Top 10 in singles (5th) and doubles (2nd).
The remaining positions: Maria Sakkari (6) - the first female Greek player to finish the year in the Top 10; Anett Kontaveit (7) - the highest position an Estonian player has ever achieved; Paula Badosa (8); Iga Swiatek (7) - the second Polish female player to finish the year in the Top 10, after Agnieszka Radwańska; Ons Jabeur (10) - the first female Arab player to finish in the Top 10.
Top 100
17: At the age of 17 years and 247 days, Coco Gauff, an American, is the youngest player in the Top 100.
6: There are 6 teenagers in the Top 100 at the end of the year - Leylah Fernandez, Mart Kostyuk, Camila Osorio, Emma Raducanu, Santa Tauson and Gauff.
4: There are 4 players in the Top 50 in both singles and doubles: Barbora Krejcikova, Elise becauseens (No. 21 singles, No. 4 doubles), Veronika Kudermetova (No. 31 and 14) and Katerina Siniakova (No. 49 and No. 2).
40: At age of 40, 50 days, Serena Williams (41) is the oldest person in the Top 100.
35: Tennis players from 35 countries are in the Top 100 (US leads with 16 people).
25.2: The average age of the Top 10 at the end of the year is 25.2 years old, equal to 2020.
Top 100 for the first time
17: 17 female tennis players entered the Top 100 for the first time in 2021 - in order of time, Clara Tauson (8.3), Tereza Martincova (5.4), Camila Osorio (24.); Liudmila Samson (21.); Anhelina Kalinina (12.7), Clara Burel (19.7), Mayar Sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh 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3: The three teenagers who made the Top 100 for the first time were Tauson (18 years, 77 days) as the youngest, followed by Raducanu (18 years, 304 days) and Osorio (19 years, 153 days).
30: At 30, 32 days old, Parrices Diaz is the oldest player to make the Top 100 for the first time this year
5: Of the 17 players who debuted in the Top 100, 5 have won the WTA 125 title this year - Bondar, Frech, Parrizas Diaz, Sherif and Tauson.
The players with the most promotions
Ana Konjuh (+472 ranks, from 538 to 66)
Emma Raducanu (+324, 343 to 19)
Beatriz Haddad Maia (+276, 358 to 92)
Anna Bondar (+183, 273 to 90)
Maryna Zanevska (+177, 258 to 81)
Nuria Parrizas Diaz (+167, 232 to 65)
under Burel (+158, 235 to 77)
Camila Osorio (+131, 186 to 55)
Claire Liu (+128, 222 to 94)
Anhelina Kalinina (+110, 162 to 52)
fairly Taison (+108, 152 to 44).
Players with the most titles (including singles and doubles)
9 Krejcikova (3 singles, 5 doubles women, 1 mixed-women)
6 Barty (5 1-0)
6 Katerina Siniakova (0-6-0)
5 Elise Mertens (1-4-0)
5 Desirae Krawczyk (0-2-3)
5 Shuko Aoyama (0-5-0)
5 Ena Shibahara (0-5-0)
The players who won the most singles titles
5 " Barty (1 Grand Slam, 2 WTA 1000, 2 WTA 500)
4 Anett Kontaveit (2 WTA 500, 2 WTA 250)
3 Krejcikova (1 Grand Slam, 2 WTA 250)
3 Garbine Muguruza (1 Year End, 1 WTA 1000, 1 WTA 500)
Remaining important titles
Australian Open (Naomi Osaka), US Open (Raducanu), Tokyo Olympic ( Belinda Bencic).
