Now, it's the offseason that alternates between the old and the new seasons. Although the dust has settled on the year-end rankings, some records are still continuing.
This week, Barty's number of weeks in the world reached 107th, and she was the 100th consecutive week in the women's singles world, becoming the fifth female player to achieve this result.
In 2019, Barty topped the world for the first time. However, after August 11 of that year, after only 7 weeks in the world's number one position, it was surpassed by Naomi Osaka.
Then, the Japanese went from August 12 to September 8, a four-week period to become the top player in women's singles.
On September 9, 2019, Barty once again took the world number one throne back from Naomi Osaka, which has continued to this day.
It is worth noting that the 100 consecutive weeks of ranking first in the world do not include the 20 weeks that were frozen in the ranking due to the COVID-19 pandemic from March to August 2020.
Here are the players in WTA history who have exceeded 100 consecutive weeks in the world's first week:
Week 186: Graff (17 August 1987 - 10 March 1991)
Week 186: Serena Williams (18 February 2013 to 11 September 2016)
156 weeks: Navna Tilova (14 June 1982 - 9 June 1985)
Week 113: Chris Everett (10 May 1976 – 9 July 1978)
Week 100: Barty (9 September 2019 – present)
In terms of the total number of weeks in terms of WTA number one, Barty is eighth.
Week 377: Graf
332 weeks: Navratilova
Week 319: Serena Williams
Week 260: Chris Everett
Week 209: Singis
Week 178: Seles
Week 117: Haining
Week 107: Barty
Barty has been ranked first for 100 consecutive weeks and for the third consecutive year-end ranking, becoming the fifth female player to be the number one woman for three consecutive years.
Among the active players, Serena Williams was ranked first in the year-end world for three consecutive years from 2013 to 2015, and in the history of the WTA, Navratilova was ranked first in the year-end world for five consecutive years from 1982 to 1986.
Barty won five WTA titles in 2021 with a record of 42 wins and eight losses – including her second Grand Slam title at Wimbledon. In addition, he won the Melbourne, Miami, Stuttgart and Cincinnati championships.
Two weeks later, the new season is about to begin, and the Australians have announced that they will continue to play in Adelaide and Sydney this year, and will then head to the Australian Open. Barty has previously reached at least the quarterfinals in Melbourne for three consecutive years, and the best result is to reach the semi-finals of the 2020 Australian Open, and finally lost to Kenning and could not go further. (Source: Tennis House Author: Wu Li Fun)