This week, Katerina Siniakova continues to build on her legacy as one of the best doubles players in women’s tennis history.
Today she kicks off her 164th career week at No. 1, passing Cara Black for standalone third-most career weeks at the top spot in the history of the WTA doubles rankings, which began on September 10th, 1984.
She now only trails Martina Navratilova and Liezel Huber.
MOST CAREER WEEKS AT NO. 1 IN WTA RANKINGS HISTORY (players with 100 or more weeks listed):
- 237: Martina Navratilova (USA)
- 199: Liezel Huber (USA)
- 164: Katerina Siniakova (CZE)
- 163: Cara Black (ZIM)
- 137: Lisa Raymond (USA)
- 124: Natasha Zvereva (BLR)
- 111: Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (ESP)
- 110: Roberta Vinci (ITA)