Latest Estimated Performance Level (EPL)-ranking

The ranking lists from the 2023 season are now available in the Archive. Here I will continue to link the most recent Women's ranking. The last ranking currently available is the ranking of July 14, 2024.

Find the latest ranking here

Season 2023 summary

The season's summary for 2023 is out today!

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Season 2022 summary

The season's summary for 2022 is out today!

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Season 2021 summary

The season's summary for 2021 is out today!

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Season 2020 summary

The season's summary for 2020 is out today!

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Season 2019 summary

The season's summary for 2019 is out today!

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Season 2018 summary

As promised below, I have included the summary of the 2018 season on this site, which looks at the shifts at the top, the major risers and the disappointments. All news items from 2018 have also been moved to the season's overview page.

See more on the Season 2018 summary page

New policy for publication of women's tennis rankings

Over the past eight months or so, I did not have access to my website as the security policy had been changed and I had other things to do besides bothering with it. Today I regained access to my website and I decided not to continue writing weekly news updates. From now on, and from June 2018 onward, I will publish the weekly rankings only on the archive page, which I have referenced in this item. I will be writing a season summary for 2018 soon.

See more on the Women's Tennis Archive page

Sports Ranking System applied to Women's Tennis

In 1991 I have designed a ranking system for sports teams, which I have applied to tennis players since the end of 2010. On this page you can find the most current ranking of female tennis players, an overview of some past rankings and a more detailed explanation of the working of my rating system. It is the same system as I use for national football teams.

My ranking system is somewhat similar to the rating system used in chess. First of all, each player has a rating which gives an indication of their strength. By playing matches, they can gain or lose points from their opponents, not from any other players. The main difference between my ranking system and the WTA ranking system is that the latter is mainly a system of merit, which is used for determining tournament acceptance and seedings, and my system is mainly a measure of strength aimed at predicting results. In the WTA-system, tournament finals count very heavily, whereas in my system, all matches in a tournament weigh equally, and scores are determined not just by winning or losing, but mainly by the scoreline. Whether one gains or loses points depends on the difference in strength between the players, and the extent to which the scoreline reflects this difference in strength.

More background on the ranking system