From Martina to Hsieh: All 25 WTA Doubles Year-End No.1s
Since 1984, there have been 25 players crowned WTA Doubles Year-End No.1. From Martina Navratilova to Hsieh Su-Wei, look back at all of the players who achieved the feat.
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Martina Navratilova was crowned the first WTA Doubles Year-End No.1 in 1984, resuming her reign at the top for four more years in 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989.
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Pam Shriver (center) finished the year as Doubles No.1 in 1985, and partnered with Navratilova during their stay at the top.
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Czech Republic’s Helena Sukova was the third WTA Year-End No.1 in doubles, with finishes at the top in 1990 and 1992.
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Her partner and countrywoman Jana Novotna reached the Year-End No.1 Ranking herself in 1991.
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Gigi Fernandez (left) became the fifth Year-End No.1 in 1993, having partnered with Natasha Zvereva during the year.
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Belarusian trailblazer Natasha Zvereva (right) finished the year as Doubles No.1 in 1994, 1997 and 1998.
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For back-to-back years in 1995 and 1996, Spain’s Arantxa Sanchez Vicario was the WTA Doubles Year-End No.1.
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Anna Kournikova ended the 1999 WTA season at the top of the doubles game, having partnered with Martina Hingis.
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Asia’s first Doubles Year-End No.1 was Ai Sugiyama of Japan, who achieved the feat in 2000.
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Lisa Raymond became the tenth WTA Doubles Year-End No.1 in 2001.
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Argentina’s Paola Suarez recorded back-to-back year-end finishes at the top in 2002 and 2003.
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Her partner Virginia Ruano Pascual, of Spain, also reached the Year-End No.1 Ranking in 2004.
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Zimbabwe’s Cara Black became the 13th Year-End No.1-ranked doubles player in 2005.
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In 2006, Samantha Stosur and Raymond became the WTA’s first Doubles Year-End co-World No.1s.
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Liezel Huber (right) and Black shared the Year-End No.1 ranking as well in 2007, 2008 and 2009, with Huber herself claiming an additional No.1 finish in 2011.
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Gisela Dulko of Argentina was the 16th WTA Doubles Year-End No.1 in 2010.
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Roberta Vinci was the first Italian player to hold the WTA’s Doubles Year-End No.1 Ranking, rising to the top in 2012.
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Her partner Sara Errani (left) joined her at the top in 2013, and the pair shared the WTA Doubles Year-End No.1 ranking for two years.
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Indian trailblazer Sania Mirza recorded back to back Year-End No.1 finishes in 2015 and 2016.
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Martina Hingis (left) and Latisha Chan became the 20th and 21st Doubles Year-End co-No.1s after a successful 2017 season.
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Katerina Siniakova (left) and Barbora Krejcikova also shared the WTA Doubles Year-End No.1 Ranking in 2018.
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In 2019, Barbora Strycova became the fifth Czech player to hold the WTA Doubles Year-End No.1 Ranking.
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Her partner Hsieh Su-Wei edged in front in 2020, and finished the season as the 25th WTA Doubles Year-End World No.1.
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