The new set of rankings is released at the start of the season, where Aryna Sabalenka continues to hold the World No. 1 for the first time in her career. After her last dominant season, she secured the 2024 WTA Player of the Year, according to tennis.com polls. By winning the 2024 US Open, and the 2024 Cincinnati Open, Sabalenka surpassed Iga Swiatek to become No. 1, who enjoyed a solid spell at the top of the ranking.
As this week's ranking is released, Sabalenka will continue to have 8,956 points, and Swiatek will have 8,770 points. By reaching the semifinal of the 2024 WTA Finals, Sabalenka acquired year-end No. 1 after her win against Zheng Qinwen and Jasmine Paolini and Iga Swiatek's loss to Coco Gauff in the WTA Finals.
WTA Rankings - January 2025
| Ranking | Player | Country | Age | Points |
| 1 | Aryna Sabalenka | Belarus | 26 | 8956 |
| 2 | Iga Swiatek | Poland | 23 | 8770 |
| 3 | Coco Gauff | United States | 20 | 6538 |
| 4 | Jasmine Paolini | Italy | 29 | 5289 |
| 5 | Elena Rybakina | Kazakhstan | 25 | 4893 |
| 6 | Jessica Pegula | United States | 30 | 4861 |
| 7 | Madison Keys | United States | 29 | 4680 |
| 8 | Qinwen Zheng | China | 22 | 4095 |
| 9 | Emma Navarro | United States | 23 | 3709 |
| 10 | Paula Badosa | Spain | 27 | 3608 |
| 11 | Daria Kasatkina | Russia | 27 | 3321 |
| 12 | Danielle Collins | United States | 31 | 3207 |
| 13 | Diana Shnaider | Russia | 20 | 3015 |
| 14 | Barbora Krejcikova | Czech Republic | 29 | 2783 |
| 15 | Mirra Andreeva | Russia | 17 | 2665 |
| 16 | Beatriz Haddad Maia | Brazil | 28 | 2554 |
| 17 | Donna Vekic | Croatia | 28 | 2458 |
| 18 | Anna Kalinskaya | Russia | 26 | 2207 |
| 19 | Karolina Muchova | Czech Republic | 28 | 2149 |
| 20 | Yulia Putintseva | Kazakhstan | 30 | 2137 |
| 21 | Liudmila Samsonova | Russia | 26 | 2130 |
| 22 | Marta Kostyuk | Ukraine | 22 | 2064 |
| 23 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Russia | 33 | 2035 |
| 24 | Elina Svitolina | Ukraine | 30 | 1969 |
| 25 | Katie Boulter | Great Britain | 28 | 1931 |
| 26 | Jelena Ostapenko | Latvia | 27 | 1921 |
| 27 | Leylah Fernandez | Canada | 22 | 1815 |
| 28 | Magdelna Frech | Poland | 27 | 1800 |
| 29 | Victoria Azarenka | Belarus | 35 | 1762 |
| 30 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | Russia | 30 | 1713 |
Also Read: ATP Tennis Rankings
FAQs on Women's Singles Tennis Rankings 2025
A. Aryna Sabalenka is the current World No. 1 in the WTA as of January 2025.
A. Aryna Sabalenka won the 2024 US Open women's singles title.
A. Yes, Aryna Sabalenka claimed the No. 1 WTA spot with 9,656 points as of January 2025.
A. Steffi Graf has a record of holding No. 1 for a record total of 377 weeks.
A. Martina Hingis became the youngest female tennis player in the Open Era to be ranked world No. 1 by WTA.
