Best Female Tennis Players 2023-2024: Tennis is a very popular sport, and female tennis players are a big part of why people love it. In this article, we’ll talk about the best female tennis players for the years 2023/2024.
Best Female Tennis Players 2023-2024
We’ve picked out the 5 best female tennis players based on their rankings, the number of titles they’ve won, and how famous they are. If you think there are other players who should be on this list, you can tell us in the comments.
1. Aryna Sabalenka
The top-ranked female tennis player for 2023-2024 is Aryna Sabalenka. She was born on May 5, 1998, in Minsk, Belarus.
Aryna Sabalenka emerged victorious at the 2023 Australian Open by defeating Elena Rybakina in a thrilling final with a score of 4–6, 6–3, 6–4. This victory marked Sabalenka’s first major singles title, and she demonstrated exceptional performance throughout the tournament, losing only one set, which happened in the championship match against Rybakina.
Sabalenka had a great start to the 2021 season by winning her first tournament in Abu Dhabi, although she lost in the final to Weronika Kudermetowa. During the 2021 Australian Open, she reached the round of 16 in singles but won the doubles tournament with Elise Mertens, marking her second Grand Slam doubles title. She also became the number one-ranked doubles player in the world. She then decided to focus more on her singles career.
In May, she secured her first WTA 1000 category tournament win in Madrid, defeating Ashleigh Barty, and it was her first victory on clay. Her biggest achievement came in January 2023 when she won her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, defeating Jelena Rybakina in the final.
Sabalenka made her debut for the Belarus Fed Cup team in 2016, helping her team win against Russia. Since then, she has played 21 matches in both singles and doubles for her country, winning eleven of them, with a personal record of 10 wins and 6 losses.
2. Iga Swiatek
The second place in our ranking is Iga Świątek, a talented Polish tennis player born on May 31, 2001, in Warsaw.
In early 2022, Świątek had an impressive run at the Australian Open, reaching the semifinals. Following that, she went on an incredible winning streak, securing victories at three WTA 1000 tournaments in Doha, Indian Wells, and Miami, all without losing a set. This outstanding performance, coupled with Ashleigh Barty’s retirement, propelled Świątek to the top of the world rankings on April 4, 2022, making her the first Polish woman to achieve this ranking.
In April 2022, she continued her winning streak by defeating Aryna Sabalenka in the Stuttgart tournament’s final, marking her fourth consecutive tournament victory. She then added another title to her collection in Rome in May, defeating Ons Jabeur in the final.
Świątek’s most significant achievement came in June 2022 when she won her second Grand Slam title at the French Open, defeating Coco Gauff in the final.
Between February 21, 2022 (Doha), and June 27, 2022 (Wimbledon), Świątek won an impressive 37 consecutive matches, the longest winning streak in the 21st century in the WTA.
At the US Open, Świątek clinched the women’s singles title by defeating Ons Jabeur in straight sets, becoming the first Polish woman to win the US Open in singles. With this victory, she secured her third singles Grand Slam title, and she won two Grand Slam titles in 2022 alone.
In 2023, Świątek successfully defended her title at the French Open, defeating Karolína Muchová in a thrilling final, winning her third French Open title and fourth major title overall. She also became the third woman in the Open Era, following Monica Seles and Naomi Osaka, to win her first four major finals and the youngest woman to achieve this feat since Serena Williams in 2002.
3. Coco Gauff
The third-ranked player on our list is Coco Gauff, an American tennis sensation born on March 13, 2004, in Delray Beach, Florida.
Coco Gauff had a remarkable victory at the 2023 US Open, where she defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final with a score of 2–6, 6–3, 6–2. This win marked her first major singles title and made her the first American teenager to win the US Open since Serena Williams achieved the feat in 1999.
Iga Świątek was the previous year’s champion but lost in the fourth round to Jeļena Ostapenko. Her loss guaranteed that a new champion would emerge at the US Open. Both Świątek and Sabalenka were competing for the WTA No. 1 singles ranking. However, due to Świątek’s fourth-round loss, Sabalenka secured the top ranking at the end of the tournament, marking her first time at the pinnacle of her career.
4. Marketa Vondrousova
Ranked fourth on our list is Marketa Vondrousova, a Czech tennis player born on June 28, 1999, in Sokolov. Marketa Vondrousova’s notable achievements in her individual tennis career include reaching the final at the 2019 French Open and winning a silver medal at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
In the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, she reached the fourth round for the first time in this major tournament. Her journey included victories over Peyton Stearns, 12th seed Veronika Kudermetova, and 20th seed Donna Vekić. This achievement meant that she had now reached the fourth round in all Grand Slam tournaments. In the fourth round, she defeated her compatriot and 32nd seed Marie Bouzková, marking her first quarterfinal appearance in a major since the 2019 French Open. In the quarterfinals, she made an impressive comeback from a 1–4 deficit in the third set to defeat fourth seed Jessica Pegula, earning her a spot in her first Wimbledon semifinal.
Vondrousova’s remarkable performance at Wimbledon made her only the third woman in the Open Era to defeat four seeded players to reach the semifinals at the All England Club, alongside Zheng Jie (2008) and Barbora Strýcová (2019). In the semifinals, she defeated Elina Svitolina in straight sets, advancing to her first Wimbledon final and her second Grand Slam final overall. On July 15, she triumphed over Ons Jabeur in the final, becoming the first unseeded ladies’ singles Wimbledon champion in the Open Era. Notably, her world ranking was No. 42 at the time, making her the lowest-ranked Wimbledon champion in the Open Era.
5. Elena Rybakina
The fifth spot on our ranking goes to Elena Rybakina, who was born on June 17, 1999, in Moscow but has represented Kazakhstan in tennis since 2018. Her most significant achievement to date is winning the Wimbledon title in 2022.
In May 2023, Rybakina secured her first WTA 1000 clay title when her opponent, Anhelina Kalinina, retired during the second set of their match. This victory propelled her to her career-high ranking of world No. 4. At the 2023 French Open, despite receiving a walkover in the third round due to a respiratory illness, she reached world No. 3 in the rankings by June 12, 2023. However, on June 26, 2023, Rybakina had to withdraw from the Eastbourne International event due to a viral illness.
As the defending champion at Wimbledon, Rybakina made it to the quarterfinals but lost to Ons Jabeur in a three-set match. Following her Wimbledon run, she reached the semifinals at the Canadian Open for the first time in her career. She had notable victories over Jennifer Brady and Sloane Stephens before defeating Daria Kasatkina in a marathon match that lasted 3 hours and 27 minutes, making it the longest match of Rybakina’s career. This match concluded at 2:55 a.m. local time. However, in the semifinals, Rybakina lost to Ludmilla Samsonova in three sets. She also reached the third round of the US Open as the fourth seed but was defeated by Sorana Cîrstea in a three-set match.
