Barty Finishes Year as WTA’s No. 1 for 3rd Consecutive Time

Australia's Ashleigh Barty poses with the trophy for the media after winning the women's singles final after defeating the Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova on day twelve of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, on July 10, 2021. Pete Nichols/Pool via AP

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Wimbledon champion Ash Barty finished No. 1 in the WTA singles rankings for the third consecutive season, while Katerina Siniakova topped the doubles rankings for the second time.

Barty, a 25-year-old from Australia, joins Serena Williams, Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, and Chris Evert as the only women to lead the year-end tennis rankings three straight times.