Aryna Sabalenka reached a new milestone by extending her record of 77 consecutive weeks as the world's No. 1 women's tennis player, surpassing 18-time Grand Slam singles champion Chris Evert.
According to the WTA on Tuesday, Sabalenka rose to 11th place on the list of women who have spent the longest week as world No. 1 of all time.
To break into the top 10, Sabalenka must surpass Martina Hingis, who is currently ranked 10th all-time. She was world No. 1 for 80 consecutive weeks from 1997 to 1998.
Meanwhile, the current top 10 list is led by Steffi Graf and Serena Williams, both with 186 consecutive weeks, followed by Martina Navratilova with 156 weeks, and Ashleigh Barty with 114 weeks.
Evert holds a longer record than Sabalenka currently holds, with 113 consecutive weeks at No. 1 from 1976-1978.
Graf also holds another record of 94 weeks. Monica Seles is next in seventh place with 91 weeks, followed by Navratilova again with 90 weeks, Graf again with 87 weeks, and Hingis with 80 weeks rounding out the top 10.
