The Official Women's Squash World Ranking is the official world ranking for women's

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. The ranking is to rate the performance level of female professional squash player. It is also a merit-based method used for determining entry and seeding in women's squash tournaments. The rankings are produced monthly. The current world number one is

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of Egypt, who replaced Raneem El Welily in July 2020. The

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, the WSA and the

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has used a computerized system for determining the rankings since April 1984.

PSA ranking policy

Players competing in PSA tournaments earn ranking points according to how far they get in the draw. The points available depend on the prize money and the draw size. The monthly rankings (issued on the 1st of the month) are used in selecting entries to tournaments and in determining the seeds. The total number of points a player earns in the previous twelve months is divided by the number of tournaments played (a minimum divisor of ten is used) to give a ranking average. Where a player has played more than 9 tournaments the best scores may be selected (i.e. the lowest are not included) according to the Averaging Formula. (See table below.) For example, a player who has competed in 13 events will have her best 10 scores used. These will be accumulated and divided by 10. Players competing in PSA World Tour Events earn ranking points according to the prize money, classification of the event, and the final position in the draw the player reaches.

Divisor

A divisor is selected based on the number of tournaments played during the year as shown in the table below (the minimum divisor is ten). The average is calculated from the highest points scored for this number of events over the past twelve months:

Current world ranking

''Note:'' The monthly ranking for the women's squash (world ranking) is taken directly from the Professional Squash Association (

) official website.

World number 1 since 1983

Number one ranked players

The following is a list of players who have achieved the world number one position since April 1983 (active players in green) : ''Last update: February, 2022''

Monthly world number 1 since 1983

2017–2020

2013–2016

2009–2012

2005–2008

2001–2004

1997–2000

1993–1996

1989–1992

1986–1988

1983–1985

Year end world top 10 players and ranking point tallies since 1994

2018-2020

2015-2017

2012-2014

2009-2011

2006–2008

''Note:''
1) Natalie Grinham changed her nationality in 2008.

2003–2005

2000–2002

1997–1999

1994–1996

Year-end number 1

* 1983:

Vicki Cardwell Vicki Cardwell BEM (née Hoffmann, born 21 April 1955, in Adelaide, South Australia) is a former World No. 1 squash player from Australia. She was one of the leading players on the international squash circuit from the late-1970s through to t ...

* 1984:

Susan Devoy Dame Susan Elizabeth Anne Devoy (born 4 January 1964) is a former New Zealand squash player and senior public servant. As a squash player, she was dominant in the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning the World Open on four occasions. She served ...

* 1985: Susan Devoy (2) * 1986: Susan Devoy (3) * 1987: Susan Devoy (4) * 1988: Susan Devoy (5) * 1989: Susan Devoy (6) * 1990: Susan Devoy (7) * 1991: Susan Devoy (8) * 1992: Susan Devoy (9) * 1993:

Michelle Martin Michelle Susan Martin, OAM (born 29 April 1967) is an Australian former professional squash player who was one of the game's leading players in the 1990s. She was ranked number one in the world from 1993 to 1996 and again in 1998 and 1999, a ...

* 1994: Michelle Martin (2) * 1995: Michelle Martin (3) * 1996:

Sarah Fitz-Gerald Sarah Elizabeth Fitz-Gerald AM (born 1 December 1968) is an Australian women's squash player who won five World Open titles – 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002. She ranks alongside Janet Morgan, Nicol David, Susan Devoy, Michelle Martin an ...

* 1997: Sarah Fitz-Gerald (2) * 1998: Michelle Martin (4) * 1999:

Leilani Rorani Leilani Rorani (formerly Joyce, née Marsh; born 15 April 1974) is a New Zealand former squash player. During her professional career, she reached the world number 1 ranking, won the British Open in 1999 and 2000, and finished runner-up at the ...

* 2000: Leilani Rorani (2) * 2001: Sarah Fitz-Gerald (3) * 2002: Sarah Fitz-Gerald (4) * 2003: Carol Owens * 2004:

Rachael Grinham Rachael Margaret Grinham (born 22 January 1977 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is an Australian professional squash player. She won the World Open in 2007, and the British Open in 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2009. She reached the World No. 1 ranking in ...

* 2005:

Vanessa Atkinson Vanessa Louise Atkinson (born 10 March 1976 in Newcastle, England) is a former professional squash player from the Netherlands, who won the World Open in 2004 and reached the World No. 1 ranking in December 2005. Atkinson was born in England ...

* 2006:

Nicol David Datuk Nicol Ann David (born August 26, 1983) is a retired female Malaysian professional squash player. Beginning in August 2006, David was the world number one for a record-breaking 108 consecutive months, finally ceding the ranking in Septembe ...

* 2007: Nicol David (2) * 2008: Nicol David (3) * 2009: Nicol David (4) * 2010: Nicol David (5) * 2011: Nicol David (6) * 2012: Nicol David (7) * 2013: Nicol David (8) * 2014: Nicol David (9) * 2015:

Raneem El Weleily Raneem Mohamed Yasser Saad El Din El Welily ( ar, رنيم محمد ياسر سعد الدين الوليلي; born 1 January 1989, in Alexandria, Egypt) is a former professional squash player from Egypt. She has reached a career-high world ranki ...

* 2016:

Nour El Sherbini Nour El Sherbini ( ar, نور الشربيني; born 1 November 1995) is an Egyptian professional squash player. She is a six time World champion and became the youngest woman to win the Women's World Championship (2015). In 2016, she retained h ...

* 2017: Nour El Sherbini (2) * 2018: Raneem El Weleily (2) * 2019: Raneem El Weleily (3) * 2020: Nour El Sherbini (3)

Notes and references

External links

PSA World Rankings website

WSA official world rankings website

WISPA World Ranking history
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