List of PSA women's number 1 ranked players

This article is a list of PSA women's number 1 ranked players in the Official Women's Squash World Ranking.

The Official Women's Squash World Ranking are the Professional Squash Association's (PSA) merit-based method for determining the world rankings in women's squash. The top-ranked player is the player who, over the previous 12 months, has garnered the most PSA ranking points. Points are awarded based on how far a player advances in tournaments and the category of those tournaments. The WISPA, the WSA and the PSA has used a computerized system for determining the rankings since April 1984.

An updated rankings list is released at the beginning of each month.

Number 1 ranked Women's squash players
The statistics are updated only when the PSA website revises its rankings (usually every first of each month).
Key
* Current number 1 player as of August, 2020[1]
↑ PSA Women's Ranking record
Nicol David has spent a total of 112 months and 109 consecutive months at the top of the women's world rankings, the most of any player.
No. Country Name Start date End date Months Accumulated total
1 AUSVicki CardwellApril 1983March 19841212
2 NZLSusan DevoyApril 1984February 19884747
3 ENGLisa OpieMarch 1988April 198822
 NZLSusan Devoy (2)May 1988February 199358105
4 AUSMichelle MartinMarch 1993October 19964444
5 AUSSarah Fitz-GeraldNovember 1996October 19982424
 AUSMichelle Martin (2)November 1998December 19991458
6 ENGCassie JackmanJanuary 2000October 20001010
7 NZLLeilani RoraniNovember 2000September 20011111
 AUSSarah Fitz-Gerald (2)October 2001October 20021337
8 NZLCarol OwensNovember 2002November 200211
 AUSSarah Fitz-Gerald (3)December 2002February 2003340
 NZLCarol Owens (2)March 2003May 200334
9 USANatalie GraingerJune 2003June 200311
 NZLCarol Owens (3)July 2003January 2004711
 ENGCassie Jackman (2)February 2004July 2004616
10 AUSRachael GrinhamAugust 2004November 20051616
11 NEDVanessa AtkinsonDecember 2005December 200511
12 MASNicol DavidJanuary 2006March 200633
 NEDVanessa Atkinson (2)April 2006July 200645
 MASNicol David (2)August 2006August 2015109 ↑112 ↑
13 EGYRaneem El WeleilySeptember 2015December 201544
14 ENGLaura MassaroJanuary 2016April 201644
15 EGYNour El SherbiniMay 2016November 20183131
 EGYRaneem El Weleily (2)December 2018June 20201923
16 EGYNouran GoharJuly 2020Present22

Accumulated totals are bolded on each player's final streak.
As of August, 2020.

Months at number 1
Key
Bold The current World No. 1 player
* Active streak as of August, 2020
Active players

As of August, 2020

Note: Active streak is in bold.

Months at no. 1 by country
Country No. of
players		 No. of
months		 Players
1.  New Zealand 3128Susan Devoy, Leilani Rorani, Carol Owens
2.  Australia 3114Michelle Martin, Sarah Fitz-Gerald, Rachael Grinham
3.  Malaysia 1112Nicol David
4.  Egypt 356Nour El Sherbini, Raneem El Weleily, Nouran Gohar
5.  England 322Cassie Jackman, Laura Massaro, Lisa Opie
6.  Netherlands 15Vanessa Atkinson
7.  United States 11Natalie Grainger

As of August, 2020

Players who were ranked World no. 1 without having won a World Championship
Player Date of first No. 1 position Num. of months No. 1 First World Championship final Number of finals
Lisa Opie March, 198821985 (vs. Susan Devoy)2
Leilani Rorani November, 2000112000 (vs. Carol Owens)2
Natalie Grainger June, 200312002 (vs. Sarah Fitz-Gerald)1
Nouran Gohar July, 20202None0

See also

References
  1. "PSA World Rankings". psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association (PSA). Retrieved 23 October 2014.
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