Four-time Grand Slam champion, world No. 1 Belarusian tennis player Arina Sobolenko is spending her 74th consecutive week as the leader of the world rankings.
In this regard, she surpassed Martina Hingis (73 weeks). Now the Belarusian occupies the sole 13th place in history.
The leaders in terms of the duration of continuous time at the top are Steffi Graf and Serena Williams (186 weeks each). To break this record, Sobolenko needs to remain at the top of the rankings for another 26 months...
Last week, Arina Sobolenko became the champion of the WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells, USA. In the final match, the Belarusian defeated two-time major winner from Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina — 3:6, 6:3, 7:6 (8:6).
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