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 each Monday.

Number 1 ranked Women's squash players
The statistics are updated only when the PSA website revises its rankings (Monday of every week). In August 2022, PSA changed the world rankings from monthly to weekly.
Key
* Current number 1[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
(months)		 Days Accumulated total
(days)
1 AUSVicki CardwellApril 1983March 19841212366366
2 NZLSusan DevoyApril 1984February 1988474714301430
3 ENGLisa OpieMarch 1988April 1988226161
 NZLSusan Devoy (2)May 1988February 19935810517653195
4 AUSMichelle MartinMarch 1993October 1996444413411341
5 AUSSarah Fitz-GeraldNovember 1996October 19982424730730
 AUSMichelle Martin (2)November 1998December 199914584261767
6 ENGCassie JackmanJanuary 2000October 20001010305305
7 NZLLeilani RoraniNovember 2000September 20011111334334
 AUSSarah Fitz-Gerald (2)October 2001October 200213373961126
8 NZLCarol OwensNovember 2002November 2002113030
 AUSSarah Fitz-Gerald (3)December 2002February 2003340901216
 NZLCarol Owens (2)March 2003May 20033492122
9 USANatalie GraingerJune 2003June 2003113030
 NZLCarol Owens (3)July 2003January 2004711215307
 ENGCassie Jackman (2)February 2004July 2004616182487
10 AUSRachael GrinhamAugust 2004November 20051616487487
11 NEDVanessa AtkinsonDecember 2005December 2005113131
12 MASNicol DavidJanuary 2006March 2006339090
 NEDVanessa Atkinson (2)April 2006July 200645122153
 MASNicol David (2)August 2006August 2015109 ↑112 ↑3318 ↑3408 ↑
13 EGYRaneem El WeleilySeptember 2015December 201544122122
14 ENGLaura MassaroJanuary 2016April 201644122122
15 EGYNour El SherbiniMay 2016November 20183131944944
 EGYRaneem El Weleily (2)December 2018June 20201923547669
16 EGYNouran GoharJuly 2020October 202044123123
 EGYNour El Sherbini (2)November 2020March 202217485161460
 EGYNouran Gohar (2)April 2022Aug 28, 202259150273
No. Country Name Start date End date Weeks Accumulated total Days Accumulated total
(days)
 EGYNouran GoharAug 29, 2022May 7, 20233636252525
 EGYNour El Sherbini (3)May 8, 2023Jun 4, 202344281488
 EGYNouran Gohar (3)Jun 5, 2023Present (Sep 3, 2023)135191616

Accumulated totals are bolded on each player's final streak.

Days at number 1
Key
Bold The current World No. 1 player
‡ Active players

As 3rd of September 2023

Note: Active streak is in bold.

Days at no. 1 by country
Country No. of
players		 No. of
months		 No. of
weeks		 No. of
days		 Players
1.  New Zealand 31283836Susan Devoy, Leilani Rorani, Carol Owens
2.  Australia 31143470Michelle Martin, Sarah Fitz-Gerald, Rachael Grinham
3.  Malaysia 11123408Nicol David
4.  Egypt 380532773Nour El Sherbini, Raneem El Weleily, Nouran Gohar
5.  England 322560Cassie Jackman, Laura Massaro, Lisa Opie
6.  Netherlands 15153Vanessa Atkinson
7.  United States 1130Natalie Grainger

As 3rd of September 2023

Players who were ranked World no. 1 without having won a World Championship
Key
‡ Active players
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