NOW YOU KNOW

Serena Williams will pass her sister, Venus, as the No. 1 player on the WTA Tour when the rankings are released today. A look at the 11 players who held the No. 1 ranking with weeks at No. 1 and date of first appearance:

*--* Player Weeks Date STEFFI GRAF 378 Aug. 17, 1987 MARTINA NAVRATILOVA 331 July 10, 1978 CHRIS EVERT 262 Nov. 3, 1975 MARTINA HINGIS 209 March 31, 1997 MONICA SELES 178 March 11, 1991 LINDSAY DAVENPORT 37 Oct. 12, 1998 TRACY AUSTIN 22 April 7, 1980 JENNIFER CAPRIATI 17 Oct. 15, 2001 ARANTXA SANCHEZ-VICARIO 12 Feb. 6, 1995 VENUS WILLIAMS 11 Feb. 25, 2002 SERENA WILLIAMS 1 July 8, 2002

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