Serena Williams’s highest WTA doubles ranking was No. 1. She first reached the top spot in doubles on July 8, 2002, alongside her rise as one of the sport’s leading singles players.
Serena spent eight weeks ranked No. 1 in doubles. Her doubles success was closely linked to Venus: together they won 14 Grand Slam titles, three Olympic gold medals, and numerous other tournaments. Serena’s first major doubles title came at the 1999 French Open, and the sisters remained an elite team across multiple eras.
It is easy to confuse Serena’s singles and doubles ranking histories. She held the singles No. 1 ranking for 319 weeks, including 186 consecutive weeks, while her doubles No. 1 reign was much shorter. Serena is also one of the rare players to reach No. 1 in both singles and doubles, a distinction shared by only a small group of champions.