Kvitova begins milestone 400th week inside top 10 of WTA Rankings, only one other active player has completed feat

Petra Kvitova's longevity in the WTA has been shown this week with a landmark 400th week inside the top 10 of the rankings.

Kvitova first broke into the elite in 2011 and has since returned to the top ten after winning her ninth WTA 1000 title in Miami recently.

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Only Venus Williams out of the current crop of active players has also achieved over this achievement putting Kvitova with elite company.

For reference Williams spent 636 weeks in the top ten between 1998 and 2018, Simona Halep is another player who is close with 394 but with current doping predicaments likely won''t reach that number for a while.

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KVITOVA’S CAREER WEEKS IN THE TOP 10 (400 & COUNTING) - as per tennis.com.

• 122 weeks from May 9th, 2011 to September 8th, 2013
• 137 weeks from September 30th, 2013 to May 15th, 2016
• 2 weeks from June 27th to July 10th, 2016
• 102 weeks from February 19th, 2018 to February 2nd, 2020
• 25 weeks from October 12th, 2020 to April 4th, 2021
• 2 weeks from April 12th to 25th, 2021
• 1 week from May 10th to 16th, 2021
• 2 weeks from June 28th to July 11th, 2021
• 2 weeks from September 13th to 26th, 2021
• 5 weeks (and counting) since April 3rd, 2023

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