Rankings are determined by points earned in each tournament. The ranking system utilizes the past 365 days results to come up with point totals for each player. Those totals are then utilized to rank players accordingly.
Every woman tennis tournament has an amount of points. The player that gets them wins round. More important is the tournament, higher is the amount of the points.
The total points earned by each player in all tennis tournaments played over the past 365 days is calculated. The player who has the most points is ranked number one.
They are calculated by players getting points for how far they advance in each tournament with some tournaments being weighted more than other. More tournaments equals more points.