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List of NFL franchise post-season droughts
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This is a list of current National Football League (NFL) franchise post-season and Super Bowl droughts (multiple consecutive seasons of not winning). Listed here are both appearance droughts and winning droughts in almost every level of the NFL playoff system.
As of the 2017 NFL season, every active NFL team has qualified for, and won a game in, the playoffs at least once. Teams that have never made it beyond each successive milestone are listed under the year in which they began NFL play.
Of the 12 teams that have never won the Super Bowl, four (4) are expansion franchises younger than the Super Bowl itself (Bengals, Panthers, Jaguars, and the Texans). The Falcons began playing during the season in which the Super Bowl was first played. The seven (7) other clubs (Cardinals, Lions, Oilers/Titans, Chargers, Browns, Bills, and Vikings) all won an NFL or AFL championship prior to the AFL–NFL merger; in the case of the Vikings, however, the Super Bowl existed at the time they won their league title, leaving them and the Falcons as the only two teams to have existed for as long as or longer than the Super Bowl that have never secured the highest championship available to them. The longest drought since a championship of any kind is that of the Cardinals, at 69 seasons.
Note that for continuity purposes, the Cleveland Browns are officially considered to have suspended operations for the 1996, 1997 and 1998 seasons, Since returning 19 years ago they have only made playoffs once. While Baltimore Ravens are considered to be a separate team that began play in 1996. The Ravens, as a result of the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy, absorbed the Browns' personnel upon their suspension, but not their history.
Contents
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1 Active team droughts
1.1 Post-season droughts
1.2 Playoff game victory droughts
1.3 AFC/NFC Championship game appearance droughts
1.4 Super Bowl or NFL Championship appearance droughts
1.5 Super Bowl win droughts
1.6 Super Bowl crown droughts by division
1.7 Cities/regions awaiting first Super Bowl crown
1.8 Division title droughts
2 Historical team droughts
2.1 Closest approaches without winning the Super Bowl
2.2 NFL Title Game in which neither team had previously won a championship
2.3 Playoff droughts of 5 plus seasons
2.4 Most consecutive post-season losses in team history
2.5 Longest post-season droughts in team history
3 See also
4 References
Active team droughts[edit]
Post-season droughts[edit]
Updated through the end of the 2017 NFL season.
0^0 Longest drought in team history
Playoff Droughts [1][2]
0Team0
Last appearance in post-season
Seasons
Cleveland Browns ^ 2002 AFC Wild Card Playoffs 15
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2007 NFC Wild Card Playoffs 10
New York Jets 2010 AFC Championship Game 7
Chicago Bears 2010 NFC Championship Game 7
Los Angeles Chargers 2013 AFC Divisional Playoffs 4
San Francisco 49ers 2013 NFC Championship Game 4
Baltimore Ravens 2014 AFC Divisional Playoffs 3
Indianapolis Colts 2014 AFC Championship Game 3
Cincinnati Bengals 2015 AFC Wild Card Playoffs 2
Washington Redskins 2015 NFC Wild Card Playoffs 2
Arizona Cardinals 2015 NFC Championship Game 2
Denver Broncos Super Bowl 50 2
Miami Dolphins 2016 AFC Wild Card Playoffs 1
Oakland Raiders 2016 AFC Wild Card Playoffs 1
New York Giants 2016 NFC Wild Card Playoffs 1
Detroit Lions 2016 NFC Wild Card Playoffs 1
Houston Texans 2016 AFC Divisional Playoffs 1
Dallas Cowboys 2016 NFC Divisional Playoffs 1
Seattle Seahawks 2016 NFC Divisional Playoffs 1
Green Bay Packers 2016 NFC Championship Game 1
2017 Playoff Teams
Buffalo Bills 2017 AFC Wild Card Playoffs —
Kansas City Chiefs 2017 AFC Wild Card Playoffs —
Carolina Panthers 2017 NFC Wild Card Playoffs —
Los Angeles Rams 2017 NFC Wild Card Playoffs —
Tennessee Titans 2017 AFC Divisional Playoffs —
Pittsburgh Steelers 2017 AFC Divisional Playoffs —
New Orleans Saints 2017 NFC Divisional Playoffs —
Atlanta Falcons 2017 NFC Divisional Playoffs —
Jacksonville Jaguars 2017 AFC Championship Game —
Minnesota Vikings 2017 NFC Championship Game —
Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LII —
New England Patriots Super Bowl LII —
Playoff game victory droughts[edit]
Updated through the 2017 NFL season.
Sortable table, click on header arrows.
0^0 Longest drought in team history
0♦0 Most consecutive losses in team history
0¤0 Tied for most consecutive losses in team history
0♣ ♣0 Most consecutive losses in NFL history
Current Playoff Loss Streak[1]
Team
Last playoff game win
Seasons
Since Win
Loss
Streak
Playoff Losses - Teams
Cincinnati Bengals ^ 1990 AFC Wild Card Playoffs 27 ♦ 8 1990 Divisional - Los Angeles Raiders
2005 Wild Card - Pittsburgh
2009 Wild Card - New York Jets
2011 Wild Card - Houston
2012 Wild Card - Houston
2013 Wild Card - San Diego
2014 Wild Card - Indianapolis
2015 Wild Card - Pittsburgh
Detroit Lions 1991 NFC Divisional Playoffs* 26 ♣ ♣ 9 1991 NFC Championship - Washington
1993 Wild Card - Green Bay
1994 Wild Card - Green Bay
1995 Wild Card - Philadelphia
1997 Wild Card - Tampa Bay
1999 Wild Card - Washington
2011 Wild Card - New Orleans
2014 Wild Card - Dallas
2016 Wild Card - Seattle
Buffalo Bills ^ 1995 AFC Wild Card Playoffs 22 ♦ 5 1995 Divisional - Pittsburgh
1996 Wild Card - Jacksonville
1998 Wild Card - Miami
1999 Wild Card - Tennessee
2017 Wild Card - Jacksonville
Cleveland Browns [a] 1994 AFC Wild Card Playoffs 20** 2 1994 Divisional - Pittsburgh
2002 Wild Card - Pittsburgh[a]
Miami Dolphins ^ 2000 AFC Wild Card Playoffs 17 4 ¤ 2000 Divisional - Oakland
2001 Wild Card - Baltimore
2008 Wild Card - Baltimore
2016 Wild Card - Pittsburgh
Oakland Raiders ^ 2002 AFC Championship* 15 2 ¤ 2002 Super Bowl - Tampa Bay
2016 Wild Card - Houston
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl XXXVII* 15 2 2005 Wild Card - Washington
2007 Wild Card - New York Giants
Los Angeles Rams 2004 NFC Wild Card Playoffs 13 2 2004 Divisional - Atlanta
2017 Wild Card - Atlanta
Washington Redskins 2005 NFC Wild Card Playoffs 12 4 ¤ 2005 Divisional - Seattle
2007 Wild Card - Seattle
2012 Wild Card - Seattle
2015 Wild Card - Green Bay
New York Jets 2010 AFC Divisional Playoffs 7 1 2010 AFC Championship - Pittsburgh
Chicago Bears 2010 NFC Divisional Playoffs* 7 1 2010 NFC Championship - Green Bay
New York Giants 2011 !Super Bowl XLVI 6 1 2016 Wild Card - Green Bay
Los Angeles Chargers 2013 AFC Wild Card Playoffs 4 1 2013 Divisional - Denver
San Francisco 49ers 2013 NFC Divisional Playoffs 4 1 2013 NFC Championship - Seattle
Baltimore Ravens 2014 AFC Wild Card Playoffs 3 1 2014 Divisional - New England
Dallas Cowboys 2014 NFC Wild Card Playoffs 3 2 2014 Divisional - Green Bay
2016 Divisional - Green Bay
Indianapolis Colts 2014 AFC Divisional Playoffs 3 1 2014 AFC Championship - New England
Kansas City Chiefs 2015 AFC Wild Card Playoffs 2 3 2015 Divisional - New England
2016 Divisional - Pittsburgh
2017 Wild Card - Tennessee
Arizona Cardinals 2015 NFC Divisional Playoffs* 2 1 2015 NFC Championship - Carolina
Carolina Panthers 2015 NFC Championship* 2 2 2015 Super Bowl - Denver
2017 Wild Card - New Orleans
Denver Broncos Super Bowl 50* 2 0 3-game win streak
Houston Texans 2016 AFC Wild Card Playoffs 1 1 2016 Divisional - New England
Seattle Seahawks 2016 NFC Wild Card Playoffs 1 1 2016 Divisional - Atlanta
Pittsburgh Steelers 2016 AFC Divisional Playoffs 1 2 2016 AFC Championship - New England
2017 Divisional - Jacksonville
Green Bay Packers 2016 NFC Divisional Playoffs 1 1 2016 NFC Championship - Atlanta
2017 Playoff0 Winners
Tennessee Titans 2017 AFC Wild Card Playoffs 0 1 2017 Divisional - New England
Atlanta Falcons 2017 NFC Wild Card Playoffs 0 1 2017 Divisional - Philadelphia
New Orleans Saints 2017 NFC Wild Card Playoffs 0 1 2017 Divisional - Minnesota
Jacksonville Jaguars 2017 AFC Divisional Playoffs 0 1 2017 AFC Championship - New England
Minnesota Vikings 2017 NFC Divisional Playoffs* 0 1 2017 NFC Championship - Philadelphia
New England Patriots 2017 AFC Championship* 0 1 Super Bowl LII - Philadelphia
Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LII* 0 0 3-game win streak
Team
Last playoff game win
Seasons
Since Win
Loss
Streak
Playoff Losses - Teams
(*): Franchise earned a bye in the Wild Card round.
a Franchise dormant 1996–1998. Since returning team is 0-1 in playoffs.
AFC/NFC Championship game appearance droughts[edit]
This is also a list of the last time a particular club won a Divisional playoff game.
0^0 Longest drought in team history
0†0 Tied for longest drought in team history
Drought Reference [1]
Seasons
Team
Last appearance
in Conference Championship Game
Result
29 Cincinnati Bengals ^ 1988 AFC Won vs. Buffalo
26 Washington Redskins ^ 1991 NFC Won vs. Detroit
26 Detroit Lions ^ 1991 NFC Lost vs. Washington
25 Miami Dolphins ^ 1992 AFC Lost vs. Buffalo
25 [d] Cleveland Browns ^ 1989 AFC Lost vs. Denver
24 Buffalo Bills ^ 1993 AFC Won vs. Kansas City
24 Kansas City Chiefs † 1993 AFC Lost vs. Buffalo
22 Dallas Cowboys ^ 1995 NFC Won vs. Green Bay
16 Houston Texans ^ 1985Never [c] y —
16 Los Angeles Rams ^ [a] 2001 NFC Won vs. Philadelphia
15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2002 NFC Won vs. Philadelphia
15 Oakland Raiders ^ 2002 AFC Won vs. Tennessee
15 Tennessee Titans 2002 AFC Lost vs. Oakland
10 Los Angeles Chargers [b] 2007 AFC Lost vs. New England
8 New Orleans Saints 2009 NFC Won vs. Minnesota
7 New York Jets 2010 AFC Lost vs. Pittsburgh
7 Chicago Bears 2010 NFC Lost vs. Green Bay
6 New York Giants 2011 NFC Won vs. San Francisco
5 Baltimore Ravens 2012 AFC Won vs. New England
4 San Francisco 49ers 2013 NFC Lost vs. Seattle
3 Indianapolis Colts 2014 AFC Lost vs. New England
3 Seattle Seahawks 2014 NFC Won vs. Green Bay
2 Denver Broncos 2015 AFC Won vs. New England
2 Arizona Cardinals 2015 NFC Lost vs. Carolina
2 Carolina Panthers 2015 NFC Won vs. Arizona
1 Pittsburgh Steelers 2016 AFC Lost vs. New England
1 Green Bay Packers 2016 NFC Lost vs. Atlanta
1 Atlanta Falcons 2016 NFC Won vs. Green Bay
.75 Z2017 Conference Finalists 2016.5 z
0 Jacksonville Jaguars 2017 AFC Lost vs. New England
0 Minnesota Vikings 2017 NFC Lost vs. Philadelphia
0 Philadelphia Eagles 2017 NFC Won vs. Minnesota
0 New England Patriots 2017 AFC Won vs. Jacksonville
a The Los Angeles Rams last appeared in the NFC Championship game as the St. Louis Rams.
b The Los Angeles Chargers last appeared in the AFC Championship game as the San Diego Chargers.
c The Texans first played in the 2002 season.
d The Browns were dormant from 1996–1998. Since returning 19 years ago, the Browns have never played in an AFC Championship Game.
Super Bowl or NFL Championship appearance droughts[edit]
Last appearance in Super Bowl or
NFL Championship[1][3]
Seasons
Team
Last appearance
in Super Bowl
NFL
Season
Result
60 Detroit Lions 7003195700000000000♠ 1957 NFL Championship Game 1957 Won vs. Cleveland
49 New York Jets 7003196800000000000♠ Super Bowl III 1968 Won vs. Baltimore Colts
48 Kansas City Chiefs 7003196900000000000♠ Super Bowl IV 1969 Won vs. Minnesota
45 [e] Cleveland Browns 7003196910000000000♠1969.1 1969 NFL Championship Game 1969 Lost vs. Minnesota
41 Minnesota Vikings 7003197700000000000♠ Super Bowl XI 1976 Lost vs. Oakland
33 Miami Dolphins 7003198400000000000♠ Super Bowl XIX 1984 Lost vs. San Francisco
29 Cincinnati Bengals 7003198800000000000♠ Super Bowl XXIII 1988 Lost vs. San Francisco
26 Washington Redskins 7003199100000000000♠ Super Bowl XXVI 1991 Won vs. Buffalo
24 Buffalo Bills 7003199300000000000♠ Super Bowl XXVIII 1993 Lost vs. Dallas
23 Jacksonville Jaguars 7000100000000000000♠ Never (enfranchised 1995) z —
23 Los Angeles Chargers [f] 7003199400000000000♠ Super Bowl XXIX 1994 Lost vs. San Francisco
22 Dallas Cowboys 7003199500000000000♠ Super Bowl XXX 1995 Won vs. Pittsburgh
18 Tennessee Titans 7003199900000000000♠ Super Bowl XXXIV 1999 Lost vs. St. Louis Rams
16 Houston Texans 7000200000000000000♠ Never (enfranchised 2002) z —
16 Los Angeles Rams [g] 7003200100000000000♠ Super Bowl XXXVI 2001 Lost vs. New England
15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7003200200000000000♠ Super Bowl XXXVII 2002 Won vs. Oakland
15 Oakland Raiders 7003200210000000000♠ Super Bowl XXXVII 2002 Lost vs. Tampa Bay
11 Chicago Bears 7003200600000000000♠ Super Bowl XLI 2006 Lost vs. Indianapolis
9 Arizona Cardinals 7003200800000000000♠ Super Bowl XLIII 2008 Lost vs. Pittsburgh
8 New Orleans Saints 7003200900000000000♠ Super Bowl XLIV 2009 Won vs. Indianapolis
8 Indianapolis Colts 7003200900000000000♠ Super Bowl XLIV 2009 Lost vs. New Orleans
7 Green Bay Packers 7003201000000000000♠ Super Bowl XLV 2010 Won vs. Pittsburgh
7 Pittsburgh Steelers 7003201010000000000♠ Super Bowl XLV 2010 Lost vs. Green Bay
6 New York Giants 7003201100000000000♠ Super Bowl XLVI 2011 Won vs. New England
5 Baltimore Ravens 7003201200000000000♠ Super Bowl XLVII 2012 Won vs. San Francisco
5 San Francisco 49ers 7003201210000000000♠ Super Bowl XLVII 2012 Lost vs. Baltimore Ravens
3 Seattle Seahawks 7003201420000000000♠ Super Bowl XLIX 2014 Lost vs. New England
2 Carolina Panthers 7003201500000000000♠ Super Bowl 50 2015 Lost vs. Denver
2 Denver Broncos 7003201500000000000♠ Super Bowl 50 2015 Won vs. Carolina
1 Atlanta Falcons 7003201600000000000♠ Super Bowl LI 2016 Lost vs. New England
.75 ZSuper Bowl LII teams 7003201600000000000♠a 2016a zz
0 New England Patriots 7003201700000000000♠ Super Bowl LII 2017 Lost vs. Philadelphia
0 Philadelphia Eagles 7003201700000000000♠ Super Bowl LII 2017 Won vs. New England
e The Browns were dormant from 1996–1998. Since returning 19 seasons ago, Cleveland has never appeared in a Super Bowl or NFL championship game.
f The Los Angeles Chargers last appeared in the Super Bowl as the San Diego Chargers.
g The Los Angeles Rams last appeared in the Super Bowl as the St. Louis Rams.
Super Bowl win droughts[edit]
This list also counts all seasons since a team last won the league championship.
Drought References[1][3]
Seasons
Team
Last Super Bowl crown
(1966–present)
NFL
Season
Last League Championship crown
Before 1970 Merger
(1920–1969)
Seasons
52 Arizona Cardinals[a] Never — 1947 NFL Championship 70
52 Detroit Lions Never — 1957 NFL Championship 60
52 Tennessee Titans[b] Never — 1961 AFL Championship 56
52 Los Angeles Chargers Never — 1963 AFL Championship 54
52 Buffalo Bills Never — 1965 AFL Championship 52
49 Cleveland Browns [d] Never — 1964 NFL Championship 50
52 Minnesota Vikings Never — 1969 NFL Championship[c] 48
52 Atlanta Falcons Never (enfranchised 1966) —
50 Cincinnati Bengals Never (enfranchised 1968) —
49 New York Jets [e] Super Bowl III 1968
48 Kansas City Chiefs [e] Super Bowl IV 1969
44 Miami Dolphins Super Bowl VIII 1973
34 Oakland Raiders [f] Super Bowl XVIII 1983
32 Chicago Bears Super Bowl XX 1985
26 Washington Redskins Super Bowl XXVI 1991
23 Jacksonville Jaguars Never (enfranchised 1995) —
23 Carolina Panthers Never (enfranchised 1995) —
23 San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XXIX 1994
22 Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XXX 1995
18 Los Angeles Rams [g] Super Bowl XXXIV 1999
16 Houston Texans Never (enfranchised 2002) —
15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl XXXVII 2002
11 Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl XLI 2006
9 Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XLIII 2008
8 New Orleans Saints Super Bowl XLIV 2009
7 Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XLV 2010
6 New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI 2011
5 Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl XLVII 2012
4 Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl XLVIII 2013
2 Denver Broncos Super Bowl 50 2015
1 New England Patriots Super Bowl LI 2016
.75 ZDefending champion 2015 z
0 Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LII 2017
a Team won as the Chicago Cardinals in 1947.
b Team won as the Houston Oilers in 1961.
c AFL and NFL league champions met in Super Bowls I thru IV before the 1970 merger (1966–1969). They are not generally counted in the overall league championship list.
d Browns suspended operations from 1996–1998. Since returning to the league, they have never appeared in or won a Super Bowl.
e Super Bowl winner was not the NFL league champion till after 1970 merger (Super Bowl V).
f Team was based in Los Angeles when it won Super Bowl XVIII.
g Team was based in St. Louis when it won Super Bowl XXXIV.
Super Bowl crown droughts by division[edit]
Division
Last Super Bowl crown
Seasons
AFC South XLI — Colts 11
NFC South XLIV — Saints 8
NFC North XLV — Packers 7
AFC North XLVII — Ravens 5
NFC West XLVIII — Seahawks 4
AFC West 50 — Broncos 2
AFC East LI — Patriots 1
NFC East LII — Eagles 0
Cities/regions awaiting first Super Bowl crown[edit]
Listed according to seasons waited. Current NFL cities/regions only.
Last city to leave list: Philadelphia, 2017 season
City/region
Seasons waited
Conference Title(s)
Team(s)
Notes
Detroit 52 None Detroit Lions (1966–present) Played in the 1991 NFC Championship Game. Last NFL Championship won in 1957.
Buffalo 52 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Buffalo Bills (1966–present) Played in Super Bowls XXV, XXVI, XXVII, and XXVIII. Last AFL Championship won in 1965 (pre-merger). Buffalo's previous NFL franchise, the Buffalo All-Americans, claimed an unrecognized 1921 championship.
Atlanta 52 1998, 2016 Atlanta Falcons (1966–present) Played in Super Bowls XXXIII and LI.
Minneapolis–St. Paul 52 1969, 1973, 1974, 1976 Minnesota Vikings (1966–present) Played in Super Bowls IV, VIII, IX, and XI. NFL Championship won in 1969 was last title before formal AFL–NFL merger later in 1970. Previous NFL team, the Minneapolis Marines / Red Jackets, also never won an NFL title.
Cincinnati 50 1981, 1988 Cincinnati Bengals (1968–present) Played in Super Bowls XVI and XXIII. Previous NFL team, the Cincinnati Celts, never won an NFL title.
Cleveland 49 None Cleveland Browns (1966–1995, 1999–present) Played in the 1986, 1987, and 1989 AFC Championship Games. Last NFL Championship won in 1964 (pre-merger).
Houston 47 None 31 Oilers seasons (1966–1996) and 16 Texans seasons (2002–present) Played in the 1978 and 1979 AFC Championship Games. The Oilers franchise in Houston won the AFL Championship in 1960 and 1961 (pre-merger).
Phoenix 30 2008 Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals (1988–present) Played in Super Bowl XLIII.
Jacksonville 23 None Jacksonville Jaguars (1995–present) Played in the 1996, 1999 and 2017 AFC Championship Games.
Charlotte 23 2003, 2015 Carolina Panthers (1995–present) Played in Super Bowls XXXVIII and 50.
Nashville 21 1999 Tennessee Oilers/Titans (1997–present) Played in Super Bowl XXXIV.
Division title droughts[edit]
Listed according to seasons waited. Updated through the 2017 season.
0^0 Longest drought in team history
Franchise
0 0 Most recent0 0
division title
0Year0
Seasons
Cleveland Browns^ AFC Central 1989 25**
Detroit Lions^ NFC Central 1993 24
Buffalo Bills^ AFC East 1995 22
Oakland Raiders^ AFC West 2002 15
New York Jets AFC East 2002 15
Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFC South 2007 10
Miami Dolphins^ AFC East 2008 9
Tennessee Titans AFC South 2008 9
Los Angeles Chargers AFC West 2009 8
Chicago Bears NFC North 2010 7
New York Giants NFC East 2011 6
Baltimore Ravens AFC North 2012 5
San Francisco 49ers NFC West 2012 5
Indianapolis Colts AFC South 2014 3
Cincinnati Bengals AFC North 2015 2
Denver Broncos AFC West 2015 2
Washington Redskins NFC East 2015 2
Carolina Panthers NFC South 2015 2
Arizona Cardinals NFC West 2015 2
Houston Texans AFC South 2016 1
Dallas Cowboys NFC East 2016 1
Green Bay Packers NFC North 2016 1
Atlanta Falcons NFC South 2016 1
Seattle Seahawks NFC West 2016 1
2017 Division Champions
New England Patriots AFC East 2017 —
Pittsburgh Steelers AFC North 2017 —
Jacksonville Jaguars AFC South 2017 —
Kansas City Chiefs AFC West 2017 —
Philadelphia Eagles NFC East 2017 —
Minnesota Vikings NFC North 2017 —
New Orleans Saints NFC South 2017 —
Los Angeles Rams NFC West 2017 —
**Does not include the three seasons (1996–1998) during which the franchise suspended operations.
Historical team droughts[edit]
Closest approaches without winning the Super Bowl[edit]
Counted from the first Super Bowl season, 1966, to present. Updated through the Super Bowl LII.
Last team to leave this list - 2017 Philadelphia Eagles
Team
Wild Card appearances1
Divisional Round appearances2
Conference Final appearances3
Super Bowl appearances
Fewest wins short of
Super Bowl Title
Minnesota Vikings 12 21 9 4 1 win short : 1969, 1973, 1974, 1976
Buffalo Bills 7 10 5 4 1 win short : 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Cincinnati Bengals 8 6 2 2 1 win short : 1982, 1988
Atlanta Falcons 7 10 4 2 1 win short : 1998, 2016
Carolina Panthers 4 7 4 2 1 win short : 2003, 2015
Los Angeles Chargers 6 10 4 1 1 win short : 1994
Tennessee Titans 13 13 4 1 1 win short : 1999
Arizona Cardinals 4 6 2 1 1 win short : 2008
Cleveland Browns 3 8 6 2 wins short : 1968, 1969, 1986, 1987, 1989
Jacksonville Jaguars 6 5 3 2 wins short : 1996, 1999, 2017
Detroit Lions 8 3 1 2 wins short : 1991
Houston Texans 4 3 3 wins short : 2011, 2012, 2016
NFL Title Game in which neither team had previously won a championship[edit]
In these instances, the matchup ensured that one team would win the first NFL or AFL playoff championship in it's history.
0♦0 Drought Continues Thru 2017
0^0 Both Teams in 1st Title game
Beginning at Playoff Era - 1933
Season -
Super Bowl #
Won
Lost
Number of years till
drought ended
1981 - XVI ^ San Francisco 49ers Cincinnati Bengals ♦ 36
1971 - VI Dallas Cowboys Miami Dolphins 1
1963 AFL San Diego Chargers Boston Patriots 38
1960 AFL ^ Houston Oilers Los Angeles Chargers 3
1947 ^ Chicago Cardinals Philadelphia Eagles 1
1936 ^ Green Bay Packers Boston Redskins 1
1933 ^ Chicago Bears New York Giants 1
Playoff droughts of 5 plus seasons[edit]
Updated through the 2017 season.
Sort by clicking on desired column heading.
When sorting, Indianapolis and Baltimore Colts are grouped together,
Arizona, Phoenix, St. Louis and Chicago Cardinals are grouped together,
Tennessee Titans, Houston Oilers and Tennessee Oilers are grouped together,
Los Angeles, St. Louis and Cleveland Rams are grouped together,
Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders are grouped together.
0^0 Denotes active streak
Last place NFL finishes Last place AFL finishes (1960–1969)
7003197800000000000♠
List of Droughts[1]
Seasons
Team
Drought Duration
Division or Conference Last Place
finishes during drought
League Worst win-loss record
during drought
Last Place
Seasons
7001250000000000000♠25 Washington Redskins A !Washington Redskins 1946–1970 4 1950, 1952, 1960–1961 1961
7001250000000000000♠25 Arizona Cardinals A !Chicago / St. Louis Cardinals 1949–1973 5 1951, 1953–1954, 1957, 1959 1953, 1954, 1957 tie, 19591959 tie
7001240000000000000♠24 Pittsburgh Steelers A !Pittsburgh Steelers 1948–1971 5 1955, 1965, 1967–1969 1965, 1969 tie
7001200000000000000♠20 New Orleans Saints A !New Orleans Saints 1967–1986 9 1967, 1970–1972, 1975, 1977, 1980–1981, 1986 19751975 tie, 1980
7001170000000000000♠17 Denver Broncos A !Denver Broncos 1960–1976 8 1960, 1963–1967, 1970–1971 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965 tie, 1967
7001170000000000000♠17 Philadelphia Eagles A !Philadelphia Eagles 1961–1977 7 1962–1963, 1968–1970, 1972, 1975 1968 tie
7001170000000000000♠17 New York Giants D !New York Giants 1964–1980 9 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973–1974, 1976–1978, 1980 1964, 1966, 1974 tie
7001170000000000000♠17 Buffalo Bills A !Buffalo Bills 2000–2016 8 2001–2002, 2008–2013 —
7001160000000000000♠16 Detroit Lions A !Detroit Lions 1936–1951 4 1942, 1946–1948 1942, 1946, 1948
7001150000000000000♠15 Arizona Cardinals B !Chicago Cardinals 1932–1946 10 1933, 1935–1936, 1938–1940, 1943–1946 1933, 1938 tie, 1939, 1943, 1944 tie[a], 1945
7001150000000000000♠15 Green Bay Packers A !Green Bay Packers 1945–1959 4 1949, 1953, 1957, 1958 1957 tie, 1958
7001150000000000000♠15 Arizona Cardinals C !St. Louis / Phoenix / Arizona Cardinals 1983–1997 7 1985–1986, 1990–1992, 1995, 1997 —
7001150000000000000♠15 ^ Cleveland Browns A !Cleveland Browns 2003–2017 13 2003–2006, 2008–2009, 2011–2017 2015 tie, 2016, 2017
7001140000000000000♠14 Pittsburgh Steelers B !Pittsburgh Pirates / Steelers 1933–1946 7 1933–1934, 1938–1939, 1941, 1944–1945 1938 tie, 1941, 1944 tie[a]
7001140000000000000♠14 Philadelphia Eagles B !Philadelphia Eagles 1933–1946 5 1935–1937, 1940, 1942 1935, 1936, 1940
7001140000000000000♠14 Kansas City Chiefs A !Kansas City Chiefs 1972–1985 5 1977–1979, 1983, 1985 19771977 tie
7001140000000000000♠14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers A !Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1983–1996 8 1983, 1985–1986, 1989, 1991, 1993–1995 19831983 tie, 1985 tie, 1986
7001140000000000000♠14 Cincinnati Bengals A !Cincinnati Bengals 1991–2004 6 1991–1993, 1998, 2001–2002 1993, 1998 tie, 2002
7001130000000000000♠13 Chicago Bears A !Chicago Bears 1964–1976 5 1969–1970, 1972–1974 1969 tie
7001130000000000000♠13 San Diego Chargers A !San Diego Chargers 1966–1978 3 1972–1973, 1975 1975 tie
7001130000000000000♠13 Oakland Raiders A !Oakland Raiders 2003–2015 6 2004–2007, 2013–2014 2003 tie, 2006
7001120000000000000♠12 Detroit Lions B !Detroit Lions 1958–1969 2 1966, 1968 —
7001120000000000000♠12 San Francisco 49ers A !San Francisco 49ers 1958–1969 3 1963–1964, 1969 1963
7001120000000000000♠12 New England Patriots A !Boston / New England Patriots 1964–1975 4 1967, 1970, 1972, 1975 1970
7001120000000000000♠12 Atlanta Falcons A !Atlanta Falcons 1966–1977 3 1967–1968, 1974 1967, 1968 tie
7001120000000000000♠12 Los Angeles Rams A !St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams 2005–2016 6 2007–2009, 2011, 2013–2014 2009, 2011 tie
7001110000000000000♠11 Los Angeles Rams B !Los Angeles Rams 1956–1966 4 1956, 1959, 1962, 1965 19591959 tie, 1962
7001110000000000000♠11 New York Jets A !New York Jets 1970–1980 1 1980 —
7001110000000000000♠11 Detroit Lions C !Detroit Lions 1971–1981 1 1979 19791979 tie
7001110000000000000♠11 Detroit Lions D !Detroit Lions 2000–2010 6 2001–2003, 2006, 2008–2009 2008
7001100000000000000♠10 Philadelphia Eagles C !Philadelphia Eagles 1950–1959 2 1956, 1958 1956
7001100000000000000♠10 Green Bay Packers B !Green Bay Packers 1983–1992 1 1988 —
7001100000000000000♠10 Seattle Seahawks A !Seattle Seahawks 1989–1998 4 1992–1994, 1996 1992 tie
7001100000000000000♠10 ^ Tampa Bay Buccaneers B !Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2008–2017 7 2009, 2011–2015, 2017 20142014 tie
7000900000000000000♠9 Green Bay Packers C !Green Bay Packers 1973–1981 2 1976, 1980 —
7000900000000000000♠9 Indianapolis Colts A !Baltimore / Indianapolis Colts 1978–1986 4 1978 - 1979, 1982, 1986 1981 tie, 1982
7000900000000000000♠9 San Diego Chargers B !San Diego Chargers 1983–1991 4 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991 —
7000900000000000000♠9 Los Angeles Rams C !Los Angeles / St. Louis Rams 1990–1998 6 1991–1994, 1997–1998 —
7000900000000000000♠9 Arizona Cardinals E !Arizona Cardinals 1999–2007 4 2000, 2002–2003, 2006 2003 tie
7000900000000000000♠9 Houston Texans A !Houston Texans 2002–2010 5 2002–2003, 2005–2007 2005
7000900000000000000♠9 Jacksonville Jaguars A !Jacksonville Jaguars 2008–2016 4 2008–2009, 2012, 2016 2012 tie
7000800000000000000♠8 New York Jets B !New York Titans / Jets 1960–1967 2 1962–1963 —
7000800000000000000♠8 Tennessee Titans A !Houston Oilers 1970–1977 4 1970, 1972–1973, 1976 1972, 1973
7000800000000000000♠8 San Francisco 49ers B !San Francisco 49ers 1973–1980 2 1978–1979 1978, 1979 tie
7000800000000000000♠8 Atlanta Falcons B !Atlanta Falcons 1983–1990 7 1983–1985, 1987–1990 1987
7000800000000000000♠8 San Diego Chargers C !San Diego Chargers 1996–2003 5 1997–1998, 2000–2001, 2003 2000, 2003 tie
7000800000000000000♠8 San Francisco 49ers C !San Francisco 49ers 2003–2010 2 2004–2005 2004
7000800000000000000♠8 Tennessee Titans B !Tennessee Titans 2009–2016 3 2010, 2014–2015 20142014 tie, 2015 tie
7000700000000000000♠7 Los Angeles Rams D !Cleveland Rams 1937–1944 [b] 2 1937, 1941 1937
7000700000000000000♠7 San Francisco 49ers D !San Francisco 49ers 1950–1956 0 — —
7000700000000000000♠7 Oakland Raiders B !Oakland Raiders 1960–1966 2 1961–1962 1961, 1962
7000700000000000000♠7 Minnesota Vikings A !Minnesota Vikings 1961–1967 3 1961, 1966–1967 —
7000700000000000000♠7 Buffalo Bills B !Buffalo Bills 1967–1973 2 1968, 1971
1968
1971
7000700000000000000♠7 Cleveland Browns B !Cleveland Browns 1973–1979 3 1974–1975, 1977 —
7000700000000000000♠7 Seattle Seahawks B !Seattle Seahawks 1976–1982 3 1976, 1980–1981 —
7000700000000000000♠7 Detroit Lions E !Detroit Lions 1984–1990 1 1987 —
7000700000000000000♠7 New England Patriots A !New England Patriots 1987–1993 2 1990, 1992 1990, 1992 tie
7000700000000000000♠7 Indianapolis Colts B !Indianapolis Colts 1988–1994 2 1991, 1993 1991
7000700000000000000♠7 New Orleans Saints B !New Orleans Saints 1993–1999 3 1995–1996, 1999 —
7000700000000000000♠7 Miami Dolphins A !Miami Dolphins 2009–2015 1 2015 —
7000700000000000000♠7 ^ Chicago Bears B !Chicago Bears 2011–2017 4 2014–2017 —
7000700000000000000♠7 ^ New York Jets C !New York Jets 2011–2017 3 2014, 2016–2017 —
7000600000000000000♠6 Chicago Bears C !Chicago Bears 1957–1962 0 — —
7000600000000000000♠6 Dallas Cowboys A !Dallas Cowboys 1960–1965 1 1960 1960
7000600000000000000♠6 Arizona Cardinals E !St. Louis Cardinals 1976–1981 2 1979, 1981 —
7000600000000000000♠6 Tennessee Titans C !Houston Oilers 1981–1986 4 1983–1986 19831983 tie
7000600000000000000♠6 Buffalo Bills C !Buffalo Bills 1982–1987 2 1984–1985 1984, 1985 tie
7000600000000000000♠6 Philadelphia Eagles D !Philadelphia Eagles 1982–1987 1 1984 —
7000600000000000000♠6 New York Jets D !New York Jets 1992–1997 3 1994–1996 1995, 1996
7000600000000000000♠6 Washington Redskins B !Washington Redskins 1993–1998 2 1993–1994 —
7000600000000000000♠6 Oakland Raiders C !Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders 1994–1999 0 — —
7000600000000000000♠6 Chicago Bears D !Chicago Bears 1995–2000 4 1997–2000 —
7000600000000000000♠6 Carolina Panthers A !Carolina Panthers 1997–2002 2 2001–2002 2001
7000600000000000000♠6 Miami Dolphins B !Miami Dolphins 2002–2007 3 2004, 2006–2007 2007
7000500000000000000♠5 New York Giants D !New York Giants 1951–1955 0 — —
7000500000000000000♠5 Chicago Bears E !Chicago Bears 1951–1955 0 — —
7000500000000000000♠5 Indianapolis Colts C !Baltimore Colts 1953–1957 1 1954 —
7000500000000000000♠5 Cleveland Browns C !Cleveland Browns 1959–1963 0 — —
7000500000000000000♠5 Buffalo Bills D !Buffalo Bills 1975–1979 2 1976–1977 —
7000500000000000000♠5 Cincinnati Bengals B !Cincinnati Bengals 1976–1980 3 1978–1980 —
7000500000000000000♠5 Washington Redskins C !Washington Redskins 1977–1981 0 — —
7000500000000000000♠5 Cincinnati Bengals C !Cincinnati Bengals 1983–1987 1 1987 —
7000500000000000000♠5 Dallas Cowboys B !Dallas Cowboys 1986–1990 2 1988, 1989 1988, 1989
7000500000000000000♠5 Tennessee Titans D !Houston / Tennessee Oilers 1994–1998 1 1994 1994
7000500000000000000♠5 Kansas City Chiefs B !Kansas City Chiefs 1998–2002 1 2002 —
7000500000000000000♠5 Washington Redskins D !Washington Redskins 2000–2004 1 2004 —
7000500000000000000♠5 Jacksonville Jaguars B !Jacksonville Jaguars 2000–2004 0 — —
7000500000000000000♠5 New Orleans Saints C !New Orleans Saints 2001–2005 1 2005 —
7000500000000000000♠5 Denver Broncos B !Denver Broncos 2006–2010 1 2010 —
Seasons
Team
Drought Duration
Last Place
Seasons
League Worst win-loss record
during drought
Division or Conference Last Place
finishes during drought
a In 1944, during World War II, Pittsburgh and the Chicago Cardinals were a combined team called Card-Pitt.
b The Cleveland Rams suspended operations in the 1943 season due to World War II.
Most consecutive post-season losses in team history[edit]
This is a sortable table of all 32 current NFL teams. Ten teams have multiple losing streaks where they lost an equal number of post season games before breaking the drought.
Updated through the 2017 season.
0^0 Denotes active drought
Team
Streak lasted
Last win
Games Lost
Playoff Losses
Score
Opponent
Next win
Arizona Cardinals 7001510000000000000♠ 51 years 1947
Championship 4.1 !4 1948 NFL Champ.
1974 Div.
1975 Div.
1982 1st Round -1 !0–7
14–30
23–35
16–41 Eagles
Vikings
Rams
Packers 1998 Wild Card
Atlanta Falcons 7000800000000000000♠ 8 years 2004 Divisional 4.2 !4 2004 NFC Champ.
2008 Wild Card
2010 Div.
2011 Wild Card 10–27
24–30
21–48
2–24 Eagles
Cardinals
Packers
Giants 2012 Divisional
Baltimore Ravens 7000700000000000000♠ 7 years 2001
Wild Card 3.1 !3 2001 Div.
2003 Wild Card
2006 Div. 10–27
17–20
6–15 Steelers
Titans
Colts 2008 Wild Card
Buffalo Bills^ 7001220000000000000♠ 22 years 1995
Div !1995
Wild Card 5.3 !5 1995 Div.
1996 Wild Card
1998 Wild Card
1999 Wild Card
2017 Wild Card 21–40
27–30
17–24
16–22
3–10 Steelers
Jaguars
Dolphins
Titans
Jaguars TBD
Carolina Panthers 7000800000000000000♠ 8 years 2005
Divisional 3 2005 NFC Champ.
2008 Div.
2013 Div. 14–34
13–33
10–23 Seahawks
Cardinals
49ers 2014 Div !2014 Wild Card
Chicago Bears 7001120000000000000♠ 12 years 1994
AF !1994
Wild Card 3.2 !3 1994 Div.
2001 Div.
2005 Div. 15–44
19–33
21–29 49ers
Eagles
Panthers 2006 Divisional
Cincinnati Bengals^ 7001270000000000000♠ 27 years 1990 Div !1990
Wild Card 8 1990 Div.
2005 Wild Card
2009 Wild Card
2011 Wild Card
2012 Wild Card
2013 Wild Card
2014 Wild Card
2015 Wild Card 10–20
17–31
14–24
10–31
13–19
10–27
10–26
16–18 Raiders
Steelers
Jets
Texans
Texans
Chargers
Colts
Steelers TBD
Cleveland Browns 7001170000000000000♠ 17 years 1969 Divisional 6 1969 NFL Champ.
1971 Div.
1972 Div.
1980 Div.
1982 1st Round
1985 Div. 7–27
3–20
14–20
12–14
10–27
21–24 Vikings
Colts
Dolphins
Raiders
Raiders
Dolphins 1986 Divisional
Dallas Cowboys 7001130000000000000♠ 13 years 1996
Div !1996
Wild Card 6.2 !6 1996 Div.
1998 Wild Card
1999 Wild Card
2003 Wild Card
2006 Wild Card
2007 Div. 17–26
7–20
10–27
10–29
20–21
17–21 Panthers
Cardinals
Vikings
Panthers
Seahawks
Giants 2009 Wild Card
Denver Broncos 7000900000000000000♠ 9 years 1977
Conference
Championship 5.1 !5 1977 !Super Bowl XII
1978 Div.
1979 Wild Card
1983 Wild Card
1984 Div. 10–27
10–33
7–13
7–31
17–24 Cowboys
Steelers
Oilers
Seahawks
Steelers 1986 Divisional
Detroit Lions^ 7001260000000000000♠ 26 years 1991
Divisional 9 1991.2 !1991 NFC Champ.
1993 Wild Card
1994 Wild Card
1995 Wild Card
1997 Wild Card
1999 Wild Card
2011 Wild Card
2014 Wild Card
2016 Wild Card 10–41
24–28
12–16
37–58
10–20
13–27
28–45
20–24
6-26 Redskins
Packers
Packers
Eagles
Buccaneers
Redskins
Saints
Cowboys
Seahawks TBD
Green Bay Packers
005 (2 loss) streaks 7000400000000000000♠ 4 years 1997 Conference
Championship 2.2 !2 1997.2 !Super Bowl XXXII
1998 Wild Card 24–31
27–30 Broncos
49ers 2001 Wild Card
7000200000000000000♠ 2 years 2001
Wild Card 2.3 !2 2001.1 !2001 Div.
2002 Wild Card 17–45
7–27 Rams
Falcons 2003 Wild Card
7000400000000000000♠ 4 years 2003
Wild Card 2.4 !2 2003.1 !2003 Div.
2004 Wild Card 17–20 (OT)
17–31 Eagles
Vikings 2007 Divisional
7000300000000000000♠ 3 years 2007
Divisional 2.5 !2 2007.2 !2007 NFC Champ.
2009 Wild Card 20–23 (OT)
45–51 (OT) Giants
Cardinals 2010 Wild Card
7000200000000000000♠ 2 years 2012
Wild Card 2.6 !2 2012 Div.
2013 Wild Card 31–45
20–23 49ers
49ers 2014 Divisional
Houston Texans 7000400000000000000♠ 4 years 2012 Wild Card 2 2012.1 !2012 Divisional
2015 Wild Card 28–41
0–30 Patriots
Chiefs 2016 Wild Card
Indianapolis Colts
002 (5 loss) streaks 7001240000000000000♠24 years 1971
Divisional 5.2 !5 1971.1 !1971 AFC Champ.
1975 Div.
1976 Div.
1977 Div.
1987 Div. 0–21
10–28
14–40
31–37 (2 OT)
21–38 Dolphins
Steelers
Steelers
Raiders
Browns 1995 Wild Card
7000800000000000000♠ 8 years 1995
Divisional 5.3 !5 1995.3 !1995 AFC Champ.
1996 Wild Card
1999 Div.
2000 Wild Card
2002 Wild Card 16–20
14–42
16–19
17–23 (OT)
0–41 Steelers
Steelers
Titans
Dolphins
Jets 2003 Wild Card
Jacksonville Jaguars
002 (2 loss) streaks 2 years 1996
Divisional 2.6 !2 1996.2 !1996 AFC Champ.
1997 Wild Card 6–20
17–42 Patriots
Broncos 1998 Wild Card
7000800000000000000♠ 8 years 1999
Divisional 2.7 !2 1999.2 !1999 AFC Champ.
2005 Wild Card 14–33
3–28 Titans
Patriots 2007 Div !2007 Wild Card
Kansas City Chiefs 7001210000000000000♠ 21 years 1993
Divisional 8 1993.2 !1993 AFC Champ.
1994 Wild Card
1995 Div.
1997 Div.
2003 Div.
2006 Wild Card
2010 Wild Card
2013 Wild Card 13–30
17–27
7–10
10–14
31–38
8–23
7–30
44–45 Bills
Dolphins
Colts
Broncos
Colts
Colts
Ravens
Colts 2015 Wild Card
Los Angeles Chargers 7001130000000000000♠ 13 years 1994
AFC Championship 4.8 !4 1994.2 !Super Bowl XXIX
1995 Wild Card
2004 Wild Card
2006 Div. 26–49
20–35
17–20 (OT)
21–24 49ers
Colts
Jets
Patriots 2007 Div !2007 Wild Card
Los Angeles Rams 7001230000000000000♠ 23 years 1951
Championship 5.5 !5 1952 Nat. Conf.
1955 NFL Champ.
1967 NFL W Conf.
1969 NFL W Conf.
1973 Div. 21–31
14–38
7–28
20–23
16–27 Lions
Browns
Packers
Vikings
Cowboys 1974 Divisional
Miami Dolphins ^
002 (4 loss) streaks 7000900000000000000♠ 9 years 1973
Super Bowl 4.5 !4 1974 Div.
1978 Wild Card
1979 Div.
1981 Div. 26–28
9–17
14–34
38–41 (OT) Raiders
Oilers
Steelers
Chargers 1982 First Round
7001170000000000000♠ 17 years 2000
Wild Card 4.9 !4 2000 Div.
2001 Wild Card
2008 Wild Card
2016 Wild Card 0–27
3–20
9–27
12–30 Raiders
Ravens
Ravens
Steelers TBD
Minnesota Vikings 7000900000000000000♠ 9 years 1988
Wild Card 6.3 !6 1988 Div.
1989 Div.
1992 Wild Card
1993 Wild Card
1994 Wild Card
1996 Wild Card 9–34
13–41
7–24
10–17
18–35
15–45 49ers
49ers
Redskins
Giants
Bears
Cowboys 1997 Wild Card
New England Patriots 7001220000000000000♠ 22 years 1963
Divisional 4.6 !4 1963 AFL Champ.
1976 Div.
1978 Div.
1982 1st Round 10–51
21–24
14–31
13–28 Chargers
Raiders
Oilers
Dolphins 1985 Wild Card
New Orleans Saints 7001320000000000000♠ 32 years 1967 Enfranchised
No Playoff
Wins
till 2000 4.7 !4 1987 Wild Card
1990 Wild Card
1991 Wild Card
1992 Wild Card 10–44
6–16
20–27
20–36 Vikings
Bears
Falcons
Eagles 2000 Wild Card
New York Giants 7001180000000000000♠ 18 years 1938
Championship 6.4 !6 1939 NFL Champ.
1941 NFL Champ.
1943 East Div.
1944 NFL Champ.
1946 NFL Champ.
1950 Am. Conf. 0–27
9–37
0–28
7–14
14–24
3–8 Packers
Bears
Redskins
Packers
Bears
Browns 1956 Championship
New York Jets
005 (2 loss) streaks 7001140000000000000♠ 14 years 1968
Super Bowl III 2.8 !2 1969 AFL Div.
1981 Wild Card 6–13
27–31 Chiefs
Bills 1982 First Round
7000400000000000000♠ 4 years 1982 2nd Round 2.9 !2 1982.1 !1982 AFC Champ.
1985 Wild Card 0–14
14–26 Dolphins
Patriots 1986 Wild Card
7001120000000000000♠ 12 years 1986 Wild Card 2.91 !2 1986 Div.
1991 Wild Card 20–23 (2 OT)
10–17 Browns
Oilers 1998 World !1998 Divisional
7000400000000000000♠ 4 years 1998 Divisional 2.92 !2 1998.1 !1998 AFC Champ.
2001 Wild Card 10–23
24–38 Broncos
Raiders 2002 Div !2002 Wild Card
7000500000000000000♠ 5 years 2004
Wild Card 2.93 !2 2004.1 !2004 Divisional
2006 Wild Card 17–20 (OT)
16–37 Steelers
Patriots 2009 Wild Card
Oakland Raiders ^
004 (2 loss) streaks 7000300000000000000♠ 3 years 1970
Divisional 2.94 !2 1970 AFC Champ.
1972 Div. 17–27
7–13 Colts
Steelers 1973 Divisional
7000700000000000000♠ 7 years 1983
Super Bowl XVIII 2.95 !2 1984 Wild Card
1985 Div. 7–13
20–27 Seahawks
Patriots 1990 Divisional
7000300000000000000♠ 3 years 1990 Divisional 2.96 !2 1990.2 !1990 AFC Champ.
1991 Wild Card 3–51
6–10 Bills
Chiefs 1993 Wild Card
7001150000000000000♠ 15 years 2002 AFC Championship 2.96 !2 1990.2 !Super Bowl XXXVIII
2016 Wild Card 24-41
14-27 Bucs
Texans TBD
Philadelphia Eagles 7001120000000000000♠ 12 years 1980
Conference
Championship 5.4 !5 1980.1 !Super Bowl XV
1981 Wild Card
1988 Div.
1989 Wild Card
1990 Wild Card 10–27
21–27
12–20
7–21
6–20 Raiders
Giants
Bears
Rams
Redskins 1992 Wild Card
Pittsburgh Steelers
002 (3 loss) streaks 7000500000000000000♠ 5 years 1989
Wild Card 3.3 !3 1989.1 !1989 Div.
1992 Div.
1993 Wild Card 23–24
3–24
24–27 Broncos
Bills
Chiefs 1994 Divisional
7000400000000000000♠4 years 2010 AFC Championship 3 2010.1 !Super Bowl XLV
2011 Wild Card
2014 Wild Card 25–31
23–29
17–30 Packers
Broncos
Ravens 2015 Wild Card
San Francisco 49ers 7000400000000000000♠4 years 1984
Super Bowl XIX 3.4 !3 1985 Wild Card
1986 Div.
1987 Div. 3–17
3–49
24–36 Giants
Giants
Vikings 1988 Divisional
Seattle Seahawks 7001210000000000000♠ 21 years 1984
Su !1984
Wild Card 6.5 !6 1984.2 !1984 Div.
1987 Wild Card
1988 Div.
1999 Wild Card
2003 Wild Card
2004 Wild Card 10–31
20–23 (OT)
13–21
17–20
27–33 (OT)
20–27 Dolphins
Oilers
Bengals
Dolphins
Packers
Rams 2005 Divisional
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
002 (3 loss) streaks 7001180000000000000♠ 18 years 1979
Divisional 3.5 !3 1979.2 !1979 NFC Champ.
1981 Div.
1982 1st Round 0–9
0–38
17–30 Rams
Cowboys
Cowboys 1997 Wild Card
7000300000000000000♠3 years 1999
Divisional 3.6 !3 1999.3 !1999 NFC Champ.
2000 Wild Card
2001 Wild Card 6–11
3–21
9–31 Rams
Eagles
Eagles 2002 Divisional
Tennessee Titans
004 (3 loss) streaks 7001170000000000000♠ 17 years 1961 AFL
Championship 3.7 !3 1962 AFL Champ.
1967 AFL Champ.
1969 AFL Div. 17–20 (2 OT)
7–40
7–56 Chief !Dallas Texans
Raiders
Raiders 1978 Wild Card
7000300000000000000♠ 3 years 1988
Wild Card 3.8 !3 1988 Div.
1989 Wild Card
1990 Wild Card 10–17
23–26 (OT)
14–41 Bills
Steelers
Bengals 1991 Wild Card
7000800000000000000♠ 8 years 1991
Div !1991
Wild Card 3.9 !3 1991.1 !1991 Divisional
1992 Wild Card
1993 Divisional 24–26
38–41 (OT)
20–28 Broncos
Bills
Chiefs 1999 Wild Card
7001130000000000000♠ 13 years 2003
Wild Card 3.91 !3 2003.3 !2003 Div.
2007 Wild Card
2008 Div. 14–17
6–17
10–13 Patriots
Chargers
Ravens 2017 Wild Card
Washington Redskins ^
002 (4 loss) streaks 7001100000000000000♠ 10 years 1972
NFC Championship 4.9 !4 1972.2 !Super Bowl VII
1973 Div.
1974 Div.
1976 Div. 7–14
20–27
10–19
20–35 Dolphins
Vikings
Rams
Vikings 1982 First Round
7001120000000000000♠ 12 years 2005
Wild Card 4.9 !4 2005 Div.
2007 Wild Card
2012 Wild Card
2015 Wild Card 10–20
14–35
14–24
18–35 Seahawks
Seahawks
Seahawks
Packers TBD
Team
Streak lasted
Last win
Games Lost
Playoff Games
Score
Opponent
Next win
Longest post-season droughts in team history[edit]
Note that the NFL did not institute a permanent playoff tournament until 1967 and that the NFL Championship Game and any impromptu one-game playoffs (played only in the event of a tie atop the division standings) were the only postseason matchups in this era (the Bert Bell Benefit Bowl is considered an exhibition game for the purpose of this list).
Updated through the 2017 season.
0^0 Denotes active streak
No post season appearances
Team
Longest streak with
no post-season appearances
Seasons
Washington Redskins 1946–1970 25
Arizona Cardinals 1949–1973 25
Pittsburgh Steelers 1948–1971 24
New Orleans Saints 1967–1986 20
Denver Broncos 1960–1976 17
Philadelphia Eagles 1961–1977 17
New York Giants 1964–1980 17
Buffalo Bills 2000–2016 17
Detroit Lions 1936–1951 16
Green Bay Packers 1945–1959 15
Cleveland Browns^ 2003–2017^ 15
Kansas City Chiefs 1972–1985 14
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1983–1996 14
Cincinnati Bengals 1991–2004 14
Chicago Bears 1964–1976 13
Los Angeles Chargers 1966–1978 13
Oakland Raiders 2003–2015 13
San Francisco 49ers 1958–1969 12
New England Patriots 1964–1975 12
Atlanta Falcons 1966–1977 12
Los Angeles Rams 2005–2016 12
New York Jets 1970–1980 11
Seattle Seahawks 1989–1998 10
Indianapolis Colts 1978–1986 9
Houston Texans 2002–2010 9
Jacksonville Jaguars 2008–2016 9
Tennessee Titans 1970–1977
2009–2016
8
Minnesota Vikings 1961–1967 7
Miami Dolphins 2009–2015 7
Dallas Cowboys 1960–1965 6
Carolina Panthers 1997–2002 6
Baltimore Ravens 1996–1999 4
Team
Longest streak with
no post-season appearances
Seasons
No post season victories
Team
Longest streak with
no post-season victories
Seasons
Arizona Cardinals 1948–1997 50
Pittsburgh Steelers 1933–1971 39
Detroit Lions 1958–1990 33
New Orleans Saints 1967–1999 33
Washington Redskins 1944–1971 28
Cincinnati Bengals^ 1991–2017^ 27
Indianapolis Colts 1972–1994 23
Los Angeles Rams 1952–1973 22
New York Giants 1959–1980 22
Buffalo Bills^ 1996–2017^ 22
New England Patriots 1964–1984 21
Kansas City Chiefs 1970–1990
1994–2014 21
San Francisco 49ers 1950–1969 20
Chicago Bears 1964–1983 20
Seattle Seahawks 1985–2004 20
Cleveland Browns^ 1995, 1999–2017^ 20
Philadelphia Eagles 1961–1978 18
Denver Broncos 1960–1976 17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1980–1996 17
Miami Dolphins^ 2001–2017^ 17
Green Bay Packers 1945–1960 16
Tennessee Titans 1962–1977 16
Los Angeles Chargers 1964–1979 16
Oakland Raiders^ 2003–2017^ 15
New York Jets 1969–1981 13
Atlanta Falcons 1966–1977;
1979–1990 12
Dallas Cowboys 1997–2008 12
Houston Texans 2002–2010 9
Jacksonville Jaguars 2008–2016 9
Minnesota Vikings 1961–1968;
1989–1996 8
Carolina Panthers 2006–2013 8
Baltimore Ravens 2002–2007 6
Team
Longest streak with
no post-season victories
Seasons
See also[edit]
List of NFL franchise post-season streaks
List of current National Football League consecutive playoff appearances
List of last undefeated NFL teams by season
List of NFL champions (1920–69)
List of Super Bowl Champions
List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason droughts
List of MLS club post-season droughts
List of NBA franchise post-season droughts
List of NHL franchise post-season droughts
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Season Index". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
Jump up ^ "NFL Playoff Picture". National Football League. November 5, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b "Super Bowl List". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
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List of WTA number 1 ranked tennis players
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This article is about number-one ranked players since 1975. For the all-time list, see World number 1 women tennis players.
Simona Halep, currently ranked no. 1 in women's singles
Latisha Chan, currently ranked no. 1 in women's doubles.
The list of WTA number 1 ranked players shows the professional women's tennis players who have been or currently are ranked world No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association, along with the dates of first reaching and losing that spot. Since the WTA began producing computerized rankings on November 3, 1975, 25 women have reached the highest singles ranking and 36 women the highest doubles ranking. The WTA Rankings are a merit-based method for determining the rankings in women's tennis and the WTA releases ranking points weekly based on how players fared during the previous 52 weeks.
Contents
[hide]
1 Singles
1.1 World No. 1 ranked players
1.2 Weeks at No. 1
1.2.1 Total
1.2.2 Consecutive
1.3 Weeks at No. 1 by country
1.4 Year-end No. 1 players
1.4.1 Per player
1.4.2 Per year
1.5 Players who were ranked world No. 1 without having won a Grand Slam tournament
2 Doubles
2.1 World No. 1 ranked players
2.2 Weeks at No. 1
2.2.1 Total
2.2.2 Consecutive
2.3 Weeks at number 1 by country
2.4 Year-end No. 1 players
2.4.1 Per player
2.4.2 Per year
2.5 Players who were ranked world No. 1 without having won a Grand Slam tournament
3 See also
4 Notes
5 References
Singles[edit]
World No. 1 ranked players[edit]
The rankings are sourced by the WTA Media Guide and the WTA website (which usually revises its rankings every Sunday night or Monday morning, except when tournament finals are postponed).[1][2]
On 11 September 2017, Garbiñe Muguruza and Rafael Nadal made Spain the first country since the United States 14 years ago to simultaneously top both the ATP and the WTA rankings, with Muguruza making her debut in the No. 1 spot. The most recent previous such pair were Serena Williams and Andre Agassi, 28 April to 11 May, 2003.[3]
Steffi Graf spent 377 weeks at the top of the WTA, the most of any player.
New
no. 1
Country
Player
Start date
End date
Weeks
series
total
1 USA Chris Evert Nov 3, 1975 Apr 25, 1976 25 25
2 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley Apr 26, 1976 May 9, 1976 2 2
USA Chris Evert (2) May 10, 1976 Jul 9, 1978 113 138
3 USA Martina Navratilova Jul 10, 1978 Jan 13, 1979 26 26
USA Chris Evert (3) Jan 14, 1979 Jan 27, 1979 2 140
USA Martina Navratilova (2) Jan 28, 1979 Feb 24, 1979 4 30
USA Chris Evert (4) Feb 25, 1979 Apr 15, 1979 7 147
USA Martina Navratilova (3) Apr 16, 1979 Jun 24, 1979 10 40
USA Chris Evert (5) Jun 25, 1979 Sep 9, 1979 11 158
USA Martina Navratilova (4) Sep 10, 1979 Apr 6, 1980 31 71
4 USA Tracy Austin Apr 7, 1980 Apr 20, 1980 2 2
USA Martina Navratilova (5) Apr 21, 1980 Jul 6, 1980 11 82
USA Tracy Austin (2) Jul 7, 1980 Nov 17, 1980 19 21
USA Chris Evert (6) Nov 18, 1980 May 2, 1982 76 234
USA Martina Navratilova (6) May 3, 1982 May 16, 1982 2 84
USA Chris Evert (7) May 17, 1982 Jun 13, 1982 4 238
USA Martina Navratilova (7) Jun 14, 1982 Jun 9, 1985 156 240
USA Chris Evert (8) Jun 10, 1985 Oct 13, 1985 18 256
USA Martina Navratilova (8) Oct 14, 1985 Oct 27, 1985 2 242
USA Chris Evert (9) Oct 28, 1985 Nov 24, 1985 4 260
USA Martina Navratilova (9) Nov 25, 1985 Aug 16, 1987 90 332
5 GER Steffi Graf Aug 17, 1987 Mar 10, 1991 186 ↑ 186
6 YUG Monica Seles Mar 11, 1991 Aug 4, 1991 21 21
GER Steffi Graf (2) Aug 5, 1991 Aug 11, 1991 1 187
YUG Monica Seles (2) Aug 12, 1991 Aug 18, 1991 1 22
GER Steffi Graf (3) Aug 19, 1991 Sep 8, 1991 3 190
/ YUG Monica Seles (3) [n 1] Sep 9, 1991 Jun 6, 1993 91 113
GER Steffi Graf (4) Jun 7, 1993 Feb 5, 1995 87 277
7 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Feb 6, 1995 Feb 19, 1995 2 2
GER Steffi Graf (5) Feb 20, 1995 Feb 26, 1995 1 278
ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) Feb 27, 1995 Apr 9, 1995 6 8
GER Steffi Graf (6) Apr 10, 1995 May 14, 1995 5 283
ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3) May 15, 1995 Jun 11, 1995 4 12
GER Steffi Graf (7) Jun 12, 1995 Aug 14, 1995 9 292
GER
USA Steffi Graf (7)
Monica Seles[n 1] (4) Aug 15, 1995 Nov 3, 1996 64 356
177
GER Steffi Graf (7) Nov 4, 1996 Nov 17, 1996 2 358
GER
USA Steffi Graf (7)
Monica Seles (5) Nov 18, 1996 Nov 24, 1996 1 359
178
GER Steffi Graf (7) Nov 25, 1996 Mar 30, 1997 18 377 ↑
8 SUI Martina Hingis Mar 31, 1997 Oct 11, 1998 80 80
9 USA Lindsay Davenport Oct 12, 1998 Feb 7, 1999 17 17
SUI Martina Hingis (2) Feb 8, 1999 Jul 4, 1999 21 101
USA Lindsay Davenport (2) Jul 5, 1999 Aug 8, 1999 5 22
SUI Martina Hingis (3) Aug 9, 1999 Apr 2, 2000 34 135
USA Lindsay Davenport (3) Apr 3, 2000 May 7, 2000 5 27
SUI Martina Hingis (4) May 8, 2000 May 14, 2000 1 136
USA Lindsay Davenport (4) May 15, 2000 May 21, 2000 1 28
SUI Martina Hingis (5) May 22, 2000 Oct 14, 2001 73 209
10 USA Jennifer Capriati Oct 15, 2001 Nov 4, 2001 3 3
USA Lindsay Davenport (5) Nov 5, 2001 Jan 13, 2002 10 38
USA Jennifer Capriati (2) Jan 14, 2002 Feb 24, 2002 6 9
11 USA Venus Williams Feb 25, 2002 Mar 17, 2002 3 3
USA Jennifer Capriati (3) Mar 18, 2002 Apr 21, 2002 5 14
USA Venus Williams (2) Apr 22, 2002 May 19, 2002 4 7
USA Jennifer Capriati (4) May 20, 2002 Jun 9, 2002 3 17
USA Venus Williams (3) Jun 10, 2002 Jul 7, 2002 4 11
12 USA Serena Williams Jul 8, 2002 Aug 10, 2003 57 57
13 BEL Kim Clijsters Aug 11, 2003 Oct 19, 2003 10 10
14 BEL Justine Henin Oct 20, 2003 Oct 26, 2003 1 1
BEL Kim Clijsters (2) Oct 27, 2003 Nov 9, 2003 2 12
BEL Justine Henin (2) Nov 10, 2003 Sep 12, 2004 44 45
15 FRA Amélie Mauresmo Sep 13, 2004 Oct 17, 2004 5 5
USA Lindsay Davenport (6) Oct 18, 2004 Aug 21, 2005 44 82
16 RUS Maria Sharapova Aug 22, 2005 Aug 28, 2005 1 1
USA Lindsay Davenport (7) Aug 29, 2005 Sep 11, 2005 2 84
RUS Maria Sharapova (2) Sep 12, 2005 Oct 23, 2005 6 7
USA Lindsay Davenport (8) Oct 24, 2005 Jan 29, 2006 14 98
BEL Kim Clijsters (3) Jan 30, 2006 Mar 19, 2006 7 19
FRA Amélie Mauresmo (2) Mar 20, 2006 Nov 12, 2006 34 39
BEL Justine Henin (3) Nov 13, 2006 Jan 28, 2007 11 56
RUS Maria Sharapova (3) Jan 29, 2007 Mar 18, 2007 7 14
BEL Justine Henin (4) Mar 19, 2007 May 18, 2008 61 117
RUS Maria Sharapova (4) May 19, 2008 Jun 8, 2008 3 17
17 SRB Ana Ivanovic Jun 9, 2008 Aug 10, 2008 9 9
18 SRB Jelena Janković Aug 11, 2008 Aug 17, 2008 1 1
SRB Ana Ivanovic (2) Aug 18, 2008 Sep 7, 2008 3 12
USA Serena Williams (2) Sep 8, 2008 Oct 5, 2008 4 61
SRB Jelena Janković (2) Oct 6, 2008 Feb 1, 2009 17 18
USA Serena Williams (3) Feb 2, 2009 Apr 19, 2009 11 72
19 RUS Dinara Safina Apr 20, 2009 Oct 11, 2009 25 25
USA Serena Williams (4) Oct 12, 2009 Oct 25, 2009 2 74
RUS Dinara Safina (2) Oct 26, 2009 Nov 1, 2009 1 26
USA Serena Williams (5) Nov 2, 2009 Oct 10, 2010 49 123
20 DEN Caroline Wozniacki Oct 11, 2010 Feb 13, 2011 18 18
BEL Kim Clijsters (4) Feb 14, 2011 Feb 20, 2011 1 20
DEN Caroline Wozniacki (2) Feb 21, 2011 Jan 29, 2012 49 67
21 BLR Victoria Azarenka Jan 30, 2012 Jun 10, 2012 19 19
RUS Maria Sharapova (5) Jun 11, 2012 Jul 8, 2012 4 21
BLR Victoria Azarenka (2) Jul 9, 2012 Feb 17, 2013 32 51
USA Serena Williams (6) Feb 18, 2013 Sep 11, 2016 186 ↑ 309
22 GER Angelique Kerber Sep 12, 2016 Jan 29, 2017 20 20
USA Serena Williams (7) Jan 30, 2017 Mar 19, 2017 7 316
GER Angelique Kerber (2) Mar 20, 2017 Apr 23, 2017 5 25
USA Serena Williams (8) Apr 24, 2017 May 14, 2017 3 319
GER Angelique Kerber (3) May 15, 2017 Jul 16, 2017 9 34
23 CZE Karolína Plíšková Jul 17, 2017 Sep 10, 2017 8 8
24 ESP Garbiñe Muguruza Sep 11, 2017 Oct 8, 2017 4 4
25 ROU Simona Halep Oct 9, 2017 Jan 28, 2018 16 16
DEN Caroline Wozniacki (3) Jan 29, 2018 Feb 25, 2018 4 71
ROU Simona Halep (2) Feb 26, 2018 Present 9 25
Key
↑ Open-era record
Current No. 1 player as of April 23, 2018[update]
Note
^ Jump up to: a b Monica Seles was stabbed by a spectator during a WTA tournament match on 30 April 1993; while ranked number 1. When she returned to competition in 1995, the WTA decided to reinstate her alongside Graf as number one, with her ranking protected for a year until she had a full season of ranking points accrued.[4]
Weeks at No. 1[edit]
Total[edit]
Rank
Nat. Player
Weeks
1. Steffi Graf 377
2. Martina Navratilova 332
3. Serena Williams 319
4. Chris Evert 260
5. Martina Hingis 209
6. / / Monica Seles 178
7. Justine Henin 117
8. Lindsay Davenport 98
9. Caroline Wozniacki 71
10. Victoria Azarenka 51
11. Amélie Mauresmo 39
12. Angelique Kerber 34
13. Dinara Safina 26
14. Simona Halep 25
15. Tracy Austin 21
Maria Sharapova
17. Kim Clijsters 20
18. Jelena Janković 18
19. Jennifer Capriati 17
20. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 12
Ana Ivanovic
22. Venus Williams 11
23. Karolína Plíšková 8
24. Garbiñe Muguruza 4
25. Evonne Goolagong Cawley 2
active players - current No. 1 in bold
Consecutive[edit]
Rank
Nat. Player
Weeks
1. Steffi Graf 186
Serena Williams
3. Martina Navratilova 156
4. Chris Evert 113
5. Steffi Graf (2) 94
6. Monica Seles 91
7. Martina Navratilova (2) 90
8. Steffi Graf (3) 87
9. Martina Hingis 80
10. Chris Evert (2) 76
11. Martina Hingis (2) 73
12 Monica Seles (2) 64
13. Justine Henin 61
14. Serena Williams (2) 57
15. Serena Williams (3) 49
Caroline Wozniacki
17. Justine Henin (2) 44
Lindsay Davenport
19. Martina Hingis (3) 34
Amélie Mauresmo
current streak in bold
as of April 23, 2018[update][5][6]
The source for this through the week of January 2, 2012, is the 2012 WTA Tour Official Guide, page 177.[1]
Weeks at No. 1 by country[edit]
Rank
Country
Number of
Players
players
weeks
1. United States 8 1,123 Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Tracy Austin, Monica Seles*, Lindsay Davenport, Jennifer Capriati, Venus Williams, Serena Williams
2. Germany 2 411 Steffi Graf, Angelique Kerber
3. Switzerland 1 209 Martina Hingis
4. / Yugoslavia, Serbia 3 143 Monica Seles*, Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Janković
5. Belgium 2 137 Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin
6. Denmark 1 71 Caroline Wozniacki
7. Belarus 1 51 Victoria Azarenka
8. Russia 2 47 Maria Sharapova, Dinara Safina
9. France 1 39 Amélie Mauresmo
10. Romania 1 25 Simona Halep
11. Spain 2 16 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Garbiñe Muguruza
12. Czech Republic 1 8 Karolína Plíšková
13. Australia 1 2 Evonne Goolagong Cawley
as of April 23, 2018[update] - current No. 1 player in bold
* Note that Monica Seles is included twice due to change of citizenship.
Year-end No. 1 players[edit]
The source for this through to 2012 is the 2012 WTA Tour Official Guide, page 178.[1]
Per player[edit]
Country
Player
Fq.
GER Steffi Graf 8
USA Martina Navratilova 7
USA Chris Evert 5
USA Serena Williams
USA Lindsay Davenport 4
/ YUG/ USA Monica Seles 3
SUI Martina Hingis
BEL Justine Henin
DEN Caroline Wozniacki 2
SRB Jelena Janković 1
BLR Victoria Azarenka
GER Angelique Kerber
ROU Simona Halep
Per year[edit]
Year
Country
Player
1975 USA (1) Chris Evert
1976 USA Chris Evert (2)
1977 USA Chris Evert (3)
1978 USA (2) Martina Navratilova
1979 USA Martina Navratilova (2)
1980 USA Chris Evert (4)
1981 USA Chris Evert (5)
1982 USA Martina Navratilova (3)
1983 USA Martina Navratilova (4)
1984 USA Martina Navratilova (5)
1985 USA Martina Navratilova (6)
1986 USA Martina Navratilova (7)
1987 GER (3) Steffi Graf
1988 GER Steffi Graf (2)
1989 GER Steffi Graf (3)
1990 GER Steffi Graf (4)
1991 YUG (4) Monica Seles
1992 YUG Monica Seles (2)
1993 GER Steffi Graf (5)
1994 GER Steffi Graf (6)
1995 GER
USA Steffi Graf (7)
Monica Seles (3)
1996 GER Steffi Graf (8)
1997 SUI (5) Martina Hingis
1998 USA (6) Lindsay Davenport
1999 SUI Martina Hingis (2)
2000 SUI Martina Hingis (3)
2001 USA Lindsay Davenport (2)
2002 USA (7) Serena Williams
2003 BEL (8) Justine Henin
2004 USA Lindsay Davenport (3)
2005 USA Lindsay Davenport (4)
2006 BEL Justine Henin (2)
2007 BEL Justine Henin (3)
2008 SRB (9) Jelena Janković
2009 USA Serena Williams (2)
2010 DEN (10) Caroline Wozniacki
2011 DEN Caroline Wozniacki (2)
2012 BLR (11) Victoria Azarenka[7]
2013 USA Serena Williams (3)
2014 USA Serena Williams (4)
2015 USA Serena Williams (5)
2016 GER (12) Angelique Kerber[8]
2017 ROU (13) Simona Halep
No. 1 every week of the year
Players who were ranked world No. 1 without having won a Grand Slam tournament[edit]
Player
Date of first No. 1 position
First Grand Slam final reached
First Grand Slam title
Kim Clijsters August 11, 2003 2001 French Open (June 2001) (1st of 8) 2005 US Open (1st of 4)
Amélie Mauresmo September 13, 2004 1999 Australian Open (January 1999) (1st of 3) 2006 Australian Open (1st of 2)
Jelena Janković August 11, 2008 2008 US Open (September 2008) (only final) none (still active)
Dinara Safina April 20, 2009 2008 French Open (June 2008) (1st of 3) none (retired in 2014)
Caroline Wozniacki October 11, 2010 2009 US Open (September 2009) (1st of 3) 2018 Australian Open (only title, still active)
Karolína Plíšková July 17, 2017 2016 US Open (September 2016) (only final) none (still active)
Simona Halep October 9, 2017 2014 French Open (June 2014) (1st of 3) none (still active)
Doubles[edit]
World No. 1 ranked players[edit]
The source for the following table through the week of January 6, 2012, is the 2012 WTA Tour Official Guide, page 172.[1]
Martina Navratilova was world No. 1 in doubles for a record 237 weeks
New
nr. 1
Country
Player
Start date
End date
Weeks
series
total
1 USA Martina Navratilova (1) September 4, 1984 Mar 17, 1985 27 27
2 USA Pam Shriver (1) Mar 18, 1985 Jan 19, 1986 44 44
USA Martina Navratilova (2) Jan 20, 1986 Jul 20, 1986 26 53
USA Pam Shriver (2) Jul 21, 1986 Aug 17, 1986 4 48
USA Martina Navratilova (3) Aug 18, 1986 Feb 4, 1990 181 ↑ 234
3 TCH Helena Suková (1) Feb 5, 1990 Feb 18, 1990 2 2
USA Martina Navratilova (4) Feb 19, 1990 Mar 4, 1990 2 236
TCH Helena Suková (2) Mar 5, 1990 May 6, 1990 9 11
USA Martina Navratilova (5) May 7, 1990 May 13, 1990 1 237 ↑
TCH Helena Suková (3) May 14, 1990 Aug 26, 1990 15 26
4 TCH Jana Novotná (1) Aug 27, 1990 Oct 14, 1990 7 7
TCH Helena Suková (4) Oct 15, 1990 Feb 17, 1991 18 44
TCH Jana Novotná (2) Feb 18, 1991 March 3, 1991 2 9
5 USA Gigi Fernández (1) March 4, 1991 March 10, 1991 1 1
TCH Jana Novotná (3) March 11, 1991 March 31, 1991 3 12
USA Gigi Fernández (2) Apr 1, 1991 Apr 7, 1991 1 2
TCH Helena Suková (5) Apr 8, 1991 Jun 9, 1991 9 53
USA Gigi Fernández (3) Jun 10, 1991 Sept 8, 1991 13 15
CZE Jana Novotná (4) Sept 9, 1991 Oct 6, 1991 4 16
6 URS Natasha Zvereva (1) Oct 7, 1991 Oct 13, 1991 1 1
CZE Jana Novotná (5) Oct 14, 1991 Jan 26, 1992 15 31
7 LAT Larisa Neiland (1) Jan 27, 1992 Feb 2, 1992 1 1
CZE Jana Novotná (6) Feb 3, 1992 Feb 16, 1992 2 33
LAT Larisa Neiland (2) Feb 17, 1992 Feb 23, 1992 1 2
CZE Jana Novotná (7) Feb 24, 1992 Mar 22, 1992 4 37
LAT Larisa Neiland (3) Mar 23, 1992 Apr 5, 1992 2 4
CZE Jana Novotná (8) Apr 6, 1992 Jun 14, 1992 11 48
BLR Natasha Zvereva (2) Jun 15, 1992 Jun 21, 1992 1 2
CZE Jana Novotná (9) Jun 22, 1992 Oct 11, 1992 15 63
BLR Natasha Zvereva (3) Oct 12, 1992 Oct 18, 1992 1 3
8 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (1) Oct 19, 1992 Nov 15, 1992 4 4
BLR Natasha Zvereva (4) Nov 16, 1992 Nov 22, 1992 1 4
CZE Helena Suková (6) Nov 23, 1992 Jan 10, 1993 7 60
BLR Natasha Zvereva (5) Jan 11, 1993 Apr 4, 1993 12 16
USA Gigi Fernández (4) Apr 5, 1993 Sep 12, 1993 23 38
CZE Helena Suková (7) Sep 13, 1993 Oct 31, 1993 7 67
USA Gigi Fernández (5) Nov 1, 1993 Nov 14, 1993 2 40
CZE Helena Suková (8) Nov 15, 1993 Nov 21, 1993 1 68
USA Gigi Fernández (6) Nov 22, 1993 Aug 14, 1994 38 78
BLR Natasha Zvereva (6) Aug 15, 1994 Feb 12, 1995 26 42
ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) Feb 13, 1995 Feb 26, 1995 2 6
BLR Natasha Zvereva (7) Feb 27, 1995 Mar 5, 1995 1 43
USA Gigi Fernández (7) Mar 6, 1995 Mar 12, 1995 1 79
BLR Natasha Zvereva (8) Mar 13, 1995 Mar 26, 1995 2 45
ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3) Mar 27, 1995 Nov 5, 1995 32 38
USA Gigi Fernández (8) Nov 6, 1995 Nov 12, 1995 1 80
ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (4) Nov 13, 1995 Apr 6, 1997 73 111
BLR Natasha Zvereva (9) Apr 7, 1997 Oct 19, 1997 29 74
9 USA Lindsay Davenport (1) Oct 20, 1997 Nov 2, 1997 2 2
BLR Natasha Zvereva (10) Nov 3, 1997 Jan 25, 1998 12 86
USA Lindsay Davenport (2) Jan 26, 1998 Apr 12, 1998 11 13
BLR Natasha Zvereva (11) Apr 13, 1998 Jun 7, 1998 8 94
10 SUI Martina Hingis (1) Jun 8, 1998 Aug 2, 1998 8 8
CZE Jana Novotná (10) Aug 3, 1998 Aug 9, 1998 1 64
USA Lindsay Davenport (3) Aug 10, 1998 Aug 16, 1998 1 14
SUI Martina Hingis (2) Aug 17, 1998 Oct 25, 1998 10 18
BLR Natasha Zvereva (12) Oct 26, 1998 Nov 1, 1998 1 95
SUI Martina Hingis (3) Nov 2, 1998 Nov 22, 1998 3 21
BLR Natasha Zvereva (13) Nov 23,1998 May 16, 1999 25 120
CZE Jana Novotná (11) May 17, 1999 Jun 6, 1999 3 67
SUI Martina Hingis (4) Jun 7, 1999 Jul 4, 1999 4 25
BLR Natasha Zvereva (14) Jul 5, 1999 Aug 1, 1999 4 124
SUI Martina Hingis (5) Aug 2, 1999 Aug 22, 1999 3 28
USA Lindsay Davenport (4) Aug 23, 1999 Nov 21, 1999 13 27
11 RUS Anna Kournikova (1) Nov 22, 1999 Jan 30, 2000 10 10
SUI Martina Hingis (6) Jan 31, 2000 Mar 19, 2000 7 35
USA Lindsay Davenport (5) Mar 20, 2000 Apr 2, 2000 2 29
12 USA Corina Morariu (1) Apr 3, 2000 Apr 16, 2000 2 2
USA Lindsay Davenport (6) Apr 17, 2000 May 7, 2000 3 32
USA Corina Morariu (2) May 8, 2000 Jun 11, 2000 5 7
13 USA Lisa Raymond (1) Jun 12, 2000 Aug 20, 2000 10 10
14 USA
AUS Lisa Raymond (1)
Rennae Stubbs (1) Aug 21, 2000 Sep 10, 2000 3 13
3
15 FRA Julie Halard-Decugis (1) Sep 11, 2000 Oct 22, 2000 6 6
16 JPN Ai Sugiyama (1) Oct 23, 2000 Oct 29, 2000 1 1
FRA Julie Halard-Decugis (2) Oct 30, 2000 Dec 24, 2000 8 14
JPN Ai Sugiyama (2) Dec 25, 2000 Aug 26, 2001 35 36
USA Lisa Raymond (2) Aug 27, 2001 Sep 8, 2002 54 67
17 ARG Paola Suárez (1) Sep 9, 2002 Aug 3, 2003 47 47
18 BEL Kim Clijsters (1) Aug 4, 2003 Aug 10, 2003 1 1
JPN Ai Sugiyama (3) Aug 11, 2003 Aug 17, 2003 1 37
BEL Kim Clijsters (2) Aug 18, 2003 Sep 7, 2003 3 4
19 ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual (1) Sep 8, 2003 Sep 14, 2003 1 1
JPN Ai Sugiyama (4) Sep 15, 2003 Nov 9, 2003 8 45
ARG Paola Suárez (2) Nov 10, 2003 Jul 25, 2004 37 84
ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual (2) Jul 26, 2004 Aug 1, 2004 1 2
ESP
ARG Virginia Ruano Pascual (2)
Paola Suárez (3) Aug 2, 2004 Aug 22, 2004 3 5
87
ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual (2) Aug 23, 2004 Oct 16, 2005 60 65
20 ZIM Cara Black (1) Oct 17, 2005 Feb 5, 2006 16 16
21 AUS Samantha Stosur (1) Feb 6, 2006 Jul 6, 2006 22 22
USA
AUS Lisa Raymond (3)
Samantha Stosur (1) Jul 7, 2006 Apr 8, 2007 39 106
61
USA Lisa Raymond (3) Apr 9, 2007 Jun 10, 2007 9 115
ZIM Cara Black (2) Jun 11, 2007 Jun 24, 2007 2 18
USA Lisa Raymond (4) Jun 25, 2007 Jul 8, 2007 2 117
ZIM Cara Black (3) Jul 9, 2007 Nov 11, 2007 18 36
22 ZIM
USA Cara Black (3)
Liezel Huber (1) Nov 12, 2007 April 18, 2010 127 163
127
USA Liezel Huber (1) April 19, 2010 June 6, 2010 7 134
23
24 USA
USA Serena Williams (1)
Venus Williams (1) June 7, 2010 August 1, 2010 8 8
8
USA Liezel Huber (2) August 2, 2010 October 31, 2010 13 147
25 ARG Gisela Dulko (1) November 1, 2010 February 27, 2011 17 17
26 ARG
ITA Gisela Dulko (1)
Flavia Pennetta (1) February 28, 2011 April 17, 2011 7 24
7
ITA Flavia Pennetta (1) April 18, 2011 July 4, 2011 11 18
27
28 CZE
SLO Květa Peschke (1)
Katarina Srebotnik (1) July 4, 2011 September 11, 2011 10 10
10
USA Liezel Huber (3) September 12, 2011 April 22, 2012 32 179
USA
USA Liezel Huber (3)
Lisa Raymond (5) April 23, 2012 September 9, 2012 20 199
137
29 ITA Sara Errani (1) September 10, 2012 October 14, 2012 5 5
30 ITA Roberta Vinci (1) October 15, 2012 April 28, 2013 28 28
ITA
ITA Roberta Vinci (1)
Sara Errani (2) April 29, 2013 February 16, 2014 42 70
47
31 CHN Peng Shuai (1) February 17, 2014 May 11, 2014 12 12
32 CHN
TPE Peng Shuai (1)
Hsieh Su-wei (1) May 12, 2014 May 18, 2014 1 13
1
CHN Peng Shuai (1) May 19, 2014 June 8, 2014 3 16
CHN
TPE Peng Shuai (1)
Hsieh Su-wei (2) June 9, 2014 July 6, 2014 4 20
5
ITA
ITA Roberta Vinci (2)
Sara Errani (3) July 7, 2014 April 12, 2015 40 110
87
33 IND Sania Mirza (1) April 13, 2015 January 17, 2016 40 40
IND
SUI Sania Mirza (1)
Martina Hingis (7) January 18, 2016 August 21, 2016 31 71
66
IND Sania Mirza (1) August 22, 2016 January 8, 2017 20 91
34 USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands (1) January 9, 2017 August 20, 2017 32 32
35 CZE Lucie Šafářová (1) August 21, 2017 October 1, 2017 6 6
SUI Martina Hingis (8) October 2, 2017 October 22, 2017 3 69
36 SUI
TPE Martina Hingis (8)
Latisha Chan (1) October 23, 2017 March 18, 2018 21 90
21
TPE Latisha Chan (1) March 19, 2018 Present 6 27
Key
↑ Open-era record
Current No. 1 player(s) as of April 23, 2018[update]
Weeks at No. 1[edit]
Total[edit]
Rank
Nat.
Player
weeks
1. Martina Navratilova 237
2. Liezel Huber 199
3. Cara Black 163
4. Lisa Raymond 137
5. Natasha Zvereva 124
6. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 111
7. Roberta Vinci 110
8. Sania Mirza 91
9. Martina Hingis 90
10. Sara Errani 87
Paola Suárez
12. Gigi Fernández 80
13. Helena Suková 68
14. Jana Novotná 67
15. Virginia Ruano Pascual 65
16. Samantha Stosur 61
17. Pam Shriver 48
18. Ai Sugiyama 45
19. Lindsay Davenport 32
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
21. Latisha Chan 27
22. Gisela Dulko 24
23. Peng Shuai 20
24. Flavia Pennetta 18
25. Julie Halard-Decugis 14
26. Anna Kournikova 10
Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik
29. Serena Williams 8
Venus Williams
31. Corina Morariu 7
32. Lucie Šafářová 6
33. Hsieh Su-wei 5
34. Kim Clijsters 4
Larisa Neiland
36. Rennae Stubbs 3
active players - current No. 1(s) in bold
Consecutive[edit]
Rank
Nat.
Player
weeks
1. Martina Navratilova 181
2. Cara Black 145
3. Liezel Huber 134
4. Sania Mirza 91
5. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 73
6 Roberta Vinci 70
7. Virginia Ruano Pascual 64
8. Samantha Stosur 61
9. Lisa Raymond 54
10. Liezel Huber (2) 52
11. Lisa Raymond (2) 48
12. Paola Suárez 47
13. Pam Shriver 44
14. Sara Errani 42
15. Roberta Vinci (2) 40
Sara Errani (2)
17. Gigi Fernández 38
18. Paola Suárez (2) 37
19. Ai Sugiyama 35
20. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) 32
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
current streak in bold
as of April 23, 2018[update][5][6]
Weeks at number 1 by country[edit]
Rank
Country
Number of
Players
players
weeks
1. United States 10 788 Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver, Gigi Fernández, Lindsay Davenport, Corina Morariu, Lisa Raymond, Liezel Huber, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Bethanie Mattek-Sands
2. Italy 3 215 Flavia Pennetta, Sara Errani, Roberta Vinci
3. Spain 2 176 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Virginia Ruano Pascual
4. Zimbabwe 1 163 Cara Black
5. Czechoslovakia
Czech Republic 4 151 Helena Suková, Jana Novotná, Květa Peschke, Lucie Šafářová
6. Belarus 1 123 Natasha Zvereva*
7. Argentina 2 111 Paola Suárez, Gisela Dulko
8. India 1 91 Sania Mirza
9. Switzerland 1 90 Martina Hingis
10. Australia 2 64 Rennae Stubbs, Samantha Stosur
11. Japan 1 45 Ai Sugiyama
12. Chinese Taipei 2 32 Hsieh Su-wei, Latisha Chan
13. China 1 20 Peng Shuai
14. France 1 14 Julie Halard-Decugis
15. Russia 1 10 Anna Kournikova
Slovenia 1 Katarina Srebotnik
17. Latvia 1 4 Larisa Neiland
Belgium 1 Kim Clijsters
19. Soviet Union 1 1 Natasha Zvereva*
as of April 23, 2018[update] - current No. 1 player(s) in bold
* Belarusian Natasha Zvereva spent one week at number 1 while playing for the Soviet Union
Year-end No. 1 players[edit]
Per player[edit]
Country
Player
Fq.
USA Martina Navratilova 5
ZIM Cara Black 4
USA Liezel Huber
BLR Natasha Zvereva 3
ITA Roberta Vinci
CZE Helena Suková 2
ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
ARG Paola Suárez
USA Lisa Raymond
ITA Sara Errani
IND Sania Mirza
USA Pam Shriver 1
TCH Jana Novotná
USA Gigi Fernández
RUS Anna Kournikova
JPN Ai Sugiyama
ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual
AUS Samantha Stosur
ARG Gisela Dulko
TPE Latisha Chan
SUI Martina Hingis
Per year[edit]
Year
Country
Player
Team
1984 USA Martina Navratilova (1) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
1985 USA Pam Shriver (2) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
1986 USA Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
1987 USA Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
1988 USA Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
1989 USA Martina Navratilova Helena Suková / Jana Novotná
1990 TCH Helena Suková (3) Helena Suková / Jana Novotná
1991 TCH Jana Novotná (4) Gigi Fernández / Jana Novotná
1992 CZE Helena Suková Larisa Neiland / Natasha Zvereva
1993 USA Gigi Fernández (5) Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva
1994 BLR Natasha Zvereva (6) Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva
1995 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (7) Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva
1996 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1997 BLR Natasha Zvereva Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva
1998 BLR Natasha Zvereva Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná
1999 RUS Anna Kournikova (8) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova
2000 JPN Ai Sugiyama (9) Serena Williams / Venus Williams
2001 USA Lisa Raymond (10) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs
2002 ARG Paola Suárez (11) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
2003 ARG Paola Suárez Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
2004 ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual (12) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
2005 ZIM Cara Black (13) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur
2006 USA
AUS Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur (14) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur
2007 ZIM
USA Cara Black
Liezel Huber (15) Cara Black / Liezel Huber
2008 ZIM
USA Cara Black
Liezel Huber Cara Black / Liezel Huber
2009 ZIM
USA Cara Black
Liezel Huber Cara Black / Liezel Huber
2010 ARG Gisela Dulko (16) Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta
2011 USA Liezel Huber Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik
2012 ITA Roberta Vinci (17) Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci
2013 ITA Roberta Vinci Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci
ITA Sara Errani (18)
2014 ITA
ITA Roberta Vinci
Sara Errani Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci
2015 IND Sania Mirza (19) Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza
2016 IND Sania Mirza Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic
2017 TPE
SUI Latisha Chan (20)
Martina Hingis (21) Latisha Chan / Martina Hingis
No. 1 every week of the year
Players who were ranked world No. 1 without having won a Grand Slam tournament[edit]
Player
Date of first No. 1 position
First Grand Slam final reached
First Grand Slam title
Gisela Dulko November 1, 2010 2011 Australian Open (January 2011) 2011 Australian Open (only title)
Sania Mirza April 13, 2015 2011 French Open (June 2011) 2015 Wimbledon (1st of 3)
See also[edit]
World number one women tennis players (includes rankings before 1975)
List of WTA players who were ranked number 5 or higher but never number 1
Current WTA Rankings
List of highest ranked tennis players per nation
List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players
List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c d "2012 WTA Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-15.
Jump up ^ "WTA Singles Rankings". Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
Jump up ^ "Garbine Muguruza joins Rafael Nadal as World No 1". The Indian Express. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
Jump up ^ "Seles is back in the limelight". The Irish Times. 26 June 1996. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b "WTA Press Center - Weeks at No. 1". Archived from the original on 2012-11-03.
^ Jump up to: a b "WTA Notes & Netcords". Archived from the original on 2012-01-17.
Jump up ^ "Azarenka Makes SFs, Clinches Year-End No. 1". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
Jump up ^ "Inside Serena's WTA Finals Withdrawal Announcement". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
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Tracy Austin (1980 – 22 w)
Steffi Graf (1987/1997 – 377 w)
/ / Monica Seles (1991/1996 – 178 w)
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Lindsay Davenport (1998/2006 – 98 w)
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Amélie Mauresmo (2004/2006 – 39 w)
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Jana Novotná (1990/1999 – 67 w)
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Rennae Stubbs (2000 – 3 w)
Julie Halard-Decugis (2000 – 14 w)
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Paola Suárez (2002/2004 – 87 w)
Kim Clijsters (2003 – 4 w)
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Cara Black (2005/2010 – 163 w)
Samantha Stosur (2006/2007 – 61 w)
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Flavia Pennetta (2011 – 18 w)
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Sania Mirza (2015/2017 – 91 w)
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (2017 – 32 w)
Lucie Šafářová (2017 – 6 w)
Latisha Chan (2017/2018 – 26 w)
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