ANALYSIS: Wimbledon 2026 Ranking Movers – Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek, Emma Raducanu and Arthur Fery among the biggest changes
ATPWednesday, 15 July 2026 at 10:34
Grand Slams create ranking upheaval like any other tournaments. The 2026 edition of Wimbledon is now different, seeing notable rises and falls involving a number of big names.
The immediate ramifications of such fluctuation is the impact this will have on the season's final major, the US Open, which begins on August 30th.
Over the next few weeks a number of players face a race to be seeded for the New York Major. While even more immediately, several will attempt to secure direct entry to the main draw before the deadline passes.
Zverev climbs to match career best as injured Alcaraz falls to three
Following defeat in his maiden Wimbledon final, Alexander Zverev moved up one place to match his career high ranking of two. The German remains hugely in deficit to world number one Jannik Sinner but ending his major wait recently seemed to have released a greater freedom in Zverev’s play.
The absence of Carlos Alcaraz since mid-April due to a wrist injury is keenly felt in the men's game. He offers the flair and variety unsighted in the repetitive and serve-centric Wimbledon final. Dropping to three is a mild concern compared to the injury, but it will mean that he wouldn't be protected from meeting Sinner at the last-four stage in New York, if fit to play.
If Alcaraz is forced to miss a third major in succession, a title defence in this case, his ranking will only suffer further.
Another player in the top ten, Taylor Fritz, suffered a drop from seven to ten after losing a round earlier than last year's Wimbledon. The importance of top eight ranking equates to guaranteeing not playing a fellow member of that octet before the quarter-finals.
Russian Karen Khachanov descends from 22 to 26 and will require a solid North American hardcourt season to ensure he's one of the 32 seeds for the US Open.
Fery enjoys massive rise as he replaces Norrie as British number one
Arthur Fery provided the most compelling narrative of this year's Wimbledon, embarking on a romantic journey to the semi-finals as a wildcard. This seismic breakthrough sees Fery rocket leap 78 places to 36 in the world, displacing Cameron Norrie as British number one.
The opportunity for Fery to build on this position is excellent. He's now into the main draw for both of the 1000 events leading up to the US Open, and has no points from last year to defend in these events. He's hinted at not participating in Canada, but the potential of a New York seeding is increasingly feasible.
Arthur Fery of Great Britain celebrates winning the opening set during his Gentlemen's Singles match against Flavio Cobolli of Italy on day ten of the 2026 Wimbledon
Norrie endured a surprise first round Wimbledon loss to American qualifier Michael Zheng. He now drops nine places to 38 and has a battle to obtain a seeding for the season's final major.
Their compatriot Jack Draper withdrew at the last minute from his home Grand Slam. Having missed the greater part of 12 months with injury, Draper was already outside the top 100. His absence facilitated a further slide, falling 14 places to 145.
This currently leaves Draper short of the top 104 that secure direct entry to Grand Slam draws. A wildcard seems unlikely so embarking on the qualifying process seems likely for the 2024 semi-finalist.
Other notable ups and downs
2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic lost three rounds earlier at Wimbledon this year. His ranking has now plummeted from 62 to 88. Fortunately, with the US Open cut-off on July 20th, this shouldn't affect Cilic making the cut.
Two men who qualified for Wimbledon and advanced to round four, Roman Safiullin and Shintaro Mochizuki, have a chance to avoid qualifying for New York.
Russian Safiullin, who lost to Novak Djokovic at SW19, rose 36 places to 96. Mochizuki, from Japan, was bested by Sinner in London, but his exploits see him ascend from 151 to 115.
Big serving Pole Hubert Hurkacz, on the comeback trail from injury, jumped up 28 places to 68, after reaching round four at Wimbledon. The injury that led him to retire in the fifth set of that match could stall the momentum gained from his run at the grasscourt major.
ATP - Biggest Ranking Changes After Wimbledon 2026
| Player | Ranking Change | New Ranking |
| Arthur Fery | ▲ 78 | No. 36 |
| Roman Safiullin | ▲ 36 | No. 96 |
| Shintaro Mochizuki | ▲ 36 | No. 115 |
| Hubert Hurkacz | ▲ 28 | No. 68 |
| Marin Cilic | ▼ 26 | No. 88 |
| Jack Draper | ▼ 14 | No. 145 |
| Cameron Norrie | ▼ 9 | No. 38 |
| Karen Khachanov | ▼ 4 | No. 26 |
| Taylor Fritz | ▼ 3 | No. 10 |
| Carlos Alcaraz | ▼ 1 | No. 3 |
| Alexander Zverev | ▲ 1 | No. 2 |
Swiatek falls five places after unsuccessful Wimbledon defence
Iga Swiatek’s 2026 season continues to be a difficult one, with genuine concern over her rectifying her form. No title since last August and now drops to eight in the world rankings. A third round loss to popular Filipino Alexandra Eala meant Swiatek had fallen well short of defending her Wimbledon crown.
With Swiatek enjoying a good North American swing last term, her shaky confidence will need restoring swiftly to prevent a further descent in the rankings.
Amanda Anisimova, beaten by Swiatek in last year's Wimbledon final, dropped from six to nine after losing in round three this time around.
Amanda Anisimova plummets after Wimbledon.
Pegula, Gauff, Muchova and new Wimbledon champion Noskova all rise
The fall of last year's Wimbledon finalists saw rises for four players that saw them surpass Swiatek and Anisimova.
New major champion Linda Noskova steps up to a career best seven, a rise of five places, after her landmark triumph. Climbing further is a realistic prospect as she was beaten in round two of the Canadian and Cincinnati 1000 tournaments last term. A better showing in these events could see Noskova establish a top four seeding for the US Open.
Her fellow Czech Karolina Muchova, beaten in Saturday's absorbing final, moves up three places to six. This represents a highest career ranking for the 29-year old.
American stars Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff both rise after Wimbledon. Pegula lost in the last eight to Gauff and is up one place to three. Gauff, enjoying her best ever run at Wimbledon, climbed three places from seven to four.
The Statesiders will be keen to maintain top four status for their home major to ensure better protection in the draw before the semis.
Linda Noskova, the Wimbledon champion.
Injured Raducanu leaves US Open seeding in peril
Like fellow Brit Draper, 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu had to reluctantly withdraw from Wimbledon. Hopes were raised of a strong showing after an excellent run to the WTA Queens final.
Raducanu slips five places to 38 in the updated rankings. This currently leaves her outside the seeding cut-off for the US Open. And with recurring injury problems a constant theme of her career, doubts over an uninterrupted North American campaign persist.
Sonay Kartal added to the British players missing for the home crowd at Wimbledon. Out of action for several months, missing The Championships was costly as Kartal couldn't defend the points she accrued for making the round-of-16 last year. Kartal suffers a drop of nearly 50 places and now languishes at 122.
Big rises outside the top 100
American qualifier Claire Liu reached the last 32 at Wimbledon, taking Gauff to three sets. Her reward is a massive jump from 146 to 111. Such progress could even see her receive a wildcard for her home major if she doesn't qualify through ranking merit.
An even bigger jump was enjoyed by Thailand's Mananchaya Sawangakew. She emulated Liu by reaching round three before losing to eventual finalist Muchova. The Thai sees her ranking improve by fifty one places and now sits at 113.
Two places below Sawangakew, former world number three Paula Badosa has risen twenty six places after winning a challenger tournament during the Wimbledon fortnight.
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Battle to be seeded in New York
The aforementioned Eala is a riser of four ranking positions to 28 after her landmark run at Wimbledon to round four. She's one of those in around those final seeding US Open berths that will be finalised in a few weeks time.
Latvian enigma Jelena Ostapenko has moved two places up to 29 following a third round appearance at Wimbledon. Her tendency to play frequently means she will have ample opportunity to secure a seeding position.
Dual Grand Slam singles champion Barbora Krejcikova is now stationed at 32 after a rise of six places following a last 32 exit to Muchova at Wimbledon. Elise Mertens, the big hitting Belgian, travels three places up to 24 following a run to the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
Krueger makes huge leap as Siegemund descends almost 50 places
One American who has now secured a ticket for a home major is Ashlyn Kreuger. A run to the last 16 at Wimbledon, including the scalp of Donna Vekic, has triggered an upward march of thirty six places to 66 in the world.
Conversely, Germany's Laura Siegemund has tumbled forty seven places. Last year, at Wimbledon, Siegemund pushed Aryna Sabalenka all the way in a classic three-set quarter-final. A swift exit this year to Mertens precipitated one of the biggest falls after the third major of 2026.
WTA - Biggest Ranking Changes After Wimbledon 2026
| Player | Ranking Change | New Ranking |
| Mananchaya Sawangkaew | ▲ 51 | No. 113 |
| Laura Siegemund | ▼ 47 | Outside Top 100 (47-place drop) |
| Claire Liu | ▲ 35 | No. 111 |
| Ashlyn Krueger | ▲ 36 | No. 66 |
| Sonay Kartal | ▼ ~50 | No. 122 |
| Paula Badosa | ▲ 26 | No. 115 |
| Barbora Krejcikova | ▲ 6 | No. 32 |
| Linda Noskova | ▲ 5 | No. 7 |
| Iga Swiatek | ▼ 5 | No. 8 |
| Emma Raducanu | ▼ 5 | No. 38 |
| Coco Gauff | ▲ 3 | No. 4 |
| Karolina Muchova | ▲ 3 | No. 6 |
| Elise Mertens | ▲ 3 | No. 24 |
| Amanda Anisimova | ▼ 3 | No. 9 |
| Jelena Ostapenko | ▲ 2 | No. 29 |
| Jessica Pegula | ▲ 1 | No. 3 |
| Alexandra Eala | ▲ 4 | No. 28 |
What's next?
The cut-off on July 20th for the US Open main draw means this week's ATP and WTA action is the last chance to amass points before the deadline.
A further two weeks later, on August 3rd, is the deadline for the qualifying cut-off.
The week of qualifying will be when the seedings are finalised. Plenty of tournaments, predominantly in the USA, will see plenty of movement in the ranking list. The 1000 events in Canada and Cincinnati being the most pivotal.
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