The ATP season is in full flow with a number of competitions
already done and dusted for the year with there plenty of changes in the ATP
Rankings.
It is pivotal for players to get off with a positive result
to commence the year and to move them up the rankings, relieving pressure later
on in the year while allowing them to gain the rewarding benefits from it.
Alcaraz and Sinner keep huge lead
It is going to be a while until one of
Carlos Alcaraz and
Jannik Sinner drop out of the top two in the world. They opted to travel to
South Korea to feature in an exhibition match against each other. They would
not collect any ranking points compared to the chasing pack, but the gap is so
large they have not made a dent. Alcaraz stays as
world number one with 12,050 points while
Sinner trails him with 11,500 points.
Alexander Zverev (5,105) remains in third spot but is under
a lot of pressure with an Australian Open final to defend very shortly. Closely
behind ready to possibly pounce on this is Novak Djokovic, who stays on 4,780
ranking points due to not participating in the Adelaide International.
The first mover comes in
Lorenzo Musetti clambering to a
career-high of fifth in the world via another final defeat. He rises up to
4,105 points after the final appearance in the
Hong Kong Open. Alex de Minaur
stays in sixth while Felix Auger-Aliassime (3990) has dropped two places down
to seventh in the world. Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz both stay in eighth and
ninth respectively, with
Alexander Bublik achieving his yearly goal after his
title in Hing Kong, debuting in the top 10. British number one Jack Draper drops out.
Early season deep runs paying off
Daniil Medvedev had a dreadful 2025 campaign, but was showing signs of his old self at the end of it. He has started the year with the Brisbane International title, with the former US Open champion moving up to 12th in the world with 2,910 points.
There is also movement for fellow Russian Andrey Rublev after his semi-final in Hong Kong. He rises two places into 14th in the world with 2,600 points. There is also a little bit of change just outside the top 20, with Fracisco Cerundolo climbing into 20th ahead of Tommy Paul.
Brandon Nakashima made his first ATP Tour final since 2022, losing out to Medvedev. He will reap the rewards, rising four places to a new career-high of world number 29. This has led to a number of players dropping down a place, which includes Stefanos Tsitsipas who did impress at the United Cup but is edging further away from the top 32.
Sebastian Baez won all three United Cup singles ties in Argentina's campaign in Australia. He rises four places in the rankings to world number 39.
The biggest mover in the top 100 is clearly Hubert Hurkacz. Despite not stepping onto the court since June, he was a key component in Poland's United Cup triumph. He rose a staggering 30 places up into 53rd. Pedro Martinez was the second highest mover, rising 25 places after winning a Challenger title in Bengaluru, India. He is now in 71st in the world.
The biggest loser was Serbian Hamad Medjedovic who continued to fall closer to dropping outside the top 100. He slots in 96th in the world, while Alexander Blockx make his debut in the top 100 after climbing 20 places into 95th.
ATP Ranking Update, January 12
| Rank | Player | Points | Change |
| 1 | Carlos Alcaraz | 12,050 | — |
| 2 | Jannik Sinner | 11,500 | — |
| 3 | Alexander Zverev | 5,105 | — |
| 4 | Novak Djokovic | 4,780 | — |
| 5 | Lorenzo Musetti | 4,105 | +2 |
| 6 | Alex de Minaur | 4,080 | — |
| 7 | Félix Auger-Aliassime | 3,990 | −2 |
| 8 | Ben Shelton | 3,960 | — |
| 9 | Taylor Fritz | 3,840 | — |
| 10 | Alexander Bublik | 3,065 | +1 |
| 11 | Jack Draper | 2,990 | −1 |
| 12 | Daniil Medvedev | 2,910 | +1 |
| 13 | Casper Ruud | 2,795 | -1 |
| 14 | Andrey Rublev | 2,600 | +2 |
| 15 | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 2,585 | — |
| 16 | Holger Rune | 2,580 | — |
| 17 | Karen Khachanov | 2,320 | — |
| 18 | Jakub Menšík | 2,125 | — |
| 19 | Jiří Lehečka | 2,090 | — |
| 20 | Francisco Cerúndolo | 2,035 | +1 |
| 21 | Tommy Paul | 2,000 | −1 |
| 22 | Flavio Cobolli | 1,955 | — |
| 23 | Denis Shapovalov | 1,650 | −1 |
| 24 | Luciano Darderi | 1,579 | — |
| 25 | Tallon Griekspoor | 1,565 | — |
| 26 | Arthur Rinderknech | 1,553 | +1 |
| 27 | Learner Tien | 1,551 | -1 |
| 28 | Cameron Norrie | 1,538 | — |
| 29 | Brandon Nakashima | 1,535 | +4 |
| 30 | João Fonseca | 1,510 | — |
| 31 | Frances Tiafoe | 1,500 | +1 |
| 32 | Valentin Vacherot | 1,469 | — |
| 33 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 1,455 | +1 |
| 34 | Corentin Moutet | 1,383 | −2 |
| 35 | Tomáš Macháč | 1,360 | — |
| 36 | Ugo Humbert | 1,355 | — |
| 37 | Alex Michelsen | 1,350 | — |
| 38 | Jaume Munar | 1,310 | — |
| 39 | Sebastián Báez | 1,250 | +4 |
| 40 | Lorenzo Sonego | 1,240 | −1 |
| 41 | Gabriel Diallo | 1,215 | −1 |
| 42 | Arthur Fils | 1,210 | −1 |
| 43 | Zizou Bergs | 1,170 | −1 |
| 44 | Daniel Altmaier | 1,123 | — |
| 45 | Grigor Dimitrov | 1,105 | +2 |
| 46 | Nuno Borges | 1,070 | −1 |
| 47 | Jenson Brooksby | 1,042 | +2 |
| 48 | Camilo Ugo Carabelli | 1,028 | — |
| 49 | Alexei Popyrin | 1,000 | +1 |
| 50 | Alexandre Müller | 980 | +2 |
| 51 | Sebastian Korda | 975 | −5 |
| 52 | Fábián Marozsán | 975 | +1 |
| 53 | Hubert Hurkacz | 965 | +30 |
| 54 | Aleksandar Kovačević | 964 | +4 |
| 55 | Márton Fucsovics | 949 | — |
| 56 | Matteo Berrettini | 945 | — |
| 57 | Valentin Royer | 924 | — |
| 58 | Kamil Majchrzak | 918 | +1 |
| 59 | Miomir Kecmanović | 910 | −8 |
| 60 | Marcos Giron | 895 | +4 |
| 61 | Tomás Martín Etcheverry | 895 | −4 |
| 62 | Reilly Opelka | 873 | +2 |
| 63 | Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard | 865 | +4 |
| 64 | Térence Atmane | 862 | +2 |
| 65 | Matteo Arnaldi | 858 | −4 |
| 66 | Damir Džumhur | 837 | — |
| 67 | Arthur Cazaux | 830 | −4 |
| 68 | Francisco Comesaña | 829 | — |
| 69 | Adrian Mannarino | 810 | −2 |
| 70 | Marin Čilić | 790 | +1 |
| 71 | Pedro Martínez | 768 | +25 |
| 72 | Raphaël Collignon | 767 | +12 |
| 73 | Jesper de Jong | 763 | −2 |
| 74 | Mariano Navone | 760 | −2 |
| 75 | Botic van de Zandschulp | 759 | +1 |
| 76 | Mattia Bellucci | 758 | −3 |
| 77 | Jacob Fearnley | 752 | −3 |
| 78 | Ethan Quinn | 733 | −2 |
| 79 | Adam Walton | 727 | −2 |
| 80 | Cristian Garín | 726 | — |
| 81 | Filip Misolic | 725 | +1 |
| 82 | Alejandro Tabilo | 722 | +1 |
| 83 | Jan Lennard Struff | 706 | −1 |
| 84 | Quentin Halys | 700 | +6 |
| 85 | Juan Manuel Cerúndolo | 700 | — |
| 86 | Eliot Spizzirri | 700 | +3 |
| 87 | Aleksandar Vukic | 696 | +1 |
| 88 | James Duckworth | 694 | −2 |
| 89 | Emilio Nava | 683 | +1 |
| 90 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 670 | — |
| 91 | Laslo Djere | 659 | +4 |
| 92 | Hugo Gaston | 656 | 0 |
| 93 | Pablo Carreño Busta | 656 | — |
| 94 | Hamad Medjedović | 656 | −16 |
| 95 | Dalibor Svrčina | 655 | — |
| 96 | Alexander Blockx | 653 | New |
| 97 | Tristan Schoolkate | 641 | — |
| 98 | Carlos Taberner | 630 | — |
| 99 | Ignacio Buse | 627 | +1 |
| 100 | Vít Kopřiva | 626 | New |