
The battle for qualification at the year-ending WTA Finals is heating up, as Jessica Pegula strengthens her bid in the WTA Race to Shenzen.
The top-ranked American won the biggest title of her career at last week's Canadian Open in Montreal, and accumulated crucial ranking points in the process.
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Sabalenka still leads the pack with Swiatek in hot pursuit
Despite her round of 16 loss, World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka still sits atop the table due to her string of strong performances throughout the 2023 season. Trailing closely behind is World No.1 Iga Swiatek, while Pegula has solidified her position in third place, behind Elena Rybakina.
Below is the full list of players
1 Aryna Sabalenka 25 BLR 6561
2 Iga Świątek 22 POL 6316
WTA Finals Qualification Cut 5600
3 Elena Rybakina 24 KAZ 5242
4 Jessica Pegula 29 USA 4061
5 Markéta Vondroušová 24 CZE 3042
6 Ons Jabeur 28 TUN 2782
7 Coco Gauff 19 USA 2776
8 Petra Kvitová 33 CZE 2461
9 Belinda Bencic 26 SUI 2331
10 Karolína Muchová 26 CZE 2286
11 Beatriz Haddad Maia 27 BRA 2042
12 Barbora Krejčíková 27 CZE 1992
13 Madison Keys 28 USA 1957
14 Daria Kasatkina 26 RUS 1951
15 Maria Sakkari 28 GRE 1928
16 Jeļena Ostapenko 26 LAT 1917
17 Veronika Kudermetova 26 RUS 1858
18 Ludmilla Samsonova 24 RUS 1767
19 Donna Vekić 27 CRO 1648
20 Caroline Garcia 29 FRA 1631
21 Elina Svitolina 28 UKR 1614
22 Victoria Azarenka 34 BLR 1588
23 Ekaterina Alexandrova 28 RUS 1534
24 Magda Linette 31 POL 1473
25 Anastasia Potapova 22 RUS 1433
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