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WTA Race to Riyadh: Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek threaten Madison Keys' lead

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by Cristhián Avila
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After the first week of Indian Wells, Madison Keys remains firmly at the top, though she needs more victories to avoid being surpassed by Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek, who are closely following her in the race for the WTA Race to Riyadh leadership.
With four Americans in the top 10 of the Race, Coco Gauff and Belinda Bencic have strong chances of breaking into the top 19 if they continue advancing in Tennis Paradise. Early eliminations from Clara Tauson and Amanda Anisimova, along with Paula Badosa’s injury, hint at potential changes in the upper section of the Race.

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Sabalenka and Swiatek in pursuit

For years, the consistency of WTA players has been questioned, but in 2025, there seem to be clear leaders. The Australian Open champion, Madison Keys, remains at the top as the leader with 2,619 points, still holding a good lead over Aryna Sabalenka (2nd, 1,995 points) and Iga Swiatek (3rd, 1,830 points).
Both Sabalenka and Swiatek can overtake Keys if they win the title, although they would need Keys to be eliminated before the Round of 16. Nevertheless, the podium positions have remained stable throughout the season, and Indian Wells could see shifts, especially given the slim margin between Swiatek and Sabalenka, the two main title contenders.

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The top 5 continues with Mirra Andreeva (1,620), the recent champion in Dubai, who is on an 8-match winning streak on the Tour. She will face Elena Rybakina (5th, 1,310 points) for a spot in the quarterfinals. The players in the top 5 currently appear to be well ahead of the rest of the competitors, and the recent elimination of Clara Tauson (6th, 1,300 points) seems to further separate them from the rest.

Gauff and Bencic look to break Into the Top 10

However, the Americans are not only represented by Keys in the top ranks, as four American players currently sit in the top 10 of the Race 2025. Emma Navarro (7th) and Jessica Pegula (8th) are still in the running, and both could surpass Tauson this week with more victories. In 9th place is the already eliminated Amanda Anisimova (Doha Open champion) and Paula Badosa, who did not compete in Indian Wells due to injury.

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Several players are in a good position to break into the top 10. Coco Gauff and Belinda Bencic could enter the top 10 if they secure a spot in the quarterfinals, which will require a couple more victories. Karolina Muchova (14th) and Elina Svitolina (18th) are also in contention, and a good run at Indian Wells could help them rise higher in the Race.
# Player Age Country Pts +/-
Last Update: Monday, March 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
1 Madison Keys 30 USA 2619 +65
2 Aryna Sabalenka 26 BLR 1995 +65
3 Iga Świątek 23 POL 1830 +120
4 Mirra Andreeva 17 RUS 1620 +120
5 Elena Rybakina 25 KAZ 1310 +120
6 Clara Tauson 22 DEN 1300 +65
7 Emma Navarro 23 USA 1234 +65
8 Jessica Pegula 31 USA 1160 +120
9 Amanda Anisimova 23 USA 1145 +10
10 Paula Badosa 27 ESP 1135
11 Coco Gauff 20 USA 1015 +65
12 Belinda Bencic 28 SUI 987 +65
13 Ekaterina Alexandrova 30 RUS 981 +10
14 Karolína Muchová 28 CZE 883 +120
15 Jeļena Ostapenko 27 LAT 742 +10
16 Elise Mertens 29 BEL 733 +65
17 Dayana Yastremska 24 UKR 705 +65
18 Elina Svitolina 30 UKR 681 +120
19 Diana Shnaider 20 RUS 659 +65
20 Mccartney Kessler 25 USA 645 +35
21 Ons Jabeur 30 TUN 641 +10
22 Ashlyn Krueger 20 USA 629 +35
23 Linda Nosková 20 CZE 611 +10
24 Daria Kasatkina 27 RUS 604 +65
25 Anastasia Potapova 23 RUS 588 +35
26 Polina Kudermetova 21 RUS 576 +65
27 Rebecca Šramková 28 SVK 544 +10
28 Sofia Kenin 26 USA 543 +35
29 Marta Kostyuk 22 UKR 533 +120
30 Leylah Fernandez 22 CAN 533 +10
31 Elina Avanesyan 22 ARM 533 +35
32 Jasmine Paolini 29 ITA 525 +65
33 Veronika Kudermetova 27 RUS 503 +10
34 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 33 RUS 501
35 Yulia Putintseva 30 KAZ 471 +10
36 Ludmilla Samsonova 26 RUS 462 +65
37 Zeynep Sönmez 22 TUR 449 +20
38 Ann Li 24 USA 426 +10
39 Katie Boulter 28 GBR 388 +65
40 Eva Lys 23 GER 387 +20
41 Sorana Cîrstea 34 ROU 376 +35
42 Viktorija Golubic 32 SUI 375 +30
43 Magda Linette 33 POL 374 +35
44 Emiliana Arango 24 COL 365
45 Anna Blinkova 26 RUS 364 +10
46 Maya Joint 18 AUS 352 +30
47 Anhelina Kalinina 28 UKR 350 +10
48 Suzan Lamens 25 NED 334 +35
49 Maria Sakkari 29 GRE 333 +65
50 Donna Vekić 28 CRO 328 +65
51 Alycia Parks 24 USA 328 +35
52 Kimberly Birrell 26 AUS 327 +65
53 Lucia Bronzetti 26 ITA 315 +65
54 Cristina Bucșa 27 ESP 310 +20
55 Jaqueline Cristian 26 ROU 307 +65
56 Naomi Osaka 27 JPN 303 +10
57 Laura Siegemund 37 GER 296 +2
58 Peyton Stearns 23 USA 293 +10
59 Daria Saville 31 AUS 288 +20
60 Olga Danilović 24 SRB 281 +10
61 Renata Zarazúa 27 MEX 256 +10
62 Petra Martić 34 CRO 251 +2
63 Marie Bouzková 26 CZE 251 +10
64 Greet Minnen 27 BEL 249 +20
65 Moyuka Uchijima 23 JPN 248 +35
66 Markéta Vondroušová 25 CZE 243
67 Ajla Tomljanović 31 AUS 230 +30
68 Kateřina Siniaková 28 CZE 229 +65
69 Caroline Dolehide 26 USA 220 +65
70 Xinyu Wang 23 CHN 220 +65
71 Magdalena Fręch 27 POL 219 +10
72 Emma Raducanu 22 GBR 217 +10
73 Yue Yuan 26 CHN 211 +10
74 Qinwen Zheng 22 CHN 210 +120
75 Sara Sorribes Tormo 28 ESP 210 +20
76 Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro 22 ESP 205 +10
77 Aliaksandra Sasnovich 30 BLR 199 +2
78 Danielle Collins 31 USA 196 +65
79 Katie Volynets 23 USA 191 +10
80 Camila Osorio 23 COL 189 +35
81 Varvara Gracheva 24 FRA 187 +35
82 Victoria Azarenka 35 BLR 180 +35
83 Mananchaya Sawangkaew 22 THA 178 +2
84 Beatriz Haddad Maia 28 BRA 163 +10
85 Viktoriya Tomova 30 BUL 163 +35
86 Hailey Baptiste 23 USA 162 +65
87 Lulu Sun 23 NZL 159 +65
88 Jodie Burrage 25 GBR 159 +2
89 Jil Teichmann 27 SUI 158 +2
90 Robin Montgomery 20 USA 154 +35
91 Anastasia Zakharova 23 RUS 153 +2
92 Bernarda Pera 30 USA 151 +10
93 Elena-Gabriela Ruse 27 ROU 143
94 Tatjana Maria 37 GER 142 +10
95 Sonay Kartal 23 GBR 140 +85
96 Nao Hibino 30 JPN 135 +2
97 Anna Kalinskaya 26 RUS 130 +10
98 Xinyu Gao 27 CHN 128
99 Francesca Jones 24 GBR 123
100 Caroline Garcia 31 FRA 121 +35
101 Xiyu Wang 23 CHN 120
102 Jule Niemeier 25 GER 119 +30
103 Antonia Ružić 22 CRO 117
104 Anca Todoni 20 ROU 113 +2
105 Kamilla Rakhimova 23 RUS 112 +10
106 Anna Bondár 27 HUN 112 +2
107 Destanee Aiava 24 AUS 110
108 Sijia Wei 21 CHN 108 +2
109 Ella Seidel 20 GER 106
110 Iva Jovic 17 USA 105 +35
111 Erika Andreeva 20 RUS 105
112 Varvara Lepchenko 38 USA 103 +30
113 Harriet Dart 28 GBR 102
114 Elisabetta Cocciaretto 24 ITA 102 +35
115 María Carlé 25 ARG 102 +30
116 Maja Chwalińska 23 POL 100
117 Alina Korneeva 17 RUS 100
118 Maddison Inglis 27 AUS 97 +30
119 Shuai Zhang 36 CHN 92
120 Irina-Camelia Begu 34 ROU 89 +35
121 Aoi Ito 20 JPN 85 +20
122 Léolia Jeanjean 29 FRA 85 +20
123 Wakana Sonobe 17 JPN 85
124 Nina Stojanović 28 SRB 84
125 Marina Stakusic 20 CAN 83 +2
126 Arantxa Rus 34 NED 82
127 Ena Shibahara 27 JPN 77 +2
128 Priscilla Hon 26 AUS 75
129 Talia Gibson 20 AUS 72
130 Yafan Wang 30 CHN 71
131 Danka Kovinić 30 MNE 70
132 Emerson Jones 16 AUS 70
133 Sára Bejlek 19 CZE 65
134 Tamara Korpatsch 29 GER 63
135 Maria Timofeeva 21 RUS 62
136 Nuria Párrizas Díaz 33 ESP 62 +2
137 Daria Snigur 22 UKR 60 +2
138 Tamara Zidanšek 27 SLO 58
139 Ana Bogdan 32 ROU 58
140 Saisai Zheng 31 CHN 56
140 Rebecca Marino 34 CAN 56 +2
142 Martina Trevisan 31 ITA 54
143 Julia Grabher 28 AUT 53 +10
144 Rebeka Masarova 25 SUI 52
145 Lucrezia Stefanini 26 ITA 51
146 Han Shi 19 CHN 50
146 Dominika Šálková 20 CZE 50
146 Simona Waltert 24 SUI 50
149 Caty McNally 23 USA 45 +35
150 Sinja Kraus 22 AUT 45
Cristhián AvilaTennis Journalist
Cristhián Ávila is a tennis journalist based in Santiago, Chile, and has been part of the TennisUpToDate team since early 2023. He covers the ATP and WTA Tours as well as all four Grand Slams, producing breaking news, match reports, analysis, and regular liveblogs from major tournaments.
His reporting combines statistical analysis with clear explanation, helping readers understand tactical developments, player form, and broader storylines across the tour. Working fluently in both Spanish and English, Cristhián collaborates with an international editorial team and contributes to comprehensive global coverage. As part of his work, he has conducted interviews and media interactions with leading figures in the sport, including Caroline Wozniacki and John McEnroe.
In his journalism, Cristhián places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles promptly when new, verified information becomes available. His coverage is grounded in research, context, and direct engagement with professional tennis.
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