With just one week until Wimbledon begins, the
WTA Race has seen some movement following the Berlin Ladies Open and the Nottingham Open, which crowned Marketa Vondrousova and McCartney Kessler as the week's champions. Despite these wins,
Aryna Sabalenka and
Coco Gauff continue to dominate the Race.
The top spots in the WTA Finals qualification race appear almost impenetrable due to the consistent performance of the world's best players. However, the gap between
Madison Keys,
Iga Swiatek, and
Mirra Andreeva is narrowing, with potential changes by the end of the week.
Leaders hold comfortably
The significant points accumulated throughout the year by Aryna Sabalenka (6,615) and Coco Gauff (4,599) give them an unmovable advantage until after the next Grand Slam. They have held the first and second positions for several weeks now. Both can be considered virtually qualified for the WTA Finals with ease, although a good portion of the year still remains, and they appear as strong favorites to maintain their form.
Keys under ´ressure as Swiatek and Andreeva close In
The No. 3 in the Race is Madison Keys (3,975), who won the Australian Open earlier this year and has maintained consistent deep runs this season with a 30-9 record so far. The substantial lead she had a few weeks ago is beginning to shrink after her first-round loss at the Berlin Ladies Open – at the hands of eventual champion Vondrousova.
This week at Bad Homburg, Iga Swiatek (3,766) and Mirra Andreeva (3,487) are in competition, both as favorites for the title. If Swiatek reaches at least the final, she will overtake Keys, and Andreeva could do so if she wins the title. They could even meet in the final, causing Keys to drop a couple of positions before Wimbledon.
The Rest of the Contenders
With a well-established top 5, Jessica Pegula (2,898) leads the next wave of players, leaving Jasmine Paolini (2,579) and 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina (2,406) further behind. Rybakina completes the top 8 that would currently be potentially qualifying for the WTA Finals.
A bit further back are Elina Svitolina (2,241), Amanda Anisimova (2,153), Emma Navarro (1,936), and Ekaterina Alexandrova (1,899).
On another note, Marketa Vondrousova – the champion in Berlin – made a notable ascent to No. 34 in the Race. Similarly, McCartney Kessler entered the top 35 for the first time this year (No. 23).
# |
Player |
Age |
Country |
Pts |
+/- |
1 |
Aryna Sabalenka |
27 |
BLR |
6615 |
|
2 |
Coco Gauff |
21 |
USA |
4599 |
|
3 |
Madison Keys |
30 |
USA |
3975 |
|
4 |
Iga Świątek |
24 |
POL |
3766 |
+108 |
5 |
Mirra Andreeva |
18 |
RUS |
3487 |
+1 |
6 |
Jessica Pegula |
31 |
USA |
2898 |
+108 |
7 |
Jasmine Paolini |
29 |
ITA |
2579 |
+108 |
8 |
Elena Rybakina |
26 |
KAZ |
2406 |
|
9 |
Elina Svitolina |
30 |
UKR |
2241 |
+60 |
10 |
Amanda Anisimova |
23 |
USA |
2153 |
|
11 |
Emma Navarro |
24 |
USA |
1936 |
+108 |
12 |
Ekaterina Alexandrova |
30 |
RUS |
1899 |
+60 |
13 |
Clara Tauson |
22 |
DEN |
1741 |
+60 |
14 |
Qinwen Zheng |
22 |
CHN |
1653 |
|
15 |
Jeļena Ostapenko |
28 |
LAT |
1602 |
+30 |
16 |
Paula Badosa |
27 |
ESP |
1601 |
|
17 |
Ludmilla Samsonova |
26 |
RUS |
1459 |
|
18 |
Elise Mertens |
29 |
BEL |
1412 |
+1 |
19 |
Diana Shnaider |
21 |
RUS |
1363 |
+1 |
20 |
Belinda Bencic |
28 |
SUI |
1304 |
+1 |
21 |
Sofia Kenin |
26 |
USA |
1190 |
+1 |
22 |
Dayana Yastremska |
25 |
UKR |
1108 |
+30 |
23 |
Mccartney Kessler |
25 |
USA |
1076 |
|
24 |
Karolína Muchová |
28 |
CZE |
1018 |
|
25 |
Ashlyn Krueger |
21 |
USA |
1010 |
+13 |
26 |
Marta Kostyuk |
22 |
UKR |
1000 |
+1 |
27 |
Daria Kasatkina |
28 |
AUS |
993 |
+1 |
28 |
Veronika Kudermetova |
28 |
RUS |
922 |
+13 |
29 |
Linda Nosková |
20 |
CZE |
906 |
+60 |
30 |
Anastasia Potapova |
24 |
RUS |
897 |
|
31 |
Ons Jabeur |
30 |
TUN |
883 |
+1 |
32 |
Magda Linette |
33 |
POL |
882 |
+1 |
33 |
Rebecca Šramková |
28 |
SVK |
882 |
+30 |
34 |
Markéta Vondroušová |
25 |
CZE |
873 |
|
35 |
Emma Raducanu |
22 |
GBR |
855 |
+30 |
36 |
Peyton Stearns |
23 |
USA |
850 |
+1 |
37 |
Loïs Boisson |
22 |
FRA |
812 |
+2 |
38 |
Danielle Collins |
31 |
USA |
810 |
|
39 |
Leylah Fernandez |
22 |
CAN |
799 |
+60 |
40 |
Maya Joint |
19 |
AUS |
758 |
+30 |
41 |
Tatjana Maria |
37 |
GER |
758 |
+1 |
42 |
Yulia Putintseva |
30 |
KAZ |
724 |
+1 |
43 |
Maria Sakkari |
29 |
GRE |
717 |
+60 |
44 |
Anna Blinkova |
26 |
RUS |
711 |
+30 |
45 |
Jaqueline Cristian |
27 |
ROU |
707 |
+1 |
46 |
Ann Li |
24 |
USA |
698 |
+1 |
47 |
Olga Danilović |
24 |
SRB |
680 |
+25 |
48 |
Hailey Baptiste |
23 |
USA |
672 |
+12 |
49 |
Xinyu Wang |
23 |
CHN |
671 |
|
50 |
Donna Vekić |
28 |
CRO |
656 |
+60 |
51 |
Elena-Gabriela Ruse |
27 |
ROU |
654 |
|
52 |
Polina Kudermetova |
22 |
RUS |
649 |
|
53 |
Katie Boulter |
28 |
GBR |
627 |
|
54 |
Naomi Osaka |
27 |
JPN |
624 |
+60 |
55 |
Marie Bouzková |
26 |
CZE |
619 |
+1 |
56 |
Camila Osorio |
23 |
COL |
603 |
+1 |
57 |
Elina Avanesyan |
22 |
ARM |
598 |
|
58 |
Eva Lys |
23 |
GER |
597 |
+13 |
59 |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
33 |
RUS |
596 |
+30 |
60 |
Beatriz Haddad Maia |
29 |
BRA |
575 |
+60 |
61 |
Moyuka Uchijima |
23 |
JPN |
573 |
+1 |
62 |
Ajla Tomljanović |
32 |
AUS |
571 |
+25 |
63 |
Suzan Lamens |
25 |
NED |
565 |
+12 |
64 |
Magdalena Fręch |
27 |
POL |
552 |
+1 |
65 |
Zeynep Sönmez |
23 |
TUR |
537 |
+1 |
66 |
Alexandra Eala |
20 |
PHI |
526 |
+48 |
67 |
Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro |
22 |
ESP |
524 |
+1 |
68 |
Emiliana Arango |
24 |
COL |
514 |
+1 |
69 |
Kimberly Birrell |
27 |
AUS |
501 |
+48 |
70 |
Anna Kalinskaya |
26 |
RUS |
497 |
|
71 |
Viktorija Golubic |
32 |
SUI |
487 |
+12 |
72 |
Alycia Parks |
24 |
USA |
481 |
|
73 |
Kateřina Siniaková |
29 |
CZE |
466 |
+85 |
74 |
Anhelina Kalinina |
28 |
UKR |
461 |
|
75 |
Cristina Bucșa |
27 |
ESP |
452 |
|
76 |
Bernarda Pera |
30 |
USA |
449 |
+1 |
77 |
Sonay Kartal |
23 |
GBR |
447 |
+1 |
78 |
Caroline Dolehide |
26 |
USA |
445 |
+1 |
79 |
Lucia Bronzetti |
26 |
ITA |
435 |
+1 |
80 |
Laura Siegemund |
37 |
GER |
434 |
+1 |
81 |
Sorana Cîrstea |
35 |
ROU |
422 |
+1 |
82 |
Victoria Azarenka |
35 |
BLR |
415 |
+85 |
83 |
Yulia Starodubtseva |
25 |
UKR |
399 |
+13 |
84 |
Rebeka Masarova |
25 |
SUI |
390 |
+20 |
85 |
Katie Volynets |
23 |
USA |
375 |
+1 |
86 |
Elisabetta Cocciaretto |
24 |
ITA |
365 |
+18 |
87 |
Varvara Gracheva |
24 |
FRA |
363 |
+48 |
88 |
Greet Minnen |
27 |
BEL |
337 |
+18 |
89 |
Daria Saville |
31 |
AUS |
334 |
+2 |
90 |
Aliaksandra Sasnovich |
31 |
BLR |
328 |
+20 |
91 |
Renata Zarazúa |
27 |
MEX |
321 |
+12 |
92 |
Lulu Sun |
24 |
NZL |
310 |
+30 |
93 |
Robin Montgomery |
20 |
USA |
306 |
+20 |
94 |
Yue Yuan |
26 |
CHN |
300 |
+1 |
95 |
Victoria Mboko |
18 |
CAN |
290 |
+20 |
96 |
Kamilla Rakhimova |
23 |
RUS |
286 |
+48 |
97 |
Jil Teichmann |
27 |
SUI |
280 |
|
98 |
Petra Martić |
34 |
CRO |
275 |
+20 |
99 |
Ella Seidel |
20 |
GER |
274 |
+20 |
100 |
Antonia Ružić |
22 |
CRO |
272 |
+2 |
101 |
Nao Hibino |
30 |
JPN |
265 |
+2 |
102 |
Anastasia Zakharova |
23 |
RUS |
265 |
+20 |
103 |
Viktoriya Tomova |
30 |
BUL |
257 |
+1 |
104 |
Anna Bondár |
28 |
HUN |
256 |
+12 |
105 |
Bianca Andreescu |
25 |
CAN |
251 |
+20 |
106 |
Léolia Jeanjean |
29 |
FRA |
251 |
+2 |
107 |
Katarzyna Kawa |
32 |
POL |
247 |
+20 |
108 |
Francesca Jones |
24 |
GBR |
245 |
+30 |
109 |
Jule Niemeier |
25 |
GER |
244 |
+20 |
110 |
Sara Sorribes Tormo |
28 |
ESP |
231 |
|
111 |
Elsa Jacquemot |
22 |
FRA |
217 |
+20 |
112 |
Arantxa Rus |
34 |
NED |
215 |
+1 |
113 |
María Carlé |
25 |
ARG |
211 |
+2 |
114 |
Iva Jovic |
17 |
USA |
207 |
+2 |
115 |
Jodie Burrage |
26 |
GBR |
204 |
+30 |
116 |
Shuai Zhang |
36 |
CHN |
203 |
+20 |
117 |
Linda Fruhvirtová |
20 |
CZE |
202 |
+20 |
118 |
Mananchaya Sawangkaew |
22 |
THA |
200 |
|
119 |
Julia Riera |
23 |
ARG |
198 |
+20 |
120 |
Jana Fett |
28 |
CRO |
196 |
+20 |
121 |
Sára Bejlek |
19 |
CZE |
195 |
|
122 |
Xiyu Wang |
24 |
CHN |
190 |
+20 |
123 |
Taylor Townsend |
29 |
USA |
181 |
+20 |
124 |
Varvara Lepchenko |
39 |
USA |
179 |
+2 |
125 |
Leyre Romero Gormaz |
23 |
ESP |
173 |
+20 |
126 |
Lucrezia Stefanini |
27 |
ITA |
171 |
+20 |
127 |
Diane Parry |
22 |
FRA |
168 |
+20 |
128 |
Caroline Garcia |
31 |
FRA |
166 |
|
129 |
Anca Todoni |
20 |
ROU |
158 |
+1 |
130 |
Ena Shibahara |
27 |
JPN |
150 |
+20 |
131 |
Joanna Garland |
23 |
TWN |
148 |
+20 |
132 |
Erika Andreeva |
21 |
RUS |
146 |
+2 |
133 |
Maddison Inglis |
27 |
AUS |
146 |
+2 |
134 |
Nina Stojanović |
28 |
SRB |
145 |
+20 |
135 |
Maja Chwalińska |
23 |
POL |
144 |
+2 |
136 |
Destanee Aiava |
25 |
AUS |
141 |
+20 |
137 |
Irina-Camelia Begu |
34 |
ROU |
140 |
|
138 |
Harriet Dart |
28 |
GBR |
132 |
+1 |
139 |
Anastasija Sevastova |
35 |
LAT |
130 |
|
140 |
Xinyu Gao |
27 |
CHN |
130 |
+2 |
141 |
Heather Watson |
33 |
GBR |
126 |
+12 |
142 |
Julieta Pareja |
16 |
USA |
118 |
|
143 |
Aoi Ito |
21 |
JPN |
117 |
|
144 |
Talia Gibson |
21 |
AUS |
113 |
+20 |
145 |
Caty McNally |
23 |
USA |
113 |
+1 |
146 |
Priscilla Hon |
27 |
AUS |
113 |
+20 |
147 |
Tereza Valentová |
18 |
CZE |
112 |
+2 |
148 |
Sijia Wei |
21 |
CHN |
112 |
+2 |
149 |
Marina Stakusic |
20 |
CAN |
108 |
|
150 |
Tamara Korpatsch |
30 |
GER |
105 |
+2 |