WTA Ranking Update: Ostapenko rises after Dubai title, also increases for Badosa, Sakkari and Swiatek

Ahead of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open seeing many of the top WTA names in action for one last time before Indian Wells and Miami, the WTA Ranking has been updated.

Jelena Ostapenko won in Dubai last week and continues her upward trajectory towards the top 10 again reaching World Number 13 which is her best in more than three years.

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While despite not playing this past week, Paula Badosa, Maria Sakkari and Iga Swiatek benefit from falls going up to 4th, 65h and 8th respectively after Karolina Pliskova, Anett Kontaveit and Garbine Muguruza went down a few spots.

Further down, Jessica Pegula is down three spots to 17th with Victoria Azarenka heading back towards the top 15 which will be aided by her first round win in Qatar. While with falls for Coco Gauff, Simona Halep and Elise Mertens, Petra Kvitova, Belinda Bencic and Tamara Zidansek are among those to benefit.

While Veronika Kudermetova in reaching the final in Dubai is up six places into the top 25.

WTA Ranking Update as of 21/02/2022

1 (1) BARTY, ASHLEIGH AUS 8330 14 350

2 (2) SABALENKA, ARYNA BLR 5563 18 55 900 1 1

3 (3) KREJCIKOVA, BARBORA CZE 5003 26 55 13 40 35

4 (5) BADOSA, PAULA ESP 4429 30 1 25 24

5 (4) PLISKOVA, KAROLINA CZE 4347 15 105

6 (8) SAKKARI, MARIA GRE 4191 17 105 55 1

7 (6) KONTAVEIT, ANETT EST 4137 20 100 185 100

8 (9) SWIATEK, IGA POL 3936 15 55 60

9 (7) MUGURUZA, GARBIÑE ESP 3350 18 55 305 55 55

10 (10) JABEUR, ONS TUN 3065 18 100 190 100 55

11 (11) COLLINS, DANIELLE USA 2972 16 1 1

12 (12) RADUCANU, EMMA GBR 2664 20 3 1

13 (21) OSTAPENKO, JELENA LAT 2635 19 470 105 30 1

14 (13) PAVLYUCHENKOVA, ANASTASIA RUS 2528 13 55

15 (15) SVITOLINA, ELINA UKR 2526 21 55 100 55 1

16 (17) AZARENKA, VICTORIA BLR 2397 16 1 185 1

17 (14) PEGULA, JESSICA USA 2339 19 55 210 29 1

18 (18) KERBER, ANGELIQUE GER 2286 14 55

19 (19) FERNANDEZ, LEYLAH ANNIE CAN 2249 27 198 25 15

20 (16) RYBAKINA, ELENA KAZ 2205 26 105 55 55

21 (25) KVITOVA, PETRA CZE 2110 20 100 585 55 55

22 (24) BENCIC, BELINDA SUI 2060 19 190 55 55

23 (20) GAUFF, CORI USA 2051 19 1 10 8

24 (26) ZIDANSEK, TAMARA SLO 1991 22 60 30 20

25 (31) KUDERMETOVA, VERONIKA RUS 1880 22 305 60 60 55

26 (22) MERTENS, ELISE BEL 1841 21 1 60 1 1

27 (23) HALEP, SIMONA ROU 1832 16 185 1

28 (28) KASATKINA, DARIA RUS 1760 21 1 30 30 30

29 (27) KEYS, MADISON USA 1744 17 55 1 1

30 (29) GIORGI, CAMILA ITA 1692 19 1 20 1 1

31 (30) CIRSTEA, SORANA ROU 1607 22 1 1 1

32 (32) SORRIBES TORMO, SARA ESP 1588 22 280 43 30

33 (33) TAUSON, CLARA DEN 1536 35 13 100 22 18

34 (34) SAMSONOVA, LIUDMILA RUS 1532 30 13 20 20 15

35 (38) VONDROUSOVA, MARKETA CZE 1487 20 210 1 30 1

36 (36) GOLUBIC, VIKTORIJA SUI 1413 28 13 19 21 18

37 (37) CORNET, ALIZÉ FRA 1330 24 30 2

38 (39) TOMLJANOVIC, AJLA AUS 1310 22 18 60 30 30

39 (42) PUTINTSEVA, YULIA KAZ 1255 22 18 105 30 18

40 (41) ANISIMOVA, AMANDA USA 1245 20 1 110 15 5

41 (35) TEICHMANN, JIL SUI 1238 24 118 30 10 9

42 (40) MARTINCOVA, TEREZA CZE 1206 31 90 48 30

43 (43) ANDREESCU, BIANCA VANESSA CAN 1198 12

44 (46) PAOLINI, JASMINE ITA 1153 33 13 30 30

45 (47) OSORIO, CAMILA COL 1147 33 9 15 9

46 (44) ROGERS, SHELBY USA 1124 28 1 35 30

47 (48) PARRIZAS DIAZ, NURIA ESP 1123 48 59 30 30

48 (45) SINIAKOVA, KATERINA CZE 1120 21 25 30 10 2

49 (50) KALININA, ANHELINA UKR 1113 40 21 30 30

50 (51) ALEXANDROVA, EKATERINA RUS 1106 22 1 30 13

51 (52) KONJUH, ANA CRO 1103 26 30 25

52 (53) RISKE, ALISON USA 1101 22 1 1 30 30

53 (55) VAN UYTVANCK, ALISON BEL 1083 27 60 13 12

54 (49) KOSTYUK, MARTA UKR 1080 30 25 25 25

55 (54) BEGU, IRINA-CAMELIA ROU 1059 21 1 1 1

56 (59) RUSE, ELENA-GABRIELA ROU 1056 31 80 13 13 9

57 (56) STEPHENS, SLOANE USA 1023 16 1 1

58 (57) LI, ANN USA 999 36 1 25 25

59 (58) PETKOVIC, ANDREA GER 992 22 20 12

60 (60) BRENGLE, MADISON USA 982 39 18 30 29

61 (63) SASNOVICH, ALIAKSANDRA BLR 968 20 20 30 29

62 (64) MUCHOVA, KAROLINA CZE 953 10 60

63 (62) KANEPI, KAIA EST 950 20 7 5

64 (65) SHERIF, MAYAR EGY 949 48 1 2 20 20

65 (66) ZHANG, SHUAI CHN 946 34 1 1 30 30

66 (68) RUS, ARANTXA NED 938 44 1 30 30

67 (71) LINETTE, MAGDA POL 935 24 13 1 13 7

68 (72) KOVINIC, DANKA MNE 919 35 30 21 15

69 (69) ZANEVSKA, MARYNA BEL 919 34 18 9 9 9

70 (73) HADDAD MAIA, BEATRIZ BRA 913 37 6 29 25

71 (67) CRISTIAN, JAQUELINE ROU 911 39 1 18 18

72 (80) GRACHEVA, VARVARA RUS 902 54 80 2 26 25

73 (74) PETERSON, REBECCA SWE 901 23 30 29

74 (76) BUREL, CLARA FRA 863 30 18 29 18

75 (77) KUCOVA, KRISTINA SVK 859 39 1 1 18 18

76 (70) GARCIA, CAROLINE FRA 855 25 1 1 30 30

77 (79) ZHENG, QINWEN CHN 852 31 7 6

78 (75) DOI, MISAKI JPN 832 32 73 25 21

79 (91) MINNEN, GREET BEL 827 40 80 21 25 20

80 (82) OSAKA, NAOMI JPN 826 10

81 (81) BONDAR, ANNA HUN 824 48 1 10 14 13

82 (83) WATSON, HEATHER GBR 822 27 13 280 13 10

83 (84) UDVARDY, PANNA HUN 801 45 1 21 20

84 (87) SHARMA, ASTRA AUS 798 30 13 78 5 2

85 (78) SEVASTOVA, ANASTASIJA LAT 797 15 1

86 (61) MARTIC, PETRA CRO 794 20 1 1 1

87 (85) DAVIS, LAUREN USA 792 25 78 25 20

88 (89) SCHMIEDLOVA, ANNA KAROLINA SVK 772 25 60 20 20

89 (90) KENIN, SOFIA USA 771 13 1 1

90 (92) JUVAN, KAJA SLO 765 28 48 13 12

91 (94) LIU, CLAIRE USA 758 36 13 18 25 22

92 (88) TREVISAN, MARTINA ITA 754 39 2 15 15

93 (95) DODIN, OCEANE FRA 751 56 1 30 25

94 (93) WANG, XINYU CHN 750 39 15 13

95 (96) ZHENG, SAISAI CHN 748 18 190 1 1

96 (97) BOUZKOVA, MARIE CZE 743 26 110 10 9

97 (99) FRECH, MAGDALENA POL 734 37 13 25 25 20

98 (100) PERA, BERNARDA USA 733 28 1 90 15 13

99 (101) BOGDAN, ANA ROU 710 22 15 12

100 (102) KALINSKAYA, ANNA RUS 694 30 1 13 13