Spain’s tennis star Paula Badosa and Britain’s Emma Raducanu
have gained massively in the updated WTA rankings. The official rankings in the
women’s singles category were announced on Monday with some notable changes. Badosa,
who did not participate in the Paris Olympics and instead opted to play in the Citi Open, gained 22 spots and claimed the 40th in the WTA
rankings.
She lifted the title in Washington after beating Czech
Republic’s Marie Bouzkova in the final on Sunday with a score of 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. In addition to her, Britain’s Raducanu gained 20 spots and claimed the 69th rank in the updated rankings. Her journey in the Citi Open ended at the quarterfinals stage, where she lost to Badosa with a score of 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova gained 12 spots and moved into
top-10 despite losing in the round of 16 in Washington to Belarus’ Aryna
Sabalenka with a score of 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. Hungary’s Anna Bondar also gained 12
spots in the rankings after winning the ITF Germany event with a win over Ekaterina
Makarova in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-0, 6-2. America’s Robin Montgomery gained 24 spots in the rankings
after an impressive outing in the Citi Open. She was eventually defeated in the
quarterfinal by Bouzkova in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-1.
America’s Amanda
Anisimova made the most significant jump forward in the top 200 players in the WTA
rankings as she gained 44 spots and secured 132 rank in the rankings after an
impressive outing in Washington. She was knocked out in the quarterfinal by
fellow American Caroline Dolehide with a score of 7-6, 6-1. Poland’s Iga
Swiatek continues to lead the women’s rankings in the singles category with
11,005 rating points. She is followed by America’s Coco Gauff with 7,703 points
and Belarus’ Sabalenka with 7,256 points.
Nr Player Age Ctry Pts +/- Current Previous Next Week Next Week
1 Iga Świątek 23 POL 11005 10655
2 Coco Gauff 20 USA 7703 Toronto R32 7523
3 Aryna Sabalenka 26 BLR 7256 Toronto R32 7161
4 Elena Rybakina 25 KAZ 6376 6026
5 Jasmine Paolini 28 ITA 5373 5298
6 Jessica Pegula 30 USA 4515 Toronto R32 3645 -1
7 Qinwen Zheng 21 CHN 4025 3975 +1
8 Danielle Collins 30 USA 3702 +1 3483 -2
9 Maria Sakkari 29 GRE 3621 -1 3621 +1
10 Barbora Krejčíková 28 CZE 3573 3573 +1
11 Jeļena Ostapenko 27 LAT 3418 Toronto R64 3418
12 Daria Kasatkina 27 RUS 3283 Toronto R32 3158
13 Ludmilla Samsonova 25 RUS 2820 Toronto R32 2245 -5
14 Madison Keys 29 USA 2778 Toronto R32 2728
15 Emma Navarro 23 USA 2729 Toronto R32 2729 +2
16 Ons Jabeur 29 TUN 2631 Toronto R64 2631 +1
17 Anna Kalinskaya 25 RUS 2550 Toronto R64 2550 +1
18 Markéta Vondroušová 25 CZE 2473 2368 +1
19 Victoria Azarenka 35 BLR 2266 +1 Toronto R64 2216
20 Marta Kostyuk 22 UKR 2141 -1 Toronto R64 2150
21 Donna Vekić 28 CRO 2138 2138
22 Beatriz Haddad Maia 28 BRA 2108 Toronto R64 2058
23 Mirra Andreeva 17 RUS 1968 1968
24 Diana Shnaider 20 RUS 1930 Toronto R64 1930
25 Leylah Fernandez 21 CAN 1894 Toronto R64 1804 -2
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