WTA Rankings Update before Wimbledon: Iga Swiatek soars back into top five as Maya Joint rises after Eastbourne win

The WTA Rankings have been updated for the final time before Wimbledon with Iga Swiatek hauling herself back into contention despite losing the final of Bad Homburg to Jessica Pegula over the weekend.

Aryna Sabalenka leads the way and continues to dominate atop the rankings but Swiatek is the lead story this week after dropping so far after a poor clay court foray.

Sabalenka maintained a 3,741 gap to Coco Gauff and didn't play Wimbledon last year so in reality she can only extend it and keep the World No.1 ranking after the tournament. She has led the way since October 2024 and doesn't seem to be stopping.

That previous leader was Swiatek but despite moving up again, Jessica Pegula winning Bad Homburg restores a buffer which she lost when she was defeated in the first round of Berlin prior where she defended a title.

Pegula defeated Swiatek in the final of the WTA 500 to consolidate her spot. Jasmine Paolini and Zheng Qinwen dropped due to Swiatek's rise back up to World No.4. While Madison Keys was the only player to drop in the top ten further down two spots to World No.8.

Further down, Amanda Anisimova, Elina Svitolina and Karolina Muchova benefited as Diana Shnaider could not defend Bad Homburg and slid down to World No.15. 2024 Eastbourne champion Daria Kasatkina also fell down two spots to World No.18 after losing early on the South Coast.

It was Maya Joint who rose to the occasion in Eastbourne and she saw off Alexandra Eala in three sets to lift a second career title. She is now up 10 spots to a new career high of World No.41. While Eala goes up 18 spots to World No.56.

Victoria Azarenka too is back into the top 100 after sliding to her lowest ranking spot in many a year but she only stayed outside for a week and now is back into the top 100 in time for Wimbledon.