The WTA Rankings have been updated today, Monday, September 18, with Aryna Sabalenka maintaining her lead as Barbora Krejcikova re-enters the top 10.

World No. 1 Sabalenka stands firm ahead of Iga Swiatek, who was usurped last week after 75 weeks at the top. The Polish player was unable to defend her title at the US Open, crashing out in her Round of 16 match against Jelena Ostapenko. Meanwhile, Sabalenka progressed through to the final, meaning she took over the top spot in the rankings.

This week, the top two places remain the same as both players take some time off to recover from the New York major.

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Changes elsewhere in the top 10

However, there were some changes elsewhere in the top 10. Elena Rybakina dropped to No. 5 after losing points from the Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz tournament, where she finished as runner-up a year ago. This meant that Jessica Pegula overtook her to move up to No. 4. 

Meanwhile, Krejcikova moved up from No. 13 to No. 10 after winning the San Diego Open this week. The Czech player defeated Sofia Kenin in the final 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to take the title.

This meant that Caroline Garcia exited the top 10, moving to No. 11. The Frenchwoman has had a difficult time recently, losing her first match at the US Open against Yafan Wang, although she did make the quarter-finals in San Diego.

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Krejcikova's rise means that there are now three Czech players in the WTA top 10, as she joins No. 8 Karolina Muchova and No. 6 Marketa Vondrousova. Their compatriot Petra Kvitova is not too far behind them at No. 14.

Elsewhere, Danielle Collins moved up 9 places to No. 34 and Emma Navarro soared 12 places up the rankings to No. 49. However, it was Kenin who made the monumental leap of 40 places to re-enter the top 60 after she reached the final of the WTA 500 event in San Diego, landing at No. 53. Ashlyn Krueger also made a huge jump of 50 places to enter the top 100 at No. 73.

WTA Ranking as of 18-9-23

1 - Sabalenka Aryna Belarus 9266

2 - Swiatek Iga Poland 8195

3 - Gauff Cori USA 6165

4 1 Pegula Jessica USA 5755

5 1 Rybakina Elena Kazakhstan 5665

6 - Vondrousova Marketa Czech Republic 3830

7 - Jabeur Ons Tunisia 3771

8 - Muchova Karolina Czech Republic 3765

9 - Sakkari Maria Greece 3560

10 3 Krejcikova Barbora Czech Republic 3220

11 1 Garcia Caroline France 3050

12 1 Keys Madison USA 2940

13 1 Kasatkina Darya Russia 2790

14 - Kvitova Petra Czech Republic 2750

15 - Bencic Belinda Switzerland 2715

16 - Ostapenko Jelena Latvia 2580

17 - Samsonova Ludmilla Russia 2415

18 2 Haddad Maia Beatriz Brazil 2260

19 1 Kudermetova Veronika Russia 2250

20 1 Alexandrova Ekaterina Russia 2250

21 - Vekic Donna Croatia 2125

22 - Zheng Qinwen China 2123

23 - Azarenka Viktoria Belarus 2065

24 1 Svitolina Elina Ukraine 1809

25 1 Cirstea Sorana-Mihaela Romania 1760

26 1 Potapova Anastasia Russia 1685

27 3 Linette Magda Poland 1666

28 - Kalinina Anhelina Ukraine 1562

29 - Mertens Elise Belgium 1509

30 - Bouzkova Marie Czech Republic 1453

31 4 Zhu Lin China 1391

32 1 Cocciaretto Elisabetta Italy 1390

33 1 Sherif Mayar Egypt 1385

34 9 Collins Danielle USA 1376

35 2 Paolini Jasmine Italy 1330

36 2 Pliskova Karolina Czech Republic 1325

37 2 Wang Xinyu China 1323

38 2 Stephens Sloane A. USA 1265

39 2 Martic Petra Croatia 1263

40 2 Blinkova Anna Russia 1263

41 - Noskova Linda Czech Republic 1204

42 3 Kostyuk Marta Ukraine 1195

43 1 Stearns Peyton USA 1186

44 2 Gracheva Varvara France 1178

45 1 Parks Alycia USA 1168

46 6 Tsurenko Lesya Ukraine 1152

47 - Rus Arantxa Netherlands 1152

48 - Maria Tatiana Germany 1125

49 12 Navarro Emma USA 1123

50 - Boulter Katie Great Britain 1057

51 - Sorribes Tormo Sara Spain 1056

52 - Badosa Paula Spain 1048

53 40 Kenin Sofia USA 1042

54 1 Trevisan Martina Italy 1037

55 - Davis Lauren USA 1004

56 - Giorgi Camila Italy 983

57 - Andreeva Mirra Russia 979

58 - Schmiedlova Karolina Anna Slovakia 967

59 - Pera Bernarda USA 964

60 - Bronzetti Lucia Italy 950

61 12 Begu Irina Romania 948

62 1 Avanesyan Elina Russia 931

63 1 Andreescu Bianca Vanessa Canada 922

64 1 Masarova Rebeka Spain 897

65 1 Burel Clara France 895

66 1 Frech Magdalena Poland 889

67 8 Osorio Camila Colombia 883

68 1 Minnen Greetje Belgium 881

69 1 Liu Claire USA 879

70 2 Wickmayer Yanina Belgium 850

71 9 Bogdan Ana Romania 847

72 1 Grabher Julia Austria 844

73 50 Krueger Ashlyn USA 842

74 - Fernandez Leylah Canada 835

75 1 Rakhimova Kamilla Russia 826

76 1 Tauson Clara Denmark 820

77 15 Kalinskaya Anna Russia 814

78 - Korpatsch Tamara Germany 808

79 1 McNally Caty USA 805

80 7 Zidansek Tamara Slovenia 804

81 7 Putintseva Yulia Kazakhstan 797

82 - Pavlyuchenkova Anastasia Russia 790

83 - Shnaider Diana Russia 790

84 13 Podoroska Nadia Argentina 786

85 1 Tomova Viktoriya Bulgaria 782

86 2 Baindl Kateryna Ukraine 776

87 8 Bucsa Cristina Spain 775

88 3 Wang Xiyu China 756

89 13 Sasnovich Aliaksandra Belarus 753

90 36 Siniakova Katerina Czech Republic 750

91 6 Burrage Jodie Anna Great Britain 748

92 11 Hibino Nao Japan 744

93 4 Peterson Rebecca Sweden 737

94 1 Kovinic Danka Montenegro 737

95 1 Wang Yafan China 737

96 1 Day Kayla USA 735

97 2 Cornet Alize France 727

98 8 Parry Diane France 709

99 2 Brengle Madison USA 689

100 3 Birrell Kimberly Australia 682