WTA Rankings Update: Sabalenka surpasses Swiatek, Kasatkina re-enters top 10

1. Aryna Sabalenka – 9,706 points
2. Iga Swiatek – 9,665 points
3. Coco Gauff – 5,963 points
4. Jessica Pegula – 5,785 points
5. Elena Rybakina – 5,471 points
6. Jasmine Paolini – 5,144 points
7. Zheng Qinwen – 4,480 points
8. Emma Navarro – 3,698 points
9. Daria Kasatkina – 3,500 points
10. Beatriz Haddad Maia – 3,194 points

The top news in the WTA top 10 is Sabalenka’s reclaiming of the No 1 spot in the world. Despite neither player competing last week, Kasatkina also moves up to rejoin the top 10 after her Ningbo title. This shift sees Danielle Collins drop out of the top 10, as Kasatkina rises to ninth place.

Andreeva, Lamens and Muchova show progress

Several players made significant advances in the rankings following strong performances in Ningbo and Osaka. Here are some of the biggest movers over the past week:

• Mirra Andreeva – up two places to No 17
• Karolina Muchova – up five places to No 25
• Yulia Putintseva – up three places to No 29
• Clara Tauson – up 11 places to No 53
• Anna Blinkova – up 14 places to No 85
• Suzan Lamens – up 37 places to No 88
• Sonay Kartal – up 10 places to No 92
• Kimberly Birrell – up 39 places to No 111

Andreeva, Lamens, and Kartal achieve career highs, along with Elina Avanesyan, Rebecca Sramkova, Moyuka Uchijima, and Kamilla Rakhimova. In contrast, some players experienced significant drops in the rankings.

Significant declines for Mertens, Siegemund and Ruse

Some WTA players saw notable decreases in their rankings this week:

• Elise Mertens – down eight places to No 36
• Katerina Siniakova – down seven places to No 48
• Clara Burel – down 11 places to No 65
• Taylor Townsend – down 16 places to No 67
• Nurria Parrizas Diaz – down 15 places to No 97
• Laura Siegemund – down nine places to No 98
• Elena-Gabriela Ruse – down 26 places to No 122

Mertens, Burel, Townsend, and Parrizas Diaz all experienced significant drops, with Ruse’s plummet being the most extreme. Her loss of 26 spots in the rankings can be attributed to the removal of points from last year’s Transylvania Open final.