WTA Rankings: Points being dropped by Sabalenka, Swiatek, Gauff, Pegula at the Italian Open
The top stars on the WTA Tour are all set to battle for the 2025 Italian Open crown, but how many points will they be defending from last year’s tournament?
Iga Swiatek is the reigning champion in Rome, having downed Aryna Sabalenka in the 2024 championship match.
The draw at the second WTA 1000 clay tournament of the season comprises 96 players, with the 32 seeds receiving a bye into the second round.
Italian Open WTA Ranking Points Breakdown
Winner: 1000 points
Finalist: 650 points
Semi-finalists: 390 points
Quarter-finalists: 215 points
Round of 16: 120 points
Third round: 65 points
Second round: 35 points
First round: 10 points
As the 2024 champion, Swiatek is defending 1,000 points in Rome and she has slipped to fourth in the Live WTA Rankings as a result.
The world 2 — who fell in the semi-finals in her Madrid Open title defence last week — has not reached a final since winning last year’s French Open.
Sabalenka, the world No 1, is a mammoth 4,695 points clear of Swiatek in the Live Rankings.
The Belarusian is dropping 640 points from her runner-up result in 2024, but she is guaranteed to maintain a sizeable lead at the top.
Jessica Pegula is not defending any points as she missed last year’s Italian Open through injury, and a strong result would give her a good chance of securing what would be a new career-high ranking of world No 2.
Coco Gauff was a semi-finalist in Rome in 2024, and she also has the opportunity to end the tournament ranked second.
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Jasmine Paolini, Mirra Andreeva and Emma Navarro each fell in their opening match last year, while Paula Badosa is defending 120 points from her last 16 showing.
Danielle Collins has slipped from 35th to 49th in the Live Rankings as she is defending 390 points for her semi-final run in 2024.
Madison Keys, Zheng Qinwen, Jelena Ostapenko and Victoria Azarenka are each dropping 215 points having reached the quarter-finals last year.
Emma Raducanu is not defending any points as she did not compete at the Italian Open a year ago.
Live Rankings After Rome Points Dropped
1. Aryna Sabalenka – 10,478
2. Jessica Pegula, United States – 6,243 (+2)
3. Coco Gauff United States – 6213 (-1)
4. Iga Swiatek, Poland – 5,773 (-2)
5. Jasmine Paolini, Italy – 4,875
6. Mirra Andreeva – 4,780 (+1)
7. Madison Keys United States – 4,609 (-1)
8. Zheng Qinwen, China – 3,988
9. Emma Navarro, United States – 3,716
10. Paula Badosa, Spain – 3,641
11. Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstan – 2,993 (+1)
12. Karolina Muchova, Czech Republic – 2,929 (+1)
13. Diana Shnaider – 2,843 (-2)
14. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine – 2,700
15. Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic – 2,664 (+1)
16. Amanda Anisimova, United States – 2,607 (+1)
17. Daria Kasatkina, Australia – 2,571 (-2)
18. Donna Vekic, Croatia – 2,225 (+1)
19. Liudmila Samsonova – 2,140 (+2)
20. Ekaterina Alexandrova – 2,098
The 10 points received for a first round bye have been added to the totals above.
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