How many points are Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff defending in February?

Ewan West 29 Jan 2025 4:02 PM

L-R: Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff

Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, and Coco Gauff

Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff will all feature at tournaments in February, but how many points will they be defending from 2024?

The WTA Tour will visit the Middle East next month for a WTA 500 event in Abu Dhabi and back-to-back WTA 1000 tournaments in Doha and Dubai.

February will also feature the conclusion of tournaments in Linz (500) and Singapore (250), which started this week, as well as a WTA 250 in Cluj-Napoca. A WTA 500 in Merida and a WTA 250 in Austin will start in late February and conclude in early March.

WTA Rankings Top 10 (January 27)

1. Aryna Sabalenka – 8,956
2. Iga Swiatek, Poland – 8,770
3. Coco Gauff, United States – 6,538
4. Jasmine Paolini, Italy – 5,289
5. Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstan – 4,893
6. Jessica Pegula, United States – 4,861
7. Madison Keys, United States – 4,680
8. Zheng Qinwen, China – 4,095
9. Emma Navarro, United States – 3,709
10. Paula Badosa, Spain – 3,608

Aryna Sabalenka will defend only 10 points in February as she did not feature in Abu Dhabi or Dubai last year, while she lost her first match in Dubai after receiving a first round bye.

Iga Swiatek is set to defend a sizeable amount of points next month as she won the WTA 1000 event in Doha and earned 390 points for her run to the semi-finals in Dubai last year.

Coco Gauff will defend 225 points in February having lost her opening match in Qatar and reached the quarter-finals in Dubai in 2024.

Jasmine Paolini lost in the first round in Linz and Doha last year before her stunning run to her maiden WTA 1000 title in Dubai.

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Elena Rybakina is defending a hefty 1,365 points in February after she won the Abu Dhabi Open, reached the final in Qatar and the quarter-finals in Dubai in 2024.

Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys will not drop any points next month as they did not play any events in February 2024.

Points Dropping in February – WTA Rankings Top 10 & Selected Others

1. Aryna Sabalenka – 10
2. Iga Swiatek, Poland – 1,390
3. Coco Gauff, United States – 225
4. Jasmine Paolini, Italy – 1,011
5. Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstan – 1,365
6. Jessica Pegula, United States – 0
7. Madison Keys, United States – 0
8. Zheng Qinwen, China – 335
9. Emma Navarro, United States – 185
10. Paula Badosa, Spain – 95
11. Daria Kasatkina – 345
12. Danielle Collins, United States – 330
13. Diana Shnaider – 280
18. Anna Kalinskaya – 690

Zheng Qinwen is defending 335 points in February from her results last year, while Emma Navarro and Paula Badosa are defending 185 and 95 respectively.

Anna Kalinskaya collected 680 points for her run to the final of the 2024 Dubai Championships as a qualifier.

Jelena Ostapenko, who won in Linz in 2024, is not defending her title this year, which has seen her drop from 26th to 34th in the Live WTA Rankings with the 500 points she is set to lose.