WTA Rankings: Diana Shnaider & Katie Boulter reach milestones, Paula Badosa continues rise, Zeynep Sonmez +36
Diana Shnaider and Katie Boulter have both reached milestones in the WTA Rankings after their Hong Kong Open runs, while Paula Badosa’s ascent has continued.
Shnaider has jumped two places to a career-high ranking of world No 12 after dismantling Boulter 6-1, 6-2 in the final in Hong Kong.
The 20-year-old Russian’s triumph at the WTA 250 event saw her secure her fourth title of a breakthrough 2024 campaign. Shnaider was the only player in the top 20 of the WTA Rankings who played last week.
Boulter has made a six-place surge to a new career-high ranking position of 23rd after reaching her third final of the season.
The 28-year-old Brit, who won titles in San Diego and Nottingham this year, reached her previous best ranking of world No 27 in March.
Anna Kalinskaya, who has fallen from 11th to 14th, is the only player in the top 20 other than Badosa and Shnaider to move to a different ranking spot.
Badosa did not play a tournament last week, but she has climbed from 12th to 11th in the WTA Rankings.
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The 26-year-old Spaniard’s outstanding resurgence in the second half of the 2024 season is highlighted by the fact she has soared 129 places since being ranked 140th in May.
In a post replying to a tweet about her latest ranking boost, Badosa wrote: “Doing it once feels good but doing it twice feels amazing #comeback.”
Viktorija Golubic, a former world No 35, has made a huge 63-place jump from 168th to 105th after winning the WTA 250 event in Jiujiang.
Rebecca Sramkova, who lost 6-3, 7-5 to Golubic in the final, is up 10 spots to a career-high ranking of world No 43.
Zeynep Sonmez, a 22-year-old Turkish rising star, has risen 36 places to a new best ranking of 91st after winning her maiden WTA title at the 250 event in Merida. Former world No 44 Ann Li, who was a runner-up in Merida, is up 18 positions to 93rd.
WTA Rankings Top 20
1. Aryna Sabalenka – 9,016
2. Iga Swiatek, Poland – 7,970
3. Coco Gauff, United States – 5,230
4. Jasmine Paolini, Italy – 5,144
5. Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstan – 4,971
6. Jessica Pegula, United States – 4,705
7. Zheng Qinwen, China – 4,540
8. Emma Navarro, United States – 3,664
9. Daria Kasatkina – 3,368
10. Danielle Collins, United States – 3,176
11. Paula Badosa, Spain – 2,908 (+1)
12. Diana Shnaider – 2,895 (+2)
13. Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic – 2,814
14. Anna Kalinskaya – 2,743 (-3)
15. Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia – 2,588
16. Mirra Andreeva – 2,578
17. Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazil – 2,554
18. Marta Kostyuk, Ukraine – 2,493
19. Donna Vekic, Croatia – 2,258
20. Victoria Azarenka – 2,126
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