WTA Rankings Winners & Losers Toronto: Amanda Anisimova +83, Caroline Wozniacki -14, Aryna Sabalenka cuts gap to Coco Gauff
The WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto has featured a mix of success for stars near the top of the WTA Rankings and runs from lower-ranked players.
The big hard-court event started just two days after the Paris Olympics tennis tournament concluded on clay — and there were 17 players who withdrew before the women’s singles draw in Canada.
Among these were seven of the current WTA top 10: Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, Jasmine Paolini, Qinwen Zheng, Danielle Collins, Maria Sakkari and Barbora Krejcikova.
WTA Top 10 before Montreal
1. Iga Swiatek, Poland – 11,005 points
2. Coco Gauff, United States – 7,703
3. Aryna Sabalenka – 7,256
4. Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstan – 6,376
5. Jasmine Paolini, Italy – 5,373
6. Jessica Pegula, United States – 4,515
7. Qinwen Zheng, China – 4,025
8. Danielle Collins, United States – 3,702
9. Maria Sakkari, Greece – 3,621
10. Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic – 3,573
There has been little movement in the top 10 of the live WTA Rankings on the back of Toronto, with Krejcikova and Sakkari moving above Collins in the only changes.
Iga Swiatek remains over 3,000 points clear as the world No 1 despite losing the 350 points from her semi-final run in Montreal a year ago.
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Aryna Sabalenka is the only top 10 player to gain points in Canada as she reached the quarter-finals to improve on her third round result in 2023.
The Belarusian’s 110-point boost, which takes her total to 7,366, has seen her close the gap to world No 2 Coco Gauff to just 267 points. Gauff dropped 70 points after losing in the third round.
Jessica Pegula will remain at world No 6 after reaching a second consecutive Canadian Open final, and she can defend all 1000 of her 2023 points if she defeats Amanda Anisimova to defend her title on Monday.
Projected Live WTA Top 10 after Montreal final
1. Iga Swiatek, Poland – 10,655 points
2. Coco Gauff, United States – 7,633
3. Aryna Sabalenka – 7,366
4. Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstan – 6,026
5. Jasmine Paolini, Italy – 5,298
6. Jessica Pegula, United States – 4,265 /4,615
7. Qinwen Zheng, China – 3,975
8. Maria Sakkari, Greece – 3,621 (+1)
9. Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic – 3,573 (+1)
10. Danielle Collins, United States – 3,483 (-2)
The Winners
Anisimova is undoubtedly the biggest WTA Rankings winner in Toronto after her superb run to the biggest final of her career.
The 22-year-old American has made a massive 83-place jump from 132nd to 49th in the live Rankings and she could go as high as 36th if she wins the title.
Diana Shnaider is set to move up four places to a new career-high ranking of 20th for reaching the semi-finals in Canada, with the 20-year-old Russian falling to Pegula.
Peyton Stearns has climbed seven spots in the live Rankings from 53rd to 46th, three below her career-high of 43, after progressing to the last eight in Toronto.
Taylor Townsend has surged 18 positions to a projected career-best ranking of world No 53 following her run to the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 event.
The Losers
Liudmila Samsonova has slid four places from 13th to 17th in the live Rankings after she lost in the quarter-finals in Toronto. The 25-year-old Russian lost 370 points as she was a runner-up in Montreal in 2023.
Dayana Yastremska is set to drop seven spots after retiring through injury in her opening round Toronto match against Townsend.
Caroline Wozniacki did not compete at the 2024 Canadian Open and the former world No 1 has fallen 14 places from 70th to 84th, having made the second round of the event a year ago.
Anna Blinkova lost in the first round in Toronto to Stearns and has dropped 12 places from 68th to 80th after making the Montreal second round in 2023.
