WTA Rankings: Sabalenka solid at No 1, Wimbledon winner Swiatek back in top 3, Anisimova’s milestone, Raducanu -5
Iga Swiatek walked away with the Wimbledon crown and a nice boost in ranking points, but Aryna Sabalenka cemented her spot at the top of the WTA Rankings while Mirra Andreeva, Amanda Anisimova and Belinda Bencic were also big winners.
Not too many people backed Swiatek to win the title at the start of the tournament, but the Pole dropped only one set en route to the final at the All England Club and she then brushed aside Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her sixth Grand Slam title.
Having been written off by some after a disappointing clay-court season resulted in her dropping to No 8 in the rankings, Swiatek returns to No 3 in the latest standings.
Sabalenka, though, remains in charge as she opened a 4,751-point lead over second-placed Coco Gauff, who lost in the first round at Wimbledon.
The Belarusian, who lost in the semi-final against Anisimova, has now spent 38 consecutive weeks at No 1 to take her total tally to 46, which puts her in 13th place in the all-time list, just five weeks behind compatriot Victoria Azarenka.
And she will overtake Azarenka in the coming weeks as she is assured of staying at the top for a few more months.
Teenager Andreeva reached the quarter-final and is rewarded with a two-place jump to a new high of No 5 while Anisimova is now officially a top-10 player as she climbed five places to No 7.
Jasmine Paolini was the one to lose out as she finished runner-up last year, but lost in the second round and dropped four places to No 9.
Former world No 4 Bencic, who started the year outside the top 400 after giving birth to her first child last year, is back in the top 20 for the first time since January 2024 as her run to the semi-final resulted in a 15-place boost to No 20.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova reached the quarter-final and she is up 20 places to No 30.
Just outside the top 40 sits Katie Boulter, but she has reclaimed her British No 1 ranking as she is up two places to No 41 after losing in the second round. Sonay Kartal is now the British No 2 as she climbed seven places to No 44 following her run to the last 16 with Emma Raducanu dropping five spots to No 45.
Laura Siegemund threatened to upset Sabalenka in the quarter-final as she won the opening set, but eventually lost in three sets. The German is up 50 places to No 54.
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Lucky loser Solana Sierra also reached the fourth round and she surged 34 places to No 67.
The Argentine is just one spot behind Danielle Collins with the American down 12 places after her third-round exit.
2024 Wimbledon winner Barbora Krejcikova’s title defence ended in the third round and the Czech slipped 62 spots to No 78.
WTA Rankings Top 20
1. Aryna Sabalenka – 12,420 points
2. Coco Gauff United States – 7,669
3. Iga Swiatek Poland – 6,813
4. Jessica Pegula United States – 6,423
5. Mirra Andreeva – 5,163
6. Zheng Qinwen China – 4,803
7. Amanda Anisimova United States – 4,470
8. Madison Keys United States – 4,374
9. Jasmine Paolini Italy – 3,576
10. Paula Badosa Spain – 3,454
11. Emma Navarro United States – 3,420
12. Karolina Muchova Czech Republic – 2,881
13. Elena Rybakina Kazakhstan – 2,806
14. Elina Svitolina Ukraine – 2,794
15. Diana Shnaider -2,716
16. Ekaterina Alexandrova – 2,666
17. Luidmila Samsonova – 2,576
18. Daria Kasatkina Australia – 2,361
19. Clara Tauson Denmark – 2,292
20. Belinda Bencic Switzerland – 2,190
