Over the past two weeks, all eyes have been on the Olympic Games, and the WTA rankings have seen some minor shifts at the top. Despite a slight reduction in her lead, Iga Swiatek remains the sole player to surpass the 11,000-point mark this season. However, she will not be participating in the Canadian Open following her bronze medal win at the Olympics.
In Toronto, Coco Gauff takes the top seed position, with Aryna Sabalenka as the second seed. Both players will be aiming to catch up to Swiatek, but they are aware that they have more points to defend in the summer hard-court swing than the 23-year-old Polish player.
Elena Rybakina maintains her fourth-place ranking, but she will not have the opportunity to improve it this week as she has withdrawn from the Canadian Open due to health issues. Jasmine Paolini (5th) and Qinwen Zheng (7th) will also be absent from Toronto after their performances in Paris. Paolini won a gold medal in doubles alongside her compatriot Sara Errani, while Zheng became China’s first-ever Olympic tennis champion. However, no ranking points were awarded for these achievements. Jessica Pegula (6th) risks a further drop in the rankings if she fails to defend her title at the Canadian Open.
Danielle Collins moves up to the eighth spot, while Maria Sakkari falls to ninth. The Top 10 remains unchanged, with Wimbledon champion Barbora Krecjikova completing the elite group.
Victoria Azarenka and Marta Kostyuk have switched places in the rankings. Azarenka reached the quarterfinals in Washington, the only WTA tournament held last week, marking her return after a two-month break. She now sits at 19th place, while Kostyuk drops to 20th as she did not participate in the event due to her Olympic commitments. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (29th) re-enters the Top 30, while Linda Noskova (32nd) falls out of this group. Marie Bouzkova climbs seven spots to 36th after her runner-up finish at the Citi Open.
Bouzkova’s rise was halted by Paula Badosa, a resurgent Spanish player who claimed her first WTA title in over two years and returned to the Top 50 (40th). Both Bouzkova and Badosa have the opportunity to secure seeding positions for the US Open if they perform well in Toronto and Cincinnati.
Caroline Dolehide also made progress in the rankings, moving up three spots to 46th place. The American reached the semifinals of the WTA 500 event on home soil.
Emma Raducanu is another notable climber in the latest rankings, breaking into the Top 70 (69th). The British tennis star, who opted out of the Olympics, gained 20 spots after her quarterfinal run in Washington, where she was eventually defeated by champion Badosa.
Kamila Rakhimova (93rd) and Anna Bondar (94th) both rejoin the Top 100, while Naomi Osaka improves by five places to reach 95th. This is Osaka’s highest WTA ranking since her return from maternity leave.
American youngster Robin Montgomery is edging closer to making her debut in the Top 100. In the recent week, she made it to the quarterfinals at the Citi Open, propelling her to a personal best ranking of 107th.
Meanwhile, Spain’s Nuria Parrizas Diaz emerged victorious at the W100 Maspalomas ITF competition on home soil, elevating her position in the rankings to 116th. Stay up to date with all the developments by checking out our exclusive WTA Rankings page.
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