Athletistic / Tennis. The press service of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has updated the ranking of the strongest tennis players in singles. Following the conclusion of the 2024 Australian Open, a number of notable changes have occurred.
Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, winner of the AO 2024, remained world number two, since this time she defended her points won for her victory in Melbourne in 2023. Sabalenka is 865 points behind world number one, the Pole Iga Swiatek. American Cori Gauff, who reached the semi-finals in Australia, rose to third place in the rankings.
The strongest Russian remains Daria Kasatkina, who occupies 14th place. Immediately behind her are her compatriots – Lyudmila Samsonova (15 years old) and Veronika Kudermetova (16 years old). 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva immediately climbed 12 places and now occupies 35th place in the ranking. Anna Kalinskaya, who reached the quarterfinals in Melbourne, immediately climbed 37 places and is in 38th place. For the first time in her career, she is among the 50 best tennis players on the planet.
WTA ranking (version of January 29, 2024):
1. Iga Swiatek (Poland) – 9770 points;
2. Arina Sabalenko (Belarus) – 8905;
3. Corey Gauff (United States) – 7200…
14. Daria Kasatkina (Russia) – 2838;
15. Lyudmila Samsonova (Russia) – 2700;
16. Veronika Kudermetova (Russia) – 2495…
21. Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia) – 2095…
27. Anastasia Potapova (Russia) – 1634…
35. Mirra Andreeva (Russia) – 1408…
38. Anna Kalinskaya (Russia) – 1343…
42. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) – 1238…
50. Anna Blinkova (Russia) – 1192…
Source: Sport
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