Aryna Sabalenka is again on prime of the Race to the WTA Finals standings.
The World No.1, who begins her 84th week at No.1 and her seventy fifth in succession, leapfrogs Elena Rybakina within the standings. To get to No.3 after Sabalenka, with 3800 factors, and Rybakina, with 3483, one has to slip down over 1,000 factors to No.3 Jessica Pegula.
See the Prime 10 within the race right here, and see that six-time main champion Iga Swiatek is definitely not on the checklist. The 24-year-old is one rung additional down at No.11, with 1,020 factors. The excellent news for Swiatek? Clay season comes subsequent.
| Rank | Participant | Nation | Age | Tournaments Performed | Factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aryna Sabalenka | BLR | 27 | 6 | 3,800 |
| 2 | Elena Rybakina | KAZ | 26 | 6 | 3,483 |
| 3 | Jessica Pegula | USA | 32 | 6 | 2,405 |
| 4 | Elina Svitolina | UKR | 31 | 6 | 2,255 |
| 5 | Karolina Muchova | CZE | 29 | 6 | 1,945 |
| 6 | Victoria Mboko | CAN | 19 | 8 | 1,927 |
| 7 | Coco Gauff | USA | 22 | 6 | 1,695 |
| 8 | Mirra Andreeva | — | 18 | 7 | 1,368 |
| 9 | Amanda Anisimova | USA | 24 | 6 | 1,130 |
| 10 | Belinda Bencic | SUI | 29 | 6 | 1,079 |
Sabalenka has a lead of nearly 3,000 level over Rybakina within the WTA singles rankings, but when we’re taking a look at simply 2026, the race is quite a bit higher indication of what has transpired through the first three months.
Swiatek is dropping within the standard rankings as nicely. She was surpassed by Coco Gauff, the pair flip-flopping at No.3 and No.4 on this week’s rankings.
Swiatek drops right down to No.4 for the primary time since Wimbledon final yr. Swiatek has held a Prime-10 rating since Could 31, 2021.
Profession Highs for Jovic, Baptiste, Gibson
Southern California native Iva Jovic reaches a career-high this week, leaping to No. 16, whereas Karolina Muchova, who’s fifth within the race, rises from No. 14 to No. 11.
Hailey Baptiste and Talia Gibson additionally contiue to surge.
DC native Baptiste upset Elina Svitolina within the third spherical in Miami for her second profession Prime 10 win en path to her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal. The 24-year-old American vaults 12 spots from No. 45 to No. 33.
Aussie Gibson got here by way of qualifying once more in Miami, then made it to the fourth spherical by way of upsets of Naomi Osaka and Jovic. The 21-year-old entered Indian Wells with two profession wins to her title and an 0-9 document in opposition to the Prime 50. Remarkably, she went 7-2 in opposition to the Prime 50 at Indian Wells and Miami, and 5-2 in opposition to the Prime 20. She rises 12 spots fron No. 68 to No. 56.
Moreover, Daria Snigur, Nikola Bartunkova and Hanne Vandewinkel all made their Prime 100 debuts on Monday.
Snigur received an ITF title over the weekend, bettering to 24-5 throughout all ranges on the yr. Bartunkova, who upset Belinda Bencic on the Aussie Open, jumps to No.95 to turn into the fourth participant born in 2006 to achieve the Prime 100, whereas Vandewinkel additionally received an ITF title. The Belgian is making her WTA Tour debut this week in Bogota.
