Australian Ashleigh Barty, who recently won the first Grand Slam of the year in Melbourne, is still firmly at the top of the WTA rankings published on Monday, while the young Canadian Leylah Fernandez enters the top-20.
No change in the top three of the WTA after a week in which no tournament was contested, in the aftermath of the Australian Open: Barty is still well ahead of Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka and Czech Barbora Krejcikova.
Behind these three women, another Czech, Karolina Pliskova, is now No. 4 (+1), ahead of two Spaniards: Paula Bandosa, who finished 5th (+1) in the best standings, and Garbine Muguruza (+1). It also surpasses the Greek Maria Sakkari (+1).
In 8th place in the world, Poland Iga Swiatek falls four places, ahead of Estonia Annett Kontaveit and Tunisia Ons Jabeur, which finds the top 10 (+1) against the American Danielle Collins, unlucky finalist in Melbourne (11th, – 1).
A little lower in the rankings, the young Canadian Leylah Fernandez, 19 years old, made her first entry in the top-20, ranked 19th in the world and now in front of another great hope of the circuit, the American Coco Gauff, 17, 20th in the world (-3).
WTA Rankings After Games:
1. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 8330 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 5698
3. Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 5533
Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 4452 (+1)
5. Paula Badosa (ESP) 4429 (+1)
6. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 4195 (+1)
7. Maria Sakkari (GRE) 4071 (+1)
8. Iga Swiatek (POL) 3986 (-4)
9. Anett Kontaveit (EST) 3871
10. Ons Jabeur (TUN) 3070 (+1)
Danielle Collins (USA) 2971 (-1)
12. Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 2705
13. Emma Raducanu (GBR) 2664
14. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) 2638
15. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 2531
16. Jessica Pegula (USA) 2474
17. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 2396 (+1)
18. Angelique Kerber (GER) 2287 (+2)
19. Leylah Fernandez (CAN) 2249 (+2)
20. Coco Gauff (USA) 2231 (-3)
