PARIS, France – Poland’s Iga Swiatek finished fourth in the world on Monday thanks to a victory in Doha on Saturday, followed by finalist Estonia Kontaveit in a WTA ranking still dominated by Ashleigh Barty.
The 20-year-old, winner of Roland Garros in 2020, jumps four places thanks to her performance in Qatar, where she conceded only one set throughout the tournament, eliminating two other members of the top-10: Maria Sakkari from Greece and Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus. .
Sabalenka also falls to third place in the WTA standings in favor of Czech Barbora Krejcíková, who remains far behind Australian Barty by almost 3,000 points.
The other Czech in the top-10, Karolina Pliskova, continues to fall slowly, still injured. The former No. 1 has not yet played in games this year.
Defeated by Sakkari in the quarterfinals of the Doha tournament, the young American Cori Gauff (17) also climbed four places and returned to the top 20, in 19th place. Sloane Stephens’s compatriot jumped 18 places in the standings thanks to her victory in the Guadalajara tournament (No. 39).
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez dropped two places to 21st in the world. Bianca Andreescu, a compatriot, maintained her 43rd place. For her part, 142nd, Canadian Rebecca Marino climbed 11 places.
WTA Ranking:
1. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 7980 points
Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 5073 (+1)
3. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 4853 (-1)
4. Iga Swiatek (POL) 4776 (+4)
5. Anett Kontaveit (EST) 4721 (+2)
6. Paula Badosa (ESP) 4510 (-2)
7. Maria Sakkari (GRE) 4436 (-1)
8. Carolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) 4242 (-3)
9. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 3235
10. Ons Jabeur (TUN) 3065
11. Danielle Collins (USA) 2972
12. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 2880 (+1)
13. Emma Raducanu (GBR) 2664 (-1)
14. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) 2473
15. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 2427
16. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 2272
17. Jessica Pegula (USA) 2234
18. Angelique Kerber (GER) 2232
19. Cori Gauff (USA) 2231 (+4)
20. Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 2101
