WTA Rankings Update: Iga Swiatek starts 123rd week as World No.1 as Sabalenka and Pegula circle
Despite the China Open still continuing, the WTA Rankings as ever have been altered for the week ahead with Iga Swiatek starting her 123rd week as World No.1.
Albeit the sharks are circling with Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula set to breathe down her neck in the coming months. Swiatek sits atop the WTA Rankings with 10,885 points. Last week she surpassed Ash Barty at No.7 in the all-time list of weeks spent at World No.1.
She now only trails Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Serena Williams, Chris Evert, Martina Hingis and Monica Seles in that department. But not defending her China Open crown could prove vital. She will drop 1,000 points next Monday and if Sabalenka wins the title this week, she will end up only 200 shy of Swiatek’s amount.
Jessica Pegula also could find herself in the battle albeit it is less likely even if she wins this week as she would near 7,000 points. Jasmine Paolini could reach a new career high as a legacy of Elena Rybakina not playing at the moment.
Barbora Krejcikova further down sits potentially ready to be usurped with Daria Kasatkina and Beatriz Haddad Maia on the verge of the top 10.
WTA Rankings (30/09/2024)
1 Iga Świątek 23 POL 10885
2 Aryna Sabalenka 26 BLR 8716
3 Jessica Pegula 30 USA 6220
4 Elena Rybakina 25 KAZ 5871
5 Jasmine Paolini 28 ITA 5348
6 Coco Gauff 20 USA 4983
7 Qinwen Zheng 21 CHN 3920
8 Emma Navarro 23 USA 3698
9 Danielle Collins 30 USA 3178
10 Barbora Krejčíková 28 CZE 3161
11 Daria Kasatkina 27 RUS 3020
12 Beatriz Haddad 28 BRA 2981
13 Jeļena Ostapenke 27 LAT 2963
14 Anna Kalinskaya 25 RUS 2725
15 Ludmilla Samsonova 25 RUS 2720
16 Diana Shnaider 20 RUS 2685
17 Maria Sakkari 29 GRE 2517
18 Marta Kostyuk 22 UKR 2493
19 Paula Badosa 26 ESP 2325
20 Donna Vekić 28 CRO 2243
