Rybakina Rises to No.7, Muchova Jumps 21

Aryna Sabalenka, currently the World No.2, closes the gap between herself and Iga Swiatek to 3,235 points. The Belarusian talent will have another chance to gain on Swiatek this week, as the Pole is defending the full 1,000 points from winning last year’s title. Sabalenka, who list in the round of 16 last year, is defending only 10 points.

Also rising in the Top 20 in this week’s rankings are a pair of Czechs, Petra Kvitova and Barbor Krejcikova. Kvitova and Krejcikova each jump three spots to No.12 and No.13, respectively, while Donna Vekic climbs three spots to No.20, making her return to the Top 20 for the first time since January of 2020.

Elsewhere in the ranking, 17-year-old Czech Linda Fruhvirtova rises three spots to make her Top 50 debut at No.50. The teen has had a solid start to 2023, reaching the second week at the Australian Open, and winning six of 11 matches on tour thus far.

Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk also reaches a career-high – at No.38 – as does Russia’s Varvara Gracheva, at No.54.

Gracheva jumped 12 spots thanks to a round of 16 run at Indian Wells.

The biggest jump inside the Top 100 was made by another Czech – Karolina Muchova – who powered up 21 spots to No.55 thanks to a quarterfinal run at Indian Wells. The former No.19 took eventual champion Elena Rybakina to three sets at Indian Wells.