By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday June 24, 2024
2024 has been a breakthrough season for Anna Kalinskaya – and the hits simply hold coming.
The Moscow native, who cracks a rankings milestone this week, kicks off our weekly WTA rankings reviews. Leap down the web page for extra…
Kalinskaya sky excessive
5 championship factors went begging on Sunday as Kalinskaya tasted heartbreaking defeat in Sunday’s Berlin closing towards Jessica Pegula, however that didn’t cease the 25-year-old from making her High-20 debut as we speak (June 24).
Kalinskaya rises from 24 to 17 within the WTA rankings due to her second closing look of 2024. Contemplating the truth that the Russian ended 2023 at 77 on this planet (and was ranked 115 as just lately as final October) offers us extra perspective on the character of her season. Kalinskaya made her maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal on the Australian Open in January, then reached her greatest profession closing in Dubai in February. She’s the fourth WTA participant to make her High 20 debut in 2024, together with Jasmine Paolini, Emma Navarro and Marta Kostyuk.
The Moscow native can also be No.9 within the Race to the WTA Finals standings, simply 54 factors out of the ultimate spot.
Putintseva, Tomljanovic Make Hay on Grass
There wasn’t plenty of dramatic strikes throughout the High 100 this week, however Yulia Putintseva did make an enormous push within the path of a career-high. The Kazakhstani took residence the Birmingham title, her first on grass, and rises seven spots to No.34 in Monday’s rankings, simply seven spots shy of her earlier career-high.
Ajla Tomljanovic, simply 4 tournaments into her comeback from surgical procedure (out from January to Could), reached the ultimate in Birmingham and thus rises 55 locations from 190 to 135.
Different Notable Risers
One week after debuting within the High 30, Doubles megastar Katerina Siniakova continues to climb the singles rankings. She reaches one other new career-high after qualifying for Berlin and taking part in the quarterfinals, at No.27.
2021 US Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez can also be on the rise. The Quebecoise returns to the High 30 for the primary time since September 2022, due to her journey to the Birmingham quarterfinals.
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