(Paris) Polish Iga Swiatek remains at the top of the WTA rankings published on Monday, the top 10 remains unchanged before the start of the US Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the season.
At Flushing Meadows, Swiatek will have the opportunity to extend her lead over her pursuer, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka. The Pole had only reached the round of 16 at the US Open last year, eliminated in three sets by Latvian Jelena Ostapenko.
Victorious in Cincinnati a week ago, Sabalenka could meet in the semi-final the defending champion, the American Coco Gauff, who beat her in the final last year.
The other semi-final could pit world No. 1 Swiatek, winner in 2022, against Elena Rybakina (4e) or Jasmine Paolini (5e), finalist this year at Roland-Garros and Wimbledon.
Only change in the top 20 This week, American Emma Navarro, semi-finalist of the WTA 250 in Monterrey, gains a place and moves up to 12the rank, ahead of Russian Daria Kasatkina.
Ranking
- Iga Swiatek (POL) 10,695 points
- Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 8016
- Coco Gauff (USA) 6743
- Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 5931
- Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 5168
- Jessica Pegula (USA) 5160
- Zheng Qinwen (CHN) 3980
- Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 3571
- Maria Sakkari (GRE) 3515
- Jelena Ostapenko (LET) 3428
- Danielle Collins (USA) 3422
- Emma Navarro (USA) 3040 (+1)
- Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 2973 (-1)
- Madison Keys (USA) 2727
- Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) 2712
- Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) 2610
- Ons Jabeur (TUN) 2451
- Diana Shnaider (RUS) 2385
- Marta Kostyuk (UKR) 2348
- Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 2266