the polish Iga Swiatek increased his enormous advantage at the head of world tennis ranking thanks to his victory this Sunday in San Diego, where he added his eighth title of the season and the eleventh of his career.
The player from Warsaw accumulates 10,835 points, more than double that of the Tunisian Ounce Jabeur, second with 4,555. Swaitek defeated Croatian Donna Vekic in the final in San Diego, gaining 30 positions in the table and now in 47th place.
A greater improvement is still experienced in the ranking of Russian Anna Blinkovawhich made its record debut with the Transylvania Open title and moved up 59 steps, to 79.
The Spanish Paula Badosa was eighth, four positions below last week, after being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the US tournament. Garbine Muguruza maintained its thirteenth position.
Interest is focused this week on Guadalajara (Mexico), the last chance for 17 players who still have mathematical options to qualify for the WTA finals in Forth Worth (Texas). Only Swiatek, Ons Jabeur and the American Jessica Pegula They have a guaranteed spot with two weeks left before the season-ending event begins.
WTA Rankings
1. Iga Swiatek (Poland) 10,835 points
2. Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) 4,555
3. Anett Kontaveit (Estonia) 3,796
4. Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) 3,515
5. Jessica Pegula (USA) 3,417
6. Maria Sakkari (Greece) 3,346
7. Coco Gauff (USA) 3,082
8. Paula Badosa (Spain) 3,010
9. Simona Halep (Romania) 2,960
10. Caroline Garcia (France) 2,924
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13. Garbine Muguruza (Spain) 2,397
72. Sara Sorribes (Spain) 841
76. Nuria Parrizas (Spain) 802
Source: La Verdad
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